(informal) A stringed instrument, especially a guitar
One who twangs something.
twangle
twangle
noun
A twanging sound.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To twang repetitively.
ungnawn
ungnawn
adj
(archaic) Ungnawed.
unwaged
unwaged
adj
Not waged, as a war.
wabunga
wachaga
wadding
wadding
noun
Soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material.
Wads collectively.
verb
present participle of wad
waffing
waffing
verb
present participle of waff
waftage
waftage
noun
Conveyance on a buoyant medium, such as air or water.
wafting
wafting
noun
An instance of wafting; the action of something that wafts.
verb
present participle of waft
waganda
wagedom
wagedom
noun
The practice of hiring workers for wages.
wagener
wagered
wagered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wager
wagerer
wagerer
noun
A person who wagers or bets.
waggers
waggers
noun
plural of wagger
waggery
waggery
noun
a droll remark or jest
droll behaviour characteristic of a wag
wagging
wagging
noun
The motion of something that is wagged.
verb
present participle of wag
waggish
waggish
adj
mischievous, tricky
witty, jocular, like a wag
waggled
waggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waggle
waggles
waggles
noun
plural of waggle
waggons
waggons
noun
plural of waggon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waggon
waglike
wagling
wagoned
wagoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wagon
wagoner
wagoner
noun
Someone who drives a wagon.
wagonry
wagonry
noun
Conveyance by means of a wagon or wagons.
wagshul
wagsome
wagsome
adj
Waggish.
wagtail
wagtail
noun
(zoology) Short for wagtail platy.
Any of various small passerine birds of the family Motacillidae, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
wagweno
waifing
waifing
verb
present participle of waif
waiguli
wailing
wailing
noun
A loud drawn out scream or howl.
verb
present participle of wail
wainage
wainage
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) Gainage; the team and implements necessary for the cultivation of land.
The provision of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation of goods or produce.
wairing
wairing
verb
present participle of wair
waiting
waiting
noun
(obsolete) Watching.
Attendance, service.
The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
verb
present participle of wait
waiving
waiving
verb
present participle of waive
walburg
walking
walking
adj
Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
Characterized by or suitable for walking.
Heavily characterized by some given quality.
Incarnate as a human; living.
noun
gerund of walk.
verb
present participle of walk
wallago
wallago
noun
A member of the genus Wallago of catfishes of the family Siluridae, native to Asia.
walling
walling
noun
A group of walls.
A method of torture in which a person's neck is encircled by a collar, which is then used to slam the person against a wall.
Material used for walls.
verb
present participle of wall
wambugu
wangala
wangans
wangans
noun
plural of wangan
wangara
wanghee
wanghee
noun
A walking cane made from such bamboo.
Bamboo species of the genus Phyllostachys, especially Phyllostachys nigra.
wangled
wangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wangle
wangler
wangler
noun
a person who wangles
wangles
wangles
noun
plural of wangle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wangle
wangoni
wanguns
wanguns
noun
plural of wangun
wanigan
wanigan
noun
Alternative form of wangan
wanning
wantage
wantage
noun
(archaic) want; lack; deficiency
wantagh
wanting
wanting
adj
Absent or lacking.
Deficient.
That wants or desires.
noun
The state of wanting something; desire.
prep
Less, short of, minus.
Without, except, but.
verb
present participle of want
wapping
wapping
adj
(colloquial) Archaic form of whopping (“exceptionally great or large”).
verb
present participle of wap
wardage
warding
warding
noun
The act of one who wards.
verb
present participle of ward
waregga
wareing
warking
warking
verb
present participle of wark
warling
warling
noun
(obsolete) One often quarreled with.
warming
warming
noun
(slang) A beating; a thrashing.
A small rise in temperature.
verb
present participle of warm
warnage
warning
warning
intj
Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.
noun
Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
verb
present participle of warn
warpage
warpage
noun
A charge per ton made on shipping.
The act or process of warping.
The warpedness resulting from that act or process.
warping
warping
noun
(geology) the deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area
An action or motion that warps or twists.
The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.
verb
present participle of warp
warring
warring
adj
engaged in war; belligerent
noun
The act of engaging in war or conflict.
verb
present participle of war
warthog
warthog
noun
(military) A nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II air support warplane
(zoology) A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.
wasango
wasegua
washing
washing
noun
(countable) The action of the verb to wash
(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
(pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
(stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
(uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
A thin covering or coat.
