(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.
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.
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
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
dawnstreak
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
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
frankewing
garnetwork
gawkhammer
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.
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
kherwarian
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.
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
moonwalker
moonwalker
noun
One who moonwalks; an astronaut who has walked on the moon.
One who performs the moonwalk dance.
overweakly
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
pipewalker
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
rewakening
rewakening
noun
(archaic) reawakening
verb
present participle of rewaken
ropewalker
ropewalker
noun
An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.
saltworker
saltworker
noun
A worker in a saltworks.
sarawakese
sarawakite
scharwenka
scowbanker
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
slateworks
sleepwaker
sleepwaker
noun
One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep.
sneckdrawn
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.
streakwise
streakwise
adj
In a streak or streaks.
swanmarker
sweetmaker
sweetmaker
noun
A manufacturer of confectionery.
swordmaker
swordmaker
noun
A person who makes swords.
tomahawker
tomahawker
noun
One who uses a tomahawk as a weapon.
trowelbeak
twinemaker
twinemaker
noun
A manufacturer of twine.
unworkable
unworkable
adj
Not workable or operable; not practical; unmanageable.
noun
Something that is not workable, or cannot be made to work.
wafermaker
wageworker
wageworker
noun
A worker who earns a wage.
wagonmaker
wagonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of wagons.
waiterlike
waiterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a waiter.
walkertown
walkmiller
walkmiller
noun
Alternative form of waulkmiller
warblelike
warblelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a warble.
waremaking
waremaking
noun
The manufacture of wares.
warrenlike
warrenlike
adj
Resembling a warren; mazelike, labyrinthine.
warwickite
warwickite
noun
(mineralogy) An iron magnesium titanium borate mineral occurring as brown to black prismatic orthorhombic crystals.
watchmaker
watchmaker
noun
A person who repairs (and originally made) watches.
waterblink
waterbucks
waterbucks
noun
plural of waterbuck
watermarks
watermarks
noun
plural of watermark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watermark
waterquake
waterquake
noun
An earthquake that happens underwater, usually in an ocean or lake.
watershake
waterskier
waterskier
noun
a person who water-skis
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.
wheelmaker
wheelmaker
noun
One who makes wheels.
whiskerage
whiskerage
noun
Whiskers.
wickerware
wickerware
noun
Articles made from wicker.
windbreaks
windbreaks
noun
plural of windbreak
wiremaking
wiremaking
noun
The manufacture of wire.
wirewalker
wirewalker
noun
One who performs the feat of walking on a highwire.
wisecracks
wisecracks
noun
plural of wisecrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wisecrack
wizardlike
wizardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wizard.
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.