| ANSWERPHONE | • answerphone n. (Britain, New Zealand) A telephone containing a built-in device for recording incoming callers’ messages… • answer␣phone n. Alternative form of answerphone. • ANSWERPHONE n. a device that automatically answers incoming telephone calls, also ANSAPHONE. |
| BRAINPOWERS | • brainpowers n. Plural of brainpower. • BRAINPOWER n. intellectual ability. |
| CANDLEPOWER | • candlepower n. (Dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas. • candle␣power n. Alternative spelling of candlepower. • CANDLEPOWER n. an old unit of luminosity. |
| PATROLWOMEN | • patrolwomen n. Plural of patrolwoman. • PATROLWOMAN n. a female police officer on duty on a beat. |
| PAWNBROKERS | • pawnbrokers n. Plural of pawnbroker. • PAWNBROKER n. one who lends money on the security of personal property pledged in his keeping. |
| PLANTSWOMEN | • plantswomen n. Plural of plantswoman. • PLANTSWOMAN n. a female person who has great knowledge of and experience in gardening. |
| POLICEWOMAN | • policewoman n. A female police officer. • POLICEWOMAN n. a woman who is a member of a police force. |
| POSTWEANING | • postweaning adj. Following the weaning period. • POSTWEANING adj. that takes place after weaning. |
| POWERTRAINS | • powertrains n. Plural of powertrain. • power␣trains n. Plural of power train. • POWERTRAIN n. the drive-transmitting sequence in a motor vehicle. |
| ROPEWALKING | • ropewalking n. Tightrope walking. |
| SPOKESWOMAN | • spokeswoman n. A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people. • SPOKESWOMAN n. a woman who speaks as the representative of another or others often in a professional capacity. |
| SPONGEWARES | • spongewares n. Plural of spongeware. • SPONGEWARE n. pottery on which patterns etc. are applied using a sponge. |
| SUPERWEAPON | • superweapon n. An extremely powerful weapon. • SUPERWEAPON n. an exceptionally effective weapon. |
| UNWEAPONING | • UNWEAPON v. to disarm. |
| WAITPERSONS | • waitpersons n. Plural of waitperson. • WAITPERSON n. a waiter of either sex. |
| WEAPONEERED | • weaponeered v. Simple past tense and past participle of weaponeer. • WEAPONEER v. to design weapons, especially nuclear weapons. |
| WEAPONISING | • weaponising v. Present participle of weaponise. • WEAPONISE v. to adapt a chemical, bacillus etc. for use as a weapon, also WEAPONIZE. |
| WEAPONIZING | • weaponizing v. Present participle of weaponize. • WEAPONIZE v. to adapt a chemical, bacillus etc. for use as a weapon, also WEAPONISE. |
| WINDOWPANES | • windowpanes n. Plural of windowpane. • WINDOWPANE n. the glass in a window. |
| WOMANPOWERS | • WOMANPOWER n. women available and prepared for work. |