(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
catawampous
edwardsport
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
pantywaists
pantywaists
noun
plural of pantywaist
parsleywort
passionwort
pasturewise
patternwise
pigweabbits
plasterwise
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
pointswoman
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
potawatomis
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
prebestowal
proteanwise
shallowpate
shallowpate
noun
(derogatory) One whose thinking is shallow or superficial.
sparrowtail
sparrowwort
sparrowwort
noun
An evergreen shrub, Erica passerina.
Any plant in the genus Passerina
Any plant in the genus Thymelaea
spatterware
spatterware
noun
Synonym of spongeware
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
sportswears
sportswoman
sportswoman
noun
(UK) A woman who engages in sports; a female athlete.
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.
stewardship
stewardship
noun
Foresters believe in stewardship of the land.
The act of caring for or improving with time.
The rank or office of a steward.
stopwatches
stopwatches
noun
plural of stopwatch
sweepstakes
sweepstakes
noun
Synonym of sweepstake
plural of sweepstake
thistlewarp
thistlewarp
noun
(obsolete) The goldfinch.
thwartships
waitpersons
waspnesting
wastepapers
wastepapers
noun
plural of wastepaper
waterpowers
waterpowers
noun
plural of waterpower
waterproofs
waterproofs
noun
plural of waterproof.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterproof
waterscapes
waterscapes
noun
plural of waterscape
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterscape
waterspouts
waterspouts
noun
plural of waterspout
weaponsmith
weaponsmith
noun
A person skilled at making edged weapons
wentletraps
wentletraps
noun
plural of wentletrap
westphalian
westphalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
Of or pertaining to the of 1648 which established a new system of political order in central Europe, based on the concept of co-existing sovereign states.
Noun
Someone from Westphalia
One of the major dialect groups of West Low German (also called Westfalish) spoken in Westphalia.
A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.