English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 59 of 243

waxabilitynoun

The quality or degree of being waxable.

waxableadj

Suitable for being waxed.

Waxahachiename

A city, the county seat of Ellis County, Texas, United States.

waxathonnoun

An extended session of waxing the body.

waxberrynoun

A bayberry plant or fruit of family Myricaceae, especially species of Myrica, particularly

waxbillnoun

Any member of species of genera Estrilda, Coccopygia, Brunhilda, Glaucestrilda, Amandava, Granatina, and Uraeginthus of family Estrildidae of passerine birds.

waxbirdnoun

A bird, the waxwing (Bombycilla spp.).

waxbushnoun

A plant of species Cuphea viscosissima.

waxcapnoun

Any agaric mushroom of the family Hygrophoraceae.

waxchandlernoun

A maker of candles and other items from wax.

waxclothnoun

An oilcloth.

waxedverb

simple past and past participle of wax

waxed endnoun

A thread of various filaments, usually pointed with a bristle and covered with shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for making or repairing footwears.

waxenadj

Grown.

waxernoun

A device used to apply wax.

waxestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of wax

waxethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of wax

waxflowernoun

Any plant of the genus Hoya.

waxheadnoun

A surfer (surfboard enthusiast).

Waxiangname

A variety of Chinese spoken in Hunan, China.

waxienoun

A cobbler.

waxieradj

comparative form of waxy: more waxy

waxilyadv

In a waxy way.

waxinessnoun

The quality of being waxy

waxingnoun

An act of applying wax.

waxing kernelnoun

A small tumour formed by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the groins of children.

waxing moonnoun

A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.

waxishadj

Similar to wax.

Waxitname

The secession of Western Australia from the nation of Australia, forming a separate country.

waxlessadj

Without wax.

waxlessnessnoun

Absence of wax.

waxlightnoun

A wax candle.

waxlikeadj

Resembling wax.

waxmakernoun

A manufacturer of wax, or of items from wax.

waxmakingnoun

The manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.

Waxmanname

A surname.

waxpapernoun

Alternative form of wax paper.

waxplaynoun

The practice of dripping melted wax onto a person's naked skin (usually from a candle) for sensual and/or sexual stimulation.

waxpodnoun

A dwarf variety of French bean.

waxweednoun

Any of various plants of the genus Cuphea.

waxwingnoun

Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.

waxworknoun

A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.

waxworkernoun

A worker in the wax industry.

waxworksnoun

An exhibition of waxwork figures; a wax museum.

waxworkyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a waxwork; stiff and artificial.

waxwormnoun

A larva of a wax moth.

Waxxariname

A town in Ruoqiang, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China, formerly a township.

waxyadj

Resembling wax in texture or appearance.

waynoun

To do with a place or places.

way backadv

long ago

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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 59. 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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