| GLOWWORMS | • glowworms n. Plural of glowworm. • glow-worms n. Plural of glow-worm. • GLOWWORM n. a beetle, the wingless female and other stages of which emit light from the abdomen. |
| NEWSWOMAN | • newswoman n. A female reporter or newsreader. • NEWSWOMAN n. a female newsman. |
| NEWSWOMEN | • newswomen n. Plural of newswoman. • NEWSWOMAN n. a female newsman. |
| SCREWWORM | • screwworm n. The larva of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm) or Chrysomya bezziana (Old World… • SCREWWORM n. the larva of a dipterous fly which develops under the skin of certain animals. |
| SLOWWORMS | • slowworms n. Plural of slowworm. • slow-worms n. Plural of slow-worm. • slow␣worms n. Plural of slow worm. |
| STRAWWORM | • strawworm n. The grub of the caddis fly. • STRAWWORM n. a caddice worm. |
| WASHWOMAN | • washwoman n. A washerwoman. • WASHWOMAN n. a woman who does laundry, also WASHERWOMAN. |
| WASHWOMEN | • washwomen n. Plural of washwoman. • WASHWOMAN n. a woman who does laundry, also WASHERWOMAN. |
| WHIPWORMS | • whipworms n. Plural of whipworm. • WHIPWORM n. a parasitic worm. |
| WIREWORMS | • wireworms n. Plural of wireworm. • WIREWORM n. a hard-bodied wormlike larva of the click beetle, destructive to plant roots. |
| WISEWOMAN | • wise␣woman n. A woman who is a sage or seer; a witch (usually benevolent); a traditional female herbalist or midwife. • WISEWOMAN n. a witch or seeress. |
| WISEWOMEN | • wise␣women n. Plural of wise woman. • WISEWOMAN n. a witch or seeress. |
| WOODWORMS | • woodworms n. Plural of woodworm. • WOODWORM n. any of various insect larvae that bore into wooden furniture, beams, etc., esp. the larvae of the furniture beetle and the deathwatch beetle. |
| WORMWOODS | • wormwoods n. Plural of wormwood. • Wormwoods prop.n. Plural of Wormwood. • WORMWOOD n. the bitter plant Artemisia absinthium, formerly used as a vermifuge. |