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wabainObsolete form of ouabain.wackaloon(slang) A crazy person; an eccentric; a kook.wacken(UK dialectal) Lively; sharp; wanton.wadlopenThe recreational activity of walking or wading across mudflats at low tide.wageman(obsolete) A worker who is paid an hourly or daily wage, rather than by the piece or jobwagesmanAlternative form of wageman.wagginObsolete spelling of wagon.waggon(chiefly British) Dated spelling of wagon.wagonA heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people).wagonmanA male wagoner.wagonwaymanA man employed to repair wagonways.wahmen(Internet slang, humorous or derogatory) Deliberate misspelling of woman or women.wainMisspelling of wane.wainman(archaic) A wagoner.waitperson(nonstandard, rare) A waiter or waitress.waitron(nonstandard, rare) A waiter or waitress.wakeathonAn event during which a person attempts to stay awake for as long as possible.wakeman(UK, historical) A man employed to preside over a nightly curfew in the city of Ripon, England.waken(transitive) To wake or rouse from sleep.wakerobinAny of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals.wakespanThe time interval during which a person is awake.wakken(UK, dialect, obsolete) To waken.waldiomycin(biochemistry) A WalK inhibitor present in some Streptomyces strainswalkathonA long-distance walk, either as a race or in aid of charity.walkdown(music, especially bass) A sequence of notes that lowers in pitch stepwise, connecting two or more chords.walkmanA portable personal audio cassette player with headphones.walkonAlternative spelling of walk-on.wallerianAlternative letter-case form of Wallerian.wallscreen(science fiction) A wall-mounted screen display.walrusianSynonym of walrusine (“walruslike”).wamen(Internet slang, humorous or derogatory) Deliberate misspelling of woman or women.wanPale, sickly-looking.wandsman(UK, Christianity) A verger, especially one of the volunteer ushers at St Paul's Cathedral.wangan(US, Maine, lumber trade) A boat for conveying provisions, tools, and so forth.wangunAlternative form of wangan.waniganAlternative form of wangan.wanion(now archaic) Vengeance (in the phrases in a wanion, with a wanion, “with a vengeance”).wankapin(rare, US, dialect) Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus, the water chinkapin.wankathon(vulgar) A prolonged session of masturbationwankpuffin(UK, slang, vulgar, derogatory) A contemptible person.wankstain(UK, slang, vulgar, derogatory) Term of abuse.wanniganA box, usually made of wood, used to store food on canoe or sledding trips.wanthriven(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Stunted; ill-grown; decayed; in a state of decline.wantonLewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.wardcorn(UK, law, obsolete) A payment of corn to be offered in commutation of military service.wardenA chief administrative officer of a prison.wardmanAlternative form of wardsman.wardsmanA man who keeps watch; a guard or wardenwardsmenplural of wardsmanwardswomanA female guard.warehousemanA person who manages, or works in, a warehouse.warehousemenplural of warehousemanwarehousewomanA woman who manages, or works in, a warehouse.warfarin(pharmacology) A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation:warfarinisation(medicine) The process of commencing a patient on warfarin treatment.warhornAlternative form of war-horn.warison(obsolete) A war cry played to order the soldiers to attack (normally played on a bugle).warman(archaic, rare) A warrior.warmdownAlternative spelling of warm-down.warn(transitive) To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:warnericinA particular bacteriocin produced by Staphylococcus warneri.warnerinA particular bacteriocin produced by Staphylococcus warneri.warrenA system of burrows in which rabbits live.warrisonAlternative form of warison.wartern(UK, regional, historical) An amount of wool, usually around six pounds, processed at one time.wartornAlternative form of war-torn.warwagon(fiction, uncommon) A combat vehicle similar to an armored personnel carrier.warwornWorn from military service.warysonObsolete spelling of warison.wasbian(LGBTQ, slang, derogatory, sometimes offensive) A former lesbian who is now heterosexual.washbasinA laundry sink or utility sink.washbinAlternative form of wash bin.washdownA thorough washing from top to bottom.washen(archaic) alternative past participle of wash.washermanA man who washes people's laundry, usually for payment.washermenplural of washermanwasherwomanA woman who washes people's laundry.washerwomenplural of washerwomanwasheryman(mining) A person who works in a washery in a mine.washingtonSynonym of agawan base (a team game)washman(historical) A person employed in metalworking to wash the tin plates between manufacturing processes.washpanA pan to hold water for washing.washwomanA washerwoman.wasianAlternative spelling of Whasian.wasserman(obsolete) A mythical sea monster, part man, thought to destroy ships.wasson(Cornwall) What's going on? (a greeting).wastebinA bin used for household or office waste; especially, a