A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capetown
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetweb
carpetweed
carpetweed
noun
A low-growing North American weed (Mollugo verticillata).
Ajuga reptans (common bugleweed, creeping bugle).
Phyla canescens, of South America.
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
carpetwoven
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
catawampous
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
catawampus
catawampus
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
adv
(US) Diagonally.
(US) Utterly.
noun
(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
catspaw
catspaw
noun
Alternative spelling of cat's-paw
catspaws
catspaws
noun
plural of catspaw
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
cowpat
cowpat
noun
A dropping of cow dung.
cowpath
cowpath
noun
A path made by, or used by, cows.
cowpats
cowpats
noun
plural of cowpat
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
downpatrick
escatawpa
harwichport
paddywatch
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pawcatuck
pawtucket
pawtucket
Proper noun
A large city in Rhode Island.
peachwort
picowatt
picowatt
noun
One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.
piscataway
powcat
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
screwplate
screwplate
noun
A metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.
stopwatch
stopwatch
noun
A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.
stopwatches
stopwatches
noun
plural of stopwatch
superacknowledgment
swampscott
sweptback
sweptback
adj
(of a hairstyle) Backswept.
(of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.
townscape
townscape
noun
(art) A depiction of an urban scene
A view of a town, or a subjective image of a town
verb
(transitive) To design and lay out (buildings) as a town.
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
wapacut
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
watchmanship
watchmanship
noun
The state or business of a watchman.
watchstrap
watchstrap
noun
A strap of leather, metal etc that holds a wristwatch in place; a watchband.
watercup
waterscape
waterscape
noun
An aquatic landscape; a view or site prominently involving water.
verb
To create an aquatic landscape.
waterscapes
waterscapes
noun
plural of waterscape
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterscape
whipcat
whipcraft
whipcraft
noun
(politics) The art or skill of a political whip, who enforces the party's policies in votes.
The art or skill of using a whip, for example in training animals.
whitecap
whitecap
noun
(US, historical) A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.
A wave having a white crest; a breaker
Any of several birds having a white patch on the head
whitecapper
whitecapper
noun
(US, historical) Synonym of whitecap (“type of vigilante”)
whitecapping
whitecapping
noun
(US, historical) The vigilante actions carried out by whitecaps.
whitecaps
whitecaps
noun
plural of whitecap
whitechapel
whitechapel
Proper noun
A district in east London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood.
whitespace
whitespace
noun
(often attributive) Alternative spelling of white space