(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
childcrowing
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
fingerflower
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
fringeflower
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
gillyflowers
gillyflowers
noun
plural of gillyflower
glassblowers
glassblowers
noun
plural of glassblower
glassworkers
glassworkers
noun
plural of glassworker
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
globeflowers
globeflowers
noun
plural of globeflower
gollywobbler
groundflower
groundswells
groundswells
noun
plural of groundswell
growlinesses
hornswoggled
hornswoggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle
hornswoggles
hornswoggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hornswoggle
interflowing
interflowing
verb
present participle of interflow
klingerstown
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
lawrenceburg
lawrenceburg
Proper noun
a city in Indiana, USA
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Pennsylvania, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA
letterweight
letterweight
noun
A paperweight (heavy object placed on paper to keep it from fluttering away).
loweringness
mangelwurzel
mangelwurzel
noun
A root vegetable, variety of Beta vulgaris, cultivated chiefly as cattle feed.
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
nightcrawler
nightcrawler
noun
(chiefly Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonflowering
nonflowering
adj
(biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
outwrangling
outwrangling
verb
present participle of outwrangle
outwrestling
outwrestling
verb
present participle of outwrestle
outwriggling
outwriggling
verb
present participle of outwriggle
overswelling
overswelling
noun
Excessive swelling.
verb
present participle of overswell
overswirling
overswirling
verb
present participle of overswirl
overwhelming
overwhelming
adj
Extreme.
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
Very great or intense.
noun
A situation of being overwhelmed.
verb
present participle of overwhelm
playwrightry
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
prewelcoming
prewelwiring
prewillingly
racewalkings
reswallowing
reswallowing
verb
present participle of reswallow
scalawaggery
scalawaggery
noun
The behaviour of a rascal.
springwurzel
steelworking
steelworking
noun
The act of working steel, the creation of steelwork or steelwares
strangleweed
strangleweed
noun
dodder, a parasitic plant (genus Cuscuta)
swaggeringly
swaggeringly
adv
In a swaggering way.
swelteringly
swelteringly
adv
In a sweltering way.
swingletrees
swingletrees
noun
plural of swingletree
tongueflower
triangleways
trianglewise
trianglewise
adv
In the form of a triangle.
trianglework
twatterlight
twitteringly
twitteringly
adv
With a twittering sound.
underflowing
underflowing
verb
present participle of underflow
unsweltering
unswervingly
unswervingly
adv
Without deviation; not swerving
unwaveringly
unwaveringly
adv
(frequency) consistently, staunchly.
(manner) In an unwavering manner.
unwearyingly
unwearyingly
adv
Without growing weary; tirelessly.
unwrongfully
wahlenbergia
wallpapering
wallpapering
verb
present participle of wallpaper
wallydraigle
wallydraigle
noun
A feeble or underdeveloped person or animal.
waterbailage
waterbailage
noun
Alternative form of water bailage
waterfowling
waterfowling
noun
The sport of hunting waterfowl.
waterlogging
waterlogging
verb
present participle of waterlog
watertightal
wealthmonger
wealthmonger
noun
(derogatory) A rich person.
weatherglass
weatherglass
noun
An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere, especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes of weather, such as a barometer or baroscope.
weathergleam
weatherology
weatherology
noun
(rare) meteorology, as used to forecast the weather
weightlifter
weightlifter
noun
(weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.
welterweight
welterweight
adj
Alternative spelling of welter-weight
whallonsburg
wheelersburg
wheelwrights
wheelwrights
noun
plural of wheelwright
whigmaleerie
whigmeleerie
whimperingly
whimperingly
adv
With a whimpering sound.
whisperingly
whisperingly
adv
In a whispering manner; quietly.
wigglesworth
williamsburg
williamsburg
Proper noun
The name of many places in the USA.
A statutory town in Colorado.
An unincorporated community in Delaware.
A CDP in Florida.
A commercial district in Georgia.
An unincorporated community in Indiana.
A city in Iowa.
A small city in Kansas.
A home-rule class city in Kentucky
An unincorporated community in Maryland.
A town in Massachusetts.
An unincorporated community in Michigan.
An unincorporated community in Missouri.
A village in New Mexico.
A neighbourhood in New York City.
A village in Ohio.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
An independent city in Virginia
A ghost town in Wisconsin.
wolfsbergite
wolfsbergite
noun
(mineralogy) chalcostibite; jamesonite
woolgatherer
woolgatherer
noun
One who engages in woolgathering.
woolshearing
woolshearing
noun
The shearing of animals to obtain wool.
wordbuilding
wordbuilding
noun
The construction of words from simpler units.
worshipingly
worshipingly
adv
(US) Alternative form of worshippingly
wranglership
wranglership
noun
The honor or position of being a wrangler at the University of Cambridge, England.