kw: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Suffixes of kw
- kwh«Word Popularity Bar3/5
kwh
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- kwan3/5
kwan
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- kwon3/5
kwon
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- kwai2/5
kwai
- noun the basic unit of money in China
yuan.
- noun the basic unit of money in China
- kwajalein2/5
kwajalein
- noun an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II
- noun an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base
- noun an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II
- kwakiutl2/5
kwakiutl
- noun a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver Island
- noun a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakiutl
- noun a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver Island
- kwangju2/5
kwangju
- noun city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War
- noun city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War
- kwa2/5
kwa
- noun a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria
- noun a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria
- kwanzaa2/5
kwanzaa
- noun a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year
Kwanza.
- noun a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year
- kwashiorkor2/5
kwashiorkor
- noun severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
- noun severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
- kwacha1/5
kwacha
- noun the basic unit of money in Zambia
Zambian kwacha.
- noun the basic unit of money in Malawi
Malawi kwacha.
- noun the basic unit of money in Zambia
- kwanza1/5
kwanza
- noun the basic unit of money in Angola
- noun a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year
Kwanzaa.
- noun the basic unit of money in Angola
- kwangtung1/5
kwangtung
- noun a province in southern China
Guangdong; Guangdong province.
- noun a province in southern China
- kwela1/5
kwela
- noun a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments
- noun a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments
- kwannon1/5
kwannon
- noun Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan Yin
- noun Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan Yin
- kwell1/5
kwell
- noun a preparation of lindane (trade name Kwell) that is used to kill lice and itch mites; available in cream or shampoo
- noun a preparation of lindane (trade name Kwell) that is used to kill lice and itch mites; available in cream or shampoo
- kweilin1/5
- kweichow1/5
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Derived words of kw
- backward«Word Popularity Bar5/5
backward
- adjective directed or facing toward the back or rear
- a backward view
- adjective (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
- a backward lover
- adjective directed or facing toward the back or rear
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awkward
- adjective satellite causing inconvenience
- they arrived at an awkward time
- adjective lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
- an awkward dancer
- an awkward gesture
- too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes
- his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot
- adjective satellite causing inconvenience
- blackwell5/5
blackwell
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- clockwise4/5
clockwise
- adjective in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
- adverb in the direction that the hands of a clock move
- please move clockwise in a circle
- adjective in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
- backwards4/5
backwards
- adverb at or to or toward the back or rear
rearward; rearwards; backward; back.
- he moved back
- tripped when he stepped backward
- she looked rearward out the window of the car
- adverb in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
backward.
- it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'
- the child put her jersey on backward
- adverb at or to or toward the back or rear
- backwater3/5
backwater
- noun a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
- the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos
- noun a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
- the country is an economic backwater
- noun a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
- parkway3/5
parkway
- noun a wide scenic road planted with trees
drive.
- the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views
- noun a wide scenic road planted with trees
- walkway3/5
walkway
- noun a path set aside for walking
paseo; walk.
- after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk
- noun a path set aside for walking
- backwardness3/5
backwardness
- noun lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
retardation; subnormality; slowness; mental retardation.
- noun lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
- clockwork3/5
clockwork
- noun any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
- noun any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
- walkways3/5
walkway
- noun a path set aside for walking
paseo; walk.
- after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk
- noun a path set aside for walking
- brickwork3/5
brickwork
- noun masonry done with bricks and mortar
- noun masonry done with bricks and mortar
- rockwell3/5
rockwell
- noun United States illustrator whose works present a sentimental idealized view of everyday life (1894-1978)
Norman Rockwell.
- noun United States illustrator whose works present a sentimental idealized view of everyday life (1894-1978)
- awkwardness3/5
awkwardness
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
ineptness; ineptitude; maladroitness; clumsiness; slowness.
- noun the quality of an embarrassing situation
nuisance value.
- he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
- breakwater3/5
breakwater
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
groyne; bulwark; jetty; groin; mole; seawall.
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- backwoods3/5
backwoods
- noun a remote and undeveloped area
boondocks; hinterland; back country.
- noun a remote and undeveloped area
- blackwood3/5
blackwood
- noun very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
- noun any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
blackwood tree.
- noun very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
- counterclockwise3/5
counterclockwise
- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
contraclockwise; anticlockwise.
- adverb in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
anticlockwise.
- please move counterclockwise in a circle!
- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
- buckwheat3/5
buckwheat
- noun a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour
Fagopyrum esculentum; Polygonum fagopyrum.
- noun grain ground into flour
- noun a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour
- awkwardly3/5
awkwardly
- adverb in an awkward manner
- he bent awkwardly
- adverb in an awkward manner
- lockwood3/5
lockwood
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- backwaters2/5
backwater
- noun a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
- the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos
- noun a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
- the country is an economic backwater
- noun a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
- workweek2/5
workweek
- noun hours or days of work in a calendar week
week.
- they worked a 40-hour week
- noun hours or days of work in a calendar week
- backwash2/5
backwash
- noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
slipstream; wash; race; airstream.
- noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
aftermath; wake.
- the aftermath of war
- in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
- noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- dockworkers2/5
dockworker
- noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
dock worker; dock-walloper; lumper; dockhand; loader; stevedore; docker; longshoreman.
- noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
- parkways2/5
parkway
- noun a wide scenic road planted with trees
drive.
- the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views
- noun a wide scenic road planted with trees
- cookware2/5
cookware
- noun a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking
cooking utensil.
- noun a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking
- breakwaters2/5
breakwater
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
groyne; bulwark; jetty; groin; mole; seawall.
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- bookworm2/5
bookworm
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
pedant; scholastic.
- noun someone who spends a great deal of time reading
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
- blackwater2/5
blackwater
- noun any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells
- noun any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells
- silkworm2/5
silkworm
- noun the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
- noun larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
wild wilkworm; giant silkworm.
- noun the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
- milkweed2/5
milkweed
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
silkweed.
- noun annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads
Sonchus oleraceus.
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
- silkworms2/5
silkworm
- noun the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
- noun larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
wild wilkworm; giant silkworm.
- noun the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
- anticlockwise2/5
anticlockwise
- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
contraclockwise; counterclockwise.
- adverb in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
counterclockwise.
- please move counterclockwise in a circle!
- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
- inkwell2/5
inkwell
- noun a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
inkstand.
- noun a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
- duckweed2/5
duckweed
- noun any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds
- noun any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds
- chickweed2/5
chickweed
- noun any of various plants of the genus Stellaria
- noun any of various plants related to the common chickweed
mouse eared chickweed; mouse-ear chickweed; clammy chickweed; mouse ear.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Stellaria
- backwoodsman2/5
backwoodsman
- noun a man who lives on the frontier
mountain man; frontiersman.
- noun a man who lives on the frontier
- hookworm2/5
hookworm
- noun parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
- noun infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
hookworm disease.
- noun parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
- pickwick2/5
pickwick
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- shockwave2/5
shockwave
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- folkways2/5
folkways
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- drinkwater2/5
- arkwright2/5
arkwright
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- rockwood2/5
rockwood
(Min.) Ligniform asbestus; also, fossil wood.
- oakwood2/5
oakwood
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- pkwy2/5
- kirkwall2/5
- workweeks1/5
workweek
- noun hours or days of work in a calendar week
week.
- they worked a 40-hour week
- noun hours or days of work in a calendar week
- brickworks1/5
brickwork
- noun masonry done with bricks and mortar
- noun masonry done with bricks and mortar
- dockworker1/5
dockworker
- noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
dock worker; dock-walloper; lumper; dockhand; loader; stevedore; docker; longshoreman.
- noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
- clockworks1/5
clockwork
- noun any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
- noun any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
- shrinkwrap1/5
shrinkwrap
- verb wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling
- shrinkwrap the CDs
- verb wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling
- bookworms1/5
bookworm
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
pedant; scholastic.
- noun someone who spends a great deal of time reading
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
- neckwear1/5
neckwear
- noun articles of clothing worn about the neck
- noun articles of clothing worn about the neck
- hackwork1/5
hackwork
- noun professional work done according to formula
- noun professional work done according to formula
- awkwardnesses1/5
awkwardness
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
ineptness; ineptitude; maladroitness; clumsiness; slowness.
- noun the quality of an embarrassing situation
nuisance value.
- he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
- workwear1/5
workwear
- noun heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work
- noun heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work
- taekwondo1/5
taekwondo
- noun a Korean martial art similar to karate
tae kwon do.
- noun a Korean martial art similar to karate
- backwoodsmen1/5
backwoodsman
- noun a man who lives on the frontier
mountain man; frontiersman.
