| AGATEWARES | • agatewares n. Plural of agateware. • AGATEWARE n. a form of ceramic made to look like agate. |
| BILGEWATER | • bilgewater n. (Nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship. • bilgewater n. (Slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense. • BILGEWATER n. the water that collects in a ship's bilge. |
| DEADWEIGHT | • deadweight n. Alternative spelling of dead weight. • dead␣weight n. Unremitting heavy weight that does not move. • dead␣weight n. (Nautical) The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully… |
| DEWATERING | • dewatering v. Present participle of dewater. • dewatering n. Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure. • dewatering n. An instance of the removal of water, typically from a structure. |
| GRAYWETHER | • graywether n. Alternative form of greywether. • GRAYWETHER n. a sandstone boulder of South England, also GREYWETHER. |
| MAKEWEIGHT | • makeweight n. Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight. • makeweight n. Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument. • MAKEWEIGHT n. a small quantity added to make up a certain weight e.g. an extra slice of bread; hence, an insignificant person or thing. |
| MEGANEWTON | • meganewton n. One million newtons. • MEGANEWTON n. a measure of gravity, a million newtons. |
| NEWSAGENTS | • newsagents n. Plural of newsagent. • NEWSAGENT n. one who sells newspapers etc. |
| REWATERING | • rewatering v. Present participle of rewater. • REWATER v. to water again. |
| SWEETGRASS | • sweetgrass n. Mannagrass, in genus Glyceria. • sweetgrass n. Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens), an aromatic herb native to northern Eurasia and North America. • sweetgrass n. Muhlenbergia filipes, a grass native to the southeastern United States. |
| TANGLEWEED | • TANGLEWEED n. a coarse seaweed. |
| TWEENAGERS | • tweenagers n. Plural of tweenager. • TWEENAGER n. a child of approximately eight to fourteen years of age, also TWEENER. |
| WAGGONETTE | • waggonette n. Alternative form of wagonette. • WAGGONETTE n. a carriage with one crosswise seat in front, two seats in back, also WAGONETTE. |
| WAGONETTES | • wagonettes n. Plural of wagonette. • WAGONETTE n. a carriage with one crosswise seat in front, two seats in back, also WAGGONETTE. |
| WAITERAGES | • WAITERAGE n. service by a waiter. |
| WATERGATES | • watergates n. Plural of watergate. • watergates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watergate. • Watergates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Watergate. |
| WAVELENGTH | • wavelength n. (Physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough… • wavelength n. (Figurative) A person’s attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person’s. • WAVELENGTH n. the distance in the line of advance of a wave from any one point to the next point of corresponding phase. |
| WEATHERING | • weathering n. (Obsolete) Weather, especially favourable or fair weather. • weathering n. (Geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes. • weathering n. (Architecture) A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water. |
| WEIGHTAGES | • weightages n. Plural of weightage. • WEIGHTAGE n. a weighting. |
| WHEATGERMS | • wheatgerms n. Plural of wheatgerm. • WHEATGERM n. the vitamin-rich embryo of the wheat kernel. |