| HALWAS | • halwas n. Plural of halwa. • HALWA n. (Hindi) a sweet Indian dish. |
| LOWISH | • lowish adj. Somewhat low. • LOWISH adj. somewhat low. |
| OWLISH | • owlish adj. Resembling or characteristic of an owl. • owlish adj. Wise and solemn. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) • owlish adj. Stupid; dull-looking. |
| SHAWLS | • shawls n. Plural of shawl. • SHAWL v. to wrap the shoulders in a covering. |
| SHEWEL | • shewel n. Alternative form of sewel (“scarecrow”). • SHEWEL n. a scarecrow, a device to scare away deer, also SEWEL. |
| THOWLS | • thowls n. Plural of thowl. • THOWL n. an oar pin, also THOWEL. |
| WHALES | • whales n. Plural of whale. • whales v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whale. • WHALE v. to hunt whales. |
| WHEALS | • wheals n. Plural of wheal. • WHEAL n. a raised mark on the skin left by a blow, also WALE, WEAL. |
| WHEELS | • wheels n. Plural of wheel. • wheels n. (By metonymy, deriving from meronymy) An automobile or other vehicle; a set of wheels. • wheels n. (Bodybuilding, slang) Well-developed thigh muscles. |
| WHELKS | • whelks n. Plural of whelk. • WHELK n. a popular name for a number of marine gastropods. |
| WHELMS | • whelms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whelm. • WHELM v. (archaic) to cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect. |
| WHELPS | • whelps n. Plural of whelp. • whelps v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whelp. • WHELP v. to give birth. |
| WHILES | • whiles adv. (Archaic or Scotland) sometimes; at times. • whiles adv. (Archaic or Scotland) meanwhile. • whiles conj. (Archaic or dialect) while, whilst. |
| WHILST | • whilst adv. (Archaic or obsolete except dialectal) Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile. • whilst conj. (Britain, Australia, literary or rare in North America) Synonym of while. • WHILST conj. as long as. |
| WHIRLS | • whirls v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whirl. • WHIRL v. to revolve rapidly. |
| WHOLES | • wholes n. Plural of whole. • WHOLE n. all the parts or elements entering into and making up a thing. |
| WHORLS | • whorls n. Plural of whorl. • WHORL v. to move in a twisted or convoluted fashion. |