English words: waterleave to wave packet

300 English words, part 13 of 56 of the words starting with W, A to Z. 34 have a page of their own.

English words waterleave to wave packet

waterleave noun: An easement consisting of the right granted to a miner to use a watercourse for drainage etc.
waterless adjective /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ləs/: Dry, arid, lacking water.
waterlessly adverb: Without water.
waterlessness noun: Absence of water.
waterlike adjective: Resembling water.
waterlily noun: Alternative spelling of water lily.
waterlily leafcutter moth noun: Elophila obliteralis, a species of moth found in the Americas.
waterline noun /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)laɪn/: A line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat; any of a series of short lines marked on the hull to show where the...
waterling noun: A water nymph.
waterlocked adjective: Surrounded by water and accessible by no other means.
waterlog verb: To saturate with water.
waterlogged adjective: Soaked with water.
waterloggedness noun: The quality of being waterlogged.
waterlogging noun, verb: The situation where something becomes waterlogged.
waterloggogenic adjective: That causes waterlogging.
Waterloo noun /ˌwɔːtəˈluː/: Often in the term meet one's Waterloo: a notable and decisive defeat following an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult.
Waterloo blue noun: A bright medium blue colour.
Waterloo cracker noun: A kind of explosive cracker, pulled at both ends.
Waterloovian noun: An inhabitant or resident of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Waterlooville proper noun /ˌwɔːtə(ɹ)ˈluːvɪl/: A town in Havant borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6809).
Waterlow proper noun: A surname.
waterly adjective: Of or relating to water; aquatic.
watermain noun: Alternative form of water main.
watermaker noun: A device which generates potable water by performing reverse osmosis on seawater.
waterman noun: A seaman, a sailor.
waterman's knot noun: A loop knot made in the bight, and favored by fishermen as quick and secure.
watermanship noun: Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating.
watermark noun, verb /ˈwɔːtəmɑːk/: A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.
watermark disease noun: A disease afflicting willows, caused by the bacterium Brenneria salicis.
watermarkable adjective: Capable of being watermarked.
watermarked adjective, verb: That has been stamped with a watermark.
watermaster noun: One who allocates the legal right to use water from certain sources.
watermaze noun: A shallow pool of water, containing an escape platform and a variety of visual clues, used to study learning in mice and rats.
watermeadow noun: Alternative spelling of water meadow.
watermeal noun: Any of various tiny aquatic flowering plants of the genus Wolffia.
watermedia noun: Media that are distinguished from oil or other media by being diluted with water when used.
watermelon noun /ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/: A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
watermelon beetle noun: Synonym of ten-lined June beetle.
watermelon cap noun: A kind of skullcap from China that resembles the rind of half a watermelon, made of six pieces of fabric woven together and a knot on the top, commonly worn...
watermelon radish noun: A round heirloom variety of the daikon (long white radish) having a bright pink or fuchsia center.
watermelon snow noun: Snow stained with patches of red and green, naturally caused by Chlamydomonas nivalis.
watermelon tourmaline noun: A pink and green variety of tourmaline.
watermelonade noun: A sweetened watermelon drink.
watermelonless adjective: Without watermelons.
watermelonrita noun: A margarita cocktail made with watermelon.
watermelontini noun: A martini cocktail made with watermelon.
watermelony adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a watermelon.
watermilfoil noun: Any of the freshwater plants of the genus Myriophyllum.
watermill noun: The machine or device itself.
watermiller noun: A miller who operates a watermill.
watermilling noun: The process of milling with a watermill.
watermint noun: Alternative spelling of water mint.
watermite noun: Alternative form of water mite.
watermole noun: Alternative form of water mole.
watermonger noun: A seller of water.
watermonster noun: A monster inhabiting water.
watermoss noun: A fern of the genus Salvinia.
waterness noun: The quality or state of being water.
waternut noun: Synonym of jelly coconut.
waternymph noun: Alternative form of water nymph.
waterologer noun: A uroscopist.
waterpark noun: Alternative spelling of water park.
