English words: windpuff to winging

300 English words, part 39 of 56 of the words starting with W, A to Z. 25 have a page of their own.

English words windpuff to winging

windpuff noun: A windgall.
windpump noun: A structure somewhat like a windmill for pumping water, either for drainage or for irrigation
windpunk noun: A form of science fiction related to wind energy.
windroad noun: Alternative form of wind road.
windrose noun: Alternative spelling of wind rose.
windrow noun, verb /ˈwɪnd.ɹəʊ/: A row of cut grain or hay allowed to dry in a field.
windrower noun: A machine for windrowing.
Windrush proper noun: A river in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, England, a tributary of the Thames.
Windrusher noun: A member of the Windrush generation.
winds of change noun: The inexorable process of inevitable societal and political change and progress over time.
windsail noun: A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments of a vessel.
Windscale proper noun: Former name of Sellafield.
windscoop noun: Synonym of windcatcher.
windscreen noun, verb /ˈwɪn(d).skɹiːn/: A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to protect its occupants from the wind and weather.
windscreen phenomenon noun: Synonym of windshield phenomenon.
windscreen washer noun: A device that pumps water mixed with detergent from a tank through small nozzles onto the windscreen (the windshield) of a vehicle (e.g. car, van, lorry,...
windscreen wiper noun: A device used to clear rain and dirt from a windscreen; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade.
windscreened adjective, verb: Fitted with a windscreen.
windshaft noun: The part of a windmill that carries the sails and brake wheel (in smock and tower mills, and some post mills) or the head wheel and tail wheel in a post mill.
windshake noun: A crack in wood caused by the force of wind while the tree was growing.
windshaken adjective: Of wood: damaged by windshake.
windshear noun: Alternative form of wind shear.
windshield noun, verb /wɪnˈʃiːld/: A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by...
windshield bias noun: The tendency of drivers to ignore, downplay, or misinterpret the perspective of those outside of motor vehicles.
windshield phenomenon noun: The anecdotal observed decrease in the number of insects splattering across windshields during road trips across the years.
windshield time noun: The amount of time in one's car during which one performs activities related to one's job.
windshield washer noun: Synonym of windscreen washer.
windshield wiper noun: Synonym of windscreen wiper (“device for a vehicle”).
windshielded adjective, verb: Fitted with a windshield.
windship noun: a wind-powered ship
windslab noun: Snow that peels off in large slabs when disturbed, increasing the risk of avalanche.
windsled noun: A fan-powered enclosed vehicle for travelling over ice.
windsnap noun: The breaking of the bole of a tree by the wind.
windsock noun: A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.
windsome adjective /ˈwɪndsəm/: Characterised or marked by (the) wind; windy
Windsor proper noun /ˈwɪndzə/: A market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, famous for Windsor Castle. See Windsor, Berkshire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Windsor bean noun: Synonym of fava bean (Vicia faba).
Windsor blue noun: A cool grayish shade of blue.
Windsor chair noun: A chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes.
Windsor knot noun: A wide triangular knot of a particular sort in a necktie.
Windsor soap noun: A kind of perfumed brown toilet-soap.
Windsor soup noun: A type of meat broth popular in Victorian England.
Windsor wave noun: A subdued waving gesture used by the British royal family to acknowledge the public.
windspeed noun: Alternative spelling of wind speed.
windsplit noun /ˈwɪndˌsplɪts/: A stylized crease, accent line, or body contour on a vehicle–typically running along the beltline, fender, hood, or quarter panels–designed to emphasize...
windsprint noun: Alternative form of wind sprint.
windster noun /ˈwaɪnd.stə/: A person who winds wool, silk, thread, etc.
windstorm noun /ˈwɪndstɔː(ɹ)m/: A storm in which there are strong, violent winds but no precipitation.
windstream noun: Alternative form of wind stream.
windstrength noun: The strength of the wind; the amount of force with which the wind blows.
windstrewn adjective: Strewn by the wind.
windsucker noun /ˈwɪndsʌkə(ɹ)/: A horse with the habit of windsucking.
windsucking noun: A horse's habit of arching the neck and sucking air into the windpipe.
windsurf noun, verb /ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/: To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail
windsurf board noun: Synonym of sailboard.
