(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
archswindler
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
candlestickward
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
caschielawis
castlewise
castlewise
adv
Like a castle; in a fortified manner.
caswellite
caswellite
noun
(mineralogy) A resinous form of biotite
cathedralwise
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
circularwise
circularwise
adv
In a circular manner.
classwise
classwise
adj
(chiefly India) In terms of class (category, social class, school group, etc.).
clausewitz
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
cogswellia
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cornwallises
cowansville
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
crawfordsville
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disallowance
disallowance
noun
(law, politics) A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower level jurisdiction; such as a federal government disallowing state/provincial legislation, or the crown disallowing federal legislation.
The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.
disallowances
disallowances
noun
plural of disallowance
lacewings
lacewings
noun
plural of lacewing
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
latticewise
latticewise
adv
In a lattice arrangement.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
lawrenciums
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
lukaszewicz
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misallowance
misallowance
noun
A bad or wrong allowance; something allotted in error.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
parcelwise
parcelwise
adj
In parcels or allotments; piecemeal, fragmented.
adv
In a parcelwise fashion.
piecemealwise
pillowcase
pillowcase
noun
A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
racewalkings
scalarwise
scalarwise
adv
(mathematics) In scalar terms.
scalewing
scalewise
scalewise
adv
In terms of scale (size, musical measure, etc.).
scallopwise
scallopwise
adv
In a scalloped arrangement.
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
scrawlier
scrawlier
adv
comparative form of scrawly: more scrawly
scrawliest
scrawliest
adj
superlative form of scrawly: most scrawly
scrawliness
scrawliness
noun
The quality of being scrawly.
shacklewise
slackwitted
slackwittedness
sluiceway
sluiceway
noun
a man-made channel designed to redirect excess water
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
suicidalwise
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
switchable
switchable
adj
capable of being switched
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchblades
switchblades
noun
plural of switchblade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade
tableclothwise
unwhimsicalness
waistcoathole
waistcoatless
waistcoatless
Adjective
Without a waistcoat.
watercolorist
watercolorist
noun
(art) A painter who paints watercolors
watercolourist
watercolourist
noun
An artist who paints watercolours.
welfaristic
welfaristic
adj
Supporting or relating to welfarism.
weltansicht
weltansicht
Noun
The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates.
welwitschia
welwitschia
noun
Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa.