| NEWSWIRE | • newswire n. A service used for the transmission of breaking news to the media or to the public. • news␣wire n. Alternative spelling of newswire. • NEWSWIRE n. a teleprinter which transmits news stories as they occur. |
| SWIMWEAR | • swimwear n. Items of clothing appropriate for swimming. • SWIMWEAR n. garments made for swimming. |
| WARPWISE | • warpwise adj. In the orientation of the warp in woven yarn. • warpwise adv. In the orientation of the warp in woven yarn. • WARPWISE adv. in a vertical direction. |
| WAYWISER | • waywiser n. An instrument for measuring distance travelled; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator. • WAYWISER n. an instrument for measuring distance travelled. |
| WIDOWERS | • widowers n. Plural of widower. • WIDOWER n. a man whose wife is dead and has not remarried, also WIDOWMAN. |
| WILLOWER | • willower n. A machine for cleaning wool etc.; a willying machine. • WILLOWER n. one who willows. |
| WINNOWER | • winnower n. A person who winnows. • winnower n. A form of fan or basket used for winnowing. • WINNOWER n. one who winnows. |
| WIREDRAW | • wiredraw v. (Transitive, now rare) To stretch (some physical thing) out, as though drawing wire; to elongate. • wiredraw v. (Transitive, obsolete) To stretch (Words, a meaning etc.) to suit one’s own purpose. • WIREDRAW v. to draw into wire. |
| WIREDREW | • wiredrew v. Simple past tense of wiredraw. • WIREDRAW v. to draw into wire. |
| WIREWAYS | • wireways n. Plural of wireway. • WIREWAY n. a tube for protecting electric wire. |
| WIREWORK | • wirework n. Work, especially openwork, formed of wires. • wirework n. (Film) The use of wires to suspend actors in otherwise impossible positions. • WIREWORK n. an article made from wire. |
| WIREWORM | • wireworm n. The larva of the click beetle. • WIREWORM n. a hard-bodied wormlike larva of the click beetle, destructive to plant roots. |
| WIREWOVE | • wirewove adj. A type of writing paper of a fine glazed quality. • wirewove adj. A translucent material made of woven iron wires coated in varnish, used for windows or roofs on temporary structures. • wirewove adj. A bedspring made entirely from twisted wires formed into springs. |
| WITHDREW | • withdrew v. Simple past tense of withdraw. • WITHDRAW v. to move away. |