(chemistry) a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture
(glassblowing) a long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown
a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun
bowsprit
bowsprit
noun
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
bullwhip
bullwhip
noun
A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a bullwhip.
capewise
capewise
adv
In the manner of a cape.
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
chingpaw
chippewa
chippewa
Noun
A member of the Ojibwe people.
Proper noun
The Ojibwe language.
Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Wisconsin.
chipwood
copywise
cowslips
cowslips
noun
plural of cowslip
downpipe
downpipe
noun
The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
downslip
dropwise
dropwise
adj
One drop at a time
adv
In drops; one drop at a time
fireplow
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
giftwrap
giftwrap
verb
Alternative form of gift-wrap
harpwise
impawned
impawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impawn
impowers
impowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impower
kapowsin
lampwick
lapwings
lapwings
noun
plural of lapwing
limpwort
overwhip
overwhip
verb
(transitive) To whip (cream, etc.) too much, so as to spoil the texture.
paawkier
pairwise
pairwise
adj
Occurring in pairs; two at a time.
adv
In or by pairs.
palewise
palewise
adv
(heraldry, archaic) In the manner of pales, divided by perpendicular lines.
pallwise
pallwise
adv
In the manner of a pall.
palmwise
palmwise
adv
With the palm (of the hand) foremost.
parawing
parawing
noun
Synonym of Rogallo wing
pawkiest
pawkiest
adj
superlative form of pawky: most pawky
penwiper
penwiper
noun
A cloth or other material for wiping off or cleaning ink from a pen.
periwigs
periwigs
noun
plural of periwig
pickaway
pickwick
pickwork
picowatt
picowatt
noun
One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.
piewoman
piewoman
noun
A woman who sells pies.
pigswill
pigswill
noun
(figuratively) nonsense, rubbish
swill: slops fed to pigs
pigweeds
pigweeds
noun
plural of pigweed
pileweed
pilework
pilework
noun
A structure built of piles; piling.
pileworm
pileworm
Noun
The teredo.
pilewort
pilewort
noun
Erechtites hieraciifolius, or fireweed, a plant in the aster family;
Ficaria verna (formerly Ranunculus ficaria), lesser celandine, a plant in the buttercup family.
pillowed
pillowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pillow
pillworm
pillworm
noun
(rare) Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm.
pillwort
pillwort
noun
Any plant of the genus Pilularia, a minute aquatic fern with small pill-shaped sporangia.
pinetown
pineview
pineweed
pineweed
noun
A low, bushy, nearly leafless herb (Hypericum sarothra), common in sandy soil in the eastern United States.
pinewood
pinewood
noun
(countable) A forest or grove of pine trees, either natural or as a plantation
(uncountable) The wood of a pine
pinkweed
pinkwood
pinkwort
pinrowed
pinwales
pinwales
noun
plural of pinwale
pinweeds
pinweeds
noun
plural of pinweed
pinwheel
pinwheel
noun
A cogged (toothed) gear.
A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To spin.
pinworks
pinworks
noun
A factory that makes pins.
pinworms
pinworms
noun
plural of pinworm
pipewood
pipewood
noun
An ericaceous shrub of the southern United States, whose wood can be used to make pipe bowls.
pipework
pipework
noun
(music) The pipes and stops of an organ
Any system of pipes or tubes; piping
pipewort
pipewort
noun
Any of several aquatic plants of the genus Eriocaulon.
pishquow
pithwork
plaistow
plowfish
plowline
plowtail
plowtail
noun
Alternative form of ploughtail
plowwise
poetwise
polliwig
polliwig
noun
Alternative form of polliwog
polliwog
polliwog
noun
(US, dialectal) A tadpole.
poorwill
poorwill
noun
nightjar (bird)
portwine
porwigle
porwigle
noun
Obsolete form of polliwog.
postwise
postwise
adv
In the manner of a post, or vertical support.
