(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
bakerstown
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
bodkinwise
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
boullework
brailowsky
brassworks
brassworks
noun
A place where brass is manufactured and/or shaped.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
byeworkman
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
cementwork
checkrowed
checkrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkrow
checkrower
checkrower
noun
(agriculture) A device for checkrowing.
clockworks
clockworks
noun
plural of clockwork
cockcrower
cocklewife
cofferwork
cofferwork
noun
(masonry) rubblework faced with stone
corkscrews
corkscrews
noun
plural of corkscrew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corkscrew
corkscrewy
corkscrewy
adj
Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape
cottonwick
cottonwick
noun
A grunt (fish) of the species Haemulon melanurum
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crewelwork
crewelwork
noun
embroidery made using a crewel
crosswalks
crosswalks
noun
plural of crosswalk
crosswicks
crowkeeper
crowkeeper
noun
(obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows.
(obsolete) A scarecrow.
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
dockworker
dockworker
noun
A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight.
dombrowski
donkeywork
donkeywork
noun
Alternative form of donkey work
downlinked
downlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downlink
downlooked
downlooked
adj
(obsolete) Having a downcast countenance; dejected; gloomy; sullen.
downlooker
downlooker
noun
(fishing) A kind of artificial fly used in fly fishing.
Any of various snipe flies of the genus Rhagio.
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
enamelwork
enamelwork
noun
Objects decorated with enamel
fellowlike
fellowlike
adj
Like a comrade; companionable; on equal terms.
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
flowerwork
foreknower
foreknower
noun
One who foreknows.
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
fretworked
fretworked
adj
Adorned with fretwork.
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
garnetwork
gingerwork
glassworks
glassworks
noun
A factory that produces glass or items made from glass, such as glassware
goldworker
goldworker
noun
A metalworker who fashions gold into objects.
gowkedness
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
grillworks
grillworks
noun
plural of grillwork
grottowork
grottowork
noun
artificial ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto
groundwork
groundwork
noun
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
hackbarrow
hackbarrow
noun
(historical) A kind of wheelbarrow used to carry new-made bricks to the hacks or racks where they are dried.
hammerwork
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
headworker
headworker
noun
One who performs mental or intellectual labour.
herskowitz
homeworker
homeworker
noun
A person who works from home.
hoodwinked
hoodwinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoodwink
hoodwinker
hoodwinker
noun
One who hoodwinks.
hookedwise
hookwormer
houseworks
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
ironworked
ironworker
ironworker
noun
A construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings.
A person employed to manufacture and shape iron.
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
jenkintown
jogglework
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
keezletown
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
klanswoman
klanswoman
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Klanswoman
knockdowns
knockdowns
noun
plural of knockdown
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
knowingest
knowingest
adj
superlative form of knowing: most knowing
knowledged
knowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of knowledge
knowledges
knowledges
noun
plural of knowledg
plural of knowledge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knowledge
koeltztown
kowalewski
kunkletown
kurtistown
laceworker
laceworker
noun
Synonym of lacemaker
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
louverwork
malinowski
markswoman
markswoman
noun
A woman skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.
markswomen
markswomen
noun
plural of markswoman
markworthy
markworthy
adj
Worthy of note or remark.
marrowlike
marrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marrow.
maskflower
masterwork
masterwork
noun
(obsolete) A main drain or irrigation channel.
(obsolete) An act of primary importance.
A piece done to prove possession of skill sufficient to be ranked a master.
A piece of quality, indicative of having been made by a master; a masterpiece.
meadowlark
meadowlark
noun
Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.
The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
millworker
millworker
noun
One who works in a mill.
mineworker
mineworker
noun
One who works in a mine.
misknowing
misknowing
verb
present participle of misknow
monkflower
moonwalker
moonwalker
noun
One who moonwalks; an astronaut who has walked on the moon.
One who performs the moonwalk dance.
moszkowski
mulkeytown
muskflower
muskflower
noun
The monkeyflower Erythranthe moschata.
needlework
needlework
noun
The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint.
The occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, etc.
The product of such art or process.
networking
networking
noun
The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.
The use of computer networks.
verb
present participle of network
nonwalking
nonwalking
adj
Not involving walking.
Unable to walk.
nonworkers
nonworkers
noun
plural of nonworker
nonworking
nonworking
adj
Not employed.
That does not work or function.
outwalking
outwalking
verb
present participle of outwalk
outworkers
outworkers
noun
plural of outworker
outworking
outworking
noun
The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
verb
present participle of outwork
overweakly
overworked
overworked
adj
(of a word, phrase, etc.) Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal.
Subjected to too much work.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwork
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
pawneerock
peckerwood
peckerwood
noun
(Southern US, Appalachia) A peckerwood sawmill.
(Southern US, Appalachia, slang) A woodpecker.
(US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.
(prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pillowlike
pillowlike
adj
Resembling a pillow.
pillowwork
plowmaking
pohutukawa
pohutukawa
noun
A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime.
powderlike
powderlike
adj
Resembling powder.
preknowing
printworks
printworks
noun
Synonym of printing house, an institutional or commercial publisher or a building where printing takes place.
Synonym of printing press, the machinery involved in printing.
quakertown
reoverwork
ropewalker
ropewalker
noun
An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.
rubblework
rubblework
noun
A form of masonry made of large stones loosely thrown together and then optionally grouted.
rusticwork
saltworker
saltworker
noun
A worker in a saltworks.
schoolwork
schoolwork
noun
Work done for school, including both in class and homework.
scowbanker
scrapworks
screenwork
screenwork
noun
(architecture) Work in the form of a screen.
Work done for film or television, such as directing.