English words: Whitmanish to whooee

300 English words, part 32 of 56 of the words starting with W, A to Z. 31 have a page of their own.

English words Whitmanish to whooee

Whitmanish adjective: Characteristic of the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892).
Whitmanism noun: The literary style and approach of the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892).
Whitmanite adjective, noun: Of or relating to the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892).
Whitmanize verb: To employ the characteristic writing style of the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892).
Whitmannian adjective: Alternative form of Whitmanian.
Whitmannic adjective: Alternative form of Whitmanic.
Whitmarsh proper noun: A surname.
Whitmer proper noun: A surname.
Whitmire proper noun: A surname.
Whitmonday noun: Alternative spelling of Whit Monday.
Whitmore proper noun: A surname.
Whitmore disease noun: Synonym of melioidosis.
Whitmore's disease noun: Alternative form of Whitmore disease.
whitmoreite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
whitneck noun: A weasel.
Whitner proper noun: A surname.
Whitney proper noun /ˈwɪtni/: A habitational surname from Middle English.
whitneyite noun: The mineral algodonite.
whitopia noun: Alternative spelling of whitetopia.
whitret noun: A weasel or stoat.
Whitsett proper noun: A surname.
Whitsitt proper noun: A surname.
whitsour noun: A variety of summer apple (apple harvested in summer).
Whitstable proper noun: A coastal town in the north of Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1066).
Whitsun adjective, noun /ˈwɪt.sən/: Whitsunday.
Whitsun-night noun: The night of Whitsunday.
Whitsun Tide noun: Alternative form of Whitsuntide.
Whitsunday noun /wɪtˈsʌndeɪ/: The Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls, seven weeks after Easter.
Whitsuntide noun: The week that begins with Whitsunday.
Whitt proper noun: A surname.
Whittaker proper noun /ˈʍɪɾɪkɚ/: A surname.
whittaw noun: A saddler.
whittawer noun: Alternative form of whittaw.
whittawing noun: The form of tanning employed to manufacture whitleather
Whitted proper noun: A surname.
Whittemore proper noun: A surname.
whitten noun: Any of several small trees having leaves that are white and downy underneath.
Whitten effect noun: The situation where male pheromones stimulate synchronous estrus in a female population.
whitter verb: Alternative form of witter (“speak at length on a trivial subject”).
whitterick noun: Alternative form of whitret.
Whittier proper noun /ˈwɪtiɚ/: A surname.
Whittingdale proper noun: A surname.
Whittingham proper noun: A civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD505345).
Whittington proper noun /ˈwɪtɪŋtən/: A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0120).
Whittingtonian adjective /ˌwɪtɪŋˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to Dick Whittington, a stage character based on the English merchant and politician Sir Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423), famed for...
whittle noun, verb /ˈwɪtəl/: A knife; especially, a clasp-knife, pocket knife, or sheath knife.
whittle away verb: To drain away; to wear down or be slowly worn down.
whittle down verb: To reduce gradually by removing pieces.
whittle down to size verb: Synonym of cut down to size.
Whittle likelihood noun: An approximation to the likelihood function of a stationary Gaussian time series.
whittler noun: One who whittles.
Whittlesea proper noun: An older spelling of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England.
Whittlesey proper noun: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2797).
whittling noun, verb: A chip or shaving whittled from some larger substance.
Whitton proper noun /ˈwɪtən/: A suburb of Twickenham in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1473).
Whitty proper noun: A surname.
whitwall noun: A bird, the European green woodpecker.
Whitweek noun: The week that begins with Whitsunday.
Whitwell proper noun: A village and civil parish in Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK5276).
Whitworth proper noun /ˈwɪtwɜːrθ/: A small town and civil parish with a town council in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8818).
