(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
bakerstown
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
berkowitz
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
bolsterwork
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
breakwater
breakwater
noun
(nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
breakwaters
breakwaters
noun
plural of breakwater
breakweather
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(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
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
butterworker
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
candlestickward
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
cementwork
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
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.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
dawnstreak
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
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
duckwater
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
featherworker
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
fredericktown
fretwork
fretwork
noun
ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through
fretworked
fretworked
adj
Adorned with fretwork.
fretworks
fretworks
noun
plural of fretwork
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
garnetwork
gateworks
gedecktwork
herskowitz
hickorywithe
inkwriter
interknow
interknow
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be mutually acquainted with.
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
internetwork
internetwork
noun
A network of networks.
verb
(transitive) To set up as a network of networks.
internetworking
internetworking
verb
present participle of internetwork
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
interwork
interwork
verb
(transitive) To work (two or more things) into and through each other.
interworked
interworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwork
interworking
interworking
noun
Interoperability.
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
intranetwork
intranetwork
adj
Within a network.
noun
(computing) An intranet.
jerkwater
jerkwater
adj
(US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
noun
(US, historical) A train on a branch line.
A jerkwater town.
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kenningwort
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
klingerstown
knitwear
knitwear
noun
knitted garments
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
knowperts
kotower
kotower
noun
Alternative spelling of kowtower
kotowers
kotowers
noun
plural of kotower
kowtower
kowtower
noun
One who kowtows; a sycophant.
kowtowers
kowtowers
noun
plural of kowtower
krautweed
kwarteng
kwarterka
kwartje
kylertown
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
leatherwork
leatherwork
noun
Articles thus produced.
The making of articles from leather.
leatherworker
leatherworker
noun
A person who makes things from leather.
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
marketwise
marketwise
adj
In terms of the financial market.
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
meatworks
meatworks
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
metalwork
metalwork
noun
Objects made of metal.
The act of shaping metal, metalworking.
metalworker
metalworker
noun
A person who shapes metal.
metalworkers
metalworkers
noun
plural of metalworker
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
metanetwork
metanetwork
noun
(communication, management, sociology) A network of networks.
mininetwork
mininetworks
network
network
noun
(broadcasting) A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
(computing, Internet) Multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information
A directory of people maintained for their advancement
A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals.
Any interconnected group or system
verb
(intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
(transitive) To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
(transitive) To interconnect a group or system.
(transitive, broadcasting) To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.
networked
networked
adj
joined by a network, or to form a network
verb
simple past tense and past participle of network
networking
networking
noun
The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.
The use of computer networks.
verb
present participle of network
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
networks
networks
noun
plural of network
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of network
newmarket
newmarket
Proper noun
A market town in Suffolk, England, with a famous racecourse.
Noun
A long, close-fitting cloak.
A card game in which players try to play their cards in a sequence selected by cards from a second deck.
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightworker
outworked
outworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwork
outworker
outworker
noun
(dated) One who takes away work to do at home.
(dated) One who works outdoors.
A subcontractor who carries out work at an off-site facility.
outworkers
outworkers
noun
plural of outworker
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pedricktown
perwitsky
perwitsky
noun
(archaic) The fur of the marbled polecat.
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
platework
plateworker
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
quakertown
quickwater
quickwater
noun
(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.