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- WAIFAn article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belon
- WAILTo cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- WAINA wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
- WAISTThe part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
- WAITTo delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
- WAKERWatchful; vigilant; alert.
- WALDTo govern; inherit.
- WALEA ridge or low barrier.
- WALKTo move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all
- WALLOPA heavy blow, a punch.
- WALTZA ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
- WANDA hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
- WANDERLUSTA strong impulse or longing to travel.
- WANEA gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
- WANTTo wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.
- WARDA warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
- WAREGoods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
- WARKPain; ache.
- WARLOCKA male magic-user; a male equivalent of a witch; a wizard.
- WARNTo make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
- WASHTo clean with water.
- WASPAny of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
- WASTEExcess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
- WASTELA kind of fine white bread or cake.
- WATERAn inorganic compound (of molecular formula H2O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its
- WAVETo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
- WAVERTo swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
- WEAKLacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
- WEALDA forest or wood.
- WEALTHRiches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.
- WEANTo cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
- WEAPONAn instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
- WEARTo have on: To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.
- WEASANDThe oesophagus; the gullet.
- WEATHERThe short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
- WEAVETo form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
- WEEKAny period of seven consecutive days.
- WEENDoubt; conjecture.
- WEEPTo cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
- WEERTrue; correct.
- WEEVILAny of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the h
- WEIGHTo determine the weight of an object.
- WEIGHTThe downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
- WEIRAn adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
- WEIRDHaving an unusually strange character or behaviour.
- WEIRINGAn adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
- WELKINThe sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.
- WELSwels catfish (Silurus glanis)
- WELTTo roll; revolve.
- WENDTo direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.
- WEREsecond-person singular simple past indicative of be
- WESTThe direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.
- WETHERA castrated goat.
- WHALEAny large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises.
- WHATWhich, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- WHEELA circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.
- WHELKCertain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
- WHELMTo bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
- WHENAt what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
- WHEREIn, at or to what place.
- WHETTo sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.
- WHEYThe liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.
- WHIDA quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.
- WHILEAn uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
- WHILEREA while ago; a time before; formerly, previously.
- WHILOMAt some time in the past; formerly, once upon a time.
- WHILSTOften preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.
- WHINGorse; furze (Ulex spp.).
- WHINEA long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
- WHINGETo whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
- WHIPA lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound f
- WHISKA quick, light sweeping motion.
- WHISPERThe act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords; the sound thus produced.
- WHITThe smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
- WHITEBright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- WHITEN(To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
- WHOLEEntire, undivided.
- WICKA braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melte
- WIDEHaving a large physical extent from side to side.
- WIELDYAble to wield one's body well; active, dexterous.
- WIGHTA living creature, especially a human being.
- WIGHTEDA living creature, especially a human being.
- WIGHTINGA living creature, especially a human being.
- WILDUntamed; not domesticated.
- WILEA trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
- WINCHA machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing,
- WINDReal or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
- WINEAn alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
- WINGAn appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
- WINKTo close one's eyes in sleep.
- WIPETo move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface.
- WIREMetal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- WISEShowing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
- WISHA desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
- WISTsimple past and past participle of wit.
- WITCHA person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious motives.
- WITHEA flexible, slender shoot or twig, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
- WITHOUTOutside, externally.
- WIZARDSomeone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
- WOADThe plant Isatis tinctoria.