Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrowcoat
bewitchery
bewitchery
noun
The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
brownistic
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
carpetweed
carpetweed
noun
A low-growing North American weed (Mollugo verticillata).
Ajuga reptans (common bugleweed, creeping bugle).
Phyla canescens, of South America.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
carrotweed
carrotweed
noun
The ragweed Ambrosia elatior
carrotwood
carrotwood
noun
An Australian soapberry tree, Cupaniopsis anacardioides
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
cartwright
cartwright
noun
a person who makes carts; a wainwright
carwitchet
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
castlewise
castlewise
adv
Like a castle; in a fortified manner.
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
caswellite
caswellite
noun
(mineralogy) A resinous form of biotite
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.
catchwater
catchwater
noun
A device which captures surface runoff for use as a water supply.
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
caterbrawl
caterwauls
caterwauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul
catherwood
cementwork
centerward
centerward
adv
Toward the center.
centerwise
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
chasteweed
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an incorporated town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
chontawood
christward
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
clamehewit
clausewitz
clearwater
clearwater
adj
(of a stream) Having relatively clear water, free of large quantities of mud or tannin.
clewgarnet
coastwards
coastwards
adv
Towards the coast.
coatsworth
combwright
contraflow
contraflow
noun
An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident.
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
cottontown
cottonweed
cottonweed
noun
Any of several unrelated plants that have downy heads
especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.
cottonwick
cottonwick
noun
A grunt (fish) of the species Haemulon melanurum
cottonwood
cottonwood
noun
A flowering shrub or tree, the cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus), in the mallow family.
A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
A tree, Ceiba pentandra, native to the American tropics and west Africa; silk-cotton tree.
Populus sect. Aigeiros, a taxonomic section of the poplar genus
countdowns
countdowns
noun
plural of countdown
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
cowcatcher
cowcatcher
noun
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.
(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowperitis
cowperitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of Cowper's gland
crotchwood
crowfooted
crownation
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
czarowitch
czernowitz
czstochowa
deathwatch
deathwatch
noun
A deathwatch beetle.
A vigil beside a dying person
One who guards a condemned person before execution.
detacwable
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
downcastly
downcastly
adv
In a downcast manner.
electrowin
electrowin
verb
To win (extract) electrically.
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
frenchtown
garlicwort
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
lackwitted
lackwitted
adj
foolish; stupid
lawrencite
lawrencite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chlorine, iron, and nickel.
letchworth
matholwych
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
narrowcast
narrowcast
noun
A programme transmitted in this manner.
verb
To send out a message or disseminate information to a specific narrow audience rather than the general public.
To transmit a medical intervention to a specific organ or type of tissue.
To transmit a programme to selected individuals or groups, especially via cable.
newscaster
newscaster
noun
(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.
ninnywatch
outcrawled
outcrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrawl
outcrowing
outcrowing
verb
present participle of outcrow
outwatched
outwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwatch
outwatches
outwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwatch
paddywatch
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
piscataway
quickwater
quickwater
noun
(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
rectortown
rusticwork
schweitzer
schwertner
schwitters
scotswoman
scotswoman
Noun
A woman from Scotland.
scoutwatch
scoutwatch
noun
(archaic) A scout or spy.
(archaic) The act of scouting or spying.
scrawliest
scrawliest
adj
superlative form of scrawly: most scrawly
scrawniest
scrawniest
adj
superlative form of scrawny: most scrawny
screwplate
screwplate
noun
A metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.
screwstock
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
starchwort
starchwort
noun
The plant cuckoopint, the tubers of which were once used to make starch
stickwater
stickwater
noun
A solution of proteins and other bio-nutrients obtained as a coproduct in the processing of animal by-products; typically produced at a slaughterhouse, or at rendering facilities which processes fishmeal or meat and bone meal. Stickwater is furthermore processed and added to animal feeds as a source of nutrients.
stitchdown
stitchwork
stitchwork
noun
Work produced by stitching.
stitchwort
stitchwort
noun
A kind of chickweed, Rabelera holostea.
stockowner
strawstack
stuccowork
stuccowork
noun
work done in stucco
swampscott
swingstock
switchable
switchable
adj
capable of being switched
switchback
switchback
noun
(aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
(chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
(chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
verb
(intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.
switcheroo
switcheroo
noun
(informal, Canada, US) A sneaky, unexpected, or clever swap or exchange.
verb
(transitive, uncommon) To swap or exchange surreptitiously.
switchgear
switchgear
noun
(electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
switchgirl
switchgirl
noun
The female equivalent of a switchman.
switchings
switchings
noun
plural of switching
switchlike
switchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a switch (control that can be turned on and off).
switchover
switchover
noun
A complete change or switch from one state, system or course of action to another.
switchtail
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
swordcraft
swordcraft
noun
Knowledge of or skill in the use of the sword or swordplay.
Management by the sword, military skill, or military power; military compulsion.
swordstick
swordstick
noun
A cane incorporating a concealed blade.
thatchwood
thatchwork
thenceward
thrawcrook
throwbacks
throwbacks
noun
plural of throwback
thumbscrew
thumbscrew
noun
(figuratively) A weakness that can be taken advantage of.
A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers.
An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.
tickleweed
touchdowns
touchdowns
noun
plural of touchdown
trafficway
trafficway
noun
A highway intended for use by motorized traffic
trenchward
trenchwise
trenchwork
trenchwork
noun
(military) A system of trenches.
tuscarawas
tuscarawas
Proper noun
the in Ohio, USA, which is a tributary of the
a village in Ohio.
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
twitchfire
twitchiest
twitchiest
adj
superlative form of twitchy: most twitchy
underwatch
underwitch
unswitched
unswitched
adj
(physics, computing) Directly connected without an intervening switch.