(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
caperdewsie
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carpetwoven
clapperclaw
clapperclaw
verb
(obsolete) To abuse with words; to revile; to scold.
(obsolete) To fight and scratch.
cocksparrow
cooperstown
cooperstown
Proper noun
A village and a town in New York, USA, the village is the county seat of
The located in the New York town.
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.
copplecrown
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
crowkeepers
crowkeepers
noun
plural of crowkeeper
crowstepped
crowstepped
adj
(architecture) Having a crowstep.
downpatrick
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
edwardsport
empowerment
empowerment
noun
(South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.
The achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group.
The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
expressways
expressways
noun
plural of expressway
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
gospelwards
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grapeflower
harwichport
horsepowers
horsepowers
noun
plural of horsepower
hydropowers
jasperwares
jasperwares
noun
plural of jasperware
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
leopardwood
leopardwood
noun
Flindersia maculosa, a tree in the citrus family.
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
minesweeper
minesweeper
noun
(uncountable, computing, video games) A logic-based computer game in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints.
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).
newburyport
newspapered
newspapered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaper
newspersons
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
overpowered
overpowered
adj
Overly powerful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpower
overwhipped
overwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwhip
overwhisper
overworship
overworship
noun
Excessive worship.
verb
To worship excessively.
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
palacewards
palacewards
adv
Towards a palace.
palmerworms
palmerworms
noun
plural of palmerworm
pantherwood
pantrywoman
pantrywoman
noun
A female pantryman.
paperweight
paperweight
noun
(slang) A useless piece of equipment.
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.
parsleywort
paschflower
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
passionwort
pasturewise
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
patrolwoman
patrolwoman
noun
A female equivalent of a patrolman
patrolwomen
patrolwomen
noun
plural of patrolwoman
patternwise
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokery
pawnbrokery
noun
A pawnbroker's shop.
The trade of pawnbroking.
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
peckerwoods
peckerwoods
noun
plural of peckerwood
pedricktown
pennyflower
pennyworths
pennyworths
noun
plural of pennyworth
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
periwinkler
periwinkler
noun
One who fishes for periwinkles.
periwinkles
periwinkles
noun
plural of periwinkle
pieceworker
pieceworker
noun
A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
pilgrimwise
pinwrenches
pioneertown
plasterwise
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plateworker
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
plowrightia
polonnaruwa
porriwiggle
porriwiggle
noun
(dialect) A tadpole.
potwalloper
potwalloper
noun
Alternative form of pot-walloper
povertyweed
powderiness
powderiness
noun
The state or characteristic of being powdery
powerhouses
powerhouses
noun
plural of powerhouse
powerlessly
powerlessly
adv
In a powerless manner.
powermonger
powermonger
noun
A person who wields power in a tyrannical or irresponsible fashion.
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
powersville
prairieweed
prayingwise
prebestowal
prelawfully
pressworker
pressworker
noun
A person employed to press or draw with dies or presses.
presweetens
presweetens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of presweeten
preweighing
prewelcomed
prewelwired
prewhipping
prewhipping
verb
present participle of prewhip
prewireless
prewireless
adj
Before the invention or introduction of wireless communication.
preworthily
prewrapping
prewrapping
verb
present participle of prewrap
prewritings
prewritings
noun
plural of prewriting
prizewinner
prizewinner
noun
A person or thing that wins a prize.
prizeworthy
prizeworthy
adj
Meriting a prize.
problemwise
proteanwise
pseudowhorl
pseudowhorl
noun
(botany) Any arrangement of tightly-packed leaves that is not an actual whorl
puttyblower
pyramidwise
pyramidwise
adj
In the form of a pyramid.
rewardproof
ropewalkers
ropewalkers
noun
plural of ropewalker
roupingwife
rupturewort
rupturewort
noun
A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides), somewhat resembling burstwort.
A plant of the genus Herniaria, especially Herniaria glabra, formerly used in the treatment of hernia and for other medicinal purposes.
schwarzkopf
serpentwood
serpentwood
noun
The tree Rauwolfia serpentina or its extracts, an important ingredient in Indian traditional medicine.
shadowgraph
shadowgraph
noun
(physics) An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index
A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
verb
(photography) To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.
(transitive) To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.
sheepwalker
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shipwrights
shipwrights
noun
plural of shipwright
showerproof
showerproof
adj
That does not absorb water during light rainfall.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to light rainfall.
showstopper
showstopper
noun
(computing) A software bug that must be fixed before any further development is possible.
A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
sideswipers
sideswipers
noun
plural of sideswiper
sleepwalker
sleepwalker
noun
Someone who walks about in their sleep.
slipperweed
slipperwort
slipperwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Calceolaria, usually with orange or yellow flowers.
sorrowproof
spacewalker
spacewalker
noun
An astronaut engaging in a space walk or other activity outside the spacecraft.
sparrowbill
sparrowbill
noun
Alternative form of sparable (“kind of nail”)
sparrowbush
sparrowcide
sparrowcide
noun
(countable) One who kills sparrows.
The killing of sparrows.
sparrowhawk
sparrowhawk
noun
(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket.
Alternative form of sparrow hawk; the American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit.
Any of numerous other relatively small Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
sparrowless
sparrowless
adj
Without sparrows.
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
sparrowtail
sparrowwort
sparrowwort
noun
An evergreen shrub, Erica passerina.
Any plant in the genus Passerina
Any plant in the genus Thymelaea
spatterware
spatterware
noun
Synonym of spongeware
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
spearflower
spencertown
spiderworts
spiderworts
noun
plural of spiderwort
spindleworm
spindleworm
noun
(rare) The larva of a noctuid moth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of maize, sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.
spleenworts
spleenworts
noun
plural of spleenwort
splinternew
spongewares
spongewares
noun
plural of spongeware
spoonflower
spoonflower
noun
A plant, the yautia (Xanthosoma sagittifolium).
A plant, white arrow arum (Peltandra sagittifolia)
sportswears
sportswoman
sportswoman
noun
(UK) A woman who engages in sports; a female athlete.
sportswomen
sportswomen
noun
plural of sportswoman
sportswrite
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.