Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words vacancies plural of Vacancy vaccinate verb t. To inoculate with the cowpox by means of a virus, called vaccine, taken either directly or indirectly from cows. vaccinist noun A vaccinator. vaccinium noun A genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries. vacillant adjective … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words yachtsmen plural of Yachtsman yachtsman noun One who owns or sails a yacht; a yachter. yankeeism noun A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like. yardstick noun A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc. yawningly adverb In a yawning manner. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words vocalized imp. & past participle of Vocalize vocalness noun The quality of being vocal; vocality. voiceless adjective Having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb., Not sounded with voice; as, a voiceless consonant; surd. voir dire An oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn in chief, … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words wadsetter noun One who holds by a wadset. wagenboom noun A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels. waggeries plural of Waggery wagnerite noun A fluophosphate of magnesia, occurring in yellowish crystals, and also in massive forms. wagonette noun A kind … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words wadsetter noun One who holds by a wadset. wagenboom noun A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels. waggeries plural of Waggery wagnerite noun A fluophosphate of magnesia, occurring in yellowish crystals, and also in massive forms. wagonette noun A kind … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words wallabies plural of Wallaby walleteer noun One who carries a wallet; a foot traveler; a tramping beggar. wall-eyed adjective Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color. walloping present participle & vb. noun of Wallop wallowing present participle & vb. noun of Wallow wallowish adjective Flat; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words water bed A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for bedridden patients. water bug The Croton bug., Any one of numerous species of large, rapacious, aquatic, hemipterous insects belonging to Belostoma, Benacus, Zaitha, and other genera … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words weakening present participle & vb. noun of Weaken wealthful adjective Full of wealth; wealthy; prosperous. wealthily adverb In a wealthy manner; richly. weariable adjective That may be wearied. weariless adjective Incapable of being wearied. weariness noun The quality or state of being weary or tried; lassitude; exhaustion of strength; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words whaleboat noun A long, narrow boat, sharp at both ends, used by whalemen. whalebone noun A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes. See Baleen. whealworm … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words treachery noun Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason. treachour noun A traitor. treadfowl noun A cock. treadmill noun A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally … Read more