English words: willier to wind-blown

300 English words, part 37 of 56 of the words starting with W, A to Z. 24 have a page of their own.

English words willier to wind-blown

willier noun: One who willies (cleanses wool etc. with a willow)
willies noun: A feeling of nervousness or fear.
Williford proper noun: A surname.
Willig proper noun: A surname.
Willimantic proper noun /ˌwɪləˈmæntɪk/: A river in Connecticut, United States.
Willimon proper noun: A surname.
willing adjective, noun, verb /ˈwɪlɪŋ/: Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.
willing horse noun: One who readily performs hard work or who voluntarily tolerates an adverse situation.
willing suspension of disbelief noun: A suspension of disbelief.
Willingboro proper noun: A township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
Willingdon proper noun /ˈwɪlɪŋdən/: A surname.
willingful adjective: willing; wilful
Willingham proper noun: A village and civil parish of South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL408707).
willinghearted adjective: Having a willing attitude.
willinghood noun: Willingness.
willingly adverb /ˈwɪlɪŋli/: Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.
willingness noun /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/: The state of being willing
Willington proper noun /ˈwɪlɪŋtən/: A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1049).
Willis proper noun /ˈwɪlɪs/: An English surname originating as a patronymic from the name Will.
Willis circle noun: Synonym of circle of Willis.
Willis-Ekbom disease noun: Synonym of restless legs syndrome.
Willisian adjective: Of or relating to Thomas Willis (1621–1675), English physician.
Willison proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Williston proper noun: A surname.
Williton proper noun: A large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST0741).
Willits proper noun: A city in Mendocino County, California, United States.
williwaw noun: A strong gust of cold wind.
willless adjective: Alternative spelling of will-less.
willlessness noun: The state or condition of being willless.
willmaker noun: Alternative form of will-maker.
willmaking noun: The creation of a legal will.
Willman proper noun: A surname.
Willmann proper noun: A surname.
Willmar proper noun: A surname, apparently of Belgian and Luxembourgian origin.
Willmore proper noun: A surname.
Willmore energy noun: A quantitative measure of how much a given surface deviates from a round sphere.
Willmot proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Willmott proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
willn't verb: Synonym of won't.
willna contraction: Alternative form of willnae.
willnae contraction: will not
Willner proper noun: A surname.
willo adjective, noun: Clipping of willogenic.
Willock proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
willogenic adjective /wɪ.loʊˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/: Of a system (“set of alters of a person”), having intentionally become multiple.
Willopa noun: Alternative form of Willapa.
Willopah noun: Alternative form of Willapa.
Willott proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Willoughby proper noun: A village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).
willow noun, verb /ˈwɪl.əʊ/: Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern...
willow bustic noun: Synonym of white bully
willow fly noun: Any stonefly of the genus Chloroperla.
willow goldfinch noun: Any of subspecies Spinus tristis salicamans of American goldfinches of the far western US.
willow grouse noun: Lagopus lagopus, a medium-sized bird in the grouse family.
willow herb noun: Alternative form of willowherb.
willow in the wind noun: One whose views are easily and regularly changed by the persuasion or influence of others.
willow-leaved justicia noun: The evergreen shrub Justicia gendarussa.
willow oak noun: Quercus phellos
willow pattern noun: A distinctive and elaborate chinoiserie pattern used on ceramic tableware, depicting a Chinese-inspired landscape with willow trees.
willow ptarmigan noun: A willow grouse, Lagopus lagopus.
willow ragwort noun: Barkleyanthus salicifolius, a yellow-flowered bush native to Central America, Mexico, and the southwest US.
willow tit noun: A passerine bird of the tit family (Poecile montanus).
willow tree noun: A tree of the genus Salix.
willow warbler noun: Phylloscopus trochilus, common species of Eurasiafrican leaf warbler
willow-weed noun: A European species of loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris).
willow-wort noun: Alternative form of willowwort.
willow wren noun: The willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus).
Willowbrook proper noun: A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Willowdale proper noun: A subdivision of Cole Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
willowed adjective /ˈwɪləʊd/: Full of willow trees.
willower noun: A machine for cleaning wool etc.; a willowing machine.
willowfly noun: Any of a number of species of stoneflies in the Oemopteryx genus
willowherb noun: Any of several flowering plants, mostly in the genus Epilobium of the family Onagraceae.
willowily adverb: In a willowy manner.
willowiness noun: The state or quality of being willowy.
willowish adjective: Resembling a willow; willowy.
willowless adjective: Without willow trees.
willowlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a willow tree.
willowtree noun: Alternative form of willow tree.
willowware noun: Articles made from willow.
willowweed noun: Alternative form of willow-weed
willowwort noun: Any plant of the willow family Salicaceae.
willowy adjective /ˈwɪləʊi/: Resembling a willow.