waterphone noun: An acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters....
waterpipe noun: Alternative form of water pipe.
waterplane noun: The horizontal cross section of a vessel on a level with the waterline.
waterplane coefficient noun: The relation between the waterplane area and the rectangle formed by its length and width.
waterplaning noun, verb: The loss of contact with the road because of surface water; the act of aquaplaning.
waterplant noun: An aquatic plant
waterplantain noun: Alternative form of water plantain.
waterplay noun: Any form of playing with water.
waterpoint noun: A place (such as a watering hole) where water is available to local wildlife.
waterpolo noun: Alternative form of water polo.
waterpoppy noun: Alternative form of water poppy.
waterport noun: A port connected to a body of water; a seaport or riverport.
waterpot noun: A pot or jug for holding water.
waterpotful noun: As much as a waterpot will hold.
waterpower noun: Alternative form of water power.
waterpox noun: Alternative spelling of water pox (“chickenpox”).
waterprimrose noun: Alternative form of water primrose.
waterproof adjective, noun, verb /ˈwɔːtəˌpruːf/: Resistant to the effects of water.
waterproof pants noun: Synonym of plastic pants (“an undergarment worn over a diaper/nappy (or underwear) to prevent leakage.”).
waterproofable adjective: Able to be made waterproof.
waterproofed adjective, verb: Having been made waterproof.
waterproofer noun: One who, or that which, makes waterproof.
waterproofing noun, verb: The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
waterproofness noun: The property of being waterproof.
waterpump noun: Alternative form of water pump.
waterquake noun: An earthquake that happens underwater, usually in an ocean or lake.
waters noun, verb /ˈwɔː.təz/: plural of water
waterscape noun, verb: An aquatic landscape; a view or site prominently involving water.
watershed adjective, noun /ˈwɔːtəʃɛd/: The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
watershedding noun: An algorithmic method for the segmentation of seismic data into regions.
watersheep noun: A legendary Chinese creature, both plant and animal, connected to the ground by a stem and producing fine wool.
watershield noun: Alternative form of water-shield.
watershoot noun: A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree or other plant.
watershot adjective: External wall building technique intended to increase resistance to water penetration.
watershrew noun: Alternative spelling of water shrew.
waterside adjective, noun: The land bordering a body of water.
Waterside Terrier noun: Synonym of Airedale Terrier.
watersider noun: A loader and unloader of a ship's cargo.
waterski noun, verb: Alternative spelling of water ski.
waterskier noun: a person who water-skis
waterskiing noun: Alternative spelling of water skiing.
waterskin noun: A container for water made of skin.
watersky noun: A peculiar appearance of the distant sky near the horizon, common in arctic regions, indicating the presence of open water beneath as distinguished from ice...
waterslide noun: Alternative form of water slide.
watersmeet noun /ˈwɔːtəzˌmiːt/: A confluence of two rivers.
watersnake noun: Alternative form of water snake.
watersoaked adjective: Soaked with water.
Waterson proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
watersport noun: Any sport played on or in water; such as swimming or water skiing.
watersports noun: Any sexual activity involving urine or urination; pissplay.
waterspout noun /ˈwɔːtə spaʊt/: A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).
watersprite noun: The plant Ceratopteris thalictroides.
watersprout noun: An upright shoot growing from a latent (dormant) bud on the trunk or older branch of a tree.
waterstained adjective: Stained with water.
waterstep noun: A step that goes down to a body of water.
Waterston proper noun: A surname.
waterstone noun: A natural sharpening stone lubricated with water.
waterstop noun: A waterproof barrier that is used to prevent moisture from leaking through a joint.
waterstream noun: A stream of water.
waterstrider noun: Alternative form of water strider.
waterstuff noun /ˈwɔtəɹstəf/: Things containing, associated with, or involving water.
watertank noun: Alternative form of water tank.
waterthief noun: Alternative form of water-thief (“a type of valve”).
waterthrush noun: Either of two New World warblers, Parkesia motacilla (the Louisiana waterthrush) and Parkesia noveboracensis (the Northern waterthrush).
waterthyme noun: An aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata or Hydrilla generally
watertight adjective /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/: So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
watertightness noun: The condition of being watertight
Waterton proper noun: A deserted medieval village in Garthorpe and Fockerby parish, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE8517).
