| COCKSWAIN | • cockswain n. Alternative spelling of coxswain. • COCKSWAIN n. the steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew. • COCKSWAIN v. to take charge of a boat and crew, also COXSWAIN. |
| CRACKDOWN | • crackdown n. Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement. • crack␣down v. (Idiomatic, often with ’on’) To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before. • CRACKDOWN n. the taking of a firm action. |
| 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. |
| CHUCKWAGON | • chuckwagon n. Alternative form of chuck wagon. • chuck␣wagon n. (US, historical) A wagon equipped with food and cooking utensils, and used to prepare meals, as on a… • chuck␣wagon n. A sandwich composed of a piece of chicken-fried steak or a breaded beef patty, with typical toppings… |
| COCKSWAINS | • cockswains n. Plural of cockswain. • COCKSWAIN n. the steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew. |
| CRACKDOWNS | • crackdowns n. Plural of crackdown. • CRACKDOWN n. the taking of a firm action. |
| CANDLEWICKS | • candlewicks n. Plural of candlewick. • CANDLEWICK n. a soft cotton tufted material. |
| CHUCKWAGONS | • chuckwagons n. Plural of chuckwagon. • chuck␣wagons n. Plural of chuck wagon. |
| COCKSWAINED | • COCKSWAIN v. to take charge of a boat and crew, also COXSWAIN. |
| COCKSWAINING | • COCKSWAIN v. to take charge of a boat and crew, also COXSWAIN. |
| WISECRACKING | • wisecracking adj. Making many wisecracks. • wisecracking v. Present participle of wisecrack. • wise-cracking adj. Alternative form of wisecracking. |
| 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. |
| CONSTABLEWICK | • constablewick n. (Obsolete) The district to which a constable’s power is limited. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |
| SWITCHBACKING | • switchbacking v. Present participle of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
| CONSTABLEWICKS | • constablewicks n. Plural of constablewick. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |
| WEATHERCOCKING | • weathercocking v. Present participle of weathercock. • WEATHERCOCK v. to serve as a weathercock for. |
| CONTRACLOCKWISE | • contraclockwise adv. Counterclockwise. • contraclockwise adj. Counterclockwise. • CONTRACLOCKWISE adv. anticlockwise. |