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English words: Westminster to whacker

300 English words, part 23 of 56 of the words starting with W, A to Z. 20 have a page of their own.

English words Westminster to whacker

  1. Westminster proper noun /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/: The abbey of Westminster.
  2. Westminster parliamentary system noun: Alternative form of Westminster system.
  3. Westminster system noun: A democratic parliamentary system of government, used by and modelled after the British parliament in Westminster.
  4. Westminsterian adjective: Of or relating to Westminster or Westminster Abbey.
  5. Westmont proper noun: A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
  6. Westmore proper noun: A surname
  7. Westmoreland proper noun: A surname.
  8. Westmorland proper noun /ˈwɛstmələnd/: A historical county in northwestern England (contained within Cumbria since 1974 and, since 2023, Westmorland and Furness)
  9. westmost adjective: Furthest to the west; most western.
  10. Westmount proper noun /ˈwɛstmaʊnt/: A city in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; An affluent suburb on the Island of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada
  11. Westmünsterländisch noun: the Low German dialect of the Westmünsterland
  12. westness noun: The quality of being west or western.
  13. westoid noun /ˈwɛstɔɪd/: An inhabitant of the Western world; a westerner.
  14. Weston proper noun /ˈwɛstən/: A village in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3973).
  15. Weston cell noun: A wet cell that produces a highly stable voltage suitable as a laboratory standard for calibration of voltmeters.
  16. Westover proper noun: A surname.
  17. Westoxification noun: The adoption of Western lifestyle (e.g. consumerism, materialism) and technology without the adoption of Western values such as equality of opportunity.
  18. Westphal proper noun: A surname.
  19. Westphalia proper noun /wɛstˈfeɪ̯ljə/: Westfalen, a subdivision (“Landschaftsverband”) of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
  20. Westphalian adjective, noun /wɛstˈfeɪljən/: Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
  21. Westphalian ham noun: A kind of ham that is dry-cured and smoked over a mixture of beech and juniper branches.
  22. Westport proper noun /ˈwɛst.pɔɹt/: A town in County Mayo, Ireland (Irish grid ref L 9984).
  23. Westra proper noun: A surname.
  24. Westralian adjective, noun: Western Australian
  25. Westray proper noun: An island, one of those in Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.
  26. Westrick proper noun: A surname.
  27. Westrobothnian adjective, noun: Of or relating to Westrobothnia.
  28. Westrum proper noun: A surname.
  29. Westrup proper noun: A surname.
  30. westside noun /ˈwɛst.saɪd/: The western side of a building, street, area etc.
  31. westsplaining noun: The act of condescendingly explaining something as a Westerner, especially sociopolitical views of Central and Eastern Europe and its historical and current...
  32. Westtown proper noun: A hamlet in the town of Minisink, Orange County, New York, United States.
  33. Westville proper noun /ˈwɛst.vɪl/: A town in Nova Scotia, Canada, immediately west of the town of Stellarton.
  34. westward adjective, adverb, noun /ˈwɛst.wɚd/: Lying toward the west.
  35. westwardly adjective, adverb /ˈwɛstwədli/: Blowing from the west (of wind).
  36. westwardmost adjective: Most westerly
  37. westwards adverb: westward, towards the west
  38. Westwater proper noun: An unincorporated community owned by the Navajo Nation, near Blanding, San Juan County, Utah, United States.
  39. Westwell proper noun: A village and civil parish in Ashford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9947).
  40. Westwick proper noun: A hamlet in Oakington and Westwick parish, South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4265).
  41. westwind noun: Alternative form of west wind.
  42. Westwood proper noun: A suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1700).
  43. westwork noun /ˈwɛstwɜːk/: The vaulted monumental structure at the western end of a church constructed in some medieval styles, flanked by two towers and containing the entrance.
  44. westy adjective /ˈwɛsti/: Waste; desert.
  45. wet adjective, noun, phrase, verb /wɛt/: Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
  46. wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer noun: A hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, the bulb of one of which is kept wet and shows a lower temperature; the relative humidity is obtained from the...
  47. wet and messy adjective: Pertaining to wet and messy fetishism.
  48. wet and messy fetishism noun: A fetish for involving substances with a slimy consistency in sexual activity, other than bodily fluids.
