| PASTEDOWNS | • pastedowns n. Plural of pastedown. • PASTEDOWN n. the outer leaf of an end-cover that is pasted down over a book. |
| PEARLWORTS | • pearlworts n. Plural of pearlwort. • PEARLWORT n. a name given to several low and inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family. |
| POLYWATERS | • POLYWATER n. a supposed form of water, said to be a polymer, with properties different from ordinary water. |
| POTWALLERS | • potwallers n. Plural of potwaller. • pot-wallers n. Plural of pot-waller. • POTWALLER n. a man entitled to the franchise before 1832 by virtue of possessing his own fireplace. |
| POWERBOATS | • powerboats n. Plural of powerboat. • POWERBOAT n. a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor. |
| POWERTRAIN | • powertrain n. The group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air. • power␣train n. Alternative form of powertrain. • POWERTRAIN n. the drive-transmitting sequence in a motor vehicle. |
| SPEARWORTS | • spearworts n. Plural of spearwort. • SPEARWORT n. a name given to several species of crowfoot which have spear-shaped leaves. |
| SPORTSWEAR | • sportswear n. Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; activewear. • SPORTSWEAR n. sports clothes. |
| SWEATPROOF | • sweatproof adj. Resistant to sweat. |
| SWEATSHOPS | • sweatshops n. Plural of sweatshop. • sweat␣shops n. Plural of sweat shop. • SWEATSHOP n. a factory or shop using sweated labour. |
| SWOOPSTAKE | • swoopstake n. Alternative form of sweepstake. • swoopstake adv. Alternative form of sweepstake. • swoopstake adv. All at once, without making distinctions. |
| TOWNSCAPED | • townscaped v. Simple past tense and past participle of townscape. • TOWNSCAPE v. to design a town. |
| TOWNSCAPES | • townscapes n. Plural of townscape. • TOWNSCAPE v. to design a town. |
| WAITPEOPLE | • waitpeople n. Plural of waitperson. • WAITPERSON n. a waiter of either sex. |
| WAITPERSON | • waitperson n. (Nonstandard, rare) A waiter or waitress. • WAITPERSON n. a waiter of either sex. |
| WALLPOSTER | • WALLPOSTER n. in China, a bulletin or political message painted in large characters on walls. |
| WATERPOWER | • waterpower n. Alternative form of water power. • waterpower n. The capacity to shoot water, as from a fire hose or squirt gun. • water␣power n. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, power. |
| WATERPOXES | • WATERPOX n. chickenpox. |
| WATERPROOF | • waterproof adj. Resistant to the effects of water. • waterproof adj. Made of or covered with material that doesn’t allow water in. • waterproof adj. (Figurative) Incapable of failing; unassailable. |
| WATERSPOUT | • waterspout n. A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado). • waterspout n. A true tornado that passes over a body of water. • waterspout n. A plume of water rising from the surface of a body of water as the result of an impact or explosion. |