| DOWNRIGGERS | • downriggers n. Plural of downrigger. |
| DRAWSTRINGS | • drawstrings n. Plural of drawstring. • DRAWSTRING n. a cord for drawing tight e.g. round a hood. |
| FOREWARDING | • FOREWARD v. (archaic) to guard (something) in front. |
| FORWARDINGS | • forwardings n. Plural of forwarding. • FORWARDING n. the act of sending on e.g. mail. |
| GREENSWARDS | • greenswards n. Plural of greensward. • GREENSWARD n. turf green with grass. |
| GROUNDWATER | • groundwater n. Water that exists beneath the earth’s surface in underground streams and aquifers. • ground␣water n. Alternative form of groundwater. • GROUNDWATER n. water within the earth esp. that supplies wells and springs. |
| GROUNDWORKS | • groundworks n. Plural of groundwork. • ground-works n. Plural of ground-work. • GROUNDWORK n. that which forms the ground or foundation of anything. |
| HANDWRINGER | • handwringer n. A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress. • HANDWRINGER n. one who wrings his hands. |
| HARDWORKING | • hardworking adj. Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly. • hard-working adj. Alternative form of hardworking. • HARDWORKING adj. industrious, diligent. |
| OVERDRAWING | • overdrawing v. Present participle of overdraw. • OVERDRAW v. to draw beyond one's credit. |
| REWARDINGLY | • rewardingly adv. In a way or to an extent that is rewarding. • REWARDING adv. REWARD, to give in return for some service or act. |
| UNDERGROWTH | • undergrowth n. The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes). • UNDERGROWTH n. low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs. |
| UNDERWIRING | • underwiring v. Present participle of underwire. • UNDERWIRING n. support with wire underneath. |
| UNREWARDING | • unrewarding adj. Not providing reward or satisfaction. • UNREWARDING adj. not rewarding. |
| WIREDRAWING | • wiredrawing n. Gerund of wiredraw: the stretching of words, etc. to suit one’s own purposes. • wiredrawing v. Present participle of wiredraw. • WIREDRAWING n. drawing wire by pulling through successively smaller holes in a hard steel die-block. |
| WORDMONGERS | • wordmongers n. Plural of wordmonger. • WORDMONGER n. a writer or speaker who uses language pretentiously or carelessly. |