| DOWNLIGHTER | • downlighter n. Downlight. • DOWNLIGHTER n. a downward directed light-fitting, attached to or recessed in the ceiling. |
| DOWNRIGHTLY | • downrightly adv. (Dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright. • DOWNRIGHT adv. plainspoken, blunt. |
| DOWNSHIFTED | • downshifted v. Simple past tense and past participle of downshift. • DOWNSHIFT v. to change gear down. |
| DOWNSHIFTER | • downshifter n. A person who makes a transition to a less pressured or demanding career or lifestyle. • downshifter n. (Engineering) A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a lower level or frequency. • DOWNSHIFTER n. one who reduces his or her working hours. |
| HANDWRITING | • handwriting n. The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed. • handwriting n. Text that was written by hand. • handwriting n. The characteristic writing of a particular person. |
| HANDWRITTEN | • handwritten adj. Written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed. • handwritten v. Past participle of handwrite. • hand-written adj. Alternative spelling of handwritten. |
| THISTLEDOWN | • thistledown n. The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle. • THISTLEDOWN n. the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle. |
| TWICHILDREN | • TWICHILD n. a person in his or her second childhood. |
| UNDERWEIGHT | • underweight adj. Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight. • underweight adj. Not too heavy for an intended purpose. • underweight adj. (Finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests. |
| UNWITHSTOOD | • unwithstood adj. Unopposed, not resisted. • UNWITHSTOOD adj. not withstood. |
| WHODUNNITRY | • whodunnitry n. The plot or technique characteristic of whodunnits; the process of following clues to determine who committed a crime. • WHODUNNITRY n. the genre of whodunit writing, also WHODUNITRY. |
| WINDCHEATER | • windcheater n. (Chiefly Britain) A heavy weatherproof jacket. • WINDCHEATER n. a windproof jacket. |
| WITHDRAWING | • withdrawing v. Present participle of withdraw. • withdrawing n. Withdrawal. • WITHDRAW v. to move away. |
| WITHHOLDING | • withholding v. Present participle of withhold. • withholding n. The deduction of taxes from an employee’s salary. • withholding n. The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government. |
| WITHINDOORS | • withindoors adv. Alternative form of within-doors. • within-doors adv. (Dated) indoors. • WITHINDOORS adv. indoors. |
| WITHSTANDER | • withstander n. A person who withstands or resists; an opponent. • WITHSTANDER n. one who withstands. |