Whitworth gun noun: A form of rifled cannon and small arms. The bore has a polygonal section, and the twist is rapid. The ball, which is pointed in front, is made to fit the...
whity adjective, noun: Close to white in colour.
whiz noun, preposition, verb /wɪz/: To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
whiz-bang noun: Alternative form of whizz-bang.
whiz deletion noun: A form of ellipsis in which a relative pronoun and a form of the verb “to be” are both deleted.
whiz kid noun: A brilliant or accomplished young person.
whizbang noun: A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding.
whizbangery noun: A device or effect that is startling or amazing.
whizgig noun: A child's toy consisting of a notched disc that spins rapidly with a whizzing noise when its attached string is pulled.
whizkid noun: Alternative spelling of whiz kid.
whizyer contraction: Contraction of with + you.
whizz noun, verb: Alternative spelling of whiz.
whizz-bang noun: A small calibre shell from World War I.
whizz-bangery noun: Thrilling, explosive action.
whizz kid noun: Alternative spelling of whiz kid.
whizzbang noun: Alternative form of whizbang.
whizzbangery noun: Alternative form of whizbangery.
whizzer noun: A set of horizontal blades used to separate mineral particles.
whizzgig noun: Alternative form of whizgig.
whizzin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of whizzing.
whizziness noun: The state or condition of being whizzy.
whizzing adjective, noun, verb: The sound or action of something that whizzes.
whizzing stick noun: A bullroarer.
whizzingly adverb: With a whizzing sound or motion.
whizzkid noun: Alternative spelling of whiz kid.
whizzle noun, verb: To whiz or whirl along; to move with a hissing sound.
whizzo adjective: great; super; wonderful
whizzy adjective: Nifty; impressive, often in a superficial or showy way.
WHNF noun: Initialism of weak head normal form.
who determiner, noun, pronoun /huː/: What person or people; which person or people; asks for the identity of someone; used in a direct or indirect question.
who am I kidding phrase: Said by one who, upon the realization that one was kidding oneself, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.
who are you phrase: Asks the interlocutor for their identification
who are you and what have you done with someone phrase: Said to express surprise due to a perceived drastic change of behaviour of a person.
who are you telling phrase: Used in response to an assertion that one is already fully aware of.
Who-athon noun: A marathon of the British science-fiction series Doctor Who.
who cares phrase: A reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement, indicating indifference on the part of the speaker.
who'd contraction: Who had.
who'd a thunk it phrase: Alternative form of who would have thunk it.
who'd have thunk it phrase: Alternative form of who would have thunk it.
who'd've contraction /hudə(v)/: Contraction of who + would + have.
who'd've thunk it phrase: Alternative form of who would have thunk it.
who'da contraction /ˈhuːdə/: who would have
who'da thunk it phrase: Alternative form of who would have thunk it.
who died and gave you the reins phrase: Synonym of who died and made you boss.
who died and left you in charge phrase: A sarcastic response to somebody assuming a position of authority that they have not earned.
who died and made you boss phrase: Sarcastic response to somebody assuming a position of authority that they have not earned.
who died and made you king phrase: Synonym of who died and made you boss.
who died and made you president phrase: Synonym of who died and made you boss.
who died and made you queen phrase: Synonym of who died and made you boss (said to a female)
who do you think you are phrase: Expression of anger or contempt because the speaker believes the interlocutor is overestimating their own power, authority, or superiority.
who-dunnit phrase: Alternative form of whodunnit.
who goes there phrase: A sentry's challenge to an intruder.
who-hit-John noun: Hard liquor; whiskey.
who hurt you phrase: A retort to a person who sounds unexpectedly bitter and defensive.
who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl proverb: A person tends to acquire the characteristics of those with whom they associate.
who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl proverb: Alternative form of who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
who knew phrase: Expressing surprise, or ironic lack of surprise, upon learning something.
who knows phrase: A rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor knows who might.
who-knows-how-many adjective: an unspecified number of.
who'll contraction: Who shall.
who'm contraction /huː.əm/: Who am.
who pays the piper calls the tune proverb: The individual or entity providing financial resources or sponsorship for an endeavor retains the authority to dictate its execution, direction, or outcome.
who put a quarter in you phrase: Who upset you, or caused you to behave in a certain way? criticizing somebody perceived as making an unreasonable or negative remark
who're contraction [hʊɚ]: Who are.
who's contraction /huːz/: Who is.
