| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| wiclifite | noun | Alt. of Wickliffite |
| widewhere | adverb | Widely; far and wide. |
| widowhood | noun | The state of being a widow; the time during which a woman is widow; also, rarely, the state of being a widower., Estate settled on a widow. |
| wieldable | adjective | Capable of being wielded. |
| wieldance | noun | The act or power of wielding. |
| wieldless | adjective | Not to be wielded; unmanageable; unwieldy. |
| wieldsome | adjective | Admitting of being easily wielded or managed. |
| wierangle | noun | Same as Wariangle. |
| wildering | present participle & vb. noun | of Wilder, A plant growing in a state of nature; especially, one which has run wild, or escaped from cultivation. |
| wildgrave | noun | A waldgrave, or head forest keeper. See Waldgrave. |
| willemite | noun | A silicate of zinc, usually occurring massive and of a greenish yellow color, also in reddish crystals (troostite) containing manganese. |
| willingly | adverb | In a willing manner; with free will; without reluctance; cheerfully. |
| willowish | adjective | Having the color of the willow; resembling the willow; willowy. |
| wincopipe | noun | A little red flower, no doubt the pimpernel, which, when it opens in the morning, is supposed to bode a fair day. See Pimpernel. |
| windbound | adjective | prevented from sailing, by a contrary wind. See Weatherbound. |
| windhover | noun | The kestrel; — called also windbibber, windcuffer, windfanner. |
| windiness | noun | The quality or state of being windy or tempestuous; as, the windiness of the weather or the season., Fullness of wind; flatulence., Tendency to generate wind or gas; tendency to produce flatulence; as, the windiness of vegetables., Tumor; puffiness. |
| windingly | adverb | In a winding manner. |
| windowing | present participle & vb. noun | of Window |
| wind-rode | adjective | Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; — said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each other. |
| windrowed | imp. & past participle | of Windrow |
| windstorm | noun | A storm characterized by high wind with little or no rain. |
| windtight | adjective | So tight as to prevent the passing through of wind. |
| wineberry | noun | The red currant., The bilberry., A peculiar New Zealand shrub (Coriaria ruscifolia), in which the petals ripen and afford an abundant purple juice from which a kind of wine is made. The plant also grows in Chili. |
| wineglass | noun | A small glass from which to drink wine. |
| winkingly | adverb | In a winking manner; with the eye almost closed. |
| winnard 2 | noun | The redwing. |
| winningly | adverb | In a winning manner. |
| winninish | noun | The land-locked variety of the common salmon. |
| winnowing | present participle & vb. noun | of Winnew, The act of one who, or that which, winnows. |
| wintering | present participle & vb. noun | of Winter |
| wiredrawn | past participle | of Wiredraw |
| wire-heel | noun | A disease in the feet of a horse or other beast. |
| wise-like | adjective | Resembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious. |
| wish-wash | noun | Any weak, thin drink. |
| wit(t)ing | present participle & vb. noun | of Wit |
| witch-elm | noun | See Wych-elm. |
| withamite | noun | A variety of epidote, of a reddish color, found in Scotland. |
| withdrawn | past participle | of Withdraw |
| withering | present participle & vb. noun | of Wither, Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade. |
| witherite | noun | Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses. |
| withernam | noun | A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal; — chiefly used in the expression capias in withernam, which is the name of a writ used in connection with the action of replevin (sometimes called a writ of reprisal), which issues to a defendant in replevin when he has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied, and fails to obtain them on the writ of return. |
| withe-rod | noun | A North American shrub (Viburnum nudum) whose tough osierlike shoots are sometimes used for binding sheaves. |
| withouten | preposition | Without. |
| withstood | imp. & past participle | of Withstand, o/ Withstand. |
| withstand | preposition | To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments. |
| witnessed | imp. & past participle | of Witness |
| witnesser | noun | One who witness. |
| witticism | noun | A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. |
| wittified | adjective | Possessed of wit; witty. |
| wittiness | noun | The quality of being witty. |
| wittingly | verb | Knowingly; with knowledge; by design. |