| BACKWARDATION | • backwardation n. In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery… • backwardation n. The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price. • backwardation n. (Obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer… |
| DOOMWATCHINGS | • DOOMWATCHING n. the act of keeping an eye on the environment. |
| DOWNHEARTEDLY | • downheartedly adv. In a downhearted manner. • down-heartedly adv. Alternative form of downheartedly. • DOWNHEARTED adv. downcast, dejected. |
| DRAUGHTSWOMAN | • draughtswoman n. Alternative spelling of draftswoman. • DRAUGHTSWOMAN n. a female draughtsman. |
| DRAUGHTSWOMEN | • draughtswomen n. Plural of draughtswoman. • DRAUGHTSWOMAN n. a female draughtsman. |
| NORTHEASTWARD | • northeastward adj. In or toward the northeast. • northeastward adv. Toward the northeast. • NORTHEASTWARD adv. in a northeasterly direction, also NORTHEASTWARDS. |
| NORTHWESTWARD | • northwestward adj. In or toward the northwest. • northwestward adv. Toward the northwest. • NORTHWESTWARD adv. in a northwesterly direction, also NORTHWESTWARDS. |
| OUTDOORSWOMAN | • outdoorswoman n. The female equivalent of an outdoorsman. |
| OUTWARDNESSES | • outwardnesses n. Plural of outwardness. • OUTWARDNESS n. the state of being outward. |
| SHADOWCASTING | • shadowcasting n. (Computer graphics) The generation of shadows from a three-dimensional model. • shadowcasting n. (Microscopy) A technique in which an incident ray at a small angle to the horizontal casts a shadow… • shadowcasting n. The live amateur performance of a film by a group of people at the same time as watching the film. |
| THENCEFORWARD | • thenceforward adv. From then on; from that time on. • THENCEFORWARD adv. from that time on, also THENCEFORWARDS. |
| UNPUTDOWNABLE | • unputdownable adj. Of a person, etc.: difficult or impossible to put down (in various senses). • unputdownable adj. (Specifically) Of a book or other written work: so captivating or engrossing that one cannot bear to stop reading it. • un-put-downable adj. Alternative form of unputdownable. |
| WATCHDOGGINGS | • WATCHDOGGING n. acting as a watchdog. |
| WATERBOARDING | • waterboarding n. A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face… • waterboarding v. Present participle of waterboard. • WATERBOARDING n. a form of torture in which the victim is immobilized and has water poured on his or her face, producing a severe gag reflex, to simulate drowning. |
| WATERFLOODING | • waterflooding v. Present participle of waterflood. • WATERFLOODING n. the practice, in oil, gas or petroleum production, of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc. towards the production wells. |
| WOODCRAFTSMAN | • woodcraftsman n. Alternative form of woodcraftman. • WOODCRAFTSMAN n. a craftsman who works with wood. |
| WOODCRAFTSMEN | • woodcraftsmen n. Plural of woodcraftsman. • WOODCRAFTSMAN n. a craftsman who works with wood. |