(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgewater
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
carriageway
carriageway
noun
(UK, Ireland) One side of a dual carriageway that carries traffic in a single direction.
(UK, Ireland) The part of a road that carries traffic.
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
coachwright
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
downgrading
downgrading
noun
A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
present participle of downgrade
drainageway
drainageway
noun
A route or course along which water moves or may move to drain a region.
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
featherwing
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gentianwort
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
gimberjawed
glenwillard
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.
grindelwald
hairweaving
hairweaving
noun
The transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness.
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harrowingly
harrowingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is harrowing
headworking
inwandering
inwreathing
inwreathing
verb
present participle of inwreathe
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
microwaving
microwaving
verb
present participle of microwave
misawarding
misawarding
verb
present participle of misaward
morningward
morningward
adv
(poetic) Toward morning.
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nonswearing
nonswearing
adj
Not swearing; not making an oath.
Not swearing; not using bad language.
nonwavering
nonwavering
adj
Not wavering; unwavering, staunch or continuous.
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
outwearying
outwearying
verb
present participle of outweary
overdrawing
overdrawing
verb
present participle of overdraw
overwarming
overwarming
verb
present participle of overwarm
overwearing
overwearing
verb
present participle of overwear
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.
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.
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
plowrightia
prayingwise
prewrapping
prewrapping
verb
present participle of prewrap
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
rainwashing
rainwashing
verb
present participle of rainwash
reawakening
reawakening
noun
A second or subsequent awakening.
verb
present participle of reawaken
rewardingly
rewardingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is rewarding
rightwardly
rightwardly
adv
In a rightward direction.
shortwaving
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
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.
straightway
straightway
adv
(dated) Synonym of straightaway or straight away (at once, immediately).
(nonstandard) Directly.
swanmarking
swingaround
switchgrass
switchgrass
noun
A tall North American perennial grass, Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
thwartingly
thwartingly
adv
So as to thwart.
unanswering
unanswering
adj
Giving no answer; unresponsive.
underwaving
unrewarding
unrewarding
adj
Not providing reward or satisfaction
unscrawling
unthwarting
unwandering
unwandering
adj
Not wandering.
unwrangling
unwrangling
adj
That does not wrangle; not argumentative.
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
villageward
villageward
Adverb
Toward a village.
vinegarweed
vinegarweed
noun
Trichostema lanceolatum, an annual flowering herb of the mint family with an intensely pungent scent, native to western North America.
wafermaking
wageworking
wageworking
adj
Working in order to earn a wage.
wagonwright
wagonwright
noun
A builder of wagons.
wainwrights
wainwrights
noun
plural of wainwright
waitressing
waitressing
verb
present participle of waitress
waldgravine
wallingford
wanderingly
wanderingly
adv
In a wandering manner; without any particular direction.
So as to wander; while wandering.
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.
warehousing
warehousing
noun
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
verb
present participle of warehouse
warrantying
warrantying
verb
present participle of warranty
wateringman
waterskiing
wayfaringly
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weighmaster
weighmaster
noun
Somebody who professionally weighs goods, a weigher.
weingartner
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
whigmaleery
whirlimagig
whirlimagig
noun
(informal) Anything that goes round and round.
windbaggery
windbaggery
noun
The behaviour of a windbag; excessive or pompous speech; blather.
windbracing
wingspreads
wingspreads
noun
plural of wingspread
wiredancing
wiredrawing
wiredrawing
noun
gerund of wiredraw: the stretching of words, etc. to suit one's own purposes.
verb
present participle of wiredraw
wiregrasses
wiregrasses
noun
plural of wiregrass
wiretapping
wiretapping
noun
The installation or monitoring of wiretaps.
verb
present participle of wiretap
withdraught
withdraught
noun
(law, obsolete) A fine imposed on plaintiffs for such a dismissal.
(law, obsolete) Retraxit: a dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit.
(obsolete) A place to withdraw to: a private chamber or retreat.
(obsolete) A sewer or watercourse used for sewerage.
withdrawing
withdrawing
noun
withdrawal
verb
present participle of withdraw
woodcarving
woodcarving
noun
Alternative spelling of wood carving
worldmaking
worldmaking
noun
The creation of a world, as for example in writing fiction.