English words: WPTH to wrist shot

300 English words, part 53 of 56 of the words starting with W, A to Z. 41 have a page of their own.

English words WPTH to wrist shot

WPTH noun: Abbreviation of weight proportionate to height.
WPW noun: Initialism of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
WPWS noun: Initialism of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
WQHD noun: Initialism of wide quad high definition (“2560×1440 pixels”).
wqo adjective, noun: Abbreviation of well-quasi-ordering.
WR noun: Initialism of world record.
WRA noun: Initialism of women's rights activist.
wrack noun, verb /ɹæk/: The remains of something; a wreck.
wrack and ruin noun: Complete destruction.
wrack line noun: A line of seaweed deposited on a beach at high tide
wrack one's brain verb: Eggcorn of rack one's brain.
wrack one's brains verb: Eggcorn of rack one's brains.
wrackful adjective: ruinous; destructive.
wrackingly adverb: Of crying, with strong physically noticeable sobs.
wrackline noun: Alternative form of wrack line.
Wragby proper noun: A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1378).
Wragg proper noun: A surname from Old Norse.
Wragge proper noun: A surname.
wraggle verb /ˈɹæɡ.əl/: To wag about with a wiggling motion.
wraggled adjective, verb: Worn and ragged.
wrain-bolt noun: Alternative form of wringbolt.
wraith noun /ɹeɪθ/: A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.
wraithlike adjective: Resembling a wraith; ghostly.
wraithly adjective: Ghostly; spectral.
wraithy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a wraith.
wrake noun /ɹeɪk/: Suffering which comes as a result of vengeance or retribution.
wramp noun, verb: A wrench, twist, or sprain of the body.
wran noun: Alternative form of wren.
Wrangell proper noun: A borough in southern Alaska.
wrangle noun, verb /ˈɹæŋɡəl/: To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
wrangler noun /ˈɹæŋɡləː/: Someone who wrangles or corrals.
wranglership noun: The honor or position of being a wrangler (at the University of Cambridge, England)
wranglesome adjective: Characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.
wranglin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of wrangling.
wrangling noun, verb /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/: contention; gainstriving
wranglingly adverb: With bickering or quarrelling.
wrannock noun: The common wren.
wranny noun: The common wren.
wrap noun, verb /ɹæp/: To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
wrap account noun: A managed account that consolidates an investor's investment portfolio and financial plans.
wrap around adjective, noun, verb: Alternative form of wraparound.
wrap around one's little finger verb: To successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.
wrap dress noun: A figure-hugging dress with a front closure formed by wrapping one side across the other and knotting the attached ties that wrap around the back at the...
wrap in cotton wool verb: To treat delicately, to baby, to coddle.
wrap in the flag verb: To claim as deserving support for patriotic reasons.
wrap it before you tap it proverb: It is wise to wear a condom before sexual intercourse.
wrap one's arms around verb: Alternative form of get one's arms around.
wrap one's brain around verb: Alternative form of wrap one's head around.
wrap one's head around verb: To come to a good understanding of.
wrap one's mind around verb: Alternative form of wrap one's head around.
wrap party noun: A celebration held after completing the filming of a movie or television show.
wrap-round adjective: Alternative form of wrapround.
wrap service noun: Synonym of wrap account
wrap up noun, verb /ˈɹæpʌp/: To cover or enclose (something) by folding and securing a covering entirely around it.
wraparound adjective, noun /ˈɹæp.ə.ɹaʊnd/: Designed to be wrapped around the body and tied.
wraparound care noun: Childcare provision for pupils in the period before and after the scheduled school day.
wraparound childcare noun: Synonym of wraparound care.
wraparound host noun: A host or hostess who appears in very short segments before and after a television show.
wraparound mortgage noun: A form of mortgage in which the seller of a property extends to the buyer a junior mortgage which exists in addition to any superior mortgages already...
wraple verb /ˈɹæp.əl/: To wrap up, entangle; warp.
wrapover noun: A portion of a garment that wraps over another portion.
wrappable adjective: That can be wrapped.
wrappage noun: The act of wrapping.
