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963 Nouns That Start With W

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w (noun) the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet Synonyms: double-u, W
wacko (noun) a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad Synonyms: nutter, whacko
wad (noun) a wad of something chewable as tobacco Synonyms: chaw, chew, cud, plug, quid
(noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum
(noun) a small mass of soft material
wadding (noun) any material used especially to protect something Synonyms: packing, packing material
waddle (noun) walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
waddler (noun) someone who walks with a waddling gait
wader (noun) any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food Synonyms: wading bird
waders (noun) waterproof hip boots (sometimes extending to the chest) worn by anglers
wadi (noun) gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season
wading (noun) walking with your feet in shallow water
wads (noun) a large number or amount Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons
wafer (noun) a small thin crisp cake or cookie
(noun) thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)
(noun) a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters
waffle (noun) pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
waffler (noun) someone who speaks or writes in a vague and evasive manner
waft (noun) a long flag; often tapering Synonyms: pennant, pennon, streamer
wafture (noun) the act of signaling by a movement of the hand Synonyms: wave, waving
wag (noun) causing to move repeatedly from side to side Synonyms: shake, waggle
(noun) a witty amusing person who makes jokes Synonyms: card, wit
wage (noun) something that remunerates Synonyms: earnings, pay, remuneration, salary
wager (noun) the act of gambling Synonyms: bet
(noun) the money risked on a gamble Synonyms: bet, stake, stakes
wagerer (noun) someone who bets Synonyms: better, bettor, punter
wages (noun) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing Synonyms: payoff, reward
waggery (noun) a quaint and amusing jest Synonyms: drollery
(noun) waggish behavior Synonyms: waggishness
waggishness (noun) waggish behavior Synonyms: waggery
waggle (noun) causing to move repeatedly from side to side Synonyms: shake, wag
waggon (noun) any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor Synonyms: wagon
(noun) a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat Synonyms: beach waggon, beach wagon, estate car, station waggon, station wagon, wagon
waggoner (noun) the driver of a wagon Synonyms: wagoner
waggonwright (noun) a wagon maker Synonyms: wagonwright, wainwright
wagon (noun) any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor Synonyms: waggon
(noun) a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat Synonyms: beach waggon, beach wagon, estate car, station waggon, station wagon, waggon
(noun) van used by police to transport prisoners Synonyms: black Maria, paddy wagon, patrol wagon, police van, police wagon
(noun) a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting Synonyms: coaster wagon
wagoner (noun) the driver of a wagon Synonyms: waggoner
wagonwright (noun) a wagon maker Synonyms: waggonwright, wainwright
wagtail (noun) Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
wahoo (noun) large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide Synonyms: Acanthocybium solandri
(noun) deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds Synonyms: burning bush, Euonymus atropurpureus
(noun) upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas Synonyms: Euonymus americanus, strawberry bush
waif (noun) a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned Synonyms: street child
waifu (noun) a character in an anime or manga who one has romantic feelings for
wail (noun) a cry of sorrow and grief Synonyms: lament, lamentation, plaint
wailer (noun) a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries
wailing (noun) loud cries made while weeping Synonyms: bawling
wain (noun) large open farm wagon
wainscot (noun) wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room Synonyms: wainscoting, wainscotting
(noun) panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall Synonyms: dado
wainscoting (noun) wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room Synonyms: wainscot, wainscotting
(noun) a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) Synonyms: wainscotting
wainscotting (noun) wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room Synonyms: wainscot, wainscoting
(noun) a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) Synonyms: wainscoting
wainwright (noun) a wagon maker Synonyms: waggonwright, wagonwright
waist (noun) the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole Synonyms: shank
(noun) the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips Synonyms: waistline
waistband (noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers Synonyms: cincture, girdle, sash, waistcloth
waistcloth (noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers Synonyms: cincture, girdle, sash, waistband
waistcoat (noun) a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat Synonyms: vest
waistline (noun) the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips Synonyms: waist
wait (noun) the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) Synonyms: waiting
(noun) time during which some action is awaited Synonyms: delay, hold, postponement, time lag
waiter (noun) a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) Synonyms: server
(noun) a person who waits or awaits
waiting (noun) the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) Synonyms: wait
waitress (noun) a woman waiter
waiver (noun) a formal written statement of relinquishment Synonyms: discharge, release
wake (noun) a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial Synonyms: viewing
(noun) the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward Synonyms: backwash
(noun) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) Synonyms: aftermath, backwash
wakeboard (noun) a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat Synonyms: wake board
wakefulness (noun) a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
(noun) the process of paying close and continuous attention Synonyms: alertness, vigilance, watchfulness
(noun) a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep Synonyms: sleeplessness
