(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
cabinetworks
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
capeworks
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
caseworkers
caseworkers
noun
plural of caseworker
caseworks
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cookwares
cookwares
noun
plural of cookware
counterbreastwork
deadworks
deadworks
noun
(nautical) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
foreknowableness
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
gasworker
gasworker
noun
Someone who works in a gasworks
gateworks
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
glassworkers
glassworkers
noun
plural of glassworker
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
laceworks
laceworks
noun
A factory that produces lace.
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
leadworks
leadworks
noun
A factory that processes lead (the metal).
plural of leadwork
markswomen
markswomen
noun
plural of markswoman
marrowskyer
maskflower
masterwork
masterwork
noun
(obsolete) A main drain or irrigation channel.
(obsolete) An act of primary importance.
A piece done to prove possession of skill sufficient to be ranked a master.
A piece of quality, indicative of having been made by a master; a masterpiece.
masterworks
masterworks
noun
plural of masterwork
meadowlarks
meadowlarks
noun
plural of meadowlark
meatworks
meatworks
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
metalworkers
metalworkers
noun
plural of metalworker
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
overweakness
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
passageworks
passageworks
noun
plural of passagework
pawnbrokeress
pawnbrokeress
noun
A female pawnbroker.
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
ropewalkers
ropewalkers
noun
plural of ropewalker
ropewalks
ropewalks
noun
plural of ropewalk
salework
salework
noun
(obsolete, historical) Goods made for general sale (as opposed to goods made specially to order).
saltworker
saltworker
noun
A worker in a saltworks.
sawworker
scalework
scalework
noun
Artistic ornamentation resembling the scales of a fish.
scowbanker
seatwork
seatwork
noun
(US) The schoolwork done by students sitting at their desks during schooltime.
seatworks
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
slateworks
snakeflower
snakeworm
snakewort
snowbreak
snowmaker
snowmaker
noun
A device for creating snow.
sorehawk
spadework
spadework
noun
(figuratively) Work done in preparation for something else.
Work done by digging with a spade.
spaework
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
splatterwork
splatterwork
noun
(art) The creation of a design on a surface by spattering colouring matter upon it.
superacknowledgment
swashbucklerdom
swordmaker
swordmaker
noun
A person who makes swords.
teamworks
thankworthiness
thankworthiness
noun
The quality or state of being thankworthy.
traversework
unworkableness
unworkableness
noun
The quality or state of being unworkable; lack of workableness.
vasework
vasework
noun
The decorative arranging of flowers in a vase.
wageworkers
wageworkers
noun
plural of wageworker
wakeboarders
wakeboarders
noun
plural of wakeboarder
walkovers
walkovers
noun
plural of walkover
watersoaked
watersoaked
adj
Soaked with water.
waterworks
waterworks
noun
(Britain, euphemistic) The genitourinary system.
(construction, archaic) Engineering works relating to the conveyance and flow of fluids (principally water), such as the collection and distribution of water, drainage, irrigation, etc.
(historical, treated as singular) A hydraulic apparatus by which a supply of water is furnished for ornamental purposes; also, an ornamental fountain or waterfall.
(informal) Often in the form turn on the waterworks: crying or tears, especially in a way that is considered manipulative or over-emotional.
(informal) Rain.
(treated as singular) Any single facility, such as a filtration plant or pumping station, within such a system.
The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.
plural of waterwork
weathercockish
weathercockish
adj
Fickle or changeable in one's views.
weathercockism
weathercocks
weathercocks
noun
plural of weathercock
whiskerando
whiskerandoed
whiskerandos
wikstroemia
workableness
workableness
noun
The quality or state of being workable, or the extent to which a thing is workable.
workablenesses
workbasket
workbasket
noun
A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc.
workbaskets
workbaskets
noun
plural of workbasket
workmanlikeness
workmanlikeness
noun
The quality of being workmanlike.
workmanliness
workmanliness
noun
The quality of being workmanly.
workmaster
workmaster
noun
(archaic) Master workman; overseer; employer of workmen.
A skilled craftsman who owns a workshop.
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.
