Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
englishtown
evilwishing
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
goldsworthy
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
harrowingly
harrowingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is harrowing
hingeflower
hornswaggle
hornswoggle
hornswoggle
noun
(slang) nonsense; humbug
verb
(transitive, slang) To deceive or trick.
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
lightweight
lightweight
adj
(computing) Having a small footprint or performance impact
Having less than average weight
Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity
Lacking in strength
noun
(by extension) A person with low endurance.
(combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
(rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
(weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
A political candidate with little chance of winning
One of little consequence or ability.
verb
(transitive) To reduce the amount or weight of.
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
pinwheeling
pinwheeling
verb
present participle of pinwheel
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
plowrightia
rightwardly
rightwardly
adv
In a rightward direction.
shingletown
shinglewise
shinglewise
adv
Laid out in an overlapping arrangement like shingles.
shinglewood
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
thwartingly
thwartingly
adv
So as to thwart.
twitcheling
twitchingly
twitchingly
adv
In a twitching manner.
unhallowing
unhallowing
verb
present participle of unhallow
unweighable
unweighable
adj
That cannot be weighed.
unwhiningly
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.
wavelengths
wavelengths
noun
plural of wavelength
whangdoodle
whangdoodle
noun
(obsolete) Term of disparagement
(often humorous) A whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction; a bugbear.
(poker) A ruling in which the opening stake limits are doubled for the next play after the appearance of a very good hand.
wheedlingly
wheedlingly
adv
In a wheedling manner.
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
wheelwright
wheelwright
noun
A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
whifflingly
whigmaleery
whirlimagig
whirlimagig
noun
(informal) Anything that goes round and round.
whirlygigum
whistlewing
whistlewing
noun
The American goldeneye.
whistlingly
whistlingly
adv
With a whistling sound.
wholesaling
wholesaling
verb
present participle of wholesale
willinghood
windowlight
windowlight
noun
Natural light that enters a building through the window.
withergloom
witheringly
witheringly
adv
In a withering manner.
withholding
withholding
noun
The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.
verb
present participle of withhold
wreathingly
wreathingly
adv
So as to wreathe.
wrenchingly
wrenchingly
adv
In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock.