English Words Starting With W

• whoremongering

  adjectivenounRare / Very Low
  /ˈhɔːˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ/The habitual or promiscuous seeking out of prostitutes; engaging in commercial sex as a client.
• whoreson

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ˈhɔːs(ə)n/A deeply offensive term for a contemptible man or boy, literally meaning 'son of a whore'.
• whorf

  nounRare
  /wɔːf/A surname of Germanic origin, often used eponymously to refer to the linguistic anthropologist Benjamin Lee Whorf and his theoretical contributions.
• whorfian hypothesis

  nounC2/Academic
  /ˈwɔːf.i.ən haɪˌpɒθ.ə.sɪs/The proposition that the language one speaks fundamentally shapes or influences one's worldview and cognitive processes.
• whorl

  nounC2
  /wɜːl/A pattern of circles, lines, or shapes that spiral around a central point; a single turn of a spiral or coil.
• whort

  nounObsolete/Dialectal/Rare
  /wəːt/An alternative, dialectal, or rare spelling of 'whortleberry', a small bluish-black European berry.
• whortleberry

  nounVery Low
  /ˈwɜːt(ə)lˌbɛri/A small, edible, dark-blue to black European berry that grows on a low-growing shrub.
• whosis

  nounLow
  /ˈhuːzɪs/An informal placeholder for a person or thing whose name is unknown, forgotten, or unimportant.
• whump

  nounLow
  /wʌmp/A dull, heavy sound, typically resulting from an impact.
• whup

  verbverb-transitiveLow / Very Low
  /wʌp/To beat or defeat decisively; to thrash.
• why

  adverbconjunctioninterjectionnounpronounA1
  /waɪ/A question word used to ask about the reason, cause, or purpose of something.
• whyalla

  nounLow (Geographical/Proper Noun)
  /waɪˈælə/A city and port in South Australia, located on the Eyre Peninsula, known for its steelworks and shipbuilding industry.
• whydah

  nounRare / Specialized
  /ˈwɪdə/a small African finch, particularly males of certain species that develop extremely long tail feathers during breeding season
• whydunnit

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
  /ˌwaɪˈdʌn.ɪt/A detective story or crime drama in which the primary focus is the motive for the crime rather than who committed it or how.
• whyte classification

  nounC2
  /ˈwaɪt ˌklæs.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/A classification system for steam locomotive wheel arrangements, developed by Frederick Methvan Whyte, which uses a notation of numbers separated by dashes (or plus signs) to represent the number of leading, driving, and trailing wheels.
• wi-fi

  nounHigh
  /ˈwaɪ.faɪ/A technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a wireless local area network (WLAN), typically using radio waves.
• wiak

  nounVery High
  /wiːk/Lacking physical strength, power, or intensity.
• wibble

  verbVery low
  /ˈwɪb.əl/To wobble or quiver slightly, often in a purposeless or indecisive manner; to speak or act in a trivial, foolish, or indecisive way.
• wicca

  nounC2
  /ˈwɪk.ə/A modern, nature-based pagan religion or witchcraft tradition that venerates a goddess and god, observes seasonal festivals (sabbats), and often practices magic.
• wiccan

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈwɪk.ən/a practitioner of Wicca, a modern pagan religion focused on nature, magic, and the worship of a Goddess and often a God

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