Watertown proper noun: A ghost town in Kings County, California.
watertube boiler noun: Alternative form of water-tube boiler.
Waterview proper noun: A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Waterville proper noun: A neighbourhood of the city of Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut.
waterwall noun: A panel on the side of a furnace consisting of multiple tubes that carry water.
waterward adjective, adverb /ˈwɔːtəwəd/: Towards the water.
waterwards adjective, adverb: Alternative form of waterward.
waterway noun /ˈwɔːtəweɪ/: A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.
waterweed noun: Any of several aquatic herbs of the genus Elodea.
waterwheel noun: Alternative spelling of water wheel.
waterwheel plant noun: An endangered carnivorous aquatic plant, Aldrovanda vesiculosa, which is the sole extant species of the genus Aldrovanda.
waterwillow noun: Alternative form of water willow.
waterwing noun: Alternative form of water wing (swimming aid)
waterwise adjective: Making judicious use of the available water resources.
waterwitch noun: Alternative spelling of water-witch.
waterwoman noun: A female waterman.
waterwork noun /ˈwɔːtəˌwəːk/: A machine or mechanism for raising or carrying water.
waterworker noun: A person employed in the field of waterworks (engineering works relating to the conveyance and flow of fluids).
waterworks noun /ˈwɔːtəˌwəːks/: The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.
waterworld noun: A planet or other large environment that is dominated by water.
waterworm noun: Any aquatic worm.
waterworn adjective: Worn or smoothed by the action of water erosion.
waterwort noun: Any of the family Elatinaceae of aquatic plants, especially one in the genus Elatine.
Waterworth proper noun: A surname from Middle English.
waterworthy adjective: Of a watercraft: fit for service on the water.
watery adjective /ˈwɔːtəɹi/: Resembling or characteristic of water.
watery grave noun: The death (or loss of an inanimate object) due to drowning (sinking) in a body of water; or the underwater resting place of such a person or object.
watery hide disease noun: A form of steatitis in young mink.
wateryam noun: Alternative form of water yam.
wateryness noun: Alternative form of wateriness.
waterzooi noun /ˈvɑː.tə.zɔɪ/: A type of Flemish stew, traditionally made with fish.
watevs interjection: Alternative spelling of whatevs.
Watford proper noun /wɒtfəd/: A town and borough in Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1196).
wath noun /wæθ/: A ford.
Watha proper noun: A town in North Carolina.
Wathen proper noun: A surname.
wather noun: Pronunciation spelling of water.
Wati proper noun: The dominant group of Pama–Nyungan languages of central Australia.
Watiwa noun: Person that is from the Watiwa community.
Watkin proper noun /ˈwɒt.kɪn/: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Watkins proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
Watkinson proper noun /ˈwɒt.kɪn.sən/: A surname originating as a patronymic.
watkinsonite noun: A monoclinic-domatic black mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, selenium, and sulfur.
Watkinsville proper noun: A city, the county seat of Oconee County, Georgia, United States.
Watkiss proper noun: A surname.
Watley proper noun: A surname.
Watling proper noun /ˈwɒtlɪŋ/: A surname.
Watling Street thistle noun: Synonym of field eryngo (Eryngium campestre)
Watlington proper noun: A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6110).
Watmore proper noun: A surname.
Watmough proper noun: A surname.
Watney proper noun: A surname.
Watonga proper noun: A city, the county seat of Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States.
Watrous proper noun: A surname.
wats noun: Initialism of Wide Area Telephone Service.
watsan noun: water and sanitation
Watseka proper noun: A city, the county seat of Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.
Watson noun /ˈwɒtsn̩/: Any character who acts as a catalyst for the detective protagonist's mental processes in a mystery story; a consciousness that is privy to facts in the case...
