English Words Starting With W

• witwatersrand

  nounC2
  /ˌvɪtˈvɑːtəzrænd/A ridge of high land in South Africa, particularly the region around Johannesburg, famous for its gold deposits.
• wive

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveVery Rare / Archaic
  /waɪv/To marry a woman; to take a wife.
• wivern

  nounC2
  /ˈwɪvən/A mythical heraldic or fantasy creature resembling a two-legged dragon with a serpent-like tail, often with wings.
• wives

  nounB1
  /waɪvz/The plural form of 'wife', meaning a married woman considered in relation to her spouse.
• wiz

  nounC1
  /wɪz/A person who is exceptionally skilled or proficient at something.
• wizard

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˈwɪz.əd/A man who is believed to have magical powers and can use them to influence events or people; a person who is highly skilled or knowledgeable in a particular area.
• wizardry

  nounC1
  /ˈwɪz.əd.ri/Great skill at something or a clever plan, often with connotations of magic, mystery or exceptional ability.
• wizen

  adjectiveverbverb-ambitransitiveVery Low (Literary/Archaic)
  /ˈwɪz(ə)n/To become or make dry, shrunken, or wrinkled, especially due to age or lack of moisture.
• wloclawek

  nounVery Low
  /vwɒtˈswɑːvɛk/A city in north-central Poland, located on the Vistula River.
• wo

  abbreviationnounC2 / Very Low
  /wəʊ/ (archaic sense), /ˈwɪð.aʊt/ (when read as abbreviation)An archaic or poetic variant of 'woe', meaning deep sorrow or distress; also an informal abbreviation for 'without'.
• woad

  nounC2
  /wəʊd/A European plant (Isatis tinctoria) historically grown for the blue dye extracted from its leaves.
• woadwaxen

  nounObsolete / Extremely rare
  /ˈwəʊdˌwæks(ə)n/A yellow-flowered shrub of the pea family, formerly cultivated as a source of blue dye.
• woald

  nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
  /wəʊld/A very rare or obsolete term referring to a wooded area or the concept of being wooded; an archaic or dialectal variant related to the concept of a wood or forest.
• wobbegong

  nounVery low
  /ˈwɒbɪɡɒŋ/A species of bottom-dwelling carpet shark from the Orectolobidae family.
• wobble

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /ˈwɒb.əl/To move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side with a slight, rapid, often uncontrolled motion; to be unstable or insecure.
• wobble board

  nounLow
  /ˈwɒb.əl ˌbɔːd/A flat board mounted on a central fulcrum (like a semi-sphere or rounded piece) so that it tilts and rocks when someone stands or balances on it.
• wobble plate

  nounC2 / Very Low-Frequency / Technical Jargon
  /ˈwɒb.əl pleɪt/A mechanical component, typically a flat disk that is mounted at an angle or can oscillate, used to convert rotary motion into reciprocating motion, or vice versa, often found in pumps, compressors, and swashplate mechanisms.
• wobble pump

  nounC1
  /ˈwɒb.əl ˌpʌmp/A manually operated hand pump used in some aircraft to prime the engine or maintain fuel pressure, especially in early piston-engine models.
• wobbly

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈwɒb.əl.i/Tending to move unsteadily from side to side; not firm or stable.
• woburn

  nounLow
  /ˈwʊbən/A place name, most commonly referring to towns or estates.

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