English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 238 of 243

Wuhainame

A prefecture-level city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.

Wuhanname

A subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China.

Wuhan coronavirusnoun

Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19.

Wuhan flunoun

COVID-19.

Wuhan pneumonianoun

A form of pneumonia due to infection by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which is genetically similar to SARS and MERS.

Wuhan virusnoun

Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.

Wuhaneseadj

Of, from, or pertaining to Wuhan, China.

Wuhanianadj

Pertaining to Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Wuhanicadj

Pertaining to Wuhan, Hubei, China.

wuhanic acidnoun

A fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)

Wuhanitenoun

A person from Wuhan, China.

Wuhsiname

Alternative form of Wuxi.

Wuhsiangname

Alternative form of Wuxiang.

Wuhsuehname

Alternative form of Wuxue.

Wuhuname

A prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui, China.

Wuikinuxvnoun

An Indigenous First Nations people of the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located around Rivers Inlet and Owikeno Lake, to the north of Queen Charlotte Strait.

Wuischkename

A village in Hochkirch, Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany.

Wujiagangname

A district of Yichang, Hubei, China.

Wujiangname

A district of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Wujiaquname

A county-level city in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Wujinname

A district of Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.

wukverb

Pronunciation spelling of work, representing African-American Vernacular English.

wukipolyomavirusnoun

Any poliomavirus of the genus Wukipolyomavirus

wukipolyomavirusesnoun

plural of wukipolyomavirus

Wukuname

Alternative form of Wugu.

Wulainame

A district of New Taipei City, northern Taiwan.

Wulfen's alyssumnoun

The plant Alyssum wulfenianum.

wulfenitenoun

An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO₄, found in lead veins.

Wulff netnoun

Synonym of stereonet.

Wulff-Dötz reactionnoun

The chemical reaction of an aromatic or vinylic alkoxy pentacarbonyl chromium carbene complex with an alkyne and carbon monoxide to give a Cr(CO)₃-coordinated substituted phenol.

wulffitenoun

An alkali copper sulfate mineral with chemical formula K₃NaCu₄O₂(SO₄)₄.

Wulfilaname

An Arian Gothic bishop (ca. 311–383), who translated the Bible into the Gothic language.

Wulfilanadj

Of or relating to the Gothic bishop Wulfila (ca. 311–383), especially as relating to the language used in the Gothic Bible he is thought to have translated.

Wulianname

A county of Rizhao, Shandong, China.

Wulinname

Synonym of Hangzhou.

Wulingyuanname

A district of Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China.

Wulipuname

A town in Shayang, Jingmen, Hubei, China.

Wulongname

A district of Chongqing, China, formerly a county.

Wulstnoun

An enlarged part of the avian brain that is involved in vision; the hyperpallium.

Wulumuchiname

Alternative form of Wulumuqi (Ürümqi)

Wulumuqiname

Synonym of Ürümqi: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Wumaname

Synonym of Oma: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

wumaonoun

An alleged Internet user who is paid by the authorities of the People's Republic of China to spread propaganda and disinformation on their behalf.

Wumingname

A district of Nanning, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

wummannoun

woman

wumpusnoun

A fictional reclusive monster.

wunnum

Eye dialect spelling of one.

wunchnoun

A group of unpleasant people, especially bankers; a supposed collective noun for bankers.

Wunderkammernoun

A cabinet of scientific curiosities, especially during the late Renaissance.

wunderkindnoun

A child prodigy; a wonderchild.

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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 238. 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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