| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| was | imp. | of Be, The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was; he was. |
| wad | noun | Woad., A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow., Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun, or for keeping the powder and shot close; also, to diminish or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension, a dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose., A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding a garment, etc., To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton., To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton; as, to wad a cloak., Alt. of Wadd |
| wae | noun | A wave. |
| wag | verb t. | To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the head., To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate., To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to progress; to stir., To go; to depart; to pack oft., The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head., A man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a joker. |
| wah | noun | The panda. |
| wan | imp. | Won., Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid., The quality of being wan; wanness., To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks., of Win |
| wap | verb t. & i. | To beat; to whap., A blow or beating; a whap. |
| war | adjective | Ware; aware., A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities., A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason., Instruments of war., Forces; army., The profession of arms; the art of war., a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility., To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence., To contend; to strive violently; to fight., To make war upon; to fight., To carry on, as a contest; to wage. |
| wax | verb i. | To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; — opposed to wane., To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse., A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; — usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow., Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance., Cerumen, or earwax., A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc., A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread., A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below., A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable., A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; — called also mineral wax, and ozocerite., Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling., To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table. |
| way | adverb | Away., That by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes; opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage; road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a way to the mine., Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a long way., A moving; passage; procession; journey., Course or direction of motion or process; tendency of action; advance., The means by which anything is reached, or anything is accomplished; scheme; device; plan., Manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the way of expressing one’s ideas., Regular course; habitual method of life or action; plan of conduct; mode of dealing., Sphere or scope of observation., Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct; as, to have one’s way., Progress; as, a ship has way., The timbers on which a ship is launched., The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces, on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a table or carriage moves., Right of way. See below., To go or travel to; to go in, as a way or path., To move; to progress; to go. |
| web | noun | A weaver., That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric; esp., something woven in a loom., A whole piece of linen cloth as woven., The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb., Fig.: Tissue; texture; complicated fabrication., A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood., A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead., The blade of a sword., The blade of a saw., The thin, sharp part of a colter., The bit of a key., A plate or thin portion, continuous or perforated, connecting stiffening ribs or flanges, or other parts of an object., The thin vertical plate or portion connecting the upper and lower flanges of an lower flanges of an iron girder, rolled beam, or railroad rail., A disk or solid construction serving, instead of spokes, for connecting the rim and hub, in some kinds of car wheels, sheaves, etc., The arm of a crank between the shaft and the wrist., The part of a blackmith’s anvil between the face and the foot., Pterygium; — called also webeye., The membrane which unites the fingers or toes, either at their bases, as in man, or for a greater part of their length, as in many water birds and amphibians., The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. See Feather., To unite or surround with a web, or as if with a web; to envelop; to entangle. |
| wed | noun | A pledge; a pawn., of Wed, To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse., To join in marriage; to give in wedlock., Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly., To take to one’s self and support; to espouse., To contact matrimony; to marry. |
| wee | noun | A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance., Very small; little. |
| wot | imp. | of Weet, of Wit, 1st & 3d pers. sing. pres. of Wit, to know. See the Note under Wit, v. |
| wem | noun | The abdomen; the uterus; the womb., Spot; blemish; harm; hurt., To stain; to blemish; to harm; to corrupt., An indolent, encysted tumor of the skin; especially, a sebaceous cyst. |
| wep | imp. of Weep. | |
| wet | superl. | Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table., Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season., Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed., Refreshed with liquor; drunk., Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable degree., Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather., A dram; a drink., of Wet, To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to wet the hands; to wet cloth. |
| wex | verb t. & i. | To grow; to wax., Waxed., Wax. |
| wey | noun | Way; road; path., To weigh., A certain measure of weight. |
| who | object. | Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; — used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. See the Note under What, pron., 1. As interrogative pronouns, who and whom ask the question: What or which person or persons? Who and whom, as relative pronouns (in the sense of that), are properly used of persons (corresponding to which, as applied to things), but are sometimes, less properly and now rarely, used of animals, plants, etc. Who and whom, as compound relatives, are also used especially of persons, meaning the person that; the persons that; the one that; whosoever., One; any; one. |
| why | adverb | For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; — used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1., For which; on account of which; — used relatively., The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know not why he left town so suddenly; — used as a compound relative., A young heifer. |
| wig | noun | A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network, either in imitation of the natural growth, or in abundant and flowing curls, worn to supply a deficiency of natural hair, or for ornament, or according to traditional usage, as a part of an official or professional dress, the latter especially in England by judges and barristers., An old seal; — so called by fishermen., To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold., A kind of raised seedcake. |
| won | imp. & past participle | of Win, imp. & p. p. of Win., To dwell or abide., Dwelling; wone. |
| win | adjective | To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country., To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship., To gain over to one’s side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury., To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake., To extract, as ore or coal., To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail. |
| wis | adverb | Certainly; really; indeed., To think; to suppose; to imagine; — used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. |
| wit | inf. | of Wit, To know; to learn., Mind; intellect; understanding; sense., A mental faculty, or power of the mind; — used in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as, to lose one’s wits; at one’s wits’ end, and the like., Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily combining objects in such a manner., A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing sayings, for repartee, and the like. |
| woe | noun | Grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity., A curse; a malediction., Woeful; sorrowful. |
| wol | verb t. & i. | See 2d Will. |
| woo | verb t. | To solicit in love; to court., To court solicitously; to invite with importunity., To court; to make love. |
| wox | imp. of Wax. | |
| wry | verb t. | To cover., Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth., Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words., Wrested; perverted., To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind., To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve., To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex. |
| wyd | adjective | Wide. |
| wye | noun | The letter Y., A kind of crotch. See Y, n. (a). |
| wys | adjective | Wise. |