English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 165 of 243

windslabnoun

Snow that peels off in large slabs when disturbed, increasing the risk of avalanche.

windslednoun

A fan-powered enclosed vehicle for travelling over ice.

windsnapnoun

The breaking of the bole of a tree by the wind.

windsocknoun

A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.

windsomeadj

Characterised or marked by (the) wind; windy

Windsorname

A market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, famous for Windsor Castle. See Windsor, Berkshire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Windsor chairnoun

A chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes.

Windsor Countyname

One of 14 counties in Vermont, United States. County seat: Woodstock.

Windsorename

Obsolete spelling of Windsor.

windsplitnoun

A stylized crease, accent line, or body contour on a vehicle—typically running along the beltline, fender, hood, or quarter panels—designed to emphasize motion, streamline appearance, or aerodynamics.

windsprintnoun

Alternative form of wind sprint.

windsternoun

A person who winds wool, silk, thread, etc.

windstormnoun

A storm in which there are strong, violent winds but no precipitation.

windstrengthnoun

The strength of the wind; the amount of force with which the wind blows.

windstrewnadj

Strewn by the wind.

windsuckernoun

A horse with the habit of windsucking.

windsuckingnoun

A horse's habit of arching the neck and sucking air into the windpipe.

windsurfverb

To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail

windsurfernoun

A person who windsurfs.

windsurfingnoun

A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.

windswaynoun

The swaying in the wind of an otherwise fixed object such as a tree or a man-made construction.

windsweptadj

Exposed to the winds.

windtalkernoun

A Navajo codetalker during World War II.

windthrownoun

The uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind.

windthrownadj

Uprooted or overthrown by the wind.

windtightadj

Impermeable to wind.

windtunnelnoun

Alternative form of wind tunnel.

windupnoun

Alternative form of wind-up.

Windvocatenoun

A user who advocates the Microsoft Windows operating system.

windwardadj

Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.

Windward Islandsname

The southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, composed of the island nations of Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago.

windward of the lawprep_phrase

Within the letter of the law but not the spirit of the law.

windwardlyadv

In a windward direction.

windwardmostadj

superlative form of windward: most windward

windwardnessnoun

The quality of being windward.

windwardsadv

Alternative form of windward.

windwattnoun

A mudflat exposed as a result of wind action on water.

windwaynoun

The portion of a wind instrument through which the air is blown.

windwheelnoun

A wheel driven by the wind and used to power a machine.

windwiseadj

In the direction of the wind.

windwornadj

Worn or smoothed by the action of wind erosion.

windyadj

Accompanied by wind.

winenoun

An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.

wine acidnoun

tartaric acid

wine and dineverb

To entertain or woo someone with a fine meal.

wine ballnoun

A kind of hard candy in the form of a sphere.

wine bottlenoun

A tall bottle with a long neck, normally made of dark or clear glass, for holding and serving wine.

wine cakenoun

Any of various types of cake made with wine as an ingredient.

wine cellarnoun

An underground place for storing wine at a constant temperature.

wine coolernoun

A drink made from a mixture of wine, fruit juice and soda water.

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 165. 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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