Palabras que empiezan por W — 625 entradas

Las 625 palabras del diccionario que empiezan por la letra W, en orden alfabético, cada una con su primera definición. Los acentos no alteran la ordenación —una inicial acentuada se coloca bajo su letra base—, pero la Ñ sí es una letra propia y tiene su propia sección.

• Willard17 acepcionesA surname originating as a patronymic.
• William3 acepcionesradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.
• Williams23 acepcionesA surname.
• Willie2 acepcionesA diminutive of the male given name William.
• willing2 acepcionesReady to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.
• Willing1 acepciónA surname.
• willingly1 acepciónOf one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.
• willingness1 acepciónThe state of being willing
• Willis12 acepcionesAn English surname originating as a patronymic from the name Will.
• Willoughby8 acepcionesAny of several placenames in England and elsewhere: A village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS…
• willow7 acepcionesAny of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the…
• Willow4 acepcionesA female given name from English of modern usage.
• willpower1 acepciónThe unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.
• Wills7 acepcionesA surname originating as a patronymic, meaning “son/daughter of Will”.
• willy8 acepcionesSelf-willed; willful.
• Willy1 acepciónA diminutive of the male given name William
• Wilma2 acepcionesA female given name from the Germanic languages, a contraction of Wilhelmina.
• Wilson27 acepcionesAn English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
• wilt6 acepcionesTo droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
• Wilt1 acepciónA surname.
• wimp4 acepcionesSomeone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
• win18 acepcionesTo reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
• Win5 acepcionesA Winchester firearm.
• win-win1 acepciónThat benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits.
• winch10 acepcionesA machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic…
• Winch1 acepciónA surname from Old English.
• Winchester25 acepcionesA city in and the county town of Hampshire, England. A local government district with borough status in Hampshire; in full, the City of Winchester.
• wind36 acepcionesReal or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
• Wind1 acepciónA surname
• winding23 acepcionesgerund of wind The act of winnowing (“subjecting food grain to a current of air to separate the grain from the chaff”).
• Winding1 acepciónA surname from Danish.
• windmill18 acepcionesA machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
• window15 acepcionesAn opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
• Windows1 acepciónMicrosoft Windows, an operating system with a WIMP graphical user interface that dominates the personal computer market.
• windshield4 acepcionesA transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force…
• Windsor40 acepcionesA market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, famous for Windsor Castle. See Windsor, Berkshire on…
• windy8 acepcionesAccompanied by wind.
• Windy2 acepcionesA locality in the Liverpool Plains council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
• wine8 acepcionesAn alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
• Wine1 acepciónA surname.
• wing41 acepcionesAn appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
• Wing5 acepcionesA surname.
• winged5 acepcionesHaving wings.
• wingman4 acepcionesA pilot partner of another; a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.
• wings3 acepcionesA type of scuba harness with an attached buoyancy compensation device: see wikipedia:Backplate and wing
• wink13 acepcionesTo blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the…
• winner2 acepcionesOne who has won or often wins.
• Winner3 acepcionesA surname.
• winnie1 acepciónSynonym of winnebago.
• Winnie4 acepcionesA diminutive of the female given name Winifred or, less often, of Winona.
• winning7 acepcionesThat constitutes a win.
• Winning1 acepciónA surname.
• winnings1 acepciónThe spoils of a win; something, usually money, that has been won, usually by gambling.
• WINS1 acepciónA Microsoft-based solution stack consisting of the Windows Server operating system, Internet Information Services web server, .NET Framework, and SQL…
• Winslow18 acepcionesA placename: A town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7728).
• Winston12 acepcionesA male given name derived from the place name.
• winter7 acepcionesTraditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or…
• Winter6 acepcionesA surname from the Germanic languages.
• winters1 acepciónIn the winter.
• Winters3 acepcionesA surname originating as a patronymic from Winter.
• wipe20 acepcionesTo move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
• wiping3 acepcionesThe act by which something is wiped.
• wire27 acepcionesMetal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
• Wire1 acepciónA surname.
• wired9 acepcionesEquipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.
• wireless6 acepcionesNot having any wires.
• wiring2 acepcionesA set of electric wires.
• Wisconsin3 acepcionesA state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
• wisdom8 acepcionesAn element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
• Wisdom1 acepciónThe Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
• wise11 acepcionesShowing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
• Wise4 acepcionesA surname.
• wisely1 acepciónIn a wise manner; using good judgement.
• Wisely1 acepciónA surname.
• Wiser1 acepciónA surname.
• wish10 acepcionesA desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
• Wish1 acepciónA surname.
• wit8 acepcionesSanity.
• witch16 acepcionesA person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with…
• witchcraft4 acepcionesThe practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
• with16 acepcionesAgainst.
• with-4 acepcionesPrefix meaning "against", "in opposition to".
• withdraw20 acepcionesTo draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
• withdrawal5 acepcionesReceiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
• withdrawing1 acepciónwithdrawal
• withdrawn2 acepcionesRemoved from circulation.
• wither7 acepcionesTo shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
• Wither1 acepciónA surname.
• withheld1 acepciónThat has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of another.
• withholding2 acepcionesThe deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
• within5 acepcionesIn the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
• without7 acepcionesLacking something; failing.
• withstand2 acepcionesTo resist or endure (something) successfully.
• witness12 acepcionesAttestation of a fact or event; testimony.
• Witness1 acepciónA Jehovah's Witness.
• witnessing1 acepciónThe act of bearing witness.
• wits2 acepcionesSenses.
• witty5 acepcionesClever; amusingly ingenious.
• Witty1 acepciónA surname.
