| inwards | (adverb) toward the center or interior | Synonyms: inward |
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| (adverb) to or toward the inside of | Synonyms: in, inward |
| ironware | (noun) instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal | Synonyms: hardware |
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| jawan | (noun) (India) a private soldier or male constable | - |
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| jaywalk | (verb) cross the road at a red light | - |
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| jaywalker | (noun) a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally | - |
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| jerkwater | (adjective) small and remote and insignificant | Synonyms: one-horse, pokey, poky |
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| kalansuwa | (noun) a cap that is wrapped around by a turban and worn by Muslim religious elders | - |
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| kawaka | (noun) New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress | Synonyms: Libocedrus plumosa |
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| kilowatt | (noun) a unit of power equal to 1000 watts | Synonyms: kW |
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| kitchenware | (noun) hardware utensils for use in a kitchen | - |
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| kittiwake | (noun) small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe | - |
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| kiwano | (noun) a fruit that has orange skin and lime green, jelly-like flesh with a refreshingly fruity taste, and texture similar to a passionfruit or pomegranate; grows on the annual vine Cucumis metuliferus. | - |
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| knowable | (adjective) capable of being known | Synonyms: cognisable, cognizable, cognoscible |
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| kwacha | (noun) the basic unit of money in Malawi | Synonyms: Malawi kwacha |
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| (noun) the basic unit of money in Zambia | Synonyms: Zambian kwacha |
| kwai | (noun) the basic unit of money in China | Synonyms: yuan |
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| kwanza | (noun) the basic unit of money in Angola | - |
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| kwashiorkor | (noun) severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein | - |
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| lacquerware | (noun) a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals | - |
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| landward | (adverb) toward land | Synonyms: landwards |
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| landwards | (adverb) toward land | Synonyms: landward |
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| leastways | (adverb) if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial) | Synonyms: at any rate, at least, leastwise |
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| leeward | (adjective) on the side away from the wind | - |
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| (noun) the side of something that is sheltered from the wind | Synonyms: lee, lee side |
| (noun) the direction in which the wind is blowing | - |
| (adverb) away from the wind | Synonyms: upwind |
| leeway | (noun) a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits | Synonyms: allowance, margin, tolerance |
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| (noun) (of a ship or plane) sideways drift | - |
| lengthways | (adjective) running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing | Synonyms: lengthwise |
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| (adverb) in the direction of the length | Synonyms: lengthwise, longitudinally, longways, longwise |
| limewater | (noun) solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid | - |
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| longways | (noun) country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other | Synonyms: longways dance |
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| (adverb) in the direction of the length | Synonyms: lengthways, lengthwise, longitudinally, longwise |
| lowan | (noun) Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds | Synonyms: leipoa, Leipoa ocellata, mallee fowl |
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| lukewarm | (adjective) feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm | Synonyms: half-hearted, halfhearted, tepid |
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| (adjective) moderately warm | Synonyms: tepid |
| lukewarmly | (adverb) in an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner | Synonyms: tepidly |
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| lukewarmness | (noun) a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin | Synonyms: tepidity, tepidness |
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| (noun) lack of passion, force or animation | Synonyms: tepidness |
| lusterware | (noun) pottery with a metallic sheen produced by adding metallic oxides to the glaze | - |
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| malware | (noun) malicious software, designed to break into a system | - |
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| megawatt | (noun) a unit of power equal to one million watts | - |
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| meltwater | (noun) melted snow or ice | - |
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| metalware | (noun) household articles made of metal (especially for use at table) | - |
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| microwave | (noun) kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food | Synonyms: microwave oven |
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| (noun) a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data | - |
| (verb) cook or heat in a microwave oven | Synonyms: micro-cook, nuke, zap |
| midwatch | (noun) a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) | Synonyms: graveyard watch, middle watch, night watch |
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| midway | (adjective) equally distant from the extremes | Synonyms: center, centre, halfway, middle |
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| (noun) the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located | - |
| (adverb) at half the distance; at the middle | Synonyms: halfway |
| milkwagon | (noun) wagon for delivering milk | Synonyms: milk wagon |
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| milliwatt | (noun) a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt | - |
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| moonwalk | (noun) an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon | - |
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| (noun) a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot | - |
| motorway | (noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | Synonyms: expressway, freeway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway |
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| mouthwash | (noun) a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth | Synonyms: gargle |
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| mulloway | (noun) large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre | Synonyms: jewfish, Sciaena antarctica |
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| narwal | (noun) small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk | Synonyms: Monodon monoceros, narwhal, narwhale |
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| nawab | (noun) a governor in India during the Mogul empire | Synonyms: nabob |
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| nightwalker | (noun) terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | Synonyms: angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, red worm, wiggler |
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| nonrenewable | (adjective) that can not be renewed | Synonyms: unrenewable |
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| nonwashable | (adjective) not washable | - |
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| northeastward | (adjective) toward the northeast | - |
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| (noun) the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees | Synonyms: NE, nor'-east, northeast |
| (adverb) in a northeastward direction | Synonyms: northeastwardly |
| northeastwardly | (adverb) in a northeastward direction | Synonyms: northeastward |
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| northward | (adjective) moving toward the north | Synonyms: northbound |
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| (noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees | Synonyms: due north, N, north |
| (adverb) in a northern direction | Synonyms: north, northerly, northwards |
| northwards | (adverb) in a northern direction | Synonyms: north, northerly, northward |
