| ATHWARTSHIPS | • athwartships adv. (Nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel. • ATHWARTSHIPS adv. transverse to a ship, also ATHWARTSHIP, THWARTSHIP. |
| AUTORICKSHAW | • autorickshaw n. A motorized rickshaw of South Asia and East Asia, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi. • AUTORICKSHAW n. a light, three-wheeled vehicle powered by a motorcycle engine, used in India, etc. |
| BRAINWASHERS | • brainwashers n. Plural of brainwasher. • BRAINWASHER n. one who brainwashes. |
| BRAINWASHING | • brainwashing n. Alternative spelling of brain-washing. • brainwashing v. Present participle of brainwash. • brain-washing n. A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs… |
| CHAIRWARMERS | • chairwarmers n. Plural of chairwarmer. • CHAIRWARMER n. an office holder, committee member, or employee who is inactive and ineffective. |
| COCHAIRWOMAN | • cochairwoman n. A joint chairwoman. • COCHAIRWOMAN n. a female cochairman. |
| HAIRWEAVINGS | • HAIRWEAVING n. the interweaving of false hair with real on a bald person's head. |
| HEARTWARMING | • heartwarming adj. Alternative form of heart-warming. • heart-warming adj. Eliciting cosy feelings of tenderness and sympathy. • HEARTWARMING adj. inspiring sympathetic feeling. |
| MULTIWARHEAD | • multiwarhead adj. (Of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead. • MULTIWARHEAD adj. having many warheads. |
| PARATANIWHAS | • PARATANIWHA n. (Maori) a New Zealand plant with pink and red serrated leaves. |
| STRAIGHTAWAY | • straightaway n. A straight section of a racetrack. • straightaway adv. Alternative form of straight away (“at once; immediately”). • straightaway adj. Extending into the distance in a straight line. |
| STRAIGHTWAYS | • straightways n. Plural of straightway. • straightways adv. Synonym of straightway. • STRAIGHTWAYS adv. (archaic) in a direct course, also STRAIGHTWAY. |
| WARCHALKINGS | • WARCHALKING n. the activity of drawing chalk symbols in public places in order to indicate the location of wireless Internet access points. |
| WATERMANSHIP | • watermanship n. Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating. • WATERMANSHIP n. the business, skill, or art of a waterman. |
| WHEREAGAINST | • whereagainst adv. (Archaic) Against what; against which. • WHEREAGAINST adv. (archaic) against which. |
| WITHDRAWABLE | • withdrawable adj. Capable of being withdrawn. • WITHDRAWABLE adj. capable of being withdrawn. |