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Wood RabbitnounMWEcommon small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white undersideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood RatnounMWEany of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large earsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood SagenounMWEsubshrub with serrate leaves and cream-colored to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood ShavingsnounMWEthin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood SorrelnounMWEany plant or flower of the genus OxalisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood SpiritnounMWEa light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcoholverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood SpurgenounMWEEuropean perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clustersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood StorknounMWEan American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved billverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood StrawberrynounMWEEuropeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood SugarnounMWEa sugar extracted from wood or strawverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood SwallownounMWEAustralasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallowverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood TarnounMWEany tar obtained by the destructive distillation of woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood ThrushnounMWElarge thrush common in eastern American woodlandsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood TicknounMWEcommon tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood VinegarnounMWEa red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tarsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood VioletnounMWEcommon violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood VisenounMWEa vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood WarblernounMWEsmall bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical songverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood WidgeonnounMWEshowy North American duck that nests in hollow treesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood-Frognounwide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wood-Sorrel FamilynounMWEa family of widely distributed herbs of the order GeranialesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodbinenouncommon North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodborernounany of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodcarvernounmakes decorative wooden panelsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodcarvingnouna carving created by carving woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodcocknoungame bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodcock SnipenounMWEOld World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodcraftnounskill and experience in matters relating to the woods, such as hunting, fishing, or campingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodcreepernounany of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodcutnounengraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodcutternouncuts down trees and chops wood as a jobverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wooden LegnounMWEa prosthesis that replaces a missing legverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wooden ShoenounMWEa shoe carved from a single block of woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wooden SpoonnounMWEa booby prize consisting of a spoon made of woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodennessnounthe quality of being wooden and awkwardverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodenwarenounware for domestic use made of woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodgrainingnouna texture like that of woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodhewernounany of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodinessnountexture produced by the fibers in woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodlandnounland that is covered with trees and shrubsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodland CaribounounMWEany of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern CanadaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodland StarnounMWECalifornia perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodland White VioletnounMWEshort-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodletnoungarden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodlousenounany of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodmannounsomeone who lives in the woodsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodpeckernounbird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodpilenouna pile or stack of wood to be used for fuelverifiedMay 18, 2026
WoodruffnounOld World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachetsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodscrewnouna metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriververifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodshednouna shed for storing firewood or garden toolsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodsianounany fern of the genus WoodsiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodsinessnounthe quality of abounding in treesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodsmannounsomeone who lives in the woodsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodwaxennounsmall Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dyeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodwindnounany wind instrument other than the brass instrumentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodwind FamilynounMWE(music) the family of woodwind instrumentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodwind InstrumentnounMWEany wind instrument other than the brass instrumentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodworknounthe craft of a carpenter: making things out of woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodworkernounmakes things out of woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodworkingnounthe craft of a carpenter: making things out of woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodworking PlanenounMWEa carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodworking VisenounMWEa vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woodwormnouna larva of a woodborerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woody NightshadenounMWEpoisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woody PearnounMWEtree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarpverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woody PlantnounMWEa plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stemsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wooernouna man who courts a womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woofnounthe yarn woven across the warp yarn in weavingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woofernouna loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency soundsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wooingnouna man's courting of a womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolnounfiber sheared from animals, such as sheep, and twisted into yarn for weavingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wool FatnounMWEa yellow viscous animal oil extracted from woolverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wool GrassnounMWEgrass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grassverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wool GreasenounMWEa yellow viscous animal oil extracted from woolverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wool OilnounMWEany oil used to oil wool before spinningverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wool StaplernounMWEa person who sorts wool into different gradesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolgatherernounsomeone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreamingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly AdelgidnounMWEan insect that feeds on hemlocksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly Alder AphidnounMWEattacks aldersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly AphidnounMWEsecretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threadsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly Apple AphidnounMWEprimarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other treesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly BearnounMWEcaterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly Bear CaterpillarnounMWEcaterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly Bear MothnounMWElarva of moth of the family ArctiidaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly DaisynounMWEtiny grey woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower headsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly IndrisnounMWEnocturnal indris with thick grey-brown fur and a long tailverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly MammothnounMWEvery hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphereverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly ManzanitanounMWEerect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when youngverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly MonkeynounMWElarge monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basinsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly MulleinnounMWEtall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly Plant LousenounMWEsecretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threadsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly RhinocerosnounMWEextinct thick-haired species of Arctic regionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly SunflowernounMWEany plant of the genus EriophyllumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolly ThistlenounMWEbiennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolsorternouna person who sorts wool into different gradesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolsorter's DiseasenounMWEa form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Woolsorter's PneumonianounMWEa form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wooly Blue CurlsnounMWEan aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern California and MexicoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wooly Lip FernnounMWEsmall North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely woolyverifiedMay 18, 2026