(architecture) The side of an arch; the course of masonry on the top of an abutment with a slope for the base of the arch to rest against.
skewbacked
skewbacks
skewbacks
noun
plural of skewback
slackwitted
slackwittedness
slowback
slowback
noun
(archaic, slang) A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer.
sneckdraw
sneckdraw
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) One who is sly, cunning, devious.
sneckdrawing
sneckdrawn
snickdraw
snickdrawing
snowpack
snowpack
noun
An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount.
snowpacks
snowpacks
noun
plural of snowpack
sowback
sowback
noun
A low ridge of sand
sowbacked
spacewalk
spacewalk
noun
Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space; extravehicular activity.
verb
To perform a spacewalk.
spacewalked
spacewalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spacewalk
spacewalker
spacewalker
noun
An astronaut engaging in a space walk or other activity outside the spacecraft.
spacewalkers
spacewalkers
noun
plural of spacewalker
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
spacewalks
spacewalks
noun
plural of spacewalk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spacewalk
starchworks
stickjaw
stickjaw
noun
Food that is difficult to chew or swallow, such as toffee or pudding.
stickwater
stickwater
noun
A solution of proteins and other bio-nutrients obtained as a coproduct in the processing of animal by-products; typically produced at a slaughterhouse, or at rendering facilities which processes fishmeal or meat and bone meal. Stickwater is furthermore processed and added to animal feeds as a source of nutrients.
strawstack
strawstacker
subbailiwick
superacknowledgment
swack
swack
adj
(Scotland) Lithe; nimble.
adv
With a swack, to the point of touching.
noun
(slang) A large number or amount of something.
A bum or petty thief.
A gulp or hearty swallow.
A sharp blow.
A single attempt or instance of taking action; a crack; a go.
A striking stimulus.
A wet sound such as a loud kiss.
An attack, a swipe.
The sound of a sharp blow.
clout; influence.
verb
To consume with hearty enjoyment.
To labour; to exert an effort.
To make a swack (sound).
To slap or hit.
swacked
swacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swack
swacken
swacking
swacking
adj
(slang) Huge; whopping.
Characteristic of a swack.
verb
present participle of swack
swanneck
swannecked
swanwick
swanwick
Proper noun
A village in Hampshire, England
A village in Derbyshire, England
swartback
swartback
noun
(UK, dialect) The black-backed gull (Larus marinus), or swarbie.
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
swashbuckler
swashbuckler
noun
A daring adventurer.
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone.
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play.
swashbucklerdom
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbucklers
swashbucklers
noun
plural of swashbuckler
swashbucklery
swashbucklery
noun
adventure and excitement; that which is swashbuckling
swashbuckles
swashbuckles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swashbuckle
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
swayback
swayback
noun
An animal with such excessive sagging.
An excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse.
swaybacked
swaybacked
adj
(figuratively) Old.
Having a sagged back.
Having sagged or hollow surface.
swaybacks
swaybacks
noun
plural of swayback
sweepback
sweepback
noun
The rearward angle of the leading edge of a wing, or airfoil.
sweptback
sweptback
adj
(of a hairstyle) Backswept.
(of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.
swingback
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
throwbacks
throwbacks
noun
plural of throwback
thwackers
thwackers
noun
plural of thwacker
thwacks
thwacks
noun
plural of thwack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thwack
thwackstave
trackwalkers
trackwalkers
noun
plural of trackwalker
unacknowledgedness
wackes
wackes
noun
plural of wacke
wackiest
wackiest
adj
superlative form of wacky: most wacky
wackiness
wackiness
noun
the state of being wacky
wackinesses
wackinesses
noun
plural of wackiness
wackos
wackos
noun
plural of wacko
wacks
wacks
noun
plural of wack
waesuck
waesucks
wahkiacus
walkingstick
walkingstick
noun
Alternative form of walking stick
warlocks
warlocks
noun
plural of warlock
warwickshire
warwickshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
watchmakings
watchworks
waterbucks
waterbucks
noun
plural of waterbuck
weathercockish
weathercockish
adj
Fickle or changeable in one's views.
weathercockism
weathercocks
weathercocks
noun
plural of weathercock
weathersick
westermarck
wetbacks
wetbacks
noun
plural of wetback; a slur towards persons of Mexican descent in the United States
whackers
whackers
noun
plural of whacker
whackiest
whackiest
adj
superlative form of whacky: most whacky
whackos
whackos
noun
plural of whacko
whacks
whacks
noun
plural of whack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whack
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.
whitracks
wickapes
wingbacks
wingbacks
noun
plural of wingback
wisacky
wisecrack
wisecrack
noun
A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.
verb
To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.
wisecracked
wisecracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wisecrack
wisecracker
wisecracker
noun
A person who makes wisecrack remarks; a smart aleck.
wisecrackers
wisecrackers
noun
plural of wisecracker
wisecrackery
wisecrackery
noun
wisecracks generally
wisecracking
wisecracking
adj
Making many wisecracks.
verb
present participle of wisecrack
wisecracks
wisecracks
noun
plural of wisecrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wisecrack
woolpacks
woolpacks
noun
plural of woolpack
woolsack
woolsack
noun
A bag or bale of wool.
A seat made of wool; (specifically) the traditional seat of the British Lord Chancellor (since 2006 of the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords); hence (by metonymy) the post of Lord-Chancellor.
Synonym of corestone
woolsacks
woolsacks
noun
plural of woolsack
workaholics
workaholics
noun
plural of workaholic
workspace
workspace
noun
(computing) A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated or developed in isolation from others.
(computing, graphical user interface) An empty portion of the screen or window that serves as a container for other windows or objects.
(computing, graphical user interface) Any of the screens that can be switched between in a virtual desktop.
(robotics) The set of points that can be reached by the end-effector of a robotic manipulator
An area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office.
wracks
wracks
noun
plural of wrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wrack