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English Words Starting With W

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west st. paul
nounVery Low
/ˌwest ˌseɪnt ˈpɔːl/A geographical place name referring to a city in Minnesota, USA.
west suffolk
nounC1
/ˌwest ˈsʌf.ək/A county or local government district in the eastern part of England, historically part of the larger county of Suffolk.
west sussex
nounLow
/ˌwɛst ˈsʌsɪks/A county in southeastern England, south of London, bordering the English Channel.
west three rivers
nounVery low
/ˌwɛst θriː ˈrɪvəz/A toponym referring to a specific geographic area or district, often in the western part of a region named 'Three Rivers'.
west university place
nounLow (Highly specific proper noun, not in common general vocabulary)
/ˌwest ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.sə.ti ˈpleɪs/A proper noun referring to a specific street name in cities like Houston, Texas, often designating a road near or associated with a university.
west virginia
nounB1
/ˌwɛst vəːˈdʒɪnɪə/A state in the Appalachian region of the Eastern United States.
west virginian
adjectivenounC1
/ˌwest vɜːˈdʒɪn.i.ən/A native or inhabitant of the U.S. state of West Virginia.
west warwick
nounLow
/ˌwɛst ˈwɒrɪk/A specific place name referring to a town in Rhode Island, United States, or (historically) a similarly named region in England.
west wind drift
nounC1-C2
/ˌwest wɪnd ˈdrɪft/A prevailing oceanic surface current driven by westerly winds, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere.
west yorkshire
nounMedium (geographically specific proper noun)
/ˌwɛst ˈjɔːkʃə/A metropolitan county in Northern England
west-northwest
adjectiveadverbnounRare
/ˌwɛst nɔːθˈwɛst/The compass point exactly midway between west and northwest.
west-southwest
adjectiveadverbnounLow (specialized/technical)
/ˌwest saʊθˈwest/The compass point or direction midway between west and southwest.
westar
nounVery Low / Obscure
/ˈwɛstɑː/A hypothetical or rarely used noun referring to an object, structure, or quality associated with the western direction or location.
westborough
nounLow
/ˈwɛst.bə.rə/A proper noun referring to a town, neighbourhood, or institution name, typically a place name.
westbrook
nounLow (as a common noun, effectively zero; as a proper noun, frequency is tied to notoriety of specific referents)
/ˈwɛstbrʊk/A proper noun, typically referring to a specific surname or a topographical location name meaning a stream or brook to the west.
westbury
nounLow
/ˈwɛstbəri/A proper noun primarily referring to place names, most notably a town in Wiltshire, England.
westchester
nounLow to Medium (place name; frequency spikes in local/regional contexts within the US)
/ˈwɛstˌtʃɛstə/A proper noun referring to a county in New York State, USA, located directly north of New York City.
westenra
nounVery Low (Proper Noun / Family Name)
/ˈwɛstənrə/A family name of Anglo-Irish origin, most famously associated with the classical crossover singer Hayley Westenra. It is not a common English word and lacks a lexical definition in standard dictionaries.
wester
nounverbLow/Archaic
/ˈwɛstə/To move, head, or blow from the west; a wind from the west.
westerlies
plural-nounC1
/ˈwɛstəliz/The prevailing winds that blow from the west towards the east in the middle latitudes of both hemispheres.

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