wakening (noun) the act of waking Synonyms: awakening, waking up
waker (noun) a person who awakes
(noun) someone who rouses others from sleep Synonyms: arouser, rouser
waking (noun) the state of remaining awake
waldmeister (noun) fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine Synonyms: sweet woodruff
(noun) Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula Synonyms: Asperula odorata, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, sweet woodruff, woodruff
wale (noun) thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship Synonyms: strake
(noun) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions Synonyms: weal, welt, wheal
walk (noun) the act of traveling by foot Synonyms: walking
(noun) (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls Synonyms: base on balls, pass
(noun) a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
(noun) the act of walking somewhere
(noun) careers in general Synonyms: walk of life
(noun) a path set aside for walking Synonyms: paseo, walkway
(noun) manner of walking Synonyms: manner of walking
walkabout (noun) nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine
(noun) a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
(noun) a walking trip or tour
walkaway (noun) an easy victory Synonyms: blowout, laugher, romp, runaway, shoo-in
walker (noun) an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk Synonyms: baby-walker, go-cart
(noun) a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk Synonyms: Zimmer, Zimmer frame
(noun) a shoe designed for comfortable walking
(noun) a person who travels by foot Synonyms: footer, pedestrian
walking (noun) the act of traveling by foot Synonyms: walk
walkingstick (noun) any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies Synonyms: stick insect, walking stick
walkout (noun) a strike in which the workers walk out
(noun) the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest
walkover (noun) any undertaking that is easy to do Synonyms: breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap
(noun) backbends combined with handstands
walkway (noun) a path set aside for walking Synonyms: paseo, walk
wall (noun) an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
(noun) an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes Synonyms: bulwark, rampart
(noun) a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
(noun) a layer of material that encloses space
(noun) (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure Synonyms: paries
(noun) anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
(noun) a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
(noun) a difficult or awkward situation
wallaby (noun) any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored Synonyms: brush kangaroo
wallah (noun) usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing
wallboard (noun) a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses Synonyms: dry wall, drywall
wallet (noun) a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money Synonyms: billfold, notecase, pocketbook
walleye (noun) pike-like freshwater perches Synonyms: dory, jack salmon, Stizostedion vitreum, walleyed pike
(noun) strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward Synonyms: divergent strabismus, exotropia
wallflower (noun) remains on sidelines at social event
(noun) perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum Synonyms: Cheiranthus cheiri, Erysimum cheiri
(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers
wallop (noun) a severe blow
(noun) a forceful consequence; a strong effect Synonyms: impact
walloper (noun) a gross untruth; a blatant lie Synonyms: whopper
(noun) a winner by a wide margin
(noun) a very hard hitter
walloping (noun) a sound defeat Synonyms: debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, whipping
wallow (noun) an indolent or clumsy rolling about
(noun) a puddle where animals go to wallow
wallpaper (noun) a decorative paper for the walls of rooms
wallpaperer (noun) a worker who papers walls Synonyms: wall-paperer
wally (noun) a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
walnut (noun) nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
(noun) any of various trees of the genus Juglans Synonyms: walnut tree
(noun) hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling
walrus (noun) either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber Synonyms: sea horse, seahorse
waltz (noun) a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat Synonyms: valse
(noun) music composed in triple time for waltzing
(noun) an assured victory (especially in an election) Synonyms: walk-in
waltzer (noun) a dancer who waltzes
wampee (noun) American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds Synonyms: pickerel weed, pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata
wampum (noun) small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency Synonyms: peag, wampumpeag
(noun) informal terms for money Synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar
wampumpeag (noun) small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency Synonyms: peag, wampum
wand (noun) a rod used by a magician or water diviner
(noun) a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir Synonyms: baton
(noun) a ceremonial or emblematic staff Synonyms: scepter, sceptre, verge
(noun) a thin supple twig or rod
wanderer (noun) a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine Synonyms: spider
(noun) someone who leads a wandering unsettled life Synonyms: bird of passage, roamer, rover
wandering (noun) travelling about without any clear destination Synonyms: roving, vagabondage
wanderlust (noun) very strong or irresistible impulse to travel Synonyms: itchy feet
wandflower (noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall Synonyms: beetleweed, coltsfoot, galax, Galax urceolata, galaxy
(noun) a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers Synonyms: Sparaxis tricolor
wane (noun) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) Synonyms: ebb, ebbing
wangle (noun) an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery Synonyms: wangling
wangler (noun) a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods Synonyms: finagler
wangling (noun) an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery Synonyms: wangle
waning (noun) a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

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