(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cashdrawer
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
cathedralwise
catherwood
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
childward
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chowderheaded
chowderheaded
adj
Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
christward
churchward
churchward
adv
Towards a church.
noun
(Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
cochurchwarden
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowshard
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
flowcharted
forwardsearch
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hardwick
hardwicke
hardwickia
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
larchwood
larchwood
noun
A wood (group of trees) containing larch trees
The wood of the larch tree (Larix)
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
schoolward
schoolward
adv
Toward school.
schoolwards
schoolwards
adv
Alternative form of schoolward
schwarzwald
schwendenerian
scratchweed
scratchweed
noun
cleavers (Galium aparine).
screwhead
screwhead
noun
The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
swashbucklerdom
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
switchyards
switchyards
noun
plural of switchyard
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thenceward
trenchward
underwatch
underwatcher
watchword
watchword
noun
(military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.
A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
watchwords
watchwords
noun
plural of watchword
waxchandler
waxchandlery
whenceforward
whenceforward
adv
(formal or literary) From which point onwards (in time or space).
windbroach
windcatcher
windcatcher
noun
A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.