- noun a man who lives on the frontier
- teakwood1/5
teakwood
- noun hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
teak.
- noun hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
- silkwood1/5
silkwood
- noun a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves
calabura; Muntingia calabura; Jamaican cherry; silk wood; calabur tree.
- noun a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves
- inkwells1/5
inkwell
- noun a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
inkstand.
- noun a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
- blackwoods1/5
blackwood
- noun very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
- noun any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
blackwood tree.
- noun very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
- hawkweed1/5
hawkweed
- noun any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
- noun any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion
- noun any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
- milkweeds1/5
milkweed
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
silkweed.
- noun annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads
Sonchus oleraceus.
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
- knockwurst1/5
knockwurst
- noun short thick highly seasoned sausage
knackwurst.
- noun short thick highly seasoned sausage
- duckweeds1/5
duckweed
- noun any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds
- noun any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds
- hawkweeds1/5
hawkweed
- noun any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
- noun any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion
- noun any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
- hookworms1/5
hookworm
- noun parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
- noun infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
hookworm disease.
- noun parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
- rockweed1/5
rockweed
- noun coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide
- noun coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide
- corkwood1/5
corkwood
- noun very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood
Leitneria floridana; corkwood tree.
- noun very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood
- stinkweed1/5
stinkweed
- noun foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America
penny grass; French weed; mithridate mustard; field pennycress; fanweed; Thlaspi arvense.
- noun foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America
- milkwort1/5
milkwort
- noun any of various plants of the genus Polygala
- noun any of various plants of the genus Polygala
- chuckwalla1/5
chuckwalla
- noun a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico
Sauromalus obesus.
- noun a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico
- chuckwallas1/5
chuckwalla
- noun a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico
Sauromalus obesus.
- noun a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico
- trackways1/5
- blackwall1/5
blackwall
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- trackway1/5
trackway
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- slackware1/5
slackware
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- backwashing1/5
backwash
- noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
slipstream; wash; race; airstream.
- noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
aftermath; wake.
- the aftermath of war
- in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
- noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- pickwickian1/5
pickwickian
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- blockwork1/5
- backwardation1/5
backwardation
(Stock Exchange) The seller's postponement of delivery of stock or shares, with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a premium to the latter; -- also, the premium so paid. See Biddle.Contango .
- bookwork1/5
bookwork
Work done upon a book or books (as in a printing office), in distinction from newspaper or job work.
- rockwork1/5
rockwork
(Arch.) Stonework in which the surface is left broken and rough.
- gaekwar1/5
- quickwitted1/5
- backwardly1/5
backward
- adjective directed or facing toward the back or rear
- a backward view
- adjective (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
- a backward lover
- adjective directed or facing toward the back or rear
- skunkworks1/5
- backwashed1/5
backwash
- noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
slipstream; wash; race; airstream.
- noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
aftermath; wake.
- the aftermath of war
- in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
- noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- hackwood1/5
- shrinkwrapped1/5
shrinkwrap
- verb wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling
- shrinkwrap the CDs
- verb wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling
- stinkwood1/5
stinkwood
(Bot.) A name given to several kinds of wood with an unpleasant smell, as that of the Foetidia Mauritiana of the Mauritius, and that of the South AfricanOcotea bullata .
- bookworks1/5
bookwork
Work done upon a book or books (as in a printing office), in distinction from newspaper or job work.
- workwomen1/5
workwoman
A woman who performs any work; especially, a woman skilled in needlework.
- stockwork1/5
stockwork
(Mining) A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies not in strata or veins, but in solid masses, so as to be worked in chambers or stories.
- aukward1/5
awkward
- adjective satellite causing inconvenience
- they arrived at an awkward time
- adjective lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
- an awkward dancer
- an awkward gesture
- too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes
- his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot
- adjective satellite causing inconvenience
- blackwork1/5
blackwork
Work wrought by blacksmiths; -- so called in distinction from that wrought by whitesmiths. Knight.
- workwoman1/5
workwoman
A woman who performs any work; especially, a woman skilled in needlework.
- deskwork1/5
deskwork
Work done at a desk, as by a clerk or writer. Tennyson.
- bookwise1/5
- taskwork1/5
taskwork
Work done as a task; also, work done by the job; piecework.
- backwall1/5
- folkway1/5
folkway
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- trackwork1/5
- milkwood1/5
milkwood
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- brickwall1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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