English Words: W

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Washburnname

A surname.

washclothnoun

A small cloth used to wash the face and body.

washedverb

simple past and past participle of wash

washernoun

Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.

washesnoun

plural of wash

washinoun

A tough paper used in traditional Japanese art forms.

washingnoun

The action of the verb to wash

Washingtonname

A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle.

Washingtonianadj

Of, or pertaining to, the U.S. state of Washington or its culture.

Washoenoun

An indigenous people of the Great Basin in North America.

washoutnoun

An act of washing or cleaning the inside of something.

washroomnoun

A room intended to wash the face and hands.

washyadj

Watery; damp; soft.

Wasimname

A male given name from Arabic.

wasn'tverb

Contraction of was + not.

wasntcontraction

Alternative form of wasn't.

waspnoun

Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

Wassname

A surname from Norman.

Wassermanname

A surname from German, equivalent to English Waterman.

wassonintj

What's going on? (a greeting).

wassupintj

what's up? (as a greeting)

wastverb

second-person singular simple past indicative of be; wert.

wastagenoun

The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.

wastenoun

Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.

wastebasketnoun

A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.

wastedadj

Not profitably used.

wastefuladj

Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.

wastelandnoun

A place with no remaining resources; a desert.

wasternoun

Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.

wastesnoun

plural of waste

wastewaternoun

Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, as a result, now contains waste products.

wastingverb

present participle and gerund of waste

watnoun

A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.

Watanabename

A surname from Japanese.

watchnoun

A portable or wearable timepiece.

watchableadj

That can be watched.

watchdognoun

A guard dog.

watchedverb

simple past and past participle of watch

watchernoun

Someone who watches or observes.

watchesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of watch

watchfuladj

Fully observant, vigilant, or aware.

watchingverb

present participle and gerund of watch

watchlistnoun

A list of people or things that are assigned to receive special attention or monitoring.

watchmakernoun

A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains watches.

watchmakingnoun

The making (and repairing) of watches.

watchmannoun

A man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.

watchtowernoun

An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.

watchwordnoun

A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.

Watername

A hamlet in Manaton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7580).

waterbednoun

A bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter W contains 1,759 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 36 pages, and you are currently viewing page 7. 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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