Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
backwoodser
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bangwaketsi
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
beekmantown
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
boguslawsky
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brainworker
brassworker
brassworker
noun
A person who manufactures or shapes brass.
breakwaters
breakwaters
noun
plural of breakwater
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
buckwashing
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
deckswabber
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
jawbreakers
jawbreakers
noun
plural of jawbreaker
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
lawbreakers
lawbreakers
noun
plural of lawbreaker
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
meadowbrook
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokery
pawnbrokery
noun
A pawnbroker's shop.
The trade 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.
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
trackbarrow
wakeboarder
wakeboarder
noun
Someone who takes part in wakeboarding.
warblerlike
warblerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a warbler.
wastebasket
wastebasket
noun
A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.
verb
(transitive) To discard in a wastebasket.
weakbrained
weakbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of weak-brained
whalebacker
wilkesbarre
windbreaker
windbreaker
noun
A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain.
workability
workability
noun
The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.
The quality of being workable; practical capacity to succeed.