Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
noun
(figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
(religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
The act of becoming aware of something.
verb
present participle of awaken
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awikiwiki
awikiwiki
noun
Any of those flowering plants of the genus Canavalia that are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
bailiwick
bailiwick
noun
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
berkowitz
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bowellike
bowerlike
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
brickwall
brickwall
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative form of brick wall
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
brickwork
brickwork
noun
The quality of the construction of brick built items.
Those parts of items that are made of brick.
brinktown
brookview
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
bywalking
chadwicks
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chickasaw
chickweed
chickweed
noun
Ageratum conyzoides, chickweed
Cerastium - mouse-ear chickweed
Holosteum - jagged chickweed
Moenchia - upright chickweed
Paronychia - chickweed
Stellaria pro parte - chickweed
especially common chickweed, Stellaria media, a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
cockswain
cockswain
noun
Alternative spelling of coxswain
coworking
coworking
noun
The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
cribworks
cribworks
noun
plural of cribwork
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
crowstick
dembowski
dogwinkle
downlinks
downlinks
noun
plural of downlink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downlink
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
eyewinker
eyewinker
noun
(childish) An eyelash.
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fireworks
fireworks
noun
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.
(plural only, figuratively) A boisterous or violent event or situation.
plural of firework.
fireworky
fireworky
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a firework.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
frithwork
gawkihood
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
grillwork
grillwork
noun
The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
hardwicke
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawkishly
hawkishly
adv
In a hawkish manner.
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
hoodwinks
hoodwinks
noun
plural of hoodwink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoodwink
inkwriter
interknow
interknow
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be mutually acquainted with.
interwork
interwork
verb
(transitive) To work (two or more things) into and through each other.
ironworks
ironworks
noun
A factory in which iron is manufactured or iron goods are made
plural of ironwork
jewellike
jewellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jewel.
jinniwink
jinniwink
noun
A kind of derrick.
jinnywink
kaikawaka
kaikawaka
noun
(New Zealand) Libocedrus bidwillii, the New Zealand cedar, an evergreen coniferous tree.
kaiwhiria
kaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) Parsonsia capsularis, a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand.
kakawahie
kakawahie
noun
Paroreomyza flammea, an extinct Hawaiian honeycreeper.
kalewives
kathiawar
kattowitz
kawaguchi
kawkawlin
kennewick
kennewick
Proper noun
A city in in the southeastern part of the State of Washington, along the southwest bank of the
kickshaws
kickshaws
noun
Alternative form of kickshaw
plural of kickshaw
kickwheel
killigrew
killigrew
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect, archaic) A bird, the red-billed chough.
kilowatts
kilowatts
noun
plural of kilowatt
kimmswick
kingsdown
kingstown
kingstown
Proper noun
The name of several places in the United States, Australia, and the Caribbean, including the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The former name for Dún Laoghaire in Ireland.
kingwoods
kingwoods
noun
plural of kingwood
kinswoman
kinswoman
noun
A female relative.
kinswomen
kinswomen
noun
plural of kinswoman
kiswahili
kittiwake
kittiwake
noun
Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.
kittyhawk
kiungchow
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
knowinger
knowinger
adj
comparative form of knowing: more knowing
knowingly
knowingly
adv
In the manner of one who knows.
With knowledge of all relevant facts.
kowagmiut
kowtowing
kowtowing
noun
The act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow.
verb
present participle of kowtow
krakowiak
krakowiak
noun
A lively, syncopated Polish dance in duple time.
kuskokwim
kwajalein
kwajalein
Proper noun
Kwajalein atoll.
Kwajalein island, Kwajalein atoll.
lawmaking
lawmaking
noun
The process of passing or enacting laws; legislation.
lefkowitz
lifeworks
lifeworks
noun
plural of lifework
linkworks
linkworks
noun
plural of linkwork
lordswike
mackinaws
mackinaws
noun
plural of mackinaw
markowitz
mawkingly
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
meadowink
midweekly
midweekly
adj
Occurring midweek.
milkwagon
milkweeds
milkweeds
noun
plural of milkweed
milkwoods
milkwoods
noun
plural of milkwood
milkworts
milkworts
noun
plural of milkwort
millworks
millworks
noun
The machinery and mechanisms of a mill.
milwaukee
milwaukee
Proper noun
A city in Wisconsin, United States, which is the county seat of
milwaukie
mishawaka
mohawkian
mohawkite
mohawkite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic and copper, Cu₃As up to Cu₆As.
nighthawk
nighthawk
noun
(UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).
(US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor.
A nighthawker (metal detectorist who works illegally at night).
A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours.
nightwake
nightwalk
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
okawville
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
perwitsky
perwitsky
noun
(archaic) The fur of the marbled polecat.
pickstown
pickwicks
piecework
piecework
noun
Alternative spelling of piece work
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
plaitwork
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
potwhisky
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
prickwood
prickwood
noun
A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree.
quickwork
quickwork
noun
(nautical, archaic) All of the submerged section of a vessel's planking.
(nautical, archaic) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps.
(nautical, archaic) The short planks between the portholes.
quillwork
quillwork
noun
Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
reawaking
reawaking
verb
present participle of reawake
reworking
reworking
noun
An act in which something is reworked.
verb
present participle of rework
rickshaws
rickshaws
noun
plural of rickshaw
sawmaking
sawmaking
noun
The manufacture of saws.
schweiker
screwlike
screwlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a screw (mechanical fastener).
sedgewick
sedgewick
Proper noun
A town in Alberta, Canada.
semiworks
semiworks
noun
Alternative form of semi-works
sewerlike
sewerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sewer (drainage pipe).
sewickley
shawllike
shawllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shawl.
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
shrewlike
shrewlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (ill-tempered woman); shrewish.
Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal).