| ALTARWISE | • altarwise adj. Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall. • ALTARWISE adv. in the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south. |
| CLEARWING | • clearwing n. Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings. • clearwing n. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings. • CLEARWING n. a transparent-winged moth of the family Sesiidae, often resembling wasps. |
| EARWIGGED | • earwigged v. Simple past tense and past participle of earwig. • EARWIG v. to pester with demands; to eavesdrop. |
| HAIRWINGS | • HAIRWING n. a fishing lure tied with hair. |
| INTERWIND | • interwind v. To wind around; to intertwine. • interwind n. (Astronomy) The equivalent of solar wind from a pulsar. • INTERWIND v. to wind in among. |
| OTHERWISE | • otherwise adv. (Manner) Differently, in another way. • otherwise adv. (Conjunctive) In different circumstances; or else. • otherwise adv. (Conjunctive) In all other respects. |
| OVERWINDS | • overwinds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwind. • overwinds n. Plural of overwind. • OVERWIND v. to wind too much, as a watch. |
| OVERWINGS | • overwings v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwing. • OVERWING v. to fly over. |
| POORWILLS | • poorwills n. Plural of poorwill. • POORWILL n. an American nightjar, also WHIPPOORWILL. |
| PORWIGGLE | • porwiggle n. Alternative form of polliwog. • PORWIGGLE n. a tadpole, also POLLIWIG, POLLIWOG, POLLYWIG, POLLYWOG. |
| STAIRWISE | • stairwise adj. In the manner of a set of stairs; rising in discrete steps. • stairwise adv. In the manner of a set of stairs; rising in discrete steps. • STAIRWISE adv. in the fashion of stairs. |
| SUPERWIDE | • superwide adj. (Photography, of a lens) Extremely wide; panoramic. • superwide n. (Photography, informal) A wide panoramic lens. • SUPERWIDE n. a very wide camera lens. |
| SUPERWIFE | • superwife n. (Informal) A married woman who shows remarkable skill and stamina in managing a career, children, housework, etc. • SUPERWIFE n. an exceptional wife who combines a career with running a home. |
| TAPERWISE | • taperwise adj. Tapering. • taperwise adv. Taperingly. • TAPERWISE adv. in tapering fashion. |
| UNDERWING | • underwing n. A hind wing on an insect. • underwing n. A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings. • underwing n. (Ornithology) The underside of a bird’s wing. |
| UNDERWIRE | • underwire n. A semicircular wire placed in a bra to support the breasts. • underwire n. A bra that includes such wires. • underwire v. To fix such a wire in place. |
| UNDERWITS | • underwits n. Plural of underwit. • UNDERWIT n. inferior wit. |