| BIRDWATCHES | • birdwatches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch. • BIRDWATCH v. to watch birds as a hobby. |
| CADDISWORMS | • caddisworms n. Plural of caddisworm. • CADDISWORM n. the larva of the caddisfly. |
| CANDLEWICKS | • candlewicks n. Plural of candlewick. • CANDLEWICK n. a soft cotton tufted material. |
| COCKSWAINED | • COCKSWAIN v. to take charge of a boat and crew, also COXSWAIN. |
| CORDWAINERS | • cordwainers n. Plural of cordwainer. • CORDWAINER n. (archaic) a shoemaker, also CORDINER. |
| COWARDLIEST | • cowardliest adj. Superlative form of cowardly: most cowardly. • COWARDLY adj. like a coward, lacking courage. |
| COWARDSHIPS | • COWARDSHIP n. (Shakespeare) cowardice. |
| CRAWDADDIES | • crawdaddies n. Plural of crawdaddy. • CRAWDADDY n. a crayfish, also CRAWDAD. |
| DITCHWATERS | • ditchwaters n. Plural of ditchwater. • DITCHWATER n. water found in a ditch. |
| DOWNSCALING | • downscaling v. Present participle of downscale. • downscaling n. The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers. • DOWNSCALE v. to scale down. |
| SANDWICHING | • sandwiching v. Present participle of sandwich. • SANDWICH v. to place between two objects. |
| SCRIMSHAWED | • scrimshawed v. Simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw. • SCRIMSHAW v. to ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines, also SCRIMSHANDER, SCRIMSHANDY. |
| SWITCHBLADE | • switchblade n. A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed. • switchblade v. (Transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade. • switchblade v. (Intransitive) To spring open or up. |
| SWITCHBOARD | • switchboard n. (Telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient. • switchboard n. (Electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads. • SWITCHBOARD n. a board or frame bearing apparatus for making or breaking an electric current or circuit. |
| SWITCHYARDS | • switchyards n. Plural of switchyard. • SWITCHYARD n. an enclosed area for the switching facilities of a power station. |
| WAINSCOTTED | • wainscotted adj. Having a wainscot. • wainscotted v. Simple past tense and past participle of wainscot. • WAINSCOT v. to cover with wooden panelling. |
| WAISTCOATED | • waistcoated adj. Wearing a waistcoat. • WAISTCOATED adj. wearing a waistcoat. |
| WARRANDICES | • warrandices n. Plural of warrandice. • WARRANDICE n. a guarantee; a clause in a deed by which the grantor binds himself or herself to make good to the grantee the right conveyed. |
| WILDCATTERS | • wildcatters n. Plural of wildcatter. • WILDCATTER n. one that drills wells in the hope of finding oil in territory not known to be an oil field. |
| WISECRACKED | • wisecracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of wisecrack. • WISECRACK v. to make a wisecrack. |