To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

weaponnoun

An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.

weaponizeverb

To make into a weapon.

weaponizedadj

Made into, or to serve as, a weapon.

weaponrynoun

Weapons collectively

weaponsnoun

plural of weapon

wearverb

To have on:

wearableadj

Able to be worn.

wearernoun

One who wears.

weariedverb

simple past and past participle of weary

wearilyadv

In a weary manner; feeling weary.

wearinessnoun

Exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.

wearingadj

Intended to be worn.

wearisomeadj

Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue.

wearsnoun

plural of wear

wearyadj

Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.

weaselnoun

Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.

weathernoun

The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

Weatherbyname

A surname from Old Norse.

weatheredadj

Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc.

Weatherfordname

A surname.

weatheringnoun

Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.

weatherlyadj

Able to sail close to the wind with little leeway.

weathermannoun

A person, especially a male one, who reports the weather conditions or forecasts.

weatherproofadj

Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather.

weaveverb

To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.

weavernoun

A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter W contains 1,759 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 36 pages, and you are currently viewing page 10. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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