WaihopainameA river in Marlborough, New Zealand, which is a tributary of the Wairau River.
WaikaianameA small town in the back country of Southland, New Zealand.
WaikanaenameA town in Kapiti Coast district, Wellington region, New Zealand.
WaikapunameA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
WaikatonameA river in the Waikato region, North Island, New Zealand, emptying into the Tasman Sea; the longest in the country.
waikavirusnounAny of several viruses, of the genus Waikavirus, that are transmitted by leafhoppers and infect rice and other plants
WaikhomnameA Meitei surname from Manipuri
WaikikinameA beachfront neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
WaikiwinameA suburb in the north of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
WaikokopunameA small coastal settlement in northern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
WaikouaitinameA small coastal town north of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
wailverbTo cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
wail onverbAlternative form of whale on.
waileverbObsolete spelling of wail.
WaileanameA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
wailernounOne who wails or laments.
wailestverbsecond-person singular simple present indicative of wail
wailethverbthird-person singular simple present indicative of wail
wailingnounA loud drawn out scream or howl.
wailmentnounLamentation; loud weeping; wailing.
wailsomeadjCharacterised or marked by wailing
WailukunameA census-designated place, the county seat of Maui County, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, United States.
wailyadjTending to wail; complaining.
WaimakaririnameA large river in Canterbury, New Zealand.
WaimatenameA town in Waimate district, in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
wainnounA wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
wainableadjCapable of being ploughed or cultivated; arable; tillable.
wainagenounGainage; the team and implements necessary for the cultivation of land.
wainbotenounWood allotted to a tenant for use in repairing wagons.
WainfleetnameShort for Wainfleet All Saints and Wainfleet St Mary, neighbouring settlements and civil parishes in Lincolnshire, England.
wainfulnounA quantity that fills a wain; wagonful.
wainropenounA rope for binding a load on a wagon.
wainscotnounAn area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
wainscottingnounWooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
waintcontractionPronunciation spelling of won't and wouldn't.
WainuiomatanameA town in the City of Lower Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand.
wainwrightnounA person who builds and repairs wagons.
WaiourunameA small town in Ruapehu district, Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand.
WaipanameA territorial authority in Waikato region, New Zealand, with its main towns being Cambridge and Te Awamutu; in full, Waipa District.
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 9. 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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