(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.
archworkmaster
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
cabinetworks
candlestickward
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
counterbreastwork
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
hackettstown
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jacksontown
jackstraw
jackstraw
adj
(obsolete, of a person) Of no substance or worth.
Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface.
noun
(dated) An insignificant person.
(usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
mucksweat
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
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.
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
slackwitted
slackwittedness
starchworks
stickjaw
stickjaw
noun
Food that is difficult to chew or swallow, such as toffee or pudding.
stickwater
stickwater
noun
A solution of proteins and other bio-nutrients obtained as a coproduct in the processing of animal by-products; typically produced at a slaughterhouse, or at rendering facilities which processes fishmeal or meat and bone meal. Stickwater is furthermore processed and added to animal feeds as a source of nutrients.
strawstack
strawstacker
superacknowledgment
swartback
swartback
noun
(UK, dialect) The black-backed gull (Larus marinus), or swarbie.
sweptback
sweptback
adj
(of a hairstyle) Backswept.
(of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.
switchback
switchback
noun
(aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
(chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
(chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
verb
(intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchbacker
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
throwbacks
throwbacks
noun
plural of throwback
thwackers
thwackers
noun
plural of thwacker
thwacks
thwacks
noun
plural of thwack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thwack
thwackstave
trackwalkers
trackwalkers
noun
plural of trackwalker
wackiest
wackiest
adj
superlative form of wacky: most wacky
walkingstick
walkingstick
noun
Alternative form of walking stick
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
watchmakings
watchworks
waterbucks
waterbucks
noun
plural of waterbuck
weathercockish
weathercockish
adj
Fickle or changeable in one's views.
weathercockism
weathercocks
weathercocks
noun
plural of weathercock
weathersick
westermarck
wetbacks
wetbacks
noun
plural of wetback; a slur towards persons of Mexican descent in the United States