| DISENDOWMENT | • disendowment n. The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments. • DISENDOWMENT n. the act of disendowing. |
| 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. |
| DOWNSTAIRSES | • DOWNSTAIRS n. a lower storey, also DOWNSTAIR. |
| MULTIWINDOWS | • multiwindows adj. (Graphical user interface) multiwindow; involving multiple windows. • MULTIWINDOW n. a multiwindow television set or monitor. |
| ROADWORTHIES | • ROADWORTHY n. in South Africa, a certificate for a roadworthy vehicle. |
| SHITTIMWOODS | • SHITTIMWOOD n. the wood of the shittah tree, believed to be a species of acacia, also SHITTIM. |
| SWITCHBOARDS | • switchboards n. Plural of switchboard. • SWITCHBOARD n. a board or frame bearing apparatus for making or breaking an electric current or circuit. |
| THISTLEDOWNS | • thistledowns n. Plural of thistledown. • THISTLEDOWN n. the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle. |
| TOWARDLINESS | • towardliness n. The state or quality of being towardly. • TOWARDLINESS n. the state of being towardly. |
| UNWORLDLIEST | • unworldliest adj. Superlative form of unworldly: most unworldly. • UNWORLDLY adj. not belonging to this world. |
| WHIPCORDIEST | • WHIPCORDY adj. like whipcord, a fabric with bold twill used for making dresses. |
| WHODUNITRIES | • WHODUNITRY n. the genre of whodunit writing, also WHODUNNITRY. |
| WITHHOLDINGS | • withholdings n. Plural of withholding. |
| WITHOUTDOORS | • withoutdoors adv. (Archaic) outdoors. • WITHOUTDOORS adv. outdoors. |
| WOODCUTTINGS | • woodcuttings n. Plural of woodcutting. • WOODCUTTING n. the action or occupation of cutting wood or timber. |
| WORDSMITHERY | • wordsmithery n. The work of a wordsmith; skilful use of words. • WORDSMITHERY n. the craft of the wordsmith. |