English words: whackily to what is your job

300 English words, part 24 of 56 of the words starting with W, A to Z. 17 have a page of their own.

English words whackily to what is your job

whackily adverb: In a whacky manner.
whacking adjective, noun, verb: Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).
whacko adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of wacko.
whacky adjective: Alternative spelling of wacky.
whacky baccy noun: Alternative form of wacky baccy.
whacky tabaccy noun: Alternative form of wacky baccy.
whacky tobaccy noun: Alternative form of wacky baccy.
whacky tobacky noun: Alternative form of wacky baccy.
whad conjunction: Pronunciation spelling of what'd.
whadaya contraction: Alternative form of whaddaya.
whadda contraction /ˈwʌdə/: Pronunciation spelling of what do.
whaddaya contraction /ˈwʌdəjə/: Pronunciation spelling of what do you.
whaddayacallit noun: A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember.
whaddayaknow interjection: What do you know?
whaddayamean interjection: What do you mean?
whaddayasay interjection: What do you say? What is your opinion?
whaddayathink interjection: Contraction of what do you think? (“What is your opinion?”).
whaddayawant interjection: What do you want?
whaddayer contraction: Alternative form of whaddaya.
whaddie noun: Alternative form of waddy (Aboriginal war club)
whaddo contraction: Pronunciation spelling of what do.
Whaddon proper noun: A village and civil parish outside Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8034).
whaddup interjection: Alternative spelling of what's up.
whaddya contraction: Contraction of what do you; see what'd and d'ya.
whadidya contraction: Pronunciation spelling of what did you
whadiya contraction: Alternative form of whaddaya.
whadja contraction: Pronunciation spelling of what do you.
Whadjuk noun: A Noongar people of the Western Australian region of the Perth bioregion of the Swan Coastal Plain.
whadya contraction: Alternative form of whaddaya.
whadyer contraction: Alternative form of whaddaya.
whaffor adverb: what for, why
whagwaan interjection: Alternative form of wagwan.
whagwan interjection: Alternative form of wagwan.
whah adverb, pronoun: Pronunciation spelling of where
whaikorero noun: formal speechmaking in the Māori culture
whaitsiid noun: Any therapsid in the family Whaitsiidae.
whakapapa noun /ˈfɑːkəˌpɑːpə/: Genealogy, as a fundamental principle of Māori culture that is critical in establishing one's identity.
Whakatane proper noun: A town in the Bay of Plenty region, North Island, New Zealand.
Whaker noun: A Quaker.
Whal proper noun: A surname
Whalan proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
whale noun, verb /ˈweɪl/: Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises.
whale away verb: To whale on something in an ongoing manner (i.e., with progressive aspect).
whale-backed adjective: Of a landform, having a gentle curve resembling the back of a whale.
whale bacon noun: A cut of meat from the underbelly of a baleen whale, particularly the unesu or belly meat.
whale barnacle noun: Any barnacle, of the superfamily Coronuloidea, that attach themselves to whales
whale catcher noun: A whaler (boat)
whale catfish noun: Any fish of the family Cetopsidae of catfishes.
whale fall noun: A whale carcass that has fallen to the seafloor, which in deeper water can sustain a diverse local ecosystem for decades.
whale fisher noun: Alternative form of whale-fisher.
whale line noun: A thick rope connecting a harpoon to the line tub
whale louse noun: A parasitic amphipod crustacean of the family Cyamidae found in skin lesions, genital folds, nostrils and eyes of marine mammals of the order Cetacea, i.e....
whale oil noun: Any of various oils and fats extracted from the blubber of whales and used in the manufacture of soap and lubricants (and also formerly as an illuminating oil).
whale on verb: To strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight.
whale-path noun: The sea(s), the ocean(s).
whale-road noun: The ocean; the open sea.
whale's guide noun: A type of small fish thought to accompany the whale.
whale's road noun: The ocean; the open sea.
whale's tail noun: The distal bifurcation of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
whale's way noun: The ocean.
whale safari noun: A sea excursion organised for the purpose of whale watching.
