| DOWNHOLE | • downhole adj. Occurring in the drilled bore of an oil well either underground or undersea. • DOWNHOLE adj. pertaining to subterranean drilling equipment. |
| HANDSEWN | • handsewn adj. Sewn by hand, without the use of a sewing machine. • HANDSEWN adj. sewn by hand. |
| HEADWIND | • headwind n. A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship. • headwind n. (Figurative, by extension) A strong force that impedes or reverses progress. • head␣wind n. Alternative form of headwind. |
| HOEDOWNS | • hoedowns n. Plural of hoedown. • hoe-downs n. Plural of hoe-down. • HOEDOWN n. (US) a country dance. |
| HONEYDEW | • honeydew n. (Uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially… • honeydew n. (By extension). • honeydew adj. Of a light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons. |
| SNOWSHED | • snowshed n. Alternative form of snow shed. • snow-shed n. Alternative form of snow shed. • snow␣shed n. (Rail transport, road transport) A tunnel-like structure that provides roads and railroad tracks with… |
| SWANHERD | • swanherd n. A person who tends or herds swans; a keeper of swans. • SWANHERD n. one who tends swans. |
| UNCHEWED | • unchewed adj. That has not been chewed. • UNCHEWED adj. not chewed. |
| UNTHAWED | • unthawed adj. Which has not been thawed: still frozen. • unthawed v. Simple past tense and past participle of unthaw. • UNTHAW v. to cause to melt. |
| UNWASHED | • unwashed adj. Not having been washed. • unwashed adj. Vulgar, plebeian, lowbrow. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • UNWASHED n. (colloquial) the lower classes. |
| UNWISHED | • unwished v. Simple past tense and past participle of unwish. • unwished adj. Unwished-for. • UNWISH v. (Shakespeare) to wish not to be. |
| WHEENGED | • WHEENGE v. (Scots) to whinge. |
| WHINNIED | • whinnied v. Simple past tense and past participle of whinny. • WHINNY v. to make a high neighing sound. |
| WHITENED | • whitened v. Simple past tense and past participle of whiten. • WHITEN v. to make white. |
| WOODHENS | • woodhens n. Plural of woodhen. • WOODHEN n. the flightless rail of New Zealand, aka weka. |
| WRENCHED | • wrenched v. Simple past tense and past participle of wrench. • WRENCH v. to wrest violently. |