| DOWNSWEPT | • downswept v. Simple past tense and past participle of downsweep. • downswept adj. Swept downwards. • DOWNSWEPT adj. curved downwards. |
| DOWNTHROW | • downthrow n. (Geology) A depression of the strata on one side of a fault. • downthrow n. Ruin; defeat. • DOWNTHROW n. a state of being thrown down. |
| DOWNTOWNS | • downtowns n. Plural of downtown. • DOWNTOWN n. the business district of a city. |
| KOWTOWING | • kowtowing v. Present participle of kowtow. • kowtowing n. The act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow. • KOWTOW v. to perform a kowtow, also KOTOW. |
| STOWDOWNS | • stowdowns n. Plural of stowdown. • STOWDOWN n. the process of stowing in a ship's hold. |
| SWEPTWING | • sweptwing adj. (Of an aircraft) Having sweptback wings. • swept-wing adj. Alternative form of sweptwing. • swept␣wing n. (Aviation) A wing that is angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from its point of attachment… |
| THROWDOWN | • throwdown n. (Slang, wrestling) A fall, indicating defeat. • throwdown n. (Slang, rare) A weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigation, especially in situations… • throwdown n. (Slang, basketball) A slam dunk. |
| TOWNWEARS | • TOWNWEAR n. clothes suitable for town. |
| WANTAWAYS | • wantaways n. Plural of wantaway. • want-aways n. Plural of want-away. • WANTAWAY n. a footballer who wants to transfer to another club. |
| WANWORTHS | • WANWORTH n. (Scots) a very low price, a bargain. |
| WATERWORN | • waterworn adj. Worn or smoothed by the action of water. • water-worn adj. Alternative form of waterworn. • WATERWORN adj. worn smooth by water. |
| WHITEWING | • whitewing n. The chaffinch. • whitewing n. The velvet scoter. • whitewing n. (US) A street sweeper. |
| WINDSWEPT | • windswept adj. Exposed to the winds. • wind-swept adj. Alternative form of windswept. • WINDSWEPT adj. swept by the wind. |
| WINDTHROW | • windthrow n. (Forestry) The uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind. • windthrow n. Trees uprooted as above. • WINDTHROW n. the blowing over of trees by the wind. |
| WITHDRAWN | • withdrawn adj. Removed from circulation. • withdrawn adj. Introverted; not inclined to interact with other people. • withdrawn v. Past participle of withdraw. |
| WITHWINDS | • withwinds n. Plural of withwind. • WITHWIND n. (dialect) bindweed or other climbing plant, also WITHYWIND. |
| WITHYWIND | • withywind n. Alternative form of withwind. • WITHYWIND n. (dialect) bindweed or other climbing plant, also WITHWIND. |
| WITWANTON | • witwanton n. (Archaic) One who indulges in idle, foolish, and irreverent fancies or speculations; one who tries to… • witwanton v. (Archaic) To indulge in vain, sportive, or irreverent wit; speculate idly or irreverently. • wit-wanton n. Alternative form of witwanton. |
| WOUNDWORT | • woundwort n. Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds. • WOUNDWORT n. any of several plants popularly held to have wound-healing properties. |
| WRITEDOWN | • writedown n. (Accounting) An adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset… • write-down n. A depreciation, or a lowering in the price or value of something. • write␣down v. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down. |