English words: wrist-slap to WTS

English words wrist-slap to WTS

1. wrist-slap noun, verb: To reprimand mildly.
2. wrist spin noun: A style of bowling in which the bowler spins the ball by releasing it from the back of the hand, running his/her fingers down the side of the ball as it is...
3. wrist spinner noun: A bowler who specializes in wrist spin.
4. wrist strap noun: Alternative spelling of wriststrap.
5. wrist-top noun: A computer worn on the wrist, i.e. a smartwatch.
6. wrist watch noun: Alternative form of wristwatch.
7. wrist-winged glider noun: An arboreal Australian possum of the genus Petaurus.
8. wrist wrap noun: A piece of equipment to keep the joints and ligaments of the hand in order while powerlifting or boxing.
9. wristband noun /ˈɹɪs(t)ˌbænd/: The cuff of a sleeve that wraps around the wrist.
10. wristbanded adjective: Wearing a wristband (sleeve cuff)
11. wristbanding noun: Material for making shirt cuffs.
12. wristbone noun: A bone in the wrist; carpal.
13. wristdrop noun: Alternative form of wrist drop.
14. wristed adjective, verb /ˈɹɪstɪd/: Having some specific type of wrist.
15. wrister noun: A wrist shot, a shot made primarily with a wrist motion
16. wristful noun: A quantity worn on or covering one wrist.
17. wristguard noun: A band worn on the wrist by archers as a support and protection.
18. wristie noun: Alternative spelling of wristy.
19. wristily adverb: In a wristy manner.
20. wristiness noun: Quality of being wristy.
21. wristitis noun: An affliction in the wrist.
22. wristless adjective: Without wrists; without requiring use of a wrist.
23. wristlet noun /ˈɹɪs(t)lət/: An elastic band worn to keep a glove from slipping off the wrist.
24. wristlock noun: A wrestling hold in which the opponent is immobilized by having their wrist tightly held.
25. Wriston proper noun: A surname.
26. wristpad noun: Alternative form of wrist pad.
27. wristphone noun: A mobile phone that is built into a wristwatch.
28. wristpin noun: Alternative form of wrist pin.
29. wristspinner noun: Alternative form of wrist spinner.
30. wriststrap noun: A strap worn around the wrist to circumvent straining the hand by translocating the borne load to the stronger parts of the arm when carrying or lifting an...
31. wristwarmer noun: An accessory used to keep wrists and most of the hands warm while keeping the fingers free. They can be made of cotton or fleece, knitted or crochet.
32. wristwatch noun /ˈɹɪstˌwɒt͡ʃ/: A watch that is worn on a strap or band fastened around the wrist.
33. wristwatched adjective: Wearing a wristwatch.
34. wristwear noun: Items, such as watches and bracelets, to be worn on the wrist.
35. wristwork noun: movement of the hand without movement of the arm
36. wristworn adjective: That one wears on the wrist
37. wristy adjective, noun /ˈɹɪsti/: Characterised by marked or exaggerated movement of the wrist; involving deft wrist movements.
38. writ noun, verb /ɹɪt/: A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
39. writ large adjective /ɹɪt ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/: On a large scale; magnified.
40. writ of assistance noun: a court order that authorized customs officers to conduct general searches of premises for contraband; a form of search warrant
41. writ of attachment noun: Synonym of attachment.
42. writ of execution noun: a court order authorising an officer to carry a judgment into execution.
43. writ of habeas corpus noun: Synonym of habeas corpus.
44. writ of inquiry noun: A writ issued in certain actions at law, where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the...
45. writ of mandamus noun: A writ that compels a government entity to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.
46. writ of privilege noun: An order for the release of a person from custody.
47. writ of prohibition noun: A writ from a superior tribunal staying proceedings in a lower court.
48. writ of right noun: A writ which lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner.
49. writ of summons noun: Synonym of summons.
50. writ-room noun: A room where writs, writings, or written records are housed or kept; a law library.
51. writ small adjective: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see writ, small, smaller, smallest.
52. writability noun /ˌɹaɪtəˈbɪlɪti/: The state or condition of being writable.
53. writable adjective /ˈɹaɪtəbəl/: Capable of being written.
54. writation noun: Writing, especially bad or pretentious writing.
55. writative adjective: Inclined to much writing.
56. write noun, verb /ɹaɪt/: To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
57. write-ahead log noun: A log where all database modifications are stored before they are applied.
58. write-ahead logging noun: The technique of writing all database modifications to a log before they are applied.
59. write-around adjective: Being or relating to a kind of cache where data at the location of a missed write is not loaded to cache, but written directly to the backing store. Data is...
