| DOWNSWING | • downswing n. The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction. • DOWNSWING n. a decline, a downturn. |
| WEDGEWISE | • wedgewise adv. In the manner of a wedge. • WEDGEWISE adv. in the manner of a wedge. |
| WHIPSAWED | • whipsawed v. Simple past tense and past participle of whipsaw. • WHIPSAW v. to cut with a narrow tapering saw. |
| WIDTHWAYS | • widthways adj. Widthwise The direction of the width of an object or place. • widthways adv. Widthwise Directed across the width of an object or place. • WIDTHWAYS adv. across the width, as distinct from lengthways, also WIDTHWAY, WIDTHWISE. |
| WIDTHWISE | • widthwise adj. Directed across the width of an object or place. • widthwise adv. Across the width of an object or place. • WIDTHWISE adv. across the width, as distinct from lengthways, also WIDTHWAY, WIDTHWAYS. |
| WILDFOWLS | • wildfowls n. Plural of wildfowl. • WILDFOWL n. a game bird, esp. a duck or goose. |
| WILDWOODS | • wildwoods n. Plural of wildwood. • WILDWOOD n. natural forest land. |
| WINDBLOWS | • WINDBLOW n. the blowing down of trees by the wind. |
| WINDFLAWS | • windflaws n. Plural of windflaw. • WINDFLAW n. a gust of wind. |
| WINDSWEPT | • windswept adj. Exposed to the winds. • wind-swept adj. Alternative form of windswept. • WINDSWEPT adj. swept by the wind. |
| WINDWARDS | • windwards adv. Alternative form of windward. • Windwards prop.n. The Windward Islands. • WINDWARDS adv. in the direction of the wind, also WINDWARD. |
| WIREDRAWS | • wiredraws v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wiredraw. • WIREDRAW v. to draw into wire. |
| WITHDRAWS | • withdraws v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of withdraw. • WITHDRAW v. to move away. |
| WITHWINDS | • withwinds n. Plural of withwind. • WITHWIND n. (dialect) bindweed or other climbing plant, also WITHYWIND. |
| WOODWINDS | • woodwinds n. Plural of woodwind. • woodwinds n. (Music) The woodwind instruments of an orchestra collectively. • WOODWIND n. any orchestral wind instrument other than the brass instruments. |