English Words Starting With W

• wineglassful

  nounC2
  /ˈwaɪn.ɡlɑːs.fʊl/The amount a standard wine glass holds; a measure of liquid volume.
• winegrower

  nounC2
  /ˈwaɪnˌɡrəʊ.ər/A person who cultivates grapes and produces wine.
• winegrowing

  nounLow
  /ˈwaɪnˌɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/The activity or process of cultivating grapevines for the production of wine.
• winehouse

  nounLow
  /ˈwaɪnhaʊs/An establishment where wine is produced, stored, or sold; a winery.
• winemaker

  nounC1
  /ˈwaɪnmeɪkə(r)/A person or company that produces wine from grapes.
• winemaking

  nounC1
  /ˈwaɪnmeɪkɪŋ/The process of producing wine from grapes.
• winepress

  nounC2
  /ˈwaɪnpres/A machine or vat in which grapes are crushed to extract their juice for making wine.
• winery

  nounB2
  /ˈwaɪnəri/A building or establishment where wine is produced.
• winesap

  nounLow
  /ˈwaɪn.sæp/A dark-red, crisp, and tart American apple variety with distinctive wine-like flavor.
• winesburg, ohio

  nounLow (specialist/literary context)
  /ˈwaɪnzbɜːɡ ˈəʊhaɪəʊ/A fictional small town in the American Midwest, the primary setting for Sherwood Anderson's 1919 story cycle 'Winesburg, Ohio' (full title: 'Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small-Town Life').
• wineshop

  nounC1
  /ˈwaɪnʃɒp/A shop or small store that sells wine.
• wineskin

  nounC1
  /ˈwaɪnskɪn/A bag, traditionally made from the skin of an animal, used for storing and transporting wine.
• winetaster

  nounC2
  /ˈwaɪnˌteɪ.stər/A person whose job or hobby is tasting wine to assess its quality.
• winetasting

  nounB2
  /ˈwaɪnˌteɪ.stɪŋ/The social event or activity of sampling and evaluating different wines.
• winfield

  nounRare / Proper Noun
  /ˈwɪn.fiːld/A proper noun, primarily a given name and surname, and a toponym (place name).
• winfred

  nounRare (as a common noun, zero; as a name, historical/low frequency)
  /ˈwɪnfrɪd/A male given name, originally of Old English origin.
• winfrey

  nounVery Low
  /ˈwɪnfrɪ/A surname, famously borne by Oprah Winfrey.
• wing

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveHigh Frequency (A2)
  /wɪŋ/The part of a bird, insect, or bat that allows it to fly; a wing-shaped structure.
• wing bar

  nounLow to Medium (specialist/technical contexts)
  /ˈwɪŋ ˌbɑː/A distinctive, often contrasting, band of color or pattern across the wing of a bird or aircraft.
• wing beat

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈwɪŋ.biːt/The complete up-and-down motion of a bird's or insect's wing during flight, encompassing one full cycle of movement; also used to describe the rate or frequency of this movement.

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