60. write-back noun: Alternative form of writeback.
61. write blocker noun: A hardware device that allows a computer to read a peripheral such as a hard disk without making any changes to its contents, useful in cyberforensics etc.
62. write checks one can't cash verb: To make promises one cannot keep, or to make boasts that are not true.
63. write cheques one can't cash verb: Alternative spelling of write checks one can't cash.
64. write down noun, verb: Alternative form of writedown.
65. write for the drawer verb: To write a work for posterity or for friends that one cannot publish except as samizdat.
66. write head noun: That part of several electromechanical devices that converts electrical signals into digital or analog information stored on a magnetic or optical medium
67. write in noun, verb /ˈɹaɪtˌɪn/: A candidate whose name is not listed on the ballot.
68. write itself verb: (of a written work or fictional characters) being easy for the author to write or expand upon
69. write off noun, verb: The cancellation of an item; the amount cancelled or lost.
70. write-onable adjective: Capable of being written on.
71. write once adjective: Of a type of storage technology in which data, once written, cannot be erased or modified.
72. write once, read many phrase: A data storage device in which information, once written, cannot be modified.
73. write one's own ticket verb: To be empowered to choose whichever job, financial arrangement, or course of action one desires.
74. write oneself into a corner verb: To reach a narrative point in which the story one is writing gets stuck, leaving no good or satisfactory alternative or resolution.
75. write-only adjective: Capable of being written but not read.
76. write-only memory noun: A type of computer memory to which data can be written, but from which it cannot be read.
77. write out verb: To write at full length or in expanded form.
78. write over verb: To save a piece of data in place of other data; to overwrite.
79. write the book verb: To be an authoritative expert on some specified topic.
80. write-through noun: Alternative form of writethrough.
81. write up noun, verb /ˈɹaɪtˌʌp/: A written account of something, as a record.
82. write-what-where adjective: Being or relating to a security vulnerability allowing the attacker to write arbitrary data to an arbitrary location.
83. writeability noun: Alternative spelling of writability.
84. writeable adjective: Alternative spelling of writable.
85. writeback noun: An operation in which data previously read into a cache is written back to permanent storage.
86. writebehind noun: The operation of initially writing data to a cache and later copying it to permanent storage.
87. writeblr noun: A Tumblr blog focused on creative writing.
88. writedown noun: An adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset and its value; a reduction of an asset, written down or otherwise...
89. writee noun: One who is written to; the recipient of a letter, etc.
90. writemask noun: A bitmask which controls which bits are written to a memory location during some operation.
91. writeoff noun: Alternative form of write-off.
92. writeprint noun: A forensic linguistic method used to identify authors by analyzing distinctive writing styles, serving as a digital fingerprint.
93. writer noun /ˈɹaɪ.tə(ɹ)/: A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
94. writer's block noun: The (usually temporary) inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing, especially creative writing.
95. writer's cramp noun: A debilitating pain preventing easy movement of the wrist, hand, or fingers, resulting from prolonged use of a pen or pencil.
96. writercraft noun: penmanship; skill in writing; the art of writing
97. writerdom noun: The world or sphere of writers.
98. writeress noun: A female writer; an authoress.
99. writerish adjective: Characteristic of a writer; writerly.
100. writerless adjective: Without a writer.
101. writerling noun: A minor or petty writer.
102. writerly adjective: Characteristic of a writer; using well-chosen words or well-crafted sentences.
103. writers' room noun: The room in which the showrunner and the writers of a television series collaborate on the plot and develop the script.
104. writership noun: The position or office of a writer in the East India Company.
105. writethrough noun: An operation in which data written to a cache is then immediately copied to permanent storage, ensuring that cache and storage are always in agreement.
106. writeup noun: Alternative form of write-up.
107. writh verb: Pronunciation spelling of writhe.
108. writhe noun, verb /ɹaɪð/: To twist, wring (something).
109. writhedly adverb: In a writhed manner; twistedly.
110. writhen adjective /ˈɹɪðən/: Twisted, contorted.
111. writheneck noun: wryneck
112. writher noun: One who writhes.
113. writhing adjective, noun, verb: Bended in twisting struggle.
114. writhingly adverb: With a writhing motion.
115. writhle verb /ˈɹɪðəl/: to wrinkle, to shrink
116. writhled adjective /ˈɹɪðəld/: wrinkled
117. writhy adjective: Characterized by or prone to writhing.
118. writin' noun, verb: Pronunciation spelling of writing.
