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Wopnounoffensive term for a person of Italian descentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word AccentnounMWEthe distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic wordverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word BlindnessnounMWEinability to perceive written wordsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word ClassnounMWEone of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical contextverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word DeafnessnounMWEan impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing lossverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word DivisionnounMWEdivision of a word especially at the end of a line on a pageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word EmbeddingnounMWEa popular framework to represent text data as vectors which has been used in many machine learning and natural language processing tasks. . . . A word embedding, trained on word co-occurrence in text corpora, represents each word (or common phrase) w as a d-dimensional word vector w~ 2 Rd. It serves as a dictionary of sorts for computer programs that would like to use word meaning. First, words with similar semantic meanings tend to have vectors that are close together. Second, the vector differences between words in embeddings have been shown to represent relationships between words.ArtifactMay 18, 2026
Word FindernounMWEa thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want but cannot think ofverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word FormnounMWEthe phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word GamenounMWEany game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of wordsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word MeaningnounMWEthe accepted meaning of a wordverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word of AdvicenounMWEcautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Word of FarewellnounMWEan acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at partingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word of HonornounMWEa promiseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word of MouthnounMWEgossip spread by spoken communicationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word OrdernounMWEthe order of words in a textverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word PicturenounMWEa graphic or vivid verbal descriptionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word PlaynounMWEplaying on words or speech soundsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word ProcessingnounMWErapid and efficient processing (storage and printing) of linguistic data for composition and editingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word Processing SystemnounMWEan application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word ProcessornounMWEan application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word SaladnounMWEjumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in schizophreniaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word SensenounMWEthe accepted meaning of a wordverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word SquarenounMWEa puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as acrossverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word StressnounMWEthe distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic wordverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word StringnounMWEa linear sequence of words as spoken or writtenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word StructurenounMWEthe admissible arrangement of sounds in wordsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word-Painternouna writer of vivid or graphic descriptive powerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word-Paintingnouna graphic or vivid verbal descriptionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word-Splittingnounmaking too fine distinctions of little importanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Word-Worshipnounthe worship of wordsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wordbooknouna reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Wordinessnounboring verbosityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wordingnounthe manner in which something is expressed in wordsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wordmongernouna writer who uses language carelessly or pretentiously with little regard for meaningverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wordnetnounany of the machine-readable lexical databases modeled after the Princeton WordNetverifiedMay 18, 2026
Words Per MinutenounMWEthe rate at which words are produced, as in speaking or typingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wordsmithnouna fluent and prolific writerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work AnimalnounMWEan animal trained for and used for heavy laborverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work CampnounMWEa camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
work factornounMWEEstimate of the effort or time needed by a potential perpetrator, with specified expertise and resources, to overcome a protective measure.MetricMay 9, 2026
Work FlownounMWEprogress, or rate of progress, in work being doneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work in ProgressnounMWEa piece of work that is not yet finishedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work of ArtnounMWEart that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)verifiedMay 18, 2026
work papernounMWEThe written record of the basis for the auditor's conclusions that provides the support for the auditor's representations, whether those representations are contained in the auditor's report or otherwise.ArtifactMay 9, 2026
Work PartynounMWEan organized group of workmenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work PermitnounMWEa legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work programnounMWEA series of specific, detailed steps to achieve an audit objective.ProcessMay 12, 2026
Work ShiftnounMWEthe time period during which you are at workverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work ShoenounMWEa thick and heavy shoeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work SongnounMWEa usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious workverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work StoppagenounMWEa group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work StudynounMWEan analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effortverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work SurfacenounMWEa horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing gamesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work TimenounMWEa time period when you are required to workverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work to RulenounMWEa job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work transfernounMWEWork-transfer is a process whereby the staff located at a recovery site accepts the workload of staff located at a primary production site, and a data center located at a recovery site accepts the workload of the primary data processing site.ProcessRegulatedMay 12, 2026
Work UnitnounMWEa unit of measurement for workverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work-Clothesnounclothing worn for doing manual laborverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work-Clothingnounclothing worn for doing manual laborverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work-Innounoccasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factoryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work-Shirtnounheavy-duty shirts worn for manual or physical workverifiedMay 18, 2026
Work-Study ProgramnounMWEan educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal studyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workaholicnounperson with a compulsive need to workverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workaholismnouncompulsiveness about workingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workbagnouncontainer for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Workbasketnouncontainer for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Workbenchnouna strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanicverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workboardnouna horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual workverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workbooknouna student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving themverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workboxnouncontainer for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Workcraft IdentitynounMWESynonymous with Tradecraft Identity.IdentityRestrictedCUIMay 9, 2026
Workdaynounthe amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workernounsterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Worker BeenounMWEsterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hiveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workfellownounan associate that one works withverifiedMay 18, 2026
workforcenounThe individuals engaged in or available for work in a country, industry or organization.OrganizationMay 12, 2026
Workhorsenouna horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy laborverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workhousenouna county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 monthsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working AgreementnounMWEan informal agreement to work togetherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working CapitalnounMWEassets available for use in the production of further assetsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working ClassnounMWEa social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wagesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working DaynounMWEa day on which work is done, also called a business dayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working DognounMWEany of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working GirlnounMWEa woman who engages in sexual intercourse for moneyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working GroupnounMWEa group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achievedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working MemorynounMWEmemory for intermediate results that must be held during thinkingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working OutnounMWEdeveloping in intricate and painstaking detailverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working PapersnounMWEa legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working PartynounMWEa group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achievedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working PersonnounMWEan employee who performs manual or industrial laborverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working PrinciplenounMWEa rule that is adequate to permit work to be doneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Working RulenounMWEa rule that is adequate to permit work to be doneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workingmannounan employee who performs manual or industrial laborverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workloadnounwork that a person is expected to do in a specified timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workmannounan employee who performs manual or industrial laborverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workmanshipnounskill in an occupation or tradeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workmatenouna fellow workerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workmen's CompensationnounMWEcompensation for death or injury suffered by a worker in the course of his employmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Workout SuitnounMWEgarment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirtverifiedMay 18, 2026