My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
The liquid used to wash an ore.
verb
present participle of wash
washrag
washrag
noun
(Southern US) A square piece of cloth for washing the face and body.
wastage
wastage
noun
(countable) Anything lost by wear or waste.
(hunting, countable) The act of abandoning animal carcasses or parts, usually illegal.
(uncountable) Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.
(uncountable) The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.
(uncountable) The periodical turnover of personnel in an organisation by death, retirement or resignation, as perceived by those aspiring to promotion or appointment in the organisation.
wasting
wasting
adj
Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
noun
Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
verb
present participle of waste
watauga
watonga
watonga
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA, and the county seat of Blaine County.
wattage
wattage
noun
An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc.
The power requirement of some electric appliance.
waughts
waughts
noun
plural of waught
wauking
wauking
verb
present participle of wauk
wauling
wauling
noun
A plaintive cry or howl, as of a cat.
verb
present participle of waul
wawling
wawling
noun
Alternative form of wauling
verb
present participle of wawl
waxings
waxings
noun
plural of waxing
waxwing
waxwing
noun
Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.
waybung
waybung
noun
(Australia) The white-winged chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos)
waygang
waygate
waygate
noun
The tailrace of a mill.
waygoer
waygone
waygone
adj
exhausted from travel
weaning
weaning
noun
The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment.
verb
present participle of wean
wearing
wearing
adj
(not comparable) Intended to be worn.
Causing erosion.
Causing tiredness; trying to a person's patience.
That wears (deteriorate through use), and may eventually wear out.
noun
That which is worn; clothes; garments.
The act by which something is worn.
The mechanical process of eroding or grinding.
verb
present participle of wear
weaving
weaving
noun
(countable) A piece of such material.
(countable) An unsteady motion back and forth.
(uncountable) The process of making woven material on a loom.
verb
gerund of weave
present participle of weave
weedage
weftage
weftage
noun
(obsolete) texture
weigela
weigela
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Weigela.
weilang
weygand
whaling
whaling
noun
(informal) A beating.
The practice of hunting whales.
The practice of spotting whales.
verb
present participle of whale
whangam
whanged
whanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whang
whangee
whangee
noun
A cane made from whangee wood.
Any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles.
whigham
whorage
widegab
widegap
widegap
adj
Having a wide bandgap.
wigmake
wigtail
wigwags
wigwags
noun
plural of wigwag.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wigwag
wigwams
wigwams
noun
plural of wigwam
windage
windage
noun
(automotive) Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
(ballistics) Horizontal adjustment of the sight of a firearm or bow.
(ballistics) The difference in diameter between the bore of a firearm and the shot.
(chiefly nautical) Exposure to the wind.
(medicine, dated) A contusion caused by a projectile that does not enter the skin, due to either compressed air or a glancing blow
windbag
windbag
noun
(archaic) Bellows for an organ.
(mildly derogatory) Someone who talks excessively.
verb
To talk pompously or excessively.
wingate
wingate
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries
wingina
wingman
wingman
noun
(Australian rules football) A player positioned on the wing.
(by extension) A friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests.
A pilot partner of another, a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.
verb
To act as a wingman for (someone); to accompany in order to provide support.
winigan
wolgast
wonegan
wongara
wordage
wordage
noun
The choice of words used; phraseology.
The excessive use of words; verbiage.
The number of words used in a text.
Words collectively.
workbag
workbag
noun
A bag containing tools or material used for work, especially needlework.
wraggle
wraggle
verb
To noisily try to convince others.
To pester.
To wag about with a wiggling motion.
wrangel
wrangle
wrangle
noun
(countable) An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; an altercation.
(also figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
(by extension, humorous) To manage or supervise (people).
(figuratively) To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
(generally, also figuratively) To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
(reflexive) To cause (oneself) grief through arguing or quarrelling.
Followed by out of: to compel or drive (someone or something) away through arguing.
Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
Followed by out: to put forward arguments on (a case, a matter disagreed upon, etc.).
To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
To speak or write (something) in an argumentative or contentious manner.