(archaic or nonstandard) The act of twisting or its result; convolution or distortion.
(countable) A type of dance.
unfaithworthiness
unfaithworthy
unfawning
unfawning
adj
Not fawning.
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
upwafting
upwafting
verb
present participle of upwaft
wafdist
wafering
wafering
verb
present participle of wafer
waferish
waferish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wafer.
waferlike
waferlike
adj
Having a shape or texture similar to a wafer.
wafermaking
waffie
waffies
waffing
waffing
verb
present participle of waff
wafflike
waffling
waffling
noun
A repetitive speech or response to a question.
verb
present participle of waffle (To ramble on without a point; to argue a point without substantial evidence or a clear opinion.)
waflib
wafting
wafting
noun
An instance of wafting; the action of something that wafts.
verb
present participle of waft
waif
waif
noun
(Britain, law, archaic) Often in the form waif and stray, waifs and strays: an article of movable property found of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.
(by extension) A very thin person.
(by extension, botany) A plant introduced in a place outside its native range but is not persistently naturalized.
(nautical, chiefly whaling, historical) A small flag used as a signal.
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
Something (such as clouds or smoke) carried aloft by the wind.
Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
verb
(transitive) To cast aside or reject, and thus make a waif.
waifed
waifed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waif
waifing
waifing
verb
present participle of waif
waifs
waifs
noun
plural of waif
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waif
wailful
wailful
adj
(chiefly poetic) Sorrowful; mournful.
wailfully
wailfully
adv
In a wailful manner.
wainful
wainful
noun
A quantity that fills a wain; wagonful.
waitsfield
wakefield
wakefield
noun
(physics) A small area of very strong potential gradient, in a laser beam or plasma stream, used to accelerate charged particles in a plasma wakefield accelerator
wakerife
wakerifeness
wakif
wakif
noun
Alternative form of waqif
wakwafi
walkrife
wallingford
wanfried
wanthrift
warfarin
warfarin
noun
Manufactured as a chemical, used in high dosage as a pesticide.
Manufactured as a pharmaceutical drug and used in low dosage, with regular monitoring, for the prevention of thrombosis and embolism.
warfaring
warfaring
noun
warfare; conflict
verb
present participle of warfare
warfarins
warfarins
noun
plural of warfarin
warfield
warfield
Proper noun
A village in Berkshire, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A city in Kentucky
A in Virginia
warningproof
washerwife
washerwife
noun
(archaic) A washerwoman.
wastethrift
wastethrift
noun
(obsolete) A spendthrift.
wastrife
watchfire
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
waterfinder
waterfowling
waterfowling
noun
The sport of hunting waterfowl.
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
watfiv
waufie
waukrife
wayfaring
wayfaring
adj
Peripatetic.
Travelling, especially on foot.
noun
Travel, especially on foot.
verb
present participle of wayfare
wayfaringly
wayfarings
wayfarings
noun
plural of wayfaring
waynesfield
weakfish
weakfish
noun
Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters.
weakfishes
weakfishes
noun
plural of weakfish
weariful
weariful
adj
Causing weariness
Very weary; exhausted
wearifully
wearifully
adv
In a weariful manner.
wearifulness
wearifulness
noun
The quality of being weariful.
weaselfish
weatherfish
weatherfish
noun
A loach of the genus Misgurnus
especially, Misgurnus fossilis
weatherfishes
weatherfishes
noun
plural of weatherfish
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind
verb
present participle of weatherproof
weighshaft
welfaring
welfaring
verb
present participle of welfare
welfarism
welfarism
noun
(philosophy) An axiology or ethical theory in which value is determined by the well-being (e.g., happiness) of people or other sentient beings.
(rare, derogatory) The belief in or support of a welfare state.
welfarist
welfarist
adj
Pertaining to support for the politics or principles of the welfare state.
noun
A supporter of the politics or principles of the welfare state.
Someone who supports welfare, especially of animals.
welfaristic
welfaristic
adj
Supporting or relating to welfarism.
westfalite
westfalite
noun
An explosive, used in mining, containing ammonium nitrate.
wharfie
wharfie
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, informal, colloquial) A wharf labourer or stevedore.
wharfing
wharfing
noun
(engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
The material for constructing a wharf.
verb
present participle of wharf
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wharfside
wharfside
noun
The side of a wharf, where goods may be loaded and unloaded.
wharncliffe
wharncliffe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe
wheatfield
wheatfield
noun
A field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.
whiffable
whiggification
whiggification
noun
The process or result of whiggifying.
whipcraft
whipcraft
noun
(politics) The art or skill of a political whip, who enforces the party's policies in votes.
The art or skill of using a whip, for example in training animals.
whipgraft
whipgraft
noun
Alternative form of whip graft
whipstaff
whipstaff
noun
(nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached orthogonally to the tiller for steering a ship.
whipstaffs
whiteface
whiteface
noun
(countable) A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.
(countable) Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.
(countable) Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.
(countable, slang) A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)
(uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white.
A Hereford cow.
whitefieldian
wifecarl
wifeward
wifeward
adv
Toward a wife or wives.
wilfreda
williamsfield
windfall
windfall
noun
(figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.
A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.
Something that has been blown down by the wind.
windfallen
windfallen
adj
Blown down by the wind.
windfalls
windfalls
noun
plural of windfall
windfanner
windflaw
windflaw
noun
A sudden, strong current of wind; flaw.
windflaws
windflaws
noun
plural of windflaw
winedraf
wineglassful
wineglassful
noun
As much as a wineglass will hold.
wineglassfuls
winfall
witchcraft
witchcraft
noun
Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost magical.
The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
witchcrafts
witchcrafts
noun
plural of witchcraft
witchleaf
witcraft
witcraft
noun
Art or skill of the mind; mental skill; contrivance; invention; the art of wit.
The art of reasoning; logic.
withercraft
witsafe
wolfachite
wolffia
wolffian
wolffian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Wolffian.
wolffianism
wolfian
wolframic
wolframic
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Of or pertaining to wolfram.
wolframine
wolframinium
wolframite
wolframite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese; (Fe,Mn)WO₄.
wolframites
wolframites
noun
plural of wolframite
wolframium
wolframium
noun
(obsolete) The chemical element wolfram or tungsten.
woodcraftiness
woodcraftiness
noun
The quality of possessing woodcraft skills for outdoor survival in woodland habitats.