English words: winterhouse to wiseacredom

300 English words, part 41 of 56 of the words starting with W, A to Z. 23 have a page of their own.

English words winterhouse to wiseacredom

winterhouse noun: A house used in winter, especially as a vacation residence to overwinter in
winterim noun: A period in a winter term in which students work on projects away from their normal school.
wintering noun, verb: The act of staying at a place throughout the winter.
winterisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of winterization.
winterise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of winterize.
winterish adjective: Characteristic of winter.
winterishly adverb: In a way that is characteristic of winter.
winterization noun: The act of preparing something for winter weather.
winterize verb: To prepare (something) for winter weather.
winterized adjective, verb: Modified to prepare for colder weather.
winterizer noun: Any method or substance that prepares something for winter conditions.
winterkill noun, verb: The mortality resulting from lethal wintry conditions among a human, animal, and/or vegetal population.
Winterkorn proper noun: A surname from German.
Winterland proper noun /ˈwɪn.tɚ.lænd/: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
winterless adjective: Without a winter.
winterlessness noun: Absence of winter.
winterlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of winter; wintry.
winterling noun: A yearling animal, typically one born in the winter.
winterlong adjective: Extending throughout a winter.
winterly adjective: Of or relating to winter.
Wintermute proper noun: A surname.
winternship noun: An internship during the winter break in the school year.
winterover noun: One who remains at an Antarctic base during the quiet winter season.
winterproof adjective, verb: Resistant to the harsh weather conditions of winter.
winters adverb, noun, verb: In the winter.
winterscape noun: A wintry landscape.
Winterset proper noun: A city, the county seat of Madison County, Iowa, United States.
wintersome adjective, noun: A crop, a kind of sweet sorghum.
Winterson proper noun: A surname.
wintersports noun: The sports that are traditionally played in winter, such as those involving snow.
Winterstein proper noun: A surname from German.
wintersweet noun: Any of the flowering plants of the genus Chimonanthus.
Winterthur proper noun: A city in Zurich canton, Switzerland.
wintertide noun /ˈwɪntə(ɹ)taɪd/: wintertime
wintertime noun: The season of winter, between autumn and spring.
Winterton proper noun /ˈwɪn.təɹ.tən/: A town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9218).
winterward adjective, adverb: Toward winter.
winterwards adjective, adverb: Alternative form of winterward.
winterwear noun: Clothes designed to be worn in cold weather.
winterweed noun: common chickweed (Stellaria media)
winterweight adjective: Of relatively heavy weight, intended for use in cold winters.
Winther proper noun: A surname.
Winthrop proper noun: A minor city in Little River County, Arkansas.
Winthrop desk noun: Synonym of Governor Winthrop desk.
wintle verb /ˈwɪntəl/: To wind, to reel.
wintler noun: A person who wintles.
Winton proper noun /ˈwɪn.tən/: A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7810).
Wintonian adjective, noun /wɪnˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: From Winchester, England.
Wintour proper noun: A surname.
wintrified adjective: Made wintry; in a cold or icy state.
wintrily adverb: In a wintry manner.
wintriness noun: The state or quality of being wintry.
Wintringham proper noun: A village and civil parish in Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8873).
wintrish adjective: Alternative form of winterish.
wintrous adjective: wintry
wintry adjective /ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/: Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
wintry mix noun: A mixture of freezing rain, ice pellets, and snow.
wintry shower noun: A shower of snow, sleet or freezing rain
Wintuan adjective, noun: Alternative form of Wintun.
Wintun adjective, noun: Any member of a group of related Native American tribes who live in Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and Patwin...
Winward proper noun: A surname.
Winwick proper noun /ˈwɪnɪk/: A small village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1080).
Winwood proper noun /ˈwɪnwʊd/: A surname.
Winxer noun /ˈwɪnk.sə/: A fan of the Italian media franchise Winx Club.
winy adjective /ˈwaɪni/: Having the taste or qualities of wine.
Winyah noun: An indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands who lived near Winyah Bay, the Black River, and the lower course of the Pee Dee River in South Carolina...
winze noun: A steep shaft for such purposes as: to join two levels in a mine; or to explore greater depths when considering whether to open a new level; or to permit...
winzeman noun: A man in charge of a winze in a mine.
