| BLOWFISH | • blowfish n. Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe… • blowfish n. A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if… • Blowfish prop.n. (Computing) A symmetric block cipher encryption algorithm used in modern cryptographic software, designed… |
| CLOWNISH | • clownish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous. • clownish adj. (Now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic. • clownish adj. (Now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse. |
| DOWNHILL | • downhill adv. Down a slope. • downhill adv. (By extension) Deteriorating, getting worse. • downhill adj. Located down a slope or hill. |
| FISHBOWL | • fishbowl n. Alternative spelling of fish bowl. • fish␣bowl n. A small, rounded, transparent, and domestic aquarium. • fish␣bowl n. (By extension) Any place or event that lacks privacy or is intensely scrutinized. |
| HOWLINGS | • howlings n. Plural of howling. • HOWLING n. the act of howling. |
| LOWLIGHT | • lowlight n. A particularly unfavorable or mediocre moment or aspect. • lowlight n. (Cosmetics) In hairstyling, a highlight in a darker color rather than a lighter one. • lowlight v. (Transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a darker color than the rest. |
| OUTWHIRL | • outwhirl v. (Rare, transitive) To surpass in whirling or spinning. • OUTWHIRL v. to surpass in whirling. |
| OWLISHLY | • owlishly adv. In an owlish manner, especially with regard to looking. • OWLISH adv. like an owl. |
| SHOWGIRL | • showgirl n. A non-starring but physically beautiful female dancer in an often lavishly produced theatrical revue; a chorine. • SHOWGIRL n. a chorus girl. |
| WHITLOWS | • whitlows n. Plural of whitlow. • Whitlows prop.n. Plural of Whitlow. • WHITLOW n. an inflammation of finger or toe. |
| WHOLISMS | • wholisms n. Plural of wholism. • WHOLISM n. the philosophical theory that a complex system is more than the sum of its parts, also HOLISM. |
| WHOLISTS | • wholists n. Plural of wholist. • WHOLIST n. a believer in wholism, also HOLIST. |
| WHOLPHIN | • wholphin n. The fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and… • WHOLPHIN n. a hybrid of a whale and a dolphin. |
| WHORLING | • whorling v. Present participle of whorl. • WHORL v. to move in a twisted or convoluted fashion. |
| WITHHOLD | • withhold v. (Transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner. • withhold v. (Transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it. • withhold v. (Intransitive) To stay back. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| WOLFFISH | • wolffish n. Any fish of the family Anarhichadidae. • wolf-fish n. Alternative form of wolffish. • wolf␣fish n. Alternative form of wolffish. |
| WORTHILY | • worthily adv. In a worthy manner. • WORTHY adv. full of worth. |