English Words: W
12,113 words · Page 229 of 243
Used in similes to describe the appearance of an untidy or bedraggled person.
Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.
A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts.
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.
An amendment made in bad faith by a legislator who disagrees with the principles of a bill and seeks to make it useless rather than simply voting against it.
Someone appointed to take charge of any goods and debris arriving on to the shore after a shipwreck.
The style of renovations which historic Catholic cathedrals, churches, and oratories have undergone since Vatican II and which some Catholics oppose.
Recreation that wrecks or harms the environment. For example, running off-road vehicles and mountain bikes through ecologically sensitive areas, running boats with large wakes in narrow watercourses so as to cause bank erosion, climbing in areas where raptors nest, or simply hiking in areas that disturb existing flora, fauna and archaeological resources.
Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).
A custom on December 26 where people, especially boys, hunt a wren (originally a live bird, and now a fake one) and parade it upon a decorated pole for prosperity in the coming year.
A style of Baroque revival architecture popular in England from the turn of the 20th century.
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 229. 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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