| WIDTHWISE | • widthwise adj. Directed across the width of an object or place. • widthwise adv. Across the width of an object or place. • WIDTHWISE adv. across the width, as distinct from lengthways, also WIDTHWAY, WIDTHWAYS. |
| WILLOWISH | • willowish adj. Resembling a willow; willowy. • WILLOWISH adj. of the colour of willow leaves. |
| WITHWINDS | • withwinds n. Plural of withwind. • WITHWIND n. (dialect) bindweed or other climbing plant, also WITHYWIND. |
| WHIPSAWING | • whipsawing v. Present participle of whipsaw. • WHIPSAW v. to cut with a narrow tapering saw. |
| WHIRLWINDS | • whirlwinds n. Plural of whirlwind. • WHIRLWIND n. a small rotating windstorm. |
| WHITEWINGS | • whitewings n. Plural of whitewing. • WHITEWING n. the chaffinch, so called from the white bands on the wing. |
| WITHYWINDS | • withywinds n. Plural of withywind. • WITHYWIND n. (dialect) bindweed or other climbing plant, also WITHWIND. |
| KOWHAIWHAIS | • KOWHAIWHAI n. (Maori) a type of pattern in Maori decorative art. |
| WAINWRIGHTS | • wainwrights n. Plural of wainwright. • Wainwrights n. Plural of Wainwright. • WAINWRIGHT n. a maker or repairer of carts. |
| WELWITSCHIA | • welwitschia n. Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa. • WELWITSCHIA n. a plant of a SW African genus of one species, with one pair of leaves that grow indefinitely. |
| WISHTONWISH | • wishtonwish n. (US, obsolete, except perhaps in dialects) The prairie dog. • WISHTONWISH n. (Native American) the whippoorwill. |
| WELWITSCHIAS | • welwitschias n. Plural of welwitschia. • WELWITSCHIA n. a plant of a SW African genus of one species, with one pair of leaves that grow indefinitely. |
| WHITEWASHING | • whitewashing n. The application of whitewash. • whitewashing n. (Figuratively) The effacement of errors or bad actions. • whitewashing n. (Derogatory) The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event… |
| WHIPPOORWILLS | • whippoorwills n. Plural of whippoorwill. • whip-poor-wills n. Plural of whip-poor-will. • WHIPPOORWILL n. a species of nightjar native to North America, also POORWILL. |
| WHITEWASHINGS | • whitewashings n. Plural of whitewashing. • WHITEWASHING n. the act of coating with whitewash. |
| WILLIEWAUGHTS | • WILLIEWAUGHT n. (Scots) a deep draught of alcohol. |
| WISHTONWISHES | • wishtonwishes n. Plural of wishtonwish. • WISHTONWISH n. (Native American) the whippoorwill. |
| WHISTLEBLOWING | • whistleblowing n. The disclosure to the public or to authorities, such as by an employee, of wrongdoing. • whistle-blowing n. The action of a whistleblower. • WHISTLEBLOWING n. the practice of informing on someone or putting a stop to something. |
| WHISTLEBLOWINGS | • whistleblowings n. Plural of whistleblowing. • whistle-blowings n. Plural of whistle-blowing. • WHISTLEBLOWING n. the practice of informing on someone or putting a stop to something. |