| BACKWIND | • backwind v. (Nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel. • backwind n. (Nautical) The flow of air so deflected. • backwind v. (Transitive) To wind backwards. |
| BAWDKINS | • bawdkins n. Plural of bawdkin. • BAWDKIN n. a rich embroidered material, originally woven with woof of silk and warp of gold thread, also BALDACHIN, BALDACHINO, BALDAQUIN, BAUDEKIN. |
| DAWNLIKE | • dawnlike adj. Resembling dawn or some aspect of it. • DAWNLIKE adj. suggestive of daybreak. |
| DOWNLIKE | • downlike adj. Resembling down (soft immature feathers) or some aspect of it. • DOWNLIKE adj. like down. |
| DOWNLINK | • downlink n. (Telecommunications) The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth;… • downlink n. (Telecommunications) Transmission of data from a network, usually wireless, to the user. • downlink v. To transmit a signal from a satellite to a terrestrial receiving station. |
| DOWNTICK | • downtick n. A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising. • downtick n. (Finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one. • DOWNTICK n. a stock market transaction. |
| HOODWINK | • hoodwink v. (Transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold. • hoodwink v. (Transitive, figuratively). • hoodwink v. (Intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes. |
| INKWOODS | • inkwoods n. Plural of inkwood. • INKWOOD n. an evergreen tree. |
| INWICKED | • INWICK v. (Scots) to perform a certain stroke in the game of curling. |
| INWORKED | • inworked v. Simple past tense and past participle of inwork. • INWORK v. to work in. |
| KICKDOWN | • kickdown n. (Automotive) In a vehicle with automatic transmission, a downshift triggered by pressing down the throttle pedal. • kick-down n. Alternative form of kickdown. • kick␣down v. To break or demolish something by physical bodily force. |
| KINGWOOD | • kingwood n. Dalbergia cearensis, a Brazilian tree having a violet-brown, hard texture. • kingwood n. (Uncountable) The wood of this tree, used in cabinetmaking. • Kingwood prop.n. An unincorporated community in Harris County and Montgomery County, near Houston, Texas, United States. |
| TWINKLED | • twinkled v. Simple past tense and past participle of twinkle. • TWINKLE v. to shine with a flickering light. |
| WANDLIKE | • wandlike adj. Resembling a wand. • WANDLIKE adj. like a wand. |
| WINDOCKS | • WINDOCK n. (Scots) a window, also WINDORE, WINNOCK. |
| WINDPACK | • WINDPACK n. snow that has been compacted by the wind. |
| WINDSOCK | • windsock n. (Aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed… • wind␣sock n. Alternative form of windsock. • WINDSOCK n. a device on an aerodrome to show the strength of the wind. |
| WOODSKIN | • WOODSKIN n. an American Indian canoe made of bark. |
| WRINKLED | • wrinkled adj. (Of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals. • wrinkled v. Simple past tense and past participle of wrinkle. • WRINKLE v. to crease. |