who's a good boy interjection: A conventional phrase used to praise an obedient male dog or other male domesticated animal.
who's a good girl interjection: A conventional phrase used to praise an obedient female dog or other female domesticated animal.
who's a pretty boy then interjection: A conventional phrase used when talking to parrots.
who's asking phrase: Used to ask a stranger asking a question to identify themselves
who's calling phrase: Used by a phone call receiver to ask the identity of the caller.
who's-her-face pronoun: Alternative form of what's-her-face.
who's-her-name pronoun: Alternative form of what's-her-name.
who's-his-face pronoun: Alternative form of what's-his-face.
who's-his-name pronoun: Alternative form of what's-his-name.
who's on first noun: A situation in which confusion arises due to homophones and similar misunderstandings.
who's robbing this coach phrase: mind your own business; an admonition to an uninvolved person not to interfere
who's 'she', the cat's mother phrase /ˈhuːz ˈʃi(ː)ðə ˈkæts ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/: A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to a woman in the nominative case as "she", instead of by her name or an appropriately...
who's to say? phrase: According to whose authority (especially in defiance)
who's who noun /ˌhuːz ˈhuː/: A publication containing biographies of well-known or important people.
who's who in the zoo noun: The identities and roles of people in an organisation or area.
who's your daddy phrase: A humorous or sarcastic statement of (often sexual) superiority over someone else.
who'sherface pronoun: Alternative form of what's-her-face.
who'shername pronoun: Alternative form of what's-her-name.
who'shisface pronoun: Alternative form of what's-his-face.
who'shisname pronoun: Alternative form of what's-his-name.
who shot John noun: Long and involved explanation, finger-pointing, or assignment of credit or blame.
who so pronoun: Alternative form of whoso.
who've contraction /huːv/: Contraction of who + have.
who wants to know phrase: A retort to a question posed by a stranger, when one does not want to either confirm or deny.
who was your servant last year phrase: Synonym of what did your last slave die of.
who watches the watchers phrase: Indicating concern as to whether those responsible for monitoring the behavior of others are themselves held accountable.
who whom phrase: Who will defeat or dominate whom? A Bolshevist principle or slogan, urging action against the capitalists.
who would have guessed phrase: Alternative form of who would have thought it.
who would have known phrase: A rhetorical question used to express incredulity or surprise: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?
who would have thought it phrase: A rhetorical question used to express incredulity or surprise: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?
who would have thunk it phrase /ˈhuː wʊd həv ˈθʌŋk ɪt/: A rhetorical question used to express incredulity: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?
who would've thunk it phrase: Alternative form of who would have thunk it.
who woulda thunk it phrase: Alternative form of who would have thunk it.
who writes this stuff phrase: A rhetorical question commenting on the writing of a work of fiction.
whoa interjection, verb /wəʊ/: Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
whoa back interjection: Called when riding an animal to warn anybody following behind that one is about to come to a stop.
whoa, Nelly interjection: an exclamation of surprise, especially one in response to an unexpected acceleration of speed
whoadie noun: Alternative form of woadie.
whoah interjection: Alternative spelling of whoa.
whoam noun: home
whodie noun: Alternative form of woadie.
whodunit noun /ˌhuːˈdʌn.ɪt/: A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.
whodunitry noun: Alternative form of whodunnitry.
whodunnit noun: Alternative spelling of whodunit.
whodunnitry noun: The plot or technique characteristic of whodunnits; the process of following clues to determine who committed a crime.
whodunwhat noun: A whodunit in which the nature of the crime is a mystery, as well as the identity of the perpetrator.
whoe'er adverb /huːˈɛə(ɹ)/: Contraction of whoever.
whoever pronoun /huˈɛvɚ/: Who ever: an emphatic form of who.
whoever pays the piper calls the tune proverb: Alternative form of who pays the piper calls the tune.
whoever's contraction, determiner: whoever is
whoever smelt it dealt it proverb: Alternative form of he who smelt it dealt it.
whois noun, verb /ˈhuːˌɪz/: The WHOIS protocol or service.
whole adjective, adverb, noun /həʊl/: Entire, undivided.
