| BLOATWARES | • BLOATWARE n. excessively large software. |
| BOATSWAINS | • boatswains n. Plural of boatswain. • BOATSWAIN n. a ship's officer in charge of equipment and maintenance, also BOSUN. |
| COASTWARDS | • coastwards adv. Towards the coast. • COASTWARDS adv. in the direction of the coast, also COASTWARD. |
| JAWBATIONS | • jawbations n. Plural of jawbation. • JAWBATION n. a long, tedious rebuke or harangue, also JOBATION. |
| MARROWFATS | • marrowfats n. Plural of marrowfat. • MARROWFAT n. a rich but late variety of pea. |
| 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. |
| STRAWBOARD | • strawboard n. A form of cardboard, usually yellow, made from straw. • STRAWBOARD n. pasteboard made of pulp of straw. |
| THROWAWAYS | • throwaways n. Plural of throwaway. • throw-aways n. Plural of throw-away. • THROWAWAY n. a line, or a joke, that an actor purposely delivers casually or without emphasis. |
| TRANSWOMAN | • transwoman n. Alternative spelling of trans woman. • trans-woman n. (Sometimes proscribed) alternative spelling of trans woman. • trans␣woman n. A transgender or transsexual woman; i.e., a woman who was assigned male at birth. |
| 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. |
| WALKABOUTS | • walkabouts n. Plural of walkabout. • WALKABOUT n. (Australian) a period of wandering in the bush by an Australian Aborigine. |
| WALKATHONS | • walkathons n. Plural of walkathon. • WALKATHON n. a marathon walking event. |
| WARRANTORS | • warrantors n. Plural of warrantor. • WARRANTOR n. one who warrants, also WARRANTER. |
| WHALEBOATS | • whaleboats n. Plural of whaleboat. • WHALEBOAT n. a boat used for catching whales. |
| WHATABOUTS | • whatabouts n. The things that a person is involved or occupied with. • WHATABOUTS n. things with which one is occupied. |