Words starting with W — 625 entries

The 625 dictionary words that begin with the letter W, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• wrestle15 sensesTo take part in (a wrestling bout or match).
• wrestler1 senseA person who wrestles.
• wrestling3 sensesA sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
• wretch3 sensesAn unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.
• wretched6 sensesCharacterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
• wright1 senseA builder or maker of something.
• Wright14 sensesA British surname originating as an occupation from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright.
• wring30 sensesOften followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
• wrinkle9 sensesA small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
• Wrinkle1 senseA surname.
• wrinkled1 senseUneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.
• wrist3 sensesThe complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
• writ5 sensesA written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
• write15 sensesTo form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
• writer8 sensesA person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
• Writer1 senseA surname originating as an occupation.
• writing6 sensesGraphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
• written3 sensesOf, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).
• wrong15 sensesIncorrect or untrue.
• wrongly2 sensesIn violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous…
• wu1 senseA Chinese shaman.
• Wu18 sensesA historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: The family of Chinese languages spoken in that region,…
• wuss2 sensesA weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
• Wyatt5 sensesA surname originating as a patronymic.
• Wyoming18 sensesA state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Cheyenne.