| BUILDDOWN | • builddown n. A systematic, gradual reduction in the number of something (especially nuclear weapons), normally by… • build␣down v. (Card games) In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value (e.g. 4♦ over 5♣). • BUILDDOWN n. a planned reduction. |
| BUNDWALLS | • BUNDWALL n. a concrete or earth wall surrounding a storage tank containing crude oil. |
| CLOUDTOWN | • CLOUDTOWN n. an imaginary situation or land, esp. as the result of wishful thinking, also CLOUDLAND. |
| DOWNHAULS | • downhauls n. Plural of downhaul. • DOWNHAUL n. a rope for hauling down sails. |
| HOWLROUND | • howlround n. (Electronics) A high-pitched squeal produced by feedback when a microphone is too close to its connected speakers. • howl-round n. (Television) feedback (high-pitched howling noise caused by a loop between microphone and speaker). • HOWLROUND n. a condition resulting in a howling noise when recording from a mike, also HOWLBACK. |
| SNOWMOULD | • SNOWMOULD n. a fungus disease of grasses near the edge of melting snow, also SNOWMOLD. |
| UNALLOWED | • unallowed adj. Not allowed; forbidden. • UNALLOWED adj. not allowed. |
| UNDERFLOW | • underflow n. A current flowing below the surface. • underflow n. (Computing) A condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero… • underflow n. (Computing) The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack. |
| UNDERWOOL | • underwool n. The short, wooly underfur of certain animals, especially sheep. • UNDERWOOL n. the underneath part of a sheep's fleece. |
| UNSWADDLE | • unswaddle v. To remove swaddling, to unwrap. • UNSWADDLE v. to take a swaddle from; to unswathe. |
| UNTWILLED | • untwilled adj. Not twilled. • UNTWILLED adj. not twilled. |
| UNWIELDLY | • unwieldly adj. (Possibly nonstandard) Alternative form of unwieldy. • UNWIELDLY adj. unwieldy, also UNWELDY, UNWIELDY. |
| UNWORLDLY | • unworldly adj. Exceeding what is typically found in the world; exceptional, transcendent. • unworldly adj. Characterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded. • unworldly adj. Not belonging to this world; celestial. |
| WOLFHOUND | • wolfhound n. A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves. • WOLFHOUND n. any of several breeds of a large domestic dog. |
| WONDERFUL | • wonderful adj. Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary. • wonderful adj. Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive. • wonderful adv. (Dialect) Exceedingly, to a great extent. |
| WOUNDABLE | • woundable adj. Capable of being wounded; vulnerable. • WOUNDABLE adj. capable of being wounded. |
| WOUNDEDLY | • woundedly adv. In a wounded manner. • WOUNDED adv. WOUND, to inflict an injury upon. |
| WOUNDLESS | • woundless adj. Lacking wounds. • woundless adj. (Obsolete) Unable to be wounded; invulnerable. • woundless adj. (Obsolete) Harmless. |