| 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. |
| GRANITEWARES | • granitewares n. Plural of graniteware. • GRANITEWARE n. goods made from granite. |
| PARATANIWHAS | • PARATANIWHA n. (Maori) a New Zealand plant with pink and red serrated leaves. |
| PLASTICWARES | • plasticwares n. Plural of plasticware. |
| SLANTINGWAYS | • slantingways adv. Synonym of slantwise. • SLANTINGWAYS adv. in a slanting direction. |
| 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. |
| SWALLOWTAILS | • swallowtails n. Plural of swallowtail. • SWALLOWTAIL n. a kind of butterfly. |
| WAISTCOATEER | • waistcoateer n. (Obsolete) One wearing a waistcoat; especially, a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such… • WAISTCOATEER n. (obsolete) a strumpet. |
| WAISTCOATING | • waistcoating n. A fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns. • WAISTCOATING n. material for men's waistcoats, esp. of a fancy pattern. |
| WARRANTISING | • warrantising v. Present participle of warrantise. • WARRANTISE v. (archaic) to guarantee the security of (land) to a person, also WARRANTIZE. |
| WASHINGTONIA | • washingtonia n. (Botany) Any fan palm of the genus Washingtonia. • WASHINGTONIA n. another name for the sequoia. |
| WATCHMAKINGS | • WATCHMAKING n. the profession of making watches. |
| 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. |
| WHATABOUTISM | • whataboutism n. A propaganda technique where criticisms are deflected by raising corresponding criticisms of the opposite side. • WHATABOUTISM n. (Of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly raising grievances from the past during negotiations. |
| WHATSHISNAME | • whatshisname n. (Informal) A person whose name is either unknown or forgotten. • what's-his-name pron. A male person or entity whose name one does not remember or want to mention but that is known to the… • WHATSHISNAME n. a designation for a male whose name one cannot remember, also WHATSISNAME. |
| WHATSISNAMES | • whatsisnames n. Plural of whatsisname. • WHATSISNAME n. a man whose name is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked, also WHATSHISNAME. |
| WHATSITSNAME | • whatsitsname n. Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember or immediately bring to mind. • what's-its-name n. Alternative form of whatsitsname. • WHATSITSNAME n. a designation for a thing whose name one cannot remember. |
| WHEREAGAINST | • whereagainst adv. (Archaic) Against what; against which. • WHEREAGAINST adv. (archaic) against which. |