| 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. |
| CATERWAULING | • caterwauling v. Present participle of caterwaul. • caterwauling n. A sound that caterwauls. • CATERWAULING n. making a harsh cry. |
| GRANITEWARES | • granitewares n. Plural of graniteware. • GRANITEWARE n. goods made from granite. |
| 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. |
| PLASTICWARES | • plasticwares n. Plural of plasticware. |
| 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. |
| WAISTCOATEER | • waistcoateer n. (Obsolete) One wearing a waistcoat; especially, a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such… • WAISTCOATEER n. (obsolete) a strumpet. |
| WARRANTISING | • warrantising v. Present participle of warrantise. • WARRANTISE v. (archaic) to guarantee the security of (land) to a person, also WARRANTIZE. |
| WARRANTIZING | • WARRANTIZE v. to guarantee the security of (land) to a person, also WARRANTISE. |
| 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. |
| WATERMARKING | • watermarking v. Present participle of watermark. • WATERMARK v. to mark with a watermark. |
| 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. |