| BRUSHWHEEL | • brushwheel n. (Engineering) One of a set of wheels that move each other without cogs or teeth, having the rubbing… • brush␣wheel n. A wheel without teeth, used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or something brush-like… • brush␣wheel n. A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing. |
| CHAINWHEEL | • chainwheel n. Synonym of chainring (“bicycle part”). • CHAINWHEEL n. a toothed wheel, as on a bicycle, which meshes with a chain. |
| HANDWHEELS | • handwheels n. Plural of handwheel. • HANDWHEEL n. any wheel worked by hand; esp. one the rim of which serves as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is adjusted. |
| HAWSEHOLES | • hawseholes n. Plural of hawsehole. • HAWSEHOLE n. a hole for a ship's cable. |
| HENCHWOMEN | • henchwomen n. Plural of henchwoman. • HENCHWOMAN n. a female henchman. |
| HETHERWARD | • HETHERWARD adv. (Spenser) hitherward, also HITHERWARD, HITHERWARDS. |
| OTHERWHERE | • otherwhere adv. (Now regional) Synonym of somewhere else: elsewhere, in or to some other place. • OTHERWHERE adj. (archaic) elsewhere. |
| OTHERWHILE | • otherwhile adv. (Obsolete) At other times; on other occasions. • OTHERWHILE adv. (archaic) at other times, sometimes, also OTHERWHILES. |
| ROUGHHEWED | • roughhewed v. Simple past tense and past participle of roughhew. • rough-hewed v. Simple past tense of rough-hew. • ROUGHHEW v. to shape roughly. |
| SHOWERHEAD | • showerhead n. A perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather, sometimes in adjustable patterns. • showerhead n. A part of a coffeemaker for dispersing water evenly over the grounds. • shower␣head n. Alternative form of showerhead. |
| TAWHEOWHEO | • TAWHEOWHEO n. (Maori) a type of azalea found in New Zealand. |
| THUMBWHEEL | • thumbwheel n. A small thumb or finger-operated wheel on a mechanical or electronic device. • THUMBWHEEL n. a control for various devices consisting of a partially exposed wheel that can be turned by a finger. |
| WHEELCHAIR | • wheelchair n. A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person. • wheelchair n. (Attributive) Designed for use by wheelchairbound people. • wheelchair n. (By extension) Any device involving wheels designed to assist a non-human animal with locomotion. |
| WHEELHORSE | • wheelhorse n. (US, dated) One of a team of horses which is nearest to the wheels of a carriage, as opposed to a leader… • wheelhorse n. (US, figuratively) A person who labors heavily for a particular cause, without being concerned about recognition. • wheelhorse n. (Obsolete or historical) A foot-propelled vehicle; a bicycle. |
| WHEELHOUSE | • wheelhouse n. A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill. • wheelhouse n. (Archaeology) A prehistoric structure from the Iron Age found in Scotland, characteristically including… • wheelhouse n. (Canada, US, baseball, by extension from sense 1.2) A pitch location which is favourable to the hitter. |
| WHEESHTING | • WHEESHT v. (Scots) to call for silence, also WHEESH, WHISHT. |
| WHEREWITHS | • wherewiths n. Plural of wherewith. • WHEREWITH n. the means to do something. |
| WHITEHEADS | • whiteheads n. Plural of whitehead. • Whiteheads n. Plural of Whitehead. • Whiteheads prop.n. Plural of Whitehead. |
| WHOLEWHEAT | • wholewheat adj. Alternative spelling of whole-wheat. • whole-wheat adj. (Of flour) Prepared from all the constituents of the wheat grain. • whole-wheat adj. (Of bread etc) Made from whole-wheat flour. |
| WHOREHOUSE | • whorehouse n. (Vulgar) Brothel. • whore␣house n. Alternative form of whorehouse. • WHOREHOUSE n. a building in which prostitutes are available. |