Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
catchweight
catchweight
adj
(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
adv
(horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
to ride catchweight
noun
(sports) A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
The weight of all the fish caught.
The weight of an item that is not set to a standard, but which varies around an approximate value.
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chiggerweed
chinwagging
chinwagging
verb
present participle of chinwag
coachwright
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
downhanging
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
englishtown
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
evilwishing
featherwing
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
hairweaving
hairweaving
noun
The transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness.
handweaving
handweaving
noun
the manufacture of handwoven goods
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harrowingly
harrowingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is harrowing
headworking
heavyweight
heavyweight
adj
Being a leader in one's field.
Being relatively heavy.
Important or impressive.
Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.
noun
(uncountable, boxing) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
(uncountable, by extension) A similar division and contestant in other sports.
A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
highbrowism
highbrowism
noun
highbrow attitudes and policies generally
hingeflower
hoodwinking
hoodwinking
noun
An act of deception.
verb
present participle of hoodwink
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
huntingtown
intergrowth
intergrowth
noun
A growing together and through each other of two crystals.
inwreathing
inwreathing
verb
present participle of inwreathe
knightstown
knightswort
kweihwating
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
lightweight
lightweight
adj
(computing) Having a small footprint or performance impact
Having less than average weight
Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity
Lacking in strength
noun
(by extension) A person with low endurance.
(combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
(rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
(weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
A political candidate with little chance of winning
One of little consequence or ability.
verb
(transitive) To reduce the amount or weight of.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightworker
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
oswegatchie
outthrowing
outthrowing
verb
present participle of outthrow
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
outweighing
outweighing
verb
present participle of outweigh
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
overweighed
overweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overweigh
overweights
overweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overweight
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.
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
pinwheeling
pinwheeling
verb
present participle of pinwheel
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
plowrightia
preweighing
prewhipping
prewhipping
verb
present participle of prewhip
rainwashing
rainwashing
verb
present participle of rainwash
reshowering
rightwardly
rightwardly
adv
In a rightward direction.
roughhewing
roughhewing
verb
present participle of roughhew
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
shingletown
shinglewise
shinglewise
adv
Laid out in an overlapping arrangement like shingles.
shinglewood
shipwrights
shipwrights
noun
plural of shipwright
shortwaving
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
sightworthy
sightworthy
adj
Worth seeing, or visiting in order to see.
snowshoeing
snowshoeing
noun
The act or sport of travelling on snowshoes.
verb
present participle of snowshoe
stagewright
stagewright
noun
A playwright.
stockwright
straightway
straightway
adv
(dated) Synonym of straightaway or straight away (at once, immediately).
(nonstandard) Directly.
switchgrass
switchgrass
noun
A tall North American perennial grass, Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
thwartingly
thwartingly
adv
So as to thwart.
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
twinighters
twitcheling
twitchingly
twitchingly
adv
In a twitching manner.
underweight
underweight
adj
(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
noun
(countable) An underweight person.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.
verb
(countable, finance)
(transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
unhallowing
unhallowing
verb
present participle of unhallow
unrightwise
unrightwise
adj
Obsolete form of unrighteous.
unshowering
unthwarting
untwitching
unweighable
unweighable
adj
That cannot be weighed.
unweighting
unweighting
verb
present participle of unweight
unwhiningly
unwithering
unwithering
adj
Not withering; staying fresh and whole.
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
versewright
versewright
noun
A poet.
waggishness
waggishness
noun
Waggish behaviour.
waggonsmith
wagonwright
wagonwright
noun
A builder of wagons.
wainwrights
wainwrights
noun
plural of wainwright
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.
warehousing
warehousing
noun
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
verb
present participle of warehouse
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weighbridge
weighbridge
noun
(UK) a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.
weighership
weighership
noun
The role or status of a weigher.
weighmaster
weighmaster
noun
Somebody who professionally weighs goods, a weigher.
weightiness
weightiness
noun
The quality of being weighty.
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wheedlingly
wheedlingly
adv
In a wheedling manner.
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
wheelwright
wheelwright
noun
A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
whifflingly
whigmaleery
whirlimagig
whirlimagig
noun
(informal) Anything that goes round and round.
whirlygigum
whisperings
whisperings
noun
plural of whispering
whistlewing
whistlewing
noun
The American goldeneye.
whistlingly
whistlingly
adv
With a whistling sound.
whitewright
whittington
wholesaling
wholesaling
verb
present participle of wholesale
wiggishness
wiggishness
noun
The quality of being wiggish.
willinghood
windowlight
windowlight
noun
Natural light that enters a building through the window.
wingmanship
wingmanship
noun
Friendship in the form of being a wingman.
Power or skill in flying.
witchmonger
withdraught
withdraught
noun
(law, obsolete) A fine imposed on plaintiffs for such a dismissal.
(law, obsolete) Retraxit: a dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit.
(obsolete) A place to withdraw to: a private chamber or retreat.
(obsolete) A sewer or watercourse used for sewerage.
withdrawing
withdrawing
noun
withdrawal
verb
present participle of withdraw
withergloom
witheringly
witheringly
adv
In a withering manner.
withholding
withholding
noun
The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.
verb
present participle of withhold
woebegonish
worshipping
worshipping
noun
An act of worship.
verb
(Britain) present participle of worship
worthington
wreathingly
wreathingly
adv
So as to wreathe.
wrenchingly
wrenchingly
adv
In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock.