Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
bangwaketsi
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bridgewater
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
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.
coachwright
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
featherwing
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.
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
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.
inwreathing
inwreathing
verb
present participle of inwreathe
kweihwating
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
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
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
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
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.
pigweabbits
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
plowrightia
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
rightwardly
rightwardly
adv
In a rightward direction.
shortwaving
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
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.
swingletail
swingletail
noun
(archaic, rare) The thrasher, or fox shark.
switchgrass
switchgrass
noun
A tall North American perennial grass, Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
thwartingly
thwartingly
adv
So as to thwart.
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
twaddlingly
twaddlingly
adv
(rare) In a silly, weak manner.
twinemaking
twinemaking
noun
The manufacture of twine.
unthwarting
unwastingly
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
waggonsmith
wagonwright
wagonwright
noun
A builder of wagons.
wainscoting
wainscoting
noun
Alternative spelling of wainscotting
wainwrights
wainwrights
noun
plural of wainwright
waitlisting
waitlisting
verb
present participle of waitlist
waitressing
waitressing
verb
present participle of waitress
wantingness
warrantying
warrantying
verb
present participle of warranty
waspnesting
wastingness
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
wateringman
waterskiing
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weighmaster
weighmaster
noun
Somebody who professionally weighs goods, a weigher.
weingartner
wildcatting
wildcatting
verb
present participle of wildcat
winetasting
winetasting
noun
(countable) An event for the purpose of tasting and evaluating wine.
(uncountable) The sensory examination and evaluation of wine.
wiretapping
wiretapping
noun
The installation or monitoring of wiretaps.
verb
present participle of wiretap
witenagemot
witenagemot
noun
(history, countable) A specific session of such an assembly.
(history, usually uncountable, sometimes countable) Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen.
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.