English Words Starting With W

• whiteout

  nounB2
  /ˈwaɪt.aʊt/A state or condition of near-zero visibility due to heavy snow or blowing snow, where the horizon and landscape become indistinguishable.
• whiteprint

  nounRare/Technical
  /ˈwaɪtprɪnt/A copy of a technical drawing, typically produced by a diazo process on white or pale paper.
• whites

  plural-nounB2
  /waɪts/White-coloured items or materials, particularly referring to items of white clothing, fabric, or in various sports, a ball that is white.
• whitesmith

  nounC2
  /ˈwaɪtsmɪθ/A person who works with tin or other light metals, especially one who finishes or polishes metal goods.
• whitesplain

  verb-ambitransitiveLow-medium (emerging, context-specific, primarily in socio-political discourse)
  /ˈwaɪt.spleɪn/For a white person to explain something, especially about race or racism, to a person of colour in a condescending, patronising, or uninformed manner, often while dismissing the latter's lived experience.
• whitethorn

  nounLow
  /ˈwaɪt.θɔːn/A common name for the hawthorn tree (genus Crataegus), especially Crataegus monogyna, characterized by its white spring blossoms and thorny branches.
• whitethroat

  nounLow
  /ˈwaɪtθrəʊt/a small, migratory songbird of the warbler family with a pale throat, especially Sylvia communis.
• whitetip shark

  nounLow-frequency technical term
  /ˈwaɪt.tɪp ˈʃɑːk/A species of oceanic shark characterized by distinctive white markings on the tips of its fins.
• whitewall

  nounLow
  /ˈwaɪt.wɔːl/A tyre with a white sidewall, typically on a car from the mid-20th century.
• whitewash

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈwaɪt.wɒʃ/A substance (mixture of lime and water) used for whitening walls, fences, or other surfaces.
• whitewashing

  nounC1
  /ˈwaɪtˌwɒʃ.ɪŋ/The act of covering something with white paint or wash; literally painting a surface white.
• whitewater rafting

  nounB2
  /ˌwaɪtˈwɔːtə ˈrɑːftɪŋ/The recreational activity of navigating a river or other body of rough, turbulent water (whitewater) in an inflatable raft, typically as an adventure sport.
• whitewing

  nounLow
  /ˈwʌɪtwɪŋ/A bird with prominent white feathers on its wings.
• whitewood

  nounLow
  /ˈwaɪtwʊd/The name for the wood of certain trees, notably tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), or other pale-coloured, easily worked timbers.
• whitey

  nounRare / Slang / Offensive
  /ˈwaɪti/A pejorative slang term for a white person.
• whitgift

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency, proper noun)
  /ˈwɪtɡɪft/A proper noun referring to John Whitgift (c. 1530–1604), the Archbishop of Canterbury, or institutions bearing his name.
• whiting

  nounLow-medium
  /ˈwaɪtɪŋ/A small, silvery-white marine fish, often used for food, especially after being cleaned and prepared.
• whitlam

  nounVery low
  /ˈwɪtləm/The proper noun referring to Gough Whitlam (1916–2014), 21st Prime Minister of Australia
• whitleather

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈwɪtˌlɛðə/A tough, flexible leather that has been dressed with alum and salt, but not tanned with vegetable or mineral agents.
• whitley bay

  nounLow (primarily geographical/cultural reference)
  /ˈwɪtli ˈbeɪ/A seaside town in North East England, on the coast of Tyne and Wear, known as a traditional holiday destination.

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