wastebasket.wastecan(uncommon) A container for holding waste; a trash can.wasteman(MLE, MTE, derogatory) A loser, bum, degenerate; someone who wastes their life in some manner.wasten(ambitransitive) To make or become waste (i.e. barren, dejected, dismal, feeble, or sickly) or wastedwatamanAlternative form of ataman.watasemycinany of a particular group of antibiotics isolated from actinomyceteswatchchainA securing chain affixed to a watch (a timepiece) to prevent its loss by the owner.watchmanA man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.watchmenplural of watchmanwatchwomanA woman who guards by standing watch: a feminine watcher.waterboatmanAlternative form of water boatman.waterboatmenplural of waterboatmanwaterdrainA channel or pipe that carries away excess water from an area.watergunAlternative form of water gun.waterhenA species of bird in the genus Amaurornis of the family Rallidae.watermainAlternative form of water main.watermanA man who lives or works on the water; a boatman.watermelonA plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.watermenplural of watermanwaterplantainAlternative form of water plantain.waterskinA container for water made of skin.waterwomanA female waterman.waterwornWorn or smoothed by the action of water erosion.watsanwater and sanitationwavefunction(physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.waveson(law, archaic) Goods found floating on the sea after a shipwreck.wavetrainAlternative spelling of wave train.wawation(Arabic linguistics) The addition of a seemingly superfluous waw to the end of nouns, particularly names, in early Arabic, still found in the name عَمْرو (ʕamr).waxathon(informal, rare) An extended session of waxing the body.waxen(UK, dialectal) Grown.waynObsolete form of wain.waystationAlternative spelling of way station.waythornThe common buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica.waywarden(historical) Someone elected to take care of highways in a parish.waywornWeary from travelling.wazillion(slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of).wazwanAn elaborate multicourse meal in Kashmiri culture, most of the dishes involving lamb or chicken.weaken(transitive) To make weaker or less strong.weakon(physics) A W-boson or Z-boson.wealsman(archaic) A statesman.wealthen(transitive, rare) To add wealth to; make wealthywean(intransitive) To cease to depend on the mother's milk for nutrition.weaponAn instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.weaponisationThe act of making something into a weapon or making more effective as a weapon.weaponizationAmerican and Oxford British English standard spelling of weaponisation.weaponsmanA member of a group that is armed with and has the job of using some type of weapon.weaselskinThe skin of a weasel.weasonObsolete form of weasand.weatherbeatenAlternative spelling of weather-beaten.weatherization(US) The process of weatherizing.weathermanA person, especially a male one, who reports the weather conditions or forecasts.weathermenplural of weathermanweatherperson(uncommon) A weather forecaster.weatherwomanA female weather broadcaster.weatherwornSynonym of weather-beaten.weazonObsolete spelling of weasand.webathonA fundraising event carried out by means of the World Wide Web.webification(computing) The process or result of webifying; conversion to a World Wide Web format.webizationThe act or process of webizing.weblicationThe act of publishing on the World Wide Web; a publication on the web.webmavenAn expert on a topic who provides advice via the World Wide Web.webtoon(Internet) An animated cartoon published on the World Wide Web.webutation(Internet, neologism) A person's or company's reputation on the World Wide Web.wedeln(skiing) A series of high-speed turns with the skis parallel.wedmin(rare, informal) The administration and planning associated with a wedding.weedgrownovergrown with weedsweedmanAlternative form of weed man.weedwoman(Caribbean) A traditional herbal medicine worker.ween(Northern England, Scotland, rare) To weep or cry.weepathon(slang) A protracted session of crying.weighbridgemanA man who operates a weighbridge.weighmanA person whose occupation is weighing goods.weighmenplural of weighmanweighten(transitive, literal) To add or give weight to; make heavyweightman(athletics) An athlete who competes in any of the field events that involve throwing a weight for distance (such as discus throw, hammer throw, and shot put).weinObsolete spelling of wean.weirden(ambitransitive) To make or become weirdweisiensin(organic chemistry) Any of a class of ent-kaurane diterpenoids isolated from the herb Rabdosia weisiensis.weissellicinAny of a group of bacteriocins produced by Weissella bacteria.wekeen(obsolete, Ireland) A bird, the meadow pipit.welanAn exopolysaccharide produced by fermentation of sugar by bacteria of the genus Alcaligenes, used as a rheology modifier in industrial applications such as cement manufacturing.welkin(also Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.wellbornOf aristocratic or high-ranking birthwellingtonAlternative letter-case form of Wellington (the