(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
browpiece
bullwhips
bullwhips
noun
plural of bullwhip
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippewas
chippeway
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
coachwhip
coachwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo).
Masticophis flagellum, a colubrid snake of North America.
coplowing
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
dewanship
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
dispowder
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
drawpoint
firepower
firepower
noun
(figurative) The ability and resources to dominate.
The ability to deliver fire.
The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
galliwasp
galliwasp
noun
Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
gipsywort
grapeview
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
gypsywise
hawsepipe
hawsepipe
noun
(nautical) metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood
horsewhip
horsewhip
noun
A whip for use on horses.
verb
(transitive) To flog or lash with a horsewhip.
impawning
impawning
verb
present participle of impawn
impowered
impowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impower
interwrap
interwrap
adj
Between wraps.
noun
The act or condition of interwrapping.
verb
To intertwine; to wrap together.
inwrapped
inwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
lewisport
lilliwaup
mapleview
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
newsprint
newsprint
noun
An inexpensive paper used for printing newspapers.
nymphwise
overwiped
overwiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwipe
ownership
ownership
noun
(business) Responsibility for something.
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
paulownia
paulownia
noun
Any member of the genus Paulownia, comprising deciduous flowering trees native to Asia.
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
pennywise
pennywise
adj
Careful with small amounts of money or over small matters.
penwright
perwitsky
perwitsky
noun
(archaic) The fur of the marbled polecat.
petalwise
petalwise
adv
In the manner of a petal or petals.
pettigrew
pettigrew
Proper noun
An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
phillilew
piceworth
pickstown
pickwicks
piecewise
piecewise
adv
(mathematics) Throughout separate parts, but not necessarily throughout the whole
In terms or by means of pieces; a piece at a time.
piecework
piecework
noun
Alternative spelling of piece work
piepowder
piepowder
noun
(Britain, law, historical) In full court of piepowders (also court of piepowder) or piepowder court: an ancient court in England held in conjunction with a fair or a market to administer summary justice over occurrences therein such as disputes between merchants and acts of theft and violence; they were presided over by the mayor and bailiffs of the borough, or by the steward if the fair or market was held by a lord.
(obsolete) Chiefly in court of piepowders, etc. (sense 2): a traveller, particularly one on foot; a wayfarer; specifically, a travelling merchant.
pigflower
pigwidgin
pigwigeon
pigwiggen
pileworts
pileworts
noun
plural of pilewort
pillowber
pillowing
pillowing
noun
Material used to make pillows.
verb
present participle of pillow
pilottown
pilotweed
pilotweed
noun
Silphium laciniatum, a flowering plant in the aster family.
pilwillet
pinewoods
pinewoods
noun
plural of pinewood
pinpillow
pinwheels
pinwheels
noun
plural of pinwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinwheel
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
pittstown
pittsview
pitwright
plainview
plainview
Proper noun
a small city in Arkansas, USA.
a CDP in California, USA.
an unincorporated community in Georgia, USA.
an unincorporated community in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a city in Minnesota, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA.
a hamlet and CDP in New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA
plainward
plainwell
plaitwork
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
plowlight
plowpoint
plowpoint
noun
A detachable share at the extreme front end of the plow body.
plowstilt
pointways
pointwise
pointwise
adj
(mathematics) Occurring or true for each point of a given set.
adv
In a pointwise manner
polliwogs
polliwogs
noun
plural of polliwog
potwhisky
powderies
powdering
powdering
noun
A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.
An application or patch of powder.
verb
present participle of powder
powderize
powderize
verb
(intransitive) To be reduced to powder
(transitive) To reduce to powder
powellite
powellite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen.
powersite
powwowing
powwowing
verb
present participle of powwow
powwowism
prereview
prereview
noun
A preliminary review.
verb
(transitive) To subject to preliminary review.
prestwich
prestwich
Proper noun
a town in Bury borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
previewed
previewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preview
prewiring
prewiring
verb
present participle of prewire
prickwood
prickwood
noun
A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree.
prideweed
replowing
replowing
verb
present participle of replow
rewhisper
rewhisper
verb
To whisper again.
screwpile
screwpile
noun
Alternative form of screw pile
screwship
shipowner
shipowner
noun
(nautical) Someone who owns a ship.
shipwards
shipwards
adv
Towards a ship.
shipworms
shipworms
noun
plural of shipworm
shipwreck
shipwreck
noun
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
verb
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
showpiece
showpiece
noun
Something made specifically to be displayed.
Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown.
sideswipe
sideswipe
noun
A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously.
A catty or sarcastic remark.
verb
(transitive) To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning.
sidewiper
slipwares
slipwares
noun
plural of slipware
slopewise
slopewise
adv
In a sloping fashion; obliquely.
spadewise
spadewise
adv
(rare) In the style of a spade.
spewiness
spewiness
noun
The state of being spewy.
spicewood
spicewood
noun
An American shrub, the spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose bark has a citrusy taste and odor.
spiderweb
spiderweb
noun
(figurative) Something that resembles a spider's web in being mesh-like, entrapping, or fragile.
The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.
verb
(transitive) To connect or cover as if with spiderwebs.
spikeweed
spikewise
spikewise
adv
In the manner of a spike or spikes.
spileworm
spillways
spillways
noun
plural of spillway
spireward
spireward
adv
Toward a spire.
spirewise
spirewise
adj
In the form of a spire.
splineway
splitworm
spokewise
spokewise
adj
Radial, like the spokes of a wheel.
adv
In a spokewise fashion.
spoonwise
spoonwise
adv
Closely nestled together, like spoons.
sprawlier
sprawlier
adj
comparative form of sprawly: more sprawly
sprawling
sprawling
adj
Expansive; extensive
That sprawls
noun
The act of one who sprawls.
verb
present participle of sprawl
stumpwise
superwise
swainship
swainship
noun
The condition of being a swain.
swampiest
swampiest
adj
superlative form of swampy: most swampy
swampside
swampside
noun
The land lying alongside a swamp.
sweepiest
sweepings
sweepings
noun
Material that is swept up.
plural of sweeping
sweptwing
sweptwing
adj
(of an aircraft) Having sweptback wings.
swinepipe
swinepipe
noun
(UK, dialect) The European redwing.
taperwise
taperwise
adj
tapering
adv
taperingly
topminnow
topminnow
noun
Any of the ray-finned fish in the taxonomic family Fundulidae.
townships
townships
noun
plural of township
tripewife
troopwise
troopwise
adv
In the manner of a troop.
tulipwood
tulipwood
noun
The striped, variegated wood of the tulip tree.
twinships
twinships
noun
plural of twinship
typewrite
typewrite
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To type using a typewriter.
unwarping
unwarping
adj
That does not warp.
verb
present participle of unwarp
unweeping
unweeping
adj
Not weeping.
unwhipped
unwhipped
adj
Not whipped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwhip
unworship
unworship
noun
Lack of worship or respect; dishonour; failure or refusal to worship; irreverence.
verb
(transitive) To deprive of worship or due honour; to dishonour.