| CONTRARIWISE | • contrariwise adv. (Literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction. • contrariwise adv. (Literary) on the other hand. • CONTRARIWISE adj. on the contrary. |
| HANDWRITINGS | • handwritings n. Plural of handwriting. • HANDWRITING n. writing, script; one's style of writing. |
| PLAYWRITINGS | • playwritings n. Plural of playwriting. • PLAYWRITING n. the writing of plays. |
| VOWELISATION | • vowelisation n. Alternative spelling of vowelization. • VOWELISATION n. the process of vowelising, also VOWELIZATION. |
| WAINSCOTINGS | • wainscotings n. Plural of wainscoting. • WAINSCOTING n. oak panelling, also WAINSCOTTING. |
| WAINSCOTTING | • wainscotting n. Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls. • wainscotting v. Present participle of wainscot. • WAINSCOTTING n. oak panelling, also WAINSCOTING. |
| WAISTCOATING | • waistcoating n. A fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns. • WAISTCOATING n. material for men's waistcoats, esp. of a fancy pattern. |
| WAITRESSINGS | • WAITRESSING n. working as a waitress. |
| WALKINGSTICK | • walkingstick n. Alternative form of walking stick. • walking-stick n. Alternative spelling of walking stick. • walking␣stick n. A tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when walking. |
| WARRANTISING | • warrantising v. Present participle of warrantise. • WARRANTISE v. (archaic) to guarantee the security of (land) to a person, also WARRANTIZE. |
| WASHINGTONIA | • washingtonia n. (Botany) Any fan palm of the genus Washingtonia. • WASHINGTONIA n. another name for the sequoia. |
| 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. |
| WHIPSTALLING | • whipstalling v. Present participle of whipstall. • WHIPSTALL v. of an airplane, to stall causing the nose to whip forward and down. |
| WHITEWASHING | • whitewashing n. The application of whitewash. • whitewashing n. (Figuratively) The effacement of errors or bad actions. • whitewashing n. (Derogatory) The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event… |
| WILDCATTINGS | • WILDCATTING n. the practice of drilling an experimental well in search of oil, gas etc. |
| WIRETAPPINGS | • wiretappings n. Plural of wiretapping. • WIRETAPPING n. the act of tapping a phone wire so as to listen in to conversations. |
| WITHSTANDING | • withstanding v. Present participle of withstand. • WITHSTAND v. to resist. |