Willox proper noun: A surname.
willpower noun /ˈwɪlˌpaʊɚ/: The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.
Willsey proper noun: A surname.
Willshire proper noun: A surname.
willsome adjective: Alternative form of wilsome.
Willson proper noun /ˈwɪlsən/: A surname originating as a patronymic.
willst verb: (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of will (Alternative form of wilt)
willusionism noun: The neuroscientific view that free will is an illusion.
willusionist noun: A proponent of willusionism.
willy adjective, noun, verb /ˈwɪli/: Willing; favourable; ready; eager.
willy nilly adjective, adverb /ˌwɪl.iːˈnɪl.iː/: Alternative form of willy-nilly.
Willy Pete noun: White phosphorus.
willy-wag-tail noun: Alternative form of willie wagtail.
willy wagtail noun: Alternative form of willie wagtail.
willy warmer noun: A woollen novelty garment designed to cover the penis.
willy willy noun: A whirlwind, cyclone or tornado; a dust devil.
willya contraction: Pronunciation spelling of will + ya (you).
willyamite noun: An isometric-tetartoidal mineral containing antimony, cobalt, nickel, and sulfur.
willyer noun: One who operates a device for willying.
willywagtail noun: Alternative form of willie wagtail.
willywaw noun: Alternative form of williwaw.
Wilma interjection: A substitute for wilco when used for the phonetic W.
Wilman proper noun: A surname.
Wilmarth proper noun: A surname.
Wilmer proper noun: A male given name.
Wilmerding proper noun: A surname.
Wilmersdorf proper noun: A neighbourhood of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf borough, Berlin, Germany.
Wilmeth proper noun: A surname.
Wilmette proper noun: A village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Wilmington proper noun /ˈwɪlmɪŋtən/: A surname.
Wilmingtonian adjective, noun /ˌwɪl.mɪŋˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to Wilmington, Delaware.
Wilmingtonite noun: A person from or resident of Wilmington, North Carolina or Wilmington, Delaware.
Wilmore proper noun: A surname.
Wilmot proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Wilmoth proper noun: A surname.
Wilmott proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Wilms proper noun: A surname.
Wilms tumor noun: nephroblastoma
Wilms tumour noun: Alternative form of Wilms tumor.
Wilmshurst proper noun: A surname.
Wilmslow proper noun /ˈwɪlmsləʊ/: A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8481).
wiln verb: To wish; desire.
Wilna proper noun: Vilnius.
Wilner proper noun: A surname.
Wilsey proper noun: A surname.
Wilshere proper noun: A surname.
Wilshire proper noun: A surname.
wilsome adjective: Willful; obstinate; stubborn.
wilsomely adverb: In a wilsome manner.
wilsomeness noun: The quality of being wilsome.
Wilson proper noun /ˈwɪlsən/: An English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
Wilson-Bappu effect noun: The correlation between the measured width of the calcium II K emission line and the absolute visual magnitude of a star.
Wilson chamber noun: cloud chamber
Wilson cloud noun: A transient condensation cloud surrounding large explosions in humid air.
Wilson cycle noun: A process by which oceans form and close in turns along sutures.
Wilson loop noun: A gauge-invariant observable obtained from the holonomy of the gauge connection around a given loop.
Wilson-Mikity syndrome noun: A form of chronic lung disease in premature infants, leading to respiratory distress.
Wilson's bird of paradise noun: Diphyllodes respublica, a passerine bird of the family Paradisaeidae.
Wilson's filmy fern noun: Hymenophyllum wilsonii, a fern in the family Hymenophyllaceae, the filmy ferns.
Wilson's lichen noun: The disease lichen planus.
Wilson's petrel noun: Wilson's storm petrel.
Wilson's phalarope noun: Phalaropus tricolor, a small wading bird.
Wilson's plover noun: Charadrius wilsonia, a small coastal wading bird.
Wilson's snipe noun: Gallinago delicata, a small, stocky shorebird.
Wilson's storm petrel noun: A small seabird of species Oceanites oceanicus in the storm petrel family Oceanitidae, breeding on the Antarctic coastlines and nearby islands such as the...
Wilson's tern noun: Synonym of common tern.
Wilson's thrush noun: Synonym of veery.
Wilson's warbler noun: The New World warbler Cardellina pusilla.
Wilson score interval noun: An improvement over the normal binomial approximation interval in that the actual coverage probability is closer to the nominal value.
Wilson-Turner syndrome noun: A congenital disorder characterized by intellectual disability and associated with childhood-onset obesity.
Wilsonian adjective /wɪlˈsəʊnɪ.ən/: Of or relating to US politician Woodrow Wilson or his policies.
