| AUTOWINDERS | • autowinders n. Plural of autowinder. • AUTOWINDER n. a battery-operated device for advancing the film in a camera automatically after each exposure. |
| COUNTERDRAW | • counterdraw v. (Archaic) To trace (draw by copying). • COUNTERDRAW v. to trace on oiled paper or other transparent material. |
| DOWNDRAUGHT | • downdraught n. Alternative spelling of downdraft. • DOWNDRAUGHT n. a downward movement of air, also DOWNDRAFT. |
| DOWNHEARTED | • downhearted adj. Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope. • down-hearted adj. Alternative form of downhearted. • DOWNHEARTED adj. downcast, dejected. |
| DOWNSTATERS | • downstaters n. Plural of downstater. • DOWNSTATER n. one who lives or comes from downstate. |
| DRAFTSWOMAN | • draftswoman n. A woman employed in making drawings. • draftswoman n. A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • DRAFTSWOMAN n. (US) a draughtswoman. |
| DRAFTSWOMEN | • draftswomen n. Plural of draftswoman. • DRAFTSWOMAN n. (US) a draughtswoman. |
| GROUNDWATER | • groundwater n. Water that exists beneath the earth’s surface in underground streams and aquifers. • ground␣water n. Alternative form of groundwater. • GROUNDWATER n. water within the earth esp. that supplies wells and springs. |
| HANDWROUGHT | • handwrought adj. Made by hand, handmade. • HANDWROUGHT adj. fashioned by hand or chiefly by hand processes. |
| NORTHWARDLY | • northwardly adv. Northwards, towards the north. • northwardly adj. Having a northern direction. • NORTHWARDLY adv. in a northward direction. |
| OUTWARDNESS | • outwardness n. (Uncountable) The quality of being outward. • outwardness n. (Countable) The result or product of being outward. • OUTWARDNESS n. the state of being outward. |
| STONEWALLED | • stonewalled v. Simple past tense and past participle of stonewall. • stonewalled adj. Surrounded or defined in size and shape by a wall of stone. • stone␣walled v. Simple past tense and past participle of stone wall. |
| STONEWASHED | • stonewashed adj. Of cloth or clothing, having been tumbled with stones in order to soften the fabric. • STONEWASH v. to wash with stones to give a worn appearance. |
| TRADESWOMAN | • tradeswoman n. A female skilled manual worker. • TRADESWOMAN n. a woman employed in trade. |
| TRADESWOMEN | • tradeswomen n. Plural of tradeswoman. • TRADESWOMAN n. a woman employed in trade. |
| WAINSCOTTED | • wainscotted adj. Having a wainscot. • wainscotted v. Simple past tense and past participle of wainscot. • WAINSCOT v. to cover with wooden panelling. |
| WALNUTWOODS | • WALNUTWOOD n. the wood of the walnut tree. |
| WANWORDIEST | • WANWORDY adj. (Scots) worthless, unworthy. |
| WITWANTONED | • witwantoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of witwanton. • WITWANTON v. to engage in irreverent wit. |