A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwilling
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
cowtongue
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
feuchtwanger
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
goutweed
goutweed
noun
A ground elder, Aegopodium podagraria.
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
guestwise
guestwise
adv
(obsolete) As a guest.
gutterwise
gutweed
gutweed
noun
Sonchus arvensis, a terrestrial plant.
Ulva intestinalis, a seaweed.
gutwise
heartwounding
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
hyperwrought
interwrought
interwwrought
ludwigite
ludwigite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
mugwet
multidwelling
multidwelling
adj
Relating to more than one dwelling.
noun
A dwelling occupied by more than one household.
multiviewing
outdwelling
outdwelling
verb
present participle of outdwell
outglowed
outglowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outglow
outgnawed
outgnawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outgnaw
outgrew
outgrew
verb
simple past tense of outgrow
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outswagger
outswagger
verb
(transitive) To surpass in swaggering.
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outsweepings
outswinger
outswinger
noun
(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
(cricket) a bowler that uses outswing
outtowering
outtowering
verb
present participle of outtower
outwearing
outwearing
verb
present participle of outwear
outwearying
outwearying
verb
present participle of outweary
outweaving
outweaving
verb
present participle of outweave
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
outweigh
outweigh
verb
(transitive) To exceed in importance or value.
(transitive) To exceed in weight or mass.
outweighed
outweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outweigh
outweighing
outweighing
verb
present participle of outweigh
outweighs
outweighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outweigh
outweight
outwiggle
outwiggled
outwrangle
outwrangle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wrangling.
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
outwrestling
outwrestling
verb
present participle of outwrestle
outwriggle
outwriggle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wriggling.
outwriggled
outwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwriggle
overwrought
overwrought
adj
Elaborate; overdone.
Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
overwwrought
pseudosweating
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
rewrought
rewrought
adj
wrought again
sparrowtongue
spurgewort
spurgewort
noun
Any euphorbiaceous plant.
subweight
sugarsweet
summerweight
summerweight
adj
(of clothing) Of relatively light weight, intended for use in warm summers.
superacknowledgment
supergrowth
supergrowth
noun
(countable) A growth upon something else.
(uncountable) Very rapid growth.
supergrowths
supergrowths
noun
plural of supergrowth
superwrought
thousandweight
tongueflower
troughwise
troughwise
adv
In the manner of a trough.
unacknowledgment
unacknowledgment
noun
Lack of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge.
unbewitching
unbewitching
adj
Not bewitching.
noun
The cancellation of a spell cast upon somebody or something.
verb
present participle of unbewitch
unbewitchingly
undergrowth
undergrowth
noun
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
undergrowths
undergrowths
noun
plural of undergrowth
undertwig
undertwig
noun
A lower twig.
underweight
underweight
adj
(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
noun
(countable) An underweight person.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.
verb
(countable, finance)
(transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
underweighted
underweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underweight
underweights
underweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underweight
underwriting
underwriting
noun
The act of something being underwritten financially.
verb
present participle of underwrite
underwrought
underwrought
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork
ungentlewomanlike
ungentlewomanlike
adj
Not gentlewomanlike.
unrightwise
unrightwise
adj
Obsolete form of unrighteous.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unsweating
unsweating
adj
Not sweating.
verb
present participle of unsweat
unsweltering
unweeting
unweeting
adj
Obsolete form of unwitting.
unweetingly
unweetingly
adv
(archaic) Without knowing; unaware, unwittingly.
unweighability
unweight
unweight
verb
To remove a statistical weighting from.
To temporarily remove the body's weight from a ski when making a turn.
unweighted
unweighted
adj
Not weighted (used especially of an average or other statistic)
unweighting
unweighting
verb
present participle of unweight
unweights
unweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unweight
unweighty
unweighty
adj
Not weighty.
unwithering
unwithering
adj
Not withering; staying fresh and whole.
unwittingness
unwittingness
noun
Quality of being unwitting.
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
unwresting
unwresting
verb
present participle of unwrest
vergeltungswaffe
walpurgite
walpurgite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate/oxide of bismuth and uranium.
waltersburg
wangateur
waterrug
waughted
waughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waught
weatogue
weltanschauung
weltanschauung
noun
A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.