English Words: W
12,113 words · Page 161 of 243
The application of a rigorous testing regime to a new corporate idea, structure or project to determine if it is viable and fit for purpose.
A bell, typically hung outdoors or in a window or door frame, that sounds when blown by the wind.
Occurring with the presence of a wind, although a rotary wind-driven ventilator on a vehicle can also be activated by movement of the vehicle.
Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each other.
One who enjoys winding others up in the sense of making fun of them or playing practical jokes.
Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
Characteristic of a windbag (someone who talks excessively or pompously); tedious, long-winded.
A sudden rush of air or gas; often, such a blast due to the collapse of a void, especially in mining.
A covering for the reed in an instrument, limiting the range of playable notes and preventing overblowing.
A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.
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 161. 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.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "W" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.