| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| wofully | adverb | In a woeful manner; sorrowfully; mournfully; miserably; dolefully. |
| woesome | adjective | Woeful. |
| wolfish | adjective | Like a wolf; having the qualities or form of a wolf; as, a wolfish visage; wolfish designs. |
| wolfkin | noun | A little or young wolf. |
| wolfram | noun | Same as Wolframite. |
| wolvish | adjective | Wolfish. |
| womanly | adjective | Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior., In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or affection of a woman. |
| wonders | adverb | See Wondrous. |
| wonting | present participle & vb. noun | of Wont |
| wooding | present participle & vb. noun | of Wood |
| woodcut | noun | An engraving on wood; also, a print from it. Same as Wood cut, under Wood. |
| woodmen | plural | of Woodman |
| woodman | noun | A forest officer appointed to take care of the king’s woods; a forester., A sportsman; a hunter., One who cuts down trees; a woodcutter., One who dwells in the woods or forest; a bushman. |
| woofell | noun | The European blackbird. |
| woolded | imp. & past participle | of Woold |
| woolder | noun | A stick used to tighten the rope in woolding., One of the handles of the top, formed by a wooden pin passing through it. See 1st Top, 2. |
| woolert | noun | The barn owl. |
| woolmen | plural | of Woolman |
| woolman | noun | One who deals in wool. |
| woolsey | noun | Linsey-woolsey. |
| woorali | noun | Same as Curare. |
| wording | present participle & vb. noun | of Word, The act or manner of expressing in words; style of expression; phrasing. |
| wordily | adverb | In a wordy manner. |
| wordish | adjective | Respecting words; full of words; wordy. |
| working | present participle & vb. noun | of Work, a & n. from Work. |
| workbag | noun | A bag for holding implements or materials for work; especially, a reticule, or bag for holding needlework, and the like. |
| workbox | noun | A box for holding instruments or materials for work. |
| workday | noun & adjective | A day on which work is performed, as distinguished from Sunday, festivals, etc., a working day. |
| workful | adjective | Full of work; diligent. |
| workmen | plural | of Workman |
| workman | noun | A man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures; a worker., Hence, especially, a skillful artificer or laborer. |
| worldly | adjective | Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions., Pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to this life and its enjoyments; bent on gain; as, worldly pleasures, affections, honor, lusts, men., Lay, as opposed to clerical., With relation to this life; in a worldly manner. |
| worming | present participle & vb. noun | of Worm |
| wormian | adjective | Discovered or described by Olanus Wormius, a Danish anatomist. |
| worrier | noun | One who worries. |
| worried | imp. & past participle | of Worry |
| worries | plural | of Worry |
| worship | adjective | Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness., Honor; respect; civil deference., Hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to certain magistrates and others of rank or station., The act of paying divine honors to the Supreme Being; religious reverence and homage; adoration, or acts of reverence, paid to God, or a being viewed as God., Obsequious or submissive respect; extravagant admiration; adoration., An object of worship., To respect; to honor; to treat with civil reverence., To pay divine honors to; to reverence with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honor of; to adore; to venerate., To honor with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize., To perform acts of homage or adoration; esp., to perform religious service. |
| worsted | imp. & past participle | of Worst, Well-twisted yarn spun of long-staple wool which has been combed to lay the fibers parallel, used for carpets, cloth, hosiery, gloves, and the like., Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery. |
| wottest | 2d pers. sing. pres. of Wit, to know. | |
| wotteth | 3d pers. sing. pres. of Wit, to know. | |
| wounded | imp. & past participle | of Wound |
| wounder | noun | One who, or that which, wounds. |
| wourali | noun | Same as Curare. |
| wou-wou | noun | The agile, or silvery, gibbon; — called also camper. See Gibbon. |
| wow-wow | noun | See Wou-wou. |