Winzer proper noun: A surname from German.
Wion proper noun: A surname from Norman.
WIP noun: Initialism of work in progress.
wip mill noun: A kind of post mill whose main post is bored to take a driveshaft, so that the mill can drive machinery in the base or roundhouse.
wipable adjective: Alternative spelling of wipeable.
wipe noun, verb /waɪp/: To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
wipe away verb: To remove or erase with a wiping motion.
wipe-breech noun: Synonym of toilet paper.
wipe down noun, verb: To clean the exterior surface of an object, from top to bottom, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.
wipe off verb: To remove (something such as dirt) by wiping.
wipe oneself verb: To try to remove fecal matter from one's buttocks after defecation by wiping.
wipe out noun, verb: To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.
wipe someone's eye verb: To defeat someone humiliatingly.
wipe someone's nose verb: To defeat someone humiliatingly, usually by robbing or killing.
wipe the floor with someone verb: To be well ahead of someone, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over someone.
wipe the slate clean verb /ˌwaɪp ðə sleɪt ˈkliːn/: To make a fresh start, for example by forgetting about previous differences and disagreements.
wipe the smile off someone's face verb: To cause someone to stop being happy or joyful.
wipe up verb: To dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.
wipe warmer noun: An electric appliance that heats baby wipes, to be used during diaper changes.
wipeability noun: The quality of being wipeable.
wipeable adjective: Capable of being wiped.
wipebreech noun: Synonym of toilet paper.
wiped adjective, verb /waɪpt/: Very tired.
wiped up adjective, verb: Finished; completed.
wipedown noun: The act of cleaning the exterior of an object, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.
wipeoff noun: Synonym of wipe (“kind of film transition”).
wipeout noun: The act of colliding or crashing.
wiper noun /ˈwaɪpɚ/: Someone who wipes.
wiperless adjective: Without wipers.
wipette noun: A wet wipe.
wipey noun: Alternative spelling of wipe (wet wipe)
Wipf proper noun: A surname.
wiphala noun: A square emblem, commonly used as a flag, representing the native peoples of the central Andes of Bolivia.
wiping noun, verb /ˈwaɪpɪŋ/: The act by which something is wiped.
wippen noun: A component of the action of a mechanical keyboard instrument such as a piano or organ
wirable adjective: Capable of being wired (connected with wires).
Wiradjuri noun /wɪˈraːd͡ʒuriː/: An indigenous people of Australia who live in a large area of New South Wales west of the Blue Mountains.
Wiradjuric adjective /wɪˈraːd͡ʒuriːk/: Of or relating to a group of Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal languages and/or dialects of inland New South Wales, including Gamilaraay and Wiradjuri.
Wiradjuris noun: Synonym of Wiradjuri (“an indigenous people of Australia”).
wirble verb /ˈwɜː(ɹ)bəl/: To whirl; to eddy.
wire noun, verb /waɪə(ɹ)/: Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
wire away verb: To act with vigour.
wire bail noun: A wire clamp traditionally used to seal glass jars.
wire bonder noun: A machine that welds the connections between chips and substrate on a printed circuit board.
wire bridge noun: A bridge made principally of wire (specifically, wire rope).
wire brush noun, verb: A brush that has bristles made of wire; used as an abrasive and on masonry etc; especially (when without a qualifier) the hand tool type of such a brush.
wire cartridge noun: An early type of shotgun cartridge that had wire lining in the case to assist concentrating the shot.
wire chamber noun: A kind of proportional counter that detects charged particles and photons and can give positional information on their trajectory, by tracking the trails of...
wire cloth noun: A fabric of woven metallic wire.
wire connector noun: Synonym of wire nut.
wire copy noun: A news item published by a wire service.
wire cutters noun: A hand tool resembling pliers, intended for cutting wires.
wire-dancer noun: A tightrope walker.
wire-dancing noun: The act or practice of a tightrope walker.
wire edge noun: The thin, wire-like thread of metal sometimes formed on the edge of a tool by the stone in sharpening it.
