| AIRWORTHIEST | • airworthiest adj. Superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy. • AIRWORTHY adj. suitable for flying. |
| BOWDLERISING | • bowdlerising v. Present participle of bowdlerise. • BOWDLERISE v. to expurgate a book or writing, by removing whatever might be considered indelicate, esp. to do so unnecessarily, also BOWDLERIZE. |
| BOWSTRINGING | • bowstringing v. Present participle of bowstring. • BOWSTRING v. to strangle with a bowstring. |
| CONTRARIWISE | • contrariwise adv. (Literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction. • contrariwise adv. (Literary) on the other hand. • CONTRARIWISE adj. on the contrary. |
| COPYWRITINGS | • COPYWRITING n. writing advertising copy. |
| DISWORSHIPED | • DISWORSHIP v. (Milton) to refuse to worship. |
| GHOSTWRITING | • ghostwriting v. Present participle of ghostwrite. • ghostwriting n. Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name. • ghost-writing v. Present participle of ghost-write. |
| GILLIFLOWERS | • gilliflowers n. Plural of gilliflower. • gilli-flowers n. Plural of gilli-flower. • GILLIFLOWER n. a carnation, also GELLIFLOWRE, GILLYFLOWER, GILLYVOR. |
| HIGHBROWISMS | • highbrowisms n. Plural of highbrowism. • HIGHBROWISM n. the state of being a highbrow. |
| MICROWRITERS | • microwriters n. Plural of microwriter. • MICROWRITER n. a handheld five- or six-key device by means of which text can be generated on a printer or VDU. |
| OVERSWIMMING | • overswimming v. Present participle of overswim. • OVERSWIM v. to swim across. |
| OVERSWINGING | • overswinging v. Present participle of overswing. • OVERSWING v. to swing excessively, as in golf. |
| SONGWRITINGS | • songwritings n. Plural of songwriting. • SONGWRITING n. the activities of a songwriter. |
| WHIPCORDIEST | • WHIPCORDY adj. like whipcord, a fabric with bold twill used for making dresses. |
| WHODUNITRIES | • WHODUNITRY n. the genre of whodunit writing, also WHODUNNITRY. |
| WINEGROWINGS | • WINEGROWING n. the growing of grapes to make wine. |
| WIREWORKINGS | • WIREWORKING n. working in wire. |