simple past tense and past participle of backwater
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
cabbagetown
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
campbeltown
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carpetwoven
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cartwheeler
cartwheeler
noun
One who performs a cartwheel (gymnastic spinning manoeuvre).
castlewards
castlewards
noun
plural of castleward
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.
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
caterwauler
caterwauler
noun
One who caterwauls.
changewater
charlestown
cheektowaga
chemawinite
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
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.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterwall
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crawleyroot
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
eichwaldite
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
entranceway
entranceway
noun
Something that provides access to an entrance; an entryway
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
flowcharted
francestown
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.
latticewise
latticewise
adv
In a lattice arrangement.
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
mauricetown
newscasters
newscasters
noun
plural of newscaster
newscasting
newscasting
noun
The production of newscasts
oswegatchie
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
overwatcher
overwatcher
noun
One who watches over; a supervisor.
overwatches
overwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwatch
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
scatteraway
scratchweed
scratchweed
noun
cleavers (Galium aparine).
screwmatics
screwmatics
noun
(Britain, colloquial, dated) Rheumatism.
slackwitted
stopwatches
stopwatches
noun
plural of stopwatch
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.
tanglewrack
terracewise
terracework
thwackstave
tobaccoweed
trackwalker
trackwalker
noun
A person employed to walk over and inspect a section of railway track.
treaclewort
unwatchable
unwatchable
adj
That cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.
wainscotted
wainscotted
adj
Having a wainscot.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wainscot
waistcoated
waistcoated
adj
Wearing a waistcoat
watchdogged
watchdogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watchdog
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
watchtowers
watchtowers
noun
plural of watchtower
watercaster
watercolors
watercolors
noun
plural of watercolor
watercolour
watercolour
adj
Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
noun
(countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
(countable) A water-soluble pigment.
(uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.
verb
To paint using watercolour
watercooler
watercooler
noun
Alternative spelling of water cooler
watercourse
watercourse
noun
Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
watercrafts
watercrafts
noun
plural of watercraft
waterlocked
waterscapes
waterscapes
noun
plural of waterscape
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterscape
weathercast
weathercast
noun
(meteorology) A weather forecast, especially one broadcast by radio or television.
weathercock
weathercock
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but which also has a wheel attached to measure wind speed.
(figuratively) One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
verb
(intransitive, of a boat) To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
(intransitive, of an airplane or missile) To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.
(transitive) To act as a weathercock for.
weathersick
weisbachite
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.
westermarck
wewahitchka
whitecapper
whitecapper
noun
(US, historical) Synonym of whitecap (“type of vigilante”)
whitechapel
whitechapel
Proper noun
A district in east London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood.
wildcatters
wildcatters
noun
plural of wildcatter
windcatcher
windcatcher
noun
A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.