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.
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
buckwashing
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
downpatrick
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
jinrickshaw
kawchodinne
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
lukaszewicz
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
pickwickian
pickwickian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Pickwickian.
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
shacklewise
slackwitted
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
wackinesses
wackinesses
noun
plural of wackiness
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
weathersick
wewahitchka
whinchacker
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
winckelmann
wisecracked
wisecracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wisecrack
wisecracker
wisecracker
noun
A person who makes wisecrack remarks; a smart aleck.