English Words Starting With W

• war production board

  nounC1
  /wɔː prəˈdʌkʃən bɔːd/A government agency established during wartime to coordinate and control the production of military equipment and essential supplies.
• war risk insurance

  nounC1
  /ˌwɔː ˈrɪsk ɪnˈʃʊərəns/Insurance coverage against financial losses specifically caused by war, including acts of war, civil war, rebellion, insurrection, and related military actions.
• war room

  nounC1
  /ˈwɔː ˌruːm/A room where military commanders, strategists, or organizational leaders meet to plan, coordinate, and monitor operations during a crisis or conflict.
• war story

  nounC1
  /ˈwɔː ˌstɔːri/A firsthand narrative recounting a personal experience from military combat.
• war surplus

  nounC1
  /ˈwɔː ˌsɜː.pləs/Materials, equipment, or goods left over from a war that are no longer needed for military purposes.
• war whoop

  nounC2 / Rare
  /ˈwɔː ˌwuːp/A loud, high-pitched shout or cry made by warriors, especially Native American warriors, as a signal for attack or to intimidate opponents.
• war zone

  nounC1
  /ˈwɔː ˌzəʊn/An area where active military conflict is occurring, or where fighting is officially taking place.
• waragi

  nounVery Low
  /wəˈrɑːɡi/A strong alcoholic spirit, specifically a type of banana gin or a generic term for spirits distilled from local ingredients, originating from East Africa.
• warangal

  nounLow
  /ˈwʌr.əŋ.ɡəl/A city in the Indian state of Telangana.
• waratah

  nounC2
  /ˌwɒr.əˈtɑː/A large, showy, deep-red flowering shrub native to southeastern Australia, specifically the state of New South Wales, and a member of the genus Telopea.
• warb

  nounUnknown/Non-Existent
  /wɔːb/There is no established English word 'warb' in major standard dictionaries. The term does not appear in the Oxford English Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Cambridge Dictionary, or other authoritative lexicographical sources.
• warbeck

  nounVery Low
  /ˈwɔː.bek/A surname, historically most associated with Perkin Warbeck, a 15th-century pretender to the English throne.
• warble

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2
  /ˈwɔːb(ə)l/To sing with trills, quavers, or rapid modulations in pitch, especially in a bird-like, often high-pitched, manner.
• warble fly

  nounLow / Very Rare
  /ˈwɔːb(ə)l ˌflaɪ/A large, hairy fly (genus Hypoderma) whose larvae are parasitic and burrow under the skin of cattle and other mammals.
• warbler

  nounC1
  /ˈwɔː.blə(r)/A small, often brownish, songbird of various families, known for its musical trilling calls.
• warbling vireo

  nounLow (specialist/nature)
  /ˈwɔː.blɪŋ ˈvɪ.ri.əʊ/A small North American songbird (Vireo gilvus) known for its continuous, melodious, warbling song.
• warburg

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency - Proper Noun)
  /ˈvɑːbʊəɡ/A proper noun primarily referring to a German-Jewish banking family of significant historical, cultural, and scientific influence, notably including art historian Aby Warburg and financier Otto Heinrich Warburg.
• warchalking

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈwɔːˌtʃɔːkɪŋ/The act or practice of marking public spaces with symbols to indicate the location of an open wireless network.
• ward

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /wɔːd/A separate room or area in a hospital, typically for patients with a similar condition; also, an administrative division of a city or town.
• ward eight

  nounLow
  /wɔːd eɪt/A classic American cocktail made with whiskey, lemon juice, orange juice, and grenadine, named after a political district in Boston.

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