| ANCHORWOMEN | • anchorwomen n. Plural of anchorwoman. • ANCHORWOMAN n. a female anchorman. |
| ANSWERPHONE | • answerphone n. (Britain, New Zealand) A telephone containing a built-in device for recording incoming callers’ messages… • answer␣phone n. Alternative form of answerphone. • ANSWERPHONE n. a device that automatically answers incoming telephone calls, also ANSAPHONE. |
| DOWNHEARTED | • downhearted adj. Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope. • down-hearted adj. Alternative form of downhearted. • DOWNHEARTED adj. downcast, dejected. |
| FISHERWOMAN | • fisherwoman n. A woman who fishes. • fisherwoman n. A woman whose profession is catching fish. • FISHERWOMAN n. a woman who fishes as an occupation or for pleasure. |
| HANDWORKERS | • handworkers n. Plural of handworker. • HANDWORKER n. one who does handwork. |
| HARROWMENTS | • HARROWMENT n. the act of harrowing (the soil). |
| HAWTHORNIER | • HAWTHORNY adj. like hawthorn. |
| SHOWMANLIER | • SHOWMANLY adj. having the manner of a showman. |
| UNSEAWORTHY | • unseaworthy adj. Unfit for a sea voyage. • UNSEAWORTHY adj. not good enough to be used on the sea. |
| WAREHOUSING | • warehousing n. The act of storing goods in a warehouse. • warehousing v. Present participle of warehouse. • WAREHOUSING n. storage in a warehouse. |
| WASHERWOMAN | • washerwoman n. A woman who washes people’s laundry. • washerwoman n. (Colloquial) Double drummer. • WASHERWOMAN n. a woman whose occupation is washing clothes, also WASHWOMAN. |
| WASHERWOMEN | • washerwomen n. Plural of washerwoman. • WASHERWOMAN n. a woman whose occupation is washing clothes, also WASHWOMAN. |
| WEATHERWORN | • weatherworn adj. Damaged or eroded by the weather. • WEATHERWORN adj. worn by exposure to the weather. |
| WHISKERANDO | • WHISKERANDO n. a whiskered person, in allusion to Dom Ferolo Whiskerandos in Sheridan's Critic. |
| WHOLEGRAINS | • wholegrains n. Plural of wholegrain. • WHOLEGRAINS n. the whole unprocessed grains of cereals such as wheat and maize. |
| WRONGHEADED | • wrongheaded adj. Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement. • wrong-headed adj. Alternative form of wrongheaded. • WRONGHEADED adj. stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles. |