English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 122 of 243

whipsawnoun

A rip saw often operated by two people.

whipshipnoun

The role or status of parliamentary whip.

whipsmannoun

Someone who uses a whip.

whipsmartadj

Alternative spelling of whip-smart.

whipsocketnoun

A mount on a buggy that holds the whip while it is not in use.

whipstaffnoun

A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached perpendicularly to the tiller for steering a ship.

whipstallnoun

A stall of an aircraft in near-vertical climb, followed by slip-back, before the nose turns toward the ground, sometimes an intentional stunt.

whipsternoun

a scholastic often pedantic person, wise guy

whipsticknoun

A whipstock; the handle of a whip.

whipstitchnoun

A stitch that passes diagonally over an edge.

whipstocknoun

The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.

whiptverb

simple past and past participle of whip

whiptailnoun

Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails.

whipwormnoun

Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals

whipworthyadj

Deserving a whipping.

whirnoun

Alternative spelling of whirr.

whirlverb

To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.

whirl-bonenoun

The patella, rotula, or kneecap.

whirlaboutnoun

A fairground carousel.

whirlblastnoun

A whirlwind.

whirlednoun

Eye dialect spelling of world.

whirlernoun

A person who, or thing that, whirls.

whirlethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of whirl

whirlicotenoun

A kind of large open coach or chariot.

whirligignoun

Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.

whirligig beetlenoun

Any of various water beetles of the family Gyrinidae that swim rapidly in circles when alarmed.

whirligig of timenoun

Course of events, passage of time.

whirlimixernoun

Synonym of vortex mixer.

whirlinnoun

A protein encoded in humans by the gene DFNB31, possibly involved in the formation of scaffolding protein complexes that facilitate synaptic transmission in the central nervous system.

whirlingadj

Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.

whirling pitsnoun

An unpleasant sensation of spinning after consuming alcohol or other drugs.

whirlinglyadv

With a whirling motion.

whirlmixernoun

Synonym of vortex mixer.

whirlpitnoun

A whirlpool.

whirlpoolnoun

A swirling body of water.

whirlpoolingnoun

The action of liquid swirling around, forming a whirlpool.

whirlsomeadj

Characteristic of a whirl or whirling

whirlstormnoun

A storm characterised by whirling winds, typically a cyclone, hurricane, tornado, or waterspout.

whirlwignoun

A whirligig beetle.

whirlwindnoun

A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.

whirlwindishadj

Resembling or characteristic of a whirlwind, especially in having a very rapid whirling motion.

whirlwindyadj

Synonym of whirlwindish.

whirlyadj

Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.

whirly-windnoun

A willy-willy.

whirlybirdnoun

A helicopter.

whirrverb

To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

whirredverb

simple past and past participle of whirr

whirrernoun

Anything that makes a whirring noise.

whirrethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of whirr

whirringadj

Spinning rapidly.

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 122. 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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