| COWHIDING | • cowhiding v. Present participle of cowhide. • cowhiding n. A flogging with a cowhide. • COWHIDE v. to flog with a leather whip. |
| DOWNHILLS | • downhills n. Plural of downhill. • DOWNHILL n. a downward slope. |
| DOWNLIGHT | • downlight n. A light fixture installed in a hollow opening in a ceiling, concentrating the light in a downward direction. • downlight v. (Transitive) To illuminate from above. • DOWNLIGHT n. a lamp shining downwards. |
| DOWNRIGHT | • downright adj. (Obsolete) Directed vertically; coming straight down. • downright adj. Directly to the point; plain. • downright adj. Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt. |
| DOWNSHIFT | • downshift n. A change of direction or a movement downwards. • downshift n. A reduction in quality or quantity. • downshift n. A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding. |
| HANDIWORK | • handiwork n. Work done by the hands. • handiwork n. A handmade object; handicraft. • handiwork n. Work done personally. |
| HOODWINKS | • hoodwinks n. Plural of hoodwink. • hoodwinks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoodwink. • hood-winks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hood-wink. |
| SHADOWING | • shadowing v. Present participle of shadow. • shadowing n. The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission. • shadowing n. The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones). |
| SWINEHOOD | • swinehood n. The state or characteristics of being a pig. • SWINEHOOD n. the state of being a pig. |
| THINDOWNS | • THINDOWN n. a lessening of the number of atomic particles in the air. |
| WHODUNITS | • whodunits n. Plural of whodunit. • WHODUNIT n. a mystery novel, also WHODUNNIT. |
| WHODUNNIT | • whodunnit n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of whodunit. • WHODUNNIT n. a mystery novel, also WHODUNIT. |
| WINDHOVER | • windhover n. (Britain) The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). • WINDHOVER n. the kestrel. |
| WINDTHROW | • windthrow n. (Forestry) The uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind. • windthrow n. Trees uprooted as above. • WINDTHROW n. the blowing over of trees by the wind. |