| ALEWASHED | • ale-washed adj. (Obsolete) Drunk; inebriated; acting under the influence of ale or beer. • ALEWASHED adj. (Shakespeare) affected by drinking beer. |
| BALLHAWKS | • ballhawks n. Plural of ballhawk. • ball␣hawks n. Plural of ball hawk. • BALLHAWK v. to act as a good defensive player. |
| BLACKWASH | • blackwash n. (Slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team. • blackwash n. (Slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash"… • blackwash n. (Medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater. |
| BOXWALLAH | • boxwallah n. (India, historical) An Indian pedlar who sold goods from a box or trunk. • BOXWALLAH n. (Hindi) a pedlar; a businessman. |
| EAGLEHAWK | • eaglehawk n. (Australia) Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax. • eagle-hawk n. Alternative spelling of eaglehawk. • EAGLEHAWK n. a large bird of prey. |
| HEADWALLS | • headwalls n. Plural of headwall. • HEADWALL n. a steep rock-face at the end of a cirque. |
| NARWHALES | • narwhales n. Plural of narwhale. • NARWHALE n. (Danish) a kind of whale with a large projecting spiral tusk, also NARWAL, NARWHAL. |
| SWATHABLE | • SWATHABLE adj. that can be swathed, also SWATHEABLE. |
| WAGHALTER | • waghalter n. Alternative form of wag-halter. • wag-halter n. (Obsolete) Someone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged. • WAGHALTER n. a felon likely to swing from the gallows. |
| WALKATHON | • walkathon n. A long-distance walk, either as a race or in aid of charity. • WALKATHON n. a marathon walking event. |
| WALLCHART | • wallchart n. (Education) A large informational chart, typically hung on the wall of a classroom. • wall␣chart n. Alternative form of wallchart. • WALLCHART n. a chart of information, statistics, etc., displayed on a wall. |
| WASHABLES | • washables n. Plural of washable. • WASHABLE n. something that can be washed. |
| WASHBALLS | • washballs n. Plural of washball (Alternative form of wash-balls.). • wash-balls n. Plural of wash-ball. • wash␣balls n. Plural of wash ball (Alternative form of wash-balls.). |
| WASHLANDS | • washlands n. Plural of washland. • WASHLAND n. an area of land flooded by a river. |
| 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. |
| WHALEBACK | • whaleback n. (Historical) A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from… • whaleback n. (Geology) A landform (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale. • WHALEBACK n. a kind of steamboat used on the Great Lakes to carry grain, etc. having a rounded upper deck. |
| 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. |
| WHEATLAND | • wheatland n. An area where wheat is produced. • Wheatland prop.n. A number of places in the United States… • WHEATLAND n. land on which wheat is grown. |
| WHEATMEAL | • wheatmeal n. Flour or meal derived from whole grains of wheat, often not finely ground. • WHEATMEAL n. wheat flour with some of the germ and bran removed. |