(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antiendowment
antiendowment
adj
Opposing an endowment.
attiwendaronk
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
concertgebouw
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
counterwarmth
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
downheartedly
downheartedly
adv
In a downhearted manner
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downtrampling
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
featherworker
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
fredericktown
gabrilowitsch
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
gentlewomanly
gentlewomanly
adj
Having the manners or behavior of a gentlewoman; having social graces; polite.
hawthornesque
heartwounding
hollingsworth
hollowhearted
hollowhearted
adj
Alternative form of hollow-hearted
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
interwwrought
jeffersontown
jeffersontown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, which is a major suburb of
knowledgement
knowledgement
noun
(non-native speakers' English) Misconstruction of knowledge.
lanternflower
leatherflower
leatherworker
leatherworker
noun
A person who makes things from leather.
mcknightstown
mcsherrystown
mechanicstown
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
mountainwards
mountainwards
Adverb
Towards a mountain or mountains.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
narrowhearted
newcomerstown
nonoutlawries
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
northeastward
northeastward
adj
In or toward the northeast.
adv
Toward the northeast.
northwesterly
northwesterly
adj
(chiefly of a wind) Coming from the northwest.
Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
adv
From the northwest.
noun
A strong wind or storm from the northwest.
northwestward
northwestward
adj
In or toward the northwest
adv
Toward the northwest
otherwiseness
otherwiseness
noun
(philosophy) The quality of being otherwise.
oversweetened
oversweetened
adj
Excessively sweetened.
oversweetness
oversweetness
noun
Quality of being oversweet.
overthrowable
overthrowable
adj
Capable of being overthrown.
overweightage
overweightage
noun
(India) Extra or undue weight or importance.
overweighting
overweighting
verb
present participle of overweight
overwintering
overwintering
noun
(medicine) The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host
The action of overwintering
verb
present participle of overwinter
partridgewood
powderization
powderization
noun
The process, or the result of powderizing
praisworthily
preoverthrown
prewonderment
preworthiness
prowaterpower
respectworthy
respectworthy
adj
Worthy of or deserving respect; respectable.
scotlandwards
scutcheonwise
seaworthiness
seaworthiness
noun
(nautical) The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.
shepherdstown
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
southeastward
southeastward
adj
In or toward the southeast
adv
Toward the southeast
southernwards
southwesterly
southwesterly
adj
(chiefly of a wind) coming from the southwest
situated in, or pointing to, the southwest
adv
From the southwest
noun
A strong wind or storm from the southwest.
southwestward
southwestward
adj
In or toward the southwest
adv
Toward the southwest
sparrowtongue
sportswomanly
sportswriters
sportswriters
noun
plural of sportswriter
sportswriting
sportswriting
noun
Writing about sports.
stalworthness
stalworthness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of stalwartness
stuffgownsman
swallowtailed
swallowtailed
adj
Having a forked tail like a swallow's.
sweetheartdom
tallowberries
tallowberries
noun
plural of tallowberry
thankworthily
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thimbleflower
thunderflower
thundershower
thundershower
noun
A rain shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
trencherwoman
trustworthier
trustworthier
adj
comparative form of trustworthy: more trustworthy
trustworthily
trustworthily
adv
In a trustworthy manner.
twaddlemonger
twaddlemonger
noun
(rare, humorous, derogatory) one who writes or publishes twaddle
twohandedness
unblameworthy
unblameworthy
Adjective
Not blameworthy.
unfaithworthy
unknowability
unknowability
noun
The quality or state of being unknowable.
untrustworthy
untrustworthy
adj
Not deserving of trust; unreliable.
unwainscotted
unwainscotted
adj
Not wainscotted.
unwithholding
unworkability
unworkability
noun
An unworkable aspect or element.
The quality or state of being unworkable, lack of workability.
waistcoathole
waistcoatless
waistcoatless
Adjective
Without a waistcoat.
walthourville
washingtonese
washingtonian
washingtonian
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, the state of Washington or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, Washington, D.C. or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, the life, values, or presidential administration of
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Washington in the United States of America.
An inhabitant or a resident of Washington, D.C..
A member of the a 19th-century sobriety support group.
watercoloring
watercoloring
noun
The practice of painting in watercolors.
watercolorist
watercolorist
noun
(art) A painter who paints watercolors
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
weatherproofs
weatherproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof
wellconnected
wellingtonian
wellingtonian
Noun
A resident of Wellington, New Zealand.
wheretosoever
wheretosoever
conj
(archaic) To whatever place.
whithersoever
whithersoever
adv
(archaic) To what place soever; wherever.
whoremasterly
whoremasterly
adj
Having the character of a whoremaster; lecherous; libidinous.
wilmingtonian
winterization
winterization
noun
The act of preparing something for winter weather.
The process in which solid fats are removed from liquid edible oils by cooling, which allows such oils to be stored in a refrigerator.
wisconsinites
wolverhampton
wolverhampton
Proper noun
A city in the West Midlands of England.
woodcraftsman
woodcraftsman
noun
Alternative form of woodcraftman
woolenization
woolgathering
woolgathering
noun
Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams.
The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.
wordcraftsman
wordsworthian
wordsworthian
Noun
A scholar of the works of William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
Adjective
Pertaining to or characteristic of
worshipworthy
worshipworthy
adj
Worthy of worship; worthy or fit to be worshipped; worshipable.
worthlessness
worthlessness
noun
The quality of lacking worth, of being valueless, useless or devoid of benefit.