| CHAWERS | • chawers n. Plural of chawer. • CHAWER n. one who chaws, also CHEWER. |
| HAWKERS | • hawkers n. Plural of hawker. • HAWKER n. a peddler. |
| HAWSERS | • hawsers n. Plural of hawser. • HAWSER n. a large rope for mooring or towing a ship, also HALSER. |
| PREWASH | • prewash n. A quick rinse given to objects before they are washed properly. • prewash v. To rinse something before washing it properly. • PREWASH v. to wash beforehand. |
| SWASHER | • swasher n. (Obsolete) One who makes a blustering show of valour or force of arms. • swasher adj. Comparative form of swash: more swash. • SWASHER n. (Shakespeare) a blusterer. |
| SWATHER | • swather n. A device on a mowing machine or combine harvester that raises uncut grain and marks the edge of the swath. • swather n. A length of cloth used to swaddle an infant. • SWATHER n. a device attached to a mowing machine for raising the uncut fallen grain and marking the limit of the swath. |
| THAWERS | • thawers n. Plural of thawer. • THAWER n. an ice-melting agent or apparatus. |
| WASHERS | • washers n. Plural of washer. • washers v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of washer. • Washers prop.n. Plural of Washer. |
| WASHERY | • washery n. The place in the above-ground part of a coal mine where coal is washed. • washery n. (Dated, 1930s) Synonym of laundromat, launderette. • WASHERY n. a washhouse. |
| WASHIER | • washier adj. Comparative form of washy: more washy. • WASHY adj. watery, damp. |
| WEARISH | • wearish adj. (Obsolete) Tasteless, having a sickly flavour; insipid. • wearish adj. (Obsolete or dialectal) Sickly, wizened, feeble. • WEARISH adj. tasteless. |
| WHALERS | • whalers n. Plural of whaler. • Whalers prop.n. Plural of Whaler. • WHALER n. a person who hunts whales. |
| WHARVES | • wharves n. Plural of wharf. • WHARVE n. a disc on the lower part of a spindle serving as a flywheel, also WHERVE. |
| WHEREAS | • whereas adv. (Obsolete) Where (that). • whereas conj. In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although. • whereas conj. (Chiefly law) It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened… |
| WREATHS | • wreaths n. Plural of wreath. • wreaths v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wreath. • WREATH n. a garland of flowers. |