ALLOWANCING | • allowancing v. Present participle of allowance. • ALLOWANCE v. to make an allowance to. |
BACKWASHING | • backwashing n. A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with… • back␣washing v. Present participle of back wash. • BACKWASH v. to affect with receding water. |
CAKEWALKING | • cakewalking v. Present participle of cakewalk. • CAKEWALK v. to step stylishly. |
CARRIAGEWAY | • carriageway n. (UK, Ireland) The part of a road that carries traffic. • carriageway n. (UK, Ireland) One side of a dual carriageway that carries traffic in a single direction. • CARRIAGEWAY n. the part of a road used by vehicular traffic. |
CASSOWARIES | • cassowaries n. Plural of cassowary. • CASSOWARY n. (Malay) any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius, related to the emu. |
CAUSEWAYING | • causewaying v. Present participle of causeway. • CAUSEWAY v. to build a raised roadway over. |
CHAINSAWING | • chainsawing v. Present participle of chainsaw. • CHAINSAW v. to cut with a power saw. |
CHAIRWARMER | • chairwarmer n. (Derogatory) One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work. • CHAIRWARMER n. an office holder, committee member, or employee who is inactive and ineffective. |
CRAWDADDIES | • crawdaddies n. Plural of crawdaddy. • CRAWDADDY n. a crayfish, also CRAWDAD. |
PLASTICWARE | • plasticware n. Culinary or scientific equipment made of plastic. |
RACEWALKING | • racewalking n. (Sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at… • racewalking v. Present participle of racewalk. • race␣walking n. Alternative spelling of racewalking. |
WAISTCOATED | • waistcoated adj. Wearing a waistcoat. • WAISTCOATED adj. wearing a waistcoat. |
WAPINSCHAWS | • wapinschaws n. Plural of wapinschaw. • WAPINSCHAW n. (Scots) a periodical gathering of the people within an area for the purpose of seeing that each man was armed according to his rank, and ready to take the field, also WAPENSCHAW, WAPENSHAW, WAPINSHAW, WAPPENSCHAW, WAPPENSHAW, WAPPENSHAWING. |
WARCHALKING | • warchalking v. Present participle of warchalk. • WARCHALKING n. the activity of drawing chalk symbols in public places in order to indicate the location of wireless Internet access points. |
WARRANDICES | • warrandices n. Plural of warrandice. • WARRANDICE n. a guarantee; a clause in a deed by which the grantor binds himself or herself to make good to the grantee the right conveyed. |
WATCHMAKING | • watchmaking n. The making (and repairing) of watches. • WATCHMAKING n. the profession of making watches. |