Synonym of post (“on post-horses; by a relay of horses, for speed”)
powering
powering
verb
present participle of power
prawning
prawning
verb
present participle of prawn
previews
previews
noun
plural of preview
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preview
preweigh
prewired
prewired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewire
primwort
prowfish
prowfish
noun
Subtropical perciform saltwater fish found in the North Pacific; Zaprora silenus.
prowling
prowling
noun
The act of one who prowls.
verb
present participle of prowl
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
purviews
purviews
noun
plural of purview
sapowith
shipward
shipward
adv
toward a ship
shipways
shipways
noun
plural of shipway
shipwork
shipwork
noun
The work of building and repairing ships.
shipworm
shipworm
noun
Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.
shopwife
sidewipe
skipwith
slipware
slipware
noun
A type of pottery identified by its primary decorating process where slip is placed onto the dry surface by dipping, painting or splashing.
slipways
slipways
noun
plural of slipway
snowslip
snowslip
noun
A large mass or avalanche of snow which slips down the side of a mountain, etc.
spaewife
spaewife
noun
female fortuneteller
spavinaw
spawling
spawling
noun
That which is spawled, or spat out.
spawning
spawning
noun
The process by which something spawns.
verb
present participle of spawn
spewiest
spillway
spillway
noun
A path designed to take away overflow safely.
splitnew
splitsaw
spurwing
spurwing
noun
Any of various butterflies of the genus Antigonus.
stepwise
stepwise
adj
One (small) step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal
adv
One step or stage at a time; step by step
swampier
swampier
adj
comparative form of swampy: more swampy
swampine
swamping
swamping
noun
An act of swamping (drenching or filling with water).
verb
present participle of swamp
swampish
swampish
adj
swampy
swapping
swapping
adj
(archaic) large; whopping
noun
The act by which something is swapped; an exchange.
verb
present participle of swap
sweepier
sweeping
sweeping
adj
Completely overwhelming.
Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.
noun
(countable) An instance of sweeping.
(uncountable) The activity of sweeping.
verb
present participle of sweep
swillpot
swillpot
noun
Alternative form of swill-pot
swinepox
swinepox
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.
swipples
swipples
noun
plural of swipple
swooping
swooping
adj
That swoops or swoop.
noun
The motion of something that swoops.
verb
present participle of swoop
swopping
swopping
noun
Alternative form of swapping
verb
present participle of swop
topiwala
township
township
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A small town.
(South Africa, Post 1994) A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
(South Africa, Pre 1994) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
(US, Canada) A subdivision of a county.
The territory of a town.
tripwire
tripwire
noun
A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine.
Any means of detecting intruders or attackers.
verb
(transitive) To set a tripwire mechanism in (a location).
twinship
twinship
noun
(countable, nautical) Either of a pair of ships of exactly the same design
(uncountable) The condition of being a twin
unwimple
upswings
upswings
noun
plural of upswing
uptwined
viewport
viewport
noun
(computer graphics) A typically rectangular region representing the range or area currently visible (within a window, screen, etc.).
A viewing window.
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To clip (an image or region) so that it fits in a viewport.
wainrope
wainrope
noun
A rope for binding a load on a wagon.
wankapin
wankapin
noun
(rare, US, dialect) Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus, the water chinkapin.
wardship
wardship
noun
(chiefly law) The state of being a ward of someone.
(historical) In English feudal law, the guardianship which the lord had of the land of his vassal while the latter was an infant or minor.
wareship
warplike
warplike
adj
(textiles) Resembling or characteristic of the warp.
warpwise
warpwise
adj
In the orientation of the warp in woven yarn.
warships
warships
noun
plural of warship
waspiest
waspiest
adj
superlative form of waspy: most waspy
wasplike
wasplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wasp.
waspling
waspling
noun
A small, young, or baby wasp.
waterpit
weepiest
weepiest
adj
superlative form of weepy: most weepy
weepings
weepings
noun
plural of weeping
whapping
whapping
verb
present participle of whap
wheeping
whelping
whelping
verb
present participle of whelp
whelpish
whelpish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whelp.
whigship
whigship
noun
Whiggism.
whimpers
whimpers
noun
plural of whimper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whimper
whipbird
whipbird
noun
Any of various Australian songbirds in the genus Psophodes.
whipcord
whipcord
noun
A hard, twisted cord used for making whiplashes.
A strong worsted fabric, with a diagonal rib.
A type of catgut.
whipholt
whipjack
whipking
whiplash
whiplash
noun
(figurative) An abrupt and unexpected change, or the resulting feeling of shock.
An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.
The lash of a whip.
verb
To jerk back and forth; to buffet.
To lash as if with a whip.
whiplike
whiplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whip; long, thin, and flexible, or flagellatory.