| DAWDLING | • dawdling n. Gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles. • dawdling v. Present participle of dawdle. • DAWDLING adj. wasting time. |
| HEADWIND | • headwind n. A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship. • headwind n. (Figurative, by extension) A strong force that impedes or reverses progress. • head␣wind n. Alternative form of headwind. |
| HINDWARD | • hindward adv. Toward the posterior extremity. • hindward adj. Posterior; in the rear. • HINDWARD adv. towards the rear. |
| LANDWIND | • landwind n. Alternative form of land wind. • land␣wind n. A wind blowing off the land. • LANDWIND n. a wind blowing off the land. |
| RAWHIDED | • rawhided v. Simple past tense and past participle of rawhide. • RAWHIDE v. to beat with a type of whip. |
| SIDEWARD | • sideward adj. Toward a side. • sideward adv. Toward a side. • SIDEWARD adv. in a sideways direction, also SIDEWARDS. |
| SWADDIES | • swaddies n. Plural of swaddy. • SWADDY n. a soldier, esp. a militiaman, also SWADDIE. |
| WADDINGS | • waddings n. Plural of wadding. • WADDING n. a mass of soft material. |
| WADDLIER | • WADDLY adj. having a waddling gait. |
| WADDLING | • waddling v. Present participle of waddle. • waddling n. The act of one who waddles. • WADDLE v. to walk with short, swaying steps. |
| WADDYING | • waddying v. Present participle of waddy. • WADDY v. (Native Australian) to strike with a kind of war-club used by Australian aborigines. |
| WIDEBAND | • wideband adj. Describing a communications transmission rate between that of narrowband and broadband. • WIDEBAND n. a wide bandwidth transmission. |
| WILDCARD | • wildcard n. (Computing) A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified. • wildcard n. (Also written wild card) An uncontrolled or unpredictable element. • wildcard n. (Also written wild card) An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency. |
| WILDLAND | • wildland n. Land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area. • WILDLAND n. uncultivated land. |
| WINDLOAD | • WINDLOAD n. the force on a structure arising from the impact of wind on it. |
| WINDWARD | • windward adj. Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing. • windward adj. On the side exposed to the wind. • windward adv. In a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind. |