windsurfer noun: A person who windsurfs.
windsurfing noun, verb: A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the...
windsway noun: The swaying in the wind of an otherwise fixed object such as a tree or a man-made construction.
windswept adjective: Exposed to the winds.
windtalker noun: A Navajo codetalker during World War II.
windthrow noun: The uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind.
windthrown adjective: Uprooted or overthrown by the wind.
windtight adjective /ˈwɪnd.taɪt/: Impermeable to wind.
windtrunk noun: Synonym of windline
windtunnel noun: Alternative form of wind tunnel.
winduh noun: Pronunciation spelling of window.
windup adjective, noun: Alternative form of wind-up.
windup radio noun: Alternative form of wind-up radio.
Windwalker proper noun: A surname.
windward adjective, adverb, noun /ˈwɪndwə(ɹ)d/: Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
Windward Islander noun: A person from the Windward Islands.
windward of the law prepositional phrase: Within the letter of the law but not the spirit of the law.
windwardly adverb: In a windward direction.
windwardness noun: The quality of being windward.
windwards adverb: Alternative form of windward.
windwatt noun: A mudflat exposed as a result of wind action on water.
windway noun: The portion of a wind instrument through which the air is blown.
windwheel noun: A wheel driven by the wind and used to power a machine.
windwise adjective, adverb: In the direction of the wind.
windworn adjective: Worn or smoothed by the action of wind erosion.
windy adjective, noun /ˈwɪn.di/: Accompanied by wind.
windy pasty noun: A pasty made from left-over pastry, usually served with jam and cream.
wine noun, verb /ˈwaɪ̯n/: An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
wine acid noun: tartaric acid
wine and dine verb: To entertain or woo someone with a fine meal.
wine ball noun: A kind of hard candy in the form of a sphere.
wine bar noun: A drinking establishment where only wine is served.
wine-bibber noun: Alternative form of winebibber.
wine biscuit noun: A kind of sweet biscuit served with wine.
wine-blue adjective, noun: Of a colour ranging between indigo and purple, like that of dark wine.
wine bottle noun: A tall bottle with a long neck, normally made of dark or clear glass, for holding and serving wine.
wine bottleful noun: As much as a wine bottle will hold.
wine cake noun: Any of various types of cake made with wine as an ingredient.
wine cave noun: A subterranean grotto for the storage and aging of wine.
wine cellar noun /ˈwaɪnˌsɛ.lə(ɹ)/: An underground place for storing wine at a constant temperature.
wine collar noun: An accessory that fits around the neck of a wine bottle, designed to absorb drips that run down the bottle after pouring.
wine-colored adjective: Having the rich, deep red color of red wine.
wine-coloured adjective: Alternative spelling of wine-colored.
wine cooler noun: A drink made from a mixture of wine, fruit juice and soda water.
wine cooper noun: a person who samples, bottles and sells wine
wine cup noun: Alternative spelling of winecup.
wine-dark adjective, noun: Resembling the dark color (or perhaps other properties) of red wine.
wine diamond noun: Synonym of wine stone
wine flight noun: A series of glasses of wine, either as a tasting or to accompany a multi-course meal.
wine fly noun: Any of the genus Piophila of small two-winged flies.
wine from unpressed grapes noun: A (sweet) wine made from the juice that flows out of grapes before they are pressed. (This entry is a translation hub.)
wine gallon noun: A pre-imperial unit of capacity, roughly equivalent to 3.785 litres; used to measure wine, honey, oils, and other commercial liquids.
wine glass noun /ˈwaɪn ɡlæs/: A glass vessel, normally with a stem, from which wine is drunk.
wine grape noun: Any variety of grape especially suited for winemaking, to be fermented into alcohol; usually, its suitability has been imparted by selective breeding.
wine grower noun: Alternative spelling of winegrower.
wine growing noun: Alternative form of winegrowing.
wine gum noun: A chewy, pastille-like jelly candy, usually brightly coloured and fruit flavoured.
wine house noun: Alternative spelling of winehouse
wine key noun: A corkscrew.
wine lake noun: A large surplus of wine, especially as produced by the European Economic Community or its successors.
wine list noun: A list of wines, usually with a short description, available at e.g. a restaurant or bar.
