| ANGLETWITCH | • angletwitch n. (Rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm. • ANGLETWITCH n. a worm used as bait in fishing. |
| BETHWACKING | • bethwacking v. Present participle of bethwack. • BETHWACK v. to thrash soundly. |
| CATCHWEIGHT | • catchweight adv. (Horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped. • catchweight adj. (Sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap. • catchweight adj. Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping. |
| DEADWEIGHTS | • deadweights n. Plural of deadweight. • dead␣weights n. Plural of dead weight. • DEADWEIGHT n. a weight esp. of a person that does not support itself. |
| ENWREATHING | • enwreathing v. Present participle of enwreathe. • ENWREATH v. to encircle with a wreath, also ENWREATHE. |
| HEAVYWEIGHT | • heavyweight n. A very large, heavy, or impressive person. • heavyweight n. (Uncountable, boxing) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds;… • heavyweight n. (Uncountable, by extension) A similar division and contestant in other sports. |
| INWREATHING | • inwreathing v. Present participle of inwreathe. • INWREATHE v. to surround or encompass as with a wreath, also ENWREATH, ENWREATHE. |
| MAKEWEIGHTS | • makeweights n. Plural of makeweight. • MAKEWEIGHT n. a small quantity added to make up a certain weight e.g. an extra slice of bread; hence, an insignificant person or thing. |
| NIGHTWALKER | • nightwalker n. (Archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets. • nightwalker n. (Fantasy) A vampire. • NIGHTWALKER n. a person who roams about at night esp. with criminal intent. |
| PAPERWEIGHT | • paperweight n. A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away. • paperweight n. Any object used for this purpose. • paperweight n. (Slang) A useless piece of equipment. |
| STRAWWEIGHT | • strawweight n. (Boxing) minimumweight. • strawweight n. (Mixed martial arts) the weight class of 106-115 lbs, above atomweight and below flyweight. • strawweight n. A fighter in the above weight class. |
| SWITCHGEARS | • switchgears n. Plural of switchgear. • switch␣gears v. Alternative form of shift gears. • SWITCHGEAR n. the apparatus that controls the switches in the electric circuits of a power station. |
| UNWREATHING | • unwreathing v. Present participle of unwreath. • unwreathing v. Present participle of unwreathe. • UNWREATHE v. to take out of a wreathed condition. |
| WEATHERGIRL | • weathergirl n. (Now sometimes offensive) A young female weather forecaster. • WEATHERGIRL n. a girl who announces the weather forecast. |
| WEATHERINGS | • weatherings n. Plural of weathering. • WEATHERING n. the action of the elements in altering the form, colour, texture or composition of rocks. |
| WEBCHATTING | • webchatting v. Present participle of webchat. • WEBCHAT v. to communicate in real time over the Internet. |