English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 84 of 243

Welkomname

The second-largest city in Free State, South Africa.

welladv

Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

well actuallynoun

An unwarranted correction, often given in a condescending manner.

well and goodadj

Basically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation.

well and trulyadv

Completely; utterly; without doubt.

well ayeintj

A positive yes, of course.

well begun is half doneproverb

Much depends on the beginning of an endeavor.

well decknoun

A sunken deck between the forecastle and the poop.

well doneadj

Performed well.

well dressingnoun

A rural English tradition of decorating wells, springs and other water sources with designs created from flower petals.

well drillingnoun

The process of boring a hole deep into the ground for the purpose of extracting a natural resource, such as groundwater, brine, natural gas or crude oil.

well drinknoun

A mixed drink for which one does not specify the exact brand of liquor to be used.

well endadj

Abbreviation of well-endowed.

well likedadj

Liked by many people, popular

well lovedadj

Loved by many people; popular.

well metintj

A greeting.

well offadj

Of a person: in fortunate circumstances, especially having financial security, at any level from intermediate (comfortably off) to high (wealthy).

well sinkernoun

A worker who digs wells.

well upverb

To gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something.

well, to be sureintj

An exclamation of surprise.

well, wellintj

Synonym of well, well, well.

well, well, wellintj

Indicating pondering or consideration, often with sarcasm or mock surprise.

well-adjustedadj

Suitably adapted to new conditions.

well-advisedadj

Benefiting from careful prior advice or counsel.

well-appointedadj

Chiefly of accommodation: properly supplied with a complete set of whatever furniture, equipment, etc., is needed; fully equipped or fitted-out; also, beautifully decorated.

well-attestedadj

Supported by a great deal of evidence.

well-bakedadj

Fully developed through work, thought, or planning; refined

well-beatenadj

Thoroughly beaten.

well-behavedadj

Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour.

well-behavedlyadv

In a well-behaved manner.

well-behavednessnoun

The quality or condition of being well-behaved.

well-beingnoun

A state of health, happiness or prosperity.

well-belovedadj

Sincerely and deeply loved

well-beseenadj

Having or presenting a good appearance.

well-boatnoun

A fishing vessel designed to carry live fish in a tank or well.

well-bredadj

Of good breed.

well-breechedadj

Wealthy.

well-brought-upadj

Having been taught during childhood to exhibit good manners and pleasant behaviour.

well-builtadj

Constructed in a pleasing or sound manner.

well-connectedadj

Having close connections with people of wealth or social standing

well-coveredadj

Amply equipped or provisioned, especially with respect to a place where food is served.

well-definedadj

Having a clean and distinct outline.

well-definednessnoun

The quality of being well-defined.

well-deservedadj

emphatic form of deserved (when used as an adjective); richly deserved, well and truly earnt.

well-designedadj

Designed to serve its purpose well, and/or be attractive.

well-developedadj

Developed to a great extent, highly developed.

well-disposedadj

friendly and sympathetic

well-documentedadj

Having extensive documentation and evidence.

well-doingnoun

The practice of doing good; virtuousness, good conduct.

well-dressedadj

Clothed or outfitted in fashionable or attractive personal apparel and attire.

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 84. 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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