tow | (noun) the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope | Synonyms: towage |
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undertow | (noun) the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore | Synonyms: sea-poose, sea-purse, sea-puss, sea purse, sea puss |
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(noun) an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling | - |
upthrow | (noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) | Synonyms: upheaval, uplift, upthrust |
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vow | (noun) a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner | - |
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wallow | (noun) an indolent or clumsy rolling about | - |
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(noun) a puddle where animals go to wallow | - |
waxmallow | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers | Synonyms: sleeping hibiscus, wax mallow |
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wheelbarrow | (noun) a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels | Synonyms: barrow, garden cart, lawn cart |
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whitlow | (noun) a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail | Synonyms: felon |
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widow | (noun) a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried | Synonyms: widow woman |
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willow | (noun) a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers | - |
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(noun) any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix | Synonyms: willow tree |
window | (noun) a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air | - |
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(noun) a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened | - |
(noun) a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material | - |
(noun) (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen | - |
(noun) a pane of glass in a window | Synonyms: windowpane |
(noun) an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served | - |
(noun) an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function | - |
(noun) the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something | - |
winnow | (noun) the act of separating grain from chaff | Synonyms: sifting, winnowing |
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workfellow | (noun) an associate that one works with | Synonyms: co-worker, colleague, fellow worker |
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workflow | (noun) progress (or rate of progress) in work being done | Synonyms: work flow |
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wow | (noun) a joke that seems extremely funny | Synonyms: belly laugh, howler, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper |
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yarrow | (noun) ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America | Synonyms: Achillea millefolium, milfoil |
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yellow | (noun) yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons | Synonyms: yellowness |
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