(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.
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
boggstown
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
bungalows
bungalows
noun
plural of bungalow
closewing
disowning
disowning
verb
present participle of disown
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
downswing
downswing
noun
The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
drawtongs
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
escrowing
escrowing
verb
present participle of escrow
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
gadswoons
gadswoons
intj
(archaic) Synonym of zounds
gaintwist
gangplows
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gibbstown
goffstown
goosewing
goosewing
noun
(nautical) One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
grainways
hingeways
ingrowths
ingrowths
noun
plural of ingrowth
inswinger
inswinger
noun
Alternative form of in-swinger
jigsawing
jigsawing
verb
present participle of jigsaw
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
lacewings
lacewings
noun
plural of lacewing
lungworms
lungworms
noun
plural of lungworm
lungworts
lungworts
noun
plural of lungwort
miswiring
miswiring
noun
incorrect wiring
newsagent
newsagent
noun
A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, and stationery; a stationer.
The proprietor of such a business.
newsgirls
newsgirls
noun
plural of newsgirl
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
nonsawing
nonsawing
adj
That does not operate a saw.
overswing
overswing
noun
An excessive swing
verb
(transitive) To swing too far.
owensburg
reshowing
reshowing
noun
A second or subsequent showing
verb
present participle of reshow
rewashing
rewashing
verb
present participle of rewash
ringworms
ringworms
noun
plural of ringworm
saberwing
saberwing
noun
Alternative form of sabrewing
sallowing
sallowing
verb
present participle of sallow
sawmaking
sawmaking
noun
The manufacture of saws.
scalewing
scrawling
scrawling
noun
Something scrawled.
verb
present participle of scrawl
sebewaing
sedgewinn
seesawing
seesawing
noun
A rising and falling, like that of a seesaw.
verb
present participle of seesaw
shadowing
shadowing
noun
(computing) The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
(education) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
(espionage) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
A faint representation; an adumbration.
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
verb
present participle of shadow
showering
showering
noun
Something that falls in a shower.
verb
present participle of shower
siwashing
skewering
skewering
noun
The act by which something is skewered.
verb
present participle of skewer
skowhegan
skowhegan
Proper noun
a town in Maine, USA
slowgoing
sorrowing
sorrowing
noun
The act of feeling sorrow.
verb
present participle of sorrow
sprawling
sprawling
adj
Expansive; extensive
That sprawls
noun
The act of one who sprawls.
verb
present participle of sprawl
squawking
squawking
noun
squawk, the sound of a squawk
verb
present participle of squawk
sugartown
swaddling
swaddling
noun
Clothing of this kind.
The practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement.
verb
present participle of swaddle
swalingly
swayingly
swayingly
adv
In a swaying way; unsteadily.
sweepings
sweepings
noun
Material that is swept up.
plural of sweeping
sweetings
sweetings
noun
plural of sweeting
sweetling
sweetling
noun
A small, sweet thing.
Darling; sometimes used as a term of endearment.
swellings
swellings
noun
plural of swelling
sweptwing
sweptwing
adj
(of an aircraft) Having sweptback wings.
swimmings
swimmings
noun
plural of swimming
swindling
swindling
noun
The act by which somebody is swindled.
verb
present participle of swindle
swingable
swingable
adj
Capable of being swung, or made to swing.
swingably
swingback
swingboat
swingboat
noun
A fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth.
swingeing
swingeing
adj
(chiefly Britain) Huge, immense.
Heavy, powerful, scathing.
verb
(archaic) present participle of swinge.
swingeour
swingiest
swingiest
adj
superlative form of swingy: most swingy
swingling
swingling
noun
(countable, uncountable) The act or process of beating flax in order to extract the fibres.
verb
present participle of swingle
swingtree
swingtree
noun
The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened.
switching
switching
noun
Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
Change from one product/service provider to another.
Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
verb
present participle of switch
swiveling
swiveling
noun
Alternative form of swivelling
verb
(US) present participle of swivel
swizzling
swizzling
verb
present participle of swizzle
swooshing
swooshing
verb
present participle of swoosh
swounding
swounding
verb
present participle of swound
towelings
towelings
noun
plural of toweling
twangiest
twangiest
adj
superlative form of twangy: most twangy
twanglers
twanglers
noun
plural of twangler
twillings
twillings
noun
plural of twilling
twinnings
twinnings
noun
plural of twinning
twinsburg
twistings
twistings
noun
plural of twisting
unswaying
unswaying
adj
Not swaying.
unwasting
unwasting
adj
That does not waste away; lasting.
unweights
unweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unweight
unwishing
unwishing
verb
present participle of unwish
waggoners
waggoners
noun
plural of waggoner
wagnerism
wagnerism
Proper noun
The philosophical ideals put forward by
An attachment, sometimes fanatical, to the music of Wagner.
The use of the a form of labour union legislation.
wagnerist
wagonages
wagonages
noun
plural of wagonage
wagonless
wagonless
adj
Without a wagon or wagons.
waistings
waistings
noun
plural of waisting
wakenings
wakenings
noun
plural of wakening
wannigans
wannigans
noun
plural of wannigan
warstling
wastingly
wastingly
adv
In a way that causes wastage; wastefully.
watchings
watchings
noun
plural of watching
waterings
waterings
noun
plural of watering
wawarsing
waygoings
waygoings
noun
plural of waygoing
weaklings
weaklings
noun
plural of weakling
weanlings
weanlings
noun
plural of weanling
weaseling
weaseling
verb
(US) present participle of weasel
weighings
weighings
noun
plural of weighing
westering
westering
adj
(especially of heavenly bodies, particularly the sun) Moving westward, near the west.
verb
present participle of wester
westlings
westlings
noun
plural of westling
wheelings
wheelings
noun
plural of wheeling
whippings
whippings
noun
plural of whipping
whishting
whistling
whistling
noun
A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.
verb
present participle and gerund of whistle
whizbangs
whizbangs
noun
plural of whizbang
whooshing
whooshing
noun
A sound or motion that whooshes.
verb
present participle of whoosh
wightness
wildlings
wildlings
noun
plural of wildling
windgalls
windgalls
noun
plural of windgall
windlings
windlings
noun
plural of windling
wineglass
wineglass
noun
Alternative spelling of wine glass
winesburg
winesburg
Proper noun
An in southwestern Township, County,
The town, named after the Holmes County town of the same name, but otherwise based on that serves as the setting of the novel .
wingbacks
wingbacks
noun
plural of wingback
wingdings
wingdings
noun
plural of wingding
wingovers
wingovers
noun
plural of wingover
wingspans
wingspans
noun
plural of wingspan
wishingly
wishingly
adv
While wishing or yearning.
witchings
witchings
noun
plural of witching
worsening
worsening
noun
A worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration
verb
present participle of worsen
wranglers
wranglers
noun
plural of wrangler
wrappings
wrappings
noun
plural of wrapping
wrapping material collectively
wrastling
wrastling
verb
present participle of wrastle
wreckings
wreckings
noun
plural of wrecking
wrestling
wrestling
noun
(countable) The act of one who wrestles; a struggle to achieve something.
A professional tumbling act that emulates the sport of wrestling. Also called "professional wrestling". It is distinguished from sport wrestling — which has strict internationally recognized rules and is conducted on a mat — by being scripted, rehearsed, conducted in a boxing ring rather than on a mat, and televised as entertainment.
A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.