English Words Starting With W

• world's oldest profession

  nounC1
  /ˌwɜːldz ˌəʊldɪst prəˈfeʃən/Euphemism for prostitution.
• world-beater

  nounC1
  /ˈwɜːld ˌbiːtə/A person, team, product, or organization that is the best in the world; an unbeatable champion.
• world-building

  nounC1
  /ˈwɜːld ˌbɪldɪŋ/The process of constructing an imaginary world or universe, often detailed and coherent, for creative works like novels, films, or games.
• world-line

  nounRare
  /ˈwɜːld laɪn/A curve in spacetime representing the complete path of a particle or object through four-dimensional space and time.
• world-shaker

  nounVery Low (C2)
  /ˈwɜːldˌʃeɪkə/A person or event that causes massive, fundamental change on a global scale; something that profoundly shakes or overturns the established order of the world.
• world-view

  nounC1
  /ˈwɜːld vjuː/A particular philosophy of life or conception of the world.
• worldbeater

  nounC1
  /ˈwɜːldˌbiːtə/A person, team, or thing that is the best in the world; an unbeatable champion.
• worlding

  nounC2 - Very Low Frequency
  /ˈwɜːldɪŋ/The act of bringing something into being as part of a world; the process of constructing or experiencing a world, especially in philosophy, critical theory, and art.
• worldize

  verb-transitivevery low
  /ˈwɜːldaɪz/to make global or international in scope, operation, or outlook.
• worldizing

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˈwɜːldaɪzɪŋ/The process of expanding a business, perspective, or product to a global scale; making something worldwide in scope or character.
• worldling

  nounC2
  /ˈwɜːldlɪŋ/A person who is chiefly concerned with worldly or material matters rather than spiritual or intellectual ones.
• worldview

  nounC1
  /ˈwɜːld.vjuː/A comprehensive, fundamental conception or image of the world and humanity's place within it; a philosophy of life.
• worm

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /wɜːm/A long, thin, soft-bodied, limbless invertebrate animal that typically lives in soil.
• worm conveyor

  nounLow
  /wɜːm kənˈveɪə/A mechanical device that moves materials using a rotating helical screw (worm) inside a trough or tube.
• worm drive

  nounC1+
  /ˈwɜːm ˌdraɪv/A mechanical gear arrangement where a screw (the worm) meshes with and drives a toothed wheel (the worm gear), primarily used to achieve high torque reduction in a compact space and providing non-reversible, self-locking motion.
• worm fence

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈwɜːm ˌfɛns/A fence made of long, split timber rails or logs, often zigzagging in a pattern, constructed by laying rails in a crisscross fashion at the ends without using posts.
• worm gear

  nounLow
  /ˈwɜːm ɡɪə/A type of gear consisting of a screw (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel) to achieve a high torque reduction and a non-reversible drive in a compact arrangement.
• worm grass

  nounC1 (Very Low/Obsolescent)
  /ˈwɜːm ˌɡrɑːs/An informal, chiefly regional name for certain small, wiry, or creeping plants, often found in poor soil.
• worm lizard

  nounLow
  /ˈwɜːm ˌlɪz.əd/A burrowing reptile resembling both a worm and a lizard, belonging to the suborder Amphisbaenia; a limbless, elongated creature that looks like a large earthworm but has scales and belongs to the reptile class.
• worm snake

  nounLow
  /ˈwɜːm ˌsneɪk/A small, non-venomous snake that resembles an earthworm in size and appearance.

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