| SWIMWEARS | • swimwears n. Plural of swimwear. • SWIMWEAR n. garments made for swimming. |
| WAPINSHAW | • wapinshaw n. Alternative form of wapinschaw. • WAPINSHAW n. (Scots) a periodical gathering of the people within an area for the purpose of seeing that each man was armed according to his rank, and ready to take the field, also WAPENSCHAW, WAPENSHAW, WAPINSCHAW, WAPPENSCHAW, WAPPENSHAW, WAPPENSHAWING. |
| WASHWIPES | • washwipes n. Plural of washwipe. • WASHWIPE n. a mechanism for washing. |
| WASTEWEIR | • wasteweir n. A weir that allows the escape of excess water from a canal or reservoir. • WASTEWEIR n. a sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir, to prevent too great pressure on the dam, aka a spillway. |
| WAYWISERS | • waywisers n. Plural of waywiser. • WAYWISER n. an instrument for measuring distance travelled. |
| WHIPSAWED | • whipsawed v. Simple past tense and past participle of whipsaw. • WHIPSAW v. to cut with a narrow tapering saw. |
| WHITEWASH | • whitewash n. A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white. • whitewash n. (Sports) A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep. • whitewash n. (Politics) A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements. |
| WIDTHWAYS | • widthways adj. Widthwise The direction of the width of an object or place. • widthways adv. Widthwise Directed across the width of an object or place. • WIDTHWAYS adv. across the width, as distinct from lengthways, also WIDTHWAY, WIDTHWISE. |
| WILLIWAUS | • williwaus n. Plural of williwau. • WILLIWAU n. a violent gust of cold wind, also WILLIWAW, WILLYWAW. |
| WILLIWAWS | • williwaws n. Plural of williwaw. • WILLIWAW n. a violent gust of cold wind, also WILLIWAU, WILLYWAW. |
| WILLYWAWS | • willywaws n. Plural of willywaw. • WILLYWAW n. a violent gust of cold wind, also WILLIWAU, WILLIWAW. |
| WINDFLAWS | • windflaws n. Plural of windflaw. • WINDFLAW n. a gust of wind. |
| WINDWARDS | • windwards adv. Alternative form of windward. • Windwards prop.n. The Windward Islands. • WINDWARDS adv. in the direction of the wind, also WINDWARD. |
| WIREDRAWS | • wiredraws v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wiredraw. • WIREDRAW v. to draw into wire. |
| WISEWOMAN | • wise␣woman n. A woman who is a sage or seer; a witch (usually benevolent); a traditional female herbalist or midwife. • WISEWOMAN n. a witch or seeress. |
| WITHDRAWS | • withdraws v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of withdraw. • WITHDRAW v. to move away. |