Of or relating to a language family that developed among ancient indigenous peoples in South America and migrated to Central America and the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean and the Atlantic, including what is now the Bahamas.
arkansaw
artworks
artworks
noun
plural of artwork
askewgee
astakiwi
awabakal
awabakal
Noun
A people indigenous to New South Wales, Australia.
Proper noun
The language spoken by these people.
awakable
awakable
adj
Able to be awoken.
awakened
awakened
adj
Aroused or activated.
Having been woken up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of awaken
awakener
awakener
noun
One who, or that which, awakens.
awakings
awakings
noun
plural of awaking
backblow
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backsaws
backsaws
noun
plural of backsaw
backwall
backwall
noun
(sports) Alternative form of back wall
backward
backward
adj
(chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
(cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
(cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
(figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
(figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
(figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
(obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.
(obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
Late or behindhand.
Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
Reversed in order or sequence.
Situated toward or at the rear of something.
adv
(figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
(obsolete) In the past.
At, near or towards the rear of something.
By way of reflection; reflexively.
In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
In a reversed order or sequence.
In a reversed orientation; back to front.
Toward or into the past;
noun
The state behind or past.
backwash
backwash
noun
(economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
(nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
verb
(transitive) To affect with backwash.
To clean the oil from wool after combing.
To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
backwood
backwood
adj
Native to or located in a remote rural location.
Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified.
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
backwort
backwrap
backwrap
noun
(computing, dated) A word wrap feature that restores a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.
A portion of something that is wrapped backward.
verb
(computing, dated) To restore a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.
To wrap around the back of something.
bakeware
bakeware
noun
Cooking equipment intended for use inside an oven.
bakewell
bakewell
noun
Alternative form of Bakewell
baklawas
baklawas
noun
plural of baklawa
ballhawk
ballhawk
noun
(baseball, chiefly in Chicago) A person who specializes in catching home-run and foul balls.
(sports) A player who handles the ball skilfully
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bankweed
bawcocks
bawcocks
noun
plural of bawcock
bawdrick
beadwork
beadwork
noun
Decorative work involving beads.
beamwork
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
berewick
berewick
noun
(now historical) An outlying estate.
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
biweekly
biweekly
adj
Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
Occurring twice a week.
adv
Every two weeks.
Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).
noun
Something that is published or released once every two weeks.
blauwbok
blauwbok
noun
The bluebuck (extinct mammal).
blowback
blowback
noun
(computing) Synonym of backscatter.
(firearms) A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.
(rail transport) On a steam locomotive, the reversal of exhaust gases when the regulator is closed without using the blower.
(slang) The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
An unintended adverse result, especially of covert political action.
blowcock
bodywork
bodywork
noun
A service offered that includes an erotic massage and may also include prostitution.
The application of physical therapy as a preventive measure.
The exterior body of a motor vehicle.
The repair of a such body.
boltwork
bonework
bonework
noun
The art or process of making objects from bone.
bookward
bookways
bookwise
bookwise
adv
In the manner of a book.
bookwork
bookwork
noun
(chiefly University of Cambridge) The act of memorising information; used attributively to describe or denote questions that test information learned rather than requiring additional thought.
Accounting work; book keeping.
The art and science of formatting books.
Work done with the aid of textbooks.
bookworm
bookworm
noun
(figurative) An avid book reader.
Any of various insects that infest books.
bostwick
bowknots
bowknots
noun
plural of bowknot
bowllike
bowllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bowl.
bowmaker
bowmaker
noun
Alternative form of bow maker
brinklow
brockway
browsick
bucksaws
bucksaws
noun
plural of bucksaw
buckwash
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
bullwork
bulwarks
bulwarks
noun
plural of bulwark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulwark
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
busywork
busywork
noun
Alternative spelling of busy work
bywalker
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
cakewalk
cakewalk
noun
(historical) A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers.
(idiomatic) Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.
(music) The style of music associated with such a contest.
(performing arts) The dance, or strutting style of dance associated with such a contest.
verb
(intransitive) To perform the cakewalk dance.
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
chadwick
chawbuck
chawbuck
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To beat with a chabuk.
checkrow
checkrow
verb
(agriculture) To plant seeds at the intersections of a criss-cross pattern previously marked out on the ground.
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewbark
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chickwit
clawback
clawback
noun
(US law of evidence) A rule that permits a party to take back evidentiary materials that were mistakenly turned over to the other party but to which the other party would not have been entitled.
