The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
capeworks
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.
cowkeeper
cowkeeper
noun
(archaic) cowherd
cowpoke
cowpoke
noun
(US, dated) A 19th-century device used around the necks of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing. The action of the device was to poke the cow when the device came into contact with the fence.
(US, slang) A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)
cowpokes
cowpokes
noun
plural of cowpoke
crowkeeper
crowkeeper
noun
(obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows.
(obsolete) A scarecrow.
crowkeepers
crowkeepers
noun
plural of crowkeeper
ekpwele
ekpweles
ekpweles
noun
plural of ekpwele
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
joukerypawkery
kapwepwe
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
kellupweed
kelpware
kelpware
noun
kelp
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
kewpie
kewpie
noun
A kewpie doll.
knapweed
knapweed
noun
Any of various common weeds of the genus Centaurea
especially Centaurea nigra.
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
knopweed
knopweed
noun
Alternative form of knapweed
knowperts
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
mopehawk
mopehawk
noun
Alternative form of morepork (“the bird”)
newspeak
newspeak
noun
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
newspeaks
newspeaks
noun
plural of newspeak
openwork
openwork
noun
(mining) A quarry; an open cut.
Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings.
openworks
openworks
noun
plural of openwork
paawkier
packwaller
packware
packware
noun
Goods carried in a pack, especially those for sale by a peddler.
packwaukee
packwaxes
paddywacked
paderewski
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
paperwork
paperwork
noun
(US, prison slang) Court documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).
(hyperbolic) excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.
routine work involving written documents
written documents
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
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pawkery
pawkery
noun
(Scotland) Trickery, cunning.
pawkier
pawkier
adj
comparative form of pawky: more pawky
pawkiest
pawkiest
adj
superlative form of pawky: most pawky
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
pawkinesses
pawkinesses
noun
plural of pawkiness
pawkrie
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
pawnbrokerage
pawnbrokerage
noun
(countable) A pawnbroker's shop.
(uncountable) The business of pawnbroking.
pawnbrokeress
pawnbrokeress
noun
A female pawnbroker.
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokery
pawnbrokery
noun
A pawnbroker's shop.
The trade of pawnbroking.
pawneerock
pawtucket
pawtucket
Proper noun
A large city in Rhode Island.
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
peakward
peakward
adv
Toward a peak.
peckerwood
peckerwood
noun
(Southern US, Appalachia) A peckerwood sawmill.
(Southern US, Appalachia, slang) A woodpecker.
(US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.
(prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
peckerwoods
peckerwoods
noun
plural of peckerwood
pediwak
pedricktown
pennywinkle
penworker
periwinkle
periwinkle
adj
Of pale bluish purple colour.
noun
A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
A mollusk of family Littorinidae.
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
periwinkler
periwinkler
noun
One who fishes for periwinkles.
periwinkles
periwinkles
noun
plural of periwinkle
perwick
perwitsky
perwitsky
noun
(archaic) The fur of the marbled polecat.
pewaukee
pickerelweed
pickerelweed
noun
(US) Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves
pickleweed
pickleweed
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Batis (family Bataceae).
Any flowering plant of the genus Salicornia (family Amaranthaceae).
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
piecework
piecework
noun
Alternative spelling of piece work
pieceworker
pieceworker
noun
A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
pieceworkers
pieceworkers
noun
plural of pieceworker
pilework
pilework
noun
A structure built of piles; piling.
pillowlike
pillowlike
adj
Resembling a pillow.
pinkweed
pinnywinkle
pinnywinkles
pinnywinkles
noun
Alternative form of pilliwinks
pipewalker
pipework
pipework
noun
(music) The pipes and stops of an organ
Any system of pipes or tubes; piping
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
platework
plateworker
plowmaker
pockweed
pokeweed
pokeweed
noun
A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves, clusters of white flowers, and dark purple berries.
pokeweeds
pokeweeds
noun
plural of pokeweed
powderlike
powderlike
adj
Resembling powder.
powdike
powdike
noun
(UK, dialect) A dike; a marsh or fen.
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preknew
preknow
preknowing
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
preknown
preknown
adj
Already known; known in advance.
presswork
presswork
noun
(cabinet-making) Work consisting of a series of cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure.
(metalwork) The act or process of pressing or drawing with dies or presses; or the product of such work.
Pottery produced by pressing clay into moulds.
Printed material.
The operation of a printing press.
pressworker
pressworker
noun
A person employed to press or draw with dies or presses.
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
prework
prework
adj
Prior to starting work.
noun
Work done in preparation.
princewick
pukeweed
pyrewinkes
ropewalk
ropewalk
noun
A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
A place where rope is made, a rope factory.
Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.
ropewalker
ropewalker
noun
An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.
ropewalkers
ropewalkers
noun
plural of ropewalker
ropewalks
ropewalks
noun
plural of ropewalk
ropework
ropework
noun
(nautical) The making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of rope, and the manufacture of devices from rope, mostly by use of the marlinspike
A form of raised convex or painted decoration in the form of twisted rope applied to architecture, ceramics, metalwork and furniture
sempstrywork
sheepwalk
sheepwalk
noun
Land given to pasturing of sheep, smaller than a sheep-run.
sheepwalker
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.
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
shopworker
shopworker
noun
A person who works in a shop; a shop assistant
skysweeper
skysweeper
Noun
A kind of anti-aircraft gun used in the mid-20th century.
sleepwaker
sleepwaker
noun
One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep.
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalk
sleepwalk
verb
(intransitive) To walk and/or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
sleepwalked
sleepwalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sleepwalk
sleepwalker
sleepwalker
noun
Someone who walks about in their sleep.
sleepwalkers
sleepwalkers
noun
plural of sleepwalker
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
sleepwalks
sleepwalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sleepwalk
slopworker
slowpoke
slowpoke
noun
(US, Canada, informal, mildly derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.
slowpokes
slowpokes
noun
plural of slowpoke
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
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.
speedwalk
speedwalk
noun
A moving walkway.
verb
To take part in the sport of speedwalking.
To walk quickly.
spellwork
spellwork
noun
Any magical practice involving creating or casting spells, especially new enchantments or spells which are intricate or complex.
The formula or formulation of one or more spells or enchantments; the individual parts constituting such a formulation; the inner workings or structure of a spell.
spiderwork
spiderwork
noun
Lace worked by spider stitch.
spikeweed
spikewise
spikewise
adv
In the manner of a spike or spikes.
splatterwork
splatterwork
noun
(art) The creation of a design on a surface by spattering colouring matter upon it.