| ANGLETWITCH | • angletwitch n. (Rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm. • ANGLETWITCH n. a worm used as bait in fishing. |
| BATTLEWAGON | • battlewagon n. (Military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle. • battle␣wagon n. Alternative form of battlewagon. • BATTLEWAGON n. a battleship. |
| FLYSWATTERS | • flyswatters n. Plural of flyswatter. • fly␣swatters n. Plural of fly swatter. • FLYSWATTER n. a device for killing insects that consists of a flat piece of perforated rubber or plastic or fine-mesh wire netting attached to a handle. |
| LATTICEWORK | • latticework n. A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips. • lattice-work n. Alternative form of latticework. • LATTICEWORK n. a network of crossed laths or bars. |
| THEREWITHAL | • therewithal adv. In addition; besides; with all this/that. • THEREWITHAL adv. (archaic) besides, together with. |
| THWARTINGLY | • thwartingly adv. So as to thwart. • THWARTING adv. obstructive. |
| WAISTCLOTHS | • waistcloths n. Plural of waistcloth. • WAISTCLOTH n. a cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension, such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs. |
| WAITLISTING | • waitlisting v. Present participle of waitlist. • wait-listing v. Present participle of wait-list. • WAITLIST v. to put on a list of persons waiting. |
| WATTLEBARKS | • WATTLEBARK n. the bark of various acacias, used for tanning. |
| WATTLEBIRDS | • wattlebirds n. Plural of wattlebird. • WATTLEBIRD n. any one of several species of the honey eater bird. |
| WATTLEWORKS | • WATTLEWORK n. wickerwork. |
| WENTLETRAPS | • wentletraps n. Plural of wentletrap. • WENTLETRAP n. (Dutch) any of a genus of gasteropod molluscs, having a spiral shell with many deep whorls. |
| WETTABILITY | • wettability n. The ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in contact with it such that… • WETTABILITY n. the ability to be wetted. |
| WHITLEATHER | • whitleather n. A soft, pale leather prepared by tawing with alum and salt. • WHITLEATHER n. leather dressed with alum. |
| WILDCATTERS | • wildcatters n. Plural of wildcatter. • WILDCATTER n. one that drills wells in the hope of finding oil in territory not known to be an oil field. |
| WILDCATTING | • wildcatting v. Present participle of wildcat. • WILDCATTING n. the practice of drilling an experimental well in search of oil, gas etc. |