wine merchant noun: A person or organization that distributes, sells, or purchases wine.
wine mom noun /ˈwaɪn.mɒm/: A mother who drinks alcohol to relieve the stress associated with parenting.
wine moth noun: An insect, of the genus Oinophila, whose larvae bore holes in the corks of wine bottles.
wine mum noun: Alternative form of wine mom.
wine o'clock noun: The time of the first glass of wine (or alcoholic beverage) of the day.
wine of opium noun: A tincture of opium in aromatized sherry.
wine-ology noun: Alternative form of wineology.
wine palm noun: Any of several palms that have a sugary sap that can be fermented to produce palm wine; especially the fishtail palm (Caryota urens) and the palmyra palm...
wine-press noun: Alternative form of winepress
wine rack noun: A set of shelves for the organised storage of wine.
wine rope noun: A rope or cloth, soaked in highly sugared wine, hung outdoors to attract moths for scientific study.
wine route noun: A marked and advertised road with special signs in a wine-producing region, used to promote local vineyards and other places of touristic interest.
wine saver noun: A vacuum pump and stopper, used to remove air from an opened bottle of wine and reseal it, to delay oxidation and keep the wine fresh for longer.
wine server noun: Synonym of sommelier.
wine shop noun: Alternative form of wineshop.
wine steward noun: Synonym of sommelier.
wine stone noun: A kind of crust deposited in wine casks; crystals of tartrate. They are considered harmless.
wine stopper noun: A removable cork that can be inserted into and extracted from the neck of a wine bottle
wine taster noun: Alternative form of winetaster.
wine tears noun: Synonym of tears of wine.
wine thief noun: A pipette used to remove small amounts of wine from a cask in order to taste or test it
wine tosser noun: A person who speaks at length about wine but possesses limited genuine knowledge or expertise about it.
wine-tree noun: Alternative spelling of winetree.
wine trough noun: Alternative form of winetrough.
wine up verb: To get drunk on wine.
wine vault noun: A vault where wine is stored.
wine vinegar noun: Vinegar made from wine.
wine waiter noun: The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar, advises guests on the choice of wines and serves them; a waiter who is also in charge of the...
wine whey noun: Whey made from milk coagulated by the use of wine.
wine-whine merger noun /wɑenˈwɑen ˌmɜːdʒə(ɹ)/: A merger in which [ʍ] (the voiceless sound heard at the beginning of the word whine in a Scottish accent or several accents in the United States) becomes...
wine, women and song noun: A hedonistic behavior or lifestyle.
winearita noun: A wine-based cocktail similar to a margarita.
winebag noun: A leather bag formerly used to carry wine.
wineball noun: Alternative form of wine ball.
winebar noun: Alternative spelling of wine bar.
wineberry noun: The grape (fruit of plants of the genus Vitis).
winebibber noun: A habitual (or heavy) drinker of alcohol, especially wine, an excessive wine-drinker; a drunkard.
winebibbery noun: The habitual or heavy drinking of alcohol, especially wine.
winebibbing noun: The habit or practice of drinking a lot of alcohol, especially wine.
wineblue adjective: Alternative form of wine-blue.
winebottle noun: Alternative form of wine bottle.
winebottleful noun: Alternative form of wine-bottleful.
winebox noun: A box containing box wine.
Winebrenner proper noun: A surname.
Winebrennerian noun: A member of the Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner), an Evangelical Christian denomination in the United States originating in the revivalism...
winecup noun: A vessel from which wine is drunk.
winedark adjective: Alternative form of wine-dark.
winedrunk adjective: Drunk from drinking wine.
wineful adjective: Full of wine; well supplied with, or having drunk a lot of, wine.
winefully adverb /ˈwʌɪnfəli/: While full of wine; drunkenly.
