| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| wadding | present participle & vb. noun | of Wad, A wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable substance of which wads may be made., Any soft stuff of loose texture, used for stuffing or padding garments; esp., sheets of carded cotton prepared for the purpose. |
| waddled | imp. & past participle | of Waddle |
| waddler | noun | One who, or that which, waddles. |
| wafered | imp. & past participle | of Wafer |
| waferer | noun | A dealer in the cakes called wafers; a confectioner. |
| wafting | present participle & vb. noun | of Waft |
| waftage | noun | Conveyance on a buoyant medium, as air or water. |
| wafture | noun | The act of waving; a wavelike motion; a waft. |
| wagging | present participle & vb. noun | of Wag |
| wagered | imp. & past participle | of Wager |
| wagerer | noun | One who wagers, or lays a bet. |
| waggery | noun | The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy. |
| waggish | adjective | Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome., Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive; humorous; as, a waggish trick. |
| waggled | imp. & past participle | of Waggle |
| wagoned | imp. & past participle | of Wagon |
| wagoner | noun | One who conducts a wagon; one whose business it is to drive a wagon., The constellation Charles’s Wain, or Ursa Major. See Ursa major, under Ursa. |
| wagonry | noun | Conveyance by means of a wagon or wagons. |
| wagtail | noun | Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name. |
| wahabee | noun | A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of Mohammedanism. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of Arabia, and also into India. |
| wailing | present participle & vb. noun | of Wail |
| wailful | adjective | Sorrowful; mournful. |
| waiment | verb & noun | See Wayment. |
| wainage | noun | A finding of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation of goods, produce, etc., See Gainage, a. |
| waister | noun | A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war. |
| waiting | present participle & vb. noun | of Wait, a. & n. from Wait, v. |
| waiving | present participle & vb. noun | of Waive |
| waivure | noun | See Waiver. |
| waiwode | noun | See Waywode. |
| wakeful | adjective | Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant. |
| wakened | imp. & present participle | of Waken |
| wakener | noun | One who wakens. |
| walaway | interj. | See Welaway. |
| walking | present participle & vb. noun | of Walk, a. & n. from Walk, v. |
| walling | present participle & vb. noun | of Wall, The act of making a wall or walls., Walls, in general; material for walls. |
| wallaba | noun | A leguminous tree (Eperua falcata) of Demerara, with pinnate leaves and clusters of red flowers. The reddish brown wood is used for palings and shingles. |
| wallaby | noun | Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the genus Halmaturus, native of Australia and Tasmania, especially the smaller species, as the brush kangaroo (H. Bennettii) and the pademelon (H. thetidis). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and bushy plains. |
| waltron | noun | A walrus. |
| waltzed | imp. & past participle | of Waltz |
| waltzer | noun | A person who waltzes. |
| wanghee | noun | The Chinese name of one or two species of bamboo, or jointed cane, of the genus Phyllostachys. The slender stems are much used for walking sticks. |
| wanhope | noun | Want of hope; despair; also, faint or delusive hope; delusion. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. |
| wanhorn | noun | An East Indian plant (Kaempferia Galanga) of the Ginger family. See Galanga. |
| waniand | noun | The wane of the moon. |
| wanness | noun | The quality or state of being wan; a sallow, dead, pale color; paleness; pallor; as, the wanness of the cheeks after a fever. |
| wannish | adjective | Somewhat wan; of a pale hue. |
| wanting | present participle & vb. noun | of Want, Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion. |
| wantage | noun | That which is wanting; deficiency. |
| wantwit | noun | One destitute of wit or sense; a blockhead; a fool. |
| wapacut | noun | The American hawk owl. See under Hawk. |
| wapatoo | noun | The edible tuber of a species of arrowhead (Sagittaria variabilis); — so called by the Indians of Oregon. |
| wappato | noun | See Wapatoo. |
| wapping | noun | Yelping. |
| warring | present participle & vb. noun | of War |
| warbled | imp. & past participle | of Warble |
| warbler | noun | One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; — applied chiefly to birds., Any one of numerous species of small Old World singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidae, many of which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under Sedge) are well-known species., Any one of numerous species of small, often bright colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. They are allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly musical. |
| warding | present participle & vb. noun | of Ward |
| wardian | adjective | Designating, or pertaining to, a kind of glass inclosure for keeping ferns, mosses, etc., or for transporting growing plants from a distance; as, a Wardian case of plants; — so named from the inventor, Nathaniel B. Ward, an Englishman. |
| wareful | adjective | Wary; watchful; cautious. |
| warence | noun | Madder. |
| warfare | noun | Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war., Contest; struggle., To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars. |
| warison | verb t. | Preparation; protection; provision; supply., Reward; requital; guerdon. |
| warlike | adjective | Fit for war; disposed for war; as, a warlike state; a warlike disposition., Belonging or relating to war; military; martial. |
| warling | noun | One often quarreled with; — / word coined, perhaps, to rhyme with darling. |
| warlock | noun | A male witch; a wizard; a sprite; an imp., Of or pertaining to a warlock or warlock; impish. |
| warming | present participle & vb. noun | of Warm, a. & n. from Warm, v. |
| warmful | adjective | Abounding in capacity to warm; giving warmth; as, a warmful garment. |
| warning | present participle & vb. noun | of Warn, Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice., Previous notice., Caution against danger, or against faults or evil practices which incur danger; admonition; monition. |
