| COWARDLIEST | • cowardliest adj. Superlative form of cowardly: most cowardly. • COWARDLY adj. like a coward, lacking courage. |
| LANDWAITERS | • landwaiters n. Plural of landwaiter. • LANDWAITER n. an officer of the custom house. |
| SPLINTWOODS | • SPLINTWOOD n. sapwood. |
| SWITCHBLADE | • switchblade n. A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed. • switchblade v. (Transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade. • switchblade v. (Intransitive) To spring open or up. |
| 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. |
| TIDDLYWINKS | • tiddlywinks n. (Tiddlywinks, also attributively) A competitive game in which the objective is to flick as many small… • tiddlywinks n. (Figuratively) Especially in the form to play tiddlywinks: a meaningless or unimportant activity. • tiddlywinks n. Plural of tiddlywink. |
| UNWIELDIEST | • unwieldiest adj. Superlative form of unwieldy: most unwieldy. • UNWIELDY adj. not wieldy. |
| WATERSLIDES | • waterslides n. Plural of waterslide. • water␣slides n. Plural of water slide. |
| WATTLEBIRDS | • wattlebirds n. Plural of wattlebird. • WATTLEBIRD n. any one of several species of the honey eater bird. |
| WHEATFIELDS | • wheatfields n. Plural of wheatfield. • WHEATFIELD n. a field of wheat. |
| WHIPSTALLED | • whipstalled v. Simple past tense and past participle of whipstall. • WHIPSTALL v. of an airplane, to stall causing the nose to whip forward and down. |
| WHITELISTED | • whitelisted v. Simple past tense and past participle of whitelist. • whitelisted adj. (Colloquial, jargon) Explicitly and specifically approved by appearing on a whitelist, and therefore… • WHITELIST v. to place a name, email address, Web site address, or program on a list of items that are deemed spam- or virus-free. |
| WILDCATTERS | • wildcatters n. Plural of wildcatter. • WILDCATTER n. one that drills wells in the hope of finding oil in territory not known to be an oil field. |
| WILDEBEESTS | • wildebeests n. Plural of wildebeest. • WILDEBEEST n. another name for the gnu. |
| WILDERMENTS | • wilderments n. Plural of wilderment. • WILDERMENT n. the state of being bewildered. |
| WINDLESTRAE | • windlestrae n. (Scotland) Alternative form of windlestraw. • WINDLESTRAE n. (Scots) anything light or insubstantial; a feeble person, also WINDLESTRAW. |
| WINDLESTRAW | • windlestraw n. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, especially Apera spica-venti. • WINDLESTRAW n. anything light or insubstantial; feeble person, also WINDLESTRAE. |
| WITHDRAWALS | • withdrawals n. Plural of withdrawal. • WITHDRAWAL n. the act of withdrawing. |
| WITHHOLDERS | • withholders n. Plural of withholder. • WITHHOLDER n. one who withholds. |
| WIZARDLIEST | • WIZARDLY adj. like a wizard, a man who practises witchcraft or magic. |