(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
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
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
churchwardenism
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.
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
hearthwarming
heartwarming
heartwarming
adj
Alternative form of heart-warming
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
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
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
mishikhwutmetunne
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
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.
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
swampishness
swampishness
noun
The quality of being swampish.
switchmen
switchmen
noun
plural of switchman
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
taiwanhemp
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
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
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
weighbridgeman
weighbridgeman
noun
A man who operates a weighbridge.
weighman
weighman
noun
A person whose occupation is weighing goods.
weighmen
weighmen
noun
plural of weighman
weighment
weighment
noun
(India) The weighing of goods.
weisenheimer
weisenheimer
noun
Alternative spelling of wisenheimer
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
whelming
whelming
noun
Something that covers or submerges.
verb
present participle of whelm
whimpering
whimpering
noun
The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
verb
present participle of whimper
whimperingly
whimperingly
adv
With a whimpering sound.
whimsicalness
whimsicalness
noun
Whimsicality.
whimstone
whimstone
noun
Alternative form of whinstone
whitmanese
whitmanesque
whitmanesque
Adjective
Characteristic of the American poet (1819–1892).
whitmanize
whizzerman
whoremongering
whoremongering
noun
The behaviour of a whoremonger; lewd licentiousness; pimping.
whoremonging
whoremonging
noun
Alternative form of whoremongering
wilhelmina
wilhelmina
Proper noun
name of origin; the female form of Wilhelm (William).
wilhelmine
wilhelmine
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the period of German history 1871-1918, or to the German Emperors of that period.
wilhelmshaven
wimpishness
wimpishness
noun
The state or quality of being wimpish.
winchmen
winchmen
noun
plural of winchman
windesheimer
wisenheimer
wisenheimer
noun
(chiefly US, informal, mildly humorous) A self-assertive and arrogant person; a know-it-all or smart aleck.