CONTRAFLOW | • contraflow n. Flow in the opposite direction to normal. • contraflow n. An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction… • CONTRAFLOW n. a system of traffic regulation on motorways, when one carriageway is closed and the other is arranged for two-way traffic. |
KNACKWURST | • knackwurst n. A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but… • KNACKWURST n. (German) a kind of highly seasoned sausage, also KNOCKWURST. |
NARROWCAST | • narrowcast v. To transmit a programme to selected individuals or groups, especially via cable. • narrowcast v. To transmit a medical intervention to a specific organ or type of tissue. • narrowcast v. To send out a message or disseminate information to a specific narrow audience rather than the general public. |
NEWSCASTER | • newscaster n. (Broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader. • NEWSCASTER n. one who reads news. |
NOWCASTING | • nowcasting n. (Meteorology) The use or production of nowcasts. • nowcasting n. (Statistics) The use of mathematical models of a current situation that include adjustments to imperfect data. • nowcasting v. Present participle of nowcast. |
PAWNTICKET | • pawnticket n. A ticket issued by a pawnbroker to the customer, by which they can later redeem the pawned article. • PAWNTICKET n. a ticket issued by a pawnbroker. |
PITCHWOMAN | • pitchwoman n. A female pitchman; a saleswoman. • PITCHWOMAN n. a (female) street or market trader. |
SCRAWNIEST | • scrawniest adj. Superlative form of scrawny: most scrawny. • SCRAWNY adj. extremely thin, also SCRANNY. |
SHACKTOWNS | • shacktowns n. Plural of shacktown. • SHACKTOWN n. (Canadian) a community or section of a community composed of shacks or other temporary housing. |
THWACKINGS | • thwackings n. Plural of thwacking. • THWACKING n. the act of thwacking. |
TOWNSCAPED | • townscaped v. Simple past tense and past participle of townscape. • TOWNSCAPE v. to design a town. |
TOWNSCAPES | • townscapes n. Plural of townscape. • TOWNSCAPE v. to design a town. |
UNWATCHFUL | • unwatchful adj. Not watchful. • UNWATCHFUL adj. not watchful. |
WAINSCOTED | • wainscoted adj. Alternative spelling of wainscotted. • wainscoted v. Alternative spelling of wainscotted. • WAINSCOT v. to cover with wooden panelling. |
WATCHBANDS | • watchbands n. Plural of watchband. • WATCHBAND n. a band on which a watch is worn. |
WEBCASTING | • webcasting v. Present participle of webcast. • webcasting n. Broadcasting over the World Wide Web, especially by using a webcam. • webcasting n. Spreading information over the Internet using push technology. |