English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 154 of 243

Wilhelmshavenname

An independent town and port in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Wilhelmstrassename

A thoroughfare in central Berlin, formerly the location of the German Chancellery and Foreign Office.

wilhelmvierlingitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

wiliestadj

superlative form of wily: most wily

Wiliidehname

The dialect of Dogrib spoken in the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.

wililyadv

In a wily manner.

wilinessnoun

deceitful cleverness or shrewdness

wiliwilinoun

A fabaceous flowering tree of species Erythrina sandwicensis, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

wilknoun

Obsolete form of whelk.

Wilkename

A surname originating as a patronymic.

wilkeitenoun

fluorellestadite

Wilkenname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Wilkensname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Wilkersonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Wilkesname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Wilkes Countyname

One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Washington.

Wilkes Landname

A large district of land in eastern Antarctica.

Wilkes-Barrename

A city, the county seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Wilkesboroname

A town, the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.

Wilkesitenoun

A political supporter of John Wilkes (1725–1797), English radical journalist and politician.

Wilkiename

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Wilkinname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Wilkin Countyname

One of 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Breckenridge.

Wilkinsname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Wilkinsonname

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

Wilkinson Countyname

One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Irwinton.

Wilkinsonianadj

Pertaining to the Quaker preacher Jemima Wilkinson, known as the Public Universal Friend, or to the Society of Universal Friends.

Wilkinsonianismnoun

The religious beliefs and practices of the Quaker preacher Jemima Wilkinson, known as the Public Universal Friend, and of the Society of Universal Friends.

wilkinsonitenoun

A triclinic-pinacoidal black mineral containing iron, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

wilkmanitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic grayish yellow mineral containing nickel and selenium.

Wilkowskiname

A surname from Polish.

Wilksname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Wilks's theoremname

A theorem relating to the distribution of the likelihood ratio.

willverb

Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.

will callnoun

A ticket booth or window for collecting pre-ordered tickets.

Will Countyname

One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Joliet.

will dointj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see will, do.

will o' the wispnoun

Any of several kinds of pale, flickering light, appearing over marshland in many parts of the world with diverse folkloric explanations and multiple possible scientific explanations including bioluminescence and chemiluminescence.

will onverb

To wish intensely that someone succeeds in what they are doing. Often implies a silent, or almost inaudible wish.

Will Rogers phenomenonname

The situation where moving an observation from one group to another increases the average of both groups.

will the good of anotherverb

To wish someone well; to hope for good things for someone.

will the real someone please stand upphrase

A request for the real person or thing to be identified from among others that are similar.

will to powernoun

The vital energy in all living things which propels them to seek to grow, create, and thrive.

will'vecontraction

will have (with have as auxiliary verb)

will-firenoun

The need-fire.

will-forcenoun

Power gained purely from desire or will.

will-lessadj

Of a person, lacking volition, not exercising one's will.

will-lesslyadv

In a will-less manner.

will-makernoun

Someone who draws up a will.

will-o'-wispnoun

Alternative form of will o' the wisp.

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 154. 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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