English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 68 of 243

weatherboardnoun

The windward side of a vessel.

weatherboardingnoun

A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.

weatherboundadj

Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.

Weatherbyname

A surname from Old Norse.

Weatherby brownoun

Alternative spelling of Weatherby eyebrow.

Weatherby eyebrownoun

An injury caused to the shooter's face when the recoil from a powerful rifle pushes the telescopic sight forcefully against the face of the shooter.

weathercastnoun

A weather forecast, especially one broadcast by radio or television.

weathercasternoun

The presenter of a weathercast.

weathercocknoun

A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.

weathercockishadj

Fickle or changeable in one's views.

weathercockyadj

Synonym of weathercockish.

weatheredadj

Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc.

weatherernoun

One who weathers or withstands.

weatherfishnoun

A loach of the genus Misgurnus

Weatherfordname

A surname.

weathergaminoun

A combination of high and low temperatures that has never occurred before.

weathergirlnoun

A young female weather forecaster.

weatherglassnoun

A barometer.

Weatherholtzname

A surname from German.

weatheringnoun

Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.

Weatheringtonname

A surname.

weatherishadj

Somewhat windy, cloudy or rainy.

weatherizationnoun

The process of weatherizing.

weatherizeverb

To protect a structure against damage by the weather.

weatherlessadj

Without weather.

weatherlessnessnoun

Absence of weather.

weatherlikeadj

Resembling the weather in some way; changeable, unpredictable, following a seasonal pattern, etc.

weatherlinessnoun

The quality of being weatherly.

weatherlorenoun

Traditional knowledge or beliefs regarding the weather.

weatherlyadj

Able to sail close to the wind with little leeway.

weathermakernoun

One who attempts to influence the weather by magic; one who performs a weathermaking ritual.

weathermakingnoun

The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.

weathermannoun

A person, especially a male one, who reports the weather conditions or forecasts.

weathermostadj

Farthest to the windward side; most upwind.

weatherologistnoun

A meteorologist.

weatherologynoun

meteorology, as used to forecast the weather

weatherometernoun

A device that measures the controlled weathering of a sample of material under the influence of light, oxidation, moisture, etc.

weatherpersonnoun

A weather forecaster.

weatherproofadj

Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather.

weatherproofernoun

Agent noun of weatherproof; someone or something that weatherproofs.

weatherproofnessnoun

The quality or degree of being weatherproof.

weathersomeadj

Characterised or marked by weathering; weathered

Weatherspoonname

A surname.

weatherstripnoun

A narrow piece of material used to prevent cold air from entering a building through the edge of a window or a door.

weatherstrippingnoun

a piece of weatherstrip material

weathertightadj

Sealed against the wind and rain.

weatherwearnoun

clothing designed to be worn in inclement weather

weatherwomannoun

A female weather broadcaster.

weatherwornadj

Synonym of weather-beaten.

weatheryadj

Accompanied by or featuring wind and/or precipitation.

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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 68. 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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