| warping | present participle & vb. noun | of Warp, The act or process of one who, or that which, warps., The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver. |
| warpage | noun | The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors. |
| warpath | noun | The route taken by a party of Indians going on a warlike expedition. |
| warrant | noun | That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority., A writing which authorizes a person to receive money or other thing., A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice., An official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer. See Warrant officer, below., That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty; security., That which attests or proves; a voucher., Right; legality; allowance., To make secure; to give assurance against harm; to guarantee safety to; to give authority or power to do, or forbear to do, anything by which the person authorized is secured, or saved harmless, from any loss or damage by his action., To support by authority or proof; to justify; to maintain; to sanction; as, reason warrants it., To give a warrant or warranty to; to assure as if by giving a warrant to., To secure to, as a grantee, an estate granted; to assure., To secure to, as a purchaser of goods, the title to the same; to indemnify against loss., To secure to, as a purchaser, the quality or quantity of the goods sold, as represented. See Warranty, n., 2., To assure, as a thing sold, to the purchaser; that is, to engage that the thing is what it appears, or is represented, to be, which implies a covenant to make good any defect or loss incurred by it. |
| warrior | noun | A man engaged or experienced in war, or in the military life; a soldier; a champion. |
| warworn | adjective | Worn with military service; as, a warworn soldier; a warworn coat. |
| washing | present participle & vb. noun | of Wash, The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution., The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash. |
| washout | noun | The washing out or away of earth, etc., especially of a portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain or a freshet; also, a place, especially in the bed of a road or railroad, where the earth has been washed away. |
| washpot | noun | A pot or vessel in which anything is washed., A pot containing melted tin into which the plates are dipped to be coated. |
| washtub | noun | A tub in which clothes are washed. |
| waspish | adjective | Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a wasp., Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish. |
| wassail | noun | An ancient expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one., An occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse., The liquor used for a wassail; esp., a beverage formerly much used in England at Christmas and other festivals, made of ale (or wine) flavored with spices, sugar, toast, roasted apples, etc.; — called also lamb’s wool., A festive or drinking song or glee., Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as, a wassail bowl., To hold a wassail; to carouse. |
| wastage | noun | Loss by use, decay, evaporation, leakage, or the like; waste. |
| wasting | present participle & vb. noun | of Waste, Causing waste; also, undergoing waste; diminishing; as, a wasting disease; a wasting fortune. |
| wastrel | noun | Any waste thing or substance, Waste land or common land., A profligate., A neglected child; a street Arab., Anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks, china, etc. |
| watched | imp. & past participle | of Watch |
| watcher | noun | One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during the night. |
| watches | noun pl. | The leaves of Saracenia flava. See Trumpets. |
| watchet | adjective | Pale or light blue. |
| watered | imp. & past participle | of Water |
| waterer | noun | One who, or that which, waters. |
| waterie | noun | The pied wagtail; — so called because it frequents ponds. |
| wattled | imp. & past participle | of Wattle, Furnished with wattles, or pendent fleshy processes at the chin or throat. |
| wavelet | noun | A little wave; a ripple. |
| wavered | imp. & past participle | of Waver |
| waverer | noun | One who wavers; one who is unsettled in doctrine, faith, opinion, or the like. |
| waveson | noun | Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves, or sea. |
| waxbill | noun | Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging to Estrelda and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The bill is large, conical, and usually red in color, resembling sealing wax. Several of the species are often kept as cage birds. |
| waxbird | The waxwing. | |
| waxwing | noun | Any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax. The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also waxbird. |
| waxwork | noun | Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings., An American climbing shrub (Celastrus scandens). It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open in the autumn, and display the scarlet coverings of the seeds. |
| waybill | noun | A list of passengers in a public vehicle, or of the baggage or gods transported by a common carrier on a land route. When the goods are transported by water, the list is called a bill of lading. |
| waybung | noun | An Australian insessorial bird (Corcorax melanorhamphus) noted for the curious actions of the male during the breeding season. It is black with a white patch on each wing. |
| wayfare | verb i. | To journey; to travel; to go to and fro., The act of journeying; travel; passage. |
| waygate | noun | The tailrace of a mill. |
| waylaid | imp. & past participle | of Waylay |
| wayless | adjective | Having no road or path; pathless. |
| waymark | noun | A mark to guide in traveling. |
| wayment | verb i. | To lament; to grieve; to wail., Grief; lamentation; mourning. |
| wayside | noun | The side of the way; the edge or border of a road or path., Of or pertaining to the wayside; as, wayside flowers. |
| wayward | adjective | Taking one’s own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful. |
| waywode | noun | Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars, and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers. |
| wayworn | adjective | Wearied by traveling. |