whole bag of tricks noun: Every possible expedient.
whole ball of wax noun: The entire or overall plan, concept or action.
whole blood noun: Blood taken directly from a human in which no components have been removed (which is common after blood donation).
whole-blood coagulation time noun: Synonym of activated clotting time.
whole boiling noun: The whole lot; all, or everybody.
whole box of tricks noun: Everything and anything associated with a certain enterprise.
whole chebang noun: Dated spelling of whole shebang.
whole child noun: A child seen not only as a client of the education system but also as a person whose play habits, home life, etc. contribute to their development.
whole cloth adverb, noun: A newly made textile which has not yet been cut.
whole enchilada noun: All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.
whole food noun: Food that is unprocessed and unrefined, or processed or refined as little as possible.
whole-footed adjective: web-footed
whole gale noun: On the Beaufort scale, a force-10 wind (48-55 knots)
whole-genome duplication noun: A form of polyploidy in which an organism has duplicate copies of its entire genome
whole gip noun: Alternative form of whole gyp.
whole grain adjective: Alternative spelling of wholegrain.
whole-grain bread noun: Alternative form of wholegrain bread.
whole gyp noun: A move in contra dancing related to the gypsy.
whole-handedly adverb: With one's whole hand or hands; (figuratively) comprehensively.
whole-hearted adjective: Alternative form of wholehearted.
whole-heartedly adverb: Dated form of wholeheartedly.
whole-heartedness noun: Alternative form of wholeheartedness.
whole hog adjective, adverb, noun: Total; entire; without restraint.
whole-hogger noun: One who believes or practises something without reserve; one who goes the whole hog.
whole-hoggism noun: Belief in or practice of something without reserve; going the whole hog.
whole kit and caboodle noun: Alternative form of kit and caboodle.
whole kit and kaboodle noun: Alternative form of kit and caboodle.
whole language noun: A method of teaching literacy that emphasises the recognition of words in an everyday context; often contrasted with phonics.
whole-length adjective, noun: Depicting the whole figure.
whole-life adjective: Relating to life insurance cover that does not expire after a fixed term but rather lasts until the covered person's death.
whole life order noun: A type of life imprisonment reserved for the most serious cases, in which the convict is not eligible for parole or conditional release.
whole life tariff noun: Synonym of whole life order.
whole lung lavage noun: A procedure consisting of flushing the lung(s) with saline, employed for treating respiratory conditions such as pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP).
whole meal bread noun: Alternative form of wholemeal bread.
whole milk noun: Milk from which none of its constituents (e.g. fat) have been removed.
whole note noun: A semibreve, a musical note four beats long in 4/4 time.
whole number noun: An integer.
whole package noun: All the elements constituting a whole or occurring as a unit.
whole plate noun: A photographic plate measuring 6½ by 8½ inches.
whole rest noun: A pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats.
whole shabang noun: Alternative spelling of whole shebang.
whole shebang noun: Everything; the entire thing.
whole shooting match noun: Everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.
whole-skinned adjective: unhurt; undamaged; with one's reputation intact
whole smash noun: Everything.
whole snipe noun: The common snipe, as distinguished from the smaller jacksnipe.
whole-souled adjective: Single-minded of purpose.
whole step noun: An interval equal to two half steps; a whole tone.
whole-time adjective: full-time
whole-timer noun: Synonym of full-timer.
whole tone noun: The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the tuning system used. In meantone tunings...
whole-tone scale noun: a scale with intervals of only whole steps
whole undern noun: Synonym of noon.
whole-wheat adjective: Of flour, prepared from all the constituents of the wheat grain.
whole wheat bread noun: Wholemeal bread made of wholegrain wheatmeal.
whole wide world noun: The entire world; everybody, everywhere.
wholecar noun: A piece of graffiti that covers an entire train carriage.
wholecoiner noun /ˈhoʊ̯lkɔɪ̯nəɹ/: A person who owns at least one unit of a cryptocurrency (generally Bitcoin, in view of its price).
wholefood noun: Alternative spelling of whole food.
wholegrain noun: A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.
