| NEWSWIRES | • newswires n. Plural of newswire. • news␣wires n. Plural of news wire. • NEWSWIRE n. a teleprinter which transmits news stories as they occur. |
| SKEWWHIFF | • skewwhiff adj. Alternative spelling of skew-whiff. • skew-whiff adj. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Askew; lopsided, not straight. • skew␣whiff adj. Alternative spelling of skew-whiff. |
| SWEPTWING | • sweptwing adj. (Of an aircraft) Having sweptback wings. • swept-wing adj. Alternative form of sweptwing. • swept␣wing n. (Aviation) A wing that is angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from its point of attachment… |
| SWIMWEARS | • swimwears n. Plural of swimwear. • SWIMWEAR n. garments made for swimming. |
| WASHWIPES | • washwipes n. Plural of washwipe. • WASHWIPE n. a mechanism for washing. |
| WASTEWEIR | • wasteweir n. A weir that allows the escape of excess water from a canal or reservoir. • WASTEWEIR n. a sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir, to prevent too great pressure on the dam, aka a spillway. |
| WAYWISERS | • waywisers n. Plural of waywiser. • WAYWISER n. an instrument for measuring distance travelled. |
| WEDGEWISE | • wedgewise adv. In the manner of a wedge. • WEDGEWISE adv. in the manner of a wedge. |
| WHIPSAWED | • whipsawed v. Simple past tense and past participle of whipsaw. • WHIPSAW v. to cut with a narrow tapering saw. |
| WHITEWASH | • whitewash n. A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white. • whitewash n. (Sports) A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep. • whitewash n. (Politics) A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements. |
| WIDTHWISE | • widthwise adj. Directed across the width of an object or place. • widthwise adv. Across the width of an object or place. • WIDTHWISE adv. across the width, as distinct from lengthways, also WIDTHWAY, WIDTHWAYS. |
| WILLOWERS | • willowers n. Plural of willower. • WILLOWER n. one who willows. |
| WINDSWEPT | • windswept adj. Exposed to the winds. • wind-swept adj. Alternative form of windswept. • WINDSWEPT adj. swept by the wind. |
| WINNOWERS | • winnowers n. Plural of winnower. • WINNOWER n. one who winnows. |
| WIREDRAWS | • wiredraws v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wiredraw. • WIREDRAW v. to draw into wire. |
| WIREWORKS | • wireworks n. Plural of wirework. • WIREWORK n. an article made from wire. |
| WIREWORMS | • wireworms n. Plural of wireworm. • WIREWORM n. a hard-bodied wormlike larva of the click beetle, destructive to plant roots. |
| WISEWOMAN | • wise␣woman n. A woman who is a sage or seer; a witch (usually benevolent); a traditional female herbalist or midwife. • WISEWOMAN n. a witch or seeress. |
| WISEWOMEN | • wise␣women n. Plural of wise woman. • WISEWOMAN n. a witch or seeress. |