| BIRDWATCHING | • birdwatching n. Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment. • birdwatching n. (Slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches. • bird␣watching n. Alternative spelling of birdwatching. |
| BRAINWASHING | • brainwashing n. Alternative spelling of brain-washing. • brainwashing v. Present participle of brainwash. • brain-washing n. A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs… |
| BREADWINNING | • breadwinning n. The earning of a household’s primary income. • BREADWINNING n. the act of earning a living. |
| GIFTWRAPPING | • giftwrapping v. Present participle of giftwrap. • giftwrapping n. Alternative form of gift-wrapping. • gift-wrapping v. Present participle of gift-wrap. |
| HAIRWEAVINGS | • HAIRWEAVING n. the interweaving of false hair with real on a bald person's head. |
| HANDWRITINGS | • handwritings n. Plural of handwriting. • HANDWRITING n. writing, script; one's style of writing. |
| INTERWEAVING | • interweaving v. Present participle of interweave. • interweaving n. The motion or position of things that interweave; an elaborate tangle. • INTERWEAVE v. to weave together. |
| PLAYWRITINGS | • playwritings n. Plural of playwriting. • PLAYWRITING n. the writing of plays. |
| SCRIMSHAWING | • scrimshawing v. Present participle of scrimshaw. • SCRIMSHAW v. to ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines, also SCRIMSHANDER, SCRIMSHANDY. |
| WAITRESSINGS | • WAITRESSING n. working as a waitress. |
| WARRANTISING | • warrantising v. Present participle of warrantise. • WARRANTISE v. (archaic) to guarantee the security of (land) to a person, also WARRANTIZE. |
| WARRANTIZING | • WARRANTIZE v. to guarantee the security of (land) to a person, also WARRANTISE. |
| WATERSKIINGS | • WATERSKIING n. the sport of skiing on water. |
| WEATHERISING | • weatherising v. Present participle of weatherise. • WEATHERISE v. to make (a fabric) weatherproof, also WEATHERIZE. |
| WEATHERIZING | • weatherizing n. A protective coating, or layer of insulation, as on a house or car. • weatherizing v. Present participle of weatherize. • WEATHERIZE v. to make (a fabric) weatherproof, also WEATHERISE. |
| WIREDRAWINGS | • wiredrawings n. Plural of wiredrawing. • WIREDRAWING n. drawing wire by pulling through successively smaller holes in a hard steel die-block. |
| WIRETAPPINGS | • wiretappings n. Plural of wiretapping. • WIRETAPPING n. the act of tapping a phone wire so as to listen in to conversations. |
| WISECRACKING | • wisecracking adj. Making many wisecracks. • wisecracking v. Present participle of wisecrack. • wise-cracking adj. Alternative form of wisecracking. |