| AFTERGLOWS | • afterglows n. Plural of afterglow. • after-glows n. Plural of after-glow. • AFTERGLOW n. a glow remaining after a light source has faded. |
| 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. |
| BILGEWATER | • bilgewater n. (Nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship. • bilgewater n. (Slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense. • BILGEWATER n. the water that collects in a ship's bilge. |
| GLASSWORTS | • glassworts n. Plural of glasswort. • GLASSWORT n. a spinachlike plant of salt marshes, formerly burned for its ashes which yield soda. |
| LENGTHWAYS | • lengthways adj. Lengthwise. • lengthways adv. Lengthwise. • LENGTHWAYS adv. in the direction of the length, also LENGTHWISE. |
| OUTBAWLING | • outbawling v. Present participle of outbawl. • OUTBAWL v. to surpass in bawling. |
| OUTWALKING | • outwalking v. Present participle of outwalk. • OUTWALK v. to surpass in walking. |
| PLAYWRIGHT | • playwright n. A writer and creator of theatrical plays. • PLAYWRIGHT n. a person who writes plays. |
| TANGLEWEED | • TANGLEWEED n. a coarse seaweed. |
| TWADDLINGS | • twaddlings n. Plural of twaddling. • TWADDLING n. the act of twaddling. |
| TWANGINGLY | • twangingly adv. With a twanging sound. • TWANGING adv. making a twanging sound. |
| TWANGLINGS | • twanglings n. Plural of twangling. • TWANGLING n. the act of twangling. |
| TWATTLINGS | • TWATTLING n. idle talk, prating. |
| WAGHALTERS | • waghalters n. Plural of waghalter. • wag-halters n. Plural of wag-halter. • WAGHALTER n. a felon likely to swing from the gallows. |
| WATCHGLASS | • watchglass n. Alternative form of watch glass. • watch␣glass n. (Chemistry) An item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a simple, slightly concave circle of… • watch␣glass n. The glass covering of the face of a watch. |
| WATERGLASS | • water␣glass n. A drinking vessel intended or used for water. • water␣glass n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any of various water-soluble silicate compounds, especially when occurring in… • water␣glass n. A water gauge for a steam boiler. |
| WAVELENGTH | • wavelength n. (Physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough… • wavelength n. (Figurative) A person’s attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person’s. • WAVELENGTH n. the distance in the line of advance of a wave from any one point to the next point of corresponding phase. |
| WOOLGATHER | • woolgather v. To daydream. • wool-gather v. To daydream. |