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