English Words Starting With W

• women's movement

  nounMedium
  /ˈwɪm.ɪnz ˈmuːv.mənt/A social movement advocating for equal rights, opportunities, and liberation for women, particularly regarding social, political, and economic status.
• women's refuge

  nounLow-Medium
  /ˌwɪm.ɪnz ˈrɛf.juːdʒ/A safe house providing temporary accommodation and support for women and their children fleeing domestic violence, abuse, or exploitation.
• women's rights

  plural-nounMedium-High
  /ˈwɪmɪnz raɪts/The legal, social, and political rights for women to equal status, opportunity, and freedom from discrimination based on gender.
• women's room

  nounMedium
  /ˈwɪmɪnz ruːm/A public restroom or lavatory designated for use by women and girls.
• women's royal voluntary service

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈwɪm.ɪnz ˌrɔɪ.əl ˈvɒl.ən.tri ˈsɜː.vɪs/A British voluntary organisation providing welfare services and emergency support, historically known for its distinctive green uniforms.
• women's studies

  nounplural-nounMedium
  /ˈwɪm.ɪnz ˌstʌd.iz/An academic interdisciplinary field focusing on the roles, experiences, achievements, and societal status of women.
• women's suffrage

  nounB2
  /ˈwɪmɪnz ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/The right of women to vote in political elections.
• womenfolk

  nounplural-nounC1
  /ˈwɪmɪnfəʊk/The women of a particular family, community, or group considered collectively.
• womenkind

  nounC1
  /ˈwɪmɪnkaɪnd/All women considered collectively; womankind.
• womenswear

  nounB2
  /ˈwɪm.ɪnz.weər/Clothing designed and made for women.
• womera

  nounRare / Specialized
  /ˈwɒmərə/An Aboriginal Australian spear-throwing device; a type of spear-thrower or atlatl designed to increase leverage and distance.
• wommit

  nounVery Low
  /ˈwɒmɪt/A non‑standard, playful variant of the pronoun 'whom', used humorously in informal contexts to mock or mimic hyper‑correct grammatical speech.
• womp womp

  interjectionverb-ambitransitiveLow
  /ˈwɒmp ˌwɒmp/An onomatopoeic or interjectional phrase expressing mock sympathy, dismissal, or a minor failure.
• womxn

  nounVery Low
  /ˈwʊm.ɪn/ or /ˈwɪm.ɪn/A spelling variant of 'woman' or 'women' intended to be explicitly inclusive of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people, while removing the component 'man' from the word.
• womyn

  nounVery Low
  /ˈwɪm.ɪn/A term used as an alternative spelling of 'women' to explicitly exclude the morpheme 'men', thereby representing a concept of adult human females separate from male reference.
• won

  nounverbB1
  /wʌn/Past tense and past participle of 'win': achieved victory in a competition, contest, or conflict.
• won ton

  nounB1
  /ˌwɒn ˈtɒn/A type of small Chinese dumpling, typically with a thin wrapper and a savory filling of minced pork, shrimp, or vegetables, served in soup or fried.
• wonder

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈwʌndə(r)/A feeling of surprise, admiration, and curiosity caused by something beautiful, unexpected, or inexplicable.
• wonder boy

  nounC1
  /ˈwʌndə ˌbɔɪ/A young man who achieves remarkable success or is exceptionally talented, often attracting great admiration or publicity.
• wonder child

  nounLow
  /ˈwʌndə ˌtʃaɪld/a child who shows exceptional talent or intelligence at a very young age

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