whale shark noun /weɪl.ʃɑːk/: A very large spotted shark, Rhincodon typus, of warm marine waters, similar to a whale, that feeds by filtering plankton from the water.
whale shot noun: spermaceti
whale tail noun: An unintentional display of a thong above the waistband of trousers etc.
whale watch verb: To watch or observe whales in their natural habitat, especially from a boat chartered for the purpose.
whale watcher noun: Alternative spelling of whalewatcher.
whale watching noun: The practice of observing whales and other cetaceans in their natural habitat.
whaleback noun: A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from vertical to horizontal.
whalebird noun: Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur (the blue petrel) and Pachyptila desolata.
whaleboat noun: A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.
whaleboater noun: Someone who travels by whaleboat
whalebone noun: The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that is used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets
whalebone whale noun: Synonym of baleen whale.
whaleboned adjective: Reinforced with whalebone.
whaleboning noun: reinforcement made from whalebone, as in a corset
whaleburger noun: A burger made with the meat of a whale.
whalecraft noun: The art and techniques of whaling.
whaledom noun: The realm or sphere of whales.
whalefall noun: A whale carcass that has fallen to the ocean floor.
whalefeed noun: A minute crustacean, Munida gregaria, eaten by baleen whales.
whalefish noun: A whale.
whalefisher noun: Alternative form of whale-fisher.
whalehead noun: Synonym of shoebill (wading bird)
whalehide noun: A kind of bituminous paper used to make plant pots.
whalehood noun: The state or condition of being a whale.
whaleish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a whale.
whalekind noun: Whales as a collective.
whaleless adjective /ˈweɪl.ləs/: Without whales.
whalelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a whale.
whaleling noun: A small or young whale.
whalelore noun: The knowledge, study, or science of whales.
whaleman noun: A male whaler; (loosely) any whaler.
whalemeat noun: The meat of a whale.
Whalen proper noun /ˈweɪ.lən/: A surname from Irish.
whaler noun /ˈweɪlə/: One who hunts whales; any person employed in the whaling industry.
whaler's delight noun: Synonym of Murrumbidgee jam.
whalerman noun: A (male) whaler; a man who hunts whales.
whalery noun: A whale fishery.
whaleshark noun: Alternative form of whale shark.
whaleship noun: A ship used for hunting whales.
whalesman noun: One who hunts whales; a whaler.
whalesona noun: A fursona that is a whale.
whalesong noun: The sounds through which whales communicate.
whalespeak noun: A language used by whales.
whalesque adjective: Resembling or characteristic of whales, especially overweight or obese.
whalesucker noun: A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.
whalewatcher noun: One who takes part in whalewatching.
whalewatching noun: The recreational observation of whales.
Whaley proper noun: A village in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5171).
whaling noun, verb /ˈweɪlɪŋ/: The practice of hunting whales.
whaling station noun: A dock in which the carcasses of hunted whales are processed, and where whale hunters sometimes live.
whalish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a whale.
Whall proper noun: A surname from Old English.
whallah interjection /wɑˈlɑ/: voila; ta-da, presto; lo and behold
Whalley proper noun /ˈwɔːli/: A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7336).
whally adjective /ˈʍɔːlɪ/: Having a light-coloured iris of the eye.
wham interjection, noun, verb /wæm/: A forceful blow.
wham bam thank you ma'am phrase /ˈwæm ˈbæm ˈθæŋk juː ˈmæm/: Denoting swift, formulaic, and unromantic sexual intercourse.
whamble noun, verb: Alternative spelling of whemmel.
whambulance noun: Alternative form of wambulance.
whame noun: Synonym of whame fly.
whame fly noun /ˈʍeɪm ˌflaɪ/: The horsefly or gadfly.
whammel noun, verb: Alternative form of whemmel.
whammer noun: A piton hammer
whammie noun: Alternative form of whammy.
whammo interjection, noun /ˈwæməʊ/: Used to emphasize the suddenness of an event.
whammy noun /ˈ(h)wæmi/: a serious or devastating setback
whammy bar noun: A lever at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar, used to add vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings.
whamo interjection: Alternative form of whammo.
whamola noun: A bass musical instrument played in the United States; a descendant of the washtub bass.
whampee noun: Alternative spelling of wampee.
