(nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
brainwashers
brainwashers
noun
plural of brainwasher
brainwashing
brainwashing
noun
Alternative spelling of brain-washing
verb
present participle of brainwash
brainwashjng
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
brightwaters
brownishness
brownishness
noun
The quality of being brownish.
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
cartwheelers
cartwheelers
noun
plural of cartwheeler
caschielawis
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
charlesworth
cheeseflower
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
deathwatches
deathwatches
noun
plural of deathwatch
dishwashings
dishwashings
noun
plural of dishwashing
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
duinhewassel
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
earthenwares
earthenwares
noun
plural of earthenware
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
enswathement
enswathement
noun
The act of enswathing.
The state of being enswathed.
fellowshiped
flashforward
flashforward
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
verb
To use this dramatic device.
followership
followership
noun
A group of followers.
Adherence to a leader.
foreshadowed
foreshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow
foreshadower
foreshadower
noun
One who or that which foreshadows.
freewheelers
freewheelers
noun
plural of freewheeler
ghostwriters
ghostwriters
noun
plural of ghostwriter
ghostwriting
ghostwriting
noun
Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name.
verb
present participle of ghostwrite
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
hackettstown
hallowedness
hallowedness
noun
the quality or state of being hallowed
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
hawkinsville
headlongwise
heavyweights
heavyweights
noun
plural of heavyweight
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
hollownesses
hollownesses
noun
plural of hollowness
hollywoodish
hollywoodish
Adjective
Resembling some aspect of Hollywood; Hollywoodesque.
hookswinging
hornswoggled
hornswoggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle
hornswoggles
hornswoggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hornswoggle
horsedrawing
horsewhipped
horsewhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of horsewhip
horsewhipper
horsewhipper
noun
One who horsewhips.
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
houseworkers
houseworkers
noun
plural of houseworker
housewrecker
hwanghwatsun
inswathement
intergrowths
intergrowths
noun
plural of intergrowth
interwhistle
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kwashiorkors
kwashiorkors
noun
plural of kwashiorkor
leatherwoods
leatherwoods
noun
plural of leatherwood
lightweights
lightweights
noun
plural of lightweight
ludwigshafen
marshalltown
marshmallows
marshmallows
noun
plural of marshmallow
marshmallowy
marshmallowy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marshmallow.
Soft and fluffy.
Tending to be a pushover; overly accommodating.
Vacuous.
middlesworth
misworshiped
misworshiper
moiseiwitsch
morrowspeech
musquashweed
netherworlds
netherworlds
noun
plural of netherworld
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
newspaperish
newspaperish
adj
(humorous) Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution.
Prone to using cliché phrases.
Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
northwestern
northwestern
adj
(of wind) Blowing from that direction.
Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
noun
A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the northwest of North America.
northwesters
northwesters
noun
plural of northwester
overshadowed
overshadowed
adj
superseded by, covered up by, overtaken or eclipsed
verb
past participle of overshadow
overshadower
overshadower
noun
One who, or that which, overshadows.
overshowered
overshowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overshower
overthrowers
overthrowers
noun
plural of overthrower
owlishnesses
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
paperweights
paperweights
noun
plural of paperweight
pennyweights
pennyweights
noun
plural of pennyweight
pennywhistle
pennywhistle
noun
(music) A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
pheasantwood
pheasantwood
noun
The tree Senna siamea.
postworkshop
postworkshop
adj
After a workshop (educational course or conference).
praiseworthy
praiseworthy
adj
Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
prattshollow
prophetstown
pushwainling
renfrewshire
renfrewshire
Proper noun
a historic county of Scotland, merged into Strathclyde region in 1975.
a council area in Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Strathclyde region in part of the area of the historic county.
rowdyishness
rowdyishness
noun
The quality of being rowdyish.
sapphirewing
saskatchewan
saskatchewan
Proper noun
A river in Canada.
Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.
scarecrowish
scarecrowish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scarecrow.
schoolfellow
schoolfellow
noun
Synonym of schoolmate: a student at the same school.
schwarmereis
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
seaworthiest
seaworthiest
adj
superlative form of seaworthy: most seaworthy
shadowboxing
shadowboxing
noun
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
verb
present participle of shadowbox
shadowgraphs
shadowgraphs
noun
plural of shadowgraph
shadowgraphy
shadowgraphy
noun
The creation of shadowgraph images.
The selective blocking of a light source in order to produce the silhouettes of animals, etc. as a form of entertainment.
shallowbrain
shallowpated
sheetwriting
shellblowing
shieldflower
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shipwrightry
shipwrightry
noun
Alternative form of shipwrightery
shirtwaister
shirtwaister
noun
A woman's dress having a bodice in the style of a shirt, with buttons down the front.
shittimwoods
showmanships
showmanships
noun
plural of showmanship
showstoppers
showstoppers
noun
plural of showstopper
showstopping
showstopping
adj
(software engineering, of bugs) Critical; major.
Characteristic of a showstopper; breathtaking.
shrewdnesses
shrewdnesses
noun
plural of shrewdness
shrewishness
shrewishness
noun
The quality of being shrewish.
shuntwinding
somewhatness
somewhatness
noun
(archaic) The property of being a tangible or identifiable thing.
southernward
southernwood
southernwood
noun
An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.
southwestern
southwestern
adj
Of or pertaining to the southwest.
southwesters
southwesters
noun
plural of southwester
speechwriter
speechwriter
noun
someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
starchflower
starkweather
sternwheeler
sternwheeler
noun
(nautical) A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern
stewardships
stewardships
noun
plural of stewardship
stonewashing
stonewashing
verb
present participle of stonewash
straightaway
straightaway
adj
Extending into the distance in a straight line.
adv
Alternative form of straight away (“at once; immediately”)
noun
A straight section of a racetrack.
straightways
straightways
adv
Synonym of straightway
noun
plural of straightway
straightwise
straightwise
adv
straight; on an unerring course; directly
strawbreadth
summerweight
summerweight
adj
(of clothing) Of relatively light weight, intended for use in warm summers.
supergrowths
supergrowths
noun
plural of supergrowth
superhighway
superhighway
noun
(US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.
(by extension) A major route that carries most of the traffic going in a given direction by a specified mode of transportation.
(metaphoric) The primary mechanism used in the movement of electronic data or information; information superhighway.