| BATHWATERS | • bathwaters n. Plural of bathwater. • bath␣waters n. Plural of bath water. • BATHWATER n. the water in a bath. |
| BELLWETHER | • bellwether n. The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck. • bellwether n. (Figuratively) Anything that indicates future trends. • bell-wether n. Alternative spelling of bellwether. |
| BEWITCHERS | • bewitchers n. Plural of bewitcher. • BEWITCHER n. one who bewitches. |
| BEWITCHERY | • bewitchery n. The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm. • BEWITCHERY n. the power of bewitching or fascinating. |
| BIRTHWORTS | • birthworts n. Plural of birthwort. • BIRTHWORT n. a plant formerly reputed to help parturition, also BIRTHROOT. |
| BOWHUNTERS | • bowhunters n. Plural of bowhunter. • BOWHUNTER n. a person who hunts with a bow and arrow. |
| BRIGHTWORK | • brightwork n. Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat. • brightwork n. The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat. • BRIGHTWORK n. polished metal on cars etc. |
| BROWNSHIRT | • brownshirt n. Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt. • Brownshirt n. (Historical) A uniformed member of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP), especially a storm trooper of the Sturmabteilung. • Brownshirt n. Any member of a fascist party; any fascist or neo-Nazi. |
| JOBSWORTHS | • jobsworths n. Plural of jobsworth. • JOBSWORTH n. a minor official, esp. one who adheres rigidly to petty rules. |
| SHOWBOATER | • showboater n. One who showboats; a showoff. • SHOWBOATER n. one who behaves in an ostentatious manner to show off. |
| THROWBACKS | • throwbacks n. Plural of throwback. • THROWBACK n. a reversion (e.g. to an earlier developmental type). |
| THUMBSCREW | • thumbscrew n. A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers. • thumbscrew n. An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers. • thumbscrew n. (Figuratively) A weakness that can be taken advantage of. |
| WHEREABOUT | • whereabout adv. (Archaic) About which; concerning which. • whereabout adv. About where. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • WHEREABOUT n. one's (approximate) location, also WHEREABOUTS. |
| WHIRLABOUT | • whirlabout n. A fairground carousel. • WHIRLABOUT n. anything that whirls around; a whirligig. |
| WHIRLBLAST | • whirlblast n. (Archaic, poetic) A whirlwind. • WHIRLBLAST n. a whirling blast of wind. |
| WHITEBEARD | • whitebeard n. An old man; a greybeard. • WHITEBEARD n. an old man, a graybeard. |
| WHITEBOARD | • whiteboard n. A writing board finished with a hard white material, which can be written upon using special non-permanent… • whiteboard n. (By extension, computing) A collaborative tool allowing several users to write and draw on the same shared display. • WHITEBOARD n. a board, used for teaching or presentation purposes, similar to a blackboard but with a white plastic surface for writing on using felt-tipped pens. |
| WITCHBROOM | • WITCHBROOM n. a dense abnormal growth of shoots on a tree or other woody plant, usually caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Taphrina. |