English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 2 of 243

wagyunoun

Any of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.

wahnoun

The red panda.

Waheedname

A male given name from Arabic.

Wahhabinoun

An adherent of Wahhabism (Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement).

Wahhabismname

A Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1703–1792), followed primarily in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Wahlbergname

A surname from Swedish.

wahoonoun

Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.

wainoun

A Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the face or chest, sometimes accompanied with a bow.

waidadj

Oppressed with weight; crushed; weighed down.

waifnoun

An article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.

waifunoun

A female fictional character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) or non-fictional persona to whom one is romantically attracted and/or whom one considers one's wife.

Waikatoname

A river in the Waikato region, North Island, New Zealand, emptying into the Tasman Sea; the longest in the country.

Waikikiname

A beachfront neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

wailverb

To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

wailingnoun

A loud drawn out scream or howl.

wainnoun

A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.

wainscotingnoun

Alternative spelling of wainscotting.

wainwrightnoun

A person who builds and repairs wagons.

WAISname

Initialism of West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

waistnoun

The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.

waistbandnoun

A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.

waistcoatnoun

An ornamental garment worn under a doublet.

waistedadj

Having some specific type of waist.

waistlinenoun

a line around the body at the waist; its measurement

waitverb

To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

Waitanginame

A locality in the Bay of Islands Northland region, North Island, New Zealand.

waiteverb

Archaic spelling of wait.

waitedverb

simple past and past participle of wait

waiternoun

A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.

waitingverb

present participle and gerund of wait

waitlistnoun

A waiting list.

waitressnoun

A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.

waitsnoun

plural of wait

waiveverb

To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.

waivernoun

The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.

WAKnoun

Initialism of wearable artificial kidney.

wakanoun

A kind of classical Japanese poem.

Wakandaname

The supreme being or Great Spirit of the Osage, Omaha, Caddo and Ponca peoples of North America.

Wakayamaname

A prefecture of Japan.

wakeverb

(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.

wakeboardingnoun

A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable.

wakedverb

simple past and past participle of wake

wakefieldnoun

The electron density wave structure which immediately follows an intense laser beam or relativistic charged particle beam as it passes through a plasma; the electric field or potential associated with such a structure.

wakefulnessnoun

The state of being wakeful.

wakemannoun

A watchman

wakenverb

To wake or rouse from sleep.

wakeradj

Watchful; vigilant; alert.

wakeupnoun

An act or instance of waking up.

wakeynoun

The day on which one wakes up and travels home.

wakingadj

Occurring during wakefulness.

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 2. 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.

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