Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
cheektowaga
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
commonwealth
commonwealth
noun
(obsolete) The well-being of a community.
Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.
The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
counterthwarting
counterwarmth
cowcatcher
cowcatcher
noun
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.
(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
cowheart
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowwheat
cowwheat
noun
Alternative spelling of cow-wheat
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crowheart
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
flowcharted
forehatchway
hackettstown
hectowatt
hectowatt
noun
A unit of power equal to 100 watts.
mechanicstown
oswegatchie
outwatched
outwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwatch
outwatches
outwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwatch
overthwartarchaic
overwatch
overwatch
noun
(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
verb
(transitive) To watch excessively.
(transitive) To watch over.
(transitive, obsolete) To overcome with long lack of rest.
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
overwatcher
overwatcher
noun
One who watches over; a supervisor.
overwatches
overwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwatch
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
peachwort
schaefferstown
starchflower
stopwatches
stopwatches
noun
plural of stopwatch
tableclothwise
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
trencherwoman
waistcoathole
watchdogged
watchdogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watchdog
watchhouse
watchhouse
noun
A small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.
watchtower
watchtower
noun
An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.
watchtowers
watchtowers
noun
plural of watchtower
watchwomen
watchwomen
noun
plural of watchwoman
weathercock
weathercock
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but which also has a wheel attached to measure wind speed.
(figuratively) One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
verb
(intransitive, of a boat) To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
(intransitive, of an airplane or missile) To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.
(transitive) To act as a weathercock for.
weathercockish
weathercockish
adj
Fickle or changeable in one's views.
weathercockism
weathercocks
weathercocks
noun
plural of weathercock
weathercocky
weathercocky
adj
Synonym of weathercockish
wheatcroft
whitecoat
whitecoat
noun
(derogatory) A laboratory scientist.
A new-born baby harp or grey seal before its fur becomes grey, normally around 12 days old.