Mots commençant par W — 625 entrées

Les 625 mots du dictionnaire qui commencent par la lettre W, dans l'ordre alphabétique, chacun avec sa première définition. Les accents ne changent pas le classement : une initiale accentuée se range sous sa lettre de base.

• Webb10 sensAn English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a weaver.
• webber8 sensAn animal that creates webs, such as a spider.
• Webber4 sensA surname originating as an occupation for a weaver.
• weber1 sensIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force…
• Weber6 sensA surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from Weber (“weaver”).
• website1 sensA collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.
• webster1 sensA weaver (originally, specifically female).
• Webster28 sensAn English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a weaver.
• wed7 sensTo perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
• wedded2 sensJoined in marriage.
• wedding3 sensA marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.
• Wedding3 sensA surname.
• wedge30 sensOne of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a…
• Wedge1 sensA surname.
• Wednesday3 sensThe fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and…
• Wednesdays1 sensOn Wednesday; each Wednesday.
• wee6 sensSmall, little.
• Wee1 sensA surname.
• weed18 sensAny plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing.
• Weed1 sensA city in Siskiyou County, California, United States.
• weeds1 sensClothes.
• week6 sensAny period of seven consecutive days.
• weekend4 sensThe break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
• weekends1 sensAt weekends.
• weekly5 sensOnce every week.
• Weekly1 sensA surname.
• Weeks2 sensA surname.
• weenie3 sensSomeone weak and unimportant, a wimp.
• weep10 sensTo cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
• weeping1 sensAction of the verb to weep.
• Wei6 sensA county of Handan, Hebei, China.
• weigh13 sensTo determine the weight of an object.
• Weigh1 sensA surname.
• weighing2 sensThat weighs or burdens.
• weight31 sensThe downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
• Weight1 sensA surname.
• weights1 sensAny collection of weighted objects, such as dumbbells or barbells, used for exercise and training the muscles.
• weir3 sensAn adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
• Weir9 sensA surname.
• weird15 sensHaving an unusually strange character or behaviour.
• weirdo3 sensA strange, odd, eccentric person.
• Weirdo1 sensA superfan of American science-fiction author Andy Weir.
• Weiss1 sensA characteristical surname from German.
• welcome10 sensWhose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.
• Welcome1 sensA surname.
• welcomed1 sensHaving received a warm welcome.
• welcoming2 senshospitable, accessible and cordial.
• weld7 sensA herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
• Weld2 sensA surname from Old English possibly deriving from the Old English word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England.
• welfare3 sensHealth, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
• well35 sensAccurately, competently, satisfactorily.
• Well5 sensA small village in Long Sutton parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7646).
• well-being1 sensA state of health, happiness or prosperity.
• well-known2 sensFamiliar, famous, renowned, noted or widely known.
• Welles1 sensA locational surname
• Wellington39 sensThe capital city of New Zealand in the Wellington region.
• Wells18 sensAn English topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a well or a spring.
• welsh3 sensTo cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
• Welsh11 sensOf or pertaining to Wales.
• wen1 sensA cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.
• Wen1 sensA common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation.
• wench9 sensA girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.
• Wendell6 sensA surname originating as a patronymic.
• wendy1 sensA wuss; someone who is particularly cowardly.
• Wendy1 sensA female given name.
• went1 sensA course; a way, a path; a journey.
• Went2 sensA surname from Middle English.
• were2 senssimple subjunctive of be
• werewolf1 sensA person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.
• Werewolf1 sensSynonym of Mafia (“a social deduction party game”).
• Werner1 sensA surname from German.
• Wes1 sensA diminutive of the male given names Wesley or Weston.
• Wesley16 sensA habitational surname from Old English.
• west10 sensThe direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.
• West12 sensAny of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The western world; i.e. the United States, Canada, Western…
• western4 sensOf, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
• Western9 sensOf, situated in, or related to the West (in any sense thereof). Of or pertaining to the cultures and traditions of the United States, Canada, Western…
• Westminster21 sensThe abbey of Westminster.
• Weston53 sensAny of many places in England: A village in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3973).
• wet32 sensMade up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
• WET1 sensOf code, having the quality of adhering to the principle of WET; containing much repetition.
• WHA1 sensThe station code of Whampoa in Hong Kong.
• whack17 sensThe sound of a heavy strike.
• whacked2 sensTired; fatigued.
• whale10 sensAny large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises.
• Whale2 sensA surname.
• wham10 sensA forceful blow.
• wharf4 sensAn artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
• what21 sensWhich, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
• what-what1 sensUsed to add emphasis to, and to seek agreement with, a previous statement.
• whatever14 sensA thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
• whatnot3 sensA small unspecified object; bric-a-brac (in plural).
• whatsoever3 sensWhatever.
• wheat3 sensAny of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
• Wheat3 sensA surname.
• whee4 sensAn expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
• wheel34 sensA circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
• wheelchair4 sensA chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
• wheeler5 sensSomeone who operates a wheel.
• Wheeler14 sensAn English surname, derived from the trade of wheeler.
