| 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. |
| BUSHWALKING | • bushwalking n. (Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking. • bushwalking v. Present participle of bushwalk. • BUSHWALKING n. hiking through the bush as a leisure activity. |
| GAWKISHNESS | • gawkishness n. The quality of being gawkish. • GAWKISHNESS n. the state of being gawkish. |
| HAWKISHNESS | • hawkishness n. The characteristic of being hawkish. • HAWKISHNESS n. the state of being hawkish. |
| HILLWALKERS | • hillwalkers n. Plural of hillwalker. • HILLWALKER n. one who likes walking in the hills. |
| JINRICKSHAW | • jinrickshaw n. Alternative form of jinriksha. • JINRICKSHAW n. (Japanese) a small, two-wheeled, hooded vehicle drawn by one more men, also JINRICKSHA, JINRIKISHA, JINRIKSHA, RICKSHA, RICKSHAW, RIKISHA, RIKSHAW. |
| KICKSHAWSES | • KICKSHAWS n. KICKSHAW, a fancy dish, a delicacy; a trinket, also KICKSHAWS. |
| KOWHAIWHAIS | • KOWHAIWHAI n. (Maori) a type of pattern in Maori decorative art. |
| KWASHIORKOR | • kwashiorkor n. (Pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in… • KWASHIORKOR n. a tropical disease of infants caused by protein deficiency. |
| 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. |
| SKYWATCHING | • skywatching v. Present participle of skywatch. • SKYWATCH v. to observe the sky for heavenly bodies or aircraft. |
| SWITCHBACKS | • switchbacks n. Plural of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
| WEAKISHNESS | • weakishness n. The quality or state of being weakish; minor weakness. • WEAKISHNESS n. the state of being weakish. |
| WHAIKOREROS | • WHAIKORERO n. (Maori) formal speechmaking as forming part of the ceremonies at a marae. |
| WHISKERANDO | • WHISKERANDO n. a whiskered person, in allusion to Dom Ferolo Whiskerandos in Sheridan's Critic. |
| WORKAHOLICS | • workaholics n. Plural of workaholic. • WORKAHOLIC n. one who is excessively fond of work. |
| 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. |