Whampoa proper noun /ˈwɔːmpoʊ/: Synonym of Huangpu (Guangzhou)
whanau noun /ˈfaːnaʉ/: An extended family.
whang noun, verb /ˈwæŋ/: To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
whang-doodle noun: Alternative form of whangdoodle.
whang leather noun: A kind of tough leather.
whangai noun: A traditional Maori form of adoption practised within the extended family.
Whangarei proper noun /faŋaˈɾɛi/: A city in Northland, the northernmost in New Zealand.
whangdoodle noun /ˈwæŋ.duː.dl̩/: A whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction; a bugbear.
whangee noun: Any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems...
whanger noun: Alternative form of wanger (“penis”).
whanghee noun: Alternative form of whangee.
whank noun, verb: A strike with the fist; a blow; a knock.
whanker noun: Any exceptionally large thing.
whanket noun: A large piece of something.
whanking adjective, verb: Very large.
whap interjection, noun, verb: A blow; a hit; a whop.
whapper noun: Alternative form of whopper.
whapuka noun: Alternative form of hapuku.
whapuku noun: Alternative form of hapuku.
whar adverb: Appalachia form of where.
wharangi noun: Any of species Melicope ternata, of coastal shrubs or small trees in the Rutaceae family, native to New Zealand.
whare noun /ˈfʌre/: A Maori house or other building.
whare wānanga noun: Formerly, a type of traditional Maori school.
wharekai noun: The dining hall in a marae.
wharenui noun: An ornamental Maori meeting house representing the body of a tupuna, forming part of the larger marae complex.
wharepuni noun /ˌfʌreˈpʉni/: A large building in Maori communities for communal sleeping or for group meetings; a meeting house.
wharf noun, verb /ˈwɔːf/: An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
wharf borer noun: The beetle Nacerdes melanura.
wharf crab noun: A crab of species Armases cinereum.
wharf rat noun: A brown rat; especially, one that lives among wharves.
wharf roach noun: Ligia exotica, a species of sea slater.
wharfage noun /ˈwɔː.fɪd͡ʒ/: A dock, quay, or pier.
Wharfe proper noun: A river in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England, which joins the Yorkshire River Ouse.
Wharfedale proper noun: The valley of the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England.
wharfhead noun: The portion of a wharf that extends farthest into the water.
wharfholder noun: The owner of a wharf.
wharfie noun: A wharf worker: synonym of dockworker.
wharfing noun, verb: Wharfs collectively.
wharfinger noun /ˈwɔːfɪnd͡ʒə/: The manager or owner of a wharf (“artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore”).
wharfland noun: The land area surrounding a wharf.
wharfless adjective: Lacking a wharf.
wharflike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a wharf.
wharfman noun: A man who works on a wharf.
wharfmaster noun: The supervisor in charge of a wharf.
wharfside noun: The side of a wharf, where goods may be loaded and unloaded.
wharfward adverb: Towards a wharf; in the direction of a wharf.
wharfwards adverb: Towards a wharf; in the direction of a wharf; wharfward.
wharl noun: A rattling or uvular utterance of the r-sound.
wharling noun /ˈʍɔː(ɹ)lɪŋ/: A guttural pronunciation of the letter r; a wharl.
wharncliffe noun: Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe.
wharp noun: Alternative spelling of warp (“sediment which subsides from turbid water, especially from the River Trent”).
wharra phrase: What are.
Wharram proper noun: A civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district, and historically in Yorkshire (East Riding), which includes the village of...
Wharton proper noun /ˈʍɔː(ɹ)tən/: A neighbourhood of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6666).
Wharton's duct noun: Synonym of submandibular duct.
Wharton's jelly noun: The soft, pulpy connective tissue that constitutes the matrix of the umbilical cord.
Whartonesque adjective: Characteristic of Edith Wharton (1862–1937), American novelist and designer.
