English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 89 of 243

Welshynoun

Synonym of Walian: a Welshman or Welshwoman, a Welsh person.

welsiumnoun

A supposed chemical element, now discredited.

Weltname

A surname from German.

weltanschauungnoun

A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.

weltanschauungsnoun

plural of weltanschauung

Weltansichtnoun

The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates.

Weltbildnoun

A theoretical understanding of the world and how it operates.

welternoun

A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.

welter-weightadj

between lightweight and middleweight

welteringverb

present participle and gerund of welter

welterweightnoun

Alternative spelling of welter-weight.

welthenoun

Obsolete spelling of wealth.

Weltonname

A place in England:

Weltpolitikname

The aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany beginning in 1891.

Weltschmerznoun

An apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort with the human condition or state of the world; mal du siècle, world-weariness.

Welwickname

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA3421).

welwitschianoun

Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa.

Welwoodname

A surname.

Welwynname

A village and civil parish in Welwyn Hatfield borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2316).

Welwyn Hatfieldname

A local government district with borough status of Hertfordshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Welwyn Garden City.

wemnoun

A spot, stain, or mark; (by extension) a (moral) blemish or fault.

wembnoun

Obsolete form of womb (“stomach, abdomen”).

Wemba-Wembanoun

A group of indigenous Australians, found in north-western Victoria and south-western New South Wales.

wembleverb

To upend or topple.

Wembleyname

A suburb of London, in northwestern Greater London, England.

Wemdingname

A town in western Bavaria, Germany.

Wemhoffname

A surname from German.

wemistikoshiwnoun

Among the Cree, a non-Native American person; a white man.

Wemotaciname

An Indian reserve of the Atikamekw in La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.

Wemyssname

A parish in Fife council area, Scotland.

wennoun

A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.

Wen'anname

A county of Langfang, Hebei, China.

Wen-chouname

Alternative form of Wenzhou.

Wen-suname

Alternative form of Wensu (Onsu)

Wenatcheename

A city, the county seat of Chelan County, Washington, United States.

Wencename

A surname from German.

Wencesname

A surname from Spanish.

Wenceslasname

A male given name from the Slavic languages.

Wenceslausname

A male given name from the Slavic languages.

wenchnoun

A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.

Wenchangname

A county-level city of Hainan, China.

wenchdomnoun

The domain or world of wenches; wenches collectively

Wenchengname

A county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

wenchernoun

One who chases women (or men) in a lecherous manner.

wenchethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of wench

wenchfuladj

Characteristic of, or abounding with wenches

wenchhoodnoun

The quality, state, or condition of a wench

wenchinessnoun

The state, quality, or condition of being wenchy

wenchishadj

Like or resembling a wench.

wenchlessadj

Without women or a woman.

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 89. 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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