English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 67 of 243

wearyadj

Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.

weary outverb

To utterly exhaust through constant wearying.

wearyingnoun

The process of making weary.

wearyinglyadv

In a wearying way.

weasandnoun

The oesophagus; the gullet.

weaselnoun

Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.

Weasel Boyname

The fictional character Jeffrey Spender from The X-Files.

weasel outverb

To shirk, avoid, or fail to fulfill (a task, responsibility, etc.)

weasel wordnoun

A word that negates or removes the meaning of the word it qualifies.

weasel-facedadj

Having lean, sharp facial features.

weasel-likeadj

Alternative form of weasellike.

weaselernoun

A devious person; a cheat or fraudster.

weaselesenoun

weaselly language

weaselfishnoun

Synonym of brotula.

weaselishadj

Synonym of weasely.

weasellikeadj

Similar to a weasel.

weasellyadj

Resembling a weasel (in appearance).

weaselskinnoun

The skin of a weasel.

weaselyadj

Alternative spelling of weaselly.

weasinessnoun

Quality or state of being weasy; full feeding; sensual indulgence.

Weasleycestnoun

Any ship involving members of the Weasley family from the Harry Potter series in an incestuous relationship.

weasonnoun

Obsolete form of weasand.

Weastname

A surname.

Weastename

An industrial suburb in the city of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7998).

weastwardadj

Obsolete form of westward.

weasyadj

Alternative form of wheezy.

weathernoun

The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

weather anchornoun

The anchor lying to windward.

weather bownoun

The bow of a ship that is turned towards the wind.

weather boxnoun

Synonym of weather house (“mechanical device to indicate atmospheric conditions”).

weather eyenoun

An ability to predict short-term weather.

weather forecastnoun

A prediction of future weather, often for a specific locality, in a newspaper or on the radio or television.

weather guessernoun

A meteorologist.

weather housenoun

A mechanical contrivance in the form of a house, which indicates changes in atmospheric conditions by the appearance or retirement of toy images.

weather reportnoun

A description, especially one prepared by a governmental or other authority, of past, present or forecasted meteorological conditions for a particular geographical area.

weather shipnoun

A ship, usually permanently on station, tasked with reporting meteorological data.

weather shorenoun

A shore to weather or windward from a vessel, offering protection from the wind.

weather stationnoun

A piece of equipment that collects and transmits meteorological information, and can make weather forecasts.

weather the stormverb

To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.

weather vanenoun

A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.

weather-beatenadj

Beaten or harassed by the weather; worn or damaged by exposure to the weather or the outdoors, especially to severe weather.

weather-beatennessadj

The quality of being weather-beaten.

weather-gawnoun

An instance of some phenomenon in the sky said to signal bad weather, such as an incomplete or secondary rainbow, or a parhelion or sun dog; a weather-gall or water-gall.

weather-prophetnoun

A person who foretells the weather, especially without modern meteorological aids or knowledge.

weather-tightadj

Alternative form of weathertight.

weather-wiseadj

Skilled in predicting changes in the weather.

weatherabilitynoun

The quality or degree of being weatherable.

weatherableadj

Capable of being weathered.

weatherbeatenadj

Alternative spelling of weather-beaten.

weatherbeatennessnoun

Alternative form of weather-beatenness.

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 67. 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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