boot).wellknown(nonstandard) Alternative form of well-known.wellscreenA screen used to filter a fluid in a well.weltanschauungenplural of weltanschauungwenA cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.wenchmanMisspelling of winchman.wenyanClassical ChineseweomanObsolete form of woman.werehuman(fiction) A shapeshifter, generally non-human (especially a wolf), who can assume the form of a human.werekittenA young werecat.werelion(fiction) A shapeshifter who can change between lion and human form.wereman(fiction) A shapeshifter, generally non-human (especially a wolf), who can assume the form of a man.weren(obsolete) plural simple past of bewerewoman(fantasy, mythology) A woman who takes the form of an animal through a process of lycanthropy.werkemanObsolete spelling of workman.wern(obsolete) plural simple past of bewesternOf, facing, situated in, or related to the west.westernisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of westernization.westernizationThe process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.wetbrain(slang, derogatory) An idiot; a stupid person.wetdown(film) The application of water to objects and surfaces on a film set, for example when shooting a rainy scene during dry weather.wetten(nonstandard, transitive) To make wet; to wetwezonObsolete spelling of weasand.whagwanAlternative form of wagwan.whalemanA male whaler; (loosely) any whaler.whalemenplural of whalemanwhalesmanOne who hunts whales; a whaler.wharfmanA man who works on a wharf.wheatenOf, pertaining to, or made from wheat.wheaton(humorous) A unit of influence equal to 500 thousand followers on the Twitter microblogging site.wheelgun(firearms) Synonym of revolver.wheelman(automotive) A driver of an automobile, especially a getaway vehicle in a criminal enterprise.wheelmenplural of wheelmanwheelpersonA wheelman or wheelwomanwheelsman(nautical) helmsmanwheelspanThe distance between two wheels on the same axle.wheelspinTo drive with poor traction, so that the vehicle exhibits a wheelspin.wheelwoman(dated) A female cyclist.wheen(UK dialectal) A little; a small number.when(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.whereinHow, or in what way.whereon(archaic) On which, on what.whereuponAfter which; in consequence; at which point.wherewithin(archaic) Within which.wherrymanThe person who pilots a wherry.wherrymenplural of wherrymanwhetten(transitive, rare) To whet.wheyn(obsolete, medicine) A proprietary drink for nutrition and stimulation prepared from sterilized whey.whiggificationThe process or result of whiggifying.whileen(Ireland) A little while; a short time.whinGorse; furze (Ulex spp.).whipmanA man who uses a whip.whippen(music) Alternative spelling of wippen.whippomorphanAny mammal of the suborder Whippomorpha, which includes hippopotamuses and cetaceans.whipsawnpast participle of whipsawwhipscorpionAlternative form of whip scorpion.whipsmanSomeone who uses a whip.whiskin(obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) A shallow drinking bowl.whisperationWhispering; whispered speech.whitecorn(US) Any white variety of field corn.whitefinHaving a fin that is white in colour.whiten(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.whitenizationThe process, or the result, of whitenizing.whiteskin(often ethnic slur) A white person.whitesplain(colloquial, derogatory, chiefly Internet) To explain (something) condescendingly to one who is not white, especially regarding race relations or minority behavior, presuming the listener's inferior understanding because of their race.whitesploitation(film) A type of film that portrays white people in a stereotypical manner, intended to appeal to lurid or lowbrow tastes.whitethornCrataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.whitevein(botany) Having white veins; applied to the perennial herb Pyrola picta.whittenAny of several small trees having leaves that are white and downy underneath.wholegrainA cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.wholphinThe fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father).whomanObsolete spelling of woman.whoreman(informal) A pimpwhoreson(literally, vulgar) The son of a whore.whorificationThe process of coming to regard somebody as a whore, or as sexually promiscuous.wickenThe European rowan tree.widen(intransitive) To become wide or wider.widescreen(film) Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio.widespan(construction) Spanning a relatively large distance or area.widgeonAlternative spelling of wigeon.widgetizationThe process of widgetizing.widowman(archaic) A widower.widthen(ambitransitive, rare, nonstandard) To increase in width, or increase the width of; make or become wider or broaderwiesenboden(soil science) A black meadow soil.wifekin(diminutive, endearing) A wife.wifelkin(archaic, diminutive, endearing) A wife.wiganA canvas-like cotton fabric, often coated with latex rubber, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers, dresses, etc.wigeonAny of three freshwater dabbling ducks.wiglomeration(derogatory) Complex legal wrangling.wigmanAmong the Huli people of Papua New