| DOGWATCH | • dogwatch n. (Nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. • dogwatch n. (By extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty. • dogwatch n. (Nautical) A very brief period of naval service. |
| FATWAHED | • fatwahed v. Simple past tense and past participle of fatwah. • FATWAH v. (Arabic) to threaten death by religious decree, also FATWA, FETWA. |
| HANDWRIT | • handwrit n. Manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text. • handwrit n. A book or document written by hand. • HANDWRIT adj. written by hand. |
| MIDWATCH | • midwatch n. (Nautical) A watch kept from midnight until four o’clock in the morning. • MIDWATCH n. a watch on a ship between midnight and four a.m. |
| THRAWARD | • THRAWARD adj. (Scots) froward, obstinate, also THRAWART. |
| THWACKED | • thwacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of thwack. • THWACK v. to strike with something flat. |
| THWARTED | • thwarted v. Simple past tense and past participle of thwart. • thwarted adj. Frustrated, obstructed or prevented. • THWART v. to cross the path of, obstruct. |
| TIGHTWAD | • tightwad n. (Colloquial, derogatory) One who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money. • Tightwad prop.n. A village in Missouri. • TIGHTWAD n. a stingy person. |
| TOWHEADS | • towheads n. Plural of towhead. • tow-heads n. Plural of tow-head. • TOWHEAD n. a head of light blond hair. |
| UNTHAWED | • unthawed adj. Which has not been thawed: still frozen. • unthawed v. Simple past tense and past participle of unthaw. • UNTHAW v. to cause to melt. |
| WATCHDOG | • watchdog n. A guard dog. • watchdog n. (Figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual… • watchdog n. (Electronics, computing) Ellipsis of watchdog timer. |
| WAUCHTED | • wauchted v. Simple past tense and past participle of waucht. • WAUCHT v. (Scots) to drink in large draughts, also WAUGHT. |
| WAUGHTED | • waughted v. Simple past tense and past participle of waught. • WAUGHT v. (Scots) to drink in large draughts, also WAUCHT. |
| WIDTHWAY | • widthway adj. Alternative form of widthways. • widthway adv. Alternative form of widthways. • WIDTHWAY adj. across the width, as distinct from lengthways, also WIDTHWAYS, WIDTHWISE. |
| WITHDRAW | • withdraw v. (Transitive). • withdraw v. (Intransitive). • withdraw n. An act of drawing back or removing; a removal, a withdrawal or withdrawing. |
| WOODCHAT | • woodchat n. Lanius senator, a medium-sized migratory passerine bird of the shrike family. • WOODCHAT n. a species of shrike, with black-and-white plumage but a red-brown crown, also WOODSHRIKE. |
| WREATHED | • wreathed v. Simple past tense and past participle of wreath. • wreathed v. Simple past tense and past participle of wreathe. • WREATHE v. to shape into a wreath, also WRETHE. |