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
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
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
charmwise
churchwardenism
clamworms
clamworms
noun
plural of clamworm
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
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.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
lawrenciums
lowerclassman
lowerclassman
noun
(US) Synonym of underclassman
lowerclassmen
lowerclassmen
noun
plural of lowerclassman
mcandrews
mcgraws
micawberish
micawberism
micawberism
Noun
optimism in the face of financial adversity
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
microwaves
microwaves
noun
plural of microwave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microwave
phosphowolframic
schwarmerei
schwarmereis
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
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.
servicewoman
servicewoman
noun
A woman who serves in the armed forces.
sulfowolframic
sulphowolframic
superacknowledgment
swashbucklerdom
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
weathercockism
westermarck
wiseacredom
wiseacredom
noun
The realm or sphere of wiseacres.
wiseacreism
wiseacreism
noun
The behaviour or utterance of a wiseacre; know-it-allism.
woodcraftsman
woodcraftsman
noun
Alternative form of woodcraftman
wordcraftsman
wormcast
wormcast
noun
A small pile of sand or soil, the end product of the breakdown of organic matter by an earthworm.