Guinea, a male warrior who grows his hair long in order to weave it into a ceremonial wig.wikificationThe process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform, or converting HTML to wiki markup.wilden(ambitransitive) to make or become wild or wilderwildmanAlternative form of wild man.wiln(transitive, obsolete) To wish; desire.wimenInformal spelling of women.wiminEye dialect spelling of women.wimmenEye dialect spelling of women.wimminEye dialect spelling of women.win(transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).winchmanA man who operates a winch.windbeatenBlasted or buffeted by the wind.windbitten(of trees etc) blown out of shape by the prevailing windswindblown(of a tree) growing in a distorted shape produced by the prevailing winds.windburn(medicine) An irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind.winddownThe process of winding something down.windfallenBlown down by the wind.windowscreenAlternative form of window screen.windscreenA cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.windshakenOf wood: damaged by windshake.windstrewn(poetic) Strewn by the wind.windthrown(forestry) Uprooted or overthrown by the wind.wineskinA bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used for holding and dispensing wine.wingmanA pilot partner of another; a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.wingspanThe distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).wingwomanA female friend who accompanies one to offer support.winsorisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of winsorization.winsorization(statistics) A transformation of statistics of a batch or sample by transforming extreme values.wintergardenAlternative form of winter garden.wintergreenOne of various not closely related evergreen plants, including:winterisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of winterization.winterizationThe act of preparing something for winter weather.winzeman(mining) A man in charge of a winze in a mine.wipedownThe act of cleaning the exterior of an object, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.wippen(music) A component of the action of a mechanical keyboard instrument such as a piano or organwiremanSomeone who works with wire; primarily someone who connects electric wiring.wirepersonSomeone who works with wire; primarily someone who connects electric wiring.wisemanObsolete form of wise man.wisemenplural of wisemanwisen(intransitive) To become wise or wiser.wisewomanAlternative form of wise woman.wiskostatin(biochemistry) An inhibitor, 1-(3,6-dibromocarbazol-9-yl)-3-(dimethylamino)propan-2-ol, that nonselectively perturbs membrane transport by decreasing cellular ATP levelswispen(archaic) Formed of a wisp; wispy.witanThe Anglo-Saxon national council or witenagemot.witchcraftsman(humorous) A practitioner of witchcraft.witchenAlternative form of wicken (“European rowan tree”).witchmanA male witch; a warlock.withafastuosinA withanolide obtained from Datura fastuosa.withaferinAny of a group of steroidal lactones found in species of Withania.withametelinA withanolide obtained from Datura metel.withaperuvin(organic chemistry) Any of a group of withanolides found in Physalis peruviana.withdrawn(library science) Removed from circulation.witherwin(rare, dialect or archaic) An opponent; rival; adversary; enemy; (Christianity) the Adversary; the Devil.withholden(rare, archaic) past participle of withholdwithinIn the inner part, spatially; physically inside.withstrain(transitive) To restrain.witwanton(archaic) One who indulges in idle, foolish, and irreverent fancies or speculations; one who tries to be cleverly amusing but falls short.wivernAlternative spelling of wyvern.wizenWizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.woaden(archaic) Of or resembling the color of woad; bluish.woadwaxenAlternative form of woad-waxen.wobbulation(electronics) oscillation between two frequencies, typically by means of a wobbulatorwobulationAlternative form of wobbulation.woeworn(archaic) Synonym of careworn.woggin(chiefly nautical, slang, now historical) A great auk (in the northern hemisphere).wogonin(botany, organic chemistry) An O-methylated flavone found in Scutellaria baicalensis, and used in treating certain medical conditions.wokenpast participle of wakewoketopian(US, politics, derogatory) Excessively woke; demanding or reflecting values of social justice to an extreme extent.wolffianAlternative letter-case form of Wolffian.wolfkinA young or small wolf.wolfmanA male werewolf or lycanthrope.wolframatian(mineralogy) Containing tungstate anions.wolframian(mineralogy) Containing tungstenwolframin(biochemistry) A particular transmembrane protein.wolfskinThe skin of a wolf.wolfwoman(fantasy, mythology) A female werewolf or female lycanthrope.wolphinAlternative spelling of wholphin.wolvenOf or pertaining to wolves; wolflike; wolfish.womanAn adult female human.womanipulation(rare) manipulative behaviour by a womanwomanizationThe process of turning someone into a woman; feminization.womansplainSynonym of femsplain.womban(feminism, nonstandard) womanwombman(Rastafari) A