English Words Starting With W

• wakame

  nounLow
  /wəˈkɑːmeɪ/An edible brown seaweed (species Undaria pinnatifida), commonly used in East Asian cuisine, especially in soups and salads.
• wakashan

  nounC2
  /wɒˈkæʃən/A language family of indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
• wakayama

  nounC1
  /ˌwɑː.kəˈjɑː.mə/A prefecture (administrative division) on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region of Honshu, Japan.
• wake

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1 (High frequency)
  /weɪk/To stop sleeping and become conscious; to rouse from sleep.
• wake island

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈweɪk ˌaɪlənd/A small, remote coral atoll in the western Pacific Ocean, under U.S. military administration.
• wake-robin

  nounlow
  /ˈweɪkˌrɒbɪn/A common name for plants of the genus Trillium, characterized by three leaves and a solitary, three-petaled flower. Also used for other plants like lords-and-ladies (Arum maculatum) which appear in spring.
• wake-up

  adjectivenounMedium frequency (common in figurative/metaphorical use)
  /ˈweɪk ʌp/An event or instance that causes someone to become alert, aware, or conscious of a reality or situation, often used metaphorically.
• wake-up call

  nounB2
  /ˈweɪk ʌp ˌkɔːl/A telephone call arranged in advance to wake someone up, typically from a hotel service.
• wakeboard

  nounverb-intransitiveC1
  /ˈweɪk.bɔːd/A short, wide board, like a small surfboard, used for the sport of being towed behind a motorboat while riding on its wake and performing tricks.
• wakeboarding

  nounC1
  /ˈweɪkˌbɔː.dɪŋ/The recreational water sport of riding a short, wide board (a wakeboard) while being towed behind a motorboat over its wake.
• wakefield

  nounLow
  /ˈweɪk.fiːld/A proper noun, primarily referring to a place name; specifically a city in West Yorkshire, England.
• waken

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow
  /ˈweɪ.kən/To stop sleeping or cause someone else to stop sleeping.
• wakening

  nounLow
  /ˈweɪk(ə)nɪŋ/The act or process of waking from sleep.
• waksman

  nounVery Low
  /ˈwæksmən/A proper noun referring to a surname, most famously associated with the microbiologist Selman Waksman.
• walach

  nounVery Low
  /ˈwɒlək/A person of Romani origin, specifically a male Roma, also historically used in Central/Eastern Europe to refer to Vlachs (Romanian speakers) or pastoralists.
• walachia

  nounLow
  /wɒˈleɪ.ki.ə/A historical region in southeastern Europe, located north of the Danube River and south of the Carpathian Mountains, forming the southern part of modern-day Romania.
• walachian

  adjectivenounC2
  /wɒˈleɪ.ki.ən/A person from the historical region of Walachia (modern southern Romania); relating to this region, its people, or its dialect.
• walays

  nounA1
  /ˈɔːl.weɪz/At all times; on every occasion; forever.
• walburga

  nounVery Low
  /wɒlˈbɜːɡə/A proper noun, primarily a female given name of Germanic origin.
• walcheren

  nounLow
  /ˈwɒlxərən/A peninsula and former island in the southwestern Netherlands, part of the province of Zeeland.

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