| LEWISITE | • lewisite n. An organoarsenic compound used as a chemical weapon. • LEWISITE n. an irritant and poison gas used for chemical warfare. |
| TAILWIND | • tailwind n. A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc. • tailwind n. (Figurative, by extension) A force that accelerates progress. • tailwind v. Of wind, to blow on a windmill or wind turbine in such a way that wind pressure is exerted on the wrong… |
| TWIBILLS | • twibills n. Plural of twibill. • TWIBILL n. a battleaxe with two cutting edges, also TWIBIL. |
| TWICHILD | • twichild adj. (Obsolete) Being in second childhood. • TWICHILD n. a person in his or her second childhood. |
| TWIGLIKE | • twiglike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a twig; thin and brittle. • TWIGLIKE adj. like a twig. |
| TWILIGHT | • twilight n. The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned… • twilight n. The time when this light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness. • twilight n. (Astronomy) The time when the sun is less than 18° below the horizon. |
| TWILLIES | • twillies n. Plural of twilly. • TWILLY n. a willowing machine. |
| TWILLING | • twilling n. Twilled fabric or patterning, or the process which produces this. • TWILLING n. a twilled fabric. |
| TWILTING | • twilting v. Present participle of twilt. • TWILT v. to quilt. |
| TWINLING | • twinling n. A twin. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • twinling n. A small or young twin, especially a twin lamb. • TWINLING n. a young or little twin, esp. a twin lamb. |
| TWIRLIER | • twirlier adj. Comparative form of twirly: more twirly. • TWIRLY adj. curved. |
| TWIRLING | • twirling v. Present participle of twirl. • twirling n. The motion of something that twirls. • TWIRL v. to rotate rapidly. |
| WAITLIST | • waitlist n. A waiting list. • waitlist v. (Transitive) To place on a waiting list. • wait-list n. Alternative spelling of waitlist. |
| WHIPTAIL | • whiptail n. Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails. • whiptail n. A fish, the blue grenadier, Macruronus novaezelandiae. • whiptail n. (Uncountable) A leaf-distorting disorder in the cauliflower, caused by molybdenum deficiency. |
| WHITLING | • whitling n. (UK, dialect) A young full trout during its second season. • WHITLING n. a young bull trout. |
| WINTLING | • wintling v. Present participle of wintle. • WINTLE v. (Scots) to stagger. |
| WINTRILY | • wintrily adv. In a wintry manner. • WINTRY adv. having the characteristics of winter, also WINTERLY, WINTERY. |
| WITBLITS | • witblits n. (South Africa) Home-distilled brandy or raw spirit, colourless and with a powerful kick. • WITBLITS n. (South African) a strong home-distilled alcoholic spirit. |
| WITLINGS | • witlings n. Plural of witling. • WITLING n. one who considers himself witty. |