woman.wombyn(very rare, feminism) A woman.womenplural of womanwominEye dialect spelling of woman.wommonObsolete spelling of woman.womon(nonstandard) Feminist spelling of womanwomxn(rare) Feminist spelling of woman.womyn(rare) Feminist spelling of woman.wonsimple past and past participle of winwonderweaponA remarkably powerful weapon.wontonA Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.woobification(fandom slang) The act or process of turning a character into a woobie.woodbinA bin in which wood is stored.woodcraftmanA man who makes wood carvings.woodcraftsmanAlternative form of woodcraftman.woodfernAny of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds.woodgrainThe grain of wood.woodhenThe weka (Gallirallus australis).woodkern(historical) In medieval Ireland, a bandit operating in the forest.woodmanSomeone who cuts down trees or cuts up, splits, and sells wood.woodmenplural of woodmanwoodpigeonAlternative spelling of wood pigeon.woodsmanA man who lives and works in woodland; a forester or woodman.woodsmenplural of woodsmanwoodswomanThe female equivalent of a woodsman.woodwaxenAlternative form of woad-waxen.woollen(British spelling) Alternative spelling of woolen.woolmanA man who deals in wool.woolmenplural of woolmanwoolskinA sheepskin with the wool still attached.woon(obsolete) A Burmese governor or officer of administration.wordmanA male wordsmith.wordsmanA man who is a wordsmith.workathonA collaborative event where people meet to complete work projects, sometimes having a fundraising component.workationAlternative form of workcation.workcation(Canada, US, informal) A vacation that one spends getting work done.workfunctionAlternative form of work function.workingmanA man who works in exchange for payment, especially a labourer who does manual labour.workingmenplural of workingmanworkingwomanA woman who works in exchange for payment, especially one who does manual labourworkingwomenplural of workingwomanworkmanA man who labours for wages.workmenplural of workmanworkpanA pan that is part of a machine or system that holds the work that the machine or system operates on.workpersonA worker; an employee.workscreen(rare, sometimes science fiction) A computer display that one can work at.workstation(computing) A desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics.workwomanA woman who performs manual labour.workwomenplural of workwomanworkwornworn as a result of manual labourworldkinA diminutive or miniature world; a microcosm.wormianAlternative letter-case form of Wormian.wormlionThe larva of a vermileonid.wormriddenFull of or parasitized by worms.wormskinthe skin of a worm, or leather made therefrom, especially in fiction where worms are large creatures and have correspondingly large skinswornDamaged and shabby as a result of much use.worsen(transitive) To make worse; to impair.wortamaninMisspelling of wortmannin.wortamanninMisspelling of wortmannin.worthen(ambitransitive) To give worth to; value; make or become worth or worthy; appraise.worthyman(obsolete) A worthy (a distinguished person).wortmanninA furanosteroid metabolite of the fungus Penicillium funiculosum; it is an inhibitor of some kinaseswoundfinPlagopterus argentissimus, a slender, silvery minnow endemic to the Virgin River of the southwestern United States.wovenFabricated by weaving.wowserian(Australia, New Zealand) Of or relating to wowsers (moral crusaders).wreathen(obsolete) Twisted; made into a wreath.wreckreationRecreation that wrecks or harms the environment. For example, running off-road vehicles and mountain bikes through ecologically sensitive areas, running boats with large wakes in narrow watercourses so as to cause bank erosion, climbing in areas where raptors nest, or simply hiking in areas that disturb existing flora, fauna and archaeological resources.wrenTroglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).wrenchmanA mechanic, especially one who uses a wrench for on most jobs.wristpinAlternative form of wrist pin.wristwornThat one wears on the wristwritedown(accounting) An adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset and its value; a reduction of an asset, written down or otherwise recorded as such.writhen(archaic) past participle of writhewrittenOf, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).wroughten(archaic) Synonym of wrought.wroughtironMade of wrought iron.wrythenObsolete form of writhen.wtfpwn(Internet slang) To dominate or defeat thoroughly (as in a video game).wussification(slang) The act or process of wussifying.wyakin(folklore) In Native American folklore, a personal guardian spirit in the form of an animal or bird.wymminAlternative spelling of wimmin.wymmynEye dialect spelling of women.wymyn(very rare, nonstandard) Feminist spelling of women (Compare womyn.)wynAlternative spelling of wynn.wynnA letter of the Old English alphabet, ƿ, borrowed from the futhark and used to represent the sound of w; replaced in Middle English times by the digraph uu, which later developed into the letter w.wyvern(heraldry, mythology, fantasy) A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.