English words starting with W

Very bad, poor, or disappointing in quality

the quality or state of being silly, eccentric, or slightly crazy.

Crazy or eccentric

Funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way.

A thick, soft mass or ball of a material such as paper, cloth, or cotton.

past tense and past participle of 'wad'. to compress or pack something into a tight mass or ball.

Crumpled or compressed into a tight, compact mass.

Soft, thick material used for packing, stuffing, or padding things to protect them or give them shape.

to walk with short steps, swaying from side to side, like a duck.

to walk with effort through water, mud, or any other substance that makes walking difficult.

A long-legged bird that frequents shallow water to feed.

A valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except during the rainy season, especially in a desert area of Arabia or North Africa.

The activity of walking with effort through water, mud, or any other substance that makes movement difficult.

a very thin, light, crisp biscuit, often sweetened.

extremely thin, like a wafer

a crisp, light cake with a pattern of deep, square holes on both sides, made by cooking batter in a special appliance (a waffle iron).

speaking or writing in a vague, indecisive, or evasive manner, often by avoiding giving a direct answer.

To move gently through the air or over water

To move or cause to move rapidly and repeatedly from side to side or up and down.

A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially for manual or unskilled work.

A person who works for wages or a salary.

receiving money for work that is done; of or relating to being paid for work.

A sum of money risked on the outcome of an uncertain event; a bet.

Staking something of value on the outcome of an uncertain event.

Moving (a body part, especially a tail or finger) rapidly and repeatedly from side to side or up and down.

humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner

To move or cause to move with short, quick movements from side to side or up and down.

a vehicle with four wheels, usually pulled by horses or oxen, used for carrying heavy loads, especially in the past.

relating to or characteristic of the music or ideas of the german composer richard wagner

A vehicle with four wheels, usually pulled by horses or oxen, used for carrying heavy loads, especially in the past.

the amount that a wagon can carry.

A follower of a strict, puritanical Islamic movement founded in the 18th century by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, advocating a return to the early practices of the faith.

A follower of a strict, conservative Sunni Islamic movement founded in the 18th century by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, advocating a return to the early practices of Islam.

A large, fast-swimming marine fish of the mackerel family, found in tropical and subtropical seas, prized as a game fish and for food.

a person, especially a child, who is thin and looks as if they need care and protection

(of a person) very thin and delicate, often in a way that suggests vulnerability or lack of nourishment.

to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness

A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.

A lining of wood or other material applied to the lower part of the walls of a room.

Wooden panels that cover the lower part of the walls of a room.

The part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips.

(of a person or object) immersed or sunk as deep as the waist

reaching up to the level of a person's waist

Reaching down to the waist.

a strip of cloth forming the waist of a garment, such as trousers or a skirt.

a close-fitting garment for the upper body, typically sleeveless and worn over a shirt and under a jacket, as part of a man's suit.

the measurement around the narrowest part of a person's waist.

To stay in a place or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens.

A list of people who are waiting for something, such as a place on a course, a ticket for an event, or a medical procedure, when all the places or tickets have already been allocated.

A man whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant.

The action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or until something else happens.

A room in a public building where people can sit while they wait, for example for a train, bus, or doctor's appointment.

A woman whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant.

The work or job of a waitress; the action of serving food and drinks to people in a restaurant.

The group of people who work in a restaurant serving food and drinks to customers.

to choose not to demand something in a particular case, even though you have a legal or official right to do so

an official statement or document that says a right, claim, or law can be officially ignored or given up

to stop sleeping, or to make someone stop sleeping

An instance of waking up or being woken up.

A short, wide board resembling a surfboard, used for riding on water while being towed behind a motorboat.

unable or not needing to sleep

the state of being awake and not asleep

To (cause to) wake from sleep

In a state of being awake; not asleep.

To move along at a moderate pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.

Designed to be operated by a person walking behind it.

(of a room or storage space) large enough to be entered and used by a person.

A hit in baseball that ends the game immediately by allowing the batting team to score the winning run in the bottom of the final inning.

A small, non-speaking role in a play or film, or a person who performs such a role.

A detailed explanation or guide that describes each step of a process, task, or piece of content.

A building or apartment that is accessed by stairs from the street, without an elevator.

(of an area or route) suitable or safe for walking; pleasant or easy to walk in.

A person who walks, especially for exercise or pleasure

a small portable two-way radio for communication over short distances.

relating to, used for, or engaged in the act of walking

A small portable cassette player with headphones, popular in the 1980s and 1990s.

A sudden strike by workers, especially as a protest.

An easy or uncontested victory.

A detailed explanation of a process or a set of instructions, often for a complex task like using software or completing a video game.

a path or passage for walking, especially one that is raised or covered.

a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land.

Having eyes that are turned outward away from the nose, so that the white is very visible at the inner side; affected with exotropia.

Designed to be fixed to and supported by a wall.

Designed to be fixed to a wall.

Of a size suitable for covering a wall; very large, especially in reference to a picture, poster, or other display.

large enough to cover a wall

covering the entire floor of a room

a plant-eating marsupial that resembles a small kangaroo, native to australia and new guinea.

A type of board, especially one made from plaster or wood pulp, used for covering walls and ceilings inside buildings.

Having walls, especially of a specified type or number.

Enclosed or surrounded by walls.

Separated or isolated, as if by a physical or metaphorical wall.

a small, flat folding case, typically made of leather or fabric, used for holding paper money, cards, and other small flat items.

having the approximate dimensions of a standard wallet, typically referring to a small photograph (about 2 by 3 inches or 5 by 7.5 cm)

having the approximate size of a wallet; small enough to fit in a wallet.

A North American freshwater game fish with large, opaque, silvery eyes.

A person, especially a woman, who remains at the side of a room at a social event because of shyness or a lack of partners.

To hit someone or something very hard

extremely large; whopping

(of a person or large animal) to lie or roll about slowly in deep mud or water

Decorative paper, often with a colored pattern or picture, that is pasted onto the walls of a room.

an edible wrinkled nut from a tree of the genus Juglans, consisting of two halves inside a hard round shell.

approximately the size of a walnut.

approximately the size of a walnut

A large sea mammal that lives mainly in the Arctic, having two long tusks, whiskers, and a thick layer of blubber.

a dance in triple time performed by a couple who turn rhythmically as they move around the floor.

Small cylindrical beads made from shells, strung together and used by some Indigenous North American peoples as money, ceremonial gifts, or for ornament.

(of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion.

A thin stick, especially one held by a magician or fairy when performing magic.

to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction

a person who travels from place to place without a fixed home or purpose.

Moving around from place to place without a fixed plan or purpose.

journeys from place to place without a fixed route or destination.

a strong desire to travel and explore the world.

(of the moon) to have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.

To obtain or achieve something in a clever or skillful way, often by using slightly dishonest methods.

(of the moon) decreasing in size after being full.

a stupid or unpleasant person, especially a man (used as a term of abuse or contempt)

in a way that suggests illness, unhappiness, or weakness; in a pale, faint, or listless manner.

A person who tries to be like someone else or to belong to a particular group, often without success or authenticity.