(colloquial) A person who is mentally or emotionally damaged.
(colloquial) A person who often makes substantial mistakes; a bungler.
(colloquial) A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.
screwups
screwups
noun
plural of screwup
scriptwriter
scriptwriter
noun
A person who writes scripts.
shipwreck
shipwreck
noun
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
verb
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shipwrecks
shipwrecks
noun
plural of shipwreck
shipwrecky
shipwrecky
adj
(figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky.
Characteristic of a shipwreck.
showpiece
showpiece
noun
Something made specifically to be displayed.
Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown.
showpieces
showpieces
noun
plural of showpiece
showplace
showplace
noun
A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
A location kept for display only.
showplaces
showplaces
noun
plural of showplace
snowcapped
snowcapped
adj
Alternative form of snow-capped
snowcreep
snowscape
snowscape
noun
A landscape dominated by snow.
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
spaceward
spaceward
adv
towards outer space
spacewoman
spacewoman
noun
A female astronaut.
spacewomen
spacewomen
noun
plural of spacewoman
sparrowcide
sparrowcide
noun
(countable) One who kills sparrows.
The killing of sparrows.
speechway
speechwriter
speechwriter
noun
someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
spencertown
spicewood
spicewood
noun
An American shrub, the spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose bark has a citrusy taste and odor.
stopwatches
stopwatches
noun
plural of stopwatch
superacknowledgment
superallowance
supercow
supercow
noun
(dairy industry) A cow bred or engineered for superior milk production, producing more milk per day than average, or in some cases more fat per gallon of milk.
supercrowned
surplicewise
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.
switchkeeper
townscape
townscape
noun
(art) A depiction of an urban scene
A view of a town, or a subjective image of a town
verb
(transitive) To design and lay out (buildings) as a town.
twelvepence
twelvepence
noun
The monetary amount of twelve pence.
twopence
twopence
noun
(Britain, Ireland) (by extension) A small amount or value.
(Britain, Ireland) A British or Irish coin worth two (old or new) pence.
(Britain, Ireland) A cost or value of two pence.
twopences
twopences
noun
plural of twopence
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
upscrew
upwrench
upwrench
verb
(transitive, poetic) To wrench upward; to tear up or uproot.
wachapreague
walepiece
wallpiece
wallpiece
noun
Alternative form of wall piece
wappenschaw
wappenschawing
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
watercup
waterscape
waterscape
noun
An aquatic landscape; a view or site prominently involving water.
verb
To create an aquatic landscape.
waterscapes
waterscapes
noun
plural of waterscape
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterscape
weapemeoc
weapschawing
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
whipsocket
whipstitched
whipstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whipstitch
whipstitches
whipstitches
noun
plural of whipstitch
whitecap
whitecap
noun
(US, historical) A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.
A wave having a white crest; a breaker
Any of several birds having a white patch on the head
whitecapper
whitecapper
noun
(US, historical) Synonym of whitecap (“type of vigilante”)
whitecapping
whitecapping
noun
(US, historical) The vigilante actions carried out by whitecaps.
whitecaps
whitecaps
noun
plural of whitecap
whitechapel
whitechapel
Proper noun
A district in east London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood.
whitecup
whitecup
noun
The solanaceous plant Nierembergia rivularis.
whitespace
whitespace
noun
(often attributive) Alternative spelling of white space
wickape
wickapes
wicketkeep
wicketkeep
verb
(cricket) To act as a wicketkeeper.
wicketkeeper
wicketkeeper
noun
(cricket) A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the ball, or to stump the batsman.
wicketkeeping
wicketkeeping
noun
(cricket) The role of the wicketkeeper.
wicopies
wincopipe
wincopipe
noun
(dialect) The pimpernel flower, Anagallis arvensis.
wingpiece
wintercreeper
wintercreeper
noun
Euonymus fortunei, a woody evergreen vine native to China, Korea, and Japan.
woodchopper
woodchopper
noun
A person who chops wood; a lumberjack
A person who woodchops as a sport
woodchoppers
woodchoppers
noun
plural of woodchopper
woodcreeper
woodcreeper
noun
Any of many neotropical passerine birds of the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae.
woodpeck
woodpeck
noun
Obsolete form of woodpecker.
woodpecker
woodpecker
noun
(military slang) Type 92 heavy machine gun
Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.
woodpeckers
woodpeckers
noun
plural of woodpecker
wordperfect
wordprocessors
wordprocessors
noun
plural of wordprocessor
workpiece
workpiece
noun
(machining, woodworking, etc.) The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations.
workplace
workplace
noun
The place where someone works.
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.