A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bangwaketsi
bargainwise
beggarweeds
beggarweeds
noun
plural of beggarweed
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
boguslawsky
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
edwardsburg
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
gallowglass
gallowglass
noun
(historical) A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century.
gallowsness
gallowsness
noun
(slang, rare, archaic) recklessness
gallowsward
gallowsward
adv
Toward the gallows.
gardenwards
gardenwards
adv
Towards a garden.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
glassblower
glassblower
noun
A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
gospelwards
grassflower
greasewoods
greasewoods
noun
plural of greasewood
greenswards
greenswards
noun
plural of greensward
greenwashes
greenwashes
noun
plural of greenwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greenwash
groatsworth
groatsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel.
groundwards
groundwards
adv
Towards the ground; groundward.
grousewards
hornswaggle
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
landownings
landownings
noun
plural of landowning
loungewears
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
lozengeways
lozengeways
adv
(heraldry) Lozengewise.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
misawarding
misawarding
verb
present participle of misaward
narrowsburg
newmanising
newscasting
newscasting
noun
The production of newscasts
nonswearing
nonswearing
adj
Not swearing; not making an oath.
Not swearing; not using bad language.
nonsweating
orangewoods
oswegatchie
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
overstowage
passageways
passageways
noun
plural of passageway
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
pigweabbits
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
prayingwise
rainwashing
rainwashing
verb
present participle of rainwash
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
scallawaggy
shadowgraph
shadowgraph
noun
(physics) An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index
A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
verb
(photography) To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.
(transitive) To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.
shortwaving
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
snowballing
snowballing
verb
present participle of snowball
spongewares
spongewares
noun
plural of spongeware
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.
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
stageworthy
stageworthy
adj
(theater) Worthy, fit, or deserving of stage presentation; stageable.
stagewright
stagewright
noun
A playwright.
staggerweed
staggerwort
staggerwort
noun
Jacobaea vulgaris (syn. Senecio jacobaea), a kind of ragwort.
steerageway
steerageway
noun
(nautical) The minimum speed of a ship, below which it does not answer the helm and cannot be steered.
straightway
straightway
adv
(dated) Synonym of straightaway or straight away (at once, immediately).
(nonstandard) Directly.
swagbellied
swagbellied
adj
Having a prominent, overhanging belly.
swagbellies
swagbellies
noun
plural of swagbelly
swallowling
swallowling
noun
A young swallow.
swanmarking
swingaround
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.
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
thoughtways
thoughtways
noun
plural of thoughtway
throughways
throughways
noun
plural of throughway
unanswering
unanswering
adj
Giving no answer; unresponsive.
unscrawling
unswaddling
unswaddling
verb
present participle of unswaddle
unwastingly
volkswagens
wageworkers
wageworkers
noun
plural of wageworker
waggishness
waggishness
noun
Waggish behaviour.
waggonsmith
wagneresque
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
walstonburg
waltersburg
wampumpeags
wantingness
warehousing
warehousing
noun
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
verb
present participle of warehouse
warrensburg
waspnesting
wastingness
waterskiing
wavelengths
wavelengths
noun
plural of wavelength
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weighmaster
weighmaster
noun
Somebody who professionally weighs goods, a weigher.
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wholesaling
wholesaling
verb
present participle of wholesale
windlassing
windlassing
verb
present participle of windlass
wineglasses
wineglasses
noun
plural of wineglass
winetasting
winetasting
noun
(countable) An event for the purpose of tasting and evaluating wine.
(uncountable) The sensory examination and evaluation of wine.
wingmanship
wingmanship
noun
Friendship in the form of being a wingman.
Power or skill in flying.
wingspreads
wingspreads
noun
plural of wingspread
wiregrasses
wiregrasses
noun
plural of wiregrass
wranglesome
wranglesome
adj
Characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.