A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
battlewise
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
bewailable
bewailable
adj
Such as may, or ought to, be bewailed; lamentable.
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
blairstown
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
brailowsky
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
brazilwood
brazilwood
noun
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
bridgewall
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
castlewise
castlewise
adv
Like a castle; in a fortified manner.
caswellite
caswellite
noun
(mineralogy) A resinous form of biotite
chilliwack
chimalakwe
chowchilla
chowchilla
noun
Orthonyx spaldingii, a passerine bird in the logrunner family Orthonychidae, endemic to Australia.
clamehewit
clausewitz
cogswellia
cornwallis
crawlerize
crawlerize
verb
(transitive) To fit (a motorized vehicle) with caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.
crawlingly
crawlingly
adv
(figurative) In a humble or sycophantic manner.
With a crawling motion.
darwinical
dawdlingly
dawdlingly
adv
In a dawdling manner.
demilawyer
disallowed
disallowed
adj
forbidden
invalid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disallow
disavowals
disavowals
noun
plural of disavowal
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
dollarwise
dollarwise
adv
(US) In terms of money; financially.
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drawlingly
drawlingly
adv
Speaking with a drawl.
dreamwhile
duniwassal
duniwassal
noun
A gentleman of the Scottish Highlands.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
eatanswill
ehrwaldite
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
eutawville
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
garlicwort
glaswegian
glaswegian
Adjective
Of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.
Noun
A native or resident of Glasgow.
hallowtide
hallowtide
Noun
Hallowmas
hawesville
herewithal
herewithal
adv
(obsolete) herewith
noun
(nonstandard, rare) Alternative form of wherewithal
imlaystown
jaywalking
jaywalking
noun
gerund of jaywalk.
verb
present participle of jaywalk
kowalewski
lackwitted
lackwitted
adj
foolish; stupid
ladderwise
ladderwise
adv
In the manner of a ladder; arranged in ascending steps like a ladder.
landowning
landowning
adj
In possession of real estate (i.e. land).
Of or pertaining to the ownership of land.
noun
A portion of land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
landwaiter
landwaiter
noun
A customs officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.
latewhiles
lawrencian
lawrencian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1885–1930), English writer and painter.
lawrencite
lawrencite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chlorine, iron, and nickel.
lawrencium
lawrencium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.
lawrentian
lawrentian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the author or his works or style of writing.
Of or pertaining to the author or his works or style of writing.
lawsuiting
lawyerlike
lawyerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lawyer.
lawyerling
lawyerling
noun
A young or insignificant lawyer.
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
liegewoman
liegewoman
noun
A female liege (subject of a sovereign or lord).
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
linewalker
linewalker
noun
A person employed to walk along an oil or gas pipeline in search of leaks and other problems.
lingtowman
litanywise
litanywise
adv
In the manner of a litany.
littlewale
malinowski
marrowlike
marrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marrow.
maulawiyah
maxwellian
maxwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1831-1879), Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician who made important contributions to electromagnetic theory.
(Pertaining to a distribution) Obeying Maxwell statistics.
Noun
A supporter of James Clerk Maxwell.
mcwilliams
meanwhiles
meanwhiles
noun
plural of meanwhile
meilewagon
mortalwise
mutawallis
narwhalian
newlandite
nonwalking
nonwalking
adj
Not involving walking.
Unable to walk.
ottweilian
outbawling
outbawling
verb
present participle of outbawl
outlawries
outlawries
noun
plural of outlawry
outwalking
outwalking
verb
present participle of outwalk
overwarily
parcelwise
parcelwise
adj
In parcels or allotments; piecemeal, fragmented.
adv
In a parcelwise fashion.
pillarwise
pillowcase
pillowcase
noun
A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.
pillowmade
pipewalker
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
playwriter
playwriter
noun
One who writes plays; a playwright.
plowgraith
plowmaking
potwalling
prerailway
prerailway
adj
Before the development of a railway, or railways in general.
railwaydom
railwaydom
noun
The world or sphere of railways.
railwayman
railwayman
noun
A man who works on a railway.
rawalpindi
rawalpindi
Proper noun
A city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of the district by that name.
reviewable
reviewable
adj
Able to be evaluated in a review, as by critics.
Eligible for review or reconsideration.
rowlandite
saddlewise
saddlewise
adv
In the manner of a saddle.
sawmilling
sawmilling
noun
The business of a sawmill
scalarwise
scalarwise
adv
(mathematics) In scalar terms.
scrawliest
scrawliest
adj
superlative form of scrawly: most scrawly
shadowlike
shadowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
shallowing
shallowing
noun
The act of becoming shallower.
verb
present participle of shallow
shallowish
shallowish
adj
Somewhat shallow.
shallowist
shawsville
silverware
silverware
noun
(US) Knives, forks and spoons.
(sports) Trophies, success in a competition.
Anything made from silver.
Anything with a silvery colour.
spiralwise
spiralwise
adj
In a spiral shape or motion.
splashwing
sprawliest
sprawliest
adj
superlative form of sprawly: most sprawly
stairwells
stairwells
noun
plural of stairwell
staplewise
stillwater
stillwater
noun
(chiefly attributive) Alternative form of still water
subrailway
swallowing
swallowing
noun
The act of swallowing.
verb
present participle of swallow
swanhildas
swashingly
swearingly
swearingly
adv
While swearing (making a vow or oath).
While swearing (using curse words).
swinglebar
swinglebar
noun
A whippletree.
switchable
switchable
adj
capable of being switched
switchtail
swiveltail
tailflower
tailflower
noun
Synonym of anthurium
tailorwise
tailorwise
adv
With the legs crossed in front of one and the ankles on the ground.
tallowlike
tallowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of tallow.
toiletware
toiletware
noun
(historical) Articles used for washing the body and for urination and defecation: chamber pots, basins, pitchers, etc.