(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
enwraps
enwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enwrap
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
manpowers
newspaper
newspaper
noun
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism
(transitive) To cover with newspaper.
(transitive, obsolete) To harass somebody through newspaper articles.
newspaperdom
newspaperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
newspapered
newspapered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaper
newspaperese
newspaperese
noun
journalese
newspapering
newspapering
verb
present participle of newspaper
newspaperish
newspaperish
adj
(humorous) Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution.
Prone to using cliché phrases.
Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper.
newspaperized
newspaperized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaperize
newspaperman
newspaperman
noun
A man who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.
newspapermen
newspapermen
noun
plural of newspaperman
newspapers
newspapers
noun
plural of newspaper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of newspaper
newspaperwoman
newspaperwoman
noun
A woman who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.
newspaperwomen
newspaperwomen
noun
plural of newspaperwoman
newspapery
newspapery
adj
Synonym of newspaperish
newspeak
newspeak
noun
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
newspeaks
newspeaks
noun
plural of newspeak
olympianwise
pandowdies
pandowdies
noun
plural of pandowdy
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
passionwise
pastedown
pastedown
noun
The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book's cover
patternwise
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
pawkinesses
pawkinesses
noun
plural of pawkiness
pawnages
pawnages
noun
plural of pawnage
pawnbrokeress
pawnbrokeress
noun
A female pawnbroker.
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnees
pawnees
noun
plural of pawnee
pawners
pawners
noun
plural of pawner
pawsner
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
pheasantwood
pheasantwood
noun
The tree Senna siamea.
pinwales
pinwales
noun
plural of pinwale
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
praiseworthiness
praiseworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being praiseworthy.
praisworthiness
praisworthiness
noun
The state of being praiseworthy
prawners
prawners
noun
plural of prawner
prayingwise
predawns
predawns
noun
plural of predawn
prelawfulness
presswoman
presswoman
noun
A female pressman.
prewarns
prewarns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewarn
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
proteanwise
pseudosweating
punxsutawney
sapphirewing
sepawn
shipshewana
slaveownership
slaveownership
noun
The role or status of a slaveowner.
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
snapweed
snapweed
noun
(botany) Certain species of Impatiens.
Cardamine spp. (bittercress, shotweed)
snapweeds
snapweeds
noun
plural of snapweed
snowcapped
snowcapped
adj
Alternative form of snow-capped
snowscape
snowscape
noun
A landscape dominated by snow.
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
spacewoman
spacewoman
noun
A female astronaut.
spacewomen
spacewomen
noun
plural of spacewoman
spaewoman
spaewoman
noun
A female prophet or diviner.
spanghew
spanghew
verb
(transitive, Scotland, Northern England, rare, said especially of frogs and toads) To strike and cause to fly in the air.
‘to inflate a frog and bowl it across the surface of a pond’
sparrowtongue
spawneater
spawned
spawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spawn
spawner
spawner
noun
(computing) A program which spawns objects or processes as needed
(fishing) A female fish, often specifically a salmon, which is physiologically ready to spawn
(video games) An object in a simulated game world that spawns further objects.
spawners
spawners
noun
plural of spawner
splineway
spokeswoman
spokeswoman
noun
A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
spongeware
spongeware
noun
Traditional pottery decorated by spattering or sponging on colour
spongewares
spongewares
noun
plural of spongeware
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.
springwaters
springwaters
noun
plural of springwater
spunware
spurnwater
spurnwater
noun
(nautical) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
stewpan
stewpan
noun
(archaic, cooking) A saucepan used for stewing.
stewpans
stewpans
noun
plural of stewpan
subwardenship
superacknowledgment
superallowance
superbungalow
superbungalow
noun
An especially large or luxurious bungalow.
superweapon
superweapon
Noun
An extremely powerful weapon.
superweapons
superweapons
noun
plural of superweapon
superwoman
superwoman
noun
(informal) A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job.
A woman with superhuman powers.
swamphen
swamphen
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genus Porphyrio of the family Rallidae.
swampine
swampiness
swampiness
noun
The quality of being swampy.
swampinesses
swampishness
swampishness
noun
The quality of being swampish.
sweepwashings
townscape
townscape
noun
(art) A depiction of an urban scene
A view of a town, or a subjective image of a town
verb
(transitive) To design and lay out (buildings) as a town.
understewardship
understewardship
noun
The role or status of understeward.
underswamp
unpraiseworthy
unpraiseworthy
adj
Not praiseworthy.
unspawned
unspawned
adj
Not having been spawned.
unswapped
unswapped
adj
Not swapped.
unsweepable
unsweepable
adj
(military) Of a mine: incapable of being located by minesweeping.
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
upwardness
upwardness
noun
Quality of being or going upward.
upwardnesses
upwardnesses
noun
plural of upwardness
waitpersons
wanshape
wappenschaw
wappenschawing
wappenshaw
wappenshawing
wardenship
wardenship
noun
the state of being a warden
wardenships
wardenships
noun
plural of wardenship
warplanes
warplanes
noun
plural of warplane
waspen
waspiness
waspinesses
waspishness
waspishness
noun
the quality of being waspish
waspnesting
watermanship
watermanship
noun
Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating.
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
waterproofness
waterproofness
noun
The property of being waterproof.
weaponless
weaponless
adj
Lacking a weapon.
weaponries
weaponries
noun
plural of weaponry
weapons
weapons
noun
plural of weapon
weaponshaw
weaponshow
weaponshowing
weaponsmith
weaponsmith
noun
A person skilled at making edged weapons
weaponsmithy
weaponsmithy
noun
Synonym of weaponsmithing
weapschawing
weatherproofness
weatherproofness
noun
The quality or degree of being weatherproof.
weatherstripping
weatherstripping
noun
The act of sealing an opening with weatherstrip.
a piece of weatherstrip material
verb
present participle of weatherstrip
weitspekan
wentletraps
wentletraps
noun
plural of wentletrap
westphalian
westphalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
Of or pertaining to the of 1648 which established a new system of political order in central Europe, based on the concept of co-existing sovereign states.
Noun
Someone from Westphalia
One of the major dialect groups of West Low German (also called Westfalish) spoken in Westphalia.
A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.
A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.
whippersnapper
whippersnapper
noun
(colloquial, dated) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person.
whippersnappers
whippersnappers
noun
plural of whippersnapper
whisperation
whisperation
noun
Whispering; whispered speech.
widespreading
widespreadness
widespreadness
noun
The quality of being widespread.
windowpanes
windowpanes
noun
plural of windowpane
winesap
winesap
Noun
A medium-sized winter apple of a deep red variety with yellowish, somewhat acidic flesh.
wingspread
wingspread
noun
The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.