(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
athwartships
athwartships
adv
(nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
awapuhi
awapuhi
noun
(Hawaii) Zingiber zerumbet, a plant in the ginger family.
baptistown
bashawship
bashawship
noun
The role or status of a bashaw.
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
bretwaldaship
caperdewsie
capewise
capewise
adv
In the manner of a cape.
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
chingpaw
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippewa
chippewa
Noun
A member of the Ojibwe people.
Proper noun
The Ojibwe language.
Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Wisconsin.
chippewas
chippeway
chippeways
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
coachwhip
coachwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo).
Masticophis flagellum, a colubrid snake of North America.
companionway
companionway
noun
(nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship
companionways
companionways
noun
plural of companionway
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
crowncapping
dewanship
dipware
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
disworkmanship
downpatrick
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downtrampling
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawpoint
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
enwrapping
enwrapping
noun
That which enwraps; a wrapping.
verb
present participle of enwrap
galliwasp
galliwasp
noun
Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
gawping
gawping
adj
(Britain) That gawps or gawp.
noun
(Britain) The action of the verb gawp.
verb
present participle of gawp
giftwrap
giftwrap
verb
Alternative form of gift-wrap
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
grapeview
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
harpwaytuning
harpwise
harwichport
hawsepiece
hawsepipe
hawsepipe
noun
(nautical) metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
impawn
impawn
verb
(transitive) To place an item into pawn.
(transitive) To pledge an item of value in return for a loan, or a trade for money.
impawned
impawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impawn
impawning
impawning
verb
present participle of impawn
impawns
impawns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impawn
inswamp
interwrap
interwrap
adj
Between wraps.
noun
The act or condition of interwrapping.
verb
To intertwine; to wrap together.
interwrapped
interwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwrap
interwrapping
interwrapping
verb
present participle of interwrap
inwrap
inwrap
verb
Alternative form of enwrap
inwrapment
inwrapped
inwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
inwrapping
inwrapping
verb
present participle of inwrap
inwraps
inwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inwrap
inwrapt
inwrapt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
kapowsin
lampwick
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
lapwai
lapwai
Proper noun
A city/town in Idaho.
lapwing
lapwing
noun
A silly man.
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
lapwings
lapwings
noun
plural of lapwing
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
lilliwaup
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
mapleview
mapwise
mapwise
adv
In terms of a map.
In the manner of a map.
mugwumpian
mugwumpian
adj
Of or relating to a mugwump.
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
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
nonplantowning
olympianwise
paawkier
paddywacking
paderewski
pailow
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
pairwise
pairwise
adj
Occurring in pairs; two at a time.
adv
In or by pairs.
paiwari
paiwari
noun
Alternative form of piwari
palewise
palewise
adv
(heraldry, archaic) In the manner of pales, divided by perpendicular lines.
pallwise
pallwise
adv
In the manner of a pall.
palmwise
palmwise
adv
With the palm (of the hand) foremost.
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
pandowdies
pandowdies
noun
plural of pandowdy
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
panowie
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
paperweight
paperweight
noun
(slang) A useless piece of equipment.
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.
paperweights
paperweights
noun
plural of paperweight
parallelwise
parallelwise
adj
parallel
adv
parallelly
parawing
parawing
noun
Synonym of Rogallo wing
parcelwise
parcelwise
adj
In parcels or allotments; piecemeal, fragmented.
adv
In a parcelwise fashion.
parishwide
parrotwise
parrotwise
adv
In parrot fashion; with thoughtless repetition.
partridgewood
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
pasturewise
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
patternwise
patwari
patwari
noun
(Bangladesh, India, Pakistan) An official who visits agricultural lands and maintains records of their ownership and tilling.
patwin
paulownia
paulownia
noun
Any member of the genus Paulownia, comprising deciduous flowering trees native to Asia.
pawdite
pawing
pawing
noun
The act of one who paws.
verb
present participle of paw
pawkier
pawkier
adj
comparative form of pawky: more pawky
pawkiest
pawkiest
adj
superlative form of pawky: most pawky
pawkily
pawkily
adv
In a pawky manner.
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
pawkrie
pawling
pawling
verb
present participle of pawl
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
pawnie
pawning
pawning
noun
The act by which something is pawned.
verb
present participle of pawn
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
pediwak
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
periwigpated
peshwaship
peshwaship
noun
The role or status of a peshwa.
petalwise
petalwise
adv
In the manner of a petal or petals.
phosphowolframic
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
piankashaw
pickaway
pickmaw
pickmaw
noun
(UK, regional) The black-headed gull.
pickwickian
pickwickian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Pickwickian.
pickwickianism
pickwickianly
picowatt
picowatt
noun
One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.