English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 54 of 243

waterslidenoun

Alternative form of water slide.

watersmeetnoun

A confluence of two rivers.

watersoakedadj

Soaked with water.

Watersonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

watersportnoun

Any sport played on or in water; such as swimming or water skiing.

waterspoutnoun

A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).

watersproutnoun

An upright shoot growing from a latent (dormant) bud on the trunk or older branch of a tree.

waterstainedadj

Stained with water.

waterstepnoun

A step that goes down to a body of water.

waterstonenoun

A natural sharpening stone lubricated with water.

waterstopnoun

A waterproof barrier that is used to prevent moisture from leaking through a joint.

waterstreamnoun

A stream of water.

waterstuffnoun

Things containing, associated with, or involving water.

watertanknoun

Alternative form of water tank.

waterthiefnoun

Alternative form of water-thief (“a type of valve”).

waterthrushnoun

Either of two New World warblers, Parkesia motacilla (the Louisiana waterthrush) and Parkesia noveboracensis (the Northern waterthrush).

waterthymenoun

An aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata or Hydrilla generally

watertightadj

So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.

watertightnessnoun

The condition of being watertight

Watertownname

The name of several places in the United States of America:

Watervillename

A number of places in the United States:

waterwallnoun

A panel on the side of a furnace consisting of multiple tubes that carry water.

waterwardadv

Towards the water.

waterwardsadv

Alternative form of waterward.

waterwaynoun

A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.

waterweednoun

Any of several aquatic herbs of the genus Elodea.

waterwiseadj

Making judicious use of the available water resources.

waterwomannoun

A female waterman.

waterworknoun

A machine or mechanism for raising or carrying water.

waterworkernoun

A person employed in the field of waterworks (engineering works relating to the conveyance and flow of fluids).

waterworksnoun

The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.

waterworldnoun

A planet or other large environment that is dominated by water.

waterwormnoun

Any aquatic worm.

waterwornadj

Worn or smoothed by the action of water erosion.

waterwortnoun

Any of the family Elatinaceae of aquatic plants, especially one in the genus Elatine.

Waterworthname

A surname from Middle English.

waterworthyadj

Of a watercraft: fit for service on the water.

wateryadj

Resembling or characteristic of water.

watery gravenoun

The death (or loss of an inanimate object) due to drowning (sinking) in a body of water; or the underwater resting place of such a person or object.

waterzooinoun

A type of Flemish stew, traditionally made with fish.

Watfordname

A town and borough in Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1196).

Watford Cityname

A city, the county seat of McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States.

Watford Gapname

A pass between hills in the English Midlands, near the village of Watford, Northants, crossed by the M1 motorway and West Coast Main Line.

wathnoun

A ford.

Wathamname

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

Wathaurongname

A Kulinic Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in Victoria, from Geelong north to Ballarat.

wathernoun

Pronunciation spelling of water.

Watiwaname

A language spoken by the Watiwa people, with specific linguistic features or regional usage.

Watjariname

A prominent dialect of Nyunga, used as a lingua franca in the Mount Magnet and Geraldton regions of Western Australia.

Watkinname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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 54. 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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