(nautical) The detection and safe disposal of mines.
(slang) The act of looking for and drinking half-drunk alcoholic drinks that have been left by other attendees of a bar or nightclub.
newspapering
newspapering
verb
present participle of newspaper
onsweeping
onsweeping
adj
sweeping onward
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outsweepings
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
overpowering
overpowering
adj
That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
noun
The process of something being overpowered.
verb
present participle of overpower
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
overpoweringness
overpoweringness
noun
The quality of being overpowering.
overwhipping
overwhipping
verb
present participle of overwhip
owlspiegle
paperweight
paperweight
noun
(slang) A useless piece of equipment.
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.
paperweights
paperweights
noun
plural of paperweight
partridgewood
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
pennyweights
pennyweights
noun
plural of pennyweight
penwright
periwig
periwig
noun
(now historical) A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as formerly worn by men and women.
verb
(transitive) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig.
periwigged
periwigged
adj
Wearing a periwig.
periwigpated
periwigs
periwigs
noun
plural of periwig
pettigrew
pettigrew
Proper noun
An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
pewing
pewing
verb
present participle of pew
pigeonweed
pigeonweed
noun
Synonym of pokeweed (“the plant Phytolacca americana”)
pigeonwing
pigeonwing
noun
(tempering) A color, brown shaded with purple, coming between dark brown and light blue in the table of colors in drawing the temper of hardened steel.
A certain fancy figure in skating.
A fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together.
A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.
An old style of dressing men's side hair in a form resembling a pigeon's wings; or a wig of similar shape.
pigeonwings
pigeonwings
noun
plural of pigeonwing
pigeonwood
pigeonwood
noun
An evergreen tree, Trema orientalis, which is widely distributed throughout much of the tropics.
Hedycarya arborea, a tree endemic to New Zealand.
pigflower
pigmew
pigweabbits
pigweed
pigweed
noun
(uncommon, dialectal) Heracleum sphondylium
Amaranthus species
Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder
Chenopodium album, white goosefoot
Polygonum aviculare (common knotgrass)
Portulaca bicolor, of Australia
pigweeds
pigweeds
noun
plural of pigweed
pigwidgeon
pigwidgeon
noun
(rare) A contemptible or stupid person or creature.
(rare) A small or petty person, creature or object, especially a fairy, dwarf, imp, or elf.
pigwigeon
pigwiggen
pilgrimwise
pinwheeling
pinwheeling
verb
present participle of pinwheel
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
ploughwise
ploughwise
adj
Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.
An application or patch of powder.
verb
present participle of powder
powering
powering
verb
present participle of power
prayingwise
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preborrowing
preborrowing
adj
(finance) Prior to borrowing.
predrawing
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
preknowing
preoverthrowing
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
presweetening
presweetening
verb
present participle of presweeten
previewing
previewing
verb
present participle of preview
prewarming
prewarming
verb
present participle of prewarm
prewarning
prewarning
verb
present participle of prewarn
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
preweigh
preweighing
prewelcoming
prewelwiring
prewhipping
prewhipping
verb
present participle of prewhip
prewilling
prewillingly
prewillingness
prewiring
prewiring
verb
present participle of prewire
prewrapping
prewrapping
verb
present participle of prewrap
prewritings
prewritings
noun
plural of prewriting
prizewinning
prizewinning
adj
Having won at least one prize.
pseudosweating
puddingwife
puddingwives
replowing
replowing
verb
present participle of replow
repowering
repowering
verb
present participle of repower
resweeping
resweeping
verb
present participle of resweep
rewrapping
rewrapping
noun
The act by which something is wrapped again.
verb
present participle of rewrap
roupingwife
sapphirewing
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shipwrightery
shipwrightery
noun
The work of a shipwright.
sideswiping
sideswiping
verb
present participle of sideswipe
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
spaewright
speedwriting
spellingdown
spewing
spewing
noun
Material spewed or vomited.
verb
present participle of spew
spiderwebbing
spiderwebbing
verb
present participle of spiderweb
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.
springwaters
springwaters
noun
plural of springwater
springwurzel
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
superhighway
superhighway
noun
(US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.
(by extension) A major route that carries most of the traffic going in a given direction by a specified mode of transportation.
(metaphoric) The primary mechanism used in the movement of electronic data or information; information superhighway.
superhighways
superhighways
noun
plural of superhighway
superweening
sweeping
sweeping
adj
Completely overwhelming.
Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.
noun
(countable) An instance of sweeping.
(uncountable) The activity of sweeping.
verb
present participle of sweep
sweepingly
sweepingly
adv
In an encompassing manner.
sweepingness
sweepingness
noun
The quality of being sweeping; broadness of scope.
sweepings
sweepings
noun
Material that is swept up.
plural of sweeping
sweepwashings
sweptwing
sweptwing
adj
(of an aircraft) Having sweptback wings.
teletypewriting
teletypewriting
noun
The use of a teletypewriter.
typewriting
typewriting
noun
The act, or the skill, of using a typewriter.
The material produced by a typewriter; typescript.
verb
present participle of typewrite
typewritings
typewritings
noun
plural of typewriting
undersweeping
underwrapping
underwrapping
noun
(molecular biology) A state of being insufficiently desolvated, so that the main chain of hydrogen bonds in a protein are too accessible, rendering the protein unstable.
A material that forms an underwrapped layer.
The act of underwrapping something.
verb
present participle of underwrap
unweeping
unweeping
adj
Not weeping.
unwhimpering
unwhimperingly
unwhispering
unwhispering
adj
Not whispering.
upsweeping
upsweeping
verb
present participle of upsweep
upswelling
upswelling
noun
That which upswells.
verb
present participle of upswell
upwelling
upwelling
noun
An upward movement from a lower source.
the oceanographic phenomenon that occurs when strong, usually seasonal, winds push water away from the coast, bringing cold, nutrient-rich deep waters up to the surface
verb
present participle of upwell
wallpapering
wallpapering
verb
present participle of wallpaper
walpurgite
walpurgite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate/oxide of bismuth and uranium.
wappenschawing
wappenshawing
wappinger
waspnesting
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
weaponeering
weaponeering
verb
present participle of weaponeer
weaponing
weaponing
verb
present participle of weapon
weaponizing
weaponizing
verb
present participle of weaponize
weaponmaking
weaponmaking
noun
The manufacture of weapons.
weaponshowing
weapschawing
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind