| 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. |
| COUNTERDRAWN | • counterdrawn v. Past participle of counterdraw. • COUNTERDRAW v. to trace on oiled paper or other transparent material. |
| COUNTERDRAWS | • counterdraws v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterdraw. • COUNTERDRAW v. to trace on oiled paper or other transparent material. |
| COUNTERPOWER | • counterpower n. A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another. • COUNTERPOWER n. a power opposed to another power. |
| COUNTERWORDS | • counterwords n. Plural of counterword. • COUNTERWORD n. a word widely used in a sense much looser than its original meaning, such as 'tremendous' or 'awful'. |
| COUNTERWORKS | • counterworks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterwork. • COUNTERWORK v. to work in opposition to. |
| COUNTERWORLD | • counterworld n. A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm. • COUNTERWORLD n. a world imagined in contrast to our own. |
| CREDITWORTHY | • creditworthy adj. (Finance) Deemed likely to repay debts. • creditworthy adj. (Finance) Having an acceptable credit rating. • credit-worthy adj. Alternative spelling of creditworthy. |
| CRINGEWORTHY | • cringeworthy adj. (Colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing. • CRINGEWORTHY adj. causing extreme embarrassment. |
| MICROWRITERS | • microwriters n. Plural of microwriter. • MICROWRITER n. a handheld five- or six-key device by means of which text can be generated on a printer or VDU. |
| NARROWCASTED | • narrowcasted v. Simple past tense and past participle of narrowcast. • NARROWCAST v. to distribute material on video tapes, cassettes etc. |
| WATERCOLOURS | • watercolours n. Plural of watercolour. • WATERCOLOUR n. a pigment diluted with water and gum (or other substance) instead of oil; a painting done in this, also WATERCOLOR. |
| WATERCOOLERS | • watercoolers n. Plural of watercooler. • water␣coolers n. Plural of water cooler. • WATERCOOLER n. a device for dispensing refrigerated drinking water. |
| WATERCOURSES | • watercourses n. Plural of watercourse. • WATERCOURSE n. a natural or artificial channel through which water flows. |
| WONDERSTRUCK | • wonderstruck adj. Filled or overcome with wonder. • WONDERSTRUCK adj. struck with wonder. |
| WORKWATCHERS | • WORKWATCHER n. in horse-racing, a tout. |