(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
housewarmer
housewarmer
noun
A housewarming party.
housewifely
housewifely
adj
Befitting a housewife.
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
housewifish
housewifish
adj
Housewifely.
houseworker
houseworker
noun
One who does the housework; a homemaker.
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).
hummelstown
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
mouthwashes
mouthwashes
noun
plural of mouthwash
naytahwaush
powerhouses
powerhouses
noun
plural of powerhouse
pseudowhorl
pseudowhorl
noun
(botany) Any arrangement of tightly-packed leaves that is not an actual whorl
rewarehouse
rewarehouse
verb
(transitive) To move (goods) to another warehouse.
(transitive) To return (goods) to a warehouse.
schweinfurt
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.
shrewstruck
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
shukulumbwe
shutterwise
shutterwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling window shutters.
shuttlewise
shuttlewise
adv
Back and forth, like a shuttle.
slaunchways
slowmouthed
snowbrushes
snowbrushes
noun
plural of snowbrush
southwardly
southwardly
adv
southwards, towards the south
southwester
southwester
noun
(more often sou'wester) A long raincoat, often worn at sea.
(more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.
A strong wind blowing from the southwest.
sparrowbush
squawbushes
squawbushes
noun
plural of squawbush
squawfishes
squawfishes
noun
plural of squawfish
sulphurweed
sulphurwort
sulphurwort
noun
the plant hog fennel (Peucedanum officinale)
supergrowth
supergrowth
noun
(countable) A growth upon something else.
(uncountable) Very rapid growth.
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
thoughtways
thoughtways
noun
plural of thoughtway
throughways
throughways
noun
plural of throughway
thumbscrews
thumbscrews
noun
plural of thumbscrew
thumbwheels
thumbwheels
noun
plural of thumbwheel
triumphwise
trustworthy
trustworthy
adj
Deserving of trust, reliable.
ultrashrewd
ultrashrewd
adj
Extremely shrewd.
underwhelms
underwhelms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwhelm
unrightwise
unrightwise
adj
Obsolete form of unrighteous.
unseaworthy
unseaworthy
adj
Unfit for a sea voyage.
unshowering
unshowiness
unshowiness
noun
The quality of being unshowy.
unswathable
unwarnished
unwhimsical
unwhimsical
Adjective
Not whimsical.
unwhiskered
unwhiskered
adj
Without whiskers.
unwhispered
unwhispered
adj
Not whispered.
unwholesome
unwholesome
adj
Indicating unsound health; characteristic of or suggesting an unsound condition, physical or mental; repulsive; offensive.
Not sound; tainted; defective.
Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.
unwishfully
unwishfully
adv
(rare) In an unwishful manner; without wishing.
unwithstood
unwithstood
adj
Unopposed, not resisted.
unworshiped
unworshiped
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipped
unworthiest
unworthiest
adj
superlative form of unworthy: most unworthy
walnutshade
warehousers
warehousers
noun
plural of warehouser
warehousing
warehousing
noun
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
verb
present participle of warehouse
waterthrush
waterthrush
noun
Either of two New World warblers, Parkesia motacilla (the Louisiana waterthrush) and Parkesia noveboracensis (the Northern waterthrush).
westborough
weyerhauser
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.
wheelhouses
wheelhouses
noun
plural of wheelhouse
whereabouts
whereabouts
adv
In, at or near what location
noun
(sports) Information about an elite athlete's future whereabouts, supplied to anti-doping authorities to facilitate random out-of-competition testing
(with a possessive) Location; where something is situated.
whitsuntide
whitsuntide
Noun
The week beginning on Whitsunday.
The first three days of the week beginning on Whitsunday.