wholegrain bread noun: Synonym of wholemeal bread.
wholehearted adjective /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.əd/: Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.
wholeheartedly adverb /ˌhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdli/: In a wholehearted (“showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment”) manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly.
wholeheartedness noun: the condition of being wholehearted
wholely adverb: Alternative spelling of wholly.
wholemeal adjective, noun /ˈhoʊlmiːl/: Containing or made from the whole grain, including the bran.
wholemeal bread noun: Bread made from wholemeal flour, having had none of the bran or germ removed.
wholemount noun: The practice of placing an entire organism on a microscope slide for examination.
wholeness noun: The quality of being whole.
wholesale adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈhoʊlseɪl/: The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
wholesalely adverb /ˈhoʊl.seɪl.li/: In a wholesale or indiscriminate manner.
wholesaleness noun: The quality of being wholesale.
wholesaler noun: A person or company that buys merchandise from manufacturers, importers, or distributors and resells the merchandise to retail businesses and to business...
wholesaling noun, verb: The sale of goods by wholesale.
wholescale adjective: Misconstruction of wholesale.
wholesome adjective /ˈhoʊl.səm/: Promoting good physical health and well-being.
wholesomely adverb: In a wholesome manner.
wholesomeness noun: The state of being wholesome.
wholestitch noun: A lacemaking stitch used in filling.
wholetail noun: The sale of products to end user at wholesale prices.
wholetime adjective: Alternative form of whole-time.
wholetone noun: Alternative form of whole tone.
wholetrain noun: A piece of graffiti that covers an entire train.
wholewheat adjective: Alternative spelling of whole-wheat.
wholewheat bread noun: Alternative form of whole wheat bread.
wholewise adverb: as a whole; completely
Wholigan noun /ˈhuː.lɪ.ɡən/: A fan of the English rock band The Who.
wholism noun: Alternative form of holism.
wholist noun: Alternative form of holist.
wholistic adjective: Alternative form of holistic.
wholistically adverb: Alternative form of holistically.
wholly adverb /ˈhəʊ.li/: Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent.
wholphin noun /ˈwɒlf.ɪn/: The fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father).
wholth noun: The state, quality, or condition of being whole; wholeness; health
whom pronoun /huːm/: As the object of a verb.
whom am I kidding phrase: Alternative form of who am I kidding.
whom're contraction /ˈʍuː.mə/: whom are
whom's contraction, pronoun: Contraction of whom + is.
whom've contraction: Contraction of whom + have.
whomble noun, verb: Alternative spelling of whemmel.
whomever pronoun /humˈɛvɚ/: Whatever person or persons (as object of verb or preposition).
whommle noun, verb: Alternative spelling of whemmel.
whomp verb /ʍɒmp/: To hit extremely hard.
whomp on verb: To defeat thoroughly; to trounce.
whomp up verb: To produce quickly, particularly a meal.
whompage noun: Whomping or whomping on; thumping; beating.
whomper adjective, noun /ˈwɒmp.ə(ɹ)/: One who or that which whomps.
whomper-jawed adjective: Alternative form of whomperjawed.
whomperjawed adjective /wɒm.pə(ɹ).d͡ʒɔːd/: Askew, amiss; not fitting, moving or working properly.
whomso pronoun: whichever person, whomever
whomsoe'er adverb: Contraction of whomsoever.
whomsoever pronoun /ˌhumsoʊˈɛvəɹ/: Whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.
whomsomever pronoun: Whomever; whomsoever.
Whoniverse proper noun: The universe in which the television series Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as related books, comics and other stories, are set.
whoo interjection, noun, verb /wuː/: An expression of joy and excitement.
whoo doggie interjection: Alternative form of hoo doggy.
whoo doggy interjection: Alternative form of hoo doggy.
whoo-hah interjection, noun: A thing or person, especially genitals.
whoo hoo interjection: Alternative form of woohoo.
whoo-hoop noun, verb: A whoop.
whoodle noun: A medium-sized dog crossbreed between a Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier and a poodle.
whooee interjection: Expressing exhilaration; woohoo.

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.