wire-edged adjective: Having a thin wirelike thread of metal on the edge of a tool or blade as a result of sharpening.
wire fox terrier noun: A breed of fox terrier having a coarse coat with a dense, wiry texture.
wire frame noun: A frame made of wire
wire fraud noun: A felony of a particular class subject to a separate and additional federal penalty for any crime of fraud involving the use of technological communications...
wire fu noun /ˈwaɪə(ɹ)ˈfuː/: A style of Hong Kong action cinema that combines traditional kung fu with wirework techniques.
wire gauze noun: Finely interwoven wire, used in fences.
wire gold noun: A highly rare and collectible form of naturally occurring crystallized gold, resembling fine wire.
wire grass noun: Alternative form of wiregrass.
wire-guard noun: A fireguard.
wire gun noun: A former type of canon the construction of which included an internal layer of wire windings.
wire-haired adjective: Having coarse, stiff hair.
wire-heel noun: A deformation in the feet of a horse, in which one is most curved than the other.
wire in verb: Synonym of wire away (“to act with vigour”).
wire line noun: Alternative form of wireline.
wire mattress noun: A mattress whose elasticity is produced by a sheet of tightly-stretched wire.
wire netting noun: A hexagonal network of interwoven wire used in fencing; chicken wire.
wire nut noun: A hollow cone-shaped device with a conductive interior and an insulating exterior (usually plastic) applied over two (or more) wires (5mm or less) twisted...
wire off verb: To separate or close off by installing a wire barricade or fence, as around the perimeter.
wire recorder noun: A device for analogue audio storage made magnetically onto fine steel or stainless steel wire, introduced commercially after World War II primarily for...
wire rope noun: A strong cable consisting of twisted strands of wire, generally intended for supporting heavy loads.
wire rush noun: Juncus tenuis, the path rush
wire service noun: A service provided by a news agency that transmits news reports to subscribers electronically, e.g. by telegraph or the Internet. The subscribers are...
wire speed noun: The speed at which a wire moves through a machine
wire stem noun: A disease of cabbage, cauliflower, and related plants that is caused by a fungus, Rhizoctonia solani.
wire stripper noun: A small, hand-held device used to strip the electrical insulation from electric wires.
wire tap noun, verb: Alternative form of wiretap.
wire to wire adjective, adverb: From start to finish (especially in reference to a victory achieved by a sportsperson who maintained a lead at every stage of an event from start to finish).
wire transfer noun: A transfer of funds between banks by electronic means.
wire wheel noun, verb: A wheel having a central hub connected to the rim by wire spokes, formerly in common use on automobiles.
wire wool noun: Any of several wools made of metal wire; especially, steel wool (when not otherwise specified).
wire-wove noun: Alternative form of wirewove (all senses)
wire wrap noun: A method for constructing circuit boards with turns of wire, without having to make a printed circuit board, now mainly used to assemble prototypes that can...
wireable adjective: Alternative form of wirable.
wireball noun: A street game, related to baseball, in which the "batter" attempts to throw the ball over a power line.
wirebender noun: An artisan responsible for shaping the wire structures upon which carnival costumes are created.
wirebird noun /ˈwaɪə.bɜːd/: The St Helena plover, Charadrius sanctaehelenae, endemic to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, and the national bird of the island.
wirebound adjective: Held together with a binding of wire.
wirebrush noun, verb: Alternative form of wire brush.
wirecloth noun: Alternative form of wire cloth.
wirecutter noun: Alternative form of wire cutter.
wirecutting noun: The cutting of wire.
wired adjective, verb /waɪəd/: Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.
wired to the gills adjective: Extremely drugged.
wiredancer noun: Alternative form of wire-dancer.
wiredness noun: The state or condition of being wired (connected to a network, etc.).
wiredraw verb: To stretch (some physical thing) out, as though drawing wire; to elongate.
wiredrawer noun: A person employed to draw out metal into wires for making jewellery etc.
wiredrawn adjective, verb: Tenuous; excessively refined; strained or forced.
wireform noun: wireframe
wireframe noun, verb: A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object as defined geometrically by line segments.
wireframer noun: A person or tool that produces wireframes.
wirefu noun: Alternative form of wire fu.
wireglass noun: Wire mesh safety glass.
wiregrass noun: Any of various unrelated grasses.
wirehair noun: An animal with wiry hair, such as a German Wirehaired Pointer, a Wirehaired Vizsla, or an American Wirehair.
wirehaired adjective: Having wiry hair.
