English Words: W
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A coordinated mobilisation of a country's resources, both industrial and human, in support of its military forces during a war.
the number of military troops and equipment that a military unit is supposed to have in wartime
A simulation (by whatever means, physical or digital), for training and strategy purposes, of a military operation involving two or more opposing forces using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an actual or assumed real-life situation.
A traditional Philippine sword, derived from the Southeast Asian/Australasian agricultural instrument, the golok. It is a straight double-edged bladed rectangular-topped slashing weapon without a thrusting point.
An individual weapon for war, especially a mechanical one such as a siege engine or tank.
A military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation.
A prolonged war in which the warring sides try to defeat their opponents by wearing them out.
A conflict between a civilian movement and the army of the newly-founded Republic of Brazil, that happened in 1896–1897 in the municipality of Canudos, in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
A military conflict where one state, nation, or people conquers or attempts to conquer another; a conquering war.
Warfare characterized by psychological manipulation, involving tactics intended to demoralize, frighten, and unnerve opponents in order to prompt surrender.
A war between the Crowns of Aragon and Angevin which was triggered by the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282 and resulted in the division of the Kingdom of Sicily, with Aragon taking the island while Angevin retained the peninsular territories.
A person or group that gains a significant amount of revenue from selling weapons and military equipment.
Any narrative of an event, involving either military or civilian characters, in wartime.
Work for an organization other than the military that supports a country's war activities.
A blowing horn blown (especially by Vikings and other Germanic peoples) to warn others of an impending battle, and call them to it, or to signal its commencement.
A Japanese confection made from bracken starch covered or dipped in sweet toasted soybean flour.
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 29. 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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