| ALLWEATHERS | • ALLWEATHER n. a track or pitch suitable for use in all weathers. |
| 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. |
| BREADTHWAYS | • breadthways adv. Breadthwise. • BREADTHWAYS adv. in terms of breadth, broadside on, also BREADTHWISE. |
| CATCHWATERS | • catchwaters n. Plural of catchwater. • CATCHWATER n. a drain or ditch for collecting surface or surplus water. |
| HEADWAITERS | • headwaiters n. Plural of headwaiter. • HEADWAITER n. the head of the dining-room staff of a restaurant or hotel. |
| HEARTWATERS | • HEARTWATER n. a fatal tick-borne viral disease of cattle, sheep and goats. |
| SHEARWATERS | • shearwaters n. Plural of shearwater. • SHEARWATER n. a gull-like oceanic bird of the petrel family. |
| STRAIGHTWAY | • straightway n. A straight section of a racetrack. • straightway adv. (Dated) Synonym of straightaway or straight away (at once, immediately). • straightway adv. (Nonstandard) Directly. |
| WASHATERIAS | • washaterias n. Plural of washateria. • WASHATERIA n. a laundrette, also WASHETERIA. |
| WASHETERIAS | • washeterias n. Plural of washeteria. • WASHETERIA n. a laundrette, also WASHATERIA. |
| WATCHGUARDS | • watchguards n. Plural of watchguard. • WATCHGUARD n. a chain or strap used to attach a watch to the clothing. |
| WATCHMAKERS | • watchmakers n. Plural of watchmaker. • watchmaker's n. The shop or workshop of a watchmaker. • WATCHMAKER n. one that makes or repairs watches or clocks. |
| WATCHSTRAPS | • watchstraps n. Plural of watchstrap. • watch␣straps n. Plural of watch strap. • WATCHSTRAP n. the strap of a watch. |
| WEATHERCAST | • weathercast n. (Meteorology) A weather forecast, especially one broadcast by radio or television. • WEATHERCAST n. a weather forecast esp. on radio or television. |
| WHARFMASTER | • wharfmaster n. The supervisor in charge of a wharf. • WHARFMASTER n. one who controls a wharf. |
| WHATSERNAME | • whatsername n. (Colloquial) A placeholder for the name of a woman whose name the speaker can not bring to mind. • WHATSERNAME n. a girl or woman whose name is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked, also WHATSHERNAME. |
| WITHDRAWALS | • withdrawals n. Plural of withdrawal. • WITHDRAWAL n. the act of withdrawing. |