| ATHWARTSHIP | • athwartship adj. (Nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft… • athwartship adv. Alternative form of athwartships. • ATHWARTSHIP adv. transverse to a ship, also ATHWARTSHIPS, THWARTSHIP. |
| BASHAWSHIPS | • BASHAWSHIP n. the office of bashaw. |
| CHAINWHEELS | • chainwheels n. Plural of chainwheel. • CHAINWHEEL n. a toothed wheel, as on a bicycle, which meshes with a chain. |
| DISHWASHERS | • dishwashers n. Plural of dishwasher. • dish␣washers n. Plural of dish washer. • DISHWASHER n. a worker employed to wash dishes. |
| DISHWASHING | • dishwashing n. The act of cleaning the dishware. |
| HAWKISHNESS | • hawkishness n. The characteristic of being hawkish. • HAWKISHNESS n. the state of being hawkish. |
| HITHERWARDS | • hitherwards adv. (Archaic) Towards this place. • HITHERWARDS adv. (archaic) toward this place; hither, also HETHERWARD, HITHERWARD. |
| KOWHAIWHAIS | • KOWHAIWHAI n. (Maori) a type of pattern in Maori decorative art. |
| SHOWMANSHIP | • showmanship n. The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence. • SHOWMANSHIP n. skilful display, or a talent for it. |
| THWARTSHIPS | • thwartships adv. Alternative form of athwartships. • THWARTSHIPS adv. across the ship, also ATHWARTSHIPS, THWARTSHIP. |
| WHEELCHAIRS | • wheelchairs n. Plural of wheelchair. • WHEELCHAIR n. a chair mounted on wheels esp. for the use of disabled persons. |
| WHILLYWHAWS | • WHILLYWHAW v. (Scots) to coax, wheedle, cajole, also WHILLYWHA. |
| WHIPLASHING | • whiplashing v. Present participle of whiplash. • WHIPLASH v. to move like a whip. |
| WHITEWASHED | • whitewashed v. Simple past tense and past participle of whitewash. • whitewashed adj. Of or pertaining to a fence or wall that has been painted with the temporary paint whitewash. • whitewashed adj. Having had any controversy or potential for scandal removed, ignored or downplayed. |
| WHITEWASHER | • whitewasher n. One who, or that which, whitewashes. • WHITEWASHER n. one who whitewashes. |
| WHITEWASHES | • whitewashes n. Plural of whitewash. • whitewashes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whitewash. • WHITEWASH v. to cover with whitewash. |