| CLERIHEWS | • clerihews n. Plural of clerihew. • Clerihews n. Plural of Clerihew. (Alternative letter-case form of clerihews.) • CLERIHEW n. a light verse quatrain rhyming AABB and usually dealing with a person named in the initial rhyme. |
| EREWHILES | • erewhiles adv. Alternative form of erewhile. • EREWHILES adv. (archaic) some time ago, heretofore, also EREWHILE. |
| ERSTWHILE | • erstwhile adv. Formerly; in the past. • erstwhile adj. (Literary, law) Former, previous. • erstwhile adj. (Proscribed) Respected, honourable. |
| OUTWHIRLS | • outwhirls v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwhirl. • OUTWHIRL v. to surpass in whirling. |
| SHOWGIRLS | • showgirls n. Plural of showgirl. • SHOWGIRL n. a chorus girl. |
| SHREWLIKE | • shrewlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal). • shrewlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (ill-tempered woman); shrewish. • SHREWLIKE adj. like a shrew. |
| SWARTHILY | • swarthily adv. In a swarthy manner. • SWARTHY adv. having a dark complexion, also SWARTY. |
| WHALERIES | • whaleries n. Plural of whalery. • WHALERY n. whaling. |
| WHIFFLERS | • whifflers n. Plural of whiffler. • WHIFFLER n. an official who clears the way for a procession. |
| WHIMBRELS | • whimbrels n. Plural of whimbrel. • WHIMBREL n. a bird like a curlew, also WIMBREL. |
| WHIRLBATS | • whirlbats n. Plural of whirlbat. • WHIRLBAT n. an ancient boxing glove loaded with metal, also WHORLBAT. |
| WHIRLIEST | • whirliest adj. Superlative form of whirly: most whirly. • WHIRLY adj. given to whirling. |
| WHIRLINGS | • whirlings n. Plural of whirling. • WHIRLING n. the act of whirling. |
| WHISTLERS | • whistlers n. Plural of whistler. • WHISTLER n. someone or something that whistles. |
| WHITTLERS | • whittlers n. Plural of whittler. • WHITTLER n. one who whittles. |
| WHORISHLY | • whorishly adv. In a whorish manner. • WHORISH adv. like a whore. |