| 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. |
| SHITTIMWOOD | • shittimwood n. The wood of the shittim. • SHITTIMWOOD n. the wood of the shittah tree, believed to be a species of acacia, also SHITTIM. |
| SWITCHBOARD | • switchboard n. (Telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient. • switchboard n. (Electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads. • SWITCHBOARD n. a board or frame bearing apparatus for making or breaking an electric current or circuit. |
| 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. |
| UNWITHSTOOD | • unwithstood adj. Unopposed, not resisted. • UNWITHSTOOD adj. not withstood. |
| WAITERHOODS | • WAITERHOOD n. the state of being a waiter. |
| WHITEBOARDS | • whiteboards n. Plural of whiteboard. • WHITEBOARD n. a board, used for teaching or presentation purposes, similar to a blackboard but with a white plastic surface for writing on using felt-tipped pens. |
| WHITEYWOODS | • whiteywoods n. Plural of whiteywood. • WHITEYWOOD n. a New Zealand tree with smooth pale bark, aka mahoe. |
| 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. |
| WIDEMOUTHED | • widemouthed adj. Having a wide mouth. • widemouthed adj. Having the mouth opened wide. • WIDEMOUTHED adj. having a wide mouth. |
| WITHHOLDERS | • withholders n. Plural of withholder. • WITHHOLDER n. one who withholds. |
| 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. |