wrapped adjective, noun, verb /ɹæpt/: Encased in a wrapping.
wrapped in a bow adjective: Combined or reduced into a neat self-contained package.
wrapped up adjective, verb: Involved with; distracted by.
wrapper noun /ˈɹæpɚ/: Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
wrappered adjective: Having a wrapper.
wrapperless adjective: Without a wrapper.
wrapping noun, verb /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/: The material in which something is wrapped.
wrapping gown noun: A nightgown.
wrapping paper noun: Paper used for wrapping parcels (in this case, often brown) or presents (in this case, often colourful/colorful and decorative).
wrapping up noun, verb: The act of concluding or finishing some event or course of action.
wrappings noun: plural of wrapping
wrapple verb: Alternative form of wraple.
wraprascal noun: A kind of coarse overcoat.
wrapround adjective, noun: Synonym of wraparound.
wraps adjective, noun, verb: Finished; hopeless.
wrapup noun: Alternative form of wrap-up.
wrasse noun /ɹæs/: Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic...
wrassle verb /ˈɹæsl̩/: Pronunciation spelling of wrestle, representing Southern US and African-American Vernacular English.
wrastle verb /ˈɹæsl̩/: Alternative form of wrestle.
wrastler noun: A wrestler.
wrastling noun, verb: Alternative form of wrestling.
wrath adjective, noun, verb /ɹɒθ/: Great anger; (countable) an instance of this.
Wrathall proper noun: A locality in the Lockhart council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
wrathful adjective /ˈɹɒθfəl/: Possessed of great wrath; very angry.
wrathfully adverb: In a wrathful manner; with anger; angrily.
wrathfulness noun /ˈɹɒθ.fʊl.nɛs/: The quality of being wrathful; wrath
wrathily adverb: In a wrathy manner; with great anger.
wrathiness noun: Quality of being wrathy.
wrathless adjective: Free from anger.
wrathlessness noun: Absence of wrath.
wrathlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of wrath.
wrathsome adjective: Marked by, or expressing wrath; wrathful
wrathy adjective /ˈɹɒθi/: Feeling wrath; very angry, furious.
Wratten proper noun: A surname.
Wratten number noun: Any of the arbitrary alphanumeric codes in a system for labelling optical filters, usually for photographic use.
wrawl verb /ɹɔːl/: To cry like a cat; to waul.
wrawling noun, verb: Crying, wauling.
Wraxall proper noun: A civil parish in Dorset, England.
wraxle verb /ˈɹæksl̩/: To wrestle.
wraxling noun, verb: wrestling
Wray proper noun /ɹeɪ/: A village in Wray-with-Botton parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6067).
Wraysbury proper noun: A village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, formerly in Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref TQ0074).
WRC noun: Initialism of water recycling center.
wreader noun: A reader who interacts with a work of hypermedia so as to take on some of the functions of a writer.
wreak noun, verb /ɹiːk/: To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.
wreak havoc verb /ɹiːk ˈhæv.ək/: To cause damage, disruption, or destruction.
wreaker noun /ˈɹikɚ/: One who wreaks.
wreakful adjective: Vengeful; angry, furious.
wreaking noun, verb: The act by which something is wreaked.
wreakless adjective: unrevengeful.
wreath noun, verb /ɹiːθ/: Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
wreath product noun: A combination of two groups based on their semidirect product, denoted as ≀.
wreathage noun: Ornamentation in the form of a wreath or wreaths.
wreathe verb /ɹiːð/: To coil, curl, or twist (something); to shape (something) into circles or coils.
wreathed in smiles phrase: Smiling broadly.
wreathen adjective: Twisted; made into a wreath.
wreather noun: One who prepares wreaths of flowers.
wreathing adjective, noun, verb: The motion or pattern of something that wreaths.
wreathingly adverb: So as to wreathe.
wreathless adjective: Without a wreath; unwreathed.
wreathlet noun: A small wreath
wreathlike adjective: Resembling a wreath.
wreathmaker noun: A person who constructs wreaths of flowers.
wreathmaking noun: The construction of wreaths of flowers.
