BAILIWICKS | • bailiwicks n. Plural of bailiwick. • BAILIWICK n. the region in which a sheriff (bailie) has legal powers. |
BRICKWALLS | • brickwalls n. Plural of brickwall. • brick␣walls n. Plural of brick wall. • brick␣walls v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brick wall. |
CLIMBDOWNS | • climbdowns n. Plural of climbdown. • climb-downs n. Plural of climb-down. • climb␣downs n. Plural of climb down. |
SWITCHABLE | • switchable adj. Capable of being switched. • SWITCHABLE adj. that can be switched. |
BESCRAWLING | • bescrawling v. Present participle of bescrawl. • BESCRAWL v. to cover with scrawls. |
SWITCHBLADE | • switchblade n. A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed. • switchblade v. (Transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade. • switchblade v. (Intransitive) To spring open or up. |
SWIVELBLOCK | • SWIVELBLOCK n. a block on which a swivel is mounted. |
BLACKWASHING | • blackwashing n. (Derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people. • blackwashing n. The application of a coating of blackwash. • blackwashing n. (Derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil. |
SWITCHBLADES | • switchblades n. Plural of switchblade. • switchblades v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade. • switch-blades n. Plural of switch-blade. |
SWIVELBLOCKS | • SWIVELBLOCK n. a block on which a swivel is mounted. |
WALLCLIMBERS | • WALLCLIMBER n. a glass-walled elevator whose shaft is on the exterior wall of a building. |
CONSTABLEWICK | • constablewick n. (Obsolete) The district to which a constable’s power is limited. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |
SWASHBUCKLING | • swashbuckling adj. Adventurous, exciting. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |
CONSTABLEWICKS | • constablewicks n. Plural of constablewick. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |