| AWKWARDER | • awkwarder adj. Comparative form of awkward: more awkward. • AWKWARD adj. lacking grace. |
| AWKWARDLY | • awkwardly adv. In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination. • AWKWARD adv. lacking grace. |
| BACKWALLS | • backwalls n. Plural of backwall. • back␣walls n. Plural of back wall. • BACKWALL n. a rear wall. |
| BACKWARDS | • backwards adj. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there. • backwards adv. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there. • BACKWARDS adv. in a reverse direction, also BACKWARD. |
| BACKWATER | • backwater n. The water held back by a dam or other obstruction. • backwater n. (Idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc. • backwater n. A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water. |
| BLACKWASH | • blackwash n. (Slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team. • blackwash n. (Slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash"… • blackwash n. (Medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater. |
| BREAKWALL | • breakwall n. A wall, typically built outside of a harbour, that diminishes damage due to battering by the waves. • BREAKWALL n. a protective wall built offshore and usually parallel to the shore. |
| BRICKWALL | • brickwall n. (Nonstandard) Alternative form of brick wall. • brick␣wall n. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brick, wall. A wall made of bricks. • brick␣wall n. (Figurative) An obstacle. |
| COOKWARES | • cookwares n. Plural of cookware. • COOKWARE n. utensils used in cooking. |
| DUCKWALKS | • duckwalks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of duckwalk. • duckwalks n. Plural of duckwalk. • duck␣walks n. Plural of duck walk. |
| HICKWALLS | • hickwalls n. Plural of hickwall. • HICKWALL n. (dialect) the green woodpecker. |
| JERKWATER | • jerkwater n. (US, historical) A train on a branch line. • jerkwater n. A jerkwater town. • jerkwater adj. (US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward. |
| PACKWAXES | • PACKWAX n. the strong tendon in an animal's neck, also PAXWAX. |
| PARKWARDS | • parkwards adv. (Rare) Towards a park. • PARKWARDS adv. towards a park, also PARKWARD. |
| ROCKWATER | • rockwater n. Alternative form of rock water. • rock␣water n. Spring water as issued from beneath rocks, seen as being especially pure, clean or healthy. • ROCKWATER n. water issuing from a rock. |
| TRACKWAYS | • trackways n. Plural of trackway. • TRACKWAY n. a trodden path. |