  49. wet and warm noun: Tea (the drink).
  50. wet arm system noun: Synonym of windscreen washer.
  51. wet bag noun: A waterproof bag, or pouch within a bag, designed for storing wet items (like swimwear or soaked clothes) or soiled cloth diapers.
  52. wet bar noun: An area for the preparation of alcoholic drinks, equipped with a countertop having a sink and running water and usually located in a home, hotel room, or...
  53. wet bargain noun: A bargain that is concluded by the drinking of alcohol together.
  54. wet behind the ears adjective: Inexperienced; just beginning; immature (especially in judgment).
  55. wet beriberi noun: A form of beriberi characterized by cardiac failure.
  56. wet blanket noun, verb: A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.
  57. wet-blanketry noun: The discouraging attitude of a wet blanket.
  58. wet bob noun: A schoolboy who goes in for rowing in preference to cricket or football.
  59. wet boy noun: A contractor assassin or hit man
  60. wet brain noun: Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
  61. wet break noun: A school playtime when pupils are kept indoors because of rain.
  62. wet bulb adjective, noun: Relating to wet-bulb temperature measurements.
  63. wet bulb temperature noun: The temperature read by a thermometer covered in water-soaked (water at ambient temperature) cloth over which air is passed.
  64. wet bulbing noun: Cooling caused by evaporation.
  65. wet cell noun: Any electrochemical cell whose electrolyte is a liquid.
  66. wet check noun: A condom.
  67. wet chemical adjective: Relating to wet chemistry
  68. wet chemistry noun: Any of the traditional methods and techniques of chemistry, especially those of analytical chemistry that use gravimetric analysis or volumetric analysis...
  69. wet cough noun: Coughing with expectoration of sputum.
  70. wet cupping noun: The process of cupping (drawing blood by partial vacuum) where an incision is made at the same time.
  71. wet dock noun: A dock that has a constant level of water in which a vessel floats despite the tide; usually achieved by separating the dock from the sea by a lock.
  72. wet dog shakes noun: A rapid side-to-side head movement that occurs in mice and rats in association with serotonin 5-HT2A receptor activation.
  73. wet down noun, verb: To make (something) wet, especially as a preliminary step in cleaning it.
  74. wet dream noun, verb: An erotic dream (imaginary vision while sleeping) bringing the sleeper to orgasm.
  75. wet dress rehearsal noun: A launch vehicle system test performed with liquid propellant loaded into the vehicle.
  76. wet edge time noun: The time period during which no edge marks are produced when a freshly applied film of paint is lapped over a previously painted area.
  77. wet fart noun: A fart in which some watery excrement is expelled.
  78. wet feet, dry feet policy noun: A policy allowing anybody who fled Cuba and entered the United States to stay and eventually pursue residency, with the exclusion of anybody found at sea.
  79. wet firecracker noun: A person, event, or object lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement.
  80. wet fish noun: Fresh fish intended to be cooked.
  81. wet fly adverb, noun: A lure for fly fishing designed to be fished beneath the surface of the water.
  82. wet food noun: A type of pet food containing a large amount of water, usually made from meat.
  83. wet gas noun: Natural gas containing sizable amounts of liquid alkanes such as ethane, propane, and butane.
  84. wet goods noun: Liquid goods stored in a container
  85. wet haze noun: Synonym of damp haze.
  86. wet heater noun /wɛt ˈhi.ɾɚ/: A torpedo engine where water is injected into the combustion chamber alongside fuel and compressed air or oxygen, cooling the engine and increasing its...
  87. wet job noun: A covert assassination performed by government operatives.
  88. wet lab noun, verb: A laboratory that is equipped with plumbing, ventilation, and equipment for performing physical experiments.
  89. wet lease noun: An agreement in which an airplane, including crew, maintenance and insurance, is leased to another organisation, usually for a short period of time.
  90. wet-leasing noun: The leasing of an airplane including crew, maintenance and insurance to another organisation, usually for a short period of time.
  91. wet line noun: Alternative form of wetline.
  92. wet look noun: Alternative form of wetlook.
  93. wet lung syndrome noun: A condition where the lungs fill with fluid, especially transient tachypnea of the newborn.
  94. wet market noun: A market selling fresh meat, fish and produce.
  95. wet mass noun: The mass of a rocket including its contents and propellant.