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon noun: A breed of dog used in hunting as a gundog.
Wirehaired Vizsla noun: A dog breed originating in Hungary.
wirehead noun, verb: A person who has an electronic brain implant.
wireheading noun, verb: The artificial stimulation of the brain to experience pleasure.
wirehouse noun: A major brokerage company, generally nationwide, with multiple branches.
wirelength noun: The length of wire on an electronic chip.
wireless adjective, noun, verb /ˈwaɪə.ləs/: Not having any wires.
wireless adapter noun: Any of several devices that allow connectivity from a PC or PDA to a wireless network.
wireless broadband noun: Synonym of wireless internet
wireless cable noun: A method of cable television distribution using prior wireless signal reception via a microwave antenna.
wireless fidelity noun: Wi-Fi.
wireless internet noun: A type of internet service that uses the same technology that connects cell phones.
wireless modem noun: A modem fitted with an antenna that transmits and receives using radio waves
wireless network noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wireless, network.
wireless operator noun: A person who operates a radio transmitter on a ship or in an outpost, military unit, etc., in order to communicate over long distances.
wireless phone noun: Synonym of cell phone.
wireless telegraph noun: A telegraph sent by wireless telegraphy
wireless telegraphy noun: Telegraphy by radio rather than by transmission cables.
wireless telephony noun: The transmission of voice using radio
wirelessless adjective: Without a radio set.
wirelessly adverb: Without using wires.
wirelessness noun: The state or condition of being wireless; lack of wires or cables.
wirelettuce noun: Stephanomeria, a stalky plant of the Americas.
wirelike adjective: Resembling wire or a wire.
wireline noun: A wire that runs from a drill rig down into the drill hole to support a dead load or other downhole tool.
wiremaker noun: A manufacturer of wire.
wiremaking noun: The manufacture of wire.
wireman noun /ˈwaɪə(ɹ)mən/: Someone who works with wire; primarily someone who connects electric wiring.
wiremesh noun: Synonym of chainlink.
wiremonger noun: A seller of wire.
wireperson noun: Someone who works with wire; primarily someone who connects electric wiring.
wirephoto noun: A photograph transmitted by telephotography.
wirepull verb: To exert an influence on (others) that is felt but not seen.
wirepuller noun: Someone from Warrington.
wirepulling noun, verb: Manipulation from behind the scenes, especially in political contexts; undue influence.
wirer noun: A tool to assist in installing wire.
wirerimmed adjective: Having wire rims. (of eyeglasses)
wireroom noun: A room in which wires (telegrams or their modern equivalent) are received and acted on
wirescape noun: The arrangement of electrical wires, pylons, etc. within a landscape.
wiresmith noun: A worker who hammered metal into wire.
wiresome adjective: Characterised or marked by wire or wires; wiry.
wirestem noun: Alternative form of wire stem.
wiretail noun: Any of various damselflies of the genus Rhadinosticta.
wiretap noun, verb /ˈwaɪətæp/: A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.
wiretapped adjective, verb: Of a telephone line or other communications system, subjected to a covert surveillance of a conversation.
wiretapper noun: A person who installs or monitors wiretaps.
wiretapping noun, verb: The installation or monitoring of wiretaps.
wirewalker noun: One who performs the feat of walking on a highwire.
wirewalking noun: The feat of walking on a highwire.
wirewater noun: The water used to wash the forming mesh conveyor belt (known as a wire).
wireway noun: A system for transporting or transmitting by means of wires.
wireweed noun: Any member of the genus Polygonella, now included in genus Polygonum of knotweeds and smartweeds, especially Polygonella articulata, now Polygonum articulatum.
wirework noun, verb: Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.
wireworker noun: One who manufactures articles from wire.
wireworking noun, verb: The manufacture of wirework.
wireworm noun: The larva of the click beetle.
wirewound adjective: wound around a wire
wirewove adjective: A type of writing paper of a fine glazed quality.
