| FORTHWITH | • forthwith adv. (Chiefly formal, literary) Without delay; immediately. • FORTHWITH adv. immediately. |
| NIGHTHAWK | • nighthawk n. (UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar). • nighthawk n. (US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor. • nighthawk n. A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours. |
| NOWHITHER | • nowhither adv. (Archaic) nowhere; to no place. • NOWHITHER adv. (archaic) in no direction. |
| THEREWITH | • therewith adv. With this, that or those. • therewith adv. In addition to that; besides, moreover. • therewith adv. Thereupon, forthwith; with that being said or done. |
| WHEREWITH | • wherewith adv. (Archaic) With which; with what. • wherewith n. (Archaic) Something with which; the means by which. • WHEREWITH adj. with what. |
| WHINCHATS | • whinchats n. Plural of whinchat. • WHINCHAT n. a small brown and buff songbird. |
| WHISHTING | • WHISHT v. (Scots) to keep silent, also WHEESH, WHEESHT. |
| WHITEFISH | • whitefish n. Any of many fish. • whitefish n. The beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale). • whitefish v. To fish for whitefish. |
| WHITEHEAD | • whitehead n. A pimple formed by a clogged sebaceous gland, usually with a milky-white cap. • whitehead n. A species of passerine bird, endemic to New Zealand (Mohoua albicilla). • whitehead n. The blue-winged snow goose, Anser caerulescens caerulescens. |
| WHITEWASH | • whitewash n. A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white. • whitewash n. (Sports) A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep. • whitewash n. (Politics) A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements. |
| WHITHERED | • whithered v. Simple past tense and past participle of whither. • WHITHER v. to blow strongly with a roaring sound, also WUTHER. |
| WITCHHOOD | • WITCHHOOD n. the state of being a witch. |
| WITHHAULT | • WITHHOLD v. to hold back. |
| WITHHOLDS | • withholds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of withhold. • WITHHOLD v. to hold back. |