English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 27 of 243

want inverb

To want to enter something.

want must be one's masterphrase

One’s desire will not be satisfied; one must continue to want.

want outverb

To want to leave something.

want someone's nachosverb

To covet another; to envy one's accomplishments or qualities.

want to betphrase

Are you sure? Do you really think so? (as a skeptical rebuttal to a claim).

want to knowverb

To ask (used as a dialogue marker or introductory statement).

want-awayadj

Who wants to move to another club.

want-tonoun

Intention, desire.

wantacontraction

Eye dialect spelling of want to.

wantableadj

Capable of being wanted; that might conceivably be wanted.

wantablenessnoun

The state of being potentially wanted.

wantchacontraction

Pronunciation spelling of want you.

wantenoun

Obsolete spelling of want.

wantedadj

Wished for; desired; sought.

wanted listnoun

A list of offenders who have not been apprehended and who the police or other law enforcement agency are seeking.

wanted posternoun

A poster that is distributed to the public, informing them of a person whom the authorities wish to apprehend.

wantedlyadv

In a wanted or deliberate manner; on purpose, willingly.

wantednessnoun

The quality of being wanted or desired.

wantenverb

plural simple present of want

wanternoun

One who wants, or who wants something

wantestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of want

wantethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of want

wantfuladj

Full of want or lack; lacking; poor.

wantfulnessnoun

The state of being wantful.

wanthrivenadj

Stunted; ill-grown; decayed; in a state of decline.

wantin'verb

Pronunciation spelling of wanting.

wantingadj

That wants or desires.

wantinglyadv

With desire; yearningly.

wantingnessnoun

The quality of wanting or desiring something.

wantishadj

Of or suggesting lack or want; meagre; lean; lacking.

wantlessadj

Having no want; abundant; fruitful.

wantlessnessnoun

Freedom from want.

wantoenoun

An animal's bellyband.

wantoknoun

A close comrade; a person with whom one has a strong social bond, usually based on a shared language.

wantokismnoun

The Melanesian cultural practice of relying on one's wantoks for any need, and of sharing the fruits of one's personal success with one's wantoks.

wantonadj

Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.

wantonernoun

A wanton person.

wantonethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of wanton

wantonheadnoun

Wantonness.

wantonhoodnoun

Wantonness.

wantoningnoun

wanton behaviour

wantoniseverb

Alternative form of wantonize.

wantonizeverb

To be wanton; to indulge in lewdness, flirtation or lasciviousness.

wantonlyadv

in a wanton manner.

wantonnessnoun

The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.

wantonrynoun

The state of being wanton.

wantrepreneurnoun

A person who aspires to be an entrepreneur, especially one who never realizes this ambition.

Wantrobaname

A surname from Polish.

wantrustnoun

Distrust.

wantsnoun

plural of want

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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 27. 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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