ANGLETWITCH | • angletwitch n. (Rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm. • ANGLETWITCH n. a worm used as bait in fishing. |
LATTICEWORK | • latticework n. A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips. • lattice-work n. Alternative form of latticework. • LATTICEWORK n. a network of crossed laths or bars. |
LIGHTWEIGHT | • lightweight n. (Combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that… • lightweight n. (Rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class. • lightweight n. (Weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight… |
LITTLEWORTH | • Littleworth prop.n. (Uncountable) A placename… • Littleworth prop.n. (Countable) A habitational surname from Old English. • LITTLEWORTH adj. (archaic) worthless. |
ROTTWEILERS | • rottweilers n. Plural of rottweiler. • Rottweilers n. Plural of Rottweiler. • ROTTWEILER n. (German) an aggressive, ruthless person. |
SHUTTLEWISE | • shuttlewise adv. Back and forth, like a shuttle. • SHUTTLEWISE adv. backwards and forwards. |
TELEWRITERS | • telewriters n. Plural of telewriter. • TELEWRITER n. a telegraph instrument that reproduces handwriting. |
THEREWITHAL | • therewithal adv. In addition; besides; with all this/that. • THEREWITHAL adv. (archaic) besides, together with. |
THIMBLEWITS | • THIMBLEWIT n. a silly or dimwitted person; a dunce. |
THISTLEDOWN | • thistledown n. The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle. • THISTLEDOWN n. the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle. |
WATTLEBIRDS | • wattlebirds n. Plural of wattlebird. • WATTLEBIRD n. any one of several species of the honey eater bird. |
WETTABILITY | • wettability n. The ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in contact with it such that… • WETTABILITY n. the ability to be wetted. |
WHITELISTED | • whitelisted v. Simple past tense and past participle of whitelist. • whitelisted adj. (Colloquial, jargon) Explicitly and specifically approved by appearing on a whitelist, and therefore… • WHITELIST v. to place a name, email address, Web site address, or program on a list of items that are deemed spam- or virus-free. |
WHITLEATHER | • whitleather n. A soft, pale leather prepared by tawing with alum and salt. • WHITLEATHER n. leather dressed with alum. |
WHOLESTITCH | • wholestitch n. A lacemaking stitch used in filling. • WHOLESTITCH n. weaving stitch that fills in a pattern. |
WILDCATTERS | • wildcatters n. Plural of wildcatter. • WILDCATTER n. one that drills wells in the hope of finding oil in territory not known to be an oil field. |
WINTERLIEST | • WINTERLY adj. like winter, cheerless, also WINTERY, WINTRY. |
WRITERLIEST | • WRITERLY adj. characteristic of a writer. |