  96. wet meadow noun /wɛt ˈmɛdəʊ/: An area of saturated soil during the growing season.
  97. wet meter noun: A gas meter in which the gas to be measured passes through water.
  98. wet moon noun: A visual phenomenon when a crescent moon tilts so its "horns" point upward, resembling a bowl or a smile.
  99. wet mop noun, verb: A mop with an absorbent head, used to wipe floors with water or a cleaning solution.
  100. wet mount noun: A microscope slide on which a fluid or something suspended in a fluid is placed and held under a cover slip.
  101. wet my lips interjection: Used to represent the call of the common quail
  102. wet nelly noun: Bread pudding.
  103. wet noodle noun: A noodle that is freshly made, before it dries out and becomes rigid.
  104. wet nurse noun, verb: A woman hired to suckle and care for another woman's child.
  105. wet-on-wet adjective: A painting technique, used mostly in oil painting, in which layers of wet paint are applied to previous layers of wet paint.
  106. wet one's beak verb: To drink a beverage.
  107. wet one's clay verb: To drink.
  108. wet one's pants verb: To wet oneself, to urinate in one's clothes while wearing them.
  109. wet one's whistle verb: To have a drink; to quench one's thirst.
  110. wet oneself verb: To lose control of one's bladder and involuntarily urinate into one's clothing.
  111. wet out verb: to thoroughly soak a fiber in water for the even application of dye
  112. wet pack noun: Synonym of washbag
  113. wet pail noun, verb: Any diaper pail that contains water.
  114. wet pailing noun, verb: The method of using a wet pail to store soiled cloth diapers, as opposed to a dry pail.
  115. wet palette noun: A palette having a layer of absorbent material that allows the paint to remain hydrated for an extended period of time.
  116. wet plate noun: A plate whose film retains its sensitivity only while wet. The film used in such plates is of collodion impregnated with bromides and iodides. Before...
  117. wet play noun: Structured play activities for young schoolchildren during inclement weather.
  118. wet porch noun: A moon pool used in underwater habitats.
  119. wet reckless noun: A kind of plea bargain that reduces a charge of driving under the influence to one of reckless driving involving alcohol.
  120. wet riser noun: A standpipe in a building that is kept pressurized and filled with water, for use in the event of a fire.
  121. wet room noun: A bathroom (or area within a bathroom) in which a shower is not surrounded by any barrier
  122. wet rot noun: A soft rot in which the decayed tissues are markedly watery.
  123. wet sand verb: To sand using extremely fine-grained sandpaper, using a lubricant such as water or oil to prevent the sandpaper from clogging.
  124. wet sanding noun, verb: The process of sanding with extremely fine-grained sandpaper, using a lubricant such as oil or water to prevent the sandpaper from clogging.
  125. wet season noun: Especially in tropical regions, the part of the year when most of the rain falls.
  126. wet shaving noun: A method of shaving that involves the use of water or other form of lubrication, such as shaving cream or soap.
  127. wet signature noun: A physical signature on a document, typically done in ink.
  128. wet someone's appetite verb: Eggcorn of whet someone's appetite
  129. wet stacking noun: The condition or practice of passing unburned fuel out of the exhaust system of a (diesel) vehicle, for example due to idling the engine for long intervals,...
  130. wet suit noun: Alternative form of wetsuit.
  131. wet sump noun: A type of engine sump where oil pools in a pan at the bottom of the engine.
  132. Wet'suwet'en noun: A First Nations people of the northwestern Central Interior of British Columbia.
  133. wet t-shirt competition noun: A contest in which women wear t-shirts that are wet to make them clingy and slightly translucent, and others judge the women on appearance.
  134. wet t-shirt contest noun: A contest in which women wear t-shirts that are wet to make them slightly translucent so their breasts are visible, and others judge the women on appearance.
  135. wet tech noun: The first full technical rehearsal that includes actors, costumes, props, lighting, and sound working together.
  136. wet the baby's head verb: To celebrate the birth of a baby by drinking alcohol.
  137. wet the bed verb /wɛt ðə ˈbɛd/: To urinate in one's bed (during sleep).
  138. wet the other eye verb: To have another alcoholic drink.