• wizard10 acepcionesSomeone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
• wo4 acepcionesA falconer's call to a hawk.
• Wo1 acepciónthe prefix of catalog entries in the Gliese star catalog, the Richard van der Riet Woolley expansion
• woe6 acepcionesGreat sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
• woke6 acepcionesAwake: conscious and not asleep.
• woken1 acepciónTo make or become woke or woker.
• wolf13 acepcionesCanis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
• Wolf3 acepcionesThe constellation Lupus.
• Wolfe2 acepcionesA surname transferred from the given name of English and German origin, a variant of Wolf.
• Wolfgang1 acepciónA male given name from German.
• wolverine1 acepciónA solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.
• Wolverine2 acepcionesA native or resident of the American state of Michigan.
• Wolves2 acepcionesWolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
• woman10 acepcionesAn adult female human.
• womb6 acepcionesIn female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.
• Women1 acepciónThe fourth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
• won3 acepcionesThe currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.
• wonder11 acepcionesA sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by…
• Wonder1 acepciónAny of the Wonders of the World.
• wondered1 acepciónWonderful, extraordinary.
• wonderful3 acepcionesTending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.
• wonderfully2 acepcionesIn a wonderful manner. In an excellent manner.
• wondering2 acepcionesThe mental activity by which one wonders; a query, puzzlement, etc.
• wonderland2 acepcionesA place full of wonder or marvels.
• wondrous2 acepcionesWonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.
• wong5 acepcionesLow-lying land, usually marshy.
• Wong1 acepciónA Chinese surname from Cantonese.
• wont4 acepcionesAccustomed or used (to or with a thing), accustomed or apt (to do something).
• woo3 acepcionesTo endeavor to gain someone's affection or support.
• Woo2 acepcionesA surname from Chinese.
• wood14 acepcionesThe substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc.…
• Wood14 acepcionesAn English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood.
• wooden2 acepcionesMade of wood.
• Wooden1 acepciónA surname.
• Woodrow2 acepcionesA topographic surname from Middle English for a dweller in a row of houses near a wood.
• woods2 acepcionesA dense collection of trees, usually one covering a relatively small area; usually smaller than a forest.
• Woods6 acepcionesA topographic surname from Middle English, variant of Wood. Possibly patronymic.
• woody7 acepcionesCovered in woods; wooded.
• Woody1 acepciónA diminutive of the male given name Woodrow.
• woof20 acepcionesThe set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.
• wook1 acepciónAn unwashed, unemployed moocher who enjoys traveling to festivals and crashes at other people's houses.
• wool8 acepcionesThe hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
• Wool1 acepciónA village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY8486).
• word30 acepcionesThe smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language.…
• Word3 acepcionesScripture; the Bible.
• words3 acepcionesAngry debate or conversation; argument.
• work49 acepcionesEmployment. Labour, occupation, job.
• Work1 acepciónA surname.
• worked4 acepcionesDesigned or executed in a particular manner or to a particular degree.
• worker4 acepcionesOne who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
• working14 acepcionesOperation; action.
• Working1 acepciónA surname from German.
• workout3 acepcionesAn exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
• workplace1 acepciónThe place where someone works.
• works5 acepcionesA factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial facilities.
• Works1 acepciónA surname.
• workshop6 acepcionesA room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
• world21 acepcionesThe subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.
• World10 acepcionesThe specific world, or any of several specific constituent worlds, that humans live in, among any other (real or possible) worlds: Earth: the Earth…
• world-class2 acepcionesOf a standard that ranks among the best in the world.
• world-famous1 acepciónRenowned universally; known worldwide.
• worldly4 acepcionesConcerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.
• worlds1 acepciónTo a great extent; much; far.
• Worlds1 acepciónA surname.
• worldwide2 acepcionesSpanning the world; global.
• worm29 acepcionesA generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
• Worm1 acepciónA surname.
• wormhole4 acepcionesA hole burrowed by a worm.
• Worms1 acepciónAn independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
• worn2 acepcionesDamaged and shabby as a result of much use.
• worried1 acepciónThinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
• worry9 acepcionesTo be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
• worrying2 acepcionesInducing worry.
• worse6 acepcionesLess skillfully.
• worship14 acepcionesThe devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.
• Worship3 acepcionesA form of address of a mayor and other dignitaries
• worst8 acepcionessuperlative form of bad: most bad Most inferior; doing the least good.
• Worst1 acepciónA surname from German.
• worth9 acepcionesHaving a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
• Worth11 acepcionesA placename: A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3356).
• worthless1 acepciónHaving no worth or use; without value.
• worthwhile1 acepciónGood and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.
• worthy7 acepcionesHaving worth, merit, or value.
• Worthy2 acepcionesA surname.
• would16 acepcionesPast tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive. Used to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating a futurity…
• wound5 acepcionesAn injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
• wounded3 acepcionesSuffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.
• wow7 acepcionesAn indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.
• wraith1 acepciónA ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.
• wrap17 acepcionesTo enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
• wrapped2 acepcionesEncased in a wrapping.
• wrapping2 acepcionesThe material in which something is wrapped.
• wraps1 acepciónFinished; hopeless.
• wrath7 acepcionesGreat anger; (countable) an instance of this.
• wreath4 acepcionesSomething twisted, intertwined, or curled.
• wreck12 acepcionesSomething or someone that has been ruined.
• wreckage1 acepciónSomething wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.
• wrecked3 acepcionesDestroyed, usually in an accident; damaged to the point of unusability.
• wrecking2 acepcionesThe act by which something is wrecked.
• wrench24 acepcionesA movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
• Wrench1 acepciónA surname transferred from the nickname.