119. writing noun, verb /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/: Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
120. writing board noun /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ bɔː(ɹ)d/: A smooth vertical surface to be written upon using an erasable material, large enough for several persons to read simultaneously.
121. writing desk noun: A desk at which someone may write.
122. writing lark noun: Synonym of scribble lark.
123. writing master noun: A male teacher of penmanship.
124. writing on the wall noun /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ ɒn ðə ˈwɔːl/: An ominous warning; a prediction of bad luck.
125. writing pad noun: A collection of blank pages of writing paper, bound together, often with a cardboard cover.
126. writing paper noun: Paper designed to be written on with ink; it may be ruled or unruled.
127. writing spider noun: A spider, Argiope aurantia, that spins webs with stabilimenta that look like scribbling.
128. writing system noun: A system for writing one or more languages; a particular alphabetic, syllabic, logographic, or other scheme. For example, the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic...
129. writinger noun /ˈɹaɪtɪŋəɹ/: One who studies handwriting; a graphologist.
130. writless adjective: Without a writ.
131. writo noun: An error made when writing by hand.
132. writress noun: A female writer; an authoress.
133. written adjective, noun, verb /ˈɹɪ.tn̩/: Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).
134. written all over it adjective: Present as a pronounced quality or characteristic.
135. written all over someone's face phrase: Very obvious, from someone's facial expression.
136. written in blood adjective: Having arisen out of tragedy.
137. written in someone's face phrase: Alternative form of written all over someone's face.
138. written in stone adjective: Synonym of set in stone.
139. written in the stars adjective: Destined to happen, fated to happen.
140. written out adjective: deleted or excluded from a narrative work or record.
141. written record noun: A written document containing a piece of information or a description of an event that is recorded on paper.
142. written statement of employment noun: A legally binding document that puts the main terms of employment, such as pay, working hours, holidays, applicable collective agreement, sick leave and...
143. writtenness noun: The quality of being written.
144. Writtle proper noun: A village and civil parish in Chelmsford district, Essex, England, west of the city of Chelmsford (OS grid ref TL6706).
145. wrixle verb: To exchange.
146. wrizzled adjective /ˈɹɪzəld/: Alternative spelling of writhled.
147. wrnt noun: Abbreviation of warrant.
148. Wrobel proper noun: A surname.
149. Wroblewski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
150. Wrocław proper noun /ˈvɹɔts.wɑf/: The capital and largest city of Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Silesia, in what is now southwestern Poland. (At different points in history, the city has been...
151. wrock noun /ɹɑk/: A genre of music produced by fans of the Harry Potter series, characterized by costumed performances and humorous lyrics about characters, settings, and...
152. Wroclavian adjective, noun: Of, from or relating to Wrocław.
153. Wroclaw proper noun: Alternative (anglicized) spelling of Wrocław
154. Wroe proper noun /ˈɹoʊ/: A surname.
155. wroewolfeite noun: A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
156. WROL prepositional phrase: Initialism of without rule of law: describing a situation where police and legal systems have broken down.
157. Wrona proper noun: A surname from Polish.
158. wrong adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈɹɒŋ/: Incorrect or untrue.
159. wrong crowd noun: A group of people deemed to have a negative influence on a person's behavior; a bad crowd.
160. wrong-doing adjective: Alternative spelling of wrongdoing.
161. wrong end of the stick noun: A wrong idea about something, a misconception.
162. wrong-endian adjective: Stored in big-endian format on a little-endian machine, or vice versa.
163. wrong foot verb: To cause a competitor to move or put weight on the wrong foot, as by making an unexpected move.
164. wrong footed adjective, verb: Alternative spelling of wrongfooted.
165. wrong-headed adjective: Alternative form of wrongheaded.
166. wrong-headedly adverb: Alternative spelling of wrongheadedly.
167. wrong-headedness noun: Alternative spelling of wrongheadedness.
168. wrong-minded adjective: Alternative form of wrongminded.
169. wrong-mindedly adverb: Alternative form of wrongmindedly.
170. wrong-mindedness noun: Alternative form of wrongmindedness.
171. wrong number noun: A telephone number dialled by mistake, for example, by transposing digits.
172. wrong on so many levels adjective: Wrong in many ways, to a great degree, or to the point of being disturbing.
173. wrong-place-wrong-timing noun: The condition of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
174. wrong rook pawn noun: In the endgame, a rook's pawn that is unable to promote under the protection of a bishop, because the promoting square is of the color the single friendly...
175. wrong side noun: The side of a fabric, often with a less visible color or pattern, that is not intended to be seen on a finished project.
