Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
capshaw
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
chappow
chapwoman
chapwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain, archaic) A woman who buys and sells; a female trader.
chingpaw
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippewa
chippewa
Noun
A member of the Ojibwe people.
Proper noun
The Ojibwe language.
Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Wisconsin.
chippewas
chippeway
chippeways
chipwood
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
coachwhip
coachwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo).
Masticophis flagellum, a colubrid snake of North America.
cowpath
cowpath
noun
A path made by, or used by, cows.
cowpunch
cowpunch
noun
A cowpuncher; a cowboy.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
crowhop
crowhopper
harwichport
hawsepiece
ipswich
ipswich
Proper noun
The county town of Suffolk, England
A city in south-east Queensland, Australia.
A coastal town in Massachusetts, USA.
A small city in South Dakota, USA
An unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
morrowspeech
paddywatch
paddywhack
paddywhack
noun
(dated) A blow; a slap.
(dated, derogatory) An Irishman.
(slang) The paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).
verb
(dated, transitive) To slap.
panchway
panchway
noun
(India, now historical) A Bengalese four-oared passenger boat.
paschflower
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
peachwood
peachwood
noun
The wood of the peach tree.
peachwort
phosphowolframic
piceworth
pinwrenches
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
plewch
powitch
prestwich
prestwich
Proper noun
a town in Bury borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
punchbowl
punchbowl
noun
A large bowl used for making or serving punch (the beverage).
respectworthy
respectworthy
adj
Worthy of or deserving respect; respectable.
scapewheel
schoolfellowship
schoolfellowship
noun
The condition of being schoolfellows.
schwanpan
schwarzkopf
screwship
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shipwreck
shipwreck
noun
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
verb
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shipwrecks
shipwrecks
noun
plural of shipwreck
shipwrecky
shipwrecky
adj
(figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky.
Characteristic of a shipwreck.
showpiece
showpiece
noun
Something made specifically to be displayed.
Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown.
showpieces
showpieces
noun
plural of showpiece
showplace
showplace
noun
A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
A location kept for display only.
showplaces
showplaces
noun
plural of showplace
speechway
speechwriter
speechwriter
noun
someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
stopwatch
stopwatch
noun
A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.
stopwatches
stopwatches
noun
plural of stopwatch
sulphowolframic
switchkeeper
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
upwrench
upwrench
verb
(transitive, poetic) To wrench upward; to tear up or uproot.
wachapreague
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
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.
wappenschaw
wappenschawing
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
watchmanship
watchmanship
noun
The state or business of a watchman.
watchstrap
watchstrap
noun
A strap of leather, metal etc that holds a wristwatch in place; a watchband.
weapschawing
whipcat
whipcord
whipcord
noun
A hard, twisted cord used for making whiplashes.
A strong worsted fabric, with a diagonal rib.
A type of catgut.
whipcords
whipcords
noun
plural of whipcord
whipcordy
whipcordy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of whipcord.
whipcrack
whipcrack
noun
The crack of a whip.
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
whipcraft
whipcraft
noun
(politics) The art or skill of a political whip, who enforces the party's policies in votes.
The art or skill of using a whip, for example in training animals.
whipjack
whipsocket
whipstick
whipstick
noun
A whipstock; the handle of a whip.
whipstitch
whipstitch
noun
(agriculture) Half-ploughing or raftering.
(colloquial) A little bit, especially a small interval of time; an instant.
(derogatory, archaic) A tailor.
A stitch that passes diagonally over an edge.
Anything hastily put or stitched together; a hasty composition.
verb
(agriculture) To half-plough or rafter.
To sew using such a stitch.
whipstitched
whipstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whipstitch
whipstitches
whipstitches
noun
plural of whipstitch
whipstitching
whipstitching
verb
present participle of whipstitch
whipstock
whipstock
noun
(by extension) The driver of a carriage.
The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.
whitecap
whitecap
noun
(US, historical) A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.
A wave having a white crest; a breaker
Any of several birds having a white patch on the head
whitecapper
whitecapper
noun
(US, historical) Synonym of whitecap (“type of vigilante”)
whitecapping
whitecapping
noun
(US, historical) The vigilante actions carried out by whitecaps.
whitecaps
whitecaps
noun
plural of whitecap
whitechapel
whitechapel
Proper noun
A district in east London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood.
whitecup
whitecup
noun
The solanaceous plant Nierembergia rivularis.
whitespace
whitespace
noun
(often attributive) Alternative spelling of white space