A low-growing North American weed (Mollugo verticillata).
Ajuga reptans (common bugleweed, creeping bugle).
Phyla canescens, of South America.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
catawampus
catawampus
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
adv
(US) Diagonally.
(US) Utterly.
noun
(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
cowperitis
cowperitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of Cowper's gland
downsteepy
downsteepy
adj
Having a great declivity.
dropsywort
enwrapment
enwrapment
noun
A wrapper or envelope.
The act of enwrapping.
flowerpots
flowerpots
noun
plural of flowerpot
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
inwrapment
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
newsprints
newsprints
noun
plural of newsprint
nipplewort
nipplewort
noun
A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
paddywatch
pantywaist
pantywaist
adj
(informal, especially of a male person) Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.
noun
(informal, dated) An undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband.
(informal, derogatory) An ineffectual, weak, or timid person, especially a boy or young man; a sissy.
parrotwise
parrotwise
adv
In parrot fashion; with thoughtless repetition.
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pennyworth
pennyworth
noun
(dated) A good bargain.
A small value or quantity.
The amount that can be bought for a penny.
pepperwort
pepperwort
noun
Any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander, Lepidium latifolium), which is a member of the mustard and cabbage family.
Any of various species of plant in the genus Marsilea, especially Marsilea minuta.
peterstown
pewterwort
pewterwort
noun
Equisetum arvense, the field horsetail or common horsetail.
piscataway
pistolwise
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
playwriter
playwriter
noun
One who writes plays; a playwright.
plentywood
plentywood
Proper noun
a city in Montana, USA
plowgraith
plowwright
plowwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs plows.
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.
potawatami
potawatomi
potawatomi
Proper noun
A Native-American people of the upper Mississippi River region.
The Algonquian language spoken by the Potawatomi people.
Noun
A member of this people.
potwalling
poundworth
poundworth
noun
The amount that can be bought for a pound.
powerboats
powerboats
noun
plural of powerboat
presweeten
presweeten
verb
To sweeten in advance.
prewarrant
prewarrant
adj
Prior to a warrant.
prewitness
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.
prowersite
pumpwright
purplewort
purplewort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Trifolium.
screwplate
screwplate
noun
A metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.
shipwright
shipwright
noun
A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
spaewright
spawneater
spiderwort
spiderwort
noun
A perennial plant of the Tradescantia genus, found in clumps in woodland and meadow.
spinwriter
spiritweed
spiritweed
noun
The perennial herb Eryngium foetidum.
spiritwood
spleenwort
spleenwort
noun
Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
splintwood
sportswear
sportswear
noun
casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; activewear.
spottswood
spotwelder
sprawliest
sprawliest
adj
superlative form of sprawly: most sprawly
springtown
springwort
springwort
noun
The plant St John's wort.
spurgewort
spurgewort
noun
Any euphorbiaceous plant.
spurnwater
spurnwater
noun
(nautical) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
staplewise
stepnephew
stepnephew
noun
(rare) The son of one's stepbrother or stepsister
(rare) The stepson of one's sibling
supersweet
supersweet
adj
Extremely sweet
supertower
supertower
noun
(informal) A very tall building.
swampscott
sweatproof
sweatproof
adj
Resistant to sweat.
sweatshops
sweatshops
noun
plural of sweatshop
sweepstake
sweepstake
noun
(US) A prize draw.
A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
swoopstake
swoopstake
adv
All at once, without making distinctions.
noun
Alternative form of sweepstake
taiwanhemp
telpherway
telpherway
noun
The system of wires along which a telpher travels.
templeward
thwartship
topminnows
topminnows
noun
plural of topminnow
topworking
topworking
verb
present participle of topwork
towerproof
tripewoman
tripewoman
noun
(historical) A female seller of tripe.
triplewise
trophywort
turnipweed
turnipwise
turnipwood
typewrited
typewriter
typewriter
noun
(US, dated, slang) A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing).
(archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.
A prank in which fingers are jabbed roughly onto someone's chest followed by striking them over the ear in imitation of using an old-fashioned typewriter.
typewrites
typewrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of typewrite
underswept
upthrowing
upthrowing
verb
present participle of upthrow
viewpoints
viewpoints
noun
plural of viewpoint
waitership
walpurgite
walpurgite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate/oxide of bismuth and uranium.
wapakoneta
wapakoneta
Proper noun
a city in Ohio, USA
wastepaper
wastepaper
noun
unwanted paper that has been discarded
wasteproof
wasteproof
adj
Designed to prevent wastage.
watchstrap
watchstrap
noun
A strap of leather, metal etc that holds a wristwatch in place; a watchband.
waterphone
waterphone
noun
An acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters. Water may be added to the bowl to modify the sound.
An instrument for detecting leaks in pipes by their sound, consisting of a rod attached to an earpiece.
waterplane
waterplane
noun
(nautical) The horizontal cross section of a vessel on a level with the waterline.
waterpower
waterpower
noun
Alternative form of water power
The capacity to shoot water, as from a fire hose or squirt gun
waterproof
waterproof
adj
(figurative) Incapable of failing; unassailable.
Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in.
Resistant to the effects of water.
noun
A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; especially, an outer garment made of such material.
verb
To make waterproof or water-resistant.
waterscape
waterscape
noun
An aquatic landscape; a view or site prominently involving water.
verb
To create an aquatic landscape.
waterspout
waterspout
noun
A channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof.
A plume of water rising from the surface of a body of water as the result of an impact or explosion.
A true tornado that passes over a body of water.
A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).
waterstoup
weitspekan
wentletrap
wentletrap
noun
Any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the family Epitoniidae, especially Epitonium scalare, which was formerly highly valued.
westphalia
westphalia
Proper noun
Westfalen, a subdivision (“Landschaftsverband”) of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
Westfalen, a region of Germany in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
A former realm of Germany
A city in Iowa.
A city in Kansas.
A village in Michigan.
A city in Missouri.
whipmaster
whipmaster
noun
Synonym of whipman
whipsocket
whipstaffs
whipstaves
whipstaves
noun
plural of whipstaff
whipstitch
whipstitch
noun
(agriculture) Half-ploughing or raftering.
(colloquial) A little bit, especially a small interval of time; an instant.
(derogatory, archaic) A tailor.
A stitch that passes diagonally over an edge.
Anything hastily put or stitched together; a hasty composition.
verb
(agriculture) To half-plough or rafter.
To sew using such a stitch.
whitespace
whitespace
noun
(often attributive) Alternative spelling of white space
wicketkeep
wicketkeep
verb
(cricket) To act as a wicketkeeper.
winterport
wirephotos
wirephotos
noun
plural of wirephoto
wiretapped
wiretapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wiretap
wiretapper
wiretapper
noun
A person who installs or monitors wiretaps.
writership
writership
noun
(now historical) The position or office of a writer in the East India Company.