Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
athwartwise
athwartwise
adv
athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
attenweiler
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
bangwaketsi
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
betweenmaid
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
braithwaite
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bridgewater
broadwayite
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
catchweight
catchweight
adj
(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
adv
(horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
to ride catchweight
noun
(sports) A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
The weight of all the fish caught.
The weight of an item that is not set to a standard, but which varies around an approximate value.
chemawinite
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
eichwaldite
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
gentianwort
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
graniteware
graniteware
noun
Ironware that has been coated with a layer of vitreous enamel with a swirled or speckled pattern resembling granite.
Pottery with the same type of enamel coating.
handwritten
handwritten
adj
written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed
verb
past participle of handwrite
headwaiters
headwaiters
noun
plural of headwaiter
heavyweight
heavyweight
adj
Being a leader in one's field.
Being relatively heavy.
Important or impressive.
Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.
noun
(uncountable, boxing) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
(uncountable, by extension) A similar division and contestant in other sports.
A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
hitherwards
hitherwards
adv
(archaic) Towards this place.
interwarred
interweaved
interweaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interweave
interweaver
interweaver
noun
One who interweaves.
interweaves
interweaves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interweave
inwreathing
inwreathing
verb
present participle of inwreathe
keweenawite
keweenawite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic, copper, nickel, and cobalt.
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.
kweihwating
latticewise
latticewise
adv
In a lattice arrangement.
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
lestiwarite
lestiwarite
noun
(mineralogy) The aplitic dyke-rock that accompanies nephelite-syenites in Norway and Finland, composed chiefly of alkali feldspar, with very subordinate pyroxene or amphibole.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
mauricetown
midwestward
midwestward
adv
Toward the Midwest.
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
newscasting
newscasting
noun
The production of newscasts
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nonsweating
oswegatchie
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outwearying
outwearying
verb
present participle of outweary
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.
pasturewise
patternwise
pigweabbits
plasterwise
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
proteanwise
reinwardtia
saltierwise
saltierwise
adv
Alternative form of saltirewise
saltireways
saltirewise
saltirewise
adv
(heraldry) In the form of a saltire; crossing diagonally.
satinflower
satinflower
noun
(Australia) The flannel flower, Actinotus helianthi
(South Africa) Plants in the genus Geissorhiza.
A species of blue-eyed grass, Olsynium douglasii (syn. Sisyrhinchium douglasii)
A wildflower native to the western US and British Columbia, Clarkia amoena (syn. Godetia grandiflora).
Chickweed, Stellaria media
Honesty Lunaria annua subsp. annua
Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea
The related Sisyrinchium striatum.
sawdustlike
sawdustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
screwmatics
screwmatics
noun
(Britain, colloquial, dated) Rheumatism.
seaworthier
seaworthier
adj
comparative form of seaworthy: more seaworthy
slackwitted
sordawalite
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.
stagewright
stagewright
noun
A playwright.
stalwartize
stalwartize
verb
To make stalwart.
stealthwise
stealthwise
adv
stealthily
stewardship
stewardship
noun
Foresters believe in stewardship of the land.
The act of caring for or improving with time.
The rank or office of a steward.
swarthiness
swarthiness
noun
The property of being swarthy.
sweatshirts
sweatshirts
noun
plural of sweatshirt
sweetbriars
sweetbriars
noun
plural of sweetbriar
swingletail
swingletail
noun
(archaic, rare) The thrasher, or fox shark.
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switzerland
switzerland
Proper noun
sovereign country in south central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation.
tallowiness
tallowiness
noun
The state or condition of being tallowy (especially as a taint in dairy products).
tawninesses
terracewise
theaterwise
therewithal
therewithal
adv
in addition; besides; with all this/that
thistlewarp
thistlewarp
noun
(obsolete) The goldfinch.
thitherward
thitherward
adv
(archaic) Toward that place.
traitorwise
traitorwise
adv
In the manner of a traitor; traitorously.
tribeswoman
tribeswoman
noun
A female member of a tribe.
twinemaking
twinemaking
noun
The manufacture of twine.
underwaists
untwineable
untwistable
untwistable
adj
Able to be untwisted.
Impossible to twist; not twistable.
unwaterlike
unwaterlike
adj
Not waterlike.
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
unwriteable
unwriteable
adj
Alternative form of unwritable
wainscotted
wainscotted
adj
Having a wainscot.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wainscot
waistcoated
waistcoated
adj
Wearing a waistcoat
waitpersons
waitressing
waitressing
verb
present participle of waitress
waldmeister
waldmeister
noun
A herb used (particularly in Germany and central Europe) for flavouring wines and liqueurs, Galium odoratum.
waldsteinia
wallenstein
walterville
waltonville
wantingness
washaterias
washaterias
noun
plural of washateria
washeterias
washeterias
noun
plural of washeteria
waspnesting
wastethrift
wastethrift
noun
(obsolete) A spendthrift.
wastingness
waterfinder
wateringman
waterlilies
waterlilies
noun
plural of waterlily
waterskiing
watsonville
wattlebirds
wattlebirds
noun
plural of wattlebird
wealthiness
wealthiness
noun
wealth; the possession of riches
weaponsmith
weaponsmith
noun
A person skilled at making edged weapons
wearability
wearability
noun
The state or condition of being (comfortably) wearable.
weatherfish
weatherfish
noun
A loach of the genus Misgurnus
especially, Misgurnus fossilis
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weatherized
weatherized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weatherize
weatherizes
weatherizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherize
weathersick
weatherwise
weatherwise
adv
Alternative form of weather-wise
weierstrass
weighmaster
weighmaster
noun
Somebody who professionally weighs goods, a weigher.
weingartner
weisbachite
weldability
weldability
noun
The ability of a metal or other material to be welded under specified conditions
welfaristic
welfaristic
adj
Supporting or relating to welfarism.
weltansicht
weltansicht
Noun
The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates.
welwitschia
welwitschia
noun
Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa.
westphalian
westphalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
Of or pertaining to the of 1648 which established a new system of political order in central Europe, based on the concept of co-existing sovereign states.
Noun
Someone from Westphalia
One of the major dialect groups of West Low German (also called Westfalish) spoken in Westphalia.
A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.
A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.
wettability
wettability
noun
The ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in contact with it such that it spreads over the surface and wets it.
wewahitchka
wherewithal
wherewithal
adv
(archaic) By means of which.
(archaic) In what way; how.
noun
The ability and means required to accomplish some task.