| 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. |
| GIFTWRAPPING | • giftwrapping v. Present participle of giftwrap. • giftwrapping n. Alternative form of gift-wrapping. • gift-wrapping v. Present participle of gift-wrap. |
| PAPERWEIGHTS | • paperweights n. Plural of paperweight. • PAPERWEIGHT n. a usually small heavy object used to hold down loose papers. |
| PARATANIWHAS | • PARATANIWHA n. (Maori) a New Zealand plant with pink and red serrated leaves. |
| PATCHWORKING | • patchworking v. Present participle of patchwork. • patchworking n. The making of patchworks. • PATCHWORK v. in needlework, to sew pieces together. |
| PLASTICWARES | • plasticwares n. Plural of plasticware. |
| PLAYWRITINGS | • playwritings n. Plural of playwriting. • PLAYWRITING n. the writing of plays. |
| POWERBOATING | • powerboating n. The act of travelling in a powerboat. • POWERBOATING n. the sport of driving a powerboat. |
| PRAISEWORTHY | • praiseworthy adj. Meriting praise; worthy of high praise. • praise-worthy adj. Archaic form of praiseworthy. • PRAISEWORTHY adj. worthy of praise. |
| SPRINGWATERS | • springwaters n. Plural of springwater. • spring-waters n. Plural of spring-water. • spring␣waters n. Plural of spring water. |
| STEWARDSHIPS | • stewardships n. Plural of stewardship. • STEWARDSHIP n. the office, duties, and obligations of a steward. |
| TOWNSCAPINGS | • TOWNSCAPING n. the act of designing a town. |
| WATCHSPRINGS | • watchsprings n. Plural of watchspring. • WATCHSPRING n. the spring of a watch. |
| WATERMANSHIP | • watermanship n. Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating. • WATERMANSHIP n. the business, skill, or art of a waterman. |
| WHIPSTALLING | • whipstalling v. Present participle of whipstall. • WHIPSTALL v. of an airplane, to stall causing the nose to whip forward and down. |
| WIRETAPPINGS | • wiretappings n. Plural of wiretapping. • WIRETAPPING n. the act of tapping a phone wire so as to listen in to conversations. |