| 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. |
| DREAMWHILES | • DREAMWHILE n. the duration of a dream. |
| FISHERWOMAN | • fisherwoman n. A woman who fishes. • fisherwoman n. A woman whose profession is catching fish. • FISHERWOMAN n. a woman who fishes as an occupation or for pleasure. |
| LUKEWARMISH | • lukewarmish adj. Somewhat lukewarm; tepid. • LUKEWARMISH adj. somewhat lukewarm. |
| MAKEWEIGHTS | • makeweights n. Plural of makeweight. • MAKEWEIGHT n. a small quantity added to make up a certain weight e.g. an extra slice of bread; hence, an insignificant person or thing. |
| MAWKISHNESS | • mawkishness n. The property of being mawkish. • MAWKISHNESS n. the state of being mawkish. |
| MISHALLOWED | • mishallowed adj. Consecrated to evil uses, or by unhallowed means. • MISHALLOWED adj. (archaic) consecrated to evil. |
| PLOWMANSHIP | • plowmanship n. Alternative form of ploughmanship. • PLOWMANSHIP n. the craft of the plowman, also PLOUGHMANSHIP. |
| SCHWARMEREI | • SCHWARMEREI n. (German) excessive or unwholesome sentiment. |
| SCRIMSHAWED | • scrimshawed v. Simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw. • SCRIMSHAW v. to ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines, also SCRIMSHANDER, SCRIMSHANDY. |
| SHOWMANLIER | • SHOWMANLY adj. having the manner of a showman. |
| SHOWMANSHIP | • showmanship n. The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence. • SHOWMANSHIP n. skilful display, or a talent for it. |
| TOMAHAWKING | • tomahawking v. Present participle of tomahawk. • TOMAHAWK v. (Native American) to strike with a short axe. |
| WATCHMAKING | • watchmaking n. The making (and repairing) of watches. • WATCHMAKING n. the profession of making watches. |
| WHATSISNAME | • whatsisname n. (Colloquial) A placeholder for the name of a man whose name the speaker cannot remember. • WHATSISNAME n. a man whose name is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked, also WHATSHISNAME. |
| WHIGGAMORES | • Whiggamores n. Plural of Whiggamore. • WHIGGAMORE n. (Scots) a Whig; a cant term applied in contempt to Scotch Presbyterians. |
| WHIGMALEERY | • WHIGMALEERY n. (Scots) a trinket or knickknack; a fantastic ornamentation; a whim, also WHIGMALEERIE. |
| WHIMSICALLY | • whimsically adv. In a whimsical manner. • WHIMSICAL adv. full of whims, odd, fantastical. |
| WORKAHOLISM | • workaholism n. The urge of a person to work excessively. • WORKAHOLISM n. excessive industry. |
| WORKMANSHIP | • workmanship n. The skill of an artisan or craftsman. • workmanship n. The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman. • WORKMANSHIP n. the skill of a workman. |