Palavras começadas por W — 625 entradas

As 625 palavras do dicionário começadas pela letra W, por ordem alfabética, cada uma com a sua primeira definição. Os acentos não alteram a ordenação: uma inicial acentuada fica sob a sua letra de base.

• w9 sentidosThe twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double-u and written in the Latin script.
• W3 sentidosThe twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double U and written in the Latin script.
• W.3 sentidosWednesday.
• wa3 sentidosA traditional proa-style outrigger canoe of the Caroline Islands.
• Wa2 sentidosAn ethnic group in Myanmar and China.
• wacko3 sentidosAmusingly eccentric or irrational.
• wacky1 sentidoZany; eccentric.
• wad11 sentidosAn amorphous, compact mass.
• wade7 sentidosTo walk through water or something that impedes progress.
• Wade8 sentidosA topographic surname from Old English.
• waffle14 sentidosA flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.
• wage7 sentidosAn amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per…
• wager6 sentidosA bet; a stake; a pledge.
• Wager1 sentidoA surname.
• wages1 sentidoone's total income for a time period
• Wagner7 sentidosA surname from German.
• wagon9 sentidosA heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people).
• Wagon1 sentidoA bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the…
• wah5 sentidosA cry of fright, distress, etc. (especially of an infant or young child)
• Wah1 sentidoA surname.
• wai2 sentidosA Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the face or chest, sometimes accompanied with a bow.
• wail9 sentidosTo cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
• Wail1 sentidoA locality in the Rural City of Horsham, western Victoria, Australia.
• wailing1 sentidoA loud drawn out scream or howl.
• waist6 sentidosThe part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
• wait14 sentidosTo delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
• Wait1 sentidoA surname.
• waiter7 sentidosA male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.
• Waiters1 sentidoA surname.
• waiting3 sentidosThe act of staying or remaining in expectation.
• waitress2 sentidosA female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.
• waits1 sentidoA group of singers or musicians performing in the streets, especially around Christmas.
• Waits1 sentidoAn English surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Waite.
• wake18 sentidos(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
• Wake1 sentidoA surname.
• wakes1 sentidoA community holiday, particularly in northern England.
• waking2 sentidosOccurring during wakefulness.
• Walden14 sentidosA surname.
• waldo1 sentidoSynonym of telefactor.
• Waldo2 sentidosA male given name from Old English, in modern American use transferred back from the surname.
• Wales14 sentidosOne of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.
• walk38 sentidosTo move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least…
• Walk1 sentidoA surname.
• WalK1 sentidoA particular histidine kinase
• walker11 sentidosThe agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.
• Walker18 sentidosA northern English surname originating as an occupation from the occupation of treating cloth by "walking" it.
• walkie-talkie2 sentidosA portable, bidirectional radio transceiver, usually one of a pair.
• walking5 sentidosIncarnate as a human; living.
• Walks1 sentidoA nickname of the surname Walker.
• wall31 sentidosA rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
• Wall13 sentidosA surname.
• Wallace21 sentidosA Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.
• wallet6 sentidosA small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
• wallpaper9 sentidosDecorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
• walls1 sentidoThe vagina.
• Walls5 sentidosA surname.
• wally3 sentidosA fool.
• Wally2 sentidosA diminutive of the male given names of Waldo, Walter, Wallabee, and Wallace.
• walnut5 sentidosA hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
• Walnut12 sentidosA number of places in the United States: A city in Los Angeles County, California.
• walrus6 sentidosA large Arctic pinniped having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.
• Walsh5 sentidosAn Irish surname from English.
• walt3 sentidosTo roll; tumble
• Walt2 sentidosA diminutive of the male given name Walter.
• Walter4 sentidosA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• Walters4 sentidosA surname transferred from the given name.
• Walton30 sentidosA surname.
• waltz7 sentidosA ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
• Waltz4 sentidosA surname.
• wan5 sentidosPale, sickly-looking.
• Wan1 sentidoA surname.
• wand8 sentidosA hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
• Wand1 sentidoA surname.
• Wanda2 sentidosA female given name from Polish.
• wander7 sentidosTo move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
• Wander1 sentidoA surname.
• wanderer3 sentidosOne who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
• Wanderer1 sentidosomeone connected with any number of soccer clubs known as the Wanderers.
• wandering7 sentidosWhich wanders; travelling from place to place.
• wang3 sentidosTo batter; to clobber; to conk.
• Wang4 sentidosA surname from Chinese.
• wank7 sentidosTo masturbate.
• Wank1 sentidoA surname.
• wanker8 sentidosSomeone who wanks; masturbates.
• wanna2 sentidosRepresents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
• wannabe2 sentidosSomeone who wishes to be someone or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.
• want18 sentidosTo wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.
• Want1 sentidoA personification of want.
• wanted2 sentidosWished for; desired; sought.
• wanting6 sentidosThat wants or desires.
• war13 sentidosOrganized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving…
• War4 sentidosPreceded by the: designating a particularly notable war. World War II.
• ward21 sentidosProtection, defence. The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
• Ward18 sentidosAn English surname originating as an occupation for a guard or watchman.
• warden6 sentidosA chief administrative officer of a prison.
• Warden2 sentidosA surname originating as an occupation for a warden.
• wardrobe17 sentidosA governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.
• warehouse5 sentidosA facility for storing large amounts of merchandise or products.
