| BREADTHWISE | • breadthwise adj. Directed across the breadth of an object or place. • breadthwise adv. Across the breadth of an object or place. • BREADTHWISE adv. in terms of breadth, broadside on, also BREADTHWAYS. |
| CHEQUERWISE | • chequerwise adj. Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard. • chequerwise adv. Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard. • CHEQUERWISE adv. in chequered fashion. |
| HIGHBROWISM | • highbrowism n. Highbrow attitudes and policies generally. • HIGHBROWISM n. the state of being a highbrow. |
| INTERTWISTS | • intertwists v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intertwist. • INTERTWIST v. to twist together one with another. |
| LOWBROWISMS | • LOWBROWISM n. the state of being a lowbrow. |
| MADONNAWISE | • Madonnawise adv. In the manner of the Virgin Mary. • MADONNAWISE adv. in the manner of a madonna. |
| SALTIREWISE | • saltirewise adv. (Heraldry) In the form of a saltire; crossing diagonally. • SALTIREWISE adv. in the fashion of a saltire. |
| SCISSORWISE | • scissorwise adv. In the manner of scissors, with two blades (or similar) opening in opposite directions. • SCISSORWISE adv. in the fashion of scissors. |
| SHUTTLEWISE | • shuttlewise adv. Back and forth, like a shuttle. • SHUTTLEWISE adv. backwards and forwards. |
| SUPERTWISTS | • supertwists n. Plural of supertwist. • SUPERTWIST n. a technique of twisting light rays, used to improve the quality of LCD's. |
| UNTWISTINGS | • untwistings n. Plural of untwisting. • UNTWISTING n. the act of untwisting. |
| WISECRACKED | • wisecracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of wisecrack. • WISECRACK v. to make a wisecrack. |
| WISECRACKER | • wisecracker n. A person who makes wisecrack remarks; a smart aleck. • WISECRACKER n. one who wisecracks. |
| WISENHEIMER | • wisenheimer n. (Chiefly US, informal, mildly humorous) A self-assertive and arrogant person; a know-it-all or smart aleck. • WISENHEIMER n. a smart aleck, also WEISENHEIMER. |
| WISHFULNESS | • wishfulness n. The state or quality of being wishful. • wishfulness n. Wishful thinking. • WISHFULNESS n. the state of being wishful. |
| WISHTONWISH | • wishtonwish n. (US, obsolete, except perhaps in dialects) The prairie dog. • WISHTONWISH n. (Native American) the whippoorwill. |
| WISPINESSES | • WISPINESS n. the state of being wispy. |
| WISTFULNESS | • wistfulness n. The state or characteristic of being wistful. • WISTFULNESS n. the state of being wistful. |
| ZWISCHENZUG | • zwischenzug n. (Chess) A tactical move which interrupts the execution of the current plan. • ZWISCHENZUG n. (German) in chess, a temporizing move (i.e. a delay in capturing, usually via a check). |