English Words Starting With W

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w boson
nounC2
/ˈdʌb.l̩.juː ˈbəʊ.sɒn/An elementary particle that mediates the weak nuclear force, carrying either a positive or negative electric charge.
w particle
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
/ˈdʌb.l̩.juː ˌpɑː.tɪ.kəl/A short-form or slang term for the 'W boson', one of the elementary particles responsible for the weak nuclear force in particle physics.
wa-wa
nounLow
/ˈwɑː wɑː/A colloquial or childish term for a baby's crying sound; the sound of crying.
waac
acronymnounVery Low
/wæk/A member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, a British organization during World War I.
waadt
nounC2 / Very Low
/wɒdt/To be (temporarily) without money or funds.
waaf
acronymnounVery Rare
/wæf/The Women's Auxiliary Air Force, a British female auxiliary air force during WWII.
waal
nounExtremely rare / Obsolete
/wɑːl/A Dutch word (noun) for 'wall' and the name of a river in the Netherlands; as an English word, an archaic or dialectal interjection or exclamation equivalent to 'well'.
waals
nounC2
/væn də ˈwɑːlz/A plural noun referring to the forces of attraction between molecules or atoms, named after the Dutch physicist Johannes Diderik van der Waals.
wab
nounVery Low
/wɒb/A dialectal or regional term for a web, cobweb, or something tangled, often used in Scots and northern English dialects.
wabanaki
nounVery Low
/ˌwɑːbəˈnɑːki/A confederation of Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America, including the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, and Abenaki.
wabash
nounVery Low
/ˈwɒbæʃ/Proper noun: the name of a river in the midwestern United States.
wabble
verbverb-ambitransitiveVery Low (archaic/variant spelling)
/ˈwɒb(ə)l/To move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side; to wobble.
wabi-sabi
nounC2
/ˌwɑː.bi ˈsɑː.bi/A Japanese worldview and aesthetic concept centered on finding beauty in imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness; embracing the flawed, aged, and modest.
wac
nounVery Low / Obscure
/wak/A low-level, informal English slang term primarily meaning 'to hit or strike' someone.
wace
nounLow
/weɪs/A large, bottom-feeding fish, specifically the ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta), commonly found in North Atlantic waters.
wack
adjectivenounLow
/wak/Bad, unsatisfactory, or of very poor quality; foolish or crazy.
wack job
nounInformal Slang / Colloquial
/ˈwæk ˌdʒɒb/A person who is considered extremely eccentric, irrational, or mentally unstable.
wacke
nounLow
/ˈwakə/A collective term for several kinds of sedimentary rock, specifically a dirty, weathered sandstone or greywacke with a variable, often clay-rich matrix.
wacko
adjectivenounLow-Mid
/ˈwakəʊ/A person who behaves in an irrational, eccentric, or crazy manner.
wacky tobacky
nounLow
/ˌwæk.i təˈbæk.i/A slang term for cannabis or marijuana.

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