| ACCREWING | • accrewing v. Present participle of accrew. • ACCREW v. (Spenser) to accrue. |
| ANTICLOCKWISE | • anticlockwise adj. (South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to… • anticlockwise adv. (Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion. • anti-clockwise adj. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of anticlockwise. |
| CANDLEWICK | • candlewick n. The thread used to make the wicks of candles. • candlewick n. A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery. • CANDLEWICK n. a soft cotton tufted material. |
| CANDLEWICKS | • candlewicks n. Plural of candlewick. • CANDLEWICK n. a soft cotton tufted material. |
| CHURCHWARDEN | • churchwarden n. (Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish. • churchwarden n. (US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church. • churchwarden n. (UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe. |
| CHURCHWARDENS | • churchwardens n. Plural of churchwarden. • CHURCHWARDEN n. one of two lay parish officers in Anglican churches with responsibility esp. for parish property and alms. |
| CLAPPERCLAWING | • clapperclawing v. Present participle of clapperclaw. • CLAPPERCLAW v. (archaic) to claw or scratch. |
| COCHAIRWOMEN | • cochairwomen n. Plural of cochairwoman. • COCHAIRWOMAN n. a female cochairman. |
| COCKSWAINED | • COCKSWAIN v. to take charge of a boat and crew, also COXSWAIN. |
| CONSTABLEWICK | • constablewick n. (Obsolete) The district to which a constable’s power is limited. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |
| CONSTABLEWICKS | • constablewicks n. Plural of constablewick. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |
| CONTRACLOCKWISE | • contraclockwise adv. Counterclockwise. • contraclockwise adj. Counterclockwise. • CONTRACLOCKWISE adv. anticlockwise. |
| SNOWCOACHES | • snowcoaches n. Plural of snowcoach. • SNOWCOACH n. a bus-like vehicle with large tyres or tracks for travelling on snow, also SNOCOACH. |
| WANCHANCIE | • WANCHANCIE adj. (Scots) unlucky, dangerous, uncanny, also WANCHANCY. |
| WEATHERCOCKING | • weathercocking v. Present participle of weathercock. • WEATHERCOCK v. to serve as a weathercock for. |
| WISECRACKING | • wisecracking adj. Making many wisecracks. • wisecracking v. Present participle of wisecrack. • wise-cracking adj. Alternative form of wisecracking. |