QAWWALIS | • qawwalis n. Plural of qawwali. • QAWWALI n. (Arabic) a form of devotional Sufi music. |
SWIMWEAR | • swimwear n. Items of clothing appropriate for swimming. • SWIMWEAR n. garments made for swimming. |
WAIWODES | • waiwodes n. Plural of waiwode. • WAIWODE n. (Russian) originally the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces, also VAIVODE, VOIVODE, WAIVODE, WAYWODE, WOIWODE. |
WARPWISE | • warpwise adj. In the orientation of the warp in woven yarn. • warpwise adv. In the orientation of the warp in woven yarn. • WARPWISE adv. in a vertical direction. |
WASHWIPE | • washwipe n. A device with water jets for washing and wiping the windscreen, headlights, etc. of a vehicle. • WASHWIPE n. a mechanism for washing. |
WAWLINGS | • wawlings n. Plural of wawling. • WAWLING n. the act of crying like a cat, also WAULING. |
WAXWINGS | • waxwings n. Plural of waxwing. • WAXWING n. a member of a genus of passerine birds, which have red waxlike tips to the inner wing feathers. |
WAYWISER | • waywiser n. An instrument for measuring distance travelled; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator. • WAYWISER n. an instrument for measuring distance travelled. |
WHIPSAWN | • whipsawn v. Past participle of whipsaw. • WHIPSAW v. to cut with a narrow tapering saw. |
WHIPSAWS | • whipsaws n. Plural of whipsaw. • WHIPSAW v. to cut with a narrow tapering saw. |
WHITTAWS | • whittaws n. Plural of whittaw. • WHITTAW n. (dialect) a saddler or harness-maker; a maker of white leather, also WHITTAWER. |
WINDWAYS | • windways n. Plural of windway. • WINDWAY n. a passage for air. |
WIREWAYS | • wireways n. Plural of wireway. • WIREWAY n. a tube for protecting electric wire. |
WITWALLS | • witwalls n. Plural of witwall. • WITWALL n. the green woodpecker or the greater spotted woodpecker. |