| 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. |
| BITTERSWEETS | • bittersweets n. Plural of bittersweet. • BITTERSWEET n. the woody nightshade, whose stems when chewed taste first bitter, then sweet. |
| GHOSTWRITERS | • ghostwriters n. Plural of ghostwriter. • ghost␣writers n. Plural of ghost writer. • GHOSTWRITER n. one who ghostwrites. |
| SEAWORTHIEST | • seaworthiest adj. Superlative form of seaworthy: most seaworthy. • SEAWORTHY adj. able to be used on the sea. |
| SHIRTWAISTED | • shirtwaisted adj. Wearing a shirtwaist. • SHIRTWAISTED adj. as in shirtwaisted dress, another name for shirtwaister. |
| SHIRTWAISTER | • shirtwaister n. A woman’s dress having a bodice in the style of a shirt, with buttons down the front. • SHIRTWAISTER n. a tailored dress with a shirtwaist top. |
| SHITTIMWOODS | • SHITTIMWOOD n. the wood of the shittah tree, believed to be a species of acacia, also SHITTIM. |
| 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. |
| STRAIGHTWAYS | • straightways n. Plural of straightway. • straightways adv. Synonym of straightway. • STRAIGHTWAYS adv. (archaic) in a direct course, also STRAIGHTWAY. |
| STRAWWEIGHTS | • strawweights n. Plural of strawweight. • STRAWWEIGHT n. a professional boxer weighing not more than 47.6 kg. |
| THISTLEDOWNS | • thistledowns n. Plural of thistledown. • THISTLEDOWN n. the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle. |
| TSESAREWITCH | • TSESAREWITCH n. (Russian) the eldest son of a tsar, heir to the tsardom, also CESAREVICH, CESAREVITCH, CESAREWICH, CESAREWITCH, TSAREVITCH, TSESAREVICH, TSESAREVITCH, TSESAREWICH. |
| WHATSITSNAME | • whatsitsname n. Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember or immediately bring to mind. • what's-its-name n. Alternative form of whatsitsname. • WHATSITSNAME n. a designation for a thing whose name one cannot remember. |
| WHIPSTITCHES | • whipstitches n. Plural of whipstitch. • whip␣stitches n. Plural of whip stitch. • WHIPSTITCH n. a small overcasting stitch. |
| WITHSTANDERS | • withstanders n. Plural of withstander. • WITHSTANDER n. one who withstands. |
| WORKSTATIONS | • workstations n. Plural of workstation. • work␣stations n. Plural of work station. • WORKSTATION n. an area with equipment for the performance of a specialized task usually by a single individual. |
| WRISTWATCHES | • wristwatches n. Plural of wristwatch. • wrist␣watches n. Plural of wrist watch. • WRISTWATCH n. a small watch that is attached to a bracelet or strap and is worn around the wrist. |