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- WOLDAn unforested or deforested plain, a grassland, a moor.
- WOLFCanis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
- WOLFINGSCanis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
- WONGAMoney.
- WONGASMoney.
- WONTEDUsual, customary, habitual, or accustomed.
- WOODThe substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
- WOOFThe set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft. A woven fabric; also, the texture of a fabri
- WOOLThe hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
- WORDThe smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. The smallest discrete unit of spoken
- WORKEmployment. Labour, occupation, job.
- WORMA generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
- WORTNow chiefly as the second element in the names of plants: a plant used for food or medicine.
- WORTHHaving a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
- WOUNDAn injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
- WRAPTo enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
- WRATHGreat anger; an instance of this.
- WREAKTo cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.
- WREATHSomething twisted, intertwined, or curled.
- WRECKSomething or someone that has been ruined.
- WRENCHA movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
- WRESTTo pull or twist violently.
- WRESTLETo take part in (a wrestling bout or match). Sometimes followed by down: to contend with or move (someone) into or out of a position by grappling; also, to overcome (someone) by gr
- WRETCHAn unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.
- WRETCHEDCharacterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
- WRICKTo twist; turn
- WRINGOften followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
- WRITA written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
- WRITETo form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
- WRITHETo twist, wring (something).
- WRONGIncorrect or untrue.
- WROOTObsolete spelling of root (“to dig or burrow with the snout”)
- WROTHFull of anger; wrathful.
- WROUGHTHaving been worked or prepared somehow.
- WURSTA German- or Austrian-style sausage.
- 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 i
- YAHRZEITThe anniversary of a person's death, usually a parent's, often marked by the lighting of a memorial candle and other rituals.
- YAMMERTo complain peevishly.
- YARDA small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
- YARDINGSA small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
- YARNA twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
- YAULDVigorous; strong; healthy.
- YAWLA small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
- YAWNTo open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.
- YEANTo give birth to.
- YEARA period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.
- YEARNTo have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
- YELLOWThe color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around
- YELMA bundle of straw laid out straight, chiefly to be used for thatching; a helm.
- YELPAn abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
- YELTA young sow who has not yet had a litter.
- YIELDTo give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
- YODEsimple past of go; went.
- YOGAAny of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practic
- YOGIA devotee or adherent of yoga.
- YOKESenses relating to a frame around the neck. A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; two drau
- YOUNGIn the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
- ZABAGLIONEA custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.
- ZEALThe fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
- ZINCA chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a blue-silvery metal that is slightly brittle at room temperature and tarnishes slightly in moist air.
- ZYGOTEA eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes (“reproductive cells”) during a fertilization process.