| bewilder | (verb) be a mystery or bewildering to | Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex |
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| (verb) cause to be confused emotionally | Synonyms: bemuse, discombobulate, throw |
| bewitch | (verb) attract strongly, as if with a magnet | Synonyms: magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind |
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| (verb) cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something | Synonyms: enchant, glamour, hex, jinx, witch |
| (verb) attract; cause to be enamored | Synonyms: becharm, beguile, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance |
| dwindle | (verb) become smaller or lose substance | Synonyms: dwindle away, dwindle down |
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| entwine | (verb) spin, wind, or twist together | Synonyms: enlace, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine |
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| (verb) tie or link together | Synonyms: knit |
| eyewitness | (verb) be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes | - |
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| hoodwink | (verb) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | Synonyms: bamboozle, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow |
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| (verb) influence by slyness | Synonyms: beguile, juggle |
| intertwine | (verb) spin, wind, or twist together | Synonyms: enlace, entwine, interlace, lace, twine |
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| (verb) make a loop in | Synonyms: loop |
| (verb) make lacework by knotting or looping | Synonyms: tat |
| outwit | (verb) beat through cleverness and wit | Synonyms: beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, overreach |
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| overwinter | (verb) spend the winter | Synonyms: winter |
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| rewind | (verb) wind (up) again | - |
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| rewire | (verb) provide with new wiring | - |
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| sandwich | (verb) insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects | - |
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| (verb) make into a sandwich | - |
| sideswipe | (verb) strike from the side | - |
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| swig | (verb) to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught | Synonyms: gulp, quaff |
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| (verb) strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat | Synonyms: slog, slug |
| swill | (verb) drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink) | Synonyms: swill down |
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| (verb) feed pigs | Synonyms: slop |
| swim | (verb) travel through water | - |
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| (verb) be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom | Synonyms: float |
| (verb) move as if gliding through water | - |
| (verb) be covered with or submerged in a liquid | Synonyms: drown |
| (verb) be dizzy or giddy | - |
| swindle | (verb) deprive of by deceit | Synonyms: bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, victimize |
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| swing | (verb) alternate dramatically between high and low values | - |
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| (verb) hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement | - |
| (verb) make a big sweeping gesture or movement | Synonyms: sweep, swing out |
| (verb) engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends | - |
| (verb) play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm | - |
| (verb) move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner | Synonyms: sway |
| (verb) move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting | - |
| (verb) change direction with a swinging motion; turn | - |
| (verb) be a social swinger; socialize a lot | Synonyms: get around |
| (verb) influence decisively | Synonyms: swing over |
| (verb) hang loosely | Synonyms: dangle, drop |
| (verb) live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style | - |
| (verb) have a certain musical rhythm | - |
| swinge | (verb) burn superficially or lightly | Synonyms: singe |
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| swipe | (verb) strike with a swiping motion | - |
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| (verb) make off with belongings of others | Synonyms: abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak |
| swirl | (verb) flow in a circular current, of liquids | Synonyms: eddy, purl, whirl, whirlpool |
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| (verb) turn in a twisting or spinning motion | Synonyms: twiddle, twirl, whirl |
| swish | (verb) move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound | Synonyms: lap, swoosh, swosh |
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| switch | (verb) reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | Synonyms: alternate, flip-flop, flip, interchange, tack |
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| (verb) make a shift in or exchange of | Synonyms: change over, shift |
| (verb) lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | Synonyms: change, shift |
| (verb) change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence | Synonyms: exchange, switch over |
| (verb) cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation | Synonyms: flip, throw |
| (verb) flog with or as if with a flexible rod | - |
| (verb) exchange or give (something) in exchange for | Synonyms: swap, swop, trade |
| swivel | (verb) turn on a pivot | Synonyms: pivot |
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| twiddle | (verb) manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner | Synonyms: fiddle with |
