| DOWNSWEPT | • downswept v. Simple past tense and past participle of downsweep. • downswept adj. Swept downwards. • DOWNSWEPT adj. curved downwards. |
| KOWTOWERS | • kowtowers n. Plural of kowtower. • KOWTOWER n. one who kowtows, also KOTOWER. |
| SWEETWOOD | • sweetwood n. The true laurel (Laurus nobilis). • sweetwood n. The timber of the Jamaican tree Oreodaphne leucoxylon, or of various related trees. • SWEETWOOD n. a South American lauraceous tree. |
| 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… |
| TOWNWEARS | • TOWNWEAR n. clothes suitable for town. |
| WARTWEEDS | • wartweeds n. Plural of wartweed. • WARTWEED n. any of a family of lichens having warty thalluses. |
| WASTEWAYS | • wasteways n. Plural of wasteway. • WASTEWAY n. a channel for excess water. |
| 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. |
| WATERWAYS | • waterways n. Plural of waterway. • WATERWAY n. a navigable body of water. |
| WESTWARDS | • westwards adv. Westward, towards the west. • WESTWARDS adv. in a westerly direction, also WESTWARD. |
| 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. |
| WINDSWEPT | • windswept adj. Exposed to the winds. • wind-swept adj. Alternative form of windswept. • WINDSWEPT adj. swept by the wind. |