  139. wet the shamrock verb /ˌwɛt ðə ˈʃæmɹɒk/: To go for an alcoholic drink, especially as part of a victory celebration or on Saint Patrick's Day.
  140. wet through adjective, verb: soaked, very wet (such that water gets through the clothes to reach the skin)
  141. wet-un noun: A diseased cow, unfit for human food, but nevertheless sold to make into sausages etc.
  142. wet-weather adjective: Suitable for wet weather; waterproof.
  143. wet-weather tire noun: A summer tire with improved wet weather performance designed to reduce aquaplaning.
  144. wet-weather tyre noun: Alternative spelling of wet-weather tire
  145. wet weed noun: Marijuana infused with phencyclidine (PCP) or formaldehyde.
  146. wet well noun: A livewell with perforations through which seawater can circulate.
  147. wet willy noun: A prank whereby a saliva-moistened finger is inserted into an unsuspecting person's ear, often with a slight twisting motion.
  148. wet wipe noun: A small moistened piece of paper or cloth for cleaning or personal hygiene, often folded and individually wrapped for convenience.
  149. wet work noun: A covert assassination performed by government operatives.
  150. weta noun /ˈwɛtə/: Any of about 70 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand, resembling katydids or crickets.
  151. Wetaskiwin proper noun /wiˈtæskəwɪn/ [wiˈɾæskəwɪn]: A city in Alberta, Canada, located within the municipal district.
  152. wetbird noun: The chaffinch.
  153. wetdown noun: The application of water to objects and surfaces on a film set, for example when shooting a rainy scene during dry weather.
  154. wetdreams noun: Alternative form of wet dreams, plural of wetdream.
  155. wetfast adjective: colorfast such that it will not lose its color after getting wet
  156. wetfastness noun: The quality or degree of being wetfast.
  157. wether noun, verb /ˈwɛðɚ/: A castrated goat.
  158. Wetheral proper noun: A village and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY4654).
  159. Wetherall proper noun: A surname.
  160. Wetherbee proper noun: A surname from Old Norse.
  161. Wetherby proper noun: A market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4048).
  162. Wetherell proper noun: A surname.
  163. Wetherill diagram noun: A type of concordia diagram, used in the context of uranium–lead dating, whose axes are the ratios ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U and ²³⁷Pb/²³⁵U.
  164. Wetherington proper noun: A surname.
  165. Wethersfield proper noun /ˈwɛð.ərsfild/: A village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7131).
  166. Wethington proper noun: A surname.
  167. wetiko noun: Alternative form of wihtikow.
  168. wetland noun: Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.
  169. wetlander noun /ˈwɛtˌlændər/: A person who lives in a wetland region.
  170. wetlease noun: Alternative form of wet lease.
  171. wetline noun: A line that has been doused with water in order to stop the advance of a fire.
  172. wetlook noun: The look of someone with their body wet, especially seen as attractive or a fetish.
  173. wetly adverb: In a wet manner.
  174. wetmop noun, verb: Alternative form of wet mop
  175. Wetmore proper noun: An unincorporated community in Custer County, Colorado.
  176. wetnap noun: Synonym of wet wipe.
  177. wetness noun /ˈwɛt.nəs/: The condition of being wet.
  178. wetness indicator noun: A graphic on the rise (front) of a disposable diaper that fades or changes colour when the diaper is wet.
  179. wetnurse noun, verb: Alternative spelling of wet nurse.
  180. wetproof adjective, verb: Waterproof.
  181. wetroom noun: Alternative form of wet room.
  182. wetrot noun: Alternative form of wet rot.
  183. wetscape noun: A wetland landscape
  184. wetside adjective: Relating to the marine side of a coastline.
  185. wetsuit noun /ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/: A close fitting, insulating garment usually made from neoprene or similar material designed to keep one warm during activities on or under water.
  186. wetsuited adjective: Dressed in a wetsuit.
  187. wettability noun: The ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in contact with it such that it spreads over the surface and wets it.
  188. wettable adjective: Capable of being wetted.
  189. wetted area noun: The total surface area of an aircraft.
  190. wetten verb: To make wet; to wet
  191. wetter adjective, noun /ˈwɛtə/: Agent noun of wet: someone who wets something as part of some process.
  192. wetter than an otter's pocket adjective: Completely wet, drenched, soaked.
