| BACKWARDATIONS | • backwardations n. Plural of backwardation. • BACKWARDATION n. on the Stock Exchange, the postponement of the delivery of stock; a charge associated with this. |
| BOWDLERISATION | • bowdlerisation n. The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent. • BOWDLERISATION n. the act of bowdlerising, also BOWDLERIZATION. |
| DISEMPOWERMENT | • disempowerment n. (Countable) The act of disempowering. • disempowerment n. (Uncountable) The condition of being disempowered; powerlessness. • DISEMPOWERMENT n. the act of disempowering. |
| HUNDREDWEIGHTS | • hundredweights n. Plural of hundredweight. • HUNDREDWEIGHT n. 1/20 of a ton, or 112lb. avoirdupois. |
| NORTHEASTWARDS | • northeastwards adj. Northeastward. • northeastwards adv. Northeastward. • NORTHEASTWARDS adv. in a northeasterly direction, also NORTHEASTWARD. |
| NORTHWESTWARDS | • northwestwards adj. Northwestward. • northwestwards adv. Northwestward. • NORTHWESTWARDS adv. in a northwesterly direction, also NORTHWESTWARD. |
| ROADWORTHINESS | • roadworthiness n. The property of being roadworthy. • ROADWORTHINESS n. the state of being roadworthy. |
| THENCEFORWARDS | • thenceforwards adv. From then on; from that time on. • THENCEFORWARDS adv. from that time on, also THENCEFORWARD. |
| THUNDERSHOWERS | • thundershowers n. Plural of thundershower. • THUNDERSHOWER n. a shower accompanied by lightning and thunder. |
| TOWARDLINESSES | • TOWARDLINESS n. the state of being towardly. |
| ULTRAWIDEBANDS | • ULTRAWIDEBAND n. a very broad bandwidth. |
| UNTOWARDLINESS | • untowardliness n. The quality of being untowardly. • UNTOWARDLINESS n. the state of being untowardly. |
| UNTOWARDNESSES | • untowardnesses n. Plural of untowardness. • UNTOWARDNESS n. the state of being untoward. |
| WATERBOARDINGS | • waterboardings n. Plural of waterboarding. • WATERBOARDING n. a form of torture in which the victim is immobilized and has water poured on his or her face, producing a severe gag reflex, to simulate drowning. |
| WATERFLOODINGS | • WATERFLOODING n. the practice, in oil, gas or petroleum production, of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc. towards the production wells. |
| WITHEREDNESSES | • WITHEREDNESS n. the state of being withered. |
| WRETCHEDNESSES | • wretchednesses n. Plural of wretchedness. • WRETCHEDNESS n. the state of being wretched. |