Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
cabinetworking
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkweigher
checkweigher
noun
Alternative form of check weigher
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
coworking
coworking
noun
The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
fliegerabwehrkanone
foreknowing
foreknowing
noun
foreknowledge
verb
present participle of foreknow
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
frankewing
gaikwar
gawkier
gawkier
adj
comparative form of gawky: more gawky
gingerwork
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
grikwa
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
grillwork
grillwork
noun
The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating
grillworks
grillworks
noun
plural of grillwork
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headworking
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
internetworking
internetworking
verb
present participle of internetwork
interworking
interworking
noun
Interoperability.
ironworking
ironworking
noun
The making of useful or decorative items from iron.
The metallurgy of iron.
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
kenningwort
killigrew
killigrew
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect, archaic) A bird, the red-billed chough.
kingrow
klingerstown
knightswort
knowinger
knowinger
adj
comparative form of knowing: more knowing
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
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
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
nightworker
nonworking
nonworking
adj
Not employed.
That does not work or function.
norridgewock
outworking
outworking
noun
The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
verb
present participle of outwork
overknowing
overknowing
adj
Excessively knowing or cunning.
overworking
overworking
verb
present participle of overwork
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preknowing
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
racewalkings
reacknowledging
reacknowledging
verb
present participle of reacknowledge
reawakening
reawakening
noun
A second or subsequent awakening.
verb
present participle of reawaken
reawakenings
reawakenings
noun
plural of reawakening
reawaking
reawaking
verb
present participle of reawake
rewakening
rewakening
noun
(archaic) reawakening
verb
present participle of rewaken
rewaking
rewaking
verb
present participle of rewake
reworking
reworking
noun
An act in which something is reworked.
verb
present participle of rework
ringwalk
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
siegework
siegework
noun
A temporary fort where siege guns are mounted.
silkgrower
silkgrower
noun
A grower of silk.
skewering
skewering
noun
The act by which something is skewered.
verb
present participle of skewer
skywriting
skywriting
noun
Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground.
skywritings
sneckdrawing
snickdrawing
steelworking
steelworking
noun
The act of working steel, the creation of steelwork or steelwares
stockwright
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
swanmarking
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
tinworking
topworking
topworking
verb
present participle of topwork
trianglework
underworking
underworking
noun
lower or underlying workings
verb
present participle of underwork
unworking
unworking
adj
(rare) Not working for a living; subsisting without employment.
noun
A process of undoing or destroying something previously made.
verb
present participle of unwork
unwrinkling
unwrinkling
verb
present participle of unwrinkle
wafermaking
wageworking
wageworking
adj
Working in order to earn a wage.
wakeboarding
wakeboarding
noun
(sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable.
waremaking
waremaking
noun
The manufacture of wares.
warking
warking
verb
present participle of wark
warmaking
watermarking
watermarking
verb
present participle of watermark
waterskiing
waterskiings
waxworking
waxworking
noun
The creation of waxworks.
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
whickering
whickering
noun
The act of producing a whicker.
verb
present participle of whicker
whiskerage
whiskerage
noun
Whiskers.
wickenburg
wigmaker
wigmaker
noun
A person who makes wigs.
wigmakers
wigmakers
noun
plural of wigmaker
winterkilling
winterkilling
verb
present participle of winterkill
wiremaking
wiremaking
noun
The manufacture of wire.
wireworking
wireworking
noun
The manufacture of wirework.
wisecracking
wisecracking
adj
Making many wisecracks.
verb
present participle of wisecrack
woodworking
woodworking
noun
The crafts of carpentry, cabinet making and related skills of making things from wood.
verb
present participle of woodwork
woodworkings
woodworkings
noun
plural of woodworking
woolworking
woolworking
noun
The practice of working with wool.
wordmaking
wordmaking
noun
The creation or coinage of words.
workgirl
workgirl
noun
A young female laborer.
working
working
adj
(obsolete) Efficacious.
Enough to allow one to use something.
In paid employment.
Of or relating to employment.
That is or are functioning.
That suffices but requires additional work.
Used in real life; practical.
noun
(arithmetic) The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
(countable) A train movement.
(of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
(usually in the plural) Operation; action.
A place where work is carried on.
Fermentation.
Method of operation.
verb
present participle of work
workingly
workingly
adv
With work or labour.
workingman
workingman
noun
A man who works in exchange for payment, especially one that does manual labour.
workingmen
workingmen
noun
plural of workingman
workings
workings
noun
The internal mechanism of some device or system.
The parts of a quarry or mine that are being (or has been) worked.
plural of working.
workingwoman
workingwoman
noun
A woman who works in exchange for payment, especially one who does manual labour
workingwomen
workingwomen
noun
plural of workingwoman
workingwonan
worldmaking
worldmaking
noun
The creation of a world, as for example in writing fiction.
wracking
wracking
verb
present participle of wrack
wreaking
wreaking
noun
The act by which something is wreaked.
verb
present participle of wreak
wreathmaking
wreathmaking
noun
The construction of wreaths of flowers.
wrecking
wrecking
noun
The act by which something is wrecked.
The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore.