A customs officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
newlandite
rowlandite
twaddleize
twaddliest
waitsfield
wattlebird
wattlebird
noun
Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
Any of three birds in the family Callaeidae, endemic to New Zealand.
wheatfield
wheatfield
noun
A field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.
wildcatted
wildcatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wildcat
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.
willemstad
withdrawal
withdrawal
noun
A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier.
An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.