176. wrong side of the tracks noun: The part of town that is not inhabited by the wealthy. An area where the working class, poor or extremely poor live.
177. wrong side of town noun: Synonym of wrong side of the tracks.
178. wrong side out adverb: Of a garment, etc, having its inner or hidden side on the outside and vice versa.
179. wrong take verb: Alternative form of wrongtake.
180. wrong think noun: Alternative spelling of wrongthink
181. wrong-timed adjective: Occurring at an inappropriate time.
182. wrong'un noun: A dishonest or disreputable person; a crook or rogue.
183. wrong warp noun: A glitch allowing the player to teleport to a location in a way not intended by the game designer.
184. wrong-way concurrency noun: A road concurrency in which at least two numbered highway routes are signed in opposite, conflicting directions on the same stretch of physical roadway.
185. wrong-way driver noun: A driver who drives in the unpermitted direction, particularly on a highway.
186. wrongamundo adjective, interjection: Wrong.
187. wrongdo verb: To do something wrong; to break a rule or offend.
188. wrongdoer noun: Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.
189. wrongdoing noun, verb /ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/: Violation of standards of behavior.
190. wrongdom noun: An act or instance of wrong or wrongdoing; wrongness; error.
191. wrongen noun: Alternative form of wrong 'un
192. wrongeous adjective: Alternative form of wrongous.
193. wrongeously adverb: Alternative form of wrongously.
194. wronger adjective, noun /ˈɹɔŋ.ɚ/: One who wrongs someone.
195. wrongfoot verb: Alternative form of wrong-foot.
196. wrongful adjective /ˈɹɒŋfəl/: wrong or unjust
197. wrongful birth noun: A lawsuit filing, claiming that a doctor failed to advise the parents that a child might have the prospect of birth defects.
198. wrongful death noun: A civil claim against a person who can be held liable for the death of another.
199. wrongful death statute noun: A statute that provides relief from the common law rule that the death of an individual cannot be the basis of a cause of action in a civil suit.
200. wrongful dismissal noun: The termination of an employee's employment in a way that breaches the employment contract or statutory law.
201. wrongfully adverb /ˈɹɒŋfəli/: In a wrongful manner; unjustly.
202. wrongfulness noun: The state or quality of being wrongful.
203. wronghead noun: A person of a perverse understanding or obstinate character.
204. wrongheaded adjective: Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.
205. wrongheadedly adverb: In a wrongheaded manner.
206. wrongheadedness noun: The state of being wrongheaded.
207. wronghearted adjective: Having wrong or perverse feelings.
208. wronging noun, verb: An act by which somebody is wronged.
209. wrongish adjective /ˈɹɒŋɪʃ/: Somewhat wrong.
210. wrongless adjective: Not wrong; free from wrong
211. wronglessly adverb: In a wrongless manner.
212. wrongly adverb /ˈɹɒŋ.li/: In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with...
213. wrongmaking adjective: That contributes to making a decision or action morally wrong.
214. wrongminded adjective: Mistaken; characterized by faulty reasoning.
215. wrongmindedly adverb: In a wrongminded manner.
216. wrongmindedness noun: The state or quality of being wrongminded; mistaken reasoning
217. wrongness noun /ˈɹɒŋ.nəs/: The quality of being wrong; error or fault.
218. wrongo noun: Synonym of wrong 'un (“dishonest or disreputable person”).
219. wrongous adjective: Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.
220. wrongously adverb: Wrongfully; in a wrongous (wrongful) manner.
221. wrongousness noun: The quality of being wrongous.
222. wrongsome adjective: Marked by wrong or wrong-doing; characteristically wrong in essence or manner.
223. wrongspeak noun: Utterances that run contrary to the prevailing or mainstream orthodoxy, and may incur punishment such as ostracism.
224. wrongtake verb: To misunderstand or mistake
225. wrongthink noun, verb: Beliefs or opinions that run contrary to the prevailing or mainstream orthodoxy.
226. wrongthinker noun: One who engages in wrongthink.
227. wrongthought noun, verb: Synonym of wrongthink.
228. wrongways adverb: Towards wrongdoing
229. wrongwise adverb: In a wrong way or manner.
230. Wronski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
231. Wronskian noun: A determinant that is related to the linear independence of a set of solutions of a linear differential equation.
232. wroo noun: A corner; nook.
233. wrooong adjective: Elongated form of wrong.
234. WROS phrase: Initialism of with rights of survivorship: Synonym of JWROS.
235. wroth adjective /ɹəʊθ/: Full of anger; wrathful.
236. Wrotham proper noun /ˈɹuːtəm/: A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6159).
237. wrothful adjective: Alternative form of wrathful.
