(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
bakerstown
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
boullework
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakwater
breakwater
noun
(nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
buckwasher
byeworkman
cakewalker
cakewalker
noun
A performer of the cakewalk dance.
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
cankerweed
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
cementwork
checkrowed
checkrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkrow
checkrower
checkrower
noun
(agriculture) A device for checkrowing.
cockcrower
cofferwork
cofferwork
noun
(masonry) rubblework faced with stone
corkscrews
corkscrews
noun
plural of corkscrew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corkscrew
corkscrewy
corkscrewy
adj
Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape
crewelwork
crewelwork
noun
embroidery made using a crewel
crowkeeper
crowkeeper
noun
(obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows.
(obsolete) A scarecrow.
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
dawnstreak
dockworker
dockworker
noun
A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight.
donkeywork
donkeywork
noun
Alternative form of donkey work
downlooker
downlooker
noun
(fishing) A kind of artificial fly used in fly fishing.
Any of various snipe flies of the genus Rhagio.
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
enamelwork
enamelwork
noun
Objects decorated with enamel
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
flowerwork
foreknower
foreknower
noun
One who foreknows.
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
frankewing
fretworked
fretworked
adj
Adorned with fretwork.
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
garnetwork
gawkhammer
gingerwork
goldworker
goldworker
noun
A metalworker who fashions gold into objects.
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
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.
herskowitz
homeworker
homeworker
noun
A person who works from home.
hoodwinker
hoodwinker
noun
One who hoodwinks.
hookwormer
houseworks
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
ironworked
ironworker
ironworker
noun
A construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings.
A person employed to manufacture and shape iron.
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
jackscrews
jackscrews
noun
plural of jackscrew
jawbreaker
jawbreaker
noun
(boxing, slang) A hard blow to the side of the face.
A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
A long, hard-to-pronounce word.
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
jogglework
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kherwarian
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
laceworker
laceworker
noun
Synonym of lacemaker
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
lawbreaker
lawbreaker
noun
One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.
lawyerlike
lawyerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lawyer.
linewalker
linewalker
noun
A person employed to walk along an oil or gas pipeline in search of leaks and other problems.
louverwork
lukewarmly
lukewarmly
adv
In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without enthusiasm.
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
marketwise
marketwise
adj
In terms of the financial market.
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
millworker
millworker
noun
One who works in a mill.
mineworker
mineworker
noun
One who works in a mine.
monkflower
moonwalker
moonwalker
noun
One who moonwalks; an astronaut who has walked on the moon.
One who performs the moonwalk dance.
muskflower
muskflower
noun
The monkeyflower Erythranthe moschata.
needlework
needlework
noun
The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint.
The occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, etc.
The product of such art or process.
networking
networking
noun
The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.
The use of computer networks.
verb
present participle of network
nonworkers
nonworkers
noun
plural of nonworker
outworkers
outworkers
noun
plural of outworker
overweakly
overworked
overworked
adj
(of a word, phrase, etc.) Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal.
Subjected to too much work.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwork
packwaller
paderewski
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
pawneerock
peckerwood
peckerwood
noun
(Southern US, Appalachia) A peckerwood sawmill.
(Southern US, Appalachia, slang) A woodpecker.
(US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.
(prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
periwinkle
periwinkle
adj
Of pale bluish purple colour.
noun
A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
A mollusk of family Littorinidae.
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pipewalker
powderlike
powderlike
adj
Resembling powder.
preknowing
princewick
pyrewinkes
quakertown
quickwater
quickwater
noun
(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
reawakened
reawakened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reawaken
reoverwork
rewakening
rewakening
noun
(archaic) reawakening
verb
present participle of rewaken
ropewalker
ropewalker
noun
An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.
rubblework
rubblework
noun
A form of masonry made of large stones loosely thrown together and then optionally grouted.
saltworker
saltworker
noun
A worker in a saltworks.
sarawakese
sarawakite
scharwenka
scowbanker
screenwork
screenwork
noun
(architecture) Work in the form of a screen.
Work done for film or television, such as directing.
screwstock
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
shipwrecks
shipwrecks
noun
plural of shipwreck
shipwrecky
shipwrecky
adj
(figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky.
Characteristic of a shipwreck.
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
shopworker
shopworker
noun
A person who works in a shop; a shop assistant
showerlike
showerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shower (bathroom fitting).
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
silkflower
silkgrower
silkgrower
noun
A grower of silk.
silkworker
silverwork
silverwork
noun
Work, usually ornamental, done in silver.
skewerwood
skiverwood
skysweeper
skysweeper
Noun
A kind of anti-aircraft gun used in the mid-20th century.
skywriters
skywriters
noun
plural of skywriter
skywritten
skywritten
verb
past participle of skywrite
slateworks
sleepwaker
sleepwaker
noun
One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep.
slopworker
sneckdrawn
spiderwork
spiderwork
noun
Lace worked by spider stitch.
steelworks
steelworks
noun
A place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped.
sternworks
stickwater
stickwater
noun
A solution of proteins and other bio-nutrients obtained as a coproduct in the processing of animal by-products; typically produced at a slaughterhouse, or at rendering facilities which processes fishmeal or meat and bone meal. Stickwater is furthermore processed and added to animal feeds as a source of nutrients.