English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 66 of 243

wear offverb

to diminish in effect

wear onverb

To irritate.

wear on one's sleeveverb

To express (an emotion, belief, or stance) overtly and make it an important part of one's public life.

wear one's heart on one's sleeveverb

To be very transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotions.

wear outverb

To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.

wear out one's welcomeverb

To behave in an offensive, burdensome, or tiresome manner, with the result that one's continued presence is unwanted within a residence, commercial establishment, or social group.

wear sackcloth and ashesverb

To publicly express regret for something done wrong.

wear the trousersverb

(typically of a woman) To be the dominant partner in a relationship.

wear thinverb

To lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse.

wear throughverb

to use (something) too much so that a hole develops in it

wear too many hatsverb

To try to fill more roles at once than is realistically possible.

wear two hatsverb

To have two different roles.

wear upverb

To tire; to become tired

wear yellow stockingsverb

be jealous

wearabilitynoun

The state or condition of being (comfortably) wearable.

wearableadj

Able to be worn.

Weardalename

The valley of the River Wear in County Durham, England.

wearedverb

simple past and past participle of wear (see usage notes)

wearernoun

One who wears.

wearestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of wear

wearethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of wear

Wearheadname

A village in Stanhope parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY8539).

weariableadj

Capable of becoming wearied.

weariedverb

simple past and past participle of weary

wearied outadj

Utterly exhausted through being constantly wearied.

weariedlyadv

In a wearied manner; wearily.

weariednessnoun

tiredness; fatigue

weariethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of weary

wearifuladj

Causing weariness.

wearifullyadv

In a weariful manner.

wearifulnessnoun

The quality of being weariful.

wearihoodnoun

weariness

wearilessadj

Tireless; incapable of being wearied.

wearilesslyadv

tirelessly

wearilyadv

In a weary manner; feeling weary.

wearinessnoun

Exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.

wearinessenoun

Obsolete form of weariness.

wearingadj

Intended to be worn.

wearinglyadv

In a wearing (tiring) manner

wearishadj

Tasteless, having a sickly flavour; insipid.

wearishnessnoun

Insipidity.

wearisomeadj

Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue.

wearisomelyadv

In a wearisome manner; tediously.

wearisomenessnoun

The quality or state of being wearisome; tiresomeness; tediousness.

Wearmouthname

The Saxon name for the area on each side of the mouth of the River Wear, including Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth, that later became Sunderland

wearoutnoun

The process or the result of wearing out.

wearproofadj

resistant to physical wear

wearsnoun

plural of wear

Wearsidename

The area around Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on the River Wear.

Wearsidernoun

Someone from Wearside, from around Sunderland.

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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 66. 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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