238. wrothfully adverb: Alternative form of wrathfully.
239. wrothily adverb: In a wrothy manner.
240. wrothness noun: The state, quality, or condition of being wroth; furiosity, anger.
241. wrothy adjective: Alternative form of wrathy.
242. Wrottesley proper noun: A surname.
243. wrought adjective, verb /ɹɔːt/: Having been worked or prepared somehow.
244. wrought iron adjective, noun: A tough, malleable, ductile form of iron that is forged rather than cast, suitable for welding.
245. wrought-up adjective: excited, stimulated or agitated;
246. wroughten adjective, verb: Synonym of wrought.
247. wroughtiron adjective: Made of wrought iron.
248. Wroughton proper noun: A village and civil parish in Swindon district, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1480).
249. wrout verb: Alternative form of root (“to dig or burrow with the snout”).
250. Wroxeter proper noun: A small village in Wroxeter and Uppington parish, Shropshire, England, originally a Roman settlement (OS grid ref SJ5608).
251. Wroxham proper noun: A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3017).
252. Wroxton proper noun: A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4141).
253. WRPG noun: Initialism of Western role-playing game, a traditional genre of role-playing video game derived from design traditions originating in the United States and...
254. wrps. noun: Abbreviation of wrappers (“paper covers of a book”).
255. WRS noun: Initialism of Wolcott-Rallison syndrome.
256. wrt noun, preposition: Initialism of with respect to, with regard to, or with reference to.
257. wru phrase: Abbreviation of where are you.
258. WRUD phrase: What are you doing?
259. WRULD noun: Initialism of work-related upper limb disorder.
260. wrungness noun: The quality of being wrung.
261. wry adjective, noun, verb /ɹaɪ/: Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
262. wry-billed plover noun: Synonym of wrybill.
263. wrybill noun /ˈɹaɪ.bɪl/: Anarhynchus frontalis, a species of small bird in the plover family Charadriidae, unique in having a beak that is bent sideways, endemic to New Zealand.
264. Wrye proper noun: A surname.
265. wrylie noun /ˈɹaɪli/: A parenthetical direction in a screenplay, especially in an instance of overuse.
266. wryly adverb /ˈɹaɪli/: In a wry or sarcastic manner; ironically.
267. wrymouth noun: Cryptacanthodes maculatus, a slim, eel-like fish.
268. wryneck noun /ˈɹaɪnɛk/: Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.
269. wrynecked adjective: torticollic
270. wryness noun: The state of being wry
271. wrytail noun: A condition in cattle where the base of the tail is set at an angle to the backbone.
272. ws adjective, noun: Initialism of watersports (sexual practice).
273. WSANEC noun: Synonym of Saanich.
274. WSC proper noun: Written Standard Chinese, Mandarin, Putonghua, Guoyu
275. WSD noun: Initialism of word-sense disambiguation.
276. WSE noun: Initialism of white supremacist extremist
277. wsg phrase: Abbreviation of what's good.
278. WSHP noun: Initialism of water-source heat pump.
279. WSI noun: Initialism of wafer-scale integration.
280. WSO noun: Abbreviation of weapon(s) system(s) officer.
281. WSOP noun: Any of the series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas since 2005.
282. wsp phrase: Abbreviation of what's up.
283. WSPR noun: Abbreviation of weak signal propagation reporter
284. WSS noun: Initialism of Widescreen signaling.
285. WSSL noun: Initialism of water supply and/or sewerage license.
286. WSW adjective, adverb, noun: Initialism of west-southwest.
287. wt noun, pronoun, symbol: Abbreviation of what.
288. WTB phrase: Initialism of want/willing/waiting to buy.
289. WTC noun: Initialism of world trade center (any of many around the world).
290. wtd. adjective: Abbreviation of wanted.
291. WTFery noun: Blatant absurdity, stupidity, or surreality; nonsense.
292. WTFO phrase: what the fuck, over!
293. wtfpwn verb: To dominate or defeat thoroughly (as in a video game).
294. WTG noun, phrase: Initialism of wind turbine generator.
295. wthr noun: Abbreviation of weather.
296. WTI noun: Abbreviation of West Texas Intermediate; A grade of crude oil originating in Texas, used as a pricing benchmark.
297. WTK noun: Sun Java wireless toolkit
298. wtm phrase: Initialism of what's the mood.
299. WTQ noun: Abbreviation of wheel torque (“torque measured at wheel”).
300. WTS noun, phrase: Initialism of Wilson-Turner syndrome.

Part 53 · Part 55 · English words: W

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.