English Words: W

1,759 words · Page 5 of 36

wantverb

To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.

wantedadj

Wished for; desired; sought.

wantingadj

That wants or desires.

wantonadj

Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.

wantonlyadv

in a wanton manner.

wantsnoun

plural of want

Waoname

A municipality of Lanao del Sur, Philippines.

WAPname

Wireless Application Protocol, an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication, such as Internet access from a cellular phone.

WaPoname

Syllabic abbreviation of Washington Post, a newspaper from the United States.

Wappingname

A district of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3480).

waqfnoun

An endowment of land given for religious or charitable purposes.

warnoun

Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.

waratahnoun

Any of several species of plants in the genus Telopea, native to southeastern Australia.

warbleverb

To modulate a tone's frequency.

warblernoun

Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).

warblingnoun

A sound that warbles.

Warburtonname

A placename:

Warbyname

A surname from Old Norse.

warcraftnoun

The art or skill of conducting a war.

wardnoun

A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.

wardennoun

A guard or watchman.

wardernoun

A guard, especially in a prison.

wardingnoun

The act of one who wards.

Wardlawname

A surname from Old English.

Wardlename

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6157).

wardrobenoun

A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.

warenoun

Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.

Warehamname

A placename:

warehousenoun

A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.

warehousingnoun

The act of storing goods in a warehouse.

waresnoun

plural of ware

warfarenoun

The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.

warfarinnoun

A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation

Warfieldname

A village and civil parish in Bracknell Forest district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8772).

warfighternoun

A soldier (especially of the United States military).

warfightingnoun

The fighting of a war.

wargnoun

A type of particularly wild or hostile wolf.

wargamingnoun

The playing of war games.

warhammernoun

Alternative form of war hammer.

warheadnoun

The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.

warholnoun

A unit of fame or hype that is equivalent to fifteen minutes of fame.

warhorsenoun

Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured knight.

warilyadv

In a careful and guarded manner, especially to avoid potential danger or harm.

warinessnoun

vigilance or the condition of being alert

waringverb

present participle and gerund of ware

Warioname

A surname from Borana

warknoun

Pain; ache.

warlikeadj

Hostile and belligerent.

warlocknoun

A male magic-user; a male witch; a wizard.

warlordnoun

A military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the government is weak.

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 5. 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.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "W" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.