Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words wordiness noun The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness. workbench noun A bench on which work is performed, as in a carpenter’s shop. workhouse noun A house where any manufacture is carried on; a workshop., A house in which idle and vicious persons are … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words unability noun Inability. unadvised adjective Not prudent; not discreet; ill advised., Done without due consideration; wanton; rash; inconsiderate; as, an unadvised proceeding. unaidable adjective Incapable of being aided. unalloyed adjective Not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure; as, unalloyed metals; unalloyed happiness. unamiable adjective Not amiable; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words xanthidia plural of Xanthidium xanthogen noun The hypothetical radical supposed to be characteristic of xanthic acid., Persulphocyanogen. xanthosis noun The yellow discoloration often observed in cancerous tumors. xenelasia noun A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably being to preserve the national … Read more
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 tombester noun A female dancer. tombstone noun A stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased. tomentose adjective Covered with matted woolly hairs; as, a tomentose leaf; a tomentose leaf; a tomentose membrane.