Watson's hairstreak noun: Thecla letha, a species of theclan hairstreak butterfly.
Watson's plum noun: A variety of the Chickasaw plum, Prunus angustifolia var. watsonii.
Watson syndrome noun: An autosomal dominant condition characterized by Lisch nodules of the ocular iris, axillary/inguinal freckling, pulmonary valvular stenosis, relative...
watsonia noun /wɒtˈsəʊ.ni.ə/: Any of several species of flowering plants in genus Watsonia within the family Iridaceae, the bugle lily.
Watsonian adjective /wɒtˈsəʊ.ni.ən/: Resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Watsonish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Watsonville proper noun: A city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
watsu noun: A form of body massage performed on a subject lying in warm water.
watt noun /wɒt/: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second.
watt hour noun: A unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour; often used as a unit of electricity consumption. It is equal to 3600 joules.
watt-hour meter noun: A meter which measures, and registers, the amount of electricity consumed in a circuit; especially one connected to a domestic power supply for the purpose...
watt-second noun: A derived unit of energy that represents the energy provided by one watt of power acting for a duration of one second.
watt year noun: A unit of energy equal to that provided by one watt of power acting for one year (31·536 × 10⁶ joules).
watta satta noun: A form of bride exchange in Pakistan and Afghanistan, involving the simultaneous marriage of a pair (brother and sister, uncle and niece, etc.) from each of...
wattage noun /ˈwɒtɪd͡ʒ/: An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc.
wattape noun: Alternative form of watap.
Watteau proper noun: A surname from French.
Watteau back noun: The back of a woman's gown in which one or more very broad folds are carried from the neck to the floor without being held in at the waist, while the front...
Watteau bodice noun: A kind of bodice with short ruffled sleeves.
Watteau pleat noun: A kind of box pleat found at the back neckline of 18th-century sack-back gowns.
Watteauesque adjective: Reminiscent of the works of the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721), who revitalized the waning baroque style and painted scenes of bucolic and...
watter noun: Something that uses the specified amount of watts.
wattersite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chromium, mercury, and oxygen.
Watterson proper noun: A surname.
wattevilleite noun: A certain sulfate mineral.
wattevillite noun: An orthorhombic white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.
watthour noun: Alternative spelling of watt-hour.
wattle noun, verb /ˈwɒtl̩/: A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.
wattle and daub noun: A structure of interwoven branches and twigs plastered with mud, clay or dung, used in the construction of dwellings, especially as infill in a...
wattle-eye noun: Any bird in the genus Platysteira.
wattle turkey noun: brush turkey
wattlebird noun: Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
wattled adjective, verb: Having a wattle.
wattled crane noun: Grus carunculata, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family
wattled jacana noun: Jacana jacana, a wader in the family Jacanidae.
wattled ploughbill noun: A New Guinean bird of the species Eulacestoma nigropectus.
wattleless adjective: Without a wattle or wattles.
wattleseed noun: The edible seeds of various Australian plants, traditionally eaten by the Australian Aborigines.
wattless adjective: Without any electrical power; said of an alternating current or component of current when it differs in phase by 90 degrees from the electromotive force...
wattlessness noun: The property of being wattless.
wattlework noun: Constructions made from woven branches and twigs.
wattling noun: An interwoven mesh of twigs; wattle.
wattman noun: A French tram driver.
wattmeter noun: An instrument for measuring electric power in watts.
Watton proper noun: A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
wattoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
Wattpadder noun /ˈwɒtˌpædə/: A person using a Wattpad website to write and publish articles, poems, fiction or nonfiction stories
wattshode noun: watchet
Wattsian adjective: Of or relating to George Frederic Watts (1817–1904), English painter and sculptor associated with the symbolist movement.
watusi noun, verb: A popular African-inspired dance of the 1960s, fueled by the success of the song The Wah-Watusi by The Orlons in 1962.
wau noun: Digamma (Ϝ/ϝ).
wau-wau noun: A talk; talking; a meeting or conversation.
Wauchope proper noun /ˈwɔːhoʊp/: A town in New South Wales, Australia.
waucht noun, verb: A large draught of any liquid.
