In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
canewares
canewares
noun
plural of caneware
capeworks
carwashes
carwashes
noun
plural of carwash
caseworks
caseworms
caseworms
noun
plural of caseworm
charmwise
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
claywares
claywares
noun
plural of clayware
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
codewords
codewords
noun
plural of codeword
coleworts
coleworts
noun
plural of colewort
cookwares
cookwares
noun
plural of cookware
corkscrew
corkscrew
adj
Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.
noun
(amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters.
(boxing, martial arts) A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
verb
(intransitive) To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
(transitive) To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
(transitive, informal) To extract information or consent from someone.
coswearer
cowinners
cowinners
noun
plural of cowinner
coworkers
coworkers
noun
plural of coworker
cowsucker
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
cressweed
cresswort
crestview
crestwood
crewelist
crossweed
crosswise
crosswise
adj
crossing; lying across
adv
transversely; so as to lie across
crownless
crownless
adj
Without a crown.
crowsteps
crowsteps
noun
plural of crowstep
crowstone
crowstone
noun
(UK, dialect) Ganister, a kind of sandstone.
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
cutwaters
cutwaters
noun
plural of cutwater
eschewers
eschewers
noun
plural of eschewer
escrowing
escrowing
verb
present participle of escrow
jackscrew
jackscrew
noun
A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.
A leadscrew; a screw used to translate rotational into linear motion.
laceworks
laceworks
noun
A factory that produces lace.
lowercase
lowercase
adj
in lower case
noun
Alternative spelling of lower case
verb
(transitive) To convert (text) to lower case.
mcandrews
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
neckwears
neckwears
noun
plural of neckwear
newcomers
newcomers
noun
plural of newcomer
prestwich
prestwich
Proper noun
a town in Bury borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
richweeds
richweeds
noun
plural of richweed
rockweeds
rockweeds
noun
plural of rockweed
scalework
scalework
noun
Artistic ornamentation resembling the scales of a fish.
scalewort
scarecrow
scarecrow
noun
(by extension, derogatory) A person regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.
(dated) Synonym of crow scarer (“a farmhand employed to scare birds from the fields”)
(military, World War II, historical) Military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage.
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there.
Anything that appears terrifying but presents no danger; a paper tiger.
The black tern (Chlidonias niger).
The hooded crow (Corvus cornix).
verb
(archaic) To spoil the appearance of (something, such as the landscape or a view), as scarecrows may be regarded as doing.
To cause (a person, their body, etc.) to look awkward and stiff, like a scarecrow (noun sense 1).
To frighten or terrify (someone or something), as if using a scarecrow.
To splay (one's arms) away from the body, like the arms of a scarecrow.
scarfwise
scarfwise
adv
In the manner of a scarf.
schweiker
schweizer
schwitzer
scourweed
scowdered
scrawlers
scrawlers
noun
plural of scrawler
scrawlier
scrawlier
adv
comparative form of scrawly: more scrawly
scrawnier
scrawnier
adj
comparative form of scrawny: more scrawny
screwable
screwable
adj
(not comparable) That can be screwed (fastened mechanically).
(slang, vulgar) Suitable or desirable for sexual intercourse.
screwball
screwball
adj
(originally US) Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.
noun
(US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
(baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
screwbean
screwbean
noun
Prosopis pubescens, a flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
The nutritious seedpod of this plant.
screwhead
screwhead
noun
The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
screwiest
screwiest
adj
superlative form of screwy: most screwy
screwless
screwless
adj
Not requiring screws; able to be assembled or held together without screws.
Without screws (the mechanical fasteners); possessing no screws.
screwlike
screwlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a screw (mechanical fastener).
screwpile
screwpile
noun
Alternative form of screw pile
screwship
screwsman
screwstem
screwstem
noun
Any of the gentians in the genus Bartonia.
screwwise
screwwise
adv
(dated) clockwise
screwworm
screwworm
noun
The larva of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm) or Chrysomya bezziana (Old World screwworm). The larvae are parasitic in humans and animals and are distinctive in eating living flesh of mammals, unlike most maggots, which eat only dead flesh.
setscrews
setscrews
noun
plural of setscrew
shipwreck
shipwreck
noun
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
verb
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
shirewick
sneckdraw
sneckdraw
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) One who is sly, cunning, devious.
snowcreep
spaceward
spaceward
adv
towards outer space
switchers
switchers
noun
plural of switcher
thwackers
thwackers
noun
plural of thwacker
turnscrew
turnscrew
Noun
A screwdriver.
twitchers
twitchers
noun
plural of twitcher
unscrewed
unscrewed
adj
Not having been screwed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unscrew
welcomers
welcomers
noun
plural of welcomer
wellcurbs
wiseacred
wiseacred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wiseacre
wiseacres
wiseacres
noun
plural of wiseacre
wisecrack
wisecrack
noun
A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.
verb
To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.
woodscrew
woodscrew
noun
Alternative spelling of wood screw
worcester
worcester
Proper noun
A city in Worcestershire, England
A city in Massachusetts, United States
workspace
workspace
noun
(computing) A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated or developed in isolation from others.
(computing, graphical user interface) An empty portion of the screen or window that serves as a container for other windows or objects.
(computing, graphical user interface) Any of the screens that can be switched between in a virtual desktop.
(robotics) The set of points that can be reached by the end-effector of a robotic manipulator
An area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office.
wreckages
wreckages
noun
plural of wreckage
wreckfish
wreckfish
noun
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.