(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
archmugwump
archworkmaster
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
borowolframic
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
camberwell
camerawoman
camerawoman
noun
A woman who operates any kind of camera.
camerawomen
camerawomen
noun
plural of camerawoman
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
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.
campward
campward
adv
Toward a camp, campwards
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
caseworm
caseworm
noun
A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.
caseworms
caseworms
noun
plural of caseworm
cellarwoman
cellarwoman
noun
A female cellarman.
chairwarmer
chairwarmer
noun
(derogatory) One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chamberfellow
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
charmwise
charwoman
charwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain) A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
churchwardenism
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
clamworm
clamworm
noun
Alternative form of clam worm
clamworms
clamworms
noun
plural of clamworm
clappermaclaw
clawhammer
clawhammer
noun
Alternative form of claw hammer
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
cochairwoman
cochairwoman
noun
A joint chairwoman.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
counterwarmth
countrywoman
countrywoman
noun
A female compatriot
A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
cowgram
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
crawm
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
creamware
creamware
noun
(ceramics) Cream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England
crewman
crewman
noun
(Canada, military) Synonym of armoured crewman
A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
crossbowman
crossbowman
noun
Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
currantworm
cwmbran
cwmbran
Proper noun
A Welsh town.
democraw
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
eaceworm
eaceworm
noun
(dialectal, rare, archaic, New England) An earthworm.
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
lawrencium
lawrencium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.
lawrenciums
lowerclassman
lowerclassman
noun
(US) Synonym of underclassman
lowerclassmen
lowerclassmen
noun
plural of lowerclassman
mauricetown
mcandrews
mcgraw
mcgraws
micawber
micawber
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Micawber; a person of modest income or background who remains optimistic that their situation will improve.
micawberish
micawberism
micawberism
Noun
optimism in the face of financial adversity
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
microdrawing
microdrawing
noun
A drawing showing the microscopic detail of something.
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
microwatt
microwatt
noun
One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a watt, abbreviated as μW.
microwavable
microwavable
adj
suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.
microwave
microwave
noun
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
Ellipsis of microwave oven..
verb
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
(transitive, slang) To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary.
microwaves
microwaves
noun
plural of microwave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microwave
microwaving
microwaving
verb
present participle of microwave
phosphowolframic
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
ranchwoman
ranchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a ranchman.
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
schwarmerei
schwarmereis
scrawm
scrawm
verb
(UK, dialect, transitive) To tear or scratch.
screwman
screwman
noun
A laborer who uses screws to make adjustments
screwmatics
screwmatics
noun
(Britain, colloquial, dated) Rheumatism.
screwsman
scrimshaw
scrimshaw
noun
(countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
(uncountable) The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
verb
(intransitive) To make a handicraft of scrimshaw.
To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.
To carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
scrimshaws
scrimshaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scrimshaw
scrubwoman
scrubwoman
noun
(US) A woman employed to do general housework, such as cleaning a house or office.
servicewoman
servicewoman
noun
A woman who serves in the armed forces.
sulfowolframic
sulphowolframic
superacknowledgment
swashbucklerdom
trencherwoman
wachenheimer
watchmaker
watchmaker
noun
A person who repairs (and originally made) watches.
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
weathercockism
wehrmacht
wehrmacht
Proper noun
The German armed forces from 1935 to 1945.
westermarck
wiseacredom
wiseacredom
noun
The realm or sphere of wiseacres.
wiseacreism
wiseacreism
noun
The behaviour or utterance of a wiseacre; know-it-allism.
wolframic
wolframic
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Of or pertaining to wolfram.
woodcraftsman
woodcraftsman
noun
Alternative form of woodcraftman
woodmancraft
woodmancraft
noun
Synonym of woodcraft (“skills related to a woodland habitat”)
wordcraftsman
wormcast
wormcast
noun
A small pile of sand or soil, the end product of the breakdown of organic matter by an earthworm.