Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pennyworth
pennyworth
noun
(dated) A good bargain.
A small value or quantity.
The amount that can be bought for a penny.
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
plowgraith
plowwright
plowwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs plows.
pohutukawa
pohutukawa
noun
A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime.
poundworth
poundworth
noun
The amount that can be bought for a pound.
pumpwright
shipwright
shipwright
noun
A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
spaewright
stepnephew
stepnephew
noun
(rare) The son of one's stepbrother or stepsister
(rare) The stepson of one's sibling
sweatshops
sweatshops
noun
plural of sweatshop
taiwanhemp
telpherway
telpherway
noun
The system of wires along which a telpher travels.
thwartship
trophywort
upthrowing
upthrowing
verb
present participle of upthrow
waitership
watchstrap
watchstrap
noun
A strap of leather, metal etc that holds a wristwatch in place; a watchband.
waterphone
waterphone
noun
An acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters. Water may be added to the bowl to modify the sound.
An instrument for detecting leaks in pipes by their sound, consisting of a rod attached to an earpiece.
westphalia
westphalia
Proper noun
Westfalen, a subdivision (“Landschaftsverband”) of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
Westfalen, a region of Germany in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
A former realm of Germany
A city in Iowa.
A city in Kansas.
A village in Michigan.
A city in Missouri.
whipmaster
whipmaster
noun
Synonym of whipman
whipsocket
whipstaffs
whipstaves
whipstaves
noun
plural of whipstaff
whipstitch
whipstitch
noun
(agriculture) Half-ploughing or raftering.
(colloquial) A little bit, especially a small interval of time; an instant.
(derogatory, archaic) A tailor.
A stitch that passes diagonally over an edge.
Anything hastily put or stitched together; a hasty composition.
verb
(agriculture) To half-plough or rafter.
To sew using such a stitch.
whitespace
whitespace
noun
(often attributive) Alternative spelling of white space
wirephotos
wirephotos
noun
plural of wirephoto
writership
writership
noun
(now historical) The position or office of a writer in the East India Company.