| BATFOWLING | • batfowling n. A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch… • bat-fowling n. The catching of small birds at night by lighting a fire near their roost, then scaring them awake whereupon… • BATFOWLING n. catching birds at night by confusing them with light. |
| COWFETERIA | • COWFETERIA n. (New Zealand) a calf feeder with multiple teats. |
| FIREWATERS | • firewaters n. Plural of firewater. • FIREWATER n. strong alcoholic spirits. |
| FORWASTING | • forwasting v. Present participle of forwaste. • FORWASTE v. (Spenser) to waste completely. |
| HALFWITTED | • halfwitted adj. Alternative spelling of half-witted. • half-witted adj. Having a low intelligence; dim-witted. • HALFWITTED adj. feebleminded. |
| OUTFAWNING | • outfawning v. Present participle of outfawn. • OUTFAWN v. to surpass in fawning. |
| STIFFWARES | • STIFFWARE n. software that is no longer flexible. |
| WAITSTAFFS | • waitstaffs n. Plural of waitstaff. • wait␣staffs n. Plural of wait staff. • WAITSTAFF n. waiters and waitresses collectively. |
| WELFARISTS | • welfarists n. Plural of welfarist. • WELFARIST n. an adherent of the social policies characteristic of a welfare state. |
| WELFARITES | • WELFARITE n. (US) a person who is on welfare. |
| WHEATFIELD | • wheatfield n. A field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat. • WHEATFIELD n. a field of wheat. |
| WHIPSTAFFS | • whipstaffs n. Plural of whipstaff. • WHIPSTAFF n. a vertical lever controlling ship's rudder. |
| WHITEFACES | • whitefaces n. Plural of whiteface. • WHITEFACE n. white makeup esp. as used by a clown. |
| WIFEBEATER | • wifebeater n. One who (usually as a repeated practice) beats his wife, or a husband prone to violence. • wifebeater n. (US, slang) A kind of sleeveless shirt, often but not exclusively worn as an undershirt. • wifebeater n. (Uncountable, UK, slang) Stella Artois, a brand of lager beer. |
| WITCHCRAFT | • witchcraft n. The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events. • witchcraft n. Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost magical. • WITCHCRAFT n. the use of sorcery or magic. |
| WOLFRAMITE | • wolframite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese; (Fe,Mn)WO4. • WOLFRAMITE n. a tungstate of iron and manganese, the chief ore of tungsten. |