Whartonian adjective /wɔːˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or pertaining to Edith Wharton (1862–1937), American novelist and designer.
wharve noun, verb /woɹv/: To turn, turn over (especially of mown grass).
whaserface pronoun: Alternative form of what's-her-face.
whasername pronoun: Alternative form of what's-her-name.
whasian adjective, noun /ˈ(h)weɪʒən/: Encompassing both white and Asian (particularly European and East or Southeast Asian) ancestry.
whasisface pronoun: Alternative form of what's-his-face.
whasisname pronoun: Alternative form of what's-his-name.
whassa contraction: what is the
whassamatta contraction: Alternative spelling of whatsamatta.
whassamatter contraction: Alternative spelling of whatsamatta.
whassat contraction: Alternative form of wassat.
whassup interjection: Alternative spelling of wassup.
whasup interjection: Alternative spelling of wassup.
what adverb, determiner, interjection, noun, particle, pronoun /wɒt/: Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
what a lovely day phrase: The day is lovely.
what a pity phrase /ˌwʌt ə ˈpɪti/ [ˌwɐɾ ə ˈpʰɪɾi ~ ˌwɜɾ ə ˈpʰɪɾi]: Used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.
what a shame phrase: Used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.
what a small world phrase: Alternative form of it's a small world.
what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive phrase: When one tells a simple lie, it may become necessary to tell more complex lies, eventually spiraling out of control and leading to the exposure of the deceit.
what a way to go interjection: A remark on the unfortunate, exceptional, or unusual nature of somebody's death.
what about adverb: Used to make a suggestion.
what about the children phrase: Alternative form of think of the children.
what am I bid phrase: Used by an auctioneer to inquire for offers on an item, thereby initiating the bidding process.
what am I, chopped liver phrase: A rhetorical question used to indicate that the speaker is feeling left out or slighted by attention given to another person or persons.
what am I looking at phrase: Expresses confusion as to the significance of something that the speaker is being shown.
what are friends for interjection: Said by one friend to another in response to thank you.
what are the odds phrase: Used to express surprise at an unlikely outcome.
what are you doing phrase: Used to ask what the interlocutor is currently doing.
what are you like phrase: Expressing mock despair at somebody's outrageous behaviour.
what are you looking at phrase: Expresses discomfort because the interlocutor is looking at something; usually, this is said when the interlocutor has been staring at the speaker.
what are you waiting for phrase: What is the delay? Why are you not acting or proceeding?
what are your pronouns phrase: The speaker wants to know the interlocutor’s preferred pronouns.
what can I do you for phrase: What can I do for you?
what can I say phrase: Indicating that nothing that could be said would add to or improve the situation.
what can I tell you phrase: Synonym of what can I say.
what can one do phrase: Alternative form of what can you do.
what can you do phrase: A rhetorical question expressing that an undesirable situation is inevitable.
what'cha contraction: Contraction of what + you.
what cheer phrase: how are you?
what'choo contraction: Contraction of what + you.
what color is your Bugatti phrase: An expression intended to flaunt one’s own material possessions and simultaneously deride another person for not owning them.
what colour is your Bugatti phrase: Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of what color is your Bugatti.
what comes around goes around proverb: Alternative form of what goes around comes around.
what'd contraction /wʌd/: Contraction of what + did.
what-d'ye-call-'em noun: whatchamacallit
what-d'ye-call-it noun: whatchamacallit
what date is it today phrase: What is the date? (used to request the current date)
what day is it today phrase: Used to ask for the current day of the week or of the month.
what did I tell you phrase: Synonym of I told you so.
what did your last slave die of phrase: Used to indicate that someone is being unreasonably bossy and demanding.
what do I care interjection: Used to indicate the speaker does not care.
what do I know phrase: Implies that a statement is based on a guess or assumption rather than on knowledge or evidence.
what-do-you-call-it noun: Alternative form of whatchamacallit.
what do you do phrase: Inquires about the subject's current occupation.
what do you do for a living phrase: Politely inquires about the subject's current occupation.
what do you know phrase: What a surprise; guess what.
what do you make the time phrase: Alternative form of what time do you make it.
what do you mean phrase: A request for clarification of an anterior statement or question.
what do you say phrase: Used to ask someone if they are willing to do something.
what do you want phrase: Indicates that the listener is paying attention to the speaker, and wishes to know why they were approached or interrupted.
