Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
bladderwrack
bladderwrack
noun
Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
candlewaster
candlewaster
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
carryforward
carryforward
noun
(accounting, taxation) An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cradlefellow
darwinically
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
microdrawing
microdrawing
noun
A drawing showing the microscopic detail of something.
scrofulaweed
sneckdrawing
snickdrawing
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
terracewards
thencefoward
underwatcher
waxchandlery
woodcarvings
woodcarvings
noun
plural of woodcarving
woodmancraft
woodmancraft
noun
Synonym of woodcraft (“skills related to a woodland habitat”)