(US taxation law) Money that a party is entitled to keep under one tax provision but is taken by another tax provision.
(US, business) Any recovery of a performance-related payment based on discovery that the performance was not genuine.
(obsolete) A flatterer or sycophant.
clawlike
clawlike
adj
Resembling a claw
clawsick
cockawee
cockawee
noun
Synonym of long-tailed duck
cockcrow
cockcrow
noun
The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
cockweed
cockweed
noun
(slang, vulgar) An obnoxious fool.
(uncountable) peppergrass
cokewold
cookware
cookware
noun
The assorted objects, such as pots, pans, baking sheets, etc., used for cooking
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
corkwood
corkwood
noun
Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies.
Caldcluvia paniculosa, a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family.
Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
Duboisia, a genus with species found in Australia.
Endiandra sieberi, a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family.
Entelea arborescens, a species found in New Zealand.
Erythrina vespertilio (grey corkwood), a species from Australia.
Hakea suberea, a species found in Australia.
Leitneria floridana, a species found in southeastern North America.
Melicope, a genus with species in Australia.
Musanga cecropioides or African corkwood, a species found in Africa.
Sesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers.
The wood of Quercus suber, the cork oak.
cowlicks
cowlicks
noun
plural of cowlick
coworker
coworker
noun
Somebody with whom one works.
cowpokes
cowpokes
noun
plural of cowpoke
cowquake
cowquake
noun
quaking grass; Briza media
cowskins
cowskins
noun
plural of cowskin
crackjaw
crackjaw
adj
Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.
cragwork
crewneck
crewneck
noun
Alternative form of crew neck
cribwork
cribwork
noun
cribbing (structural members)
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
darktown
darktown
noun
(US, dated) An African-American area of a city in the American South.
dawnlike
dawnlike
adj
Resembling dawn or some aspect of it.
dayworks
dayworks
noun
plural of daywork
deadwork
deadwork
noun
Unprofitable work that is necessary as a preliminary, e.g. preparing a mine before ore can be extracted.
doorhawk
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
dowhacky
downlike
downlike
adj
Resembling down (soft immature feathers) or some aspect of it.
downlink
downlink
noun
(telecommunications) The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission.
(telecommunications) Transmission of data from a network, usually wireless, to the user.
verb
To transmit a signal from a satellite to a terrestrial receiving station.
downtake
downtake
noun
An outlet for conveying something downward.
Material conveyed downward by such an outlet.
downtick
downtick
noun
(finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.
A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.
drawback
drawback
noun
A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette.
drawknot
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
ducktown
duckwalk
duckwalk
noun
Alternative spelling of duck walk
verb
(intransitive) To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed by guitar players in popular music.
(intransitive) To walk while squatting.
duckweed
duckweed
noun
Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.
duckwife
duckwing
duckwing
noun
Any of various types of chicken noted for their triangular wing patch
ductwork
ductwork
noun
The system of ducts in a particular building.
dworshak
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
ekpweles
ekpweles
noun
plural of ekpwele
enewetak
eniwetok
eyewinks
eyewinks
noun
plural of eyewink
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
fastwalk
fawkener
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
fawnskin
fawnskin
noun
The skin of a fawn
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
firework
firework
noun
A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
fluework
fluework
noun
A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
footwalk
footwalk
noun
A pedestrian walkway.
footwork
footwork
noun
(uncountable, music) A subgenre of juke/ghetto house and style of street dance that originated in Chicago in the early 1990s.
Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as in sports or dancing.
foreknew
foreknew
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreknow
foreknow
foreknow
verb
To have knowledge of beforehand.
forkwise
forkwise
adv
In the manner of a fork.
formwork
formwork
noun
(construction) A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured
forwaked
forwaked
adj
(obsolete) tired out with excessive waking or watching
fretwork
fretwork
noun
ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through
gasworks
gasworks
noun
A factory where coal is converted to coal gas and coke.
gawkiest
gawkiest
adj
superlative form of gawky: most gawky
godowsky
goldwork
goldwork
noun
Work done using gold metal, as in embroidery or jewellery.
goshawks
goshawks
noun
plural of goshawk
gowdnook
gowkedly
gweducks
gweducks
noun
plural of gweduck
hacksaws
hacksaws
noun
plural of hacksaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hacksaw
hackwood
hackwork
hackwork
noun
Work, usually of a professional nature, either repetitive or done to a formula.
hairwork
hairwork
noun
Jewellery made from human hair.
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.