Winegar proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
wineglass noun: Alternative spelling of wine glass.
wineglassful noun: As much as a wineglass will hold.
winegrape noun: Alternative form of wine grape.
winegrower noun: A person or company that owns a vineyard and produces wine, a vinedresser.
winegrowing noun: Synonym of viticulture (“the cultivation of grape vines for wine production”).
winehall noun: A winehouse (communal feasting hall where the lord and his retainers gathered for drinking, gift-giving, storytelling, celebration, etc.).
winehouse noun: The building on a vineyard in which the winepress is located.
wineland noun: A region where grapes are grown for the production of wine.
wineless adjective: Without wine.
winelessness noun: Absence of wine.
winelike adjective: Resembling wine.
winelist noun: Alternative spelling of wine list.
winelore noun: Knowledge of the history and craft of wine and winemaking; oenology.
winemaker noun /ˈwaɪnˌmeɪkɚ/: A person who makes wine.
winemaking noun: The process of making wine.
Wineman proper noun: A surname.
winemaster noun: An expert in winemaking, especially one who is in charge of winemaking at a winery.
winemerchant noun: Someone who sells wine.
winemonger noun: A seller of wine.
wineology noun: The study of wine.
winepot noun: A pot for holding wine.
winepress noun: A press used to extract juice from grapes as the first step of winemaking.
winer noun: A person who habitually drinks wine.
winerack noun: Alternative form of wine rack.
winery noun /ˈwaɪnəɹi/: A place where wine is made.
winesap noun: A medium-sized winter apple of a deep red variety with yellowish, somewhat acidic flesh.
Winesburg proper noun: An unincorporated community in southwestern Paint Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States.
winese noun: Synonym of winespeak.
wineshop noun: A shop selling wine.
wineskin noun /ˈwaɪnˌskɪn/: A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used for holding and dispensing wine.
winesop noun /ˈwaɪnˌsɒp/: A piece of bread soaked in wine; a small cake made with grapes or wine.
winespeak noun: The jargon used by wine experts and oenologists.
winetaster noun: One who examines and evaluates wine by tasting it.
winetasting noun: The sensory examination and evaluation of wine.
winetini noun: A wine-based cocktail similar to a martini.
winetree noun: A grapevine.
winetrough noun /ˈwaɪnˌtɹɒf/: Winepress.
winevat noun: A vat used in winemaking.
wineware noun: Articles used in the preparation and drinking of wine.
winey adjective: Alternative spelling of winy.
wineyness noun: Alternative form of wininess.
Winfield proper noun: A surname.
Winford proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5465).
Winfred proper noun: A male given name from Old English.
Winfree proper noun: A surname.
Winfrey proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
winful adjective: Synonym of winsome.
wing noun, verb /wɪŋ/: An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
wing and prayer noun: A precarious situation; a situation whose successful outcome is hoped for but uncertain.
wing-and-wing adverb: Sailing a square-rigged vessel before the wind with studding sails on both sides.
wing attack noun: A player allowed in the centre third and goal third, but not the shooting circle.
wing back noun: A player who plays on the wing, and acts as both a defender and an attacker depending on the team's situation.
wing bar noun: A band of contrasting color or of feathers with a distinct appearance that crosses a bird's wing.
wing bone noun: The shoulder blade or scapula.
wing case noun: Alternative form of wingcase.
wing chair noun: A chair with a high back from which project small side pieces, originally to protect from draught
Wing Chun noun /wɪŋˈt͡ʃʌn/: A popular style of kung fu.
wing collar noun: A small standing collar with the points pressed to stick out, resembling "wings", used in shirts intended to be worn with men's evening dress.
wing commander noun: Alternative letter-case form of wing commander (found when the term is used as a title).
wing corkscrew noun: A type of corkscrew having two levers on either side of the worm, so that the cork is removed by pushing the levers together after the worm has been driven...
wing defence noun: A player allowed in the centre third, defensive goal third, but not the shooting circle.
wing fence noun: A fixed aerodynamic device attached to an aircraft wing.
wing fic noun: Alternative form of wingfic.
wing foiling noun: A surface watersport where a rider uses a lightweight wing on a surfboard with a hydrofoil.
wing-footed adjective: Having wings on the feet; very fast.
wing gear noun: Landing gear mounted in the roots of an aircraft's wings.
wing-handed adjective: Having the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as in the bats, flying foxes or pterodactyls.
wing in ground effect noun: ground effect on a wing of an aircraft flying close to the ground
wing it verb: To improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; to perform with little or no preparation.
wing king noun: A male wing commander.
wing loading noun: The load carried by unit area of wing.
