The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.
anchorwise
archilowe
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
birchwood
birchwood
noun
(countable) A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.).
(uncountable) The wood from a birch tree.
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
bowdichia
bowditch
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
changchiakow
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
childcrowing
childwold
chilhowee
chilhowie
chinatown
chinatown
Noun
A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.
chinawoman
chinawoman
noun
(obsolete) A female dealer in porcelain.
chinwood
chipwood
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chlodwig
chocowinity
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chowchilla
chowchilla
noun
Orthonyx spaldingii, a passerine bird in the logrunner family Orthonychidae, endemic to Australia.
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chowing
chowing
verb
present participle of chow
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
chowtimes
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
clownishnesses
clownishnesses
noun
plural of clownishness
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
coachwhip
coachwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo).
Masticophis flagellum, a colubrid snake of North America.
coachwise
coachwright
cochairwoman
cochairwoman
noun
A joint chairwoman.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
colwich
combwright
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
corwith
counterbewitch
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
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowfish
cowfish
noun
A common bottlenose dolphin of California, Tursiops truncatus gillii.
A common galaxias (Galaxias maculatus)
A marine plectognath fish, Acanthostracion quadricornis and allied species, having two projections, like horns, in front.
Any of genera Acanthostracion and Lactoria, of the boxfish family Ostraciidae.
The grampus, Grampus griseus, Risso's dolphin.
cowfishes
cowfishes
noun
plural of cowfish
cowhide
cowhide
noun
(countable) A hide of a cow.
(uncountable) Any quantity of hides of cows.
(uncountable) Leather made from the hide of cows.
A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
verb
(transitive) To flog with a cowhide.
cowhided
cowhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowhide
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
cowhiding
cowhiding
noun
A flogging with a cowhide.
verb
present participle of cowhide
cowichan
cowichan
Noun
A member of a certain Native American tribe of British Columbia.
Adjective
Of or relating to this tribe.
Of or relating to a form of distinctively-patterned heavy knitting developed by the tribe.
cowiche
cowish
cowish
adj
timorous; fearful; cowardly
noun
An umbelliferous plant (Lomatium cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon, USA.
cowishness
cowitch
cowitch
noun
Alternative form of cowage
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
creditworthy
creditworthy
adj
(finance) Deemed likely to repay debts.
(finance) Having an acceptable credit rating.
cushionflower
czarowitch
ditchdown
dowitch
dowitcher
dowitcher
noun
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
echowise
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
gabrilowitsch
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
harwichport
hickorywithe
inchworm
inchworm
noun
The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.
verb
To crawl or creep slowly.
To move in a looping fashion, like an inchworm.
inchworms
inchworms
noun
plural of inchworm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inchworm
itchwood
kawchodinne
kiaochow
kingchow
kiungchow
kweichow
mcknightstown
mechanicstown
microswitch
microswitch
noun
An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
moiseiwitsch
newichawanoc
northwich
northwich
Proper noun
a town in Cheshire, England.
norwich
norwich
Proper noun
A city in England, the county town of Norfolk
A municipality in Ontario
A city in Connecticut
A city in Kansas
A city in New York
A town in New York which surrounds the city of Norwich.
A town in Vermont
notchwing
notchwing
noun
Any of various moths of the genus Acleris (syn. Teras).
oswegatchie
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
overthwartarchaic
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
phosphowolframic
piceworth
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
powitch
richwood
richwoods
scarecrowish
scarecrowish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scarecrow.
schoolfellowship
schoolfellowship
noun
The condition of being schoolfellows.
scutcheonwise
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
showcasing
showcasing
noun
(Internet, retailing) The activity of going to bricks-and-mortar stores to examine goods before buying them online, frequently from a different retailer.
An instance of something being showcased or exhibited.
verb
present participle of showcase
showpiece
showpiece
noun
Something made specifically to be displayed.
Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown.
showpieces
showpieces
noun
plural of showpiece
stichwort
stitchdown
stitchwork
stitchwork
noun
Work produced by stitching.
stitchwort
stitchwort
noun
A kind of chickweed, Rabelera holostea.
stitchworts
stitchworts
noun
plural of stitchwort
stockwright
sulphowolframic
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
switcheroo
switcheroo
noun
(informal, Canada, US) A sneaky, unexpected, or clever swap or exchange.
verb
(transitive, uncommon) To swap or exchange surreptitiously.
switcheroos
switcheroos
noun
plural of switcheroo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switcheroo
switchover
switchover
noun
A complete change or switch from one state, system or course of action to another.
tableclothwise
thermoswitch
thermoswitch
noun
(biochemistry) A form of riboswitch incorporating a thermosensor and thus responsive to temperature changes.
virchow
waistcloth
waistcloth
noun
(nautical) A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
A cloth or garment worn around the waist.
waistcloths
waistcloths
noun
plural of waistcloth
waistcoathole
watchdogging
watchdogging
verb
present participle of watchdog
weathercockish
weathercockish
adj
Fickle or changeable in one's views.
weathercockism
weichselwood
weichselwood
noun
The wood of the sour cherry.
weighlock
weighlock
noun
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.
weissnichtwo
werchowinci
whichsoever
whichsoever
det
Emphatic form of whichever.
whiggification
whiggification
noun
The process or result of whiggifying.
whilock
whincow
whinnock
whinnock
noun
(UK, dialect) A milk-pail.
(UK, dialect) The smallest pig in a litter; the runt.