(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.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
candlestickward
candlewaster
candlewaster
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
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
carrotweed
carrotweed
noun
The ragweed Ambrosia elatior
carrotwood
carrotwood
noun
An Australian soapberry tree, Cupaniopsis anacardioides
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
castlewards
castlewards
noun
plural of castleward
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
cathedralwise
catherwood
cedartown
centerward
centerward
adv
Toward the center.
christward
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
cityward
cityward
adj
Directed toward cities
adv
Toward a city or cities
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
coastward
coastward
adj
towards the coast
coastwards
coastwards
adv
Towards the coast.
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
creditworthy
creditworthy
adj
(finance) Deemed likely to repay debts.
(finance) Having an acceptable credit rating.
crestwood
crotchwood
crowfooted
crowstepped
crowstepped
adj
(architecture) Having a crowstep.
crudwort
cudwort
curdwort
darwinistic
darwinistic
Adjective
Relating to Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
decwriter
discrownment
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
dowitcher
dowitcher
noun
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
downcourt
downcourt
adv
(basketball) Toward one's team's offensive basket
downpatrick
drawcut
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
duckwater
ductwork
ductwork
noun
The system of ducts in a particular building.
flowcharted
fredericktown
gedecktwork
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
outcrawled
outcrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrawl
outcrowd
outcrowd
verb
(transitive) To crowd out.
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outcrowed
outcrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrow
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pedricktown
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
scotlandwards
scratchweed
scratchweed
noun
cleavers (Galium aparine).
superacknowledgment
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
switchyards
switchyards
noun
plural of switchyard
swordcraft
swordcraft
noun
Knowledge of or skill in the use of the sword or swordplay.
Management by the sword, military skill, or military power; military compulsion.
swordstick
swordstick
noun
A cane incorporating a concealed blade.
terracewards
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thenceward
torchweed
torchwood
torchwood
noun
(countable) A type of cactus, Cactus heptagonus.
(uncountable) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.
(uncountable) Wood used to make torches.
Amyris balsamifera (balsam torchwood)
Amyris diatrypa (hairy torchwood)
Amyris elemifera (sea torchwood)
Amyris madrensis (mountain torchwood)
Amyris texana (Texas torchwood)
trenchward
twodecker
underwaistcoat
underwatch
underwatcher
underwitch
unwretched
unwretched
adj
Not wretched.
wadcutter
wadcutter
noun
(firearms) a special-purpose bullet designed for shooting paper targets, usually at close range and at subsonic velocities.
watchword
watchword
noun
(military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.
A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
watchwords
watchwords
noun
plural of watchword
waterlocked
wildcatter
wildcatter
noun
(US) Someone who drills for oil speculatively.
(firearms) A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.
A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
wildcatters
wildcatters
noun
plural of wildcatter
windcatcher
windcatcher
noun
A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.
windcheater
windcheater
noun
(chiefly Britain) A heavy weatherproof jacket
wirestitched
wondercraft
wonderstruck
wonderstruck
adj
Filled or overcome with wonder.
woodcraft
woodcraft
noun
(uncountable) The art or skill of wood carving.
Any of the skills related to a woodland habitat, especially those relating to outdoor survival; these skills collectively.
verb
To carve or craft from wood.
woodcrafter
woodcrafter
noun
One who engages in woodcraft.
woodcraftiness
woodcraftiness
noun
The quality of possessing woodcraft skills for outdoor survival in woodland habitats.
woodcrafts
woodcrafts
noun
plural of woodcraft
woodcraftsman
woodcraftsman
noun
Alternative form of woodcraftman
woodcrafty
woodcrafty
adj
Skilled in woodcraft.
woodcutter
woodcutter
noun
A person who cuts down trees; a lumberjack.
A person who cuts wood.
A person who makes woodcuts.
woodcutters
woodcutters
noun
plural of woodcutter
woodmancraft
woodmancraft
noun
Synonym of woodcraft (“skills related to a woodland habitat”)
wordcraft
wordcraft
noun
Skill with words; clever use of words or speech, rhetoric.
wordcraftsman
wordperfect
wretched
wretched
adj
(informal) Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the mentioned thing.