wirewrap noun: Alternative form of wire wrap.
wiri wiri noun: A small, often round Guyanese chili pepper, related to the Scotch bonnet.
wirilda noun: An Australian acacia tree, Acacia retinodes, which has edible seeds.
wirily adverb: In a wiry manner.
wiriness noun: The state of being wiry.
wiring noun, verb: A set of electric wires.
wiring diagram noun: A schematic representation of the components of an electrical device showing how electrical wiring must be connected.
wiring harness noun: A bundle of insulated wires, often held together with straps or other connectors, that transmit signals or electrical current within a vehicle, electronic...
wiring loom noun: A wiring harness; a bundle of wires, tied together but not enclosed in a rigid conduit, that transmit signals or electrical current within a device.
Wirksworth proper noun: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2853).
Wirö noun: An Indigenous people of Venezuela and eastern Colombia.
wirra interjection /ˈwɪɹə/: Exclamation of dismay.
wirrah noun: A serranid fish of the genus Acanthistius
Wirral proper noun /ˈwɪɹəl/: A peninsula between the River Dee and River Mersey in England.
Wirralian adjective, noun: An inhabitant of the Wirral peninsula.
wirrasthru interjection: alas; woe is me
wirricow noun: Alternative form of worricow.
Wirt proper noun: A surname.
Wirth proper noun: A surname.
Wirtshaus noun: A pub.
Wirtz proper noun: A surname from German.
Wiru noun: A people of the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.
wiry adjective /ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/: Resembling wire.
wis adjective, adverb, noun, verb /waɪs/: Certainly, surely.
Wisbech proper noun /ˈwɪzbiːt͡ʃ/: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF4609).
Wisbey proper noun: A surname.
Wiscasset proper noun: A town, the county seat of Lincoln County, Maine, United States.
Wisconsin proper noun /wəˈskɑnsən/: A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
Wisconsin-esque adjective: Alternative form of Wisconsinesque
Wisconsinan proper noun: An age from 0.075 to 0.01 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.
Wisconsinesque adjective: Reminiscent or characteristic of the US state Wisconsin.
Wisconsinite adjective, noun: Of, or from, the state of Wisconsin.
Wisden proper noun: A surname.
wisdom noun /ˈwɪzdəm/: An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
wisdom of Silenus noun: The idea that it is wisest for humans to have never been born, and having been born, it is wisest that they die soon.
wisdom of Solomon noun: The thinking and good judgment traditionally attributed to King Solomon.
wisdom of the crowd noun: The collective opinion of a group of individuals rather than that of a single expert.
wisdom tooth noun /ˈwɪzdəm ˈtuːθ/: One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.
wisdomful adjective: Full of wisdom.
wisdomless adjective: Without wisdom; foolish.
wisdomlessness noun: Absence of wisdom.
wisdomship noun: A term of address for a wise person.
wisdomwise adverb: with regard to wisdom
wisdumb noun: foolishness
wise adjective, noun, suffix, verb /waɪz/: Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
wise aleck noun: Synonym of smart aleck.
wise apple noun: A smart aleck.
wise as an owl adjective: Very wise.
wise ass noun: Alternative spelling of wiseass.
wise beyond one's years adjective: Particularly wise for one's age group; wiser than most others of one's age.
wise-cracking adjective: Alternative form of wisecracking.
wise folk noun: Synonym of cunning folk.
wise gal noun: A female wise guy.
wise guy noun: One who is insolent or flippant; one who makes jokes or perpetrates pranks.
wise head on young shoulders noun: Alternative form of old head on young shoulders.
wise-hearted adjective: Wise; knowing; skilful.
wise-like adjective: Alternative form of wiselike.
wise man noun /ˈwʌɪzman/: A man who is wise.
wise off verb: To make wisecracks; to behave like a smart aleck.
wise up verb: To become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization.
wise woman noun: A woman who is a sage or seer; a witch (usually benevolent); a traditional female herbalist or midwife.
wiseacre noun, verb /ˈwaɪzeɪkə(ɹ)/: One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.
wiseacredom noun: The realm or sphere of wiseacres.

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.