Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Watertown A ghost town in Kings County, California. Waterview A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Waterville A neighbourhood of the city of Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut. Watervliet A village in Sint-Laureins municipality, East Flanders, Belgium. waterwall A panel on the side of a furnace consisting of multiple tubes that carry water. waterward Towards the water. waterway A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable. waterways A locality in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, northern Alberta, Canada. waterweed Any of several aquatic herbs of the genus Elodea. waterwise Making judicious use of the available water resources. waterwoman A female waterman. waterwork A machine or mechanism for raising or carrying water. waterworker A person employed in the field of waterworks (engineering works relating to the conveyance and flow of fluids). waterworks The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps. waterworld A planet or other large environment that is dominated by water. waterworm Any aquatic worm. waterworn Worn or smoothed by the action of water erosion. waterwort Any of the family Elatinaceae of aquatic plants, especially one in the genus Elatine. Waterworth A surname from Middle English. waterworthy Of a watercraft: fit for service on the water. watery Resembling or characteristic of water. waterzooi A type of Flemish stew, traditionally made with fish. Watford A town and borough in Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1196). wath A ford. Watha A town in North Carolina. Watham A Meitei surname from Manipuri Watharow A surname. Wathaurong A Kulinic Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in Victoria, from Geelong north to Ballarat. Wathawurung An Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama-Nyungan family. Wathen A surname. Wati The dominant group of Pama–Nyungan languages of central Australia. Watiwa Person that is from the Watiwa community. Watjari A prominent dialect of Nyunga, used as a lingua franca in the Mount Magnet and Geraldton regions of Western Australia. Watkin A surname originating as a patronymic. Watkins A surname transferred from the given name. Watkinson A surname originating as a patronymic. watkinsonite A monoclinic-domatic black mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, selenium, and sulfur. Watkinsville A city, the county seat of Oconee County, Georgia, United States. Watkiss A surname. Watley A surname. Watling A surname. Watlington A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6110). Watmore A surname. Watmough A surname. Watney A surname. Watom An island of Papua New Guinea, located off the coast of New Britain Watonga A city, the county seat of Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. Watremez A surname from French. Watroba A surname from Polish. Watrous A surname. watsan water and sanitation Watsana A transliteration of a Thai female given name Watseka A city, the county seat of Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. Watson Any character who acts as a catalyst for the detective protagonist's mental processes in a mystery story; a consciousness that is privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time. After William L. DeAndrea, discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. watsonia Any of several species of flowering plants in genus Watsonia within the family Iridaceae, the bugle lily. Watsonian Resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories. Watsonish Resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories. Watsonville A city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. watsu A form of body massage performed on a subject lying in warm water. watt In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. wattage An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc. Wattamolla A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Wattamondara A locality in the Cowra council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Watteau A surname from French. Watteauesque Reminiscent of the works of the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721), who revitalized the waning baroque style and painted scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with a theatrical air. Wattenbarger A surname. watter Something that uses the specified amount of watts. watters A surname. wattersite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chromium, mercury, and oxygen. Watterson A surname. wattevilleite A certain sulfate mineral. wattevillite An orthorhombic white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur. Wattis A surname. wattle A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof. wattlebird Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. wattled Having a wattle. wattleless Without a wattle or wattles. wattleseed The edible seeds of various Australian plants, traditionally eaten by the Australian Aborigines. wattless Without any electrical power; said of an alternating current or component of current when it differs in phase by 90 degrees from the electromotive force which produces it, or of an electromotive force or component thereof when the current it produces differs from it in phase by 90 degrees. wattlessness The property of being wattless. wattlework Constructions made from woven branches and twigs. wattling An interwoven mesh of twigs; wattle. wattman A French tram driver. wattmeter An instrument for measuring electric power in watts. Watton A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia. wattoside A particular steroid glycoside. Wattpadder A person using a Wattpad website to write and publish articles, poems, fiction or nonfiction stories watts A surname transferred from the given name. wattshode watchet Wattsian Of or relating to George Frederic Watts (1817–1904), English painter and sculptor associated with the symbolist movement. Wattwil A municipality in St. Gallen canton, Switzerland. watusi A popular African-inspired dance of the 1960s, fueled by the success of the song The Wah-Watusi by The Orlons in 1962. Watwood A surname. wau Digamma (Ϝ/ϝ). Waubra A town in the City of Ballarat, the Shire of Hepburn and the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia. Wauchope A town in New South Wales, Australia. waucht A large draught of any liquid. Wauchula A city, the county seat of Hardee County, Florida, United States. Waucoban An epoch forming a subdivision of the Cambrian. Wauconda A number of places in the United States Waugaman A surname. waugh Insipid; tasteless. Waughesque Reminiscent of the writings or themes of Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966), English writer and satirist. Waughian Of or pertaining to Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) or his writings, mostly characterized by satire and a preoccupation with the British aristocracy. Waugorah A locality in the Murray River council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Wauja The Wauja people of Mato Grosso, Brazil. wauke The paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyifera, used to make kapa. Waukegan A city, the county seat of Lake County, Illinois, United States. Waukena A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Waukesha A city, the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. Waukivory A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Waukon A city, the county seat of Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. waul To wail, to cry plaintively. wauling A plaintive cry or howl, as of a cat. waulk to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating. waulker Synonym of fuller. waulking The work by which cloth is waulked. waulkmill A mill for waulking or fulling cloth. waulkmiller One who operates a waulkmill. Waunarlwydd A village and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS6095). Wauneka A surname from Navajo. Waunfawr A village and community in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5259). Waungron A hamlet in Grovesend and Waungron community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SN5902). Waupaca A city, the county seat of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. Waurika A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States. Wausau A city, the county seat of Marathon County, in north-central Wisconsin, United States. Wauseon A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. Wautoma A city, the county seat of Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. wauve The dish of a wheel; the angle at which spokes are fixed in its nave. Wauwatosa A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Wauwatosan Of or relating to the city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. WAV An audio file format. Wava A female given name. wavable Able to be waved. wave To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely. waveband A range of electromagnetic wavelengths or frequencies; for example shortwave or mediumwave radio. waveblock Something that stops the progress of a wave (in any of several contexts). waveborne Carried or spread by waves. wavebreak The breaking of a wave (instance of wavebreaking) wavebreaking The process in which the amplitude of a wave increases to such an extent that turbulence occurs wavecut Formed by the action of waves. waved Having a wave-like form or outline; undulating. wavedash A momentum technique within competitive Super Smash Bros. done by performing an air dodge diagonally into the ground. wavefield The extended area or space taken up by a wave. wavefolding An audio synthesis effect where waveforms that exceed a maximum volume are folded back on themselves rather simply than being clipped. waveform The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable. wavefront An imaginary surface passing through points of a medium oscillating in phase. waveful Full of or abounding in waves wavefunction A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space. wavegram A visual representation of laryngographic analysis of the voice