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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
W-Shapedadjectiveshaped in the form of the letter WcandidateMay 18, 2026
Wackyadjectiveinformal or slang terms for mentally irregularcandidateMay 18, 2026
Wafer-Likeadjectiveresembling a thin crisp wafercandidateMay 18, 2026
Wafer-Thinadjectivevery thincandidateMay 18, 2026
Wage-Earningadjectiveof those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborerscandidateMay 18, 2026
Waggishadjectivewitty or jokingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Wagnerianadjectiveof or relating to Richard Wagner or his musiccandidateMay 18, 2026
Wailfuladjectivevocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expressioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Wailingadjectivevocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expressioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Wainscotedadjectivefitted or decorated with panels or wainscotingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Waist-Lengthadjective(of clothing) extending only to the waistcandidateMay 18, 2026
Waitingadjectivebeing and remaining ready and available for usecandidateMay 18, 2026
Wakefuladjectivemarked by full consciousness or alertnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Wakelessadjective(of sleep) deep and completecandidateMay 18, 2026
Wakingadjectivemarked by full consciousness or alertnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Walk-Inadjective(of e.g. closets or refrigerators) extending very far enough back to allow a person to entercandidateMay 18, 2026
Walk-Onadjectivenot capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken linescandidateMay 18, 2026
Walk-Toadjectiveclose enough to be walked tocandidateMay 18, 2026
Walk-Upadjectivea building with no elevatorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Walkingadjectiveclose enough to be walked tocandidateMay 18, 2026
Walleyedadjectivehaving divergent strabismuscandidateMay 18, 2026
Wallopingadjective(used informally) very largecandidateMay 18, 2026
Wanadjectiveabnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distresscandidateMay 18, 2026
Wanderingadjectivehaving no fixed coursecandidateMay 18, 2026
Waningadjective(of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreasescandidateMay 18, 2026
Wantedadjectivecharacterized by feeling or showing fond affection forcandidateMay 18, 2026
Wantingadjectiveinadequate in amount or degreecandidateMay 18, 2026
Wantonadjectiveoccurring without motivation or provocationcandidateMay 18, 2026
War-Riddenadjectiveengaged in warcandidateMay 18, 2026
War-Tornadjectivelaid waste by warcandidateMay 18, 2026
War-Wornadjectivelaid waste by warcandidateMay 18, 2026
Warlikeadjectivedisposed to warfare or hard-line policiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Warmadjectivehaving or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heatcandidateMay 18, 2026
Warm-Bloodedadjectivehaving warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)candidateMay 18, 2026
Warm-Tonedadjectiveused of musiccandidateMay 18, 2026
Warmedadjectivehaving been warmed upcandidateMay 18, 2026
Warmheartedadjectivemarked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generositycandidateMay 18, 2026
Warmingadjectiveproducing the sensation of heat when applied to the bodycandidateMay 18, 2026
Warningadjectiveserving to warncandidateMay 18, 2026
Warpedadjectiveused especially of timbers or boardscandidateMay 18, 2026
Warringadjectiveengaged in warcandidateMay 18, 2026
Warriorlikeadjective(of persons) befitting a warriorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Wartlikeadjective(of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble wartscandidateMay 18, 2026
Wartyadjective(of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble wartscandidateMay 18, 2026
Waryadjectivemarked by keen caution and watchful prudencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Wash-And-Wearadjectivetreated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Washableadjectivecapable of being washed without injurycandidateMay 18, 2026
Washedadjectiveclean by virtue of having been washed in watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Washed-Outadjectivehaving lost freshness or brilliance of colorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Washed-Upadjectivedoomed to extinctioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Washingtonianadjectiveof or relating to the people who run the federal governmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Washyadjectivehaving lost freshness or brilliance of colorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Wasp-Waistedadjectivehaving a small waistcandidateMay 18, 2026
Waspishadjectivevery irritablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Wasteadjectivelocated in a dismal or remote areacandidateMay 18, 2026
Wastedadjectivediminished in size or strength as a result of disease, injury, or lack of use, usually referring to an organ or body partcandidateMay 18, 2026
Wastefuladjectiveinefficient in use of time and effort and materialscandidateMay 18, 2026
Watchfuladjectiveengaged in or accustomed to close observationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Water-Cooledadjectivekept cool or designed to be kept cool by means of water especially circulating watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Water-Insolubleadjectivenot soluble in watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Water-Lovingadjective(of plants) flourishing with lots of watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Water-Repellentadjectivehindering the penetration of watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Water-Resistantadjectivehindering the penetration of watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Water-Solubleadjectivesoluble in watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Water-Washedadjectivewashed or swept with water especially waves of the seacandidateMay 18, 2026
Waterborneadjectivetransported by watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Watercressadjectiveof a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea greencandidateMay 18, 2026
Wateredadjective(of silk fabric) having a wavelike patterncandidateMay 18, 2026
Waterlessadjectivelacking sufficient water or rainfallcandidateMay 18, 2026
Waterloggedadjective(of soil) soft and waterycandidateMay 18, 2026
Watermelon-Shapedadjectivehaving the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diametercandidateMay 18, 2026
Waterproofadjectivenot permitting the passage of watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Waterproofedadjectivenot permitting the passage of watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Watertightadjectivenot allowing water to pass in or outcandidateMay 18, 2026
Waterwornadjective(of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Wateryadjectivewet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tearscandidateMay 18, 2026
Watery-Eyedadjectivewith eyes full of tearscandidateMay 18, 2026
Wavelikeadjectiveuneven by virtue of having wrinkles or wavescandidateMay 18, 2026
Waveringadjectiveuncertain in purpose or actioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Wavyadjectiveuneven by virtue of having wrinkles or wavescandidateMay 18, 2026
Wavy-Grainedadjectiveof timbercandidateMay 18, 2026
Waxedadjectivetreated with waxcandidateMay 18, 2026
Waxenadjectivemade of or covered with waxcandidateMay 18, 2026
Waxingadjective(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increasescandidateMay 18, 2026
Waxlikeadjectivehaving the paleness of waxcandidateMay 18, 2026
Waxyadjectivecapable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breakingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Way-Outadjectiveinformal termscandidateMay 18, 2026
Wayfaringadjectivetraveling especially on footcandidateMay 18, 2026
Waywardadjectiveresistant to guidance or disciplinecandidateMay 18, 2026
Weakadjectivepronounced with little or no stress, referring to vowels or syllablescandidateMay 18, 2026
Weak-Kneedadjectivelacking will power or resolutioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Weak-Stemmedadjectivehaving a weak stemcandidateMay 18, 2026
Weakenedadjectivedamaged inanimate objects or their valuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Weakeningadjectivemoderating by making pain or sorrow weakercandidateMay 18, 2026
Weaklyadjectivelacking bodily or muscular strength or vitalitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Wealthyadjectivehaving an abundant supply of money or possessions of valuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Weanedadjectivefreed of dependence on something especially for mammals mother's milkcandidateMay 18, 2026
Weaponedadjectivecarrying weaponscandidateMay 18, 2026
Weaponlessadjectivewithout a weaponcandidateMay 18, 2026
Weapons-Gradeadjectiveof a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction)candidateMay 18, 2026