(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
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
arcticwards
auschwitz
auschwitz
Proper noun
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
beswitch
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
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
bostwick
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
brownistic
brownistical
browsick
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
buckwashing
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
cabinetworks
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
candlestickward
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
canewise
cantwise
caperdewsie
capewise
capewise
adv
In the manner of a cape.
carriageways
carriageways
noun
plural of carriageway
caschielawis
cassowaries
cassowaries
noun
plural of cassowary
castlewise
castlewise
adv
Like a castle; in a fortified manner.
caswellite
caswellite
noun
(mineralogy) A resinous form of biotite
cataractwise
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
catawissa
cathedralwise
catwise
catwise
adv
In the manner of a cat.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
centerwise
chadwicks
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
charmwise
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chewiest
chewiest
adj
superlative form of chewy: most chewy
chewinesses
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.
chewsville
chickasaw
chickasaws
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chippewas
chippeways
chmielewski
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
chowtimes
christward
churchwardenism
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwise
circlewise
circlewise
adj
In a circular pattern or motion.
circularwise
circularwise
adv
In a circular manner.
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
ciwies
classwise
classwise
adj
(chiefly India) In terms of class (category, social class, school group, etc.).
clausewitz
clawsick
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clewiston
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
cloisterwise
closewing
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
clownishnesses
clownishnesses
noun
plural of clownishness
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
coachwise
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
coastwise
coastwise
adj
Along the coast.
cobwebbiest
cobwebbiest
adj
superlative form of cobwebby: most cobwebby
cockswain
cockswain
noun
Alternative spelling of coxswain
cogswellia
collingswood
colossuswise
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
combwise
combwise
adv
In the manner of a comb; with a scraping motion intended to straighten.
cometwise
cometwise
adj
In the manner of a comet.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
companionways
companionways
noun
plural of companionway
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
consciencewise
consciencewise
adv
In terms of one's conscience, or moral scruples.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contrariwise
contrariwise
adv
(literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
(literary) on the other hand
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
copywise
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
cornerwise
cornerwise
adv
Diagonally.
cornwallis
cornwallises
cotwist
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.