English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 136 of 243

whole box of tricksnoun

Everything and anything associated with a certain enterprise.

whole chebangnoun

Archaic spelling of whole shebang.

whole childnoun

A child seen not only as a client of the education system but also as a person whose play habits, home life, etc. contribute to their development.

whole clothnoun

A newly made textile which has not yet been cut.

whole enchiladanoun

All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.

whole foodnoun

Food that is unprocessed and unrefined, or processed or refined as little as possible.

whole hogadj

Total; entire; without restraint.

whole notenoun

A semibreve, a musical note four beats long in 4/4 time.

whole packagenoun

All the elements constituting a whole or occurring as a unit.

Whole Paycheckname

Whole Foods, an American supermarket chain.

whole shebangnoun

Everything; the entire thing.

whole shitting matchnoun

The whole thing; the whole affair or activity; everything.

whole shooting matchnoun

Everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.

whole wide worldnoun

The entire world; everybody, everywhere.

whole-assadj

Complete; total.

whole-footedadj

web-footed

whole-handedlyadv

With one's whole hand or hands; (figuratively) comprehensively.

whole-heartedadj

Alternative form of wholehearted.

whole-heartedlyadv

Dated form of wholeheartedly.

whole-heartednessnoun

Alternative form of wholeheartedness.

whole-hoggernoun

One who believes or practises something without reserve; one who goes the whole hog.

whole-hoggismnoun

Belief in or practice of something without reserve; going the whole hog.

whole-lengthadj

Depicting the whole figure.

whole-lifeadj

Relating to life insurance cover that does not expire after a fixed term but rather lasts until the covered person's death.

whole-souledadj

Single-minded of purpose.

whole-timeadj

full-time

whole-tone scalenoun

a scale with intervals of only whole steps

whole-wheatadj

Of flour, prepared from all the constituents of the wheat grain.

wholecarnoun

A piece of graffiti that covers an entire train carriage.

wholecoinernoun

A person who owns at least one unit of a cryptocurrency (generally Bitcoin, in view of its price).

wholegrainnoun

A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.

wholeheartedadj

Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.

wholeheartedlyadv

In a wholehearted (“showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment”) manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly.

wholeheartednessnoun

the condition of being wholehearted

wholelyadv

Alternative spelling of wholly.

wholemealadj

Containing or made from the whole grain, including the bran.

wholemountnoun

The practice of placing an entire organism on a microscope slide for examination.

wholenessnoun

The quality of being whole.

wholesalenoun

The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.

wholesalelyadv

In a wholesale or indiscriminate manner.

wholesalenessnoun

The quality of being wholesale.

wholesalernoun

A person or company that buys merchandise from manufacturers, importers, or distributors and resells the merchandise to retail businesses and to business and institutional end users.

wholescaleadj

Misconstruction of wholesale.

wholesomeadj

Promoting good physical health and well-being.

wholesomelyadv

In a wholesome manner.

wholesomenessnoun

The state of being wholesome.

wholesomeradj

comparative form of wholesome: more wholesome

wholestadj

superlative form of whole: most whole

wholestitchnoun

A lacemaking stitch used in filling.

wholetailnoun

The sale of products to end user at wholesale prices.

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 136. 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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