English Words: W

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Wolseyname

A characteristical surname.

Wolverhamptonname

A city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. Historically it was in Staffordshire.

wolverinenoun

A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.

wolvesnoun

plural of wolf

Womackname

A surname.

womannoun

An adult female human.

womanhoodnoun

The state or condition of being a woman, as contrasted with being a girl, man, boy, or nonbinary.

womanizernoun

A man who habitually flirts with and seduces, or attempts to seduce, women.

womankindnoun

Women, taken collectively.

womanlyadj

Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.

womansnoun

plural of woman

wombnoun

In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.

wombatnoun

Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

womennoun

plural of woman

women'snoun

possessive case of women: belonging to some or all female humans.

womenfolknoun

Women collectively.

womensnoun

Alternative form of women (“plural of woman”).

womenswearnoun

Women's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.

wonverb

simple past and past participle of win

won'tverb

will not (negative auxiliary); used to indicate a future non-occurring action.

wondernoun

A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.

wonderboynoun

A male child prodigy, or (loosely) a talented male of any age.

wonderedverb

simple past and past participle of wonder

wonderfuladj

Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

wonderfulladj

Archaic spelling of wonderful.

wonderfullyadv

In a wonderful manner.

wonderingverb

present participle and gerund of wonder

wonderlandnoun

A place full of wonder or marvels.

wondermentnoun

A state, arousal, or thing describable by wonder, strange, awe, surprise, marvel, or astonishment.

wondersnoun

plural of wonder

wonderwallnoun

A very dependable person

wondrousadj

Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.

wongnoun

A field or other piece of land.

wonganoun

Money.

wonknoun

An overly studious person, particularly a student.

wonkyadj

Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre.

wontnoun

One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.

wontonnoun

A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.

wooverb

To endeavor to gain someone's affection/support.

woodnoun

The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.

Woodallname

A placename:

woodbinenoun

Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle and the Virginia creeper.

woodblocknoun

A woodcut.

Woodburyname

A placename:

woodchucknoun

A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.

woodcocknoun

Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.

woodcraftnoun

Any of the skills related to a woodland habitat, especially those relating to outdoor survival; these skills collectively.

woodcutnoun

An engraved block of wood, especially one used as a printing form.

woodcutternoun

A person who cuts down trees, especially as an occupation; a lumberjack.

woodedadj

Covered with trees.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter W contains 1,759 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 36 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.

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