| ATHWARTSHIPS | • athwartships adv. (Nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel. • ATHWARTSHIPS adv. transverse to a ship, also ATHWARTSHIP, THWARTSHIP. |
| COPYWRITINGS | • COPYWRITING n. writing advertising copy. |
| PAPERWEIGHTS | • paperweights n. Plural of paperweight. • PAPERWEIGHT n. a usually small heavy object used to hold down loose papers. |
| PARATANIWHAS | • PARATANIWHA n. (Maori) a New Zealand plant with pink and red serrated leaves. |
| PLASTICWARES | • plasticwares n. Plural of plasticware. |
| PLAYWRITINGS | • playwritings n. Plural of playwriting. • PLAYWRITING n. the writing of plays. |
| POWERLIFTERS | • powerlifters n. Plural of powerlifter. • POWERLIFTER n. one who practises power lifting. |
| PRAISEWORTHY | • praiseworthy adj. Meriting praise; worthy of high praise. • praise-worthy adj. Archaic form of praiseworthy. • PRAISEWORTHY adj. worthy of praise. |
| SCRIPTWRITER | • scriptwriter n. A person who writes scripts. • SCRIPTWRITER n. a person who writes scripts, as for screenplays. |
| SLIPPERWORTS | • slipperworts n. Plural of slipperwort. • SLIPPERWORT n. the calceolaria. |
| SPEECHWRITER | • speechwriter n. Someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession. • SPEECHWRITER n. a person who writes speeches (as for a politician). |
| SPORTSWRITER | • sportswriter n. Alternative form of sports writer (journalist who specializes in sports). • sports␣writer n. Someone who writes about sports-related topics professionally. • SPORTSWRITER n. a person who writes about sports esp. for a newspaper. |
| SPRINGWATERS | • springwaters n. Plural of springwater. • spring-waters n. Plural of spring-water. • spring␣waters n. Plural of spring water. |
| STEWARDSHIPS | • stewardships n. Plural of stewardship. • STEWARDSHIP n. the office, duties, and obligations of a steward. |
| TYPEWRITINGS | • typewritings n. Plural of typewriting. • TYPEWRITING n. the act of using a typewriter. |
| WATCHSPRINGS | • watchsprings n. Plural of watchspring. • WATCHSPRING n. the spring of a watch. |
| WATERMANSHIP | • watermanship n. Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating. • WATERMANSHIP n. the business, skill, or art of a waterman. |
| WHIPCORDIEST | • WHIPCORDY adj. like whipcord, a fabric with bold twill used for making dresses. |
| WHIPPLETREES | • whippletrees n. Plural of whippletree. • whipple-trees n. Plural of whipple-tree. • whipple␣trees n. Plural of whipple tree. |
| WIRETAPPINGS | • wiretappings n. Plural of wiretapping. • WIRETAPPING n. the act of tapping a phone wire so as to listen in to conversations. |