English Words Starting With W

• wayside

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈweɪ.saɪd/The edge or side of a road or path.
• wayzgoose

  nounVery Low
  /ˈweɪzɡuːs/A printers' annual dinner or social outing, traditionally held in late summer or autumn.
• waziristan

  nounLow
  /ˌwɑːzɪrɪˈstɑːn/A mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan.
• wazoo

  nounLow
  /wəˈzuː/The anus; used as a humorous, often vulgar term for the buttocks or posterior.
• wazzock

  nounLow
  /ˈwæzək/A fool, an idiot; a person who is stupid, annoying, or inept.
• wałbrzych

  nounVery Low
  /ˈvɔːlbʒɪk/The name of a city located in southwestern Poland, in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
• wałesa

  nounLow
  /vəˈwɛnsə/Polish surname of Lech Wałęsa, the co-founder of the Solidarity movement and former President of Poland.
• weak accumulation point

  nounC2
  /wiːk əˌkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃən pɔɪnt/In mathematics (analysis/point-set topology), a point x such that every neighbourhood of x contains infinitely many points of a given set S, but not necessarily that every neighbourhood contains points of S other than x itself.
• weak ending

  nounLow
  /ˌwiːk ˈen.dɪŋ/An ending or final part of something (e.g., a story, event, game, performance) that is perceived as lacking force, effectiveness, energy, or satisfaction; an anticlimax.
• weak force

  nounC1+
  /ˌwiːk ˈfɔːs/One of the four fundamental forces of nature, responsible for radioactive decay and particle transformations.
• weak interaction

  nounVery Low (Specialised)
  /ˌwiːk ˌɪn.tərˈæk.ʃən/The fundamental force responsible for certain types of radioactive decay and nuclear processes, such as beta decay, which is much weaker than the electromagnetic or strong nuclear forces over short distances.
• weak sauce

  nounLow
  /ˌwiːk ˈsɔːs/Something or someone that is disappointing, unimpressive, lacking in strength or quality.
• weak side

  nounC1
  /ˌwiːk ˈsaɪd/An area of vulnerability, inadequacy, or poor performance; a characteristic flaw.
• weak sister

  nounLow
  /ˌwiːk ˈsɪs.tər/A person, group, or thing that is notably weak, ineffective, unreliable, or underperforming within a collective or system.
• weaken

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈwiːkən/To make or become less strong, effective, powerful, or certain.
• weaker sex

  nounLow (archaic/dated); used primarily in historical contexts, quotations, or for deliberate rhetorical effect.
  /ˌwiː.kə ˈseks/A dated, patronizing term referring to women, suggesting they are physically or emotionally less robust than men.
• weakest link

  nounB2
  /ˈwiːkɪst lɪŋk/The most vulnerable or least reliable part of a system, chain, or group, the failure of which compromises the whole.
• weakfish

  nounLow
  /ˈwiːkfɪʃ/Any of several marine fishes of the genus Cynoscion, especially of the Atlantic coast of North America, valued as food and sport fish.
• weakling

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈwiːklɪŋ/A person or animal that lacks physical or moral strength; someone who is feeble, ineffectual, or easily overcome.
• weakness

  nounHigh-frequency / B1
  /ˈwiːknəs/The state or condition of lacking strength, power, or resilience; a deficiency or failing.

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