(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
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
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
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cookwares
cookwares
noun
plural of cookware
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.
corkscrew
corkscrew
adj
Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.
noun
(amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters.
(boxing, martial arts) A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
verb
(intransitive) To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
(transitive) To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
(transitive, informal) To extract information or consent from someone.
corkscrewed
corkscrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
corkscrews
corkscrews
noun
plural of corkscrew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corkscrew
corkscrewy
corkscrewy
adj
Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape
counterbreastwork
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
coworkers
coworkers
noun
plural of coworker
cowsucker
crewelworks
crewelworks
noun
plural of crewelwork
crowkeepers
crowkeepers
noun
plural of crowkeeper
deadworks
deadworks
noun
(nautical) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.
dockworkers
dockworkers
noun
plural of dockworker
donkeyworks
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
downstrokes
downstrokes
noun
plural of downstroke
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
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
fireworks
fireworks
noun
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.
(plural only, figuratively) A boisterous or violent event or situation.
plural of firework.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
foreknowableness
foreknowledges
foreknowledges
noun
plural of foreknowledge
foreknows
foreknows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreknow
forkwise
forkwise
adv
In the manner of a fork.
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
fretworks
fretworks
noun
plural of fretwork
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
guesswork
guesswork
noun
An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
guessworker
guessworker
noun
A person who proceeds by guesswork.
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.
herskowitz
homeworks
homeworks
noun
plural of homework
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
housework
housework
noun
(uncommon) Homework.
Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking.
houseworker
houseworker
noun
One who does the housework; a homemaker.
houseworkers
houseworkers
noun
plural of houseworker
houseworks
housewrecker
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
ironworkers
ironworkers
noun
plural of ironworker
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
journeyworks
keywords
keywords
noun
plural of keyword
klingerstown
knowers
knowers
noun
plural of knower
knowperts
kotowers
kotowers
noun
plural of kotower
kowtowers
kowtowers
noun
plural of kowtower
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
legworks
legworks
noun
plural of legwork
lifeworks
lifeworks
noun
plural of lifework
lordswike
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.
meshwork
meshwork
noun
A net; an assembly of meshes.
meshworks
meshworks
noun
plural of meshwork
metalworkers
metalworkers
noun
plural of metalworker
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
mininetworks
muskflower
muskflower
noun
The monkeyflower Erythranthe moschata.
needleworks
needleworks
noun
plural of needlework
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
networks
networks
noun
plural of network
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of network
nonworkers
nonworkers
noun
plural of nonworker
openworks
openworks
noun
plural of openwork
outworkers
outworkers
noun
plural of outworker
overweakness
overworks
overworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwork
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
peckerwoods
peckerwoods
noun
plural of peckerwood
pieceworkers
pieceworkers
noun
plural of pieceworker
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
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.
reworks
reworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rework
rockweeds
rockweeds
noun
plural of rockweed
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
screenwork
screenwork
noun
(architecture) Work in the form of a screen.
Work done for film or television, such as directing.
screwstock
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
seatwork
seatwork
noun
(US) The schoolwork done by students sitting at their desks during schooltime.
seatworks
semiworks
semiworks
noun
Alternative form of semi-works
sempstrywork
setwork
setwork
noun
Synonym of setworks (“sawmill mechanism that positions the log for the next cut”)
setworks
setworks
noun
The mechanism in a sawmill that positions the log for the next cut.
plural of setwork
sheetwork
sheetwork
noun
Metalwork done in sheets.
The printing of sheets of paper using a printing press.
shellwork
shellwork
noun
A form of decoration made from shells arranged in a pattern.
The making of objects from shells.
shellworker
shellworker
noun
One who makes objects from shells.
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
shopworker
shopworker
noun
A person who works in a shop; a shop assistant
showerlike
showerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shower (bathroom fitting).
showker
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.