what do you want, a biscuit phrase /ˈwɒt də ju ˈwɒnt | ə ˈbɪskɪt/: Synonym of what do you want, a cookie?.
what do you want, a cookie phrase /ˈwɒt də ju ˈwɒnt | ə ˈkʊki/: A retort to someone who has done something unsurprising or unimpressive and has deemed it necessary to mention it.
what do you want, a medal phrase /ˈwɒt də ju ˈwɒnt | ə ˈmɛdəl/: Synonym of what do you want, a cookie?.
what do you want: blood? phrase: Used to tell a person that their demands are unreasonable.
what does it all mean, Basil phrase: Used (often sarcastically) to express confusion in relation to a seemingly absurd or complicated situation; often followed by an explanation.
what does it matter interjection: A reply indicating uncaring.
what does … mean phrase: Used to ask the meaning of a word (replace “…” with a word).
what does that have to do with the price of corn phrase: A comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant.
what does that have to do with the price of fish phrase: Synonym of what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
what does that have to do with the price of tea in China phrase: Used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or non sequitur.
what doesn't kill you makes you stronger proverb: Hardship builds moral character.
what else is new phrase: A rhetorical request for some real news, on hearing a report that was not news because it represents a continuing predictable and unsatisfactory situation.
what foot the shoe is on phrase: Alternative form of which foot the shoe is on.
what for adverb, noun: For what purpose.
what gives phrase: What is wrong? Why is this happening?
what go round come round proverb: Alternative form of what goes around comes around.
what goes interjection: Dated form of what's going on (“expression of concern, asking for an explanation”).
what goes around comes around proverb: A person's actions, whether good or bad, will often have consequences for that person.
what goes on interjection: Dated form of what's going on (“expression of concern, asking for an explanation”).
what goes round comes round proverb: Alternative form of what goes around comes around.
what goes up must come down proverb: All trends will end; a rise (in the stock market, in a person's political or social influence, etc.) will be followed by a fall.
what good is phrase: Alternative form of what's the good of.
what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas proverb: Alternative form of what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas proverb: Synonym of what happens on tour stays on tour.
what happens on the road stays on the road proverb: Synonym of what happens on tour stays on tour.
what happens on tour stays on tour phrase: When a group of people, usually a group of all-male close friends, get together and travel, go on vacation, throw a party, etc., any controversial conduct...
what happens twice happens thrice phrase: An event that happens two times will happen three times.
what has been seen cannot be unseen proverb: Repulsive, disturbing, or horrific sights can never be erased from memory once they have been seen.
what has someone done phrase: A method of drawing attention to some changed aspect of a person or thing.
what hath God wrought interjection: An expression of wonder and marvel at something.
what have you pronoun: Alternative spelling of what have you.
what ho interjection: An exclamation of greeting, summons, or surprise.
what if adverb, noun, verb: A speculation as to what might have happened if something else had happened earlier.
what-iffery noun: Speculation as to what might have happened if things had happened differently.
what in tarnation interjection: Used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning a question.
what in the world interjection: An exclamation of surprise.
what in time prepositional phrase: Used as an intensifier of an interrogative word or phrase.
what is her name phrase: Used to ask the name of a woman.
what is his name phrase: Used to ask the name of a man.
what is it interjection: Used to ask the listener what they want.
what is more adverb: Used to introduce a statement which builds on the preceding statement, but expresses a stronger sentiment.
what is one to do phrase: Synonym of what can you do.
what is that phrase: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what, was, that.: Asks the interlocutor to identify an indicated object.
what is the matter phrase: Alternative form of what's the matter.
what is the time phrase: Alternative form of what's the time.
what is the Wi-Fi password phrase: Asks someone for the Wi-Fi password.
what is their name phrase: Used to ask the name of a person whose gender is not known.
what is this I don't even interjection: Used to indicate that something has left one in a state of disbelief or confusion.
what is up interjection: Alternative form of what's up.
what is what noun: Alternative form of what's what.
what is worse adverb: Worse still, even worse; and to top it off, as if that was not bad enough.
what is your job phrase: Alternative form of what's your job.

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.