wreathplant noun: wirelettuce
wreathwise adverb: In the manner of a wreath; arranged like a wreath.
wreathwork noun /ˈɹiːθwɜː(ɹ)k/: Ornamentation resembling a wreath.
wreathy adjective /ˈɹiːði/: twisted; curly; spiral.
wreck noun, verb /ˈɹɛk/: Something or someone that has been ruined.
wreck car noun: Synonym of wrecking car.
wreck grab noun: A device designed to lift salvage from a shipwreck.
wreck of the Hesperus noun: Used in similes to describe the appearance of an untidy or bedraggled person.
wreck shop verb: To "go to town", to do something with vigor, very enthusiastically.
wreck the hoose juice noun: Buckfast Tonic Wine, a brand of fortified wine.
wreck yard noun: The location of a dismantling business where wrecked or decommissioned vehicles are brought, for the recovery of reusable parts and scrap metal.
wreckable adjective: Capable of being wrecked.
wreckage noun /ˈɹɛkɪdʒ/: Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.
wrecked adjective, verb /ˈɹɛkt/: Destroyed, usually in an accident; damaged to the point of unusability.
wreckedness noun: The quality of being wrecked.
wrecker noun /ˈɹɛkɚ/: A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts.
wrecker's ball noun: A wrecking ball
wrecker's yard noun: Synonym of wreck yard.
wreckfish noun: Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.
wreckful adjective: Causing wreckage; ruinous.
wrecking noun, verb: The act by which something is wrecked.
wrecking amendment noun: An amendment made in bad faith by a legislator who disagrees with the principles of a bill and seeks to make it useless rather than simply voting against it.
wrecking ball noun: A heavy steel ball, usually hung from a crane, that is swung to demolish large structures.
wrecking bar noun: Any of various bars to aid with demolition tasks: prybars or crowbars.
wrecking car noun: A railway car fitted with apparatus and implements for removing the wreck resulting from an accident.
wrecking pump noun: A pump especially adapted for pumping water from the hull of a wrecked vessel.
wrecking yard noun: Synonym of wreck yard.
wreckish adjective: Like or resembling a wreck
wreckless adjective: Without causing or suffering a wreck.
wreckling noun: Alternative form of reckling.
wreckmaster noun: Someone appointed to take charge of any goods and debris arriving on to the shore after a shipwreck.
wreckreation noun: Recreation that wrecks or harms the environment. For example, running off-road vehicles and mountain bikes through ecologically sensitive areas, running...
wrecksite noun: The site of a shipwreck.
wrecksome adjective: Marked by a wreck or wreckage; resembling something that has been wrecked; banged up
wrecky adjective: Damaged, run-down.
Wrede proper noun: A surname.
Wrekin proper noun: A large hill and local landmark in Shropshire, England.
wren noun /ɹɛn/: Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).
wren-babbler noun /ˈɹɛn ˈbæbələ(ɹ)/: Any of various birds in seven genera in four families.
wren-boy noun: Alternative form of wrenboy.
wren-spinetail noun: any bird of the genus Spartonoica, of which the bay-capped wren-spinetail (Spartonoica maluroides) is the sole species.
wren-tit noun: Alternative form of wrentit.
wren-warbler noun /ˈɹɛn ˈwɔː(ɹ)blə(ɹ)/: Any of various birds in various genera, especially Prinia.
wrenboy noun: A male mummer or guiser who takes part in Wren Day.
wrench noun, verb /ˈɹɛnt͡ʃ/: A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
wrench fault noun: A strike-slip fault
wrench hammer noun: A wrench with the end shaped so that it can be used as a hammer.
wrench in the works noun: Synonym of spanner in the works.
wrench react noun, verb: to express disapproval by sending a wrench emoji (🔧) reaction.
wrencher noun: One who, or that which, wrenches.
wrenchful adjective: Causing great pain, suffering, or agony; painful
wrenching noun, verb /ˈɹɛnt͡ʃɪŋ/: The act by which something is wrenched.
wrenchingly adverb: In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock.
wrenchlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a wrench (gripping tool).
wrenchman noun: A mechanic, especially one who uses a wrench for on most jobs.
wrenchy adjective /ˈɹɛn.t͡ʃi/: Indicative of wrenching
wrength noun /ɹɛŋθ/: The state or condition of being wrong; wrongness; wrongfulness; error.
wrenlet noun: A young wren
wrenlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a wren.
