| ATHWARTSHIP | • athwartship adj. (Nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft… • athwartship adv. Alternative form of athwartships. • ATHWARTSHIP adv. transverse to a ship, also ATHWARTSHIPS, THWARTSHIP. |
| CLAPPERCLAW | • clapperclaw v. (Obsolete) To fight and scratch. • clapperclaw v. (Obsolete) To abuse with words; to revile; to scold. • CLAPPERCLAW v. (archaic) to claw or scratch. |
| GLADWRAPPED | • GLADWRAP v. to cover with gladwrap. |
| JASPERWARES | • jasperwares n. Plural of jasperware. • JASPERWARE n. goods made of jasper. |
| PARATANIWHA | • PARATANIWHA n. (Maori) a New Zealand plant with pink and red serrated leaves. |
| PARAWALKERS | • PARAWALKER n. a metal structure like an external skeleton worn by a paraplegic to enable him or her to walk. |
| 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. |
| PATROLWOMAN | • patrolwoman n. A female equivalent of a patrolman. • PATROLWOMAN n. a female police officer on duty on a beat. |
| PLASTICWARE | • plasticware n. Culinary or scientific equipment made of plastic. |
| 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. |
| SPACEWALKER | • spacewalker n. An astronaut engaging in a space walk or other activity outside the spacecraft. • SPACEWALKER n. one who walks in space. |
| SPARROWFART | • sparrowfart n. Alternative form of sparrow-fart. • sparrow-fart n. (Uncountable, UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A time very early in the day; dawn. • sparrow-fart n. (Countable) A person or thing of no consequence. |
| SPARROWHAWK | • sparrowhawk n. The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds. • sparrowhawk n. Any of numerous other relatively small Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or… • sparrowhawk n. Alternative form of sparrow hawk; the American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit. |
| VAPOURWARES | • VAPOURWARE n. a computer-related product that has been widely advertised but has not and may never become available, also VAPORWARE. |
| WALLPAPERED | • wallpapered v. Simple past tense and past participle of wallpaper. • wallpapered adj. Having had wallpaper applied. • WALLPAPER v. to cover with wallpaper. |
| WASTEPAPERS | • wastepapers n. Plural of wastepaper. • waste␣papers n. Plural of waste paper. • WASTEPAPER n. paper discarded as used, superfluous, or not fit for use. |
| WATCHSTRAPS | • watchstraps n. Plural of watchstrap. • watch␣straps n. Plural of watch strap. • WATCHSTRAP n. the strap of a watch. |
| WATERSCAPES | • waterscapes n. Plural of waterscape. • waterscapes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterscape. • WATERSCAPE n. a sea view. |
| WRAPAROUNDS | • wraparounds n. Plural of wraparound. • WRAPAROUND n. an article of clothing that wraps round, also WRAPROUND. |