| ANTIWHALING | • antiwhaling adj. Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales. • ANTIWHALING adj. opposed to whaling. |
| LIGHTWEIGHT | • lightweight n. (Combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that… • lightweight n. (Rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class. • lightweight n. (Weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight… |
| LOWLIGHTING | • lowlighting v. Present participle of lowlight. • LOWLIGHT v. to enhance the natural colour of the hair. |
| MILLWRIGHTS | • millwrights n. Plural of millwright. • MILLWRIGHT n. a person whose occupation is planning and building mills or setting up their machinery. |
| OUTWHIRLING | • outwhirling v. Present participle of outwhirl. • OUTWHIRL v. to surpass in whirling. |
| PLAYWRITING | • playwriting n. (Authorship) The writing of plays. • PLAYWRITING n. the writing of plays. |
| SWITCHGIRLS | • switchgirls n. Plural of switchgirl. • SWITCHGIRL n. a women who operates a telephone switchboard. |
| TELEVIEWING | • televiewing v. Present participle of teleview. • TELEVIEWING n. the act of observing by means of television. |
| TIGGYWINKLE | • TIGGYWINKLE n. (dialect) a hedgehog. |
| TWILIGHTING | • twilighting v. Present participle of twilight. • TWILIGHT v. to light imperfectly or faintly; to make twilit. |
| UNWITTINGLY | • unwittingly adv. In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly. • UNWITTING adv. without knowledge, also UNWEETING. |
| WAITLISTING | • waitlisting v. Present participle of waitlist. • wait-listing v. Present participle of wait-list. • WAITLIST v. to put on a list of persons waiting. |
| WHISTLINGLY | • whistlingly adv. With a whistling sound. • WHISTLING adv. of e.g. a wind, making a shrill, clear musical sound. |
| WILDCATTING | • wildcatting v. Present participle of wildcat. • WILDCATTING n. the practice of drilling an experimental well in search of oil, gas etc. |
| WITHERINGLY | • witheringly adv. In a withering manner. • WITHERING adv. of criticism, severe. |
| WITHHOLDING | • withholding v. Present participle of withhold. • withholding n. The deduction of taxes from an employee’s salary. • withholding n. The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government. |