| AWAKENINGS | • awakenings n. Plural of awakening. • AWAKENING n. the act of waking up. |
| BRIDGEWORK | • bridgework n. (Dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth. • bridgework n. The construction or repair of bridges. • bridgework n. The component parts of a bridge. |
| FIGUREWORK | • figurework n. Decorative figures. • figurework n. Arithmetic; mathematics done with figures. • FIGUREWORK n. counting or calculation using numbers. |
| HUNTIEGOWK | • HUNTIEGOWK n. (Scots) a fools' errand, appropriate to the first of April. • HUNTIEGOWK v. to go on a fool's errand. |
| KNOWINGEST | • knowingest adj. Superlative form of knowing: most knowing. • KNOWING adj. astute, crafty. |
| MAKEWEIGHT | • makeweight n. Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight. • makeweight n. Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument. • 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. |
| NETWORKING | • networking v. Present participle of network. • networking n. The use of computer networks. • networking n. The process of meeting new people in a business or social context. |
| NEWSMAKING | • newsmaking adj. Making news; important or newsworthy. • newsmaking n. The act or process of making news, of doing or saying something that is newsworthy. |
| PREWORKING | • PREWORK v. to work beforehand. |
| REWAKENING | • rewakening n. (Archaic) reawakening. • rewakening v. Present participle of rewaken. • REWAKEN v. to waken again, also REAWAKE, REWAKE. |
| REWORKINGS | • reworkings n. Plural of reworking. • REWORKING n. the act of working again. |
| SIEGEWORKS | • siegeworks n. Plural of siegework. • SIEGEWORKS n. a besieger's engineering works. |
| SILKGROWER | • silkgrower n. A grower of silk. • SILKGROWER n. a grower of silk. |
| WEAKENINGS | • weakenings n. Plural of weakening. • WEAKENING n. the act of making weak. |
| WEEKENDING | • weekending v. Present participle of weekend. • WEEKENDING n. the act of spending a weekend. |
| WEEKNIGHTS | • weeknights n. Plural of weeknight. • weeknights adv. On weeknights. • WEEKNIGHT n. the evening or night of a weekday. |
| WHICKERING | • whickering v. Present participle of whicker. • whickering n. The act of producing a whicker. • WHICKER v. to neigh; to bleat. |
| WINEMAKING | • winemaking n. The process of making wine. • WINEMAKING n. the production of wine. |
| WORKINGMEN | • workingmen n. Plural of workingman. • WORKINGMAN n. a labouring man; a man who earns his daily support by manual labour. |