wutherverbAlternative form of whither.
WutsinnameAlternative form of Wujin (Changzhou)
WUU2phraseAbbreviation of what are you up to?.
wuvnounAlternative form of love.
wuvzverbthird-person singular simple present indicative of wuv
WuweinameA prefecture-level city of Gansu, China.
WuxinameA prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China.
wuxianounA genre of East Asian fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists, typically set in Ancient China.
WuxiangnameA county of Changzhi, Shanxi, China.
wuxingnounthe five fundamental elements or phases of processes in traditional East Asian cosmology, consisting of fire, water, wood, metal, and earth
wuxtryintjAlternative form of extra (“the cry of a newspaper-seller”).
WuxuenameA county-level city of Huanggang, Hubei, China.
WuyangnameA county of Luohe, Henan, China.
WuyuannameA county of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China.
wuzverbEye dialect spelling of was.
WuzhainameA county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China.
WuzhinameA county of Jiaozuo, Henan, China.
WuzhishannameA sub-prefectural city of Hainan, China.
WuzhongnameA district of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
WuzhounameA prefecture-level city of the Guangxi autonomous region, China.
wuzunounAlternative form of wudu (“the minor ablution in Islam”).
wuzzaintjExpresses doting affection toward an animal or child.
wuzzyparticleOnly used in fuzzy-wuzzy.
WVnameInitialism of West Virginia: a state of the United States.
WVRAAMnounInitialism of within-visual-range air-to-air missile.
WWDCnameInitialism of Worldwide Developers Conference, held annually by Apple Inc.
WWEnameInitialism of World Wrestling Entertainment: a US media and entertainment company known for professional wrestling.
WWFnameInitialism of World Wide Fund for Nature, formerly World Wildlife Fund.
WWG1WGAphraseInitialism of where we go one, we go all: a popular slogan of QAnon believers.
WWMCCSnameInitialism of Worldwide Military Command and Control System.
WWOOFnameAcronym of World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms.
wwoofernounOne who wwoofs ("to work on an organic farm in exchange for room, board, and education in organic farming").
WWTPnounInitialism of wastewater treatment plant.
WWWnameInitialism of World Wide Web.
WXnounAbbreviation of weather.
WXFnameInitialism of World Xiangqi Federation.
wynounThe name of the letter Y.
WyacondanameA minor city in Clark County, Missouri, United States.
wyakinnounIn Native American folklore, a personal guardian spirit in the form of an animal or bird.
WyandotnounA member of a Native American people, formed from the Huron confederacy, that lived in and around Ohio.
Wyandot CountynameOne of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Upper Sandusky.
WyandottnounAlternative spelling of Wyandot.
WyandottenameAlternative spelling of Wyandot.
Wyandotte CountynameOne of 105 counties in Kansas, United States. County seat: Kansas City. (Kansas).
WyattnameA surname originating as a patronymic.
WybornnameA surname from Old English.
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 240. 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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