| AIRWORTHIEST | • airworthiest adj. Superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy. • AIRWORTHY adj. suitable for flying. |
| CARRIWITCHET | • carriwitchet n. (Rare) An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness. • CARRIWITCHET n. (Scots) a teasing quibble; a quip. |
| CONTRARIWISE | • contrariwise adv. (Literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction. • contrariwise adv. (Literary) on the other hand. • CONTRARIWISE adj. on the contrary. |
| INTERWEAVING | • interweaving v. Present participle of interweave. • interweaving n. The motion or position of things that interweave; an elaborate tangle. • INTERWEAVE v. to weave together. |
| RENEWABILITY | • renewability n. The property of being renewable. • RENEWABILITY n. the state of being renewable. |
| SEWABILITIES | • SEWABILITY n. the ability to be sewed. |
| SHIRTWAISTED | • shirtwaisted adj. Wearing a shirtwaist. • SHIRTWAISTED adj. as in shirtwaisted dress, another name for shirtwaister. |
| SHIRTWAISTER | • shirtwaister n. A woman’s dress having a bodice in the style of a shirt, with buttons down the front. • SHIRTWAISTER n. a tailored dress with a shirtwaist top. |
| VOWELISATION | • vowelisation n. Alternative spelling of vowelization. • VOWELISATION n. the process of vowelising, also VOWELIZATION. |
| VOWELIZATION | • vowelization n. (Linguistics) In Arabic and Hebrew - supplying the vowels (diacritics), normally not written to show… • VOWELIZATION n. the process of vowelizing, also VOWELISATION. |
| WAITRESSINGS | • WAITRESSING n. working as a waitress. |
| WATERSKIINGS | • WATERSKIING n. the sport of skiing on water. |
| WEATHERISING | • weatherising v. Present participle of weatherise. • WEATHERISE v. to make (a fabric) weatherproof, also WEATHERIZE. |
| WEATHERIZING | • weatherizing n. A protective coating, or layer of insulation, as on a house or car. • weatherizing v. Present participle of weatherize. • WEATHERIZE v. to make (a fabric) weatherproof, also WEATHERISE. |
| WELLINGTONIA | • wellingtonia n. (UK) A large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, from California. • wellingtonia n. Wellingtonia arnottiana, now Meliosma arnottiana. • WELLINGTONIA n. a tree of the genus Sequoia. |
| WELWITSCHIAS | • welwitschias n. Plural of welwitschia. • WELWITSCHIA n. a plant of a SW African genus of one species, with one pair of leaves that grow indefinitely. |
| WHITEWASHING | • whitewashing n. The application of whitewash. • whitewashing n. (Figuratively) The effacement of errors or bad actions. • whitewashing n. (Derogatory) The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event… |
| WILLIEWAUGHT | • WILLIEWAUGHT n. (Scots) a deep draught of alcohol. |
| WIRETAPPINGS | • wiretappings n. Plural of wiretapping. • WIRETAPPING n. the act of tapping a phone wire so as to listen in to conversations. |