| BACKWATER | • backwater n. The water held back by a dam or other obstruction. • backwater n. (Idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc. • backwater n. A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water. |
| BATHWATER | • bathwater n. The water used in a bath (bathtub). • bath␣water n. Alternative form of bathwater. • BATHWATER n. the water in a bath. |
| BATSWOMAN | • batswoman n. (Cricket) A female batter. • BATSWOMAN n. a female person who wields the bat at cricket. |
| BLOATWARE | • bloatware n. (Computing, informal) Software that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or unwieldy;… • bloatware n. (Computing) Unwanted pre-installed software, especially on a smartphone. • BLOATWARE n. excessively large software. |
| BOATSWAIN | • boatswain n. The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck… • boatswain n. The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen. • boatswain n. A kind of gull, the jaeger. |
| JAWBATION | • jawbation n. Alternative spelling of jobation. • JAWBATION n. a long, tedious rebuke or harangue, also JOBATION. |
| SWATHABLE | • SWATHABLE adj. that can be swathed, also SWATHEABLE. |
| SWEATBAND | • sweatband n. A band of fabric, inside the crown of a hat, designed to absorb perspiration. • sweatband n. A band of fabric worn around the wrist or head during sports to absorb perspiration. • SWEATBAND n. an absorbent wristlet worn by e.g. tennis players to prevent sweat running down to their hands. |
| TABLEWARE | • tableware n. The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal. • TABLEWARE n. ware, or articles collectively, for table use. |
| TWAYBLADE | • twayblade n. Any of several orchids, of the genera Neottia (syn. Listera) and Liparis, that have a pair of basal leaves. • TWAYBLADE n. any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves. |
| WAISTBAND | • waistband n. A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt. • WAISTBAND n. the strip of fabric in a garment that fits round the waist. |
| WALKABOUT | • walkabout n. (Australian aboriginal) A nomadic excursion into the bush, especially one taken by young teenage boys… • walkabout n. A walking trip. • walkabout n. (Britain) A public stroll by some celebrity to meet a group of people informally. |
| WATCHABLE | • watchable adj. That can be watched. • watchable adj. That is worth watching; interesting or thrilling to watch. • watchable n. Something to be watched, or worth watching. |
| WATCHBAND | • watchband n. A band of leather, metal etc that fastens a wristwatch to the wrist; a watchstrap. • WATCHBAND n. a band on which a watch is worn. |
| WAVETABLE | • wavetable n. A collection of many single-cycle waveforms with subtly changing harmonic contents, sometimes based… • WAVETABLE n. a collection of digitized samples of recorded sound stored as sound waves. |
| WHALEBOAT | • whaleboat n. A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move… • whaleboat n. A boat resembling this and carried on a warship or other ship. • WHALEBOAT n. a boat used for catching whales. |