(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bassenthwaite
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bittersweetly
bittersweetly
adv
In a bittersweet manner.
bretwaldaship
brilliantwise
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
cathedralwise
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
dimwittedness
dimwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being dimwitted.
disintertwine
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
gabrilowitsch
hawthornesque
hollingsworth
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
intertwisting
intertwisting
noun
A twisting together.
verb
present participle of intertwist
interwhistled
jeffersontown
jeffersontown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, which is a major suburb of
mcknightstown
mcsherrystown
mechanicstown
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
midwesterners
midwesterners
noun
plural of midwesterner, an alternative capitalization of Midwesterner.
mountainwards
mountainwards
Adverb
Towards a mountain or mountains.
newcomerstown
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nonoutlawries
northeastward
northeastward
adj
In or toward the northeast.
adv
Toward the northeast.
northwesterly
northwesterly
adj
(chiefly of a wind) Coming from the northwest.
Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
adv
From the northwest.
noun
A strong wind or storm from the northwest.
northwestward
northwestward
adj
In or toward the northwest
adv
Toward the northwest
otherwiseness
otherwiseness
noun
(philosophy) The quality of being otherwise.
oversweetened
oversweetened
adj
Excessively sweetened.
oversweetness
oversweetness
noun
Quality of being oversweet.
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
praisworthily
presweetening
presweetening
verb
present participle of presweeten
preworthiness
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
respectworthy
respectworthy
adj
Worthy of or deserving respect; respectable.
satterthwaite
scotlandwards
scriptwriting
scriptwriting
noun
The writing of scripts, usually for film or television.
scutcheonwise
seaworthiness
seaworthiness
noun
(nautical) The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.
shepherdstown
shipwrightery
shipwrightery
noun
The work of a shipwright.
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
southeastward
southeastward
adj
In or toward the southeast
adv
Toward the southeast
southernwards
southwesterly
southwesterly
adj
(chiefly of a wind) coming from the southwest
situated in, or pointing to, the southwest
adv
From the southwest
noun
A strong wind or storm from the southwest.
southwestward
southwestward
adj
In or toward the southwest
adv
Toward the southwest
sparrowtongue
sportswomanly
sportswriters
sportswriters
noun
plural of sportswriter
sportswriting
sportswriting
noun
Writing about sports.
stalworthness
stalworthness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of stalwartness
stewartsville
straightwards
streetwalkers
streetwalkers
noun
plural of streetwalker
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
struwwelpeter
stuffgownsman
subheadwaiter
swallowtailed
swallowtailed
adj
Having a forked tail like a swallow's.
sweetheartdom
sweethearting
sweethearting
noun
(business, retail) theft by employees at the cash register, as for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family
(dated) courting; lovemaking
tallowberries
tallowberries
noun
plural of tallowberry
thundershower
thundershower
noun
A rain shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
tiddledywinks
tiddledywinks
noun
Alternative form of tiddlywinks
plural of tiddledywink
tradesmanwise
trustworthier
trustworthier
adj
comparative form of trustworthy: more trustworthy
trustworthily
trustworthily
adv
In a trustworthy manner.
twohandedness
unstewardlike
untrustworthy
untrustworthy
adj
Not deserving of trust; unreliable.
unwainscotted
unwainscotted
adj
Not wainscotted.
unweatherwise
unweatherwise
adj
Not weather-wise.
unwesternized
unwesternized
adj
Not westernized.
unwhitewashed
unwhitewashed
adj
Not having been whitewashed.
unwistfulness
unwittingness
unwittingness
noun
Quality of being unwitting.
vegetablewise
waistcoathole
waistcoatless
waistcoatless
Adjective
Without a waistcoat.
wanderlustful
wanderlustful
adj
Full of wanderlust; having a yearning to travel.
warrantedness
warrantedness
noun
The quality of being warranted.
washingtonese
washingtonian
washingtonian
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, the state of Washington or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, Washington, D.C. or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, the life, values, or presidential administration of
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Washington in the United States of America.
An inhabitant or a resident of Washington, D.C..
A member of the a 19th-century sobriety support group.
wasterfulness
watchglassful
watchglassful
noun
Enough to fill a watch glass (item of laboratory equipment).
watchlessness
watchlessness
noun
Lack of vigilance; failure to keep watch.
watercolorist
watercolorist
noun
(art) A painter who paints watercolors
waterlessness
waterlessness
noun
Absence of water.
weatherfishes
weatherfishes
noun
plural of weatherfish
weatherliness
weatherliness
noun
(nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
weatherproofs
weatherproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof
weatherstrips
weatherstrips
noun
plural of weatherstrip
weinschenkite
weinschenkite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral churchite-(Y).
weiselbergite
weiselbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A deep black and light blue magmatic rock with isolated pieces of feldspar.
welterweights
welterweights
noun
plural of welterweight
westralianism
wheretosoever
wheretosoever
conj
(archaic) To whatever place.
whipstitching
whipstitching
verb
present participle of whipstitch
whistlefishes
whitaturalist
whitefieldism
whithersoever
whithersoever
adv
(archaic) To what place soever; wherever.
whoremasterly
whoremasterly
adj
Having the character of a whoremaster; lecherous; libidinous.
winterishness
wisconsinites
wiseheartedly
wistfulnesses
wistfulnesses
noun
plural of wistfulness
withdrawnness
withdrawnness
noun
The state or condition of being withdrawn or isolated.
witlessnesses
witlessnesses
noun
plural of witlessness
witwatersrand
woodcraftsman
woodcraftsman
noun
Alternative form of woodcraftman
wordcraftsman
wordsworthian
wordsworthian
Noun
A scholar of the works of William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
Adjective
Pertaining to or characteristic of
worshipworthy
worshipworthy
adj
Worthy of worship; worthy or fit to be worshipped; worshipable.
worthlessness
worthlessness
noun
The quality of lacking worth, of being valueless, useless or devoid of benefit.