  193. Wetterhoun noun: Synonym of Frisian water dog.
  194. wettie noun: A wetsuit.
  195. wetting adjective, noun, verb /ˈwɛtɪŋ/: The act of making something wet.
  196. wetting agent noun: A substance, such as a surfactant, that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, allowing it to spread across and penetrate the surface of a solid.
  197. wetting down noun, verb: A party held to celebrate a promotion in the navy.
  198. wetting machine noun: A machine used to make paper damp in preparation for printing.
  199. wettingly adverb: In a wetting manner.
  200. wettish adjective: Somewhat wet; damp, moist.
  201. Wetton proper noun: A small village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1055).
  202. Wettstein proper noun: A surname from German.
  203. Wettsteinian adjective: Of or relating to Richard Wettstein (1863–1931), Austrian botanist, whose Wettstein system was one of the earliest taxonomic systems based on phyletic...
  204. wetu noun /ˈwi.tu/: A dwelling, a domed hut similar to a wigwam, used by some Native Americans in the northeastern United States, especially the Wampanoag.
  205. Wetumpka proper noun: A city, the county seat of Elmore County, Alabama, United States.
  206. wetware noun: The human brain or mind, likened to a computer part.
  207. wetwell noun: Alternative form of wet well.
  208. wetwood noun: Wood with a darkened or wet appearance resulting from abnormally high water content or a bacterial infection.
  209. wetwork noun: Alternative form of wet work.
  210. Wetzel proper noun: A surname from German.
  211. Wetzler proper noun: A surname.
  212. weuns pronoun: Alternative form of we-uns.
  213. Wever proper noun: A surname.
  214. wew interjection: An expression of contemptuous astonishment in response to embarrassing or cringeworthy behavior.
  215. weweia noun: Synonym of dabchick.
  216. Wewenoc noun: Alternative form of Wawinak.
  217. Wewoka proper noun: A city, the county seat of Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States.
  218. Wexford proper noun /ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d/: A county of Ireland, (County Wexford).
  219. Wexler proper noun: A surname from German.
  220. Wexner proper noun: A surname.
  221. wey noun /weɪ/: An old English measure of weight containing 224 pounds; equivalent to 2 hundredweight.
  222. Weyand proper noun: A surname.
  223. Weyanoke noun: An indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America.
  224. Weyant proper noun: A surname.
  225. Weybourne proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1143).
  226. Weybridge proper noun /ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/: A town in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0764).
  227. Weyburn proper noun: A city in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  228. weyekin noun: Alternative form of wyakin.
  229. Weyer proper noun: A surname.
  230. Weyewa noun: A tribe living in Indonesia, on the island of Sumba.
  231. Weygandt proper noun: A surname from German.
  232. Weyl proper noun: A surname from German, notably held by Hermann Weyl.
  233. Weyl algebra noun: The ring of differential operators with polynomial coefficients (in one variable), namely expressions of the form f_m(X)∂_Xᵐ+f_m-1(X)∂_Xᵐ⁻¹+⋯+f_1(X)∂_X+f_0(X).
  234. Weyl fermion noun: A massless quasiparticle and fermion, which carries electric charge, and cannot move backwards, that may exist in Weyl semimetals, where an electron can be...
  235. Weyl group noun: A subgroup of the isometry group of a root system, generated by reflections through the hyperplanes orthogonal to the roots.
  236. Weyl tensor noun: A measure of the curvature of spacetime (or, more generally, a pseudo-Riemannian manifold), differing from the Riemann tensor in that it does not convey...
  237. Weylian adjective: Of or relating to Hermann Weyl (1885–1955), German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher.
  238. Weyman proper noun: A surname.
  239. Weymann noun: An early method of producing fabric bodies for road vehicles, derived from the method used in aircraft
  240. Weymouth proper noun /ˈweɪ.məθ/: A town and civil parish (with a town council) in Dorset, England, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY6779).
  241. Weymouth pine noun: Synonym of eastern white pine.
  242. Weyrich proper noun: A surname.
  243. Wez proper noun: A former commune in the Marne department in northern France.
  244. wf noun: Initialism of wrong font.
  245. WFA noun: Initialism of weight for age.
  246. WFC interjection, noun: Initialism of who fucking cares.
  247. wff noun /wɪf/: Alternative letter-case form of wff; well-formed formula.
