English Words Starting With W

• wallenda

  nounLow
  /wɒˈlɛndə/A risky or precarious venture, situation, or act; a daring high-wire act or performance.
• wallensis

  nounVery Rare
  /wɒˈlɛnsɪs/A species name meaning 'of Wales', used primarily in biological taxonomy to denote organisms discovered in or endemic to Wales.
• wallenstein

  nounLow
  /ˈvalənˌʃtaɪn/A surname, most famously referring to Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583–1634), a Bohemian military leader and statesman during the Thirty Years' War.
• waller

  nounC1
  /ˈwɔːlə/A person who builds or repairs walls, especially dry-stone walls.
• wallet

  nounB1
  /ˈwɒl.ɪt/A small, flat case, often made of leather or fabric, used for carrying banknotes, cards, and other small personal items.
• walleye

  nounB2/C1
  /ˈwɔːl.ʌɪ/A type of North American freshwater fish with large, light-reflecting eyes, highly valued for sport fishing and food.
• walleye pollock

  nounC2 (Technical/Specific)
  /ˌwɔːlʌɪ ˈpɒlək/A species of marine fish (Gadus chalcogrammus, formerly Theragra chalcogramma) found primarily in the North Pacific, important commercially for food products like surimi and fish fillets.
• walleyed pike

  nounLow
  /ˌwɔːl.aɪd ˈpaɪk/A large, freshwater predatory fish, valued as a game fish and for food.
• wallflower

  nounB2
  /ˈwɔːlflaʊə(r)/A person who remains on the sidelines at a social event, often due to shyness or lack of confidence.
• wallies

  plural-nounLow
  /ˈwɒliz/A British slang term for foolish or stupid people; idiots.
• wallingford

  nounC2 (Proper Noun, low general frequency, high contextual frequency in relevant geographic/historical discussions)
  /ˈwɒlɪŋfəd/A proper noun referring to either a historic market town in Oxfordshire, England, or a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
• wallington

  nounLow (Proper Noun)
  /ˈwɒlɪŋtən/A proper noun referring primarily to a place name, specifically a suburban area in the London Borough of Sutton, England.
• wallis

  nounLow
  /ˈwɒl.ɪs/A proper noun referring to a surname, a historical region in the Alps (the German name for the Swiss canton of Valais), or as part of specific names like Wallis Simpson.
• wallis and futuna islands

  nounplural-nounVery Low
  /ˌwɒl.ɪs ən fuːˈtuː.nə ˈaɪ.ləndz/A French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer) in the South Pacific, comprising the two main island groups of Wallis and Futuna, along with several smaller islands.
• wallonia

  nounLow
  /wɒˈləʊ.ni.ə/The French-speaking southern region of Belgium.
• walloon

  adjectivenounC2/Rare
  /wɒˈluːn/A member of a people of southern Belgium and adjacent parts of France, speaking a dialect of French.
• walloon brabant

  nounRare
  /ˌwɒluːn brəˈbænt/A province of Belgium located in the southern, French-speaking region of Wallonia.
• wallop

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2-C1 (moderately low frequency, familiar to proficient users)
  /ˈwɒləp/To hit or strike someone or something very hard and noisily.
• walloper

  nounLow
  /ˈwɒləpə(r)/A person or thing that strikes with heavy blows; a batterer or beater.
• walloping

  adjectiveadverbnounC2
  /ˈwɒləpɪŋ/A very heavy blow or defeat; a severe beating.

Showing 301–320 of 3868 words.