| ATHWARTSHIPS | • athwartships adv. (Nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel. • ATHWARTSHIPS adv. transverse to a ship, also ATHWARTSHIP, THWARTSHIP. |
| BANTAMWEIGHT | • bantamweight n. (Boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight… • bantamweight n. A boxer or other competitor of this weight. • BANTAMWEIGHT n. a weight category in boxing. |
| BATTLEWAGONS | • battlewagons n. Plural of battlewagon. • battle␣wagons n. Plural of battle wagon. • BATTLEWAGON n. a battleship. |
| DEATHWATCHES | • deathwatches n. Plural of deathwatch. • DEATHWATCH n. a vigil, a watch kept beside a dying person; a kind of beetle. |
| SMARTWATCHES | • smartwatches n. Plural of smartwatch. • SMARTWATCH n. an electronic wristwatch that is able to perform many of the functions of a smartphone or tablet computer. |
| STALWARTNESS | • stalwartness n. The state or condition of being stalwart. • STALWARTNESS n. the state of being stalwart. |
| STRAIGHTAWAY | • straightaway n. A straight section of a racetrack. • straightaway adv. Alternative form of straight away (“at once; immediately”). • straightaway adj. Extending into the distance in a straight line. |
| STRAIGHTWAYS | • straightways n. Plural of straightway. • straightways adv. Synonym of straightway. • STRAIGHTWAYS adv. (archaic) in a direct course, also STRAIGHTWAY. |
| WAISTCOATEER | • waistcoateer n. (Obsolete) One wearing a waistcoat; especially, a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such… • WAISTCOATEER n. (obsolete) a strumpet. |
| 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. |
| WASTEBASKETS | • wastebaskets n. Plural of wastebasket. • WASTEBASKET n. a basket or bin for holding discarded paper and other rubbish. |
| WEATHERCASTS | • weathercasts n. Plural of weathercast. • WEATHERCAST n. a weather forecast esp. on radio or television. |
| WHATABOUTERY | • whataboutery n. Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one’s opponent of similar or worse faults. • whataboutery n. Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other… • WHATABOUTERY n. (of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side and referring to events from the past. |
| WHATABOUTISM | • whataboutism n. A propaganda technique where criticisms are deflected by raising corresponding criticisms of the opposite side. • WHATABOUTISM n. (Of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly raising grievances from the past during negotiations. |
| WHATSITSNAME | • whatsitsname n. Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember or immediately bring to mind. • what's-its-name n. Alternative form of whatsitsname. • WHATSITSNAME n. a designation for a thing whose name one cannot remember. |