| AIRWORTHIEST | • airworthiest adj. Superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy. • AIRWORTHY adj. suitable for flying. |
| BIRDWATCHING | • birdwatching n. Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment. • birdwatching n. (Slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches. • bird␣watching n. Alternative spelling of birdwatching. |
| 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. |
| HANDWRITINGS | • handwritings n. Plural of handwriting. • HANDWRITING n. writing, script; one's style of writing. |
| 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. |
| WASHINGTONIA | • washingtonia n. (Botany) Any fan palm of the genus Washingtonia. • WASHINGTONIA n. another name for the sequoia. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| WHIMSICALITY | • whimsicality n. (Uncountable) the state of being whimsical. • whimsicality n. (Countable) something whimsical; a caprice. • WHIMSICALITY n. the state of being whimsical. |
| WHIPSTALLING | • whipstalling v. Present participle of whipstall. • WHIPSTALL v. of an airplane, to stall causing the nose to whip forward and down. |
| 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. |
| WITHSTANDING | • withstanding v. Present participle of withstand. • WITHSTAND v. to resist. |