- waif: n. A homeless, neglected wanderer.
- waistcoat: n. A vest.
- waive: v. To relinquish, especially temporarily, as a right or claim.
- wampum: n. Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency.
- wane: v. To diminish in size and brilliancy.
- wantonness: n. Recklessness.
- warlike: adj. Belligerent.
- wavelet: n. A ripple.
- weak-kneed: adj. Without resolute purpose or energy.
- weal: n. Well-being.
- wean: v. To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment.
- wearisome: adj. Fatiguing.
- wee: adj. Very small.
- well-bred: adj. Of good ancestry.
- well-doer: n. A performer of moral and social duties.
- well-to-do: adj. In prosperous circumstances.
- whereabouts: n. The place in or near which a person or thing is.
- whereupon: adv. After which.
- wherever: adv. In or at whatever place.
- wherewith: n. The necessary means or resources.
- whet: v. To make more keen or eager.
- whimsical: adj. Capricious.
- whine: v. To utter with complaining tone.
- wholly: adv. Completely.
- wield: v. To use, control, or manage, as a weapon, or instrument, especially with full command.
- wile: n. An act or a means of cunning deception.
- winsome: adj. Attractive.
- wintry: adj. Lacking warmth of manner.
- wiry: adj. Thin, but tough and sinewy.
- witchcraft: n. Sorcery.
- witless: adj. Foolish, indiscreet, or silly.
- witling: n. A person who has little understanding.
- witticism: n. A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment.
- wittingly: adv. With knowledge and by design.
- wizen: v. To become or cause to become withered or dry.
- wizen-faced: adj. Having a shriveled face.
- working-man: n. One who earns his bread by manual labor.
- workmanlike: adj. Like or befitting a skilled workman.
- workmanship: n. The art or skill of a workman.
- wrangle: v. To maintain by noisy argument or dispute.
- wreak: v. To inflict, as a revenge or punishment.
- wrest: v. To pull or force away by or as by violent twisting or wringing.
- wretchedness: n. Extreme misery or unhappiness.
- writhe: v. To twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress.
- writing: n. The act or art of tracing or inscribing on a surface letters or ideographs.
- wry: adj. Deviating from that which is proper or right.
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