| DOOMWATCHING | • DOOMWATCHING n. the act of keeping an eye on the environment. |
| DOWNDRAUGHTS | • downdraughts n. Plural of downdraught. • DOWNDRAUGHT n. a downward movement of air, also DOWNDRAFT. |
| DOWNLIGHTERS | • downlighters n. Plural of downlighter. • DOWNLIGHTER n. a downward directed light-fitting, attached to or recessed in the ceiling. |
| DOWNSHIFTERS | • downshifters n. Plural of downshifter. • DOWNSHIFTER n. one who reduces his or her working hours. |
| DOWNSHIFTING | • downshifting v. Present participle of downshift. • downshifting n. A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance. • DOWNSHIFTING n. the act of selecting a lower gear. |
| HUNTIEGOWKED | • HUNTIEGOWK v. to go on a fool's errand. |
| NETHERWORLDS | • netherworlds n. Plural of netherworld. • nether␣worlds n. Plural of nether world (alternative spelling of netherworlds). • NETHERWORLD n. the world of the dead; Hades; the lower depths of society. |
| SOUTHERNWOOD | • southernwood n. An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood. • SOUTHERNWOOD n. an aromatic South European shrub of the wormwood genus. |
| THISTLEDOWNS | • thistledowns n. Plural of thistledown. • THISTLEDOWN n. the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle. |
| UNDERGROWTHS | • undergrowths n. Plural of undergrowth. • UNDERGROWTH n. low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs. |
| UNDERWROUGHT | • underwrought v. (Archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork. • UNDERWROUGHT adj. (Shakespeare) insufficiently wrought. |
| UNROADWORTHY | • unroadworthy adj. Describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on the road. • UNROADWORTHY adj. not roadworthy. |
| UNWITHHOLDEN | • UNWITHHOLDEN adj. not withholden, also UNWITHHELD. |
| WATCHDOGGING | • watchdogging v. Present participle of watchdog. • WATCHDOGGING n. acting as a watchdog. |
| WHODUNITRIES | • WHODUNITRY n. the genre of whodunit writing, also WHODUNNITRY. |
| WITHHOLDINGS | • withholdings n. Plural of withholding. |
| WITHHOLDMENT | • withholdment n. The act of withholding. • WITHHOLDMENT n. the act of withholding. |