• warfare3 sentidosThe waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
• warhead3 sentidosThe part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive…
• warlock2 sentidosA male magic-user; a male equivalent of a witch; a wizard.
• warlord1 sentidoA military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the government is weak.
• warm21 sentidosOf a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
• warmed2 sentidosAt a higher temperature.
• warmer3 sentidosSomething that warms (something else) by providing some small amount of heat, such as a hot water bottle or a soup.
• warming2 sentidosA small rise in temperature.
• warmth4 sentidosA moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
• warn7 sentidosTo make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
• Warn1 sentidoA surname.
• warner1 sentidoOne who warns.
• Warner11 sentidosA surname. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval given name, from Germanic war, warin "cautious; heedful; wary; watchful" +…
• warning3 sentidosAn instance of warning someone.
• Warning1 sentidoA surname.
• warp26 sentidosThe state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally: The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out…
• warped2 sentidosDistorted by warping; twisted out of shape
• warrant15 sentidosAuthorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
• warren6 sentidosA system of burrows in which rabbits or other animals live.
• Warren42 sentidosA surname from Old French.
• warrior3 sentidosA person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
• Warrior1 sentidoA surname.
• warsaw3 sentidosAny of several species of grouper, subfamily Epinephelinae
• Warsaw8 sentidosThe capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship.
• warship2 sentidosAny ship built or armed for naval combat.
• Warship1 sentidoA British Rail Class 41 locomotive, dating from the late 1950s.
• wartime1 sentidoA period during which a war is in progress in a particular place.
• Warwick22 sentidosA town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865).
• wary4 sentidosCautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
• was1 sentidoUsed in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.
• Was1 sentidoA surname.
• wash40 sentidosTo clean with water.
• Wash2 sentidosA bay with multiple estuaries of great ecological importance in eastern England, dividing Lincolnshire from Norfolk.
• washer6 sentidosSomething that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
• Washer1 sentidoA surname.
• washing8 sentidosThe action of the verb to wash.
• washington1 sentidoSynonym of agawan base (a team game)
• Washington52 sentidosA state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle.
• washroom2 sentidosA room intended to wash the face and hands.
• wasp5 sentidosAny of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
• waste29 sentidosExcess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
• wasted6 sentidosNot profitably used.
• wasteland4 sentidosA place with no remaining resources; a desert.
• wasting3 sentidosCausing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
• watch21 sentidosA portable or wearable timepiece.
• watched2 sentidosWearing a watch.
• watches1 sentidoThe species Sarracenia flava (so-called because its leaves look similar to a clock face).
• watching1 sentidoThe act of one who watches.
• watchman1 sentidoA man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any…
• Watchman1 sentidoA surname.
• water28 sentidosAn inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found…
• Water4 sentidosA hamlet in Manaton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7580).
• waterfall11 sentidosA flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
• Waterfall7 sentidosA barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
• waterfront2 sentidosThe land alongside a body of water.
• watering2 sentidosAn act of watering, that is, pouring water on something, or diluting a liquid.
• Waterloo43 sentidosA village in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; the site of a major military battle in 1815.
• watermelon6 sentidosA plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
• waters1 sentidoAmniotic fluid (see note at water (“amniotic fluid”)).
• Waters3 sentidosA surname originating as a patronymic.
• Watkins7 sentidosA surname transferred from the given name.
• Watson18 sentidosA northern English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
• Watts4 sentidosA surname transferred from the given name.
• wave23 sentidosTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
• WAVE1 sentidoA members of the WAVES; a member of the US Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve).
• waved3 sentidosHaving a wave-like form or outline; undulating.
• Waves1 sentidoA census-designated place and unincorporated community in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
• waving2 sentidosThe motion of something that waves.
• wax21 sentidosBeeswax.
• Wax1 sentidoA surname.
• way22 sentidosTo do with a place or places. A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
• Way5 sentidosChristianity.
• Wayne7 sentidosA surname originating as an occupation.
• ways1 sentidoA distance.
• wayward4 sentidosGiven to a wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray.
• we16 sentidosTwo or more people including or consisting of the speaker(s)/writer(s). Excluding the person(s) being addressed. (This is the exclusive we.)
• weak25 sentidosLacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
• weaken2 sentidosTo make weaker or less strong.
• weakened1 sentidoReduced; made less strong.
• weaker1 sentidoSaid of one proposition with respect to another one: that the latter entails the former, but the former does not entail the latter.
• weakly2 sentidosFrail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.
• weakness3 sentidosThe condition of being weak.
• wealth3 sentidosRiches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.
• wealthy4 sentidosPossessing financial wealth; rich.
• Wealthy1 sentidoA certain cultivar of American apple from Minnesota.
• weapon7 sentidosAn instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
• weaponry1 sentidoWeapons collectively
• wear19 sentidosTo have on: To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.
• Wear1 sentidoA river in the counties of County Durham and Tyne and Wear, north east England. The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks.
• wearing7 sentidosIntended to be worn.
• Wearing1 sentidoA surname.
• weary5 sentidosHaving the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.
• Weary1 sentidoA surname.
• weasel8 sentidosAny of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light…
• weather15 sentidosThe short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind,…
• weave9 sentidosTo form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
• weaver6 sentidosA person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.
• Weaver8 sentidosA surname originating as an occupation for a weaver.
• weaving4 sentidosThe process of making woven material on a loom.
• Weaving1 sentidoA surname.
• web29 sentidosThe silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
• Web1 sentidoThe World Wide Web.