| AFTERGROWTH | • aftergrowth n. A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting. • aftergrowth n. (Figuratively) Any abstraction of the above. • AFTERGROWTH n. a later growth, an aftermath. |
| BROWBEATING | • browbeating v. Present participle of browbeat. • browbeating n. A scolding. • brow-beating v. Present participle of brow-beat. |
| DOWNDRAUGHT | • downdraught n. Alternative spelling of downdraft. • DOWNDRAUGHT n. a downward movement of air, also DOWNDRAFT. |
| GROATSWORTH | • groatsworth n. (Historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel. • GROATSWORTH n. (obsolete) the value of a groat. |
| 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. |
| LAUGHWORTHY | • laughworthy adj. (Rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable. • LAUGHWORTHY adj. worthy of being laughed at. |
| OUTBRAWLING | • outbrawling v. Present participle of outbrawl. • OUTBRAWL v. to surpass in brawling. |
| OUTCRAWLING | • outcrawling v. Present participle of outcrawl. • OUTCRAWL v. to surpass in crawling. |
| OUTSWEARING | • outswearing v. Present participle of outswear. • OUTSWEAR v. to surpass in swearing. |
| OUTWEARYING | • outwearying v. Present participle of outweary. • OUTWEARY v. to weary out. |
| SHORTWAVING | • SHORTWAVE v. to broadcast on shortwave. |
| THOROUGHWAX | • thoroughwax n. An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves. • thoroughwax n. The thoroughwort. • THOROUGHWAX n. the plant hare's-ear, from the stem seeming to 'wax' (i.e. grow) through the leaves. |
| THROUGHWAYS | • throughways n. Plural of throughway. • THROUGHWAY n. (US) a motorway, also THRUWAY. |
| WAGONWRIGHT | • wagonwright n. A builder of wagons. • WAGONWRIGHT n. one who makes wagons. |
| WATERLOGGED | • waterlogged adj. Soaked with water. • waterlogged adj. (Nautical) in danger of sinking because of excess water onboard. • water-logged v. Simple past tense and past participle of water-log. |
| WOOLGATHERS | • woolgathers v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of woolgather. |