| DEADWEIGHT | • deadweight n. Alternative spelling of dead weight. • dead␣weight n. Unremitting heavy weight that does not move. • dead␣weight n. (Nautical) The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully… |
| GRAYWETHER | • graywether n. Alternative form of greywether. • GRAYWETHER n. a sandstone boulder of South England, also GREYWETHER. |
| GREYWETHER | • greywether n. A large block of hard sandstone found sporadically over south and southeast England. • GREYWETHER n. a sandstone boulder of South England, also GRAYWETHER. |
| LENGTHWISE | • lengthwise adj. In the long direction of an oblong object. • lengthwise adv. In the long direction of an oblong object. • LENGTHWISE adv. in the direction of the length, also LENGTHWAYS. |
| MAKEWEIGHT | • makeweight n. Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight. • makeweight n. Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument. • MAKEWEIGHT n. a small quantity added to make up a certain weight e.g. an extra slice of bread; hence, an insignificant person or thing. |
| OUTWEIGHED | • outweighed v. Simple past tense and past participle of outweigh. • OUTWEIGH v. to weigh more than. |
| OVERWEIGHT | • overweight adj. (Of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy… • overweight adj. (Transport, law, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce. • overweight adj. (Investment, finance, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security)… |
| UNWEIGHTED | • unweighted adj. Not weighted (used especially of an average or other statistic). • UNWEIGHT v. to reduce the weight of. |
| WAVELENGTH | • wavelength n. (Physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough… • wavelength n. (Figurative) A person’s attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person’s. • WAVELENGTH n. the distance in the line of advance of a wave from any one point to the next point of corresponding phase. |
| WEATHERING | • weathering n. (Obsolete) Weather, especially favourable or fair weather. • weathering n. (Geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes. • weathering n. (Architecture) A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water. |
| WEEKNIGHTS | • weeknights n. Plural of weeknight. • weeknights adv. On weeknights. • WEEKNIGHT n. the evening or night of a weekday. |
| WEIGHTAGES | • weightages n. Plural of weightage. • WEIGHTAGE n. a weighting. |
| WEIGHTIEST | • weightiest adj. Superlative form of weighty: most weighty. • WEIGHTY adj. heavy, ponderous. |
| WEIGHTLESS | • weightless adj. Without weight. • weightless adj. Not affected by gravity. • WEIGHTLESS adj. having little weight. |
| WHEATGERMS | • wheatgerms n. Plural of wheatgerm. • WHEATGERM n. the vitamin-rich embryo of the wheat kernel. |
| WHEESHTING | • WHEESHT v. (Scots) to call for silence, also WHEESH, WHISHT. |
| WHERRETING | • wherreting v. Present participle of wherret. • WHERRET v. (obsolete) to give a sharp blow, also WHIRRET. |