| BACKWOODSIEST | • BACKWOODSY adj. uncouth, rustic. |
| BEDSTRAWS | • bedstraws n. Plural of bedstraw. • BEDSTRAW n. any of numerous straggling plants of the genus Galium, belonging to the madder family and bearing many tiny flowers. |
| BOWDLERISATIONS | • bowdlerisations n. Plural of bowdlerisation. • BOWDLERISATION n. the act of bowdlerising, also BOWDLERIZATION. |
| DISEMBOWELMENTS | • disembowelments n. Plural of disembowelment. • DISEMBOWELMENT n. the act of disembowelling. |
| DOWNBURSTS | • downbursts n. Plural of downburst. • DOWNBURST n. a sudden, violent downward rush of air usually associated with thunderstorms, also MICROBURST. |
| MISBESTOWED | • misbestowed v. Simple past tense and past participle of misbestow. • MISBESTOW v. to bestow improperly. |
| STRAWBOARDS | • strawboards n. Plural of strawboard. • STRAWBOARD n. pasteboard made of pulp of straw. |
| SWEATBANDS | • sweatbands n. Plural of sweatband. • SWEATBAND n. an absorbent wristlet worn by e.g. tennis players to prevent sweat running down to their hands. |
| SWEETBREADS | • sweetbreads n. Plural of sweetbread. • sweet␣breads n. Plural of sweet bread. • SWEETBREAD n. the thymus gland of a young animal. |
| SWITCHBLADES | • switchblades n. Plural of switchblade. • switchblades v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade. • switch-blades n. Plural of switch-blade. |
| SWITCHBOARDS | • switchboards n. Plural of switchboard. • SWITCHBOARD n. a board or frame bearing apparatus for making or breaking an electric current or circuit. |
| WAISTBANDS | • waistbands n. Plural of waistband. • WAISTBAND n. the strip of fabric in a garment that fits round the waist. |
| WALDSTERBENS | • WALDSTERBEN n. (German) disease and death in forest trees and vegetation as a result of atmospheric pollution. |
| WILDEBEESTS | • wildebeests n. Plural of wildebeest. • WILDEBEEST n. another name for the gnu. |
| WINDBLASTS | • windblasts n. Plural of windblast. • WINDBLAST n. a blast of wind. |
| WRISTBANDS | • wristbands n. Plural of wristband. • wrist␣bands n. Plural of wrist band Alternative spelling of wristbands. • WRISTBAND n. a band worn round the wrist e.g. to soak up sweat. |