| BIRTHWORT | • birthwort n. Any plant species of the genus Aristolochia. • birthwort n. Birthroot, Trillium erectum. • BIRTHWORT n. a plant formerly reputed to help parturition, also BIRTHROOT. |
| BRUSHWORK | • brushwork n. (Painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting. • BRUSHWORK n. work done with a brush; a painter's individual manner of using the brush. |
| CATCHWORD | • catchword n. (Printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats… • catchword n. (Theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker. • catchword n. A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view. |
| COACHWORK | • coachwork n. The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis). • COACHWORK n. vehicle bodywork. |
| EARTHWORK | • earthwork n. Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification. • EARTHWORK n. a fortification of earth. |
| EARTHWORM | • earthworm n. A worm that lives in the ground. • earthworm n. A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina. • earthworm n. (Figurative) A contemptible person; a groveller. |
| FISHWORMS | • fishworms n. Plural of fishworm. • FISHWORM n. a worm used as bait. |
| FLESHWORM | • fleshworm n. A worm that feeds on flesh. • FLESHWORM n. (archaic) a worm or maggot that feeds on flesh. |
| FLUSHWORK | • flushwork n. (Architecture) A decorative combination of flint and ashlar on a wall, typically of a church. • FLUSHWORK n. decorative treatment of the surface of an outside wall with flints split to show their smooth black surface. |
| INCHWORMS | • inchworms n. Plural of inchworm. • inchworms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inchworm. • INCHWORM n. another name for the looper caterpillar. |
| LATHWORKS | • lathworks n. Plural of lathwork. • LATHWORK n. work made by using laths, also LATHING. |
| MARSHWORT | • marshwort n. A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats. • MARSHWORT n. a small umbelliferous marsh plant related to celery. |
| MESHWORKS | • meshworks n. Plural of meshwork. • MESHWORK n. a network. |
| PATCHWORK | • patchwork n. A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole. • patchwork n. (Figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece. • patchwork n. (Derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of… |
| SWASHWORK | • swash-work n. Lathework in which the cuts are inclined to the axis of rotation. • SWASHWORK n. a wood-turner's work cut obliquely. |
| TOOTHWORT | • toothwort n. Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Lathraea. • toothwort n. Any of several species of plants in the former genus Dentaria (now considered part of the genus Cardamine). • TOOTHWORT n. a plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus Lathraea, and various species of Dentaria. |
| WATCHWORD | • watchword n. A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry. • watchword n. (Military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal… • WATCHWORD n. the password to be given to a watch or sentry. |