| BACKSWORDMAN | • backswordman n. (Historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick. • BACKSWORDMAN n. one who uses a backsword, a sword with one sharp edge, also BACKSWORDSMAN. |
| BACKWARDNESS | • backwardness n. The state of being backward. • backwardness n. Reluctance. • BACKWARDNESS n. the state of being backward. |
| BACKWOODSMAN | • backwoodsman n. A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences. • backwoodsman n. An uncivilized person. • backwoodsman n. (Informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament… |
| BLACKWASHING | • blackwashing n. (Derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people. • blackwashing n. The application of a coating of blackwash. • blackwashing n. (Derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil. |
| CABBAGETOWNS | • CABBAGETOWN n. from Cabbagetown, a depressed area of Toronto, where the Anglo-Saxon population was thought to exist on cabbage. |
| CATERWAULING | • caterwauling v. Present participle of caterwaul. • caterwauling n. A sound that caterwauls. • CATERWAULING n. making a harsh cry. |
| COCHAIRWOMAN | • cochairwoman n. A joint chairwoman. • COCHAIRWOMAN n. a female cochairman. |
| COMPANIONWAY | • companionway n. (Nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship. • COMPANIONWAY n. the stairs from upper deck of ship to lower deck. |
| DISALLOWANCE | • disallowance n. The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance. • disallowance n. (Law, politics) A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower… • DISALLOWANCE n. the act of disallowing. |
| ENTRANCEWAYS | • entranceways n. Plural of entranceway. • ENTRANCEWAY n. an entrance. |
| NARROWCASTED | • narrowcasted v. Simple past tense and past participle of narrowcast. • NARROWCAST v. to distribute material on video tapes, cassettes etc. |
| PADDYWACKING | • PADDYWACK v. to spank or smack. |
| RACEWALKINGS | • RACEWALKING n. the competitive sport of racing at a fast walk. |
| SPACEWALKING | • spacewalking v. Present participle of spacewalk. • SPACEWALK v. to walk in space. |
| WAISTCOATING | • waistcoating n. A fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns. • WAISTCOATING n. material for men's waistcoats, esp. of a fancy pattern. |
| WAPPENSCHAWS | • WAPPENSCHAW n. (Scots) a periodical gathering of the people within an area for the purpose of seeing that each man was armed according to his rank, and ready to take the field, also WAPENSCHAW, WAPENSHAW, WAPINSCHAW, WAPINSHAW, WAPPENSHAW, WAPPENSHAWING. |
| WARCHALKINGS | • WARCHALKING n. the activity of drawing chalk symbols in public places in order to indicate the location of wireless Internet access points. |
| WATCHMAKINGS | • WATCHMAKING n. the profession of making watches. |