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- wharf rat/ˈwɔːf ˌrat/A rat that lives in or around docks and harbours.nounLow
- wharfage/ˈwɔːfɪdʒ/A charge or fee for using a wharf for loading, unloading, or storing goods.nounC2
- wharfie/ˈwɔː.fi/A person who works on a wharf; a dockworker, a stevedore.nounLow-frequency (regionally specific).
- wharfinger/ˈwɔːfɪndʒə/A person who owns or manages a wharf (a structure built on the shore of a harbour, river, or canal where ships dock to load and unload cargo).nounC2 / Very Rare / Archaic
- wharton/ˈwɔːtən/A proper noun, most commonly a surname or a placename.nounLow (as a common noun it is extremely rare; frequency derives from proper noun usage in specific contexts).
- wharve/ʍɔːv/A wheel or disc in a spinning wheel that the spindle passes through, used to increase and regulate the speed of the spindle.nounExtremely rare (historical/technical)
- wharves/wɔːvz/plural of wharf: structures built along a shore or riverbank for ships to dock and load/unload cargo.nounC1
- what/wɒt/The primary interrogative pronoun used to ask about the identity, nature, or value of something.adjectiveadverbconjunction+4A1
- what-do-you-call-it/ˌwɒt də jə ˈkɔːl ɪt/A placeholder term used when one cannot recall or does not know the specific name of something.nounC2
- what-if/ˌwɒt ˈɪf/A speculative or hypothetical question or scenario.adjectivenounB2
- whata/ˈfɑːtə/A Māori term for a raised storehouse or elevated structure used for storing food, particularly kūmara (sweet potatoes), and sometimes for other valuables.nounVery Low
- whataboutery/ˌwɒt.əˈbaʊ.tər.i/A rhetorical tactic of responding to criticism by making a counter-accusation or raising a different issue, often to deflect attention from the original point.nounLow
- whataboutism/ˌwɒt.əˈbaʊ.tɪ.zəm/A rhetorical tactic of responding to criticism by raising a counter-criticism about a different issue, thereby deflecting attention from the original point.nounLow-medium (primarily in political, media, and academic discourse)
- whatnot/ˈwɒtnɒt/A placeholder word for miscellaneous, unspecified items, things, or activities.nounMedium
- whatsis/ˈwɒtsɪs/A placeholder term used when one cannot remember or does not know the name of a thing or person.nounLow
- whatsit/ˈwɒtsɪt/A word used to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall; a thingummy.nounC1
- whaup/ʍɔːp/A regional Scots and northern English name for the Eurasian curlew, a large wading bird with a long, downcurved bill.nounVery low (obsolete/regional)
- wheal/wiːl/A raised, itchy area on the skin, typically caused by an allergic reaction, insect bite, or sting; a weal or welt.nounLow (Technical/Regional)
- wheat/wiːt/A cereal plant whose grain (wheat grain) is ground to make flour for bread, pasta, etc.nounB1
- wheat beer/ˈwiːt ˌbɪə/A style of beer brewed with a significant proportion of wheat malt in addition to barley malt.nounB2
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