| HOWTOWDIES | • HOWTOWDIE n. (Scots) a dish of boiled chicken. |
| SWEPTWINGS | • swept␣wings n. Plural of swept wing. • SWEPTWING n. an aircraft with sweptback wings. |
| THWARTWISE | • thwartwise adj. (Archaic) Athwart; from side to side; across. • thwartwise adv. (Archaic) Athwart; from side to side; across. • THWARTWISE adv. crosswise; from side to side, also THWARTWAYS. |
| WASTEWEIRS | • wasteweirs n. Plural of wasteweir. • WASTEWEIR n. a sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir, to prevent too great pressure on the dam, aka a spillway. |
| WHEREWITHS | • wherewiths n. Plural of wherewith. • WHEREWITH n. the means to do something. |
| WHITEWALLS | • whitewalls n. Plural of whitewall. • WHITEWALL n. the spotted flycatcher, so called from the white color of the underparts. |
| WHITEWARES | • whitewares n. Plural of whiteware. • WHITEWARE n. articles made of white porcelain, pottery or other ceramic material. |
| WHITEWINGS | • whitewings n. Plural of whitewing. • WHITEWING n. the chaffinch, so called from the white bands on the wing. |
| WHITEWOODS | • whitewoods n. Plural of whitewood. • WHITEWOOD n. the soft and easily worked wood of the tulip tree, much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc. |
| WHITTAWERS | • whittawers n. Plural of whittawer. • WHITTAWER n. (dialect) a saddler or harness-maker; a maker of white leather, also WHITTAW. |
| WILLOWIEST | • willowiest adj. Superlative form of willowy: most willowy. • WILLOWY adj. slender and graceful. |
| WINDOWIEST | • WINDOWY adj. like a window. |
| WINDTHROWS | • windthrows n. Plural of windthrow. • WINDTHROW n. the blowing over of trees by the wind. |
| WITCHWEEDS | • witchweeds n. Plural of witchweed. • WITCHWEED n. a yellow-flowered plant of the snapdragon family. |
| WITHYWINDS | • withywinds n. Plural of withywind. • WITHYWIND n. (dialect) bindweed or other climbing plant, also WITHWIND. |
| WITWANTONS | • witwantons n. Plural of witwanton. • witwantons v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of witwanton. • wit-wantons n. Plural of wit-wanton. |
| WRISTWATCH | • wristwatch n. A watch that is worn on a strap or band fastened around the wrist. • wrist␣watch n. Alternative form of wristwatch. • WRISTWATCH n. a small watch that is attached to a bracelet or strap and is worn around the wrist. |
| WRITEDOWNS | • writedowns n. Plural of writedown. • write-downs n. Plural of write-down. • WRITEDOWN n. a reduction in the estimated or nominal value of an asset. |