A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippewas
chippeway
depthways
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
dewanship
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
hawsepipe
hawsepipe
noun
(nautical) metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood
hempweeds
hempweeds
noun
plural of hempweed
horsewhip
horsewhip
noun
A whip for use on horses.
verb
(transitive) To flog or lash with a horsewhip.
nymphwise
ownership
ownership
noun
(business) Responsibility for something.
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
pathwayed
pathwayed
adj
Having a pathway.
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
peachwood
peachwood
noun
The wood of the peach tree.
peachwort
peepshows
peepshows
noun
plural of peepshow
penwright
pewholder
pewholder
noun
One who has a pew reserved for themselves in church.
phillilew
piceworth
pinwheels
pinwheels
noun
plural of pinwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinwheel
plowheads
plowheads
noun
plural of plowhead
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
pregrowth
pregrowth
adj
Prior to growth
noun
A period before growth begins
preshadow
preshowed
preshowed
verb
simple past tense of preshow
prestwich
prestwich
Proper noun
a town in Bury borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
prewashed
prewashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewash
prewashes
prewashes
noun
plural of prewash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewash
preworthy
rewhisper
rewhisper
verb
To whisper again.
screwship
sharpware
sheepwalk
sheepwalk
noun
Land given to pasturing of sheep, smaller than a sheep-run.
sheepweed
shipowner
shipowner
noun
(nautical) Someone who owns a ship.
shipwreck
shipwreck
noun
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
verb
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
shopwomen
shopwomen
noun
plural of shopwoman
showpiece
showpiece
noun
Something made specifically to be displayed.
Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown.
showplace
showplace
noun
A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
A location kept for display only.
speechway
sweatshop
sweatshop
noun
A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal.
sweetshop
sweetshop
noun
(slang, euphemistic) A drug dealer.
A shop selling confectionery, especially one that sells predominantly confectionery.
unwhelped
unwhelped
adj
Not whelped.
unwhipped
unwhipped
adj
Not whipped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwhip
upwreathe
upwreathe
verb
Alternative form of upwreath
wahpekute
wampished
wampished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wampish
wampishes
wampishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wampish
waterheap
waveshape
waveshape
noun
The shape of a waveform.
whaleship
whaleship
noun
A ship used for hunting whales.
wheelspin
wheelspin
noun
(automotive) The spinning of the wheels of a vehicle on the surface of the ground with greatly reduced friction and little movement of the vehicle, especially when starting.
wheepling
wheepling
verb
present participle of wheeple
whelphood
whelphood
noun
the state of being a whelp, puppyhood
whelpless
whelpling
whelpling
noun
A little whelp.
whereupon
whereupon
conj
After which, in consequence.
Upon which.
whimpered
whimpered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whimper
whimperer
whimperer
noun
One who whimpers.
whipbelly
whipmaker
whipmaker
noun
A manufacturer of whips.
whippable
whippable
adj
(of cream, etc.) That can be whipped.
whipparee
whipparee
noun
Any of various stingrays of the coastal United States, including the cownose ray.
whippeter
whippiest
whippiest
adj
superlative form of whippy: most whippy
whipsawed
whipsawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whipsaw
whispered
whispered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whisper
whisperer
whisperer
noun
(figurative, by extension) Someone who has an uncanny ability to control or manipulate a certain thing or person; an expert or guru in a particular field or subject
Someone who is skilled in taming or training a certain kind of animal, using gentle vocal commands and body language as opposed to physical contact. See horse whisperer.
Someone who tells secrets; a gossip.
Someone who whispers.
whitecaps
whitecaps
noun
plural of whitecap
whitedamp
whitedamp
noun
A noxious mixture of gases formed by the combustion of coal, usually in an enclosed environment such as a mine.
whitepost
whiterump
whiterump
noun
A bird, the black-tailed godwit.
whooplike
whooplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whooping sound.
whoreship
whoreship
noun
Whoredom.
wineshops
wineshops
noun
plural of wineshop
winthorpe
wirephoto
wirephoto
noun
A photograph transmitted by telephotography.
withertip
worshiped
worshiped
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of worship
worshiper
worshiper
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of worshipper