(Australia, historical) Synonym of swagman (“itinerant traveller”)
Synonym of swagman (“middleman for stolen goods; a fence”)
swagsmen
swagsmen
noun
plural of swagsman
swamping
swamping
noun
An act of swamping (drenching or filling with water).
verb
present participle of swamp
swanmarking
swarming
swarming
noun
(colloquial, Canada) A crime where an unsuspecting innocent bystander is attacked by several culprits at once, with no known motive.
The motion of a swarm.
verb
present participle of swarm
swarmingness
swedenborgianism
swedenborgianism
Noun
Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of
swingman
swingman
noun
(sports) A player who can swing between two different positions, often the small forward and shooting guard positions in basketball.
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
tallowmaking
tallowmaking
noun
The manufacture of tallow.
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
twaddlemonger
twaddlemonger
noun
(rare, humorous, derogatory) one who writes or publishes twaddle
twinemaking
twinemaking
noun
The manufacture of twine.
unacknowledgment
unacknowledgment
noun
Lack of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge.
ungentlewomanlike
ungentlewomanlike
adj
Not gentlewomanlike.
unswarming
unswarming
adj
Not swarming.
unwarming
unwarming
adj
That does not warm.
verb
present participle of unwarm
vowmaking
vowmaking
noun
The making of a vow.
wadmaking
wafermaking
wagedom
wagedom
noun
The practice of hiring workers for wages.
wagenboom
wagenboom
noun
A South African proteaceous tree (Protea nitida).
The tough wood of this tree, used for making wagon wheels.
wagesman
wagesman
noun
Alternative form of wageman
waggonsmith
waggonwayman
waggumbura
wagnerianism
wagnerism
wagnerism
Proper noun
The philosophical ideals put forward by
An attachment, sometimes fanatical, to the music of Wagner.
The use of the a form of labour union legislation.
wagoma
wagonmaker
wagonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of wagons.
wagonmaking
wagonmaking
noun
The construction of wagons.
wagonman
wagonman
noun
A male wagoner.
wagonsmith
wagonsmith
noun
A maker of wagons, wainwright.
wagonwayman
wagonwayman
noun
A man employed to repair wagonways.
wagram
wagsome
wagsome
adj
Waggish.
walsingham
walsingham
Proper noun
A village in the English county of Norfolk
wambling
wambling
noun
(dialect) A churning of the stomach accompanied by nausea.
verb
present participle of wamble
wamblingly
wamblingly
adv
In a wambling manner; shakily; unsteadily.
wambugu
wamego
wampanoag
wampanoags
wampishing
wampishing
verb
present participle of wampish
wampumpeag
wampumpeag
noun
(obsolete) Wampum.
wampumpeags
wanamingo
waremaking
waremaking
noun
The manufacture of wares.
warmaking
warming
warming
noun
(slang) A beating; a thrashing.
A small rise in temperature.
verb
present participle of warm
warmonger
warmonger
noun
(derogatory) Someone who advocates war; a militarist.
verb
(derogatory, intransitive) To advocate war.
warmongering
warmongering
noun
bellicism; militarism
verb
present participle of warmonger
warmongers
warmongers
noun
plural of warmonger
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of warmonger
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchmakings
wateringman
watermarking
watermarking
verb
present participle of watermark
watermonger
watermonger
noun
A seller of water.
waxmaking
waxmaking
noun
The manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.
wealthmaking
wealthmaking
noun
The production of wealth.
wealthmonger
wealthmonger
noun
(derogatory) A rich person.
weaponmaking
weaponmaking
noun
The manufacture of weapons.
weathergleam
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
webmaking
weighbeam
weighbeam
noun
A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise.
weighbridgeman
weighbridgeman
noun
A man who operates a weighbridge.
weighman
weighman
noun
A person whose occupation is weighing goods.
weighmaster
weighmaster
noun
Somebody who professionally weighs goods, a weigher.
wellmaking
wellmaking
noun
The construction of wells (holes sunk into the ground for water, oil, etc.).
whamming
whamming
verb
present participle of wham
whangam
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
whiggamore
whiggamore
Noun
A Whig.
whigham
whigmaleerie
whigmaleeries
whigmaleery
whipmaking
whipmaking
noun
The manufacture of whips.
whirlimagig
whirlimagig
noun
(informal) Anything that goes round and round.
whirlmagee
whitingham
wightman
wigmake
wigmaker
wigmaker
noun
A person who makes wigs.
wigmakers
wigmakers
noun
plural of wigmaker
wigmaking
wigmaking
noun
The manufacture of wigs.
wigwam
wigwam
noun
(possibly dated) Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world.
A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.
verb
(transitive) To dry (flax or straw) by standing it outside in the shape of a wigwam.
wigwams
wigwams
noun
plural of wigwam
williamsburg
williamsburg
Proper noun
The name of many places in the USA.
A statutory town in Colorado.
An unincorporated community in Delaware.
A CDP in Florida.
A commercial district in Georgia.
An unincorporated community in Indiana.
A city in Iowa.
A small city in Kansas.
A home-rule class city in Kentucky
An unincorporated community in Maryland.
A town in Massachusetts.
An unincorporated community in Michigan.
An unincorporated community in Missouri.
A village in New Mexico.
A neighbourhood in New York City.
A village in Ohio.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
An independent city in Virginia
A ghost town in Wisconsin.
willmaking
willmaking
noun
The creation of a legal will.
wilmingtonian
windjamming
windjamming
noun
Excessive talking; loquaciousness.
Playing a wind instrument, possibly badly.
Sailing a windjammer.
windjammings
windowmaking
windowmaking
noun
The manufacture of windows.
winemaking
winemaking
noun
The process of making wine.
wingman
wingman
noun
(Australian rules football) A player positioned on the wing.
(by extension) A friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests.
A pilot partner of another, a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.
verb
To act as a wingman for (someone); to accompany in order to provide support.
wingmanship
wingmanship
noun
Friendship in the form of being a wingman.
Power or skill in flying.
wiremaking
wiremaking
noun
The manufacture of wire.
witenagemot
witenagemot
noun
(history, countable) A specific session of such an assembly.
(history, usually uncountable, sometimes countable) Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen.
witenagemote
witenagemote
noun
Alternative form of witenagemot
witenagemots
witenagemots
noun
plural of witenagemot
wolfgram
womaning
womaning
verb
present participle of woman
womanising
womanising
verb
present participle of womanise
womanizing
womanizing
verb
present participle of womanize
woomerang
woomerang
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of woomera
wordmaking
wordmaking
noun
The creation or coinage of words.
workingman
workingman
noun
A man who works in exchange for payment, especially one that does manual labour.
workingwoman
workingwoman
noun
A woman who works in exchange for payment, especially one who does manual labour
worldmaking
worldmaking
noun
The creation of a world, as for example in writing fiction.
wormgear
wormgear
noun
Alternative form of worm gear
wranglesome
wranglesome
adj
Characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.