(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
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
chairwarmer
chairwarmer
noun
(derogatory) One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.
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
chmielewski
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
chowtimes
churchwardenism
clamehewit
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
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.
dreamwhile
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
gentlewomanish
halmawise
hamewith
hammerwise
hammerwise
adv
In the manner of a hammer.
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.
highwaymen
highwaymen
noun
plural of highwayman
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
inswathement
irishwomen
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.
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
matthiew
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
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
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
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
millwheel
millwheel
noun
A water wheel used to power a watermill.
mishikhwutmetunne
misthrew
misthrew
verb
simple past tense of misthrow
misworshiped
misworshiper
misworshipper
misworshipper
noun
One who worships incorrectly.
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
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.
rhymewise
rhymewise
adv
In terms of rhyme.
schwarmerei
schwarmereis
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
shrewmmice
smethwick
smethwick
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England
somewhile
somewhile
adv
For a while; at one time; for a time
Sometimes; at one time or another; from time to time; at times
somewhiles
somewhiles
adv
(obsolete) sometimes; on occasion
somewhither
somewhither
adv
(archaic, literary) To some indeterminate place; to some place or other; to somewhere
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
summerweight
summerweight
adj
(of clothing) Of relatively light weight, intended for use in warm summers.
swadeshism
swadeshism
noun
(India) Synonym of swadeshi
swampishness
swampishness
noun
The quality of being swampish.
sweamish
switchmen
switchmen
noun
plural of switchman
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
taiwanhemp
thermoswitch
thermoswitch
noun
(biochemistry) A form of riboswitch incorporating a thermosensor and thus responsive to temperature changes.
thimbleflower
thimbleweed
thimbleweed
noun
Anemone cylindrica
Anemone virginiana
Rudbeckia laciniata
thimbleweeds
thimbleweeds
noun
plural of thimbleweed
thimblewit
timberwright
timberwright
noun
A worker in wood, especially timber or lumber.
triumphwise
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
unblameworthiness
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
unwhimpering
unwhimperingly
unwhimsicalness
wachenheimer
waldheim
waldheim
Proper noun
A town in Saxony, Germany.
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
waldheimia
waldheimia
noun
Any of the extinct brachiopod genus †Waldheimia, now a subgenus of Terebratus.
wampished
wampished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wampish
wampishes
wampishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wampish
watermanship
watermanship
noun
Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating.
wealthmaking
wealthmaking
noun
The production of wealth.
weaponsmith
weaponsmith
noun
A person skilled at making edged weapons
weaponsmithy
weaponsmithy
noun
Synonym of weaponsmithing
weathercockism
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
weighbeam
weighbeam
noun
A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise.
weighbridgeman
weighbridgeman
noun
A man who operates a weighbridge.
weighman
weighman
noun
A person whose occupation is weighing goods.
weighmaster
weighmaster
noun
Somebody who professionally weighs goods, a weigher.
weighmen
weighmen
noun
plural of weighman
weighment
weighment
noun
(India) The weighing of goods.
weightometer
weightometer
noun
A device that continuously weighs material passing on a conveyor belt
weisenheimer
weisenheimer
noun
Alternative spelling of wisenheimer
welshism
welshism
Noun
A characteristically Welsh phrase, idiom, etc.
wertheimer
wertherism
whammies
whammies
noun
plural of whammy
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
wheelsmith
wheelsmith
noun
(rare) A wheelwright.
whelming
whelming
noun
Something that covers or submerges.
verb
present participle of whelm
whiggamore
whiggamore
Noun
A Whig.
whigmaleerie
whigmaleeries
whigmaleery
whigmeleerie
whimberry
whimberry
noun
(dialectal) The bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).
whimble
whimbrel
whimbrel
noun
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
whimbrels
whimbrels
noun
plural of whimbrel
whimmed
whimmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whim
whimmier
whimmiest
whimper
whimper
noun
A low intermittent sob.
verb
To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.