Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain according to any definition; but commonly conveying the sense of "ignorant", or "rustic". Rarely used except when quoting Milton.
swainishness
swainishness
noun
The quality of being swainish.
swainship
swainship
noun
The condition of being a swain.
swampishness
swampishness
noun
The quality of being swampish.
swanhilda
swanhildas
swannish
swannish
adj
Characteristically like a swan; somewhat swanlike
swarthiness
swarthiness
noun
The property of being swarthy.
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
swashing
swashing
adj
Crushing; resounding.
Hectoring; swaggering.
noun
A back-and-forth movement of liquid; a swish or swash.
verb
present participle of swash
swashingly
swathing
swathing
noun
A wrapping.
verb
present participle of swathe
sweepwashings
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
swinehead
switchman
switchman
noun
A person who operates railway switches which route trains onto rail tracks.
A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard.
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
swordmanship
swordmanship
noun
Alternative form of swordsmanship
swordsmanship
swordsmanship
noun
the skill of using a sword
thankworthiness
thankworthiness
noun
The quality or state of being thankworthy.
thousandweight
twisthand
unblameworthiness
understewardship
understewardship
noun
The role or status of understeward.
unfaithworthiness
unpraiseworthy
unpraiseworthy
adj
Not praiseworthy.
unseaworthiness
unseaworthiness
noun
The state or condition of being unseaworthy.
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unswathing
unswathing
verb
present participle of unswathe
unwarnished
unweatherwise
unweatherwise
adj
Not weather-wise.
unweighableness
unwhimsical
unwhimsical
Adjective
Not whimsical.
unwhimsically
unwhimsicalness
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
unwhitewashed
unwhitewashed
adj
Not having been whitewashed.
unwithstanding
unwomanish
unwomanish
adj
Not womanish.
waggishness
waggishness
noun
Waggish behaviour.
waggonsmith
wagonsmith
wagonsmith
noun
A maker of wagons, wainwright.
wahines
wahines
noun
plural of wahine
wainwrights
wainwrights
noun
plural of wainwright
wallowishness
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
walsingham
walsingham
Proper noun
A village in the English county of Norfolk
wampishing
wampishing
verb
present participle of wampish
wanhsien
wannish
wannish
adj
(obsolete) Quite wan or pale.
wansith
wapinschaw
wapinschaw
noun
(Scotland, historical) A volunteer meeting or shooting competition inspired by this traditional exhibition of weapons.
(Scotland, historical) An exhibition of weapons, according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; formerly made at certain seasons in each district.
wappenschawing
wappenshawing
wardenship
wardenship
noun
the state of being a warden
wardenships
wardenships
noun
plural of wardenship
warehousing
warehousing
noun
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
verb
present participle of warehouse
warnish
washbasin
washbasin
noun
A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.
A laundry sink.
washbasins
washbasins
noun
plural of washbasin
washin
washiness
washiness
noun
The state or quality of being washy.
washinesses
washinesses
noun
plural of washiness
washing
washing
noun
(countable) The action of the verb to wash
(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
(pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
(stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
(uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
A thin covering or coat.
My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
The liquid used to wash an ore.
verb
present participle of wash
washings
washings
noun
plural of washing
washington
washington
Proper noun
George Washington, the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army of the American rebels and first President of the United States of America, from 1789 to 1797.
Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States since 1800.
The federal government or administrative authority of the United States.
A capital: largest city:
A city in Iowa, USA
A city in Kansas, USA
A city in Pennsylvania, USA
A town in Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Not to be confused with 70 miles away.
A town in the county of in the Northeast of England.
name popular during the first century of American independence
Noun
a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of
washingtonboro
washingtonese
washingtonia
washingtonia
noun
(botany) Any fan palm of the genus Washingtonia.
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.
washingtoniana
washingtonians
washingtonville
waspishness
waspishness
noun
the quality of being waspish
watchings
watchings
noun
plural of watching
watchmakings
watchmanship
watchmanship
noun
The state or business of a watchman.
waterishness
waterishness
noun
The quality of being waterish.
watermanship
watermanship
noun
Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating.
watertightness
watertightness
noun
(rare) The condition of being watertight
wattenscheid
weakishness
weakishness
noun
The quality or state of being weakish; minor weakness.
wealthiness
wealthiness
noun
wealth; the possession of riches
weaponshowing
weaponsmith
weaponsmith
noun
A person skilled at making edged weapons
weaponsmithy
weaponsmithy
noun
Synonym of weaponsmithing
weapschawing
wearishness
wearishness
noun
Insipidity.
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weatherliness
weatherliness
noun
(nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
weatherstripping
weatherstripping
noun
The act of sealing an opening with weatherstrip.
a piece of weatherstrip material
verb
present participle of weatherstrip
weathertightness
weltansicht
weltansicht
Noun
The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates.
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.
whalings
whalings
noun
plural of whaling
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
whimsicalness
whimsicalness
noun
Whimsicality.
whinchats
whinchats
noun
plural of whinchat
whipmanship
whipmanship
noun
The skill or art of using a whip.
whippersnapper
whippersnapper
noun
(colloquial, dated) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person.
whippersnappers
whippersnappers
noun
plural of whippersnapper
whipsawing
whipsawing
verb
present participle of whipsaw
whipsawn
whipsawn
verb
past participle of whipsaw
whiskerando
whiskerandoed
whiskerandos
whisperation
whisperation
noun
Whispering; whispered speech.
whistlerian
whistlerian
Adjective
Of or relating to the artist (1834–1903).
whistonian
whiteshank
whitewashing
whitewashing
noun
(derogatory) The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white (Caucasian), for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation.
(figuratively) The effacement of errors or bad actions.
The application of whitewash.
verb
present participle of whitewash
whitmanese
whitmanesque
whitmanesque
Adjective
Characteristic of the American poet (1819–1892).
whitmanism
whitsunday
whizbangs
whizbangs
noun
plural of whizbang
wholesaling
wholesaling
verb
present participle of wholesale
wilhelmshaven
windowshade
windshake
windshake
noun
A crack in wood caused by the force of wind while the tree was growing.
wingmanship
wingmanship
noun
Friendship in the form of being a wingman.
Power or skill in flying.
wiseacreishness
wiseacreishness
noun
The quality of being wiseacreish.
wishoskan
withdrawingness
withdrawingness
noun
The quality of being withdrawing; a tendency to draw back.
withdrawnness
withdrawnness
noun
The state or condition of being withdrawn or isolated.
withinwards
withstand
withstand
verb
(transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
To oppose (something) forcefully.
withstander
withstander
noun
A person who withstands or resists; an opponent.
withstanding
withstanding
verb
present participle of withstand
withstandingness
withstandingness
noun
(rare) Ability to withstand or resist.
withstands
withstands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of withstand
withstrain
withstrain
verb
(archaic, transitive) To restrain.
womanish
womanish
adj
(often derogatory) Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine.
Carried out by or pertaining to a woman.
womanishly
womanishly
adv
In a womanish way.
womanishness
womanishness
noun
The state or condition of being womanish.
womanship
wonderlandish
wonderlandish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wonderland.
woodmanship
woodmanship
noun
Alternative form of woodsmanship
woolgatherings
woolgatherings
noun
plural of woolgathering
woolshearing
woolshearing
noun
The shearing of animals to obtain wool.
wordmanship
wordmanship
noun
The skillful or artistic use of words; wordsmithing.
wordsmanship
wordsmanship
noun
The art or skill of a wordsman; adroit use of language.
wordsworthian
wordsworthian
Noun
A scholar of the works of William Wordsworth (1770–1850)