| AFTERGLOWS | • afterglows n. Plural of afterglow. • after-glows n. Plural of after-glow. • AFTERGLOW n. a glow remaining after a light source has faded. |
| BILGEWATER | • bilgewater n. (Nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship. • bilgewater n. (Slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense. • BILGEWATER n. the water that collects in a ship's bilge. |
| GLASSWORTS | • glassworts n. Plural of glasswort. • GLASSWORT n. a spinachlike plant of salt marshes, formerly burned for its ashes which yield soda. |
| MILLWRIGHT | • millwright n. A person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery. • millwright n. A person engaged in the erection of machinery. • MILLWRIGHT n. a person whose occupation is planning and building mills or setting up their machinery. |
| PLAYWRIGHT | • playwright n. A writer and creator of theatrical plays. • PLAYWRIGHT n. a person who writes plays. |
| PLOWTERING | • plowtering v. Present participle of plowter. • PLOWTER v. (Scots) to dabble in liquid, also PLOTTER, PLOUTER. |
| PLOWWRIGHT | • plowwright n. A person who builds and repairs plows. • PLOWWRIGHT n. one who makes ploughs, also PLOUGHWRIGHT. |
| SWELTERING | • sweltering adj. (Of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky. • sweltering v. Present participle of swelter. • sweltering n. The situation of being or feeling hot and humid. |
| SWITCHGIRL | • switchgirl n. The female equivalent of a switchman. • SWITCHGIRL n. a women who operates a telephone switchboard. |
| TOWERINGLY | • toweringly adv. In a towering manner. • TOWERING adv. TOWER, to rise to a great height. |
| TROWELLING | • trowelling v. (Britain) present participle of trowel. • TROWEL v. to smooth with a tool with a flat blade. |
| WAGHALTERS | • waghalters n. Plural of waghalter. • wag-halters n. Plural of wag-halter. • WAGHALTER n. a felon likely to swing from the gallows. |
| WATERGLASS | • water␣glass n. A drinking vessel intended or used for water. • water␣glass n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any of various water-soluble silicate compounds, especially when occurring in… • water␣glass n. A water gauge for a steam boiler. |
| WOOLGATHER | • woolgather v. To daydream. • wool-gather v. To daydream. |
| WRESTLINGS | • wrestlings n. Plural of wrestling. • WRESTLING n. the sport of wrestling. |
| WRIGGLIEST | • wriggliest adj. Superlative form of wriggly: most wriggly. • WRIGGLY adj. wriggling. |
| WRITHINGLY | • writhingly adv. With a writhing motion. • WRITHING adv. twisting, squirming. |