(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bittersweetly
bittersweetly
adv
In a bittersweet manner.
borowolframic
braillewriter
braillewriter
noun
A kind of mechanical typewriter that produces braille output.
bretwaldaship
brilliantwise
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
browningesque
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
cathedralwise
coffeegrowing
coffeegrowing
noun
The growing of coffee.
cornwallville
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
crawfordville
crosswiseness
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
cushionflower
disanswerable
disintertwine
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downtrampling
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
edwardsianism
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
flowerinesses
flowerinesses
noun
plural of floweriness
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
fredericktown
gabrilowitsch
gewrztraminer
growingupness
harpwaytuning
harrowingness
harrowingness
noun
The quality of being harrowing.
hearthwarming
heartwounding
hollingsworth
hornswoggling
hornswoggling
verb
present participle of hornswoggle
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
housewiferies
housewiferies
noun
plural of housewifery
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
intertwisting
intertwisting
noun
A twisting together.
verb
present participle of intertwist
interviewable
interviewable
adj
Capable of being interviewed.
interwhistled
interwrapping
interwrapping
verb
present participle of interwrap
interwreathed
interwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwreathe
interwwrought
jabberwockian
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jeewhillijers
jobbernowlism
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
lawrenceville
lawrenceville
Proper noun
A city in Georgia in the United States
A city in Illinois in the United States
An unincorporated community in Indiana in the United States.
An unincorporated community and CDP in New Jersey in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Ohio in the United States.
A small borough in Pennsylvania in the United States.
A neighbourhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
A town in Virginia, USA
A village municipality in Quebec, Canada.
measuringworm
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
middlebrowism
middlebrowism
noun
middlebrow attitudes generally
midwesterners
midwesterners
noun
plural of midwesterner, an alternative capitalization of Midwesterner.
millwrighting
millwrighting
noun
The work of a millwright, designing and constructing mills.
misworshipper
misworshipper
noun
One who worships incorrectly.
mountainwards
mountainwards
Adverb
Towards a mountain or mountains.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
narrowingness
narrowingness
noun
(rare) The quality of becoming narrow.
newsmongering
newsmongering
noun
sensationalistic, gossipy journalism
newspaperized
newspaperized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaperize
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nonoutlawries
nonreviewable
nonreviewable
adj
Not able to be reviewed.
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
otherwiseness
otherwiseness
noun
(philosophy) The quality of being otherwise.
overborrowing
overborrowing
verb
present participle of overborrow
overflowingly
overflowingly
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.
overshadowing
overshadowing
noun
A dominating shadow or malign influence.
verb
present participle of overshadow
overweeningly
overweeningly
adv
In an overweening way; arrogantly.
overweightage
overweightage
noun
(India) Extra or undue weight or importance.
overweighting
overweighting
verb
present participle of overweight
overwillingly
overwillingly
adv
In an overwilling manner.
overwintering
overwintering
noun
(medicine) The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host
The action of overwintering
verb
present participle of overwinter
partridgewood
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
porokaiwhiria
porokaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) pigeonwood
powderization
powderization
noun
The process, or the result of powderizing
praisworthily
presweetening
presweetening
verb
present participle of presweeten
preworthiness
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
reviewability
reviewability
noun
The state of being reviewable; eligibility for review.
rewardingness
rewardingness
noun
Quality of being rewarding.
satterthwaite
schweizerkase
scriptwriting
scriptwriting
noun
The writing of scripts, usually for film or television.
seaworthiness
seaworthiness
noun
(nautical) The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.
semiburrowing
semiburrowing
adj
(zoology) That sometimes burrows.
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shipwrightery
shipwrightery
noun
The work of a shipwright.
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
slipperflower
spiderwebbing
spiderwebbing
verb
present participle of spiderweb
sportswriters
sportswriters
noun
plural of sportswriter
sportswriting
sportswriting
noun
Writing about sports.
stewartsville
straightwards
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
subheadwaiter
subwardenship
superhighways
superhighways
noun
plural of superhighway
swedenborgian
swedenborgian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (born Emanuel Swedberg in 1688), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian.
Noun
A religious follower of
swedenborgism
sweethearting
sweethearting
noun
(business, retail) theft by employees at the cash register, as for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family
(dated) courting; lovemaking
swinburnesque
swineherdship
swineherdship
noun
The role or status of swineherd.
swordsmanship
swordsmanship
noun
the skill of using a sword
tallowberries
tallowberries
noun
plural of tallowberry
teletypewrite
thankworthily
thimbleflower
tradesmanwise
trustworthier
trustworthier
adj
comparative form of trustworthy: more trustworthy
trustworthily
trustworthily
adv
In a trustworthy manner.
unbewildering
unbewildering
adj
Not bewildering.
verb
present participle of unbewilder
unbowdlerized
unbowdlerized
adj
Not bowdlerized.
undersweeping
underweighted
underweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underweight
underwrapping
underwrapping
noun
(molecular biology) A state of being insufficiently desolvated, so that the main chain of hydrogen bonds in a protein are too accessible, rendering the protein unstable.
A material that forms an underwrapped layer.
The act of underwrapping something.
verb
present participle of underwrap
unfaithworthy
ungloweringly
uninterviewed
uninterviewed
adj
Not interviewed
unoverflowing
unoverflowing
adj
Not overflowing.
unrewardingly
unrewardingly
adv
In an unrewarding manner.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unstewardlike
unwanderingly
unwarlikeness
unwarlikeness
noun
The quality of being unwarlike.
unweariedness
unweariedness
noun
The quality of being unwearied.
unweatherwise
unweatherwise
adj
Not weather-wise.
unwesternized
unwesternized
adj
Not westernized.
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
unwithdrawing
unwithdrawing
adj
That does not withdraw.
unworkability
unworkability
noun
An unworkable aspect or element.
The quality or state of being unworkable, lack of workability.