Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brainworker
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
downpatrick
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headworking
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jinrickshaw
khwarazmian
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.
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkor
noun
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
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.
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
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
reawakening
reawakening
noun
A second or subsequent awakening.
verb
present participle of reawaken
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
swanmarking
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
unwaterlike
unwaterlike
adj
Not waterlike.
wafermaking
wageworking
wageworking
adj
Working in order to earn a wage.
walkerville
warblerlike
warblerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a warbler.
warlikeness
warlikeness
noun
The quality of being warlike; bellicosity.
warriorlike
warriorlike
adj
like a warrior
waterskiing
weakbrained
weakbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of weak-brained
weathersick
whinchacker
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
whiskerando
wikstroemia
wilkesbarre
windbreaker
windbreaker
noun
A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain.
windowmaker
windowmaker
noun
Someone who makes windows.
wisecracked
wisecracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wisecrack
wisecracker
wisecracker
noun
A person who makes wisecrack remarks; a smart aleck.
workability
workability
noun
The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.
The quality of being workable; practical capacity to succeed.
workaholics
workaholics
noun
plural of workaholic
workaholism
workaholism
noun
The urge of a person to work excessively.
workmanlike
workmanlike
adj
Done competently but without flair.
Performed with the skill of an artisan or craftsman.
Resembling or characteristic of a workman.
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
workstation
workstation
noun
a desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics
an area, at a workplace, for a single worker
worldmaking
worldmaking
noun
The creation of a world, as for example in writing fiction.