Wilsonianism noun: An approach to foreign policy typical of US president Woodrow Wilson, characterized by the spread of capitalist democracy and an emphasis on openness,...
Wilsonism noun: Alternative form of Wilsonianism.
Wilsonist noun: A proponent of Wilsonianism (style of foreign policy).
Wilsonville proper noun: A town in Shelby County, Alabama.
wilt noun, verb /wɪlt/: To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
wiltable adjective: Capable of wilting.
wilted adjective, verb: Drooping, typically due to lack of water.
wiltedness noun: Quality of being wilted.
wilter noun: Something that wilts or causes wilting.
wilting noun, verb: A wilt, especially one that affects multiple plants
wiltingly adverb: In a wilting manner.
wiltja noun: A semicircular Aboriginal dwelling, intended as a temporary shelter from the heat of the sun.
Wilton noun /ˈwɪltən/: A type of carpet, originally made in the town of Wilton.
wiltproof adjective: Resistant to wilting.
Wiltse proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Wiltshire adjective /ˈwɪlt.ʃə(ɹ)/: Prepared using the Wiltshire cure technique.
Wiltshire cure noun: A traditional English technique for curing bacon and ham, originally by applying dry salt and more recently by soaking in brine.
wiltshireite noun: Synonym of rathite.
wilty adjective: Tending to wilt.
Wiltz proper noun: A surname.
wiluite noun: A dark green, brownish, or black blocky silicate mineral.
Wiluna proper noun: A small town and local government area (the Shire of Wiluna) in the Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia, previously in Mid West region, until 2021.
Wilusan adjective, noun: Of or relating to Wilusa.
wily adjective /ˈwaɪ.li/: Sly, cunning, full of tricks.
wily beguily noun: Someone who is caught by their own trickery; a person that becomes trapped by their own craftiness.
wim noun: Initialism of warm ionized medium.
Wiman proper noun: A surname.
WiMAX noun: Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access: a telecommunications technology providing wireless data, voice and video over long distances.
Wimberley proper noun: A surname.
Wimberly proper noun: A surname.
wimberry noun: Alternative form of whimberry.
wimbi noun: finger millet, Eleusine coracana.
Wimbish proper noun: A surname.
wimble adjective, noun, verb /ˈwɪm.bəl/: Any of various hand tools for boring holes.
Wimbledon proper noun /ˈwɪmbəldən/: A suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2470).
Wimborne proper noun: The short form of Wimborne Minster, a town in Dorset, England.
wimbrel noun: Alternative form of whimbrel.
Wimbush proper noun: A surname.
wimen noun: Informal spelling of women.
Wimer proper noun: A surname.
wimick verb: Alternative form of wimmick.
wimin noun: Eye dialect spelling of women.
wimme contraction: with me.
wimmelbook noun: A picture book containing large drawings of detailed scenes full of people, animals, and objects.
wimmen noun: Eye dialect spelling of women.
Wimmera proper noun: A region of the Australian state of Victoria.
wimmick verb: To cry or whimper.
wimmin noun: Eye dialect spelling of women.
wimminfolk noun: Eye dialect spelling of womenfolk.
wimmyn noun: Feminist spelling of women
wimp adjective, noun, verb /wɪmp/: Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
WIMP-Zilla noun: Alternative form of wimpzilla.
wimperg noun: In Gothic architecture, a wimperg is a gable-like crowning over portals and windows and is also called an ornamental gable.
wimpily adverb: In a wimpy manner.
wimpiness noun: The state or condition of being wimpy.
wimpish adjective: Characteristic of a wimp.
wimpishly adverb: In a wimpish manner.
wimpishness noun: The state or quality of being wimpish.
wimple noun, verb /ˈwɪmpəl/: A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders.
wimpled adjective, verb: Wearing a wimple.
wimpleless adjective: Without a wimple.
wimplelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a wimple.
wimplike adjective: wimpy
wimpling noun, verb: A rippling or meandering.
wimpoid noun: A wimp.
wimpzilla noun: A theoretical superheavy dark matter particle, trillions of times more massive than other proposed types of dark matter.
Wimsatt proper noun: A surname.
