(countable) A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.).
(uncountable) The wood from a birch tree.
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
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.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cashdrawer
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
cathedralwise
catherwood
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
checkrowed
checkrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkrow
chiggerweed
childcrowing
childward
chowder
chowder
noun
A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.
A thick, creamy soup or stew.
Alternative spelling of jowter
verb
(transitive) To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder.
chowdered
chowdered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chowder
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chowderheaded
chowderheaded
adj
Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chowders
chowders
noun
plural of chowder
christward
churchward
churchward
adv
Towards a church.
noun
(Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
cochurchwarden
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowherd
cowherd
noun
A person who herds cattle; a cowboy.
cowherds
cowherds
noun
plural of cowherd
cowshard
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
creditworthy
creditworthy
adj
(finance) Deemed likely to repay debts.
(finance) Having an acceptable credit rating.
crotchwood
crunchweed
cushewbird
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
dowitcher
dowitcher
noun
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
flowcharted
forwardsearch
frenchweed
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hardwick
hardwicke
hardwickia
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
larchwood
larchwood
noun
A wood (group of trees) containing larch trees
The wood of the larch tree (Larix)
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
rechewed
rechewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rechew
richweed
richweed
noun
Pilea pumila, a herb of the nettle family with a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem.
richweeds
richweeds
noun
plural of richweed
richwood
richwoods
runchweed
schoolward
schoolward
adv
Toward school.
schoolwards
schoolwards
adv
Alternative form of schoolward
schwarzwald
schwendenerian
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
scratchweed
scratchweed
noun
cleavers (Galium aparine).
screwhead
screwhead
noun
The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
swashbucklerdom
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
switchyards
switchyards
noun
plural of switchyard
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thenceward
torchweed
torchwood
torchwood
noun
(countable) A type of cactus, Cactus heptagonus.
(uncountable) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.
(uncountable) Wood used to make torches.
Amyris balsamifera (balsam torchwood)
Amyris diatrypa (hairy torchwood)
Amyris elemifera (sea torchwood)
Amyris madrensis (mountain torchwood)
Amyris texana (Texas torchwood)
trenchward
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
underwatch
underwatcher
underwitch
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unwrenched
unwrenched
adj
That has not been wrenched.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwrench
unwretched
unwretched
adj
Not wretched.
watchword
watchword
noun
(military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.
A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
watchwords
watchwords
noun
plural of watchword
waxchandler
waxchandlery
whenceforward
whenceforward
adv
(formal or literary) From which point onwards (in time or space).
whickered
whickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whicker
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.
windbroach
windcatcher
windcatcher
noun
A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.
windcheater
windcheater
noun
(chiefly Britain) A heavy weatherproof jacket
wirestitched
woodchopper
woodchopper
noun
A person who chops wood; a lumberjack
A person who woodchops as a sport
woodchoppers
woodchoppers
noun
plural of woodchopper
woodhacker
woodhacker
Noun
The yaffle
wrenched
wrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wrench
wretched
wretched
adj
(informal) Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the mentioned thing.