Wauchula proper noun: A city, the county seat of Hardee County, Florida, United States.
Wauconda proper noun: Alternative spelling of Wakanda
waugh adjective, verb: Insipid; tasteless.
Waughesque adjective: Reminiscent of the writings or themes of Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966), English writer and satirist.
Waughian adjective: Of or pertaining to Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) or his writings, mostly characterized by satire and a preoccupation with the British aristocracy.
waught noun, verb: Alternative form of waucht.
Wauja noun: The Wauja people of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
wauk verb: Alternative form of waulk.
wauke noun: The paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyifera, used to make kapa.
Waukegan proper noun: A city, the county seat of Lake County, Illinois, United States.
Waukegan juniper noun: Juniperus horizontalis, a low-growing shrubby juniper of North America.
wauker noun: Alternative form of waulker.
Waukesha proper noun /ˈwɔkɪʃɔ/: A city, the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.
waukmill noun: Alternative form of waulkmill.
Waukon proper noun: A city, the county seat of Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.
waul verb /wɔːl/: To wail, to cry plaintively.
wauling noun, verb: A plaintive cry or howl, as of a cat.
waulk verb: to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.
waulker noun: Synonym of fuller.
waulking noun, verb: The work by which cloth is waulked.
waulkmill noun: A mill for waulking or fulling cloth.
waulkmiller noun: One who operates a waulkmill.
waup noun: Alternative form of whaup (“curlew”)
Waupaca proper noun: A city, the county seat of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States.
Waura noun: Alternative form of Wauja (“a people of Brazil”).
Waurika proper noun: A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States.
Wausau proper noun: A city, the county seat of Marathon County, in north-central Wisconsin, United States.
Wauseon proper noun: A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Ohio, United States.
Wautoma proper noun: A city, the county seat of Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.
wauve noun: The dish of a wheel; the angle at which spokes are fixed in its nave.
Wauwatosa proper noun: A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.
Wauwatosan adjective, noun: Of or relating to the city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
WAV noun /wæv/: Initialism of wheelchair accessible vehicle.
wavable adjective: Able to be waved.
wave noun, suffix, verb /weɪv/: To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
wave aside verb: To dismiss something without paying much attention to it; to decide something is too unimportant or unnecessary to respond to
wave away verb: To reject or dismiss with a hand gesture.
wave base noun: The lowest depth at which waves have an effect on the sediment of the sea bed.
wave dash noun: The character, 〜, that serves as a punctuation mark in Japanese.
wave down verb: To cause (a moving vehicle) to stop by using an arm gesture.
wave drag noun: Drag resulting from shock wave formation at transonic and supersonic speeds.
wave election noun: An election in which a political party makes major gains.
wave equation noun: A second-order linear partial differential equation for the description of waves or standing wave fields.
wave field synthesis noun: The use of mathematics and a large number of loudspeakers to accurately reproduce a given field of sound.
wave function noun: Alternative spelling of wavefunction.
wave goodbye verb: To say goodbye by means of a handwave.
wave in verb: To try, in public, to attract people into a business establishment.
wave-like adjective: Alternative form of wavelike.
wave loaf noun: A loaf for a wave offering.
wave-mechanical adjective: Of or relating to wave mechanics.
wave mechanics noun: The mathematical basis for quantum mechanics in which light and subatomic particles have the characteristics of both waves and particles.
wave number noun: Alternative spelling of wavenumber.
wave of the hand noun /weɪv ʌv ðə hænd/: A simple gesture, as used for greeting, command, dismissal, or summoning something as if by magic.
wave of translation noun: Synonym of carrier wave.
wave off verb: To give a wave of one's hand, or of a flag or wand, so as to signal (someone) to desist or leave.
wave offering noun: An ancient Jewish custom of moving the hands in succession towards the four points of the compass in presenting certain offerings; opposed to the heave...
wave operator noun: Synonym of d'Alembert operator.
wave packet noun: a collection of waves, travelling together

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under W: 16,520 words, in 56 parts.