(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.
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
bondelswarts
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
brilliantwise
candlestickward
candlewaster
candlewaster
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
charlestown
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
eatanswill
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
hollowheartedness
hollowheartedness
noun
Alternative form of hollow-heartedness
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
lawsonite
lawsonite
noun
A metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻
lengthways
lengthways
adj
lengthwise
lenthways
lenthways
adv
Obsolete form of lengthways.
litanywise
litanywise
adv
In the manner of a litany.
malinowskite
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
newcastle
newcastle
Proper noun
A city in northeastern England; properly Newcastle upon Tyne.
A city in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River.
Any of several places in the UK, Ireland, and USA.
a city in Wyoming, USA
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonoutlawries
northeastwardly
northeastwardly
adv
Towards the northeast.
northwestwardly
northwestwardly
adv
Towards the northwest.
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
satinflower
satinflower
noun
(Australia) The flannel flower, Actinotus helianthi
(South Africa) Plants in the genus Geissorhiza.
A species of blue-eyed grass, Olsynium douglasii (syn. Sisyrhinchium douglasii)
A wildflower native to the western US and British Columbia, Clarkia amoena (syn. Godetia grandiflora).
Chickweed, Stellaria media
Honesty Lunaria annua subsp. annua
Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea
The related Sisyrinchium striatum.
slackwittedness
slantwise
slantwise
adj
diagonal, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes
adv
diagonally, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes
slowheartedness
stalwartness
stalwartness
noun
The state or condition of being stalwart.
stalworthness
stalworthness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of stalwartness
standelwelks
standelwort
stanleytown
starbowlines
starbowlines
noun
plural of starbowline
stonewall
stonewall
adj
(Britain, idiomatic) Certain, definite.
noun
(idiomatic) A refusal to cooperate.
(idiomatic) An obstruction.
(idiomatic, historical) An alcoholic drink popular in colonial America, consisting of apple cider (or sometimes applejack) mixed with rum (or sometimes gin or whisky).
Alternative form of stone wall (“wall made of stone”).
verb
(transitive) To obstruct.
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To refuse to answer or cooperate, especially in supplying information.
stonewalled
stonewalled
adj
Surrounded or defined in size and shape by a wall of stone.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stonewall
stonewaller
stonewaller
noun
One who stonewalls.
stonewallers
stonewallers
noun
plural of stonewaller
stonewalling
stonewalling
noun
A refusal to answer or to cooperate.
verb
present participle of stonewall
stonewalls
stonewalls
noun
plural of stonewall
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stonewall
stonewally
strangleweed
strangleweed
noun
dodder, a parasitic plant (genus Cuscuta)
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
superacknowledgment
sweetland
swetlana
swingletail
swingletail
noun
(archaic, rare) The thrasher, or fox shark.
switzerland
switzerland
Proper noun
sovereign country in south central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation.
tallowiness
tallowiness
noun
The state or condition of being tallowy (especially as a taint in dairy products).
thorwaldsen
tinselweaver
towardliness
towardliness
noun
The state or quality of being towardly.
triangleways
trianglewise
trianglewise
adv
In the form of a triangle.
twanglers
twanglers
noun
plural of twangler
twangles
twangles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twangle
unanswerability
unanswerability
noun
The quality of being unanswerable.
unblameworthiness
unstewardlike
unswathable
unswatheable
untowardliness
untowardliness
noun
The quality of being untowardly.
untwistable
untwistable
adj
Able to be untwisted.
Impossible to twist; not twistable.
unwarrantableness
unwarrantableness
noun
The state or quality of being unwarrantable.
unwastable
unwastable
adj
Alternative form of unwasteable
unwasteful
unwasteful
Adjective
Not wasteful.
unwastefully
unwastefully
adv
Not wastefully, in a way that avoids waste.
unwastefulness
unwatchfulness
unwatchfulness
noun
The quality of being unwatchful.
unwrathfulness
vergeltungswaffe
vowelisation
vowelisation
noun
Alternative spelling of vowelization
waistline
waistline
noun
(slang) person having a large waistline
The horizontal line just below the windows of a car or other vehicle.
a line around the body at the waist; its measurement
the narrowest part of a garment, usually at the waist, but may be above or below depending on the dictates of fashion or the whim of the designer
waistlines
waistlines
noun
plural of waistline
waldstein
waldsteinia
wallenstein
walnutshade
wanderlust
wanderlust
noun
A strong impulse or longing to travel.
An impulse to cheat or seek out other romantic or sexual partners; a straying heart.
verb
(intransitive) To feel a strong impulse or longing to travel.
(intransitive) To roam or travel widely.
wanderluster
wanderluster
noun
A person who experiences wanderlust, who yearns to travel.
wanderlustful
wanderlustful
adj
Full of wanderlust; having a yearning to travel.
wanderlusts
wanderlusts
noun
plural of wanderlust
wanrestful
wanrestful
adj
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Restless; uneasy.
wantless
wantless
adj
(archaic) Having no want; abundant; fruitful.
wantlessness
wantlessness
noun
Freedom from want.
warmthlessness
warrantableness
warrantableness
noun
The quality of being warrantable.
warrantless
warrantless
adj
(of a search, arrest, or the like) Performed without a warrant.
washingtonville
wastefulness
wastefulness
noun
imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
wastefulnesses
wastefulnesses
noun
plural of wastefulness
wasteland
wasteland
noun
A devastated, not (or no longer) habitable area.
A place with no remaining resources; a desert.
Any barren or uninteresting place.
wastelands
wastelands
noun
plural of wasteland
wasterfulness
watchfulness
watchfulness
noun
The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness.
watchfulnesses
watchfulnesses
noun
plural of watchfulness
watchlessness
watchlessness
noun
Lack of vigilance; failure to keep watch.
waterlessness
waterlessness
noun
Absence of water.
waterloggedness
waterloggedness
noun
The quality of being waterlogged.
watermelons
watermelons
noun
plural of watermelon
watkinsville
watsonville
wavelengths
wavelengths
noun
plural of wavelength
wealthiness
wealthiness
noun
wealth; the possession of riches
weaselsnout
weatherliness
weatherliness
noun
(nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
wellstrand
weltanschauung
weltanschauung
noun
A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.
weltanschauungen
weltanschauungen
noun
plural of weltanschauung
weltansicht
weltansicht
Noun
The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates.
wentletraps
wentletraps
noun
plural of wentletrap
westfalen
westlan
westland
westland
noun
The western part of a geographic area; a land lying to the west.
westlander
westlandways
westmoreland
westmoreland
Proper noun
a small city in Kansas, USA, and the county seat of Pottawatomie County.
westmorland
westmorland
Proper noun
A former county in the northwest of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria
westnorthwestwardly
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.
westralian
westralianism
wetlands
wetlands
noun
plural of wetland (“An area or region that is characteristically saturated; a marsh”)
whistlerian
whistlerian
Adjective
Of or relating to the artist (1834–1903).
wholeheartedness
wholeheartedness
noun
the condition of being wholehearted
windlestrae
windlestrae
noun
(Scotland) Alternative form of windlestraw
windlestraw
windlestraw
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, especially Apera spica-venti.
windlestraws
windlestraws
noun
plural of windlestraw
winlestrae
winnelstrae
witnessable
witnessable
adj
Capable of being witnessed; observable.
wollastonite
wollastonite
noun
(mineralogy) A grey inosilicate mineral, mostly calcium silicate, CaSiO₃, found deposited in limestone.