A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
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
buckwashing
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
chadwick
chadwicks
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
changchiakow
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkweigher
checkweigher
noun
Alternative form of check weigher
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
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.
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewink
chewink
noun
A bird, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, the Eastern towhee.
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chickasaw
chickasaws
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chickweed
chickweed
noun
Ageratum conyzoides, chickweed
Cerastium - mouse-ear chickweed
Holosteum - jagged chickweed
Moenchia - upright chickweed
Paronychia - chickweed
Stellaria pro parte - chickweed
especially common chickweed, Stellaria media, a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chickwit
chilliwack
chimalakwe
chmielewski
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
disworkmanship
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
fliegerabwehrkanone
frithwork
gawkihood
gawkish
gawkish
adj
gawky
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
haikwan
haikwan
Noun
Chinese maritime customs
hairwork
hairwork
noun
Jewellery made from human hair.
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
hardwick
hardwicke
hardwickia
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
hartwick
harwick
hawick
hawick
Proper noun
A town in the Scottish Borders region
hawkbill
hawkbill
noun
Alternative spelling of hawksbill
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawkbit
hawkbit
noun
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.
hawkie
hawkie
noun
(Tyneside) A cow with a white face and darker body.
hawkies
hawkies
noun
plural of hawkie
hawking
hawking
noun
Action of the verb to hawk.
verb
present participle of hawk
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
hawkins
hawkinsville
hawkish
hawkish
adj
Favouring increasing interest rates; inclined towards increasing interest rates.
Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.
hawkishly
hawkishly
adv
In a hawkish manner.
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
hawklike
hawklike
adj
Reminiscent of a hawk.
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
hawkwise
headworking
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.
herskowitz
herwick
hickorywithe
hickwall
hickwall
noun
(UK, regional) A European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
(UK, regional) A lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor.
(UK, regional, archaic) A blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus.
hickway
hickway
noun
Alternative form of hickwall
hoodwink
hoodwink
noun
(Britain, games, obsolete, uncountable) The game of blind man's buff.
(countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
verb
(archaic) To hide or obscure.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.
(transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
hoodwinked
hoodwinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoodwink
hoodwinker
hoodwinker
noun
One who hoodwinks.
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hoodwinking
hoodwinking
noun
An act of deception.
verb
present participle of hoodwink
hoodwinks
hoodwinks
noun
plural of hoodwink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoodwink
hookedwise
hookswinging
hookwise
howking
howkit
ikhwan
ikhwan
Noun
A Wahhabi religious militia of the early twentieth century, made up of traditionally nomadic tribesmen, which formed a significant military force of the ruler Ibn Saud and played an important role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
jeewhillikens
jinrickshaw
kahawai
kahawai
noun
(New Zealand) Arripis trutta, a marine fish found around the southeastern coast of Australia and New Zealand, having a dark bluish-green body with indistinct rows of spots forming narrow irregular bands on the upper sides.
kaiwhiria
kaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) Parsonsia capsularis, a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand.
kakawahie
kakawahie
noun
Paroreomyza flammea, an extinct Hawaiian honeycreeper.
kathiawar
kawaguchi
kawchodinne
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.
kenweigh
kherwari
kherwarian
khwarazmian
kiaochow
kickshaw
kickshaw
noun
A dainty or delicacy.
A trinket or gewgaw.
kickshaws
kickshaws
noun
Alternative form of kickshaw
plural of kickshaw
kickwheel
kilwich
kingchow
kinhwa
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kiswah
kiswah
noun
(Islam) The cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
kiswahili
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
kitchenwife
kittyhawk
kiungchow
kiwach
knightstown
knightswort
knownothingism
kowhai
kowhai
noun
Any of several small woody legume trees in the genus Sophora native to New Zealand that have yellow flowers. The national flower of New Zealand.
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkor
noun
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
kwashiorkors
kwashiorkors
noun
plural of kwashiorkor
kweichow
kweihwating
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
lichwake
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
makeweight
makeweight
noun
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
manahawkin
mawkish
mawkish
adj
(archaic or dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy.
(archaic) Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
mcknightstown
mishawaka
mishikhwutmetunne
mohawkian
mohawkite
mohawkite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic and copper, Cu₃As up to Cu₆As.
nighthawk
nighthawk
noun
(UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).
(US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor.
A nighthawker (metal detectorist who works illegally at night).
A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours.