werecrocodilenounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a crocodile.
weredingonounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a dingo.
weredognounA shapeshifter who can change between dog and human form.
weredonkeynounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a donkey.
weredragonnounA shapeshifter who can change between dragon and human form.
weredwarfnounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a dwarf.
werefoxnounA person who transforms into a fox or foxlike form.
werefrognounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a frog.
wereghostnounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a ghost.
weregildnounAlternative spelling of wergeld.
weregoatnounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a goat.
weregorillanounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a gorilla.
wereharenounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a hare.
werehognounA person who is transformed or can transform into a hog or a hoglike human.
werehorsenounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a horse.
werehumannounA shapeshifter, generally non-human (especially a wolf), who can assume the form of a human.
werehyenanounA shapeshifter capable of assuming the form of a hyena.
werejackalnounA shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a jackal.
werejaguarnounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a jaguar.
wereleopardnounA shapeshifter who can change between leopard and human form.
werelionnounA shapeshifter who can change between lion and human form.
werelionessnounA shapeshifter who can change between lioness and human form.
weremammothnounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a mammoth.
weremannounA shapeshifter, generally non-human (especially a wolf), who can assume the form of a man.
weremonkeynounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a monkey.
werenverbplural simple past of be
weren'tverbContraction of were + not.
werenacontractionAlternative form of werenae.
wereorcnounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of an orc.
wereowlnounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of an owl.
werepanthernounA shapeshifter who can change between panther and human form.
wereporcupinenounA shapeshifter who can change between porcupine and human form.
werepumanounA shapeshifter who can change between puma and human form.
wererabbitnounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a rabbit.
wereratnounA shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a rat.
weretigernounA creature of Southeast Asian myth; a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger.
weretrollnounA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a troll.
werewildcatnounA person who is transformed or can transform into a wildcat or a wildcat-like human.
werewolfnounA person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.
werewolfishadjResembling or characteristic of a werewolf.
werewolfismnounlycanthropy; the transformation of a person into a wolf
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 92. 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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