(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.
baptistown
blowpit
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
bowsprit
bowsprit
noun
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
bretwaldaship
brownprint
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
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cowperitis
cowperitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of Cowper's gland
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
downpatrick
downtrampling
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawpoint
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
gipsywort
harpwaytuning
harwichport
hepplewhite
hipwort
hipwort
noun
A fleshy, edible plant in the stonecrop family (Umbilicus rupestris).
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.
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
inwrapment
inwrapt
inwrapt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
lewisport
limpwort
newsprint
newsprint
noun
An inexpensive paper used for printing newspapers.
newsprints
newsprints
noun
plural of newsprint
nipplewort
nipplewort
noun
A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.
nonplantowning
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outsweepings
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
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
parrotwise
parrotwise
adv
In parrot fashion; with thoughtless repetition.
partridgewood
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
pawdite
pawkiest
pawkiest
adj
superlative form of pawky: most pawky
pedricktown
peewit
peewit
noun
the Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
the laughing gull
the pewee or peewee
the sound of the call of the peewit
peewits
peewits
noun
plural of peewit
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
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.
penwright
pericowperitis
periwigpated
perwitsky
perwitsky
noun
(archaic) The fur of the marbled polecat.
pestilenceweed
pestilencewort
petalwise
petalwise
adv
In the manner of a petal or petals.
pettigrew
pettigrew
Proper noun
An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
pewit
pewit
noun
(UK) Alternative form of peewit
pewits
pewits
noun
plural of pewit
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
piceworth
pickstown
picowatt
picowatt
noun
One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.
pietown
pigweabbits
pilewort
pilewort
noun
Erechtites hieraciifolius, or fireweed, a plant in the aster family;
Ficaria verna (formerly Ranunculus ficaria), lesser celandine, a plant in the buttercup family.
pileworts
pileworts
noun
plural of pilewort
pillwort
pillwort
noun
Any plant of the genus Pilularia, a minute aquatic fern with small pill-shaped sporangia.
pilottown
pilotweed
pilotweed
noun
Silphium laciniatum, a flowering plant in the aster family.
pilwillet
pinetown
pinkwort
pioneertown
pipewort
pipewort
noun
Any of several aquatic plants of the genus Eriocaulon.
piscataway
pistolwise
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
pithwork
pitsaw
pitsaw
noun
A saw worked by two people, one standing on the log and the other beneath it, often in a pit.
pitsaws
pitsaws
noun
plural of pitsaw
pittstown
pittsview
pitwood
pitwork
pitwright
piwut
plaistow
plaitwork
plasterwise
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwrightry
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriter
playwriter
noun
One who writes plays; a playwright.
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
plowgraith
plowlight
plowpoint
plowpoint
noun
A detachable share at the extreme front end of the plow body.
plowrightia
plowstilt
plowtail
plowtail
noun
Alternative form of ploughtail
plowwright
plowwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs plows.
poetwise
pointswoman
pointways
pointwise
pointwise
adj
(mathematics) Occurring or true for each point of a given set.
adv
In a pointwise manner
polyglotwise
portwin
portwine
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
postwise
postwise
adv
In the manner of a post, or vertical support.
Synonym of post (“on post-horses; by a relay of horses, for speed”)
potawatami
potawatomi
potawatomi
Proper noun
A Native-American people of the upper Mississippi River region.
The Algonquian language spoken by the Potawatomi people.
Noun
A member of this people.
potawatomis
potwalling
potwhisky
potwin
poulticewise
poulticewise
adv
In the manner of a poultice.
powderization
powderization
noun
The process, or the result of powderizing
powellite
powellite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen.
powersite
powitch
praiseworthily
praiseworthily
adv
In a praiseworthy manner.
praiseworthiness
praiseworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being praiseworthy.
praiseworthy
praiseworthy
adj
Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
praisworthily
praisworthiness
praisworthiness
noun
The state of being praiseworthy
preinterview
preinterview
adj
Before an interview.
verb
(transitive) To interview (somebody) as a preliminary step, e.g. to plan for a full interview later.