Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
bangwaketsi
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
cabbagetown
changewater
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
featherwing
gentianwort
gentlewoman
gentlewoman
noun
(US, politics) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
(historical) A woman of the nobility.
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.
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
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
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
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
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
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
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
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.
swingletail
swingletail
noun
(archaic, rare) The thrasher, or fox shark.
tanglewrack
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
walstonburg
wantingness
warrantying
warrantying
verb
present participle of warranty
waspnesting
wastingness
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
wateringman
watermonger
watermonger
noun
A seller of water.
waterskiing
wavelengths
wavelengths
noun
plural of wavelength
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
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.