Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
borowolframic
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
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
charmwise
churchwardenism
cochairwoman
cochairwoman
noun
A joint chairwoman.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
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
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
mauricetown
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
schwarmerei
schwarmereis
screwmatics
screwmatics
noun
(Britain, colloquial, dated) Rheumatism.
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
servicewoman
servicewoman
noun
A woman who serves in the armed forces.
sulfowolframic
sulphowolframic
wachenheimer
weathercockism
wiseacredom
wiseacredom
noun
The realm or sphere of wiseacres.
wiseacreism
wiseacreism
noun
The behaviour or utterance of a wiseacre; know-it-allism.