The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
antiwhitism
antiwhitism
noun
Synonym of antiwhiteness (“hostility towards white people”)
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(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
bartholomewtide
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
bowdoinham
chairwarmer
chairwarmer
noun
(derogatory) One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
charmwise
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
chemawinite
chimalakwe
chinawoman
chinawoman
noun
(obsolete) A female dealer in porcelain.
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chmielewski
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
chowtimes
chumawi
churchwardenism
clamehewit
cochairwoman
cochairwoman
noun
A joint chairwoman.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
combwright
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
disworkmanship
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dreamwhile
dwamish
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
gentlewomanish
hairworm
hairworm
noun
A nematomorph.
hairworms
hairworms
noun
plural of hairworm
halmawise
hamewith
hammerwise
hammerwise
adv
In the manner of a hammer.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hearthwarming
heartwarming
heartwarming
adj
Alternative form of heart-warming
hebrewism
hebrewism
Noun
A word or phrase characteristic of Hebrew.
heimweh
heimweh
Noun
homesickness
hemingway
hemingway
Proper noun
(1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
highbrowism
highbrowism
noun
highbrow attitudes and policies generally
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
highwayman
highwayman
noun
(historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.
highwaymen
highwaymen
noun
plural of highwayman
hillwoman
hillwoman
noun
A woman belonging to a hilltribe.
himward
himwards
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
hwangmei
hymnwise
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
inswathement
irishwoman
irishwoman
Noun
A woman from Ireland
irishwomen
jahwism
jawsmith
jawsmith
noun
(US, slang) A union organizer; later especially of the International Workers of the World.
(US, slang) An orator, especially a demagogue.
jewelsmith
jewelsmith
noun
An individual whose profession involves making jewelry out of precious metals and stones.
The place where such an individual carries out their trade.
khwarazmian
knownothingism
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
lewisham
lewisham
Proper noun
a town in south-east London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
limewash
limewash
noun
A mixture of slaked lime in water.
verb
(transitive) To paint with limewash (slaked lime in water).
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
marlowish
marrowish
marrowish
adj
Similar to bone marrow.
matthiew
maulawiyah
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
mawmish
mawmish
adj
(obsolete) nauseous
mcknightstown
meanwhile
meanwhile
adv
At the same time, but elsewhere.
During the time that something is happening.
In contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned.
noun
The time between two events.
meanwhiles
meanwhiles
noun
plural of meanwhile
mechanicstown
meriwether
meriwether
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Georgia, USA.
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
metahewettite
metahewettite
Noun
A monoclinic-prismatic red mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.
micawberish
microswitch
microswitch
noun
An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
middlesworth
middleweight
middleweight
noun
(countable) A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler etc
(countable, business, by extension) An employee ranking anywhere between junior and senior.
(uncountable) A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super middleweight or cruiserweight; a similar division in wrestling and other sports
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
midwatch
midwatch
noun
(nautical) A watch kept from midnight until four o'clock in the morning.
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
millwheel
millwheel
noun
A water wheel used to power a watermill.
millwright
millwright
noun
A person engaged in the erection of machinery.
A person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery.
millwrighting
millwrighting
noun
The work of a millwright, designing and constructing mills.
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
minhow
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
mishawaka
mishikhwutmetunne
misthrew
misthrew
verb
simple past tense of misthrow
misthrow
misthrow
noun
An incorrect throw.
verb
(transitive) To throw incorrectly.
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
misthrown
misthrown
verb
past participle of misthrow
misthrows
misthrows
noun
plural of misthrow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misthrow
miswish
misworship
misworship
noun
False or wrong worship; mistaken practices in religion.
verb
(transitive) To worship (a deity, etc.) wrongly.
misworshiped
misworshiper
misworshipper
misworshipper
noun
One who worships incorrectly.
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mohawkian
mohawkite
mohawkite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic and copper, Cu₃As up to Cu₆As.
moiseiwitsch
motherwise
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
mouthwise
mugwumpish
mugwumpish
adj
(US, politics, slang) Resembling or characteristic of a mugwump.
multiwarhead
multiwarhead
adj
(of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead.
nymphwise
overwhelming
overwhelming
adj
Extreme.
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
Very great or intense.
noun
A situation of being overwhelmed.
verb
present participle of overwhelm
overwhelmingly
overwhelmingly
adv
In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.
overwhelmingness
overwhelmingness
noun
The property of being overwhelming.
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
phosphowolframic
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
pumpwright
rhymewise
rhymewise
adv
In terms of rhyme.
sawsmith
sawsmith
noun
A person who makes saw blades.
schwarmerei
schwarmereis
scrimshaw
scrimshaw
noun
(countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
(uncountable) The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
verb
(intransitive) To make a handicraft of scrimshaw.
To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.
To carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
scrimshaws
scrimshaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scrimshaw
shipworm
shipworm
noun
Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.