English Words: W

12,113 words · Page 91 of 243

Wenonahname

A female given name, a less common spelling of Winona.

Wenquanname

A county of Bortala, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Wenshanname

A Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, China.

Wensleyname

A hamlet in South Darley parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2661).

Wensleydalename

The valley of the River Ure in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England.

Wensuname

Synonym of Onsu: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

wentverb

simple past of go

went toverb

simple past of go to

Wentbridgename

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4817).

wentenverb

Alternative form of went.

wentestverb

second-person singular simple past indicative of go

wentethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of wend

wentletrapnoun

Any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the family Epitoniidae, especially Epitonium scalare, which were formerly highly valued.

Wentworthname

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.

Wentworth scalename

A particle classification system, classifying based on diameter.

Wentworthvillename

A suburb of Sydney in the Cumberland council area and the Parramatta council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Wentzelname

A surname.

Wenvoename

A village and community in Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1272).

Wenxiname

A county of Yuncheng, Shanxi, China.

wenyannoun

Classical Chinese

Wenzhouname

A prefecture-level city of Zhejiang, in southeastern China.

Wenzhounesename

The Wu dialect of Wenzhou, a city in Zhejiang, China.

Wenzlname

A surname from German.

Weobleyname

A village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO402865).

weptverb

simple past and past participle of weep

wernoun

A man; a male; a husband

Werbername

A surname from German.

werdingitenoun

A triclinic-pinacoidal brownish yellow mineral containing aluminum, boron, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Werdnig-Hoffmann diseasenoun

spinal muscular atrophy

wereverb

second-person singular simple past indicative of be

were gildnoun

Alternative form of wergeld.

were wolfnoun

Alternative form of werewolf.

were-creaturenoun

Alternative form of werecreature.

were-elephantnoun

A shapeshifter who can assume the form of an elephant.

were-elfnoun

A shapeshifter who can assume the form of an elf.

werealligatornoun

A shapeshifter who can assume the form of an alligator.

wereanimalnoun

A shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear.

werebadgernoun

A shapeshifter who can change between badger and human form.

werebatnoun

A shapeshifter who can change between bat and human form.

werebearnoun

A shapeshifter who can change between bear and human form

werebeastnoun

Synonym of wereanimal.

werebeavernoun

A shapeshifter who can change between beaver and human form.

werebeingnoun

Any shapeshifting creature, such as a werewolf or werebear.

werebirdnoun

A being that can change between human and bird form.

wereboarnoun

A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a boar.

werecatnoun

A shapeshifter who can change between cat and human form.

werecownoun

A person who transforms into a cow or cowlike creature, like a werewolf transforms into a wolf or wolflike creature.

werecrabnoun

A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a crab.

werecreaturenoun

A shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear.

werecritternoun

werecreature

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 91. 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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