| ANTIGROWTH | • antigrowth adj. Opposing or countering growth. • ANTIGROWTH adj. designed to prevent growth. |
| CARTWRIGHT | • cartwright n. A person who makes carts; a wainwright. • Cartwright prop.n. (Countable) An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made carts. • Cartwright prop.n. (Uncountable) A placename, from the surname… |
| 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… |
| ENSWATHING | • enswathing v. Present participle of enswathe. • ENSWATHE v. to wrap around, also INSWATHE. |
| INSWATHING | • inswathing v. Present participle of inswathe. • INSWATHE v. to wrap around, also ENSWATHE. |
| 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. |
| NIGHTHAWKS | • nighthawks n. Plural of nighthawk. • night␣hawks n. Plural of night hawk. • NIGHTHAWK n. the American nightjar. |
| NIGHTWEARS | • nightwears n. Plural of nightwear. • NIGHTWEAR n. clothes worn at night. |
| PLAYWRIGHT | • playwright n. A writer and creator of theatrical plays. • PLAYWRIGHT n. a person who writes plays. |
| RIGHTWARDS | • rightwards adv. Rightward; towards the right. • RIGHTWARDS adv. toward the right, also RIGHTWARD. |
| SWITCHGEAR | • switchgear n. (Electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part… • SWITCHGEAR n. the apparatus that controls the switches in the electric circuits of a power station. |
| THWACKINGS | • thwackings n. Plural of thwacking. • THWACKING n. the act of thwacking. |
| THWARTINGS | • thwartings n. Plural of thwarting. • THWARTING n. the act of thwarting. |
| UNSWATHING | • unswathing v. Present participle of unswathe. • UNSWATHE v. to unbind, unwrap. |
| WAINWRIGHT | • wainwright n. A person who builds and repairs wagons. • Wainwright prop.n. An English surname originating as an occupation. • Wainwright prop.n. A municipal district (Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61) and town therein, in Alberta, Canada. |
| WATERTIGHT | • watertight adj. So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape. • watertight adj. (Figurative) So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify. • WATERTIGHT adj. so well-sealed as not to admit water or let it escape. |
| 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. |
| WITCHGRASS | • witchgrass n. Any of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed. • witchgrass n. Couch grass (a European grass that spreads rapidly, Elymus repens). • witch␣grass n. Alternative form of witchgrass. |