(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
bullwhipped
bullwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullwhip
campbeltown
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
caperdewsie
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carpetwoven
catawampous
clapperclaw
clapperclaw
verb
(obsolete) To abuse with words; to revile; to scold.
(obsolete) To fight and scratch.
cocksparrow
codswallops
cooperstown
cooperstown
Proper noun
A village and a town in New York, USA, the village is the county seat of
The located in the New York town.
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.
copplecrown
copsewooded
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
crowkeepers
crowkeepers
noun
plural of crowkeeper
crowstepped
crowstepped
adj
(architecture) Having a crowstep.
downpatrick
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
edwardsport
empowerment
empowerment
noun
(South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.
The achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group.
The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
expressways
expressways
noun
plural of expressway
fellowships
fellowships
noun
plural of fellowship
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
gospelwards
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grapeflower
harwichport
hepplewhite
horsepowers
horsepowers
noun
plural of horsepower
hydropowers
jasperwares
jasperwares
noun
plural of jasperware
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
leopardwood
leopardwood
noun
Flindersia maculosa, a tree in the citrus family.
mellowphone
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
minesweeper
minesweeper
noun
(uncountable, computing, video games) A logic-based computer game in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints.
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).
newburyport
newspapered
newspapered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaper
newspersons
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outweaponed
overpowered
overpowered
adj
Overly powerful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpower
overwhipped
overwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwhip
overwhisper
overworship
overworship
noun
Excessive worship.
verb
To worship excessively.
paddywacked
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
palacewards
palacewards
adv
Towards a palace.
palmerworms
palmerworms
noun
plural of palmerworm
pantherwood
pantrywoman
pantrywoman
noun
A female pantryman.
pantywaists
pantywaists
noun
plural of pantywaist
paperweight
paperweight
noun
(slang) A useless piece of equipment.
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.
parsleywort
paschflower
passageways
passageways
noun
plural of passageway
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
passionwise
passionwort
pasturewise
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
patrolwoman
patrolwoman
noun
A female equivalent of a patrolman
patrolwomen
patrolwomen
noun
plural of patrolwoman
patternwise
pawkinesses
pawkinesses
noun
plural of pawkiness
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokery
pawnbrokery
noun
A pawnbroker's shop.
The trade of pawnbroking.
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
peckerwoods
peckerwoods
noun
plural of peckerwood
pedricktown
pennyflower
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
pennywinkle
pennyworths
pennyworths
noun
plural of pennyworth
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
periwinkler
periwinkler
noun
One who fishes for periwinkles.
periwinkles
periwinkles
noun
plural of periwinkle
pickwickian
pickwickian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Pickwickian.
pieceworker
pieceworker
noun
A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
pigeonwings
pigeonwings
noun
plural of pigeonwing
pigweabbits
pilgrimwise
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
pillowslips
pillowslips
noun
plural of pillowslip
pinniwinkis
pinnywinkle
pinwheeling
pinwheeling
verb
present participle of pinwheel
pinwrenches
pioneertown
pipsissewas
pipsissewas
noun
plural of pipsissewa
plainswoman
plainswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a plainsman.
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
plasterwise
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plateworker
playfellows
playfellows
noun
plural of playfellow
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
plowrightia
pointswoman
poisonwoods
poisonwoods
noun
plural of poisonwood
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
policewomen
policewomen
noun
plural of policewoman
polonnaruwa
porriwiggle
porriwiggle
noun
(dialect) A tadpole.
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
potawatomis
potwalloper
potwalloper
noun
Alternative form of pot-walloper
povertyweed
powderiness
powderiness
noun
The state or characteristic of being powdery
powellville
powerhouses
powerhouses
noun
plural of powerhouse
powerlessly
powerlessly
adv
In a powerless manner.
powermonger
powermonger
noun
A person who wields power in a tyrannical or irresponsible fashion.
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
powersville
prairieweed
prayingwise
prebestowal
prelawfully
pressworker
pressworker
noun
A person employed to press or draw with dies or presses.
presweetens
presweetens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of presweeten
preweighing
prewelcomed
prewelwired
prewhipping
prewhipping
verb
present participle of prewhip
prewireless
prewireless
adj
Before the invention or introduction of wireless communication.
preworthily
prewrapping
prewrapping
verb
present participle of prewrap
prewritings
prewritings
noun
plural of prewriting
prizewinner
prizewinner
noun
A person or thing that wins a prize.
prizeworthy
prizeworthy
adj
Meriting a prize.
problemwise
proteanwise
pseudowhorl
pseudowhorl
noun
(botany) Any arrangement of tightly-packed leaves that is not an actual whorl