(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
byeworkman
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
enamelwork
enamelwork
noun
Objects decorated with enamel
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
garnetwork
hammerwork
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
headworker
headworker
noun
One who performs mental or intellectual labour.
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
laceworker
laceworker
noun
Synonym of lacemaker
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
markswomen
markswomen
noun
plural of markswoman
marrowlike
marrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marrow.
maskflower
masterwork
masterwork
noun
(obsolete) A main drain or irrigation channel.
(obsolete) An act of primary importance.
A piece done to prove possession of skill sufficient to be ranked a master.
A piece of quality, indicative of having been made by a master; a masterpiece.
meadowlark
meadowlark
noun
Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.
The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
moonwalker
moonwalker
noun
One who moonwalks; an astronaut who has walked on the moon.
One who performs the moonwalk dance.
overweakly
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
pawneerock
quakertown
ropewalker
ropewalker
noun
An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.
saltworker
saltworker
noun
A worker in a saltworks.
scowbanker
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
slateworks
swordmaker
swordmaker
noun
A person who makes swords.
tomahawker
tomahawker
noun
One who uses a tomahawk as a weapon.
trowelbeak
unworkable
unworkable
adj
Not workable or operable; not practical; unmanageable.
noun
Something that is not workable, or cannot be made to work.
wageworker
wageworker
noun
A worker who earns a wage.
wagonmaker
wagonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of wagons.
walkertown
waterworks
waterworks
noun
(Britain, euphemistic) The genitourinary system.
(construction, archaic) Engineering works relating to the conveyance and flow of fluids (principally water), such as the collection and distribution of water, drainage, irrigation, etc.
(historical, treated as singular) A hydraulic apparatus by which a supply of water is furnished for ornamental purposes; also, an ornamental fountain or waterfall.
(informal) Often in the form turn on the waterworks: crying or tears, especially in a way that is considered manipulative or over-emotional.
(informal) Rain.
(treated as singular) Any single facility, such as a filtration plant or pumping station, within such a system.
The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.
plural of waterwork
wattlework
wattlework
noun
Constructions made from woven branches and twigs.
woodhacker
woodhacker
Noun
The yaffle
workbasket
workbasket
noun
A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc.
workmaster
workmaster
noun
(archaic) Master workman; overseer; employer of workmen.