| DOWNWARDNESS | • downwardness n. The quality of being or going downward. • DOWNWARDNESS n. the state of being downward. |
| MEADOWSWEETS | • meadowsweets n. Plural of meadowsweet. • MEADOWSWEET n. a tall fragrant plant growing esp. in watery meadows. |
| RESWALLOWING | • reswallowing v. Present participle of reswallow. • RESWALLOW v. to swallow again. |
| STRAWFLOWERS | • strawflowers n. Plural of strawflower. • STRAWFLOWER n. any Australian composite flowering plant of the genus Helichrysum. |
| STRAWWEIGHTS | • strawweights n. Plural of strawweight. • STRAWWEIGHT n. a professional boxer weighing not more than 47.6 kg. |
| 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. |
| WATERFOWLERS | • waterfowlers n. Plural of waterfowler. • WATERFOWLER n. one who hunts waterfowl. |
| WELWITSCHIAS | • welwitschias n. Plural of welwitschia. • WELWITSCHIA n. a plant of a SW African genus of one species, with one pair of leaves that grow indefinitely. |
| WHEELBARROWS | • wheelbarrows n. Plural of wheelbarrow. • wheel-barrows n. Plural of wheel-barrow. • WHEELBARROW n. a barrow with one wheel in front and two handles and legs behind, also HURLBARROW. |
| WHEREWITHALS | • wherewithals n. Plural of wherewithal. • WHEREWITHAL n. the means, resources. |
| WHITEWASHERS | • whitewashers n. Plural of whitewasher. • WHITEWASHER n. one who whitewashes. |
| WHITEWASHING | • whitewashing n. The application of whitewash. • whitewashing n. (Figuratively) The effacement of errors or bad actions. • whitewashing n. (Derogatory) The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event… |
| WHITHERWARDS | • whitherwards adv. In what direction; toward what or which place. • WHITHERWARDS adv. toward what or which place, also WHITHERWARD. |
| WINDLESTRAWS | • windlestraws n. Plural of windlestraw. • WINDLESTRAW n. anything light or insubstantial; feeble person, also WINDLESTRAE. |
| WIREDRAWINGS | • wiredrawings n. Plural of wiredrawing. • WIREDRAWING n. drawing wire by pulling through successively smaller holes in a hard steel die-block. |
| WORKWATCHERS | • WORKWATCHER n. in horse-racing, a tout. |
| WRISTWATCHES | • wristwatches n. Plural of wristwatch. • wrist␣watches n. Plural of wrist watch. • WRISTWATCH n. a small watch that is attached to a bracelet or strap and is worn around the wrist. |