Wrenn proper noun: A surname.
Wrennian adjective: Of or relating to Christopher Wren (1632–1723), English architect and polymath.
wrenning noun: The old custom of stoning a wren to death on St Stephen's Day.
wrentail noun: A kind of fly used in fly fishing, resembling a wren's tail feather.
Wrentham proper noun: A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM4982).
wrenthrush noun: A bird of the species Zeledonia coronata, native to certain montane forests of Costa Rica and Panama.
wrentit noun: A small passerine bird, Chamaea fasciata, found in scrub along the west coast of North America.
wrest noun, verb /ɹɛst/: To pull or twist violently.
wrest block noun: A wooden block in the pianoforte, often made of several pieces, into which the wrest-pins are driven.
wrest-harrow noun: Alternative spelling of restharrow.
wrestable adjective: Able to be wrested.
wrester noun: Someone who wrests.
wrestingly adverb: So as to wrest; while wresting something.
wrestle noun, verb /ˈɹɛsl̩/: To take part in (a wrestling bout or match).
wrestle with verb: To agonize over (something); to debate a quandary or endeavor to come to a conclusion about a difficult issue.
wrestle with a pig verb: To engage in a struggle with an opponent that benefits from the struggle even without winning it.
wrestler noun: A person who wrestles.
wrestlerlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a wrestler.
wrestling noun, verb /ˈɹɛs.l̩.ɪŋ/: A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
wrestling ring noun: The stage on which a wrestling bout is competed.
wretch noun /ɹɛt͡ʃ/: An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.
wretched adjective /ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪd/: Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
wretchedly adverb /ˈɹɛt͡ʃədli/: In a wretched manner.
wretchedness noun /ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdnəs/: An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
wretchful adjective: Wretched.
wretchless adjective: reckless
wretchlessly adverb: In a wretchless manner.
wretchlessness noun: recklessness
wretchock noun: A stunted or abortive cock; the smallest of a brood of domestic birds; any puny or imperfect creature.
Wrexham proper noun /ˈɹɛksəm/: A town in Wrexham borough, in northeastern Wales.
Wrexhamite noun: A native or inhabitant of Wrexham.
WRICEF noun: Initialism of workflows, reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements and forms; commonly used in ERP/MRP and other business software implementation...
wrick noun, verb: To twist; turn
wride noun: A bush having multiple stalks proceeding from a single root.
wrig verb /ɹɪɡ/: To wriggle.
wriggle noun, verb /ˈɹɪɡəl/: To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.
wriggle out of verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wriggle, out of.
wriggle room noun: Wiggle room.
wriggler noun: The larva of a mosquito.
wrigglesome adjective /ˈɹɪɡl̩səm/: Characterised or marked by wriggling
Wrigglesworth proper noun: A surname from Old English.
wriggliness noun: The quality of being wriggly.
wriggling noun, verb: The act of one who wriggles.
wrigglingly adverb: With a motion that wriggles.
wriggly adjective: That wriggles.
wright noun /ɹaɪt/: A builder or maker of something.
Wright-Giemsa stain noun: A cytological stain used primarily for metaphase chromosomes and differentiation of blood cells
Wright's beebrush noun: A flowering plant of species Aloysia wrightii, in the verbena family.
Wright's stain noun: A staining technique used primarily for differentiation of blood cells.
Wrightian adjective: Of or relating to Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), American architect who aimed to design structures that were in harmony with humanity and the environment.
wrightine noun: A rare alkaloid found in the bark of the coral swirl, an apocynaceous tree from Southeast Asia (Wrightia antidysenterica).
Wrightington proper noun: A civil parish and hamlet in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England, which includes the settlements of Appley Bridge, Dangerous Corner, Robin Hood...
Wrightman proper noun: A surname.
Wrighton proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Wrightsman proper noun: A surname.