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| (verb) turn in a twisting or spinning motion | Synonyms: swirl, twirl, whirl |
| twig | (verb) branch out in a twiglike manner | - |
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| (verb) understand, usually after some initial difficulty | Synonyms: catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble |
| twill | (verb) weave diagonal lines into (textiles) | - |
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| twin | (verb) give birth to twins | - |
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| (verb) grow as twins | - |
| (verb) bring two objects, ideas, or people together | Synonyms: couple, match, mate, pair |
| (verb) duplicate or match | Synonyms: duplicate, parallel |
| twine | (verb) spin, wind, or twist together | Synonyms: enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace |
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| (verb) make by twisting together or intertwining | - |
| (verb) arrange or coil around | Synonyms: roll, wind, wrap |
| (verb) form into a spiral shape | Synonyms: distort, twist |
| twinge | (verb) squeeze tightly between the fingers | Synonyms: nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twitch |
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| (verb) cause a stinging pain | Synonyms: prick, sting |
| (verb) feel a sudden sharp, local pain | - |
| twinkle | (verb) gleam or glow intermittently | Synonyms: blink, flash, wink, winkle |
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| (verb) emit or reflect light in a flickering manner | Synonyms: scintillate, winkle |
| twirl | (verb) turn in a twisting or spinning motion | Synonyms: swirl, twiddle, whirl |
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| (verb) cause to spin | Synonyms: birl, spin, whirl |
| twirp | (verb) make a weak, chirping sound | Synonyms: tweet |
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| twist | (verb) twist suddenly so as to sprain | Synonyms: rick, sprain, turn, wrench, wrick |
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| (verb) form into twists | - |
| (verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive | Synonyms: convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist around |
| (verb) turn in the opposite direction | - |
| (verb) form into a spiral shape | Synonyms: distort, twine |
| (verb) cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form | Synonyms: bend, deform, flex, turn |
| (verb) twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates | Synonyms: wrench |
| (verb) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | Synonyms: squirm, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe |
| (verb) do the twist | - |
| (verb) extend in curves and turns | Synonyms: curve, wind |
| twit | (verb) harass with persistent criticism or carping | Synonyms: bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease |
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| twitch | (verb) make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion | Synonyms: jerk |
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| (verb) squeeze tightly between the fingers | Synonyms: nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge |
| (verb) move or pull with a sudden motion | - |
| (verb) toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air | Synonyms: flip |
| (verb) move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions | Synonyms: jerk |
| twitter | (verb) make high-pitched sounds, as of birds | Synonyms: chitter |
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| untwine | (verb) undo what has been twined together | - |
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| untwist | (verb) cause to become untwisted | - |
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| unwind | (verb) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | Synonyms: decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend |
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| (verb) cause to feel relaxed | Synonyms: loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain |
| (verb) separate the tangles of | Synonyms: disentangle |
| (verb) reverse the winding or twisting of | Synonyms: unroll, wind off |
| unwire | (verb) undo the wiring of | - |
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| widen | (verb) become broader or wider or more extensive | - |
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| (verb) extend in scope or range or area | Synonyms: broaden, extend |
| (verb) make wider | - |
| (verb) make (clothes) larger | Synonyms: let out |
| widow | (verb) cause to be without a spouse | - |
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| wield | (verb) handle effectively | Synonyms: handle, manage |
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| (verb) have and exercise | Synonyms: exert, maintain |
| wiggle | (verb) move to and fro | Synonyms: jiggle, joggle |
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| wigwag | (verb) signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code | - |
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| (verb) send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code | - |
| will | (verb) determine by choice | - |
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| (verb) decree or ordain | - |
| (verb) leave or give by will after one's death | Synonyms: bequeath, leave |
| wilt | (verb) become limp | Synonyms: droop |
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| (verb) lose strength | - |
| win | (verb) be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious | - |
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| (verb) obtain advantages, such as points, etc. | Synonyms: advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead |
| (verb) win something through one's efforts | Synonyms: acquire, gain |
| (verb) acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions | Synonyms: earn, garner |
