English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 137 of 243

wholetrainnoun

A piece of graffiti that covers an entire train.

wholewiseadv

as a whole; completely

Wholigannoun

A fan of the English rock band The Who.

wholistnoun

Alternative form of holist.

wholisticadj

Alternative form of holistic.

wholisticallyadv

Alternative form of holistically.

whollyadv

Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent; (loosely, exaggeratedly) very; to a great extent.

Wholockname

A genre of chiefly fan-created crossover fiction blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Sherlock Holmes stories (typically the BBC series Sherlock) and the television series Doctor Who.

wholphinnoun

The fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father).

wholsomadj

Obsolete spelling of wholesome.

wholthnoun

The state, quality, or condition of being whole; wholeness; health

whompron

What person or people; which person or people.

whom'recontraction

whom are

whom'scontraction

Contraction of whom + is.

whom'vecontraction

Contraction of whom + have.

whomepron

Obsolete spelling of whom.

whomeverpron

Whatever person or persons (as object of verb or preposition).

whompverb

To hit extremely hard.

whomp onverb

To defeat thoroughly; to trounce.

whomp upverb

To produce quickly, particularly a meal.

whompagenoun

Whomping or whomping on; thumping; beating.

whompernoun

One who or that which whomps.

whomper-jawedadj

Alternative form of whomperjawed.

whomperjawedadj

Askew, amiss; not fitting, moving or working properly.

whomsopron

whichever person, whomever

whomsoeverpron

Whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.

whomsomeverpron

Whomever; whomsoever.

whomstpron

Nonstandard form of who or whom.

Whoniversename

The universe in which the television series Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as related books, comics and other stories, are set.

whoointj

An expression of delight and excitement.

whoobubnoun

Obsolete form of hubbub.

whoodlenoun

A medium-sized dog crossbreed between a Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier and a poodle.

whooeeintj

Expressing exhilaration; woohoo.

whoofintj

The sound of a dog barking.

whoompintj

A dull, powerful thudding sound.

whoomphnoun

Alternative form of whoomp.

whoopnoun

A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.

whoop it upverb

To have a great time; to party or revel whole-heartedly or noisily.

whoop-assverb

Alternative form of whoop ass.

whoop-de-dointj

Alternative spelling of whoop-de-doo.

whoop-de-doointj

Exclamation indicating (now often sarcastic) excitement or enthusiasm.

whoop-dee-doointj

Alternative spelling of whoop-de-doo.

whoop-upnoun

A session of noisy partying.

whoop-whoopnoun

The sound of a police car siren.

whoopedadj

Flawless.

whoopeeintj

A spontaneous expression of delight or joy.

whoopee dointj

Alternative form of whoop-de-doo.

whoopee-doointj

Alternative spelling of whoop-de-doo.

whoopernoun

A person or animal that whoops.

whooper swannoun

A species of swan, Cygnus cygnus, of the taxonomic family Anatidae.

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 137. 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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