| AIRWORTHIER | • airworthier adj. Comparative form of airworthy: more airworthy. • AIRWORTHY adj. suitable for flying. |
| DISWORSHIPS | • disworships v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disworship. • DISWORSHIP v. (Milton) to refuse to worship. |
| HIGHBROWISM | • highbrowism n. Highbrow attitudes and policies generally. • HIGHBROWISM n. the state of being a highbrow. |
| HOODWINKING | • hoodwinking v. Present participle of hoodwink. • hoodwinking n. An act of deception. • hood-winking v. Present participle of hood-wink. |
| HOUSEWIFIER | • HOUSEWIFEY adj. like a housewife, also HOUSEWIFELY. |
| KOWHAIWHAIS | • KOWHAIWHAI n. (Maori) a type of pattern in Maori decorative art. |
| LOWLIGHTING | • lowlighting v. Present participle of lowlight. • LOWLIGHT v. to enhance the natural colour of the hair. |
| MICROSWITCH | • microswitch n. An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator. • MICROSWITCH n. a very small switch that is sensitive to minute motions and is used esp. in automatic devices. |
| MISTHROWING | • misthrowing v. Present participle of misthrow. • MISTHROW v. to throw errantly. |
| MISWORSHIPS | • misworships v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misworship. • MISWORSHIP v. to worship in a false way. |
| OUTWEIGHING | • outweighing v. Present participle of outweigh. • OUTWEIGH v. to weigh more than. |
| OUTWHIRLING | • outwhirling v. Present participle of outwhirl. • OUTWHIRL v. to surpass in whirling. |
| SHITTIMWOOD | • shittimwood n. The wood of the shittim. • SHITTIMWOOD n. the wood of the shittah tree, believed to be a species of acacia, also SHITTIM. |
| SHOWBIZZIER | • SHOWBIZZY adj. of or like showbiz, show business. |
| WHIPCORDIER | • WHIPCORDY adj. like whipcord, a fabric with bold twill used for making dresses. |
| WHITEBOYISM | • Whiteboyism prop.n. (Historical) The conduct or principles of the Whiteboys. • WHITEBOYISM n. the principles of the Whiteboys, an association of Irish peasants. |
| WISHTONWISH | • wishtonwish n. (US, obsolete, except perhaps in dialects) The prairie dog. • WISHTONWISH n. (Native American) the whippoorwill. |
| 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. |
| WITHINDOORS | • withindoors adv. Alternative form of within-doors. • within-doors adv. (Dated) indoors. • WITHINDOORS adv. indoors. |
| WORSHIPPING | • worshipping v. (Britain) present participle of worship. • worshipping n. An act of worship. • WORSHIP v. to honour as a divine being. |