| BACKDOWN | • backdown n. An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal. • back␣down v. (Idiomatic) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to. • back␣down v. (Idiomatic) To withdraw from a commitment or position. |
| BACKWOOD | • backwood adj. Native to or located in a remote rural location. • backwood adj. Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified. • BACKWOOD adj. uncouth. |
| BACKWORD | • backword n. A contention, retort, or reply. • backword n. A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand. • backword n. A section of commentary at the end of a book. |
| BEADWORK | • beadwork n. Decorative work involving beads. • BEADWORK n. decorative work done with beads. |
| DAWCOCKS | • dawcocks n. Plural of dawcock. • DAWCOCK n. (archaic) a cock jackdaw, a simpleton. |
| DAYWORKS | • dayworks n. Plural of daywork. • DAYWORK n. work done on a daily basis. |
| DORHAWKS | • dorhawks n. Plural of dorhawk. • DORHAWK n. (dialect) the nightjar. |
| HANDWORK | • handwork n. Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine. • handwork v. (Transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine. • hand-work n. (Rare) Alternative form of handiwork. |
| HEADWORK | • headwork n. Mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking. • HEADWORK n. mental work. |
| LEADWORK | • leadwork n. Fittings made from lead (the metal). • leadwork n. (Lacemaking) small square-shaped decorations of closely-worked basket stitch. • LEADWORK n. something made of lead. |
| MARKDOWN | • markdown n. A reduction in price in order to stimulate sales. • mark␣down v. To reduce the price of. • mark␣down v. To write a memorandum about. |
| OAKWOODS | • oakwoods n. Plural of oakwood. • OAKWOOD n. the wood of the oak. |
| ROADWORK | • roadwork n. The construction or maintenance done to roads. • roadwork n. Exercise such as running and jogging done on the roads. • roadwork n. The taking of a band on the road to perform music in different locations. |
| TAKEDOWN | • takedown n. (Slang) A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer. • takedown n. (Martial arts) A taking down: an act of bringing one’s opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both… • takedown n. Enforced removal of material from a website, etc. |
| TEAKWOOD | • teakwood n. Wood of a teak tree. • teakwood n. An item of craftsmanship made from teak. • teakwood n. A wooded area with many teak trees. |
| WOODLARK | • woodlark n. A lark, Lullula arborea, the only member of the genus Lullula, found in western Eurasia and northern Africa. • WOODLARK n. a kind of lark, smaller than the skylark and having a shorter tail. |
| WORKADAY | • workaday adj. Suitable for everyday use. • workaday adj. Mundane or commonplace. • work-a-day adj. Alternative form of workaday. |
| WORKDAYS | • workdays n. Plural of workday. • work␣days n. Plural of work day. • WORKDAY n. a day on which work is done. |
| WORKLOAD | • workload n. The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period. • workload n. The amount of work that a machine can handle or produce. • WORKLOAD n. the amount of work assigned to an individual. |
| YARDWORK | • yardwork n. (North America) Work done in maintaining a lawn, and related landscaping activities. • YARDWORK n. the work of caring for a lawn. |