English Words: W
12,113 words · Page 112 of 243
The loss of control caused by excessive forward pressure on the elevator control of an aeroplane with a nosewheel during takeoff or landing.
The seat for the driver that sits above the wheels in a wagon that is drawn by draft animals such as horses or oxen.
A simple bicycle stand consisting of two metal bars that hold the wheel, but that provides no support or security for the frame.
The process of assembling wire wheels (generally a bicycle wheel) by attaching the hub to the wheelrim with spokes.
A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
A variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs, primarily players with some disability. It is a full-contact sport and is played on a hardwood court with a ball similar to a basketball.
A person who is injured or disabled and uses a wheelchair for mobility, usually long-term.
Needing a wheelchair consistently (as contrasted with using one sometimes but not always).
A shrewd political or commercial schemer, especially one who is unscrupulous; a hustler; a shady operator.
An equation that attempts to meld the ideas of quantum mechanics and general relativity. It describes the quantum version of the Hamiltonian constraint using metric variables.
An interpretation of electrodynamics derived from the assumption that the solutions of the electromagnetic field equations must be invariant under time-reversal transformation, as are the field equations themselves.
A yellowish fossil resin, associated with lignite, present in cretaceous strata of New Mexico
One of a team of horses which is nearest to the wheels of a carriage, as opposed to a leader or forward horse.
A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.
An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.
The activity of working as an intermediary, making a profit from buying and selling things, or making contracts between parties.
An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter W contains 12,113 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 243 pages, and you are currently viewing page 112. 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.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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