English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 196 of 243

Wolyniecname

A surname from Polish.

womanoun

Short for woma python

Womacname

A surname.

Womackname

A surname.

womannoun

An adult female human.

woman and girladv

During one's womanhood and girlhood; since one's childhood; all one's life.

woman cavenoun

A part of a home, typically a room, reserved specifically for the use of an adult woman, in which she can relax and pursue her interests.

woman childnoun

A young female human; a girl.

Woman Crush Wednesdaynoun

A woman featured in a social media post shared by someone on Wednesday in which they share a woman (usually a celebrity) whom they consider attractive.

woman kingnoun

Synonym of queen regnant (“a female monarch, particularly in a monarchy in which she holds the title of king”)

woman of few wordsnoun

A woman who either does not speak much or speaks only for a brief period of time.

woman of the clothnoun

A female member of the clergy; compare man of the cloth.

woman of the housenoun

The foremost female authority figure of a household.

woman on the streetnoun

An ordinary woman from the general public (especially one who lacks special expertise).

woman servantnoun

Alternative form of womanservant.

woman upverb

To begin to behave responsibly, courageously, or both.

woman's roomnoun

Alternative form of women's room: a public lavatory intended for women.

woman's tongue treenoun

The tree Albizia lebbeck.

woman-born-womannoun

A cisgender woman; a cis woman.

woman-fashionadv

In the manner in which a woman is thought or expected to act.

woman-identified-womannoun

A lesbian, whether political or native-born.

woman-scentnoun

Alternative spelling of womanscent.

womananoun

An extremely feminine woman.

womanagernoun

A female manager.

womanbodynoun

A woman.

womancenoun

A close but nonsexual relationship between women.

womanchildnoun

An immature woman.

womandomnoun

women collectively; womankind

womandrakenoun

A white form of the plant mandrake, or one with a white root.

womanesenoun

Women's way of speaking.

womanfacenoun

Women's clothing or a female presentation adopted by men or people assigned male at birth, likened to blackface.

womanfleshnoun

The body or bodies of women.

womanfriendnoun

Synonym of girlfriend.

womanfuladj

Showing characteristics normally associated with women, such as warmth, compassion and determination.

womanfullyadv

In a womanly manner.

womanhandleverb

To handle someone or something gently, or with very little effort (sometimes as opposed to manhandle).

womanhaternoun

One who hates women or the female sex; a misogynist.

womanhatingadj

Hating women.

womanheadnoun

Obsolete form of womanhood.

womanhoodnoun

The state or condition of being a woman, as contrasted with being a girl, man, boy, or nonbinary.

womanhuntnoun

A manhunt in search of a particular woman.

womanifestonoun

A feminist manifesto.

womanipulationnoun

manipulative behaviour by a woman

womaniseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of womanize.

womanisernoun

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of womanizer.

womanishadj

Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine.

womanishlyadv

In a womanish way.

womanishnessnoun

The state or condition of being womanish.

womanismnoun

An extension to feminism that incorporates respect for women of all races and classes.

womanistadj

Relating to or in accordance with womanism.

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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 196. 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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