| DEADWEIGHTS | • deadweights n. Plural of deadweight. • dead␣weights n. Plural of dead weight. • DEADWEIGHT n. a weight esp. of a person that does not support itself. |
| DEWATERINGS | • dewaterings n. Plural of dewatering. • DEWATERING n. the act of removing water from. |
| DOWNDRAUGHT | • downdraught n. Alternative spelling of downdraft. • DOWNDRAUGHT n. a downward movement of air, also DOWNDRAFT. |
| DRAWSTRINGS | • drawstrings n. Plural of drawstring. • DRAWSTRING n. a cord for drawing tight e.g. round a hood. |
| GIFTWRAPPED | • giftwrapped v. Simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap. • gift-wrapped v. Simple past tense and past participle of gift-wrap. • GIFTWRAP v. to wrap with decorative paper. |
| GROUNDWATER | • groundwater n. Water that exists beneath the earth’s surface in underground streams and aquifers. • ground␣water n. Alternative form of groundwater. • GROUNDWATER n. water within the earth esp. that supplies wells and springs. |
| HANDWRITING | • handwriting n. The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed. • handwriting n. Text that was written by hand. • handwriting n. The characteristic writing of a particular person. |
| HANDWROUGHT | • handwrought adj. Made by hand, handmade. • HANDWROUGHT adj. fashioned by hand or chiefly by hand processes. |
| RIGHTWARDLY | • rightwardly adv. In a rightward direction. • RIGHTWARD adv. toward the right. |
| TANGLEWEEDS | • TANGLEWEED n. a coarse seaweed. |
| WATCHDOGGED | • watchdogged v. Simple past tense and past participle of watchdog. • WATCHDOG v. to act as a watchdog for. |
| WATCHGUARDS | • watchguards n. Plural of watchguard. • WATCHGUARD n. a chain or strap used to attach a watch to the clothing. |
| WATERLOGGED | • waterlogged adj. Soaked with water. • waterlogged adj. (Nautical) in danger of sinking because of excess water onboard. • water-logged v. Simple past tense and past participle of water-log. |
| WILDCATTING | • wildcatting v. Present participle of wildcat. • WILDCATTING n. the practice of drilling an experimental well in search of oil, gas etc. |
| WITHDRAWING | • withdrawing v. Present participle of withdraw. • withdrawing n. Withdrawal. • WITHDRAW v. to move away. |