| BIRDWATCHING | • birdwatching n. Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment. • birdwatching n. (Slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches. • bird␣watching n. Alternative spelling of birdwatching. |
| BRAINWASHING | • brainwashing n. Alternative spelling of brain-washing. • brainwashing v. Present participle of brainwash. • brain-washing n. A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs… |
| CHILDCROWING | • child-crowing n. (Medicine, archaic) A nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis. • CHILDCROWING n. a nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis. |
| FOREWEIGHING | • foreweighing v. Present participle of foreweigh. • FOREWEIGH v. (archaic) to estimate beforehand. |
| GHOSTWRITING | • ghostwriting v. Present participle of ghostwrite. • ghostwriting n. Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name. • ghost-writing v. Present participle of ghost-write. |
| HAIRWEAVINGS | • HAIRWEAVING n. the interweaving of false hair with real on a bald person's head. |
| HANDWRITINGS | • handwritings n. Plural of handwriting. • HANDWRITING n. writing, script; one's style of writing. |
| HIGHBROWISMS | • highbrowisms n. Plural of highbrowism. • HIGHBROWISM n. the state of being a highbrow. |
| OVERWEIGHING | • overweighing v. Present participle of overweigh. • OVERWEIGH v. to exceed in weight; to overbalance. |
| SCRIMSHAWING | • scrimshawing v. Present participle of scrimshaw. • SCRIMSHAW v. to ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines, also SCRIMSHANDER, SCRIMSHANDY. |
| SHIPWRECKING | • shipwrecking v. Present participle of shipwreck. • SHIPWRECK v. to undergo shipwreck. |
| WEATHERISING | • weatherising v. Present participle of weatherise. • WEATHERISE v. to make (a fabric) weatherproof, also WEATHERIZE. |
| WEATHERIZING | • weatherizing n. A protective coating, or layer of insulation, as on a house or car. • weatherizing v. Present participle of weatherize. • WEATHERIZE v. to make (a fabric) weatherproof, also WEATHERISE. |
| WEIGHBRIDGES | • weighbridges n. Plural of weighbridge. • WEIGHBRIDGE n. a machine for weighing vehicles with their loads. |
| WEIGHTLIFTER | • weightlifter n. (Weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts. • weightlifter n. A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance… • weight␣lifter n. Alternative spelling of weightlifter. |
| WHIGMALEERIE | • WHIGMALEERIE n. (Scots) a trinket or knickknack; a fantastic ornamentation; a whim, also WHIGMALEERY. |
| WHIMPERINGLY | • whimperingly adv. With a whimpering sound. • WHIMPERINGLY adv. WHIMPERING. |
| WHISPERINGLY | • whisperingly adv. In a whispering manner; quietly. • WHISPERING adv. speaking softly. |
| WINTERWEIGHT | • winterweight adj. (Of clothing) Of relatively heavy weight, intended for use in cold winters. • WINTERWEIGHT adj. of clothes, suitable in weight for wear in the winter; relatively heavy. |