| 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… |
| 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. |
| OVERWEATHERED | • overweathered v. Simple past tense and past participle of overweather. • OVERWEATHER v. (Shakespeare) to batter by violence of weather. |
| ROADWORTHIEST | • ROADWORTHY adj. able to be used on a road. |
| SOUTHEASTWARD | • southeastward adj. In or toward the southeast. • southeastward adv. Toward the southeast. • SOUTHEASTWARD adv. in a southeasterly direction, also SOUTHEASTWARDS. |
| SOUTHWESTWARD | • southwestward adj. In or toward the southwest. • southwestward adv. Toward the southwest. • SOUTHWESTWARD adv. in a southwesterly direction, also SOUTHWESTWARDS. |
| THENCEFORWARD | • thenceforward adv. From then on; from that time on. • THENCEFORWARD adv. from that time on, also THENCEFORWARDS. |
| 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. |
| WEATHERBOARDS | • weatherboards n. Plural of weatherboard. • WEATHERBOARD n. a board shaped so as to shed water. |
| WEATHERCOCKED | • weathercocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of weathercock. • WEATHERCOCK v. to serve as a weathercock for. |
| 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. |