Wimshurst machine noun: An electrostatic generator with two large contra-rotating discs mounted in a vertical plane, two crossed bars with metallic brushes, and a spark gap formed...
win noun, phrase, verb /ˈwɪn/: To conquer, defeat.
win around verb: To persuade someone who disagrees to agree with one's own point of view.
win back verb: To win (something) that one has previously lost.
win big verb: to win easily or by a large margin
win by a nose verb: To win by a small margin; to have a narrow victory.
win liao lor interjection /ˈwɪn ljaʊ˨˩ ˌlɔː˦/: Grudging admission of defeat in an argument.
win on Sunday, sell on Monday proverb: Alternative form of what wins on Sunday sells on Monday.
win one for the Gipper verb: To do something in memory of another person.
win one's spurs verb: To achieve recognition.
win or lose phrase: Regardless of success or failure.
win out verb: To be victorious. Usually of emotions and human qualities.
win over verb: To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.
win round verb: To persuade or convince (someone who does not initially agree).
win some, lose some phrase: Alternative form of you win some, you lose some.
win someone's heart verb: To gain the love or affection of someone.
win the battle, but lose the war verb: To achieve a portion of a goal, but fail to achieve the entire goal.
win the day verb: To gain complete victory or success over something or someone.
win the lottery verb: To experience an extraordinary or highly fortunate event.
win through verb: to attain one's goal in the end, despite obstacles along the way
win up verb: To get back on one's feet.
win-win adjective, noun /ˌwɪnˈwɪn/: That benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits.
winability noun: Alternative form of winnability.
winable adjective: Alternative form of winnable.
winal noun: A period of 20 days in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar.
Winamac proper noun: A town in Monroe Township, the county seat of Pulaski County, Indiana, United States.
Winans proper noun: A surname.
Winberg proper noun: A surname.
winberry noun: Dated form of whimberry.
Winborne proper noun: A surname.
Winburn proper noun: A surname.
Winc proper noun: University of Winchester, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
Wincanton proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7128).
wince noun, verb /wɪns/: A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
wincer noun: Someone who winces.
wincest noun /ˈwɪn.sɛst/: Incest, usually of two siblings.
winceworthy adjective: Causing one to wince with embarrassment; cringeworthy.
wincey noun /ˈwɪnsi/: linsey-woolsey
winceyette noun: A soft cotton flannelette material with a raised brushed surface (a nap), on both sides.
winch noun, verb /wɪnt͡ʃ/: A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor),...
winchable adjective: Capable of being winched.
Winchburgh proper noun: A village in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid area NT0874).
Winchcombe proper noun /ˈwɪnt͡ʃkəm/: A town and civil parish with a town council in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0228).
Winchell proper noun: A surname.
Winchellese noun: The writing and speaking style of Walter Winchell.
Winchellism noun: A word coined by Walter Winchell.
Winchelsea proper noun: A village, historically a town, in Icklesham parish, Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ9017).
Winchendon proper noun: A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, named after Nether Winchendon in England.
wincher noun: One who winches.
Winchester noun /ˈwɪnt͡ʃɛstə(ɹ)/: A Winchester rifle, typically a lever-action repeater.
Winchester bushel noun: A measure of dry and liquid volume equal to 35.24 litres used in US and Canada. Originating in England and one of the units of Winchester measure....
Winchester disk noun: A hard disk.
Winchester gallon noun: a unit of volume equal to two Winchester quarts, equal to four quarts, or around 4.55 litres.
Winchester measure noun: Units used for the measurement of dry and liquid volumes, the standards for which were originally deposited at Winchester, England. The Winchester bushel is...
Winchester quart noun: a unit of volume equal to half a Winchester gallon, equal to two quarts, or 2.273 litres.
Winchester shirt noun: A button-up dress shirt with a colored body, a white collar, and usually white cuffs.
Winchester syndrome noun: A rare hereditary connective tissue disease involving short stature, marked contractures of joints, opacities in the cornea, coarse facial features,...
Winchesterite noun: A person from or resident of any of the places called Winchester.
winching noun, verb: The application of a winch.
winchite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
winchless adjective: Without a winch.
winchline noun: The line of a winch.
winchman noun: A man who operates a winch.
wincing noun, verb: The act by which someone winces; a grimace.
wincingly adverb: While wincing.
Winckler proper noun: A surname.
wincon noun /ˈwɪn.kɑn/: contraction of win + condition, a win condition, a condition that a player needs to meet when the game reaches an end-state in order to be declared winner...
wincopipe noun: The pimpernel flower, Anagallis arvensis.
wincyette noun: Alternative form of winceyette.
wind noun, verb /ˈwɪnd/: Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
wind'ard noun: Pronunciation spelling of windward.
wind around one's little finger verb: Synonym of wrap around one's little finger.
wind at one's back noun: Forward momentum; a boost in one's prospects for success due to favorable events or circumstances.
wind back verb /waɪnd ˈbæk/: To wind (a tape, cassette, or film, etc) towards the beginning; to rewind.
wind back the clock verb: To return in time to an earlier period of history.
wind band noun: A musical group consisting solely of woodwind and brass instruments.
wind-bell noun: A bell, typically hung outdoors or in a window or door frame, that sounds when blown by the wind.
wind blocker noun: Alternative form of windblocker.
wind-blown adjective: Alternative spelling of windblown.

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.