A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
buckwashing
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
chadwick
chadwicks
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
changchiakow
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkweigher
checkweigher
noun
Alternative form of check weigher
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.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewink
chewink
noun
A bird, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, the Eastern towhee.
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chickasaw
chickasaws
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chickweed
chickweed
noun
Ageratum conyzoides, chickweed
Cerastium - mouse-ear chickweed
Holosteum - jagged chickweed
Moenchia - upright chickweed
Paronychia - chickweed
Stellaria pro parte - chickweed
especially common chickweed, Stellaria media, a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chickwit
chilliwack
chimalakwe
chmielewski
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
hardwick
hardwicke
hardwickia
hartwick
harwick
hawick
hawick
Proper noun
A town in the Scottish Borders region
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.
herwick
hickorywithe
hickwall
hickwall
noun
(UK, regional) A European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
(UK, regional) A lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor.
(UK, regional, archaic) A blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus.
hickway
hickway
noun
Alternative form of hickwall
jinrickshaw
kawaguchi
kawchodinne
kiaochow
kickshaw
kickshaw
noun
A dainty or delicacy.
A trinket or gewgaw.
kickshaws
kickshaws
noun
Alternative form of kickshaw
plural of kickshaw
kickwheel
kilwich
kingchow
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kitchenwife
kiungchow
kiwach
kweichow
lichwake
mcknightstown
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
rickshaw
rickshaw
noun
A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
verb
To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
rickshaws
rickshaws
noun
plural of rickshaw
schweiker
schweizerkase
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shacklewise
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
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.
shirewick
smethwick
smethwick
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England
smithwick
stitchwork
stitchwork
noun
Work produced by stitching.
stockwright
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
switchback
switchback
noun
(aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
(chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
(chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
verb
(intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchbacker
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
switchkeeper
switchlike
switchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a switch (control that can be turned on and off).
thickwind
thickwit
thickwit
Noun
A stupid person.
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
wahkiacus
wallhick
wallhick
noun
The lesser spotted woodpecker.
warwickshire
warwickshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchmakings
weathercockish
weathercockish
adj
Fickle or changeable in one's views.
weathercockism
weathersick
weighlock
weighlock
noun
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.
weinschenkite
weinschenkite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral churchite-(Y).
wenchlike
wenchlike
adj
Like or characteristic of a wench
wewahitchka
whackier
whackier
adj
comparative form of whacky: more whacky
whackiest
whackiest
adj
superlative form of whacky: most whacky
whacking
whacking
adj
(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).
verb
present participle of whack
whick
whicken
whicker
whicker
noun
The soft neigh made by a horse.
verb
Of a horse, to neigh softly, to make a breathy whinny.
whickered
whickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whicker
whickering
whickering
noun
The act of producing a whicker.
verb
present participle of whicker
whickers
whickers
noun
plural of whicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whicker
whilock
whinchacker
whincheck
whinnock
whinnock
noun
(UK, dialect) A milk-pail.
(UK, dialect) The smallest pig in a litter; the runt.
whipcrack
whipcrack
noun
The crack of a whip.
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
whipjack
whipsocket
whipstick
whipstick
noun
A whipstock; the handle of a whip.
whipstock
whipstock
noun
(by extension) The driver of a carriage.
The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.
whirrick
whiteback
whiteback
noun
A wild duck, the canvasback.
whitlock
whitrack
whitracks
whitterick
whitterick
noun
Alternative form of whitret
whittrick
wickedish
wickedish
adj
Somewhat wicked.
wickham
wickham
Proper noun
A village in Hampshire, England.
wickthing
windshock
witchlike
witchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a witch.
witchuck
witchuck
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) The sand martin, or bank swallow.
witchwork
woehick
workaholic
workaholic
adj
In the nature or manner of a workaholic.
noun
A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.
workaholics
workaholics
noun
plural of workaholic
wreckfish
wreckfish
noun
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.