A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
companionways
companionways
noun
plural of companionway
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
cooperstown
cooperstown
Proper noun
A village and a town in New York, USA, the village is the county seat of
The located in the New York town.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
dewanship
dishwiping
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
disworkmanship
downplays
downplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
downslip
downslope
downslope
adj
in a direction down a slope
adv
down a slope
noun
a descent or declivity
downspout
downspout
noun
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
downsteepy
downsteepy
adj
Having a great declivity.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawspan
drawspan
noun
(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
empowerments
empowerments
noun
plural of empowerment
endsweep
ensweep
ensweep
verb
(transitive) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly.
enwraps
enwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enwrap
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
gangplows
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
growingupness
grownups
grownups
noun
plural of grownup
gunpowderous
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
impawns
impawns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impawn
inswamp
insweeping
inswept
inswept
adj
Narrowed at the forward end; said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than at the rear.
interownership
interownership
noun
The ownership of a resource by multiple parties.
inwraps
inwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inwrap
kapowsin
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
knowperts
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
lapwings
lapwings
noun
plural of lapwing
manpowers
minesweeper
minesweeper
noun
(uncountable, computing, video games) A logic-based computer game in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints.
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).
minesweepers
minesweepers
noun
plural of minesweeper
minesweeping
minesweeping
noun
(nautical) The detection and safe disposal of mines.
(slang) The act of looking for and drinking half-drunk alcoholic drinks that have been left by other attendees of a bar or nightclub.
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
nephews
nephews
noun
plural of nephew
nephewship
nephewship
noun
The role or status of a nephew.
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
newspaper
newspaper
noun
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism
(transitive) To cover with newspaper.
(transitive, obsolete) To harass somebody through newspaper articles.
newspaperdom
newspaperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
newspapered
newspapered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaper
newspaperese
newspaperese
noun
journalese
newspapering
newspapering
verb
present participle of newspaper
newspaperish
newspaperish
adj
(humorous) Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution.
Prone to using cliché phrases.
Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper.
newspaperized
newspaperized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaperize
newspaperman
newspaperman
noun
A man who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.
newspapermen
newspapermen
noun
plural of newspaperman
newspapers
newspapers
noun
plural of newspaper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of newspaper
newspaperwoman
newspaperwoman
noun
A woman who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.
newspaperwomen
newspaperwomen
noun
plural of newspaperwoman
newspapery
newspapery
adj
Synonym of newspaperish
newspeak
newspeak
noun
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
newspeaks
newspeaks
noun
plural of newspeak
newspersons
newsprint
newsprint
noun
An inexpensive paper used for printing newspapers.
newsprints
newsprints
noun
plural of newsprint
nonworship
nonworship
noun
Lack of worship.
nymphwise
olympianwise
onsweep
onsweep
noun
A rapid arrival, especially one that is forceful.
onsweeping
onsweeping
adj
sweeping onward
openworks
openworks
noun
plural of openwork
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outsweepings
overpowerfulness
overpoweringness
overpoweringness
noun
The quality of being overpowering.
ownership
ownership
noun
(business) Responsibility for something.
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
ownerships
ownerships
noun
plural of ownership
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
pandowdies
pandowdies
noun
plural of pandowdy
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
pantywaist
pantywaist
adj
(informal, especially of a male person) Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.
noun
(informal, dated) An undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband.
(informal, derogatory) An ineffectual, weak, or timid person, especially a boy or young man; a sissy.
pantywaists
pantywaists
noun
plural of pantywaist
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
passionwise
passionwort
passwoman
passwoman
noun
A female passman.
pastedown
pastedown
noun
The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book's cover
patternwise
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
pawkinesses
pawkinesses
noun
plural of pawkiness
pawnages
pawnages
noun
plural of pawnage
pawnbrokeress
pawnbrokeress
noun
A female pawnbroker.
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokings
pawnees
pawnees
noun
plural of pawnee
pawners
pawners
noun
plural of pawner
pawnors
pawnors
noun
plural of pawnor
pawns
pawns
noun
plural of pawn
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pawn
pawnshop
pawnshop
noun
The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security
pawnshops
pawnshops
noun
plural of pawnshop
pawsner
pennyweights
pennyweights
noun
plural of pennyweight
pennywhistle
pennywhistle
noun
(music) A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.
pennywise
pennywise
adj
Careful with small amounts of money or over small matters.
pennyworths
pennyworths
noun
plural of pennyworth
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
periwinkles
periwinkles
noun
plural of periwinkle
pestilenceweed
pestilencewort
peterstown
pheasantwood
pheasantwood
noun
The tree Senna siamea.
piankashaw
pickstown
pickwickianism
pigeonwings
pigeonwings
noun
plural of pigeonwing
pilliwinks
pilliwinks
noun
(chiefly Scotland, historical) A torture device for squeezing the fingers; a thumbscrew.
pinewoods
pinewoods
noun
plural of pinewood
pineywoods
pinniwinkis
pinnywinkles
pinnywinkles
noun
Alternative form of pilliwinks
pinwales
pinwales
noun
plural of pinwale
pinweeds
pinweeds
noun
plural of pinweed
pinwheels
pinwheels
noun
plural of pinwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinwheel
pinworks
pinworks
noun
A factory that makes pins.
pinworms
pinworms
noun
plural of pinworm
pinwrenches
pittstown
plainswoman
plainswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a plainsman.
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
plankways
plankways
noun
plural of plankway
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
playdowns
playdowns
noun
plural of playdown
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
plowlands
plowlands
noun
plural of plowland
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
pointswoman
pointways
pointwise
pointwise
adj
(mathematics) Occurring or true for each point of a given set.
adv
In a pointwise manner
poisonweed
poisonwood
poisonwood
noun
Metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol.