English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 225 of 243

would it kill someonephrase

Indicates the speaker is annoyed that someone is not doing something they should do.

would likeverb

To want; to desire (used to form polite requests, suggestions etc.)

would lose one's head if it weren't attachedverb

Alternative form of would lose one's head if it wasn't attached.

would you be so kind as tophrase

Would you please (do something); used to ask someone to do something politely.

would'vecontraction

Contraction of would + have, indicating a non-occurring action or state that was conditional on another non-occurring event in the past.

would-beadj

Attempting or desiring something.

wouldacontraction

Contraction of would + have.

woulda, coulda, shouldaphrase

An expression of dismissiveness or disappointment concerning a statement, question, explanation, course of action, or occurrence involving hypothetical possibilities, uncertain facts, or missed opportunities.

wouldernoun

Someone who would.

wouldingnoun

An emotion of desire; an inclination; velleity.

wouldingnessnoun

willingness; desire

wouldjacontraction

Pronunciation spelling of would you.

wouldn'tverb

would not (negative auxiliary)

wouldn't be seen deadverb

To find incredibly horrifying; embarrassing or otherwise entirely unsuitable for oneself.

wouldn't say noverb

Would be willing or glad (to have).

wouldn't shout if a shark bit himverb

To be frugal or miserly.

wouldn't touch with yoursverb

To not find (someone) sexually attractive; to be unwilling to have sex with someone.

wouldn't you know itphrase

Expresses dismay or annoyance, especially at misfortune.

wouldn't'vecontraction

Contraction of would + not + have.

wouldnacontraction

Contraction of would + not + have.

wouldnaecontraction

Contraction of would + not.

wouldstverb

second-person singular simple past indicative of will

Woulfe's bottlenoun

An apparatus consisting of a bottle with a number of separate openings that can each be closed with a cork or left open.

woundnoun

An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.

woundabilitynoun

the state or quality of being woundable

woundableadj

Capable of being wounded; vulnerable.

woundcarenoun

The treatment and care of wounds.

woundenoun

Obsolete form of wound.

woundedverb

simple past and past participle of wound

woundedlyadv

In a wounded manner.

woundednessnoun

The quality or state of being wounded

woundernoun

One who wounds.

woundestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of wound

woundethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of wound

woundfinnoun

Plagopterus argentissimus, a slender, silvery minnow endemic to the Virgin River of the southwestern United States.

woundfuckverb

To penetrate an wound, most often a open wound with the penis or another similar thing.

woundfuckingverb

present participle and gerund of woundfuck

woundilyadv

Excessively; greatly.

woundingnoun

The act of inflicting a wound.

woundinglyadv

In a way that wounds

woundlessadj

Lacking wounds.

woundlessnessnoun

Absence of a wound.

woundlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a wound.

woundsnoun

plural of wound

woundsomeadj

Causing, resembling, or indicating a wound or injury; hurtful; painful.

woundussynoun

A wound, especially viewed sexually; cf. woundfuck.

woundwoodnoun

lignified, differentiated tissues produced on woody plants as a response to wounding

woundwortnoun

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

woundyadv

Very, extremely, excessively.

woveverb

simple past of weave

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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 225. 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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