| DOWNDRAUGHT | • downdraught n. Alternative spelling of downdraft. • DOWNDRAUGHT n. a downward movement of air, also DOWNDRAFT. |
| HANDWROUGHT | • handwrought adj. Made by hand, handmade. • HANDWROUGHT adj. fashioned by hand or chiefly by hand processes. |
| HIGHWROUGHT | • highwrought adj. (Archaic) Highly excited; overwrought; worked up. • high-wrought adj. Made or constructed with exquisite skill. • high-wrought adj. In a state of agitation. |
| LAUGHWORTHY | • laughworthy adj. (Rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable. • LAUGHWORTHY adj. worthy of being laughed at. |
| OUTTHROWING | • outthrowing v. Present participle of outthrow. • OUTTHROW v. to throw farther than. |
| OUTWHIRLING | • outwhirling v. Present participle of outwhirl. • OUTWHIRL v. to surpass in whirling. |
| OUTWORTHING | • outworthing v. Present participle of outworth. • OUTWORTH v. (Shakespeare) to exceed in worth. |
| OVERWROUGHT | • overwrought adj. Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy. • overwrought adj. Elaborate; overdone. • OVERWORK v. to cause to work too hard. |
| ROUGHHEWING | • roughhewing v. Present participle of roughhew. • rough-hewing v. Present participle of rough-hew. • ROUGHHEW v. to shape roughly. |
| SHOWGROUNDS | • showgrounds n. Plural of showground. • SHOWGROUND n. a plot of land on which an outdoor show is held. |
| SUPERGROWTH | • supergrowth n. (Countable) A growth upon something else. • supergrowth n. (Uncountable) Very rapid growth. • SUPERGROWTH n. exceptional growth. |
| THOROUGHWAX | • thoroughwax n. An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves. • thoroughwax n. The thoroughwort. • THOROUGHWAX n. the plant hare's-ear, from the stem seeming to 'wax' (i.e. grow) through the leaves. |
| THROUGHWAYS | • throughways n. Plural of throughway. • THROUGHWAY n. (US) a motorway, also THRUWAY. |
| UNDERGROWTH | • undergrowth n. The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes). • UNDERGROWTH n. low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs. |
| UNDERWEIGHT | • underweight adj. Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight. • underweight adj. Not too heavy for an intended purpose. • underweight adj. (Finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests. |
| UNWITHERING | • unwithering adj. Not withering; staying fresh and whole. • UNWITHERING adj. not withering. |
| UNWREATHING | • unwreathing v. Present participle of unwreath. • unwreathing v. Present participle of unwreathe. • UNWREATHE v. to take out of a wreathed condition. |
| WAREHOUSING | • warehousing n. The act of storing goods in a warehouse. • warehousing v. Present participle of warehouse. • WAREHOUSING n. storage in a warehouse. |
| WATCHGUARDS | • watchguards n. Plural of watchguard. • WATCHGUARD n. a chain or strap used to attach a watch to the clothing. |