  248. wffs noun: Initialism of warmblood fragile foal syndrome
  249. WFH noun, verb: Initialism of working from home.
  250. WFK noun: West Fork (of a river or creek)
  251. WFL prepositional phrase: Initialism of within functional limits.
  252. WFM noun, phrase: Initialism of works for me.
  253. WFMS noun: Initialism of workflow management system.
  254. WFNA noun: Initialism of white fuming nitric acid.
  255. WFOE noun /ˈwʊfiː/: Acronym of wholly foreign-owned enterprise, a type of business entity in mainland China.
  256. WFPB adjective: Initialism of whole food, plant-based.
  257. WFR noun: Initialism of wilderness first responder, a first responder trained to act in remote locations.
  258. WFS noun: Initialism of wavefield synthesis.
  259. WFSP noun: Initialism of white-fleshed sweet potato.
  260. WFU noun: Initialism of wildland fire use.
  261. WG noun: Initialism of weight gain.
  262. wgadna noun: Alternative form of wgaDNA.
  263. WGARA phrase: Initialism of who gives a rat's ass?.
  264. wgat adverb: Appalachia form of where
  265. WGD noun: Initialism of whole-genome duplication.
  266. WGM noun: Initialism of Woman Grandmaster.
  267. wgmi phrase: Abbreviation of we're gonna make it.
  268. WGR noun: Initialism of written general review (“type of test given at West Point military academy”).
  269. WGS noun: Initialism of whole genome sequencing.
  270. WGSR noun: Initialism of water–gas shift reaction.
  271. WGTA noun: Initialism of Wisconsin General Test Apparatus.
  272. WGWAG noun /ˈwɪɡ.wæɡ/: Acronym of white girls with Asian guys.
  273. WH noun: Initialism of white horse (“soldier from an influential family”).
  274. wh-in-situ noun: The occurrence of a wh-word in its typical syntactic position when forming a wh-question.
  275. wh-island noun: An island (phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted) created by an embedded sentence that is a dependent clause introduced by a wh-word.
  276. wh-movement noun /ˌdʌbəlju ˈeɪtʃ ˌmuvmənt/: a syntactic phenomenon found in many languages around the world, in which interrogative words (sometimes called wh-words) or phrases show a special word...
  277. wh question noun /ˈdʌbl̩juː eɪtʃ ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/: A question that is introduced by a wh-word (what, where, why, etc.) and cannot be answered by yes or no.
  278. wh*re noun: Censored spelling of whore.
  279. wh-word noun /ˈdʌbəljuː ˈeɪt͡ʃ ˌwɜː(ɹ)d/: Any English word that is interrogative, typically beginning with the letters wh; a question word.
  280. wha interjection /wɑ/: Pronunciation spelling of what.
  281. wha gwan interjection: Alternative form of wagwan.
  282. wha's noun: Contraction of what is.
  283. wha-up noun: Alternative form of whaup.
  284. whaanau noun: Alternative spelling of whanau.
  285. whabby noun: The red-throated diver.
  286. whac-a-mole noun: Alternative spelling of whack-a-mole.
  287. whachacallit noun: Alternative form of whatchacallit.
  288. whachamacallit noun: Alternative spelling of whatchamacallit.
  289. whack adjective, noun, verb /ˈwæk/: The sound of a heavy strike.
  290. whack-a-mole noun /ˈwæk.əˌməʊl/: A situation where problems or tasks keep reappearing repeatedly.
  291. whack on verb: To turn on; to activate.
  292. whack out verb: To produce (something) carelessly or thoughtlessly.
  293. whack the illy verb: To carry on small-time confidence tricks, i.e. the activity of an illywhacker.
  294. whack up noun, verb: Synonym of whack (“a division of an amount into separate whacks, a divvying up”).
  295. whackable adjective: Capable of, or suitable for, being whacked (in various senses).
  296. whackadoo adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of wackadoo.
  297. whackage noun: whacking; beating
  298. whacked adjective, verb: Tired; fatigued.
  299. whacked out adjective, verb /ˌwækt ˈaʊ̯t/: intoxicated
  300. whacker noun /ˈwækə(ɹ)/: One who, or something which, whacks.

Part 22 · Part 24 · English words: W

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.