WilburnameA surname originating as a matronymic.
wilcointjIndicates agreement and compliance.
WilcoxnameA surname originating as a patronymic.
wildadjUntamed; not domesticated.
wildcardnounA character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
wildcatnounA cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically:
WildenameA surname from Middle English.
wildenverbto make or become wild or wilder
wilderadjcomparative form of wild: more wild
wildernessnounUncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.
wildestadjsuperlative form of wild: most wild
wildfirenounA rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
wildflowernounA wild (uncultivated) flowering plant.
wildfowlnounAny wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.
wildingnounA wild apple or apple tree.
wildlandnounLand that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area.
wildlifenounundomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.
wildlingnounA wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant.
wildlyadvIn a wild, uncontrolled manner.
wildnessnounThe state or quality of being wild.
wildwoodnounWoodland that has developed naturally, especially where a suitable climate has developed with it.
wilenounA trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
WilesnameA surname transferred from the nickname. A patronymic form of Wile.
WilfnameA male given name, diminutive of Wilfred.
WilfrednameA male given name from Old English, popular in the U.K. in the early twentieth century.
wilfuladjIntentional; deliberate.
wilfullyadvWillingly, of one's own free will.
WilhelmnameA male given name from German, equivalent to English William.
WilhelminanameA female given name from German, masculine equivalent Wilhelm.
wilknounObsolete form of whelk.
WilkenameA surname originating as a patronymic.
WilkersonnameA surname originating as a patronymic.
WilkesnameA surname originating as a patronymic.
WilkienameA surname originating as a patronymic.
WilkinnameA surname originating as a patronymic.
WilkinsnameA surname originating as a patronymic.
WilkinsonnameAn English surname originating as a patronymic.
WilksnameA surname originating as a patronymic.
willverbUsed to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
WillanameA female given name from the Germanic languages.
WillamettenameA river in Oregon, United States, a major tributary of the Columbia River.
WillardnameA surname originating as a patronymic.
willedadjHaving a document specifying inheritance.
WillemsnameA surname originating as a patronymic.
WillesdennameA suburban area in the borough of Brent, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2284).
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter W contains 1,759 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 36 pages, and you are currently viewing page 22. 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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