Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
caseworm
caseworm
noun
A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.
caseworms
caseworms
noun
plural of caseworm
catawampous
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
catawampus
catawampus
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
adv
(US) Diagonally.
(US) Utterly.
noun
(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
causewayman
causewayman
noun
A man employed to build a causeway.
charmwise
chmielewski
chowtimes
churchwardenism
clamworms
clamworms
noun
plural of clamworm
clanswoman
clanswoman
noun
a female member of a clan.
clanswomen
clanswomen
noun
plural of clanswoman
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.
comedowns
comedowns
noun
plural of comedown
cometwise
cometwise
adj
In the manner of a comet.
commonweals
commonweals
noun
plural of commonweal
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
companionways
companionways
noun
plural of companionway
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
congresswomen
congresswomen
noun
plural of congresswoman
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
crossbowman
crossbowman
noun
Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.
crossbowmen
crossbowmen
noun
plural of crossbowman
cumshaw
cumshaw
noun
A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
verb
To give or make a present to.
cumshaws
cumshaws
noun
plural of cumshaw
cutworms
cutworms
noun
plural of cutworm
cwms
cwms
noun
plural of cwm
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
discrownment
downcomes
downcomes
noun
plural of downcome
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
inchworms
inchworms
noun
plural of inchworm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inchworm
kimmswick
lawrenciums
lowerclassman
lowerclassman
noun
(US) Synonym of underclassman
lowerclassmen
lowerclassmen
noun
plural of lowerclassman
macaws
macaws
noun
plural of macaw
maccabaws
mackinaws
mackinaws
noun
plural of mackinaw
macswan
mcandrews
mcconnellstown
mcewensville
mcgraws
mcknightstown
mcsherrystown
mcwilliams
mechanicstown
micawberish
micawberism
micawberism
Noun
optimism in the face of financial adversity
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
microbrewers
microbrewers
noun
plural of microbrewer
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
microswitch
microswitch
noun
An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
microwaves
microwaves
noun
plural of microwave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microwave
microwords
microworlds
microworlds
noun
plural of microworld
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misallowance
misallowance
noun
A bad or wrong allowance; something allotted in error.
moiseiwitsch
morrowspeech
moscow
moscow
Proper noun
The capital city of Russia.
The government of Russia or the Soviet Union.
A city in Idaho, USA
A town name in Iowa, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Indiana, Pennsylvania, etc. in the USA
mucksweat
muckworms
muckworms
noun
plural of muckworm
muscow
newcomers
newcomers
noun
plural of newcomer
newcomerstown
oswiecim
phosphowolframic
pickwickianism
piecemealwise
schwarmerei
schwarmereis
scotchwoman
scotchwoman
Noun
A woman from Scotland.
scotswoman
scotswoman
Noun
A woman from Scotland.
scowman
scowman
noun
One who pilots a scow.
scowmen
scowmen
noun
plural of scowman
scrawm
scrawm
verb
(UK, dialect, transitive) To tear or scratch.
screwman
screwman
noun
A laborer who uses screws to make adjustments
screwmatics
screwmatics
noun
(Britain, colloquial, dated) Rheumatism.
screwsman
screwstem
screwstem
noun
Any of the gentians in the genus Bartonia.
screwworm
screwworm
noun
The larva of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm) or Chrysomya bezziana (Old World screwworm). The larvae are parasitic in humans and animals and are distinctive in eating living flesh of mammals, unlike most maggots, which eat only dead flesh.
scrimshaw
scrimshaw
noun
(countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
(uncountable) The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
verb
(intransitive) To make a handicraft of scrimshaw.
To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.
To carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
scrimshaws
scrimshaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scrimshaw
scrubwoman
scrubwoman
noun
(US) A woman employed to do general housework, such as cleaning a house or office.
scrubwomen
scrubwomen
noun
plural of scrubwoman
servicewoman
servicewoman
noun
A woman who serves in the armed forces.
servicewomen
servicewomen
noun
plural of servicewoman
shrewmmice
smethwick
smethwick
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England
smithwick
somewhence
somewhence
adv
(archaic or literary) from somewhere
spacewoman
spacewoman
noun
A female astronaut.
spacewomen
spacewomen
noun
plural of spacewoman
sulfowolframic
sulphowolframic
superacknowledgment
swampscott
swashbucklerdom
switchman
switchman
noun
A person who operates railway switches which route trains onto rail tracks.
A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard.
switchmen
switchmen
noun
plural of switchman
thermoswitch
thermoswitch
noun
(biochemistry) A form of riboswitch incorporating a thermosensor and thus responsive to temperature changes.
thumbscrew
thumbscrew
noun
(figuratively) A weakness that can be taken advantage of.
A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers.
An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.
thumbscrews
thumbscrews
noun
plural of thumbscrew
unwelcomeness
unwelcomeness
noun
The state or condition of being unwelcome.
unwhimsical
unwhimsical
Adjective
Not whimsical.
unwhimsically
unwhimsicalness
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
watchmakings
watchmanship
watchmanship
noun
The state or business of a watchman.
weathercockism
welcomeless
welcomeless
adj
Lacking a welcome
unwelcome
welcomeness
welcomeness
noun
The condition of being welcome
welcomers
welcomers
noun
plural of welcomer
welcomes
welcomes
noun
plural of welcome
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of welcome