(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bellowsmaking
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
downtrampling
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanlike
gentlewomanlike
adj
Characteristic of a gentlewoman; having the qualities of a gentlewoman.
adv
In a manner befitting a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
gewrztraminer
hearthwarming
heartwarming
heartwarming
adj
Alternative form of heart-warming
hemingway
hemingway
Proper noun
(1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
highwayman
highwayman
noun
(historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.
highwaymen
highwaymen
noun
plural of highwayman
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
hwangmei
impawning
impawning
verb
present participle of impawn
inswarming
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lawmaking
lawmaking
noun
The process of passing or enacting laws; legislation.
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
liegewoman
liegewoman
noun
A female liege (subject of a sovereign or lord).
lingtowman
marrowing
mawing
mawkingly
maywings
meadowing
mealywing
mealywing
noun
The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci).
measuringworm
meilewagon
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
miaowing
miaowing
noun
Alternative form of meowing
verb
present participle of miaow
microdrawing
microdrawing
noun
A drawing showing the microscopic detail of something.
microwaving
microwaving
verb
present participle of microwave
milkwagon
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misawarding
misawarding
verb
present participle of misaward
misdrawing
misdrawing
noun
An inaccurate drawing.
verb
present participle of misdraw
moingwena
moonwalking
moonwalking
verb
present participle of moonwalk
morningward
morningward
adv
(poetic) Toward morning.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
mugwumpian
mugwumpian
adj
Of or relating to a mugwump.
mulligatawny
mulligatawny
noun
An Indian soup having a meat base and curry seasoning.
newfangledism
newmanising
newmanizing
newsmagazine
newsmagazine
noun
(broadcasting) A news show presenting feature-length stories on current events, rather than immediate reports.
A magazine that specializes in delivering news.
newsmagazines
newsmagazines
noun
plural of newsmagazine
overswarming
overswarming
verb
present participle of overswarm
overwarming
overwarming
verb
present participle of overwarm
plowmaking
prewarming
prewarming
verb
present participle of prewarm
rewarming
rewarming
verb
present participle of rewarm
sawmaking
sawmaking
noun
The manufacture of saws.
sawmilling
sawmilling
noun
The business of a sawmill
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
semiwaking
snowmaking
snowmaking
noun
The artificial production of snow
swamping
swamping
noun
An act of swamping (drenching or filling with water).
verb
present participle of swamp
swanmarking
swarming
swarming
noun
(colloquial, Canada) A crime where an unsuspecting innocent bystander is attacked by several culprits at once, with no known motive.
The motion of a swarm.
verb
present participle of swarm
swarmingness
swedenborgianism
swedenborgianism
Noun
Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of
swingman
swingman
noun
(sports) A player who can swing between two different positions, often the small forward and shooting guard positions in basketball.
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
tallowmaking
tallowmaking
noun
The manufacture of tallow.
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
twinemaking
twinemaking
noun
The manufacture of twine.
ungentlewomanlike
ungentlewomanlike
adj
Not gentlewomanlike.
unswarming
unswarming
adj
Not swarming.
unwarming
unwarming
adj
That does not warm.
verb
present participle of unwarm
vowmaking
vowmaking
noun
The making of a vow.
wadmaking
wafermaking
waggonsmith
wagnerianism
wagnerism
wagnerism
Proper noun
The philosophical ideals put forward by
An attachment, sometimes fanatical, to the music of Wagner.
The use of the a form of labour union legislation.
wagonmaking
wagonmaking
noun
The construction of wagons.
wagonsmith
wagonsmith
noun
A maker of wagons, wainwright.
walsingham
walsingham
Proper noun
A village in the English county of Norfolk
wambling
wambling
noun
(dialect) A churning of the stomach accompanied by nausea.
verb
present participle of wamble
wamblingly
wamblingly
adv
In a wambling manner; shakily; unsteadily.
wampishing
wampishing
verb
present participle of wampish
wanamingo
waremaking
waremaking
noun
The manufacture of wares.
warmaking
warming
warming
noun
(slang) A beating; a thrashing.
A small rise in temperature.
verb
present participle of warm
warmongering
warmongering
noun
bellicism; militarism
verb
present participle of warmonger
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchmakings
wateringman
watermarking
watermarking
verb
present participle of watermark
waxmaking
waxmaking
noun
The manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.
wealthmaking
wealthmaking
noun
The production of wealth.
weaponmaking
weaponmaking
noun
The manufacture of weapons.
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
webmaking
weighbridgeman
weighbridgeman
noun
A man who operates a weighbridge.
weighman
weighman
noun
A person whose occupation is weighing goods.
wellmaking
wellmaking
noun
The construction of wells (holes sunk into the ground for water, oil, etc.).
whamming
whamming
verb
present participle of wham
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
whipmaking
whipmaking
noun
The manufacture of whips.
whitingham
wightman
wigmaking
wigmaking
noun
The manufacture of wigs.
willmaking
willmaking
noun
The creation of a legal will.
wilmingtonian
windjamming
windjamming
noun
Excessive talking; loquaciousness.
Playing a wind instrument, possibly badly.
Sailing a windjammer.
windjammings
windowmaking
windowmaking
noun
The manufacture of windows.
winemaking
winemaking
noun
The process of making wine.
wingman
wingman
noun
(Australian rules football) A player positioned on the wing.
(by extension) A friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests.
A pilot partner of another, a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.
verb
To act as a wingman for (someone); to accompany in order to provide support.
wingmanship
wingmanship
noun
Friendship in the form of being a wingman.
Power or skill in flying.
wiremaking
wiremaking
noun
The manufacture of wire.
witenagemot
witenagemot
noun
(history, countable) A specific session of such an assembly.
(history, usually uncountable, sometimes countable) Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen.
witenagemote
witenagemote
noun
Alternative form of witenagemot
witenagemots
witenagemots
noun
plural of witenagemot
womaning
womaning
verb
present participle of woman
womanising
womanising
verb
present participle of womanise
womanizing
womanizing
verb
present participle of womanize
wordmaking
wordmaking
noun
The creation or coinage of words.
workingman
workingman
noun
A man who works in exchange for payment, especially one that does manual labour.
workingwoman
workingwoman
noun
A woman who works in exchange for payment, especially one who does manual labour
worldmaking
worldmaking
noun
The creation of a world, as for example in writing fiction.