English Words Starting With W

• waukegan

  nounExtremely low (rare outside of specific U.S. geographic/local contexts)
  /wɔːˈkiːɡən/A city in Illinois, USA, on the shore of Lake Michigan.
• waukesha

  nounRare
  /ˈwɔːkɪʃə/A proper noun referring to a city in southeastern Wisconsin, USA.
• waul

  verbC2
  /wɔːl/(verb) To cry like a cat, especially with a long, plaintive sound; to wail.
• wausau

  nounLow
  /ˈwɒsɔː/A city in Wisconsin, USA.
• wauwatosa

  nounVery Low
  /ˌwɔːwəˈtəʊsə/A city in Wisconsin, United States, a suburb of Milwaukee.
• wave

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveHigh (B1)
  /weɪv/A moving ridge or swell on the surface of water, typically caused by wind; to move one's hand or an object back and forth as a greeting or signal; a more general term for a period of increased activity or intensity, often spreading or occurring in succession.
• wave band

  nounC1
  /ˈweɪv ˌbænd/A specific range of frequencies of electromagnetic waves, especially within the radio spectrum.
• wave cyclone

  nounLow (Technical Term)
  /weɪv ˈsaɪ.kləʊn/A type of mid-latitude cyclone that develops along a frontal wave on a pre-existing front.
• wave down

  verbB2
  /ˈweɪv daʊn/To signal to a vehicle, especially a taxi or bus, to stop by waving your hand at it.
• wave election

  nounC1/C2
  /weɪv ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/An election in which one political party wins an exceptionally large number of seats, leading to a dramatic shift in legislative power.
• wave energy

  nounLow
  /weɪv ˈen.ə.dʒi/A form of renewable energy generated by harnessing the power of ocean surface waves to produce electricity.
• wave equation

  nounLow
  /ˈweɪv ɪˌkweɪʒ(ə)n/A mathematical formula that describes how a wave, such as a sound or light wave, propagates through a medium.
• wave farm

  nounLow
  /ˈweɪv ˌfɑːm/A collection of wave energy converters installed in a specific area of the sea to generate electricity from ocean waves.
• wave front

  nounC2
  /ˈweɪv frʌnt/A surface in a propagating disturbance through which the wave has the same phase of oscillation (e.g., all crests or all troughs).
• wave function

  nounLow
  /weɪv ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/A mathematical function used in quantum mechanics that describes the quantum state of a system.
• wave mechanics

  nounC2
  /ˈweɪv mɪˌkæn.ɪks/The branch of quantum mechanics that describes physical systems using wave functions and the Schrödinger equation.
• wave moth

  nounA1
  /weɪv/A moving ridge or swell on the surface of water, or a similar undulating form or motion.
• wave number

  nounLow (Technical/Scientific)
  /ˈweɪv ˌnʌmbə/A physical quantity in spectroscopy, representing the number of wavelengths per unit distance, typically per centimetre (cm⁻¹).
• wave of the future

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌweɪv əv ðə ˈfjuːtʃə/An emerging trend, technology, or development that is predicted to become widespread and dominant in the coming years.
• wave power

  nounB2-C1
  /ˈweɪv ˌpaʊə/Electrical power generated by harnessing the energy from ocean waves.

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