(US, politics) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
(historical) A woman of the nobility.
graniteware
graniteware
noun
Ironware that has been coated with a layer of vitreous enamel with a swirled or speckled pattern resembling granite.
Pottery with the same type of enamel coating.
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
inwreathing
inwreathing
verb
present participle of inwreathe
kweihwating
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
newscasting
newscasting
noun
The production of newscasts
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nonsweating
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outwearying
outwearying
verb
present participle of outweary
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.
swingletail
swingletail
noun
(archaic, rare) The thrasher, or fox shark.
tanglewrack
twinemaking
twinemaking
noun
The manufacture of twine.
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
waitressing
waitressing
verb
present participle of waitress
wantingness
waspnesting
wastingness
wateringman
watermonger
watermonger
noun
A seller of water.
waterskiing
wavelengths
wavelengths
noun
plural of wavelength
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weingartner
winetasting
winetasting
noun
(countable) An event for the purpose of tasting and evaluating wine.
(uncountable) The sensory examination and evaluation of wine.
wiretapping
wiretapping
noun
The installation or monitoring of wiretaps.
verb
present participle of wiretap
witenagemot
witenagemot
noun
(history, countable) A specific session of such an assembly.
(history, usually uncountable, sometimes countable) Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen.