| CATCHWORD | • catchword n. (Printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats… • catchword n. (Theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker. • catchword n. A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view. |
| DOWITCHER | • dowitcher n. Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae. • DOWITCHER n. (Native American) the red-breasted or gray snipe. |
| 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. |
| DOWNTHROW | • downthrow n. (Geology) A depression of the strata on one side of a fault. • downthrow n. Ruin; defeat. • DOWNTHROW n. a state of being thrown down. |
| HANDWROTE | • handwrote v. Simple past tense of handwrite. • HANDWRITE v. to write by hand. |
| HEARTWOOD | • heartwood n. The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood. • HEARTWOOD n. the inner wood of a tree, harder than the sapwood. |
| NORTHWARD | • northward n. The direction or area lying to the north of a place. • northward adj. Situated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north. • northward adv. Towards the north; in a northerly direction. |
| SOUTHWARD | • southward n. The direction or area lying to the south of a place. • southward adj. Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south. • southward adv. Towards the south; in a southerly direction. |
| THROWDOWN | • throwdown n. (Slang, wrestling) A fall, indicating defeat. • throwdown n. (Slang, rare) A weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigation, especially in situations… • throwdown n. (Slang, basketball) A slam dunk. |
| TORCHWOOD | • torchwood n. (Uncountable) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire. • torchwood n. (Uncountable) Wood used to make torches. • torchwood n. (Countable) A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris. |
| WATCHWORD | • watchword n. A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry. • watchword n. (Military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal… • WATCHWORD n. the password to be given to a watch or sentry. |
| 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. |
| WITHERODS | • WITHEROD n. a North American shrub. |
| WORDSMITH | • wordsmith n. One who uses words skillfully. • wordsmith v. To apply craftsman-like skills to word use. • WORDSMITH n. an accomplished user of words. |