(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
changewater
counterthwarting
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
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
downweighted
downweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downweight
englishtown
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
featherwing
feuchtwanger
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanish
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
glenwhite
greenwithe
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
gweneth
gwenneth
gwyneth
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
hearthwarming
heartwarming
heartwarming
adj
Alternative form of heart-warming
heartwounding
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
intergrowth
intergrowth
noun
A growing together and through each other of two crystals.
intergrowths
intergrowths
noun
plural of intergrowth
interwhistling
interwreathing
interwreathing
verb
present participle of interwreathe
interwrought
interwwrought
inweight
inwreathing
inwreathing
verb
present participle of inwreathe
kweihwating
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
lengthways
lengthways
adj
lengthwise
lengthwise
lengthwise
adj
In the long direction of an oblong object.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
neowashingtonia
newlight
nightcrawler
nightcrawler
noun
(chiefly Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nightwake
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwear
nightwear
noun
Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
nightworker
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
nonwithering
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
outweighing
outweighing
verb
present participle of outweigh
overthrowing
overthrowing
verb
present participle of overthrow
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
overweighting
overweighting
verb
present participle of overweight
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
pennyweights
pennyweights
noun
plural of pennyweight
penwright
preoverthrowing
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
sheetwriting
shingletown
sightworthiness
stonewashing
stonewashing
verb
present participle of stonewash
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
sweethearting
sweethearting
noun
(business, retail) theft by employees at the cash register, as for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family
(dated) courting; lovemaking
swithering
swithering
verb
present participle of swither
thegnworthy
thousandweight
tweenlight
tweenlight
noun
(rare or dialectal) The period between dusk and nightfall; twilight.
twinighter
twinighters
twitcheling
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
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
underwrought
underwrought
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork
unrightwise
unrightwise
adj
Obsolete form of unrighteous.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
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.
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
washingtonese
washingtonville
watertightness
watertightness
noun
(rare) The condition of being watertight
wavelength
wavelength
noun
(figurative) A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.
(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.
wavelengths
wavelengths
noun
plural of wavelength
wealthmaking
wealthmaking
noun
The production of wealth.
wealthmonger
wealthmonger
noun
(derogatory) A rich person.
weatherboarding
weatherboarding
noun
(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.
weathering
weathering
noun
(architecture) A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.
(geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.
(obsolete) Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.
The action of weather on objects exposed to it.
verb
present participle of weather
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weatherizing
weatherizing
noun
A protective coating, or layer of insulation, as on a house or car.
verb
present participle of weatherize
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind
verb
present participle of weatherproof
weatherstripping
weatherstripping
noun
The act of sealing an opening with weatherstrip.
a piece of weatherstrip material
verb
present participle of weatherstrip
weathertightness
weeknight
weeknight
noun
The evening of a weekday.
weeknights
weeknights
adv
On weeknights.
noun
plural of weeknight
weighment
weighment
noun
(India) The weighing of goods.
weightedness
weightedness
noun
The condition of being weighted
weightiness
weightiness
noun
The quality of being weighty.
weighting
weighting
noun
(figuratively) The weight or significance given to something, sometimes by means of a statistical multiplier.
verb
present participle of weight
weightings
weightings
noun
plural of weighting
weightlessness
weightlessness
noun
(countable) An experience or instance of being weightless.
(uncountable) The state of being free from the effects of gravity (the force).
weightlessnesses
weightlessnesses
noun
plural of weightlessness
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
weltanschauung
weltanschauung
noun
A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.
weltanschauungen
weltanschauungen
noun
plural of weltanschauung
westinghouse
wheelabrating
wheelwrighting
wheelwrighting
noun
The trade of a wheelwright.
whetting
whetting
noun
The process by which something is whetted.
verb
present participle of whet
whistlewing
whistlewing
noun
The American goldeneye.
whitecapping
whitecapping
noun
(US, historical) The vigilante actions carried out by whitecaps.
whitening
whitening
noun
A substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter.
The process of making something white or whiter.
Whiting, a kind of fine white chalk.
verb
present participle of whiten
whitewashing
whitewashing
noun
(derogatory) The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white (Caucasian), for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation.
(figuratively) The effacement of errors or bad actions.
The application of whitewash.
verb
present participle of whitewash
whitewing
whitewing
noun
(US) A street sweeper.
The velvet scoter.
whuttering
wifething
wightness
wigtownshire
wigtownshire
Proper noun
A registration county and lieutenancy area in south-west Scotland.
willinghearted
winterweight
winterweight
adj
(of clothing) Of relatively heavy weight, intended for use in cold winters.
wirephotoing
witchering
witchmonger
withdrawingness
withdrawingness
noun
The quality of being withdrawing; a tendency to draw back.
withering
withering
adj
Diminishing rapidly.
Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction.
Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.