| BACKWATERS | • backwaters n. Plural of backwater. • backwaters v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater. • back-waters n. Plural of back-water. |
| CATAWAMPUS | • catawampus adj. (US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew. • catawampus adv. (US) Diagonally. • catawampus adv. (US) Utterly. |
| CATERWAULS | • caterwauls v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul. • CATERWAUL v. to make a harsh cry. |
| COASTWARDS | • coastwards adv. Towards the coast. • COASTWARDS adv. in the direction of the coast, also COASTWARD. |
| JACKSTRAWS | • jackstraws n. Plural of jackstraw. • JACKSTRAW n. an effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence. |
| NARROWCAST | • narrowcast v. To transmit a programme to selected individuals or groups, especially via cable. • narrowcast v. To transmit a medical intervention to a specific organ or type of tissue. • narrowcast v. To send out a message or disseminate information to a specific narrow audience rather than the general public. |
| SHADOWCAST | • shadowcast n. The performance of a film by a group of amateurs at the same time as it is screened. • shadowcast v. To take part in such a performance. • SHADOWCAST v. in microscopy, to cast shadows of projecting parts of a specimen by exposing to a stream of a vapour of a heavy metal. |
| SMARTWATCH | • smartwatch n. A wristwatch with electronic functionality beyond timekeeping. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • smartwatch n. A mobile device worn on the wrist with a touchscreen display. • SMARTWATCH n. an electronic wristwatch that is able to perform many of the functions of a smartphone or tablet computer. |
| WAISTCOATS | • waistcoats n. Plural of waistcoat. • WAISTCOAT n. a garment, plain or ornamental, reaching to or below the waist and now sleeveless, worn by men at different periods under doublet, coat, jacket etc., also WESKIT. |
| WALLCHARTS | • wallcharts n. Plural of wallchart. • wall␣charts n. Plural of wall chart. • WALLCHART n. a chart of information, statistics, etc., displayed on a wall. |
| WATCHABLES | • watchables n. Plural of watchable. • WATCHABLE n. something worth watching. |
| WATCHBANDS | • watchbands n. Plural of watchband. • WATCHBAND n. a band on which a watch is worn. |
| WATCHCASES | • watchcases n. Plural of watchcase. • WATCHCASE n. the case housing the mechanism of a watch. |
| WATCHGLASS | • watchglass n. Alternative form of watch glass. • watch␣glass n. (Chemistry) An item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a simple, slightly concave circle of… • watch␣glass n. The glass covering of the face of a watch. |
| WATCHSTRAP | • watchstrap n. A strap of leather, metal etc that holds a wristwatch in place; a watchband. • watch␣strap n. Alternative form of watchstrap. • WATCHSTRAP n. the strap of a watch. |
| WATERSCAPE | • waterscape n. An aquatic landscape; a view or site prominently involving water. • waterscape v. To create an aquatic landscape. • WATERSCAPE n. a sea view. |