| ATHWARTSHIP | • athwartship adj. (Nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft… • athwartship adv. Alternative form of athwartships. • ATHWARTSHIP adv. transverse to a ship, also ATHWARTSHIPS, THWARTSHIP. |
| ATHWARTSHIPS | • athwartships adv. (Nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel. • ATHWARTSHIPS adv. transverse to a ship, also ATHWARTSHIP, THWARTSHIP. |
| PRAISEWORTHIEST | • praiseworthiest adj. Superlative form of praiseworthy: most praiseworthy. • PRAISEWORTHY adj. worthy of praise. |
| SPATTERWORK | • spatterwork n. Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface. • SPATTERWORK n. reproduction of designs by covering the surface with the pattern and spattering colour on the parts exposed. |
| SPATTERWORKS | • SPATTERWORK n. reproduction of designs by covering the surface with the pattern and spattering colour on the parts exposed. |
| STRAPWORT | • strapwort n. The plant Corrigiola litoralis. • STRAPWORT n. a seaside plant of the pink family. |
| STRAPWORTS | • strapworts n. Plural of strapwort. • STRAPWORT n. a seaside plant of the pink family. |
| THWARTSHIP | • THWARTSHIP adv. across the ship, also ATHWARTSHIPS, THWARTSHIPS. |
| THWARTSHIPS | • thwartships adv. Alternative form of athwartships. • THWARTSHIPS adv. across the ship, also ATHWARTSHIPS, THWARTSHIP. |
| TOPWATER | • topwater adj. Describing an angling lure or bait that floats near or on the surface of the water. • TOPWATER adj. floating on or near the top of the water. |
| WATCHSTRAP | • watchstrap n. A strap of leather, metal etc that holds a wristwatch in place; a watchband. • watch␣strap n. Alternative form of watchstrap. • WATCHSTRAP n. the strap of a watch. |
| WATCHSTRAPS | • watchstraps n. Plural of watchstrap. • watch␣straps n. Plural of watch strap. • WATCHSTRAP n. the strap of a watch. |
| WATERSPOUT | • waterspout n. A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado). • waterspout n. A true tornado that passes over a body of water. • waterspout n. A plume of water rising from the surface of a body of water as the result of an impact or explosion. |
| WATERSPOUTS | • waterspouts n. Plural of waterspout. • water␣spouts n. Plural of water spout. • WATERSPOUT n. a disturbance at sea like a very small tornado, a revolving column of cloud, mist or spray. |
| WENTLETRAP | • wentletrap n. Any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the family Epitoniidae, especially… • WENTLETRAP n. (Dutch) any of a genus of gasteropod molluscs, having a spiral shell with many deep whorls. |
| WENTLETRAPS | • wentletraps n. Plural of wentletrap. • WENTLETRAP n. (Dutch) any of a genus of gasteropod molluscs, having a spiral shell with many deep whorls. |