| DOWNSIZE | • downsize v. (Intransitive) To reduce in size or number. • downsize v. (Transitive) To reduce the workforce of. • downsize v. (Transitive, euphemistic) To terminate the employment of. |
| DOWNZONE | • downzone v. (US, politics) To change an area or property to a less restrictive zoning. • DOWNZONE v. to reduce or limit the number of buildings permitted. |
| SWIZZING | • swizzing v. Present participle of swizz. • SWIZZ v. to defraud, also SWIZ. |
| TWEEZING | • tweezing v. Present participle of tweeze. • TWEEZE v. to pluck with a tweezer. |
| WALTZING | • waltzing n. Gerund of waltz: the motion of one who waltzes. • waltzing v. Present participle of waltz. • WALTZING n. the act of waltzing. |
| WARZONES | • warzones n. Plural of warzone. • war␣zones n. Plural of war zone. • WARZONE n. a region of armed conflict. |
| WEAZANDS | • weazands n. Plural of weazand. • WEAZAND n. (Old English) the windpipe, also WEASAND, WEASON, WESAND, WESSAND, WEZAND, WIZZEN. |
| WEAZENED | • weazened adj. Withered and wrinkled. • WEAZEN v. to become dry and shrivelled, also WIZEN. |
| WEBZINES | • webzines n. Plural of webzine. • WEBZINE n. a magazine published on the Internet. |
| WHEEZING | • wheezing n. The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze. • wheezing v. Present participle of wheeze. • WHEEZING adj. breathing with a hissing sound. |
| WHIZBANG | • whizbang n. (Dated) A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding. • whizbang n. (Dated) A small artillery shell. • whizbang n. (By extension) Someone or something that holds an explosive amount of success, skill or effectiveness. |
| WHIZZING | • whizzing v. Present participle of whiz. • whizzing v. Present participle of whizz. • whizzing n. The sound or action of something that whizzes. |
| WIZENEST | • WIZEN adj. shrivelled. |
| WIZENING | • wizening v. Present participle of wizen. • WIZEN v. to shrivel, also WEAZEN. |
| WOMANIZE | • womanize v. (Intransitive, said of a man) To flirt with and/or seduce, or attempt to seduce, women, especially lecherously. • womanize v. (Transitive, usually figuratively) To turn into a woman; to feminize. • WOMANIZE v. to pursue women amorously, also WOMANISE. |
| WUZZLING | • wuzzling v. Present participle of wuzzle. • WUZZLE v. (US) to jumble. |
| ZUGZWANG | • zugzwang n. (Chess) A situation in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous move. • zugzwang n. (Figurative) A situation in which someone is forced to make a disadvantageous move. • ZUGZWANG n. (German) a situation in a chess game in which a player is forced to make an undesirable or disadvantageous move. |