Wrightson proper noun: A surname.
Wrightstown proper noun: A borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
Wrightsville proper noun: A city in Pulaski County, Arkansas.
Wrightwood proper noun /raɪt.wʊd/: A census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
wrightwort noun: Any of a genus of shrubs, Carlowrightia
Wrighty proper noun: A nickname for the surname Wright.
Wrigley proper noun /ˈɹɪɡli/: A surname.
wrily adverb: Alternative form of wryly.
WRIM noun: Abbreviation of wound rotor induction motor.
wrimple noun, verb: To wrinkle, rumple.
wrinch verb: To complain or grouse about.
wrine noun: A deep wrinkle.
wring noun, verb /ɹɪŋ/: Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
wring-house noun: The room or building where a cider press is stored.
wring out verb: To squeeze (wet clothing or cloth), either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.
wring-staff noun: Alternative form of wring-stave.
wring-stave noun: One of the strong pieces of wood used in applying wringbolts.
wringable adjective: Suitable for wringing; capable of being wrung.
wringbolt noun: A bolt with a ring or eye, used by shipwrights to temporarily bend and secure the planks against the timbers until they are fixed in place.
wringer noun /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/: One who wrings.
wringerless adjective: Without a wringer.
wringing noun, verb: The act by which something is wrung.
wringing wet adjective: So wet that water can be wrung out; very wet.
wringle-wrangle noun, verb: A verbal argument.
Wrington proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4762).
wrinkle noun, verb /ˈɹɪŋkl̩/: A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
wrinkle-free adjective: Without wrinkles.
wrinkleable adjective: Able to become wrinkled.
wrinkled adjective, verb /ˈɹɪŋkl̩d/: Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.
wrinkled hornbill noun: Rhabdotorrinus corrugatus, a hornbill of Malaysia and Indonesia.
wrinkledly adverb: In a wrinkled manner.
wrinkledness noun /ˈɹɪŋkəldnəs/: The state or condition of being wrinkled; rugosity, wrinkliness.
wrinkledy adjective: wrinkled; wrinkly
wrinkleless adjective: Without wrinkles.
wrinklelessness noun: Absence of wrinkles.
wrinkleproof adjective: Resistant to wrinkles.
wrinkler noun: One who, or that which, wrinkles.
wrinklesome adjective: Characterised or marked by wrinkles
wrinklet noun: A little wrinkle.
wrinklie noun: Alternative form of wrinkly.
wrinkliness noun /ˈɹɪŋk(ə)linəs/: The state or condition or being wrinkly or wrinkled; rugosity, wrinkledness.
wrinkling noun, verb: A pattern of wrinkles.
wrinkly adjective, noun /ˈɹɪŋk(ə)li/: Having wrinkles.
wrinkly skin syndrome noun: A rare genetic condition characterized by sagging, wrinkled skin with low elasticity, and delayed fontanelle closure.
Wriothesley proper noun /ˈraɪəθsli/: A surname.
Wrisberg's cartilage noun: The cuneiform cartilage.
Wrisberg's nerve noun: Synonym of nerve of Wrisberg.
Wrisbergian adjective: Of or relating to the anatomist Heinrich August Wrisberg.
wrist noun, verb /ɹɪst/: The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
wrist band noun: Alternative spelling of wristband.
wrist banger noun: One who self-injures by striking the wrist against objects, forming bruises.
wrist drop noun: A paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand and fingers, from any of various causes.
wrist-fall noun: A deep ruffle of various materials, usually lace, falling from the wrist.
wrist pad noun: A pad to support the wrist.
wrist pass noun: A basic trick for a butterfly knife (balisong) used to redirect momentum, change hand positions, and prevent getting cut by the blade.
wrist pin noun: Any pin connecting a pitman to a crosshead.
wrist plate noun: A swinging plate in a steam engine, bearing two or more wrists, for operating the valves.
wrist rest noun: A padded platform that raises the wrists above a keyboard.
wrist shot noun: A shot that involves using the arm muscles, predominantly the wrist, to propel the puck using the concave side of the blade.

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.