| BULLWHACKS | • bullwhacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bullwhack. • BULLWHACK v. to strike with a kind of heavy whip. |
| BUSHWHACKS | • bushwhacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack. • BUSHWHACK v. to shoot from ambush. |
| CLAWHAMMER | • clawhammer n. Alternative form of claw hammer. • claw␣hammer n. A hammer with two prongs protruding back from the head to allow for removing nails from wood. • claw␣hammer n. (Music, uncountable) A fingerpicking technique primarily used by banjo players, but also by some guitarists. |
| KOWHAIWHAI | • KOWHAIWHAI n. (Maori) a type of pattern in Maori decorative art. |
| PADDYWHACK | • paddywhack n. (Dated, derogatory) An Irishman. • paddywhack n. (Dated) A blow; a slap. • paddywhack v. (Dated, transitive) To slap. |
| WHAIKORERO | • whaikorero n. (New Zealand) formal speechmaking in the Māori culture. • WHAIKORERO n. (Maori) formal speechmaking as forming part of the ceremonies at a marae. |
| WHAKAPAPAS | • whakapapas n. (Rare) plural of whakapapa. • WHAKAPAPA n. (Maori) a family tree. |
| WHALEBACKS | • whalebacks n. Plural of whaleback. • WHALEBACK n. a kind of steamboat used on the Great Lakes to carry grain, etc. having a rounded upper deck. |
| WHALEBOATS | • whaleboats n. Plural of whaleboat. • WHALEBOAT n. a boat used for catching whales. |
| WHALEBONES | • whalebones n. Plural of whalebone. • WHALEBONE n. a light flexible substance consisting of the baleen plates of whales. |
| WHAREPUNIS | • WHAREPUNI n. (Maori) a tall carved building used as a guesthouse, also WHARENUI. |
| WHARFINGER | • wharfinger n. (Chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf. • WHARFINGER n. the keeper or owner of a wharf. |
| WHATABOUTS | • whatabouts n. The things that a person is involved or occupied with. • WHATABOUTS n. things with which one is occupied. |
| WHATNESSES | • whatnesses n. Plural of whatness. • WHATNESS n. the true nature of something. |
| WHATSOEVER | • whatsoever det. (Formal or literary) Whatever. • whatsoever adv. In any way; at all; whatever. • whatsoever pron. (Archaic or literary) Whatever. |
| WHILLYWHAS | • whillywhas n. Plural of whillywha. • WHILLYWHAS n. WHILLYWHA. |
| WHILLYWHAW | • WHILLYWHAW v. (Scots) to coax, wheedle, cajole, also WHILLYWHA. |