A period of holidays in midwinter, including both secular and religious holidays (i.e. not just the specifically Christian and Western festivals of Christmas and New Year's Day).

winterwardadv

Toward winter.

winterwardsadv

Alternative form of winterward.

winterwearnoun

Clothes designed to be worn in cold weather.

winterweednoun

Various small weeds that grow in winter

winterweightadj

Of relatively heavy weight, intended for use in cold winters.

Winthername

A surname.

Winthropname

Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.

wintleverb

To wind, to reel.

wintlernoun

A person who wintles.

Wintonname

A common placename:

Winton Domesdayname

The record of two Norman surveys of the city of Winchester from the first half of the 12th century.

Wintonianadj

From Winchester, England.

Wintourname

A surname.

wintrilyadv

In a wintry manner.

wintrinessnoun

The state or quality of being wintry.

Wintringhamname

A village and civil parish in Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8873).

Wintrollnoun

A trollish user who advocates the Microsoft Windows operating system.

wintrousadj

wintry

wintryadj

Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

Wintuname

An endangered language spoken by certain Wintun people in California.

Wintunnoun

Any member of a group of related Native American tribes who live in Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and Patwin (southern) tribes.

Wintzname

A surname.

WinVNCname

A VNC server that allows the user to view the Windows desktop from any VNC viewer.

Winwickname

A small village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1080).

Winwoodname

A surname.

Winxernoun

A fan of the Italian media franchise Winx Club.

winyadj

Having the taste or qualities of wine.

winzenoun

A steep shaft for such purposes as: to join two levels in a mine; or to explore greater depths when considering whether to open a new level; or to permit forced ventilation of deeper levels.

winzemannoun

A man in charge of a winze in a mine.

Winzername

A surname from German.

Wionname

A surname from Norman.

wip millnoun

A kind of post mill whose main post is bored to take a driveshaft, so that the mill can drive machinery in the base or roundhouse.

wipableadj

Alternative spelling of wipeable.

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 173. 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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