• wheels2 sensAn automobile or other vehicle; a set of wheels.
• wheezing1 sensThe quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze
• when15 sensAt what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
• whenever7 sensAt any time that.
• where12 sensIn, at or to what place.
• whereabouts3 sensIn, at or near what location.
• whereas4 sensIn contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.
• wherever7 sensWhere ever; an emphatic form of where.
• whether6 sensIntroduces a simple indirect question (without a correlative).
• whew4 sensAn expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
• which12 sensWhat, of those mentioned or implied.
• whichever9 sensWhich ever; emphatic form of 'which'.
• whiff34 sensA brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
• while11 sensAn uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
• While1 sensA surname.
• whilst6 sensOften preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.
• whim4 sensA fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
• whimpering1 sensThe sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
• whimsical1 sensGiven to whimsy.
• whine7 sensA long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
• whinnying1 sensA gentle neighing.
• whip33 sensA lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to…
• whipped2 sensOf food: prepared by whipping or beating.
• whipping6 sensThe punishment of being whipped.
• whirl10 sensTo rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
• whirlwind3 sensA windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward…
• whirring3 sensA whirr, the sounds of a whirr.
• whiskers1 sensFaded creases around the crotch of blue jeans. Can be added artificially or created by daily wear over the lifetime of a garment.
• whiskey3 sensA liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
• whisper16 sensThe act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords; the sound thus produced.
• whispering5 sensThat whispers.
• whistle11 sensA device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
• whistling1 sensA shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.
• whit1 sensThe smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
• Whit3 sensWhitsunday.
• white39 sensBright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
• White7 sensA common British and Irish surname transferred from the nickname.
• whites6 sensA set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.
• Whites3 sensAny of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly white, particularly The chariot-racing faction of the Roman circus and Constantinopolitan…
• whitey2 sensA white person, a person of Western European descent.
• Whitman5 sensA surname.
• Whitney15 sensA habitational surname from Middle English.
• whiz9 sensTo make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
• who7 sensWhat person or people; which person or people; asks for the identity of someone; used in a direct or indirect question.
• Who1 sensThe television show Doctor Who.
• whoa4 sensStop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
• whoever5 sensWho ever: an emphatic form of who.
• whole8 sensEntire, undivided.
• wholesale6 sensThe sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
• wholesome5 sensPromoting good physical health and well-being.
• wholly3 sensCompletely and entirely; to the fullest extent.
• whom5 sensWhat person or people; which person or people. As the object of a verb.
• whomever1 sensWhatever person or persons (as object of verb or preposition).
• whoo5 sensAn expression of joy and excitement.
• whoop9 sensA loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
• whoops2 sensOops.
• whoosh10 sensA breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
• whooshing1 sensA sound or motion that whooshes.
• whore12 sensSynonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.
• whorehouse1 sensBrothel.
• whose5 sensOf whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
• why10 sensFor what cause, reason, or purpose. Introducing a complete question.
• wi2 sensus
• Wi1 sensA surname from Korean.
• Wi-Fi6 sensAny of several standards for short-range wireless data transmission (IEEE 802.11).
• wick24 sensA braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws…
• Wick15 sensA town in north-eastern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3650).
• wicked8 sensEvil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
• wide16 sensHaving a large physical extent from side to side.
• widely2 sensIn a wide manner; across a wide area.
• widespread2 sensAffecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
• widow10 sensA person whose spouse is absent: A person who has lost a spouse and hasn't remarried: A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who…
• widower1 sensA man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.
• width5 sensThe state of being wide.
• wield6 sensTo handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.
• wiener5 sensA type of sausage made from beef, chicken or pork.
• Wiener1 sensA surname from German.
• wife4 sensA married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
• wig8 sensA head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them…
• wiggle6 sensTo move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.
• Wil2 sensA male given name, variant of Will.
• Wilbur3 sensA surname originating as a matronymic.
• Wilcox11 sensA surname originating as a patronymic.
• wild25 sensUntamed; not domesticated. Especially, being of the wild type: being of an unbroken ancestral line of undomesticated animals, as opposed to being…
• Wild1 sensA surname from Middle English originally referring to a wild person, or for someone living in uncultivated land.
• Wilde1 sensA surname from Middle English.
• wilder1 sensTo bewilder, perplex
• Wilder8 sensA surname.
• wilderness7 sensUncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a…
• Wilderness3 sensA forested region of central Virginia.
• wildlife2 sensundomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.
• wildly2 sensIn a wild, uncontrolled manner.
• Wiley4 sensA surname.
• Wilfred3 sensA male given name from Old English, popular in the U.K. in the early twentieth century.
• Wilhelm2 sensA male given name from German, equivalent to English William.
• Wilkes2 sensA surname originating as a patronymic.
• Wilkins4 sensA surname originating as a patronymic.
• will18 sensUsed to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
• Will4 sensA diminutive of the male given name William or, less often, other given names beginning with Wil-, such as Wilfred or Willard, from the Germanic…
• Willa1 sensA female given name from the Germanic languages.