wing mirror noun: Either of a pair of mirrors on the sides of a car or other vehicle that enable the driver to see to the side and behind.
wing nut noun: A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
wing of atlas noun: Ellipsis of wing of the atlas.
wing of the atlas noun: The wide, shelf-like lateral projection of the first cervical vertebra (C1), featuring the alar foramen, the atlantal fossa, and the transverse process.
wing-play noun: The art of playing as a winger.
wing queen noun: A female wing commander.
wing rail noun: A junction between two rails that diverge in a V-formation
wing sauce noun: The sauce served with buffalo wings, usually made with vinegar, butter, and hot sauce.
wing-shell noun: Any of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the genus Avicula (no longer accepted), now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned...
wing shooter noun: A hunter who shoots birds in the field, as opposed to skeet shooting.
wing-shot adjective, noun: Shot in the wing.
wing snail noun: Any of various conchs of the genus Strombus.
wing surfing noun: Synonym of wing foiling
wing tip noun: Alternative form of wingtip.
wing trimmer noun: The person who operates the trimming controls of a wingsail to trim it to fit wind conditions
wing walker noun: A person who undertakes wing walking
wing walking noun: A stunt performed at airshows, particularly in the interwar years, in which a person climbs through the struts of a biplane in flight, or flies strapped in...
wing wall noun: In a bridge, a retaining wall on either side of an abutment.
wing warping noun: an early system for lateral (roll) control on a fixed-wing aircraft, involving the flexing of the wing to achieve movement; superseded by ailerons in all...
Wingard proper noun: A surname.
Wingate proper noun: A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4037).
wingback noun: A player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking.
wingback chair noun: A chair with a high back from which project small side pieces, originally to protect from draught.
wingbacked adjective: Having wingbacks.
wingbar noun: Alternative form of wing bar.
wingbase noun: The part of the body where a wing is attached.
wingbeat noun: A single stroke made in flight by the wings of an animal that flies by beating its wings.
wingbox noun: The primary load-carrying structure of the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft.
wingbud noun: A flattened structure on the bodies of a nymph that will form the wings in adult insect
wingcase noun: An elytron.
wingceltis noun: Synonym of blue sandalwood.
wingchair noun: Alternative form of wing chair.
wingco noun: Wing Commander
wingding noun: A fit or spasm.
wingdinger noun: A particularly energetic and boisterous event.
wingdog noun: A dog used to facilitate social interaction.
wingdom noun: Winged creatures as a group.
winge noun, verb: Alternative form of whinge.
winged adjective, verb /wɪŋɪd/: Having wings.
winged bean noun: A tropical legume of species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, having clusters of purple flowers and pods with four jagged wings
winged monkeys noun: Ominous pawns of evil forces.
winged pea noun: Synonym of winged bean
winged T noun: A formation with two halfbacks, where one lines up just behind the line of scrimmage between the split end and the offensive tackle, and the other lines up...
winged word noun /ˌwɪŋd ˈwɜːd/: A word or statement which is very apt for an occasion, or memorable.
wingedly adverb: swiftly; fleetly, as if on wings
wingedness noun: The quality of being winged.
winger noun /ˈwɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/: One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.
Wingert proper noun: A surname from German.
Winget proper noun: A surname.
wingette noun: The middle segment of a chicken wing, which is less meaty than the drumette and contains two bones, the radius and the ulna.
wingfic noun: Fan fiction in which canonically wingless characters are given wings.
Wingfield proper noun: A hamlet in Chalgrave parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0026).
wingfish noun: A sea robin with large, wing-like pectoral fins.
wingflap noun: Synonym of aileron.
wingform noun: The particular formation of an insect's wings
winggirl noun: A wingwoman, especially a young one.
Wingham proper noun: A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2457).
winghanded adjective: Alternative form of wing-handed.
winghead noun: Any entity having a head or head-like element resembling a wing.
winghead shark noun: A species of hammerhead shark, Eusphyra blochii, in the family Sphyrnidae, named for the remarkably wide lobes on its head. It is the sole species in its genus.
winghold noun: Stability of the wings in flying; a seeming purchase of the air made by a flying bird.
winging noun, verb /ˈwɪŋɪŋ/: Synonym of wing foiling.

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.