| GOPHERWOODS | • GOPHERWOOD n. another name for yellowwood. |
| OUTSWEEPING | • outsweeping v. Present participle of outsweep. • OUTSWEEP v. to surpass in sweeping. |
| PASSAGEWORK | • passagework n. (Music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage. • PASSAGEWORK n. music that allows a performer to display virtuosity. |
| PIGEONWINGS | • pigeonwings n. Plural of pigeonwing. • PIGEONWING n. a caper or leap in dancing, jumping and clapping feet together. |
| PLOWWRIGHTS | • plowwrights n. Plural of plowwright. • PLOWWRIGHT n. one who makes ploughs, also PLOUGHWRIGHT. |
| POSTWEANING | • postweaning adj. Following the weaning period. • POSTWEANING adj. that takes place after weaning. |
| POWELLISING | • powellising v. Present participle of powellise. • POWELLISE v. to season and preserve timbers by soaking them in a saccharine solution, also POWELLIZE. |
| SHADOWGRAPH | • shadowgraph n. A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram. • shadowgraph n. (Physics) An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index. • shadowgraph v. (Transitive) To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen. |
| SHOWJUMPING | • showjumping n. (Sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of… • show␣jumping n. An equestrian event in which a rider’s horse is jumped over an array of obstacles. • SHOWJUMPING n. a competition in which a succession of riders on horseback have to jump a series of obstacles of different kinds. |
| SNOWPLOUGHS | • snowploughs n. Plural of snowplough. • snow␣ploughs n. Plural of snow plough. • SNOWPLOUGH n. an implement operating like a plow, but on a larger scale, for clearing away the snow from roads, railways, etc. |
| SNOWPLOWING | • snowplowing v. Present participle of snowplow. • snow␣plowing v. Present participle of snow plow. • SNOWPLOW v. to execute a type of skiing maneuver. |
| SPONGEWARES | • spongewares n. Plural of spongeware. • SPONGEWARE n. pottery on which patterns etc. are applied using a sponge. |
| SPONGEWOODS | • SPONGEWOOD n. an Indian plant with a pith used in making tropical hats, aka sola. |
| SPRINGWOODS | • springwoods n. Plural of springwood. • SPRINGWOOD n. secondary wood formed in spring and early summer. |
| SPRINGWORTS | • SPRINGWORT n. a root thought to be magical, perhaps mandrake. |
| SUPERGROWTH | • supergrowth n. (Countable) A growth upon something else. • supergrowth n. (Uncountable) Very rapid growth. • SUPERGROWTH n. exceptional growth. |
| TOWNSCAPING | • townscaping v. Present participle of townscape. • TOWNSCAPING n. the act of designing a town. |
| WEAPONISING | • weaponising v. Present participle of weaponise. • WEAPONISE v. to adapt a chemical, bacillus etc. for use as a weapon, also WEAPONIZE. |
| WORSHIPPING | • worshipping v. (Britain) present participle of worship. • worshipping n. An act of worship. • WORSHIP v. to honour as a divine being. |