| (verb) attain success or reach a desired goal | Synonyms: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed |
| wince | (verb) make a face indicating disgust or dislike | - |
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| (verb) draw back, as with fear or pain | Synonyms: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch |
| winch | (verb) pull or lift up with or as if with a winch | - |
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| wind | (verb) coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem | Synonyms: wind up |
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| (verb) form into a wreath | Synonyms: wreathe |
| (verb) raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help | Synonyms: hoist, lift |
| (verb) arrange or coil around | Synonyms: roll, twine, wrap |
| (verb) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course | Synonyms: meander, thread, wander, weave |
| (verb) extend in curves and turns | Synonyms: curve, twist |
| (verb) catch the scent of; get wind of | Synonyms: nose, scent |
| windsurf | (verb) ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water | - |
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| wine | (verb) drink wine | - |
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| (verb) treat to wine | - |
| wing | (verb) travel through the air; be airborne | Synonyms: fly |
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| wink | (verb) briefly shut the eyes | Synonyms: blink, nictate, nictitate |
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| (verb) keep back by blinking | Synonyms: blink, blink away |
| (verb) signal by winking | - |
| (verb) gleam or glow intermittently | Synonyms: blink, flash, twinkle, winkle |
| winkle | (verb) remove or displace from a position | Synonyms: winkle out |
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| (verb) gleam or glow intermittently | Synonyms: blink, flash, twinkle, wink |
| (verb) emit or reflect light in a flickering manner | Synonyms: scintillate, twinkle |
| winnow | (verb) blow away or off with a current of air | Synonyms: fan |
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| (verb) select desirable parts from a group or list | Synonyms: cull out |
| (verb) separate the chaff from grain by using air currents | - |
| (verb) blow on | - |
| winter | (verb) spend the winter | Synonyms: overwinter |
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| winterise | (verb) prepare for winter | Synonyms: winterize |
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| winterize | (verb) prepare for winter | Synonyms: winterise |
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| wipe | (verb) rub with a circular motion | Synonyms: pass over |
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| wire | (verb) equip for use with electricity | Synonyms: electrify |
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| (verb) send cables, wires, or telegrams | Synonyms: cable, telegraph |
| (verb) fasten with wire | - |
| (verb) string on a wire | - |
| (verb) provide with electrical circuits | - |
| wiretap | (verb) tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | Synonyms: bug, intercept, tap |
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| wisecrack | (verb) make a comment, usually ironic | - |
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| wish | (verb) invoke upon | Synonyms: bid |
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| (verb) order politely; express a wish for | - |
| (verb) make or express a wish | - |
| (verb) feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of | Synonyms: wish well |
| (verb) to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something | Synonyms: care, like |
| witch | (verb) cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something | Synonyms: bewitch, enchant, glamour, hex, jinx |
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| withdraw | (verb) keep away from others | Synonyms: seclude, sequester, sequestrate |
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| (verb) remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | Synonyms: remove, take, take away |
| (verb) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | Synonyms: back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat |
| (verb) take back what one has said | Synonyms: swallow, take back, unsay |
| (verb) release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles | Synonyms: disengage |
| (verb) lose interest | Synonyms: retire |
| (verb) pull back or move away or backward | Synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat |
| (verb) remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) | Synonyms: draw, draw off, take out |
| (verb) cause to be returned | Synonyms: call back, call in, recall |
| (verb) break from a meeting or gathering | Synonyms: adjourn, retire |
| (verb) withdraw from active participation | Synonyms: retire |
| (verb) retire gracefully | Synonyms: bow out |
| wither | (verb) wither, as with a loss of moisture | Synonyms: shrink, shrivel, shrivel up |
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| (verb) lose freshness, vigor, or vitality | Synonyms: fade |
| withhold | (verb) hold back; refuse to hand over or share | Synonyms: keep back |
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| (verb) retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments | Synonyms: deduct, recoup |
| withstand | (verb) stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | Synonyms: hold out, resist, stand firm |
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| (verb) resist or confront with resistance | Synonyms: defy, hold, hold up |
| witness | (verb) be a witness to | - |
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| (verb) perceive or be contemporaneous with | Synonyms: find, see |
| wive | (verb) provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife | - |
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| (verb) marry a woman, take a wife | - |
| (verb) take (someone) as a wife | - |