English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 219 of 243

world's oldest professionnoun

Prostitution.

world's smallest violinnoun

A notional violin that plays tragic music for the afflicted; used in dismissive responses to complaints of woe.

world-ashnoun

Yggdrasil.

world-beatingadj

Superior to all others of its sort.

world-classadj

Of a standard that ranks among the best in the world.

world-endingadj

Which causes, or is indicative of causing, the end of the world.

world-endinglyadv

In a world-ending way; in a manner which could cause the end of the world.

world-famousadj

Renowned universally; known worldwide.

world-historicaladj

Pertaining to world history; globally significant.

world-historicallyadv

In a world-historical manner.

world-readadj

Of a journal or publication, widely or internationally renowned.

world-renownedadj

Of worldwide renown; known and respected internationally.

world-weariedadj

Synonym of world-weary.

world-wearinessnoun

The state or characteristic of being world-weary.

world-wearyadj

Tired of the ways of the world; feeling apathetic or cynical due to one's life experiences.

world-wideadj

Alternative form of worldwide.

worldbeatnoun

A music genre that blends Western pop music with traditional folk music or world music.

worldbeaternoun

Alternative form of world-beater.

worldboundadj

Existing in exactly one world.

worldbreakingnoun

The act of destroying or throwing into disorder a world or worldview.

worldbuildernoun

One who constructs a world, especially a convincing fictional world for literature etc.

worldbuildingnoun

The conception and description of a fictional world, often as the setting of a work of fiction, particularly in speculative fiction.

worldernoun

One who supports a certain idea of the world.

worldfulnoun

As much or as many as would fill a world.

worldhoodnoun

A worldly possession.

worldhousenoun

The large artificial dome constructed in paraterraforming.

worldienoun

Anything particularly excellent of its kind; especially a goal in sports or a beautiful woman.

worldishadj

Of, belonging to, or characteristic the world; worldly.

worldizingnoun

Sounds adjusted such that they sound as if heard in an acoustic location other than where originally created, generally by playing recordings in the new location and recording the playback at that location or by adjusting the audio depth of field.

worldkinnoun

A diminutive or miniature world; a microcosm.

worldlangnoun

A constructed international auxiliary language where the vocabulary is based on languages of different language families from different parts of the world, typically based on the most spoken languages. Examples include Lidepla, Pandunia and Globasa.

worldlessadj

Without worlds; planetless.

worldlesslyadv

In a worldless way.

worldlessnessnoun

The state or condition of being worldless.

worldletnoun

A small planet; planetoid.

worldlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a world.

worldlilyadv

In a worldly manner.

worldlinessnoun

The quality of being worldly; familiarity with the ways of the world.

worldlingnoun

A mundane person, preoccupied with worldly affairs rather than spiritual matters.

worldlyadj

Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.

worldly-wiseadj

Experienced in the ways of the world; sophisticated and cosmopolitan.

worldmakernoun

The creator of a world.

worldmakingnoun

The creation of a world, as for example in writing fiction.

worldmatenoun

Any of a group of spatiotemporally related objects (i.e. objects in the same world, at the same time)

worldmatesnoun

plural of worldmate

worldnessnoun

The quality of being a world; existence as a world.

worldproofverb

To make resistant to the various risks and hazards that may be encountered in the world.

worldquakenoun

An earthshaking event.

worldsnoun

plural of world

worlds apartadj

Vastly different.

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 219. 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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