| DOWNHOLE | • downhole adj. Occurring in the drilled bore of an oil well either underground or undersea. • DOWNHOLE adj. pertaining to subterranean drilling equipment. |
| HAWKNOSE | • hawknose n. A nose shaped like a hawk’s beak. • hawk-nose n. Alternative form of hawknose. • hawk␣nose n. Alternative form of hawknose. |
| HERONSEW | • heronsew n. (Now dialectal) A heron (originally specifically when small or young). • HERONSEW n. a heron, also HERNSHAW, HERONSHAW. |
| HOEDOWNS | • hoedowns n. Plural of hoedown. • hoe-downs n. Plural of hoe-down. • HOEDOWN n. (US) a country dance. |
| HOMETOWN | • hometown n. An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence. • hometown n. (Attributive) Designating a decision or judgement that is biased, or perceived to be biased, in favour… • home␣town n. Alternative form of hometown. |
| HONEWORT | • honewort n. Either of two plants of the family Umbelliferae. • HONEWORT n. a perennial herb. |
| HONEYDEW | • honeydew n. (Uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially… • honeydew n. (By extension). • honeydew adj. Of a light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons. |
| NONWHITE | • nonwhite adj. Not white in color. • nonwhite adj. Not belonging to the white race. • nonwhite adj. Not associated with white people. |
| NOWHENCE | • nowhence adv. From no place; from nowhere. • NOWHENCE adv. (archaic) from no place. |
| NOWHERES | • nowheres adv. (Dialect, nonstandard) nowhere. • NOWHERE n. a nonexistent place. |
| PRESHOWN | • preshown v. Past participle of preshow. • PRESHOW v. to show beforehand. |
| SNOWSHED | • snowshed n. Alternative form of snow shed. • snow-shed n. Alternative form of snow shed. • snow␣shed n. (Rail transport, road transport) A tunnel-like structure that provides roads and railroad tracks with… |
| SNOWSHOE | • snowshoe n. A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow. • snowshoe v. (Intransitive) To travel using snowshoes. • Snowshoe n. A domestic cat of a particular breed with a light body and darker ears, face, legs, and tail. |
| SOMEWHEN | • somewhen adv. (Rare, nonstandard) at some time; indefinitely; some time or other, sometime. • SOMEWHEN adv. at some indefinite time. |
| TOWNHOME | • townhome n. (US) A townhouse or row house. • TOWNHOME n. one of a series of contiguous houses of two or three stories. |
| WANHOPES | • wanhopes n. Plural of wanhope. • WANHOPE n. (obsolete) despair. |
| WHORESON | • whoreson n. (Obsolete) Often used as a term of abuse: an illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents. • whoreson n. (Literally) The son of a whore. • whoreson adj. (Obsolete) mean; base; worthless. |
| WINESHOP | • wineshop n. A shop selling wine. • wineshop n. (India) A liquor store. • wine␣shop n. Alternative form of wineshop. |
| WISHBONE | • wishbone n. A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at… • wishbone n. (Nautical) A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew. • wishbone n. (Nautical) Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone. |
| WOODHENS | • woodhens n. Plural of woodhen. • WOODHEN n. the flightless rail of New Zealand, aka weka. |