| BITTERWEEDS | • bitterweeds n. Plural of bitterweed. • BITTERWEED n. any of various plants containing a bitter-tasting substance. |
| BREADTHWISE | • breadthwise adj. Directed across the breadth of an object or place. • breadthwise adv. Across the breadth of an object or place. • BREADTHWISE adv. in terms of breadth, broadside on, also BREADTHWAYS. |
| DEWATERINGS | • dewaterings n. Plural of dewatering. • DEWATERING n. the act of removing water from. |
| HEADWAITERS | • headwaiters n. Plural of headwaiter. • HEADWAITER n. the head of the dining-room staff of a restaurant or hotel. |
| STEMWINDERS | • stemwinders n. Plural of stemwinder. • stem-winders n. Plural of stem-winder. • STEMWINDER n. a keyless pocket watch. |
| STEWARDRIES | • stewardries n. Plural of stewardry. • STEWARDRY n. being a steward. |
| TIDEWAITERS | • tidewaiters n. Plural of tidewaiter. • tide␣waiters n. Plural of tide waiter. • TIDEWAITER n. (formerly) a customs officer who boarded and inspected incoming ships. |
| UNDERWRITES | • underwrites v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwrite. • UNDERWRITE v. to write under or at the end of something else. |
| WATERDRIVES | • WATERDRIVE n. the use of water pressure to drive things. |
| WATERSIDERS | • watersiders n. Plural of watersider. • WATERSIDER n. (Australian) a wharf labourer. |
| WATERSLIDES | • waterslides n. Plural of waterslide. • water␣slides n. Plural of water slide. |
| WEATHERISED | • weatherised v. Simple past tense and past participle of weatherise. • WEATHERISE v. to make (a fabric) weatherproof, also WEATHERIZE. |
| WESTERNISED | • westernised v. Simple past tense and past participle of westernise. • WESTERNISE v. to make western, also WESTERNIZE. |
| WESTERNIZED | • westernized v. Simple past tense and past participle of westernize. • westernized adj. Having been made culturally Western. • WESTERNIZE v. to make western, also WESTERNISE. |
| WHITEBEARDS | • whitebeards n. Plural of whitebeard. • WHITEBEARD n. an old man, a graybeard. |
| WILDERMENTS | • wilderments n. Plural of wilderment. • WILDERMENT n. the state of being bewildered. |
| WINDLESTRAE | • windlestrae n. (Scotland) Alternative form of windlestraw. • WINDLESTRAE n. (Scots) anything light or insubstantial; a feeble person, also WINDLESTRAW. |
| WINTERFEEDS | • winterfeeds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of winterfeed. • WINTERFEED v. to feed livestock in winter when the grazing is not rich enough. |
| WINTERTIDES | • wintertides n. Plural of wintertide. • WINTERTIDE n. (archaic) the time when it is winter. |