| DISHTOWEL | • dishtowel n. A cloth or towel used to dry dishes. • dish␣towel n. A piece of absorbent cloth for drying or wiping dishes, cups or silverware. • dish␣towel n. A piece of cloth similar in size or texture, but used for other functions. |
| 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. |
| OUTWISHED | • outwished v. Simple past tense and past participle of outwish. • OUTWISH v. to surpass in wishing. |
| SHOOTDOWN | • shootdown n. The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc. • shoot␣down v. (Transitive) To cause to fall by shooting. • shoot␣down v. (Transitive, idiomatic) To criticize a (request) to the point of preclusion. |
| SHUTDOWNS | • shutdowns n. Plural of shutdown. • SHUTDOWN n. a temporary closing of a factory. |
| 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. |
| THINDOWNS | • THINDOWN n. a lessening of the number of atomic particles in the air. |
| WATCHDOGS | • watchdogs n. Plural of watchdog. • watchdogs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watchdog. • WATCHDOG v. to act as a watchdog for. |
| WHODUNITS | • whodunits n. Plural of whodunit. • WHODUNIT n. a mystery novel, also WHODUNNIT. |
| WITHERODS | • WITHEROD n. a North American shrub. |
| WITHHOLDS | • withholds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of withhold. • WITHHOLD v. to hold back. |
| WITHSTOOD | • withstood v. Simple past tense and past participle of withstand. • WITHSTAND v. to resist. |
| WOODCHATS | • woodchats n. Plural of woodchat. • WOODCHAT n. a species of shrike, with black-and-white plumage but a red-brown crown, also WOODSHRIKE. |
| 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. |