Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
beamwork
bellowsmaker
bookworm
bookworm
noun
(figurative) An avid book reader.
Any of various insects that infest books.
bookworms
bookworms
noun
plural of bookworm
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
bowmaker
bowmaker
noun
Alternative form of bow maker
byeworkman
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
cementwork
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
disworkmanship
dombrowski
enamelwork
enamelwork
noun
Objects decorated with enamel
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
formwork
formwork
noun
(construction) A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured
framework
framework
noun
(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
(figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
(literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
(software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
gawkhammer
gemwork
gemwork
noun
ornamentation with gems; jewellery
hammerwork
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
hawksmoor
homework
homework
noun
(by extension) Something which one is encouraged to learn or study on their own.
(literally, now rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.
(slang, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.
Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
homeworker
homeworker
noun
A person who works from home.
homeworks
homeworks
noun
plural of homework
hookworm
hookworm
noun
Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
hookwormer
hookworms
hookworms
noun
plural of hookworm
hookwormy
hookwormy
adj
Infested with hookworms.
kerwham
kerwham
intj
A wham; a sound of a powerful collision.
khwarazmian
kirmew
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lawmaker
lawmaker
noun
One who makes or enacts laws.
lawmakers
lawmakers
noun
plural of lawmaker
lukewarm
lukewarm
adj
(temperature) Between warm and cool.
Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lukewarmly
lukewarmly
adv
In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without enthusiasm.
lukewarmness
lukewarmness
noun
The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
makework
makework
noun
Alternative form of make-work
markdown
markdown
noun
A reduction in price in order to stimulate sales.
markdowns
markdowns
noun
plural of markdown
marketwise
marketwise
adj
In terms of the financial market.
markowitz
markswoman
markswoman
noun
A woman skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.
markswomen
markswomen
noun
plural of markswoman
markweed
markworthy
markworthy
adj
Worthy of note or remark.
marmawke
marrowlike
marrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marrow.
marrowsky
marrowsky
noun
(rare) spoonerism
marrowskyer
maskflower
masonwork
masonwork
noun
Stonework done by a mason.
masterwork
masterwork
noun
(obsolete) A main drain or irrigation channel.
(obsolete) An act of primary importance.
A piece done to prove possession of skill sufficient to be ranked a master.
A piece of quality, indicative of having been made by a master; a masterpiece.
masterworks
masterworks
noun
plural of masterwork
meadowbrook
meadowlark
meadowlark
noun
Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.
The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
meadowlarks
meadowlarks
noun
plural of meadowlark
meatworks
meatworks
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
meshwork
meshwork
noun
A net; an assembly of meshes.
meshworks
meshworks
noun
plural of meshwork
metalwork
metalwork
noun
Objects made of metal.
The act of shaping metal, metalworking.
metalworker
metalworker
noun
A person who shapes metal.
metalworkers
metalworkers
noun
plural of metalworker
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
metanetwork
metanetwork
noun
(communication, management, sociology) A network of networks.
milkwort
milkwort
noun
Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.
milkworts
milkworts
noun
plural of milkwort
millwork
millwork
noun
(US) Any wooden object manufactured at a lumbermill (sawmill).
Most especially, doors, windows, and wood trim with decorative cross-section involving curves, beads, grooves, etc.
millworker
millworker
noun
One who works in a mill.
millworks
millworks
noun
The machinery and mechanisms of a mill.
mineworker
mineworker
noun
One who works in a mine.
mininetwork
mininetworks
monkeyflower
monkeyflower
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Mimulus.
monkflower
moonwalker
moonwalker
noun
One who moonwalks; an astronaut who has walked on the moon.
One who performs the moonwalk dance.
moundwork
muckworm
muckworm
noun
A larva living in mud or manure.
Someone who gathers wealth through overwork of employees and sordid means; a miser.
muckworms
muckworms
noun
plural of muckworm
muskflower
muskflower
noun
The monkeyflower Erythranthe moschata.
newmark
newmarket
newmarket
Proper noun
A market town in Suffolk, England, with a famous racecourse.
Noun
A long, close-fitting cloak.
A card game in which players try to play their cards in a sequence selected by cards from a second deck.
pawmark
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
plowmaker
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
reawakenment
reawakenment
noun
A reawakening.
sawmaker
sawmaker
noun
Someone who makes saws.
semiworks
semiworks
noun
Alternative form of semi-works
sempstrywork
shewmaker
silkworm
silkworm
noun
Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
silkworms
silkworms
noun
plural of silkworm
skinworm
slumpwork
smithwork
smithwork
noun
The work done by a smith (blacksmith); metal forgery.
snakeworm
snowmaker
snowmaker
noun
A device for creating snow.
subworkman
subworkman
noun
A subordinate workman.
subworkmen
subworkmen
noun
plural of subworkman
superacknowledgment
swanmark
swanmark
noun
(UK) A mark of ownership cut on the bill of a swan.
swanmarker
swanmarking
swashbucklerdom
sweetmaker
sweetmaker
noun
A manufacturer of confectionery.
swordmaker
swordmaker
noun
A person who makes swords.
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
tallowmaker
tallowmaker
noun
A manufacturer of tallow.
teamwork
teamwork
noun
The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.
teamworks
timberwork
timberwork
noun
Work made of timbers.
timberworks
timberworks
noun
plural of timberwork
timework
timework
noun
Work for which a certain rate is paid per unit of time.
timeworker
timeworker
noun
A worker who carries out timework.
timeworkers
timeworkers
noun
plural of timeworker
timeworks
tomahawker
tomahawker
noun
One who uses a tomahawk as a weapon.
tutworkman
tutworkman
noun
A laborer who carries out tut-work.
twinemaker
twinemaker
noun
A manufacturer of twine.
underframework
underframework
noun
(literally, figurative) An underlying or supportive framework or similar structure.