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| northwestward | (adjective) toward the northwest | - |
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| (noun) the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees | Synonyms: nor'-west, northwest, NW |
| (adverb) in a northwestward direction | Synonyms: northwestwardly |
| northwestwardly | (adverb) in a northwestward direction | Synonyms: northwestward |
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| nowadays | (noun) the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech | Synonyms: present |
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| (adverb) in these times | Synonyms: now, today |
| onward | (adverb) forward in time or order or degree | Synonyms: forth, forward |
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| (adverb) in a forward direction | Synonyms: ahead, forrader, forward, forwards, onwards |
| onwards | (adverb) in a forward direction | Synonyms: ahead, forrader, forward, forwards, onward |
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| outward | (adjective) relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind | - |
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| (adjective) that is going out or leaving | Synonyms: departing, outbound, outward-bound |
| (adverb) toward the outside | Synonyms: outwards |
| outwardly | (adverb) in outward appearance | - |
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| (adverb) with respect to the outside | Synonyms: externally |
| outwardness | (noun) the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior | Synonyms: externality |
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| (noun) a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts) | - |
| (noun) concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit | - |
| outwards | (adverb) toward the outside | Synonyms: outward |
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| ovenware | (noun) heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as served | - |
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| overwatch | (noun) surveillence by a unit within a video game which would cause the unit to make an action in response to an enemy unit's action | - |
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| pantywaist | (noun) a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | Synonyms: milksop, Milquetoast, pansy, sissy |
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| parkway | (noun) a wide scenic road planted with trees | Synonyms: drive |
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| passageway | (noun) a passage between rooms or between buildings | - |
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| (noun) a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass | Synonyms: passage |
| pathway | (noun) a trodden path | Synonyms: footpath |
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| (noun) a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain | Synonyms: nerve pathway, nerve tract, tract |
| paywall | (noun) A mechanism used to limit access to only paying users | - |
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| pesewa | (noun) 100 pesewas equal 1 cedi in Ghana | - |
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| pigwash | (noun) wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk | Synonyms: pigswill, slop, slops, swill |
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| pipsissewa | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila | Synonyms: prince's pine |
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| portwatcher | (noun) a watchman on a wharf | Synonyms: port watcher |
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| postwar | (adjective) belonging to the period after a war | - |
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| powerwash | (verb) wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew | Synonyms: pressure-wash |
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| prewar | (adjective) existing or belonging to a time before a war | - |
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| raceway | (noun) a canal for a current of water | Synonyms: race |
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| (noun) a course over which races are run | Synonyms: racecourse, racetrack, track |
| railway | (noun) line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight | Synonyms: railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system |
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| (noun) a line of track providing a runway for wheels | Synonyms: railroad, railroad track |
| railwayman | (noun) an employee of a railroad | Synonyms: railroad man, railroader, railway man, trainman |
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| rainwater | (noun) drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds | Synonyms: rain |
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| ransomware | (noun) malicious software that makes a computer unusable unless a payment is made to the attacker | - |
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| rearward | (adjective) located in or toward the back or rear | Synonyms: rear |
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| (adjective) directed or moving toward the rear | Synonyms: reverse |
| (noun) direction toward the rear | - |
| (adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear | Synonyms: back, backward, backwards, rearwards |
| rearwards | (adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear | Synonyms: back, backward, backwards, rearward |
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| reawaken | (verb) awaken once again | - |
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| renewable | (adjective) that can be renewed or extended | - |
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| (adjective) capable of being renewed; replaceable | - |
| renewal | (noun) the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation | Synonyms: reclamation, rehabilitation |
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| (noun) the act of renewing | - |
| (noun) filling again by supplying what has been used up | Synonyms: refilling, replacement, replenishment |
| reward | (noun) an act performed to strengthen approved behavior | Synonyms: reinforcement |
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| (noun) benefit resulting from some event or action | Synonyms: advantage |
| (noun) the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property | - |
| (noun) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing | Synonyms: payoff, wages |
| (noun) payment made in return for a service rendered | - |
| (verb) strengthen and support with rewards | Synonyms: reinforce |
| (verb) act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions | Synonyms: pay back, repay |
| (verb) bestow honor or rewards upon | Synonyms: honor, honour |
| rewardful | (adjective) offering or productive of reward | - |
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| rewarding | (adjective) providing personal satisfaction | - |
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| rewardingly | (adverb) in a rewarding manner | - |
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| rewatch | (noun) to watch a show or television one more time | - |
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| (verb) to watch a show or television one more time | - |
| ringway | (noun) a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center | Synonyms: beltway, bypass, ring road |
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| roadway | (noun) a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel | - |
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| ropewalk | (noun) workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made | Synonyms: rope yard |
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| ropewalker | (noun) an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground | Synonyms: ropedancer |
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| ropeway | (noun) a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers | Synonyms: aerial tramway, cable tramway, tram, tramway |
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| rowan | (noun) Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits | Synonyms: European mountain ash, rowan tree, Sorbus aucuparia |
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| rowanberry | (noun) decorative red berrylike fruit of a rowan tree | - |
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| runaway | (adjective) completely out of control | - |
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| (noun) an easy victory | Synonyms: blowout, laugher, romp, shoo-in, walkaway |
| (noun) someone who flees from an uncongenial situation | Synonyms: fleer, fugitive |
| runway | (noun) a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land | - |
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| (noun) a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc. | - |
| (noun) a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll | Synonyms: rail, rails, track |
| (noun) a chute down which logs can slide | - |