English Words: W

To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)

To remove or erase with a wiping motion.

To clean the exterior surface of an object, from top to bottom, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.

To remove (something such as dirt) by wiping.

To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.

To be well ahead of someone, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over someone.

To make a fresh start, for example by forgetting about previous differences and disagreements.

To dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.

An electric appliance that heats baby wipes, to be used during diaper changes.

The quality of being wipeable.

Capable of being wiped.

simple past and past participle of wipe

The act of cleaning the exterior of an object, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.

Synonym of wipe (“kind of film transition”).

The act of colliding or crashing.

Someone who wipes.

Without wipers.

plural of wipe

second-person singular simple present indicative of wipe

third-person singular simple present indicative of wipe

A wet wipe.

A square emblem, commonly used as a flag, representing the native peoples of the central Andes of Bolivia.

present participle and gerund of wipe

Acronym of World Intellectual Property Organization.

Capable of being wired (connected with wires).

Alternative spelling of Wiradjuri.

An indigenous people of Australia who live in a large area of New South Wales west of the Blue Mountains.

Of or relating to a group of Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal languages and/or dialects of inland New South Wales, including Gamilaraay and Wiradjuri.

To whirl; to eddy.

Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.

A bridge made principally of wire (specifically, wire rope).

An early type of shotgun cartridge that had wire lining in the case to assist concentrating the shot.

A news item published by a wire service.

A felony of a particular class subject to a separate and additional federal penalty for any crime of fraud involving the use of technological communications methods such as wire, radio, or television.

A style of Hong Kong action cinema that combines traditional kung fu with wirework techniques.

Finely interwoven wire, used in fences.

A former type of canon the construction of which included an internal layer of wire windings.

A hexagonal network of interwoven wire used in fencing; chicken wire.

To separate or close off by installing a wire barricade or fence, as around the perimeter.

A strong cable consisting of twisted strands of wire, generally intended for supporting heavy loads.

The speed at which a wire moves through a machine

Alternative form of wiretap.

A wheel having a central hub connected to the rim by wire spokes, formerly in common use on automobiles.

Any of several wools made of metal wire; especially, steel wool (when not otherwise specified).

A tightrope walker.

A fireguard.

From start to finish (especially in reference to a victory achieved by a sportsperson who maintained a lead at every stage of an event from start to finish).

Alternative form of wirewove (all senses)

A robot or artificial intelligence.

A street game, related to baseball, in which the "batter" attempts to throw the ball over a power line.