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 Wellow A civil parish and two villages, East Wellow and West Wellow, in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England. wellpoint A small well consisting of a tube hammered into the ground, that can drain water from a construction site. wellpowered in which each object has only a set of pairwise nonisomorphic subobjects wells An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a well or a spring. Wellsboro A borough, the county seat of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. Wellsburg An unincorporated community in Wells County, Indiana, United States. wellscreen A screen used to filter a fluid in a well. Wellsean Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of H. G. Wells, an English writer. Wellsford A locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia Wellsian Of or pertaining to H. G. Wells (1866–1946), English writer regarded as a progenitor of science fiction, or his writings or politics. wellside The area beside a well. wellsite The site where a well is located. wellspring The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead. Wellstead A surname. Wellstone A surname. Wellsville A city in Franklin County, Kansas. Wellsy A nickname of the surname Wells. wellwater Water taken from a well, i.e. a hole in the ground which acts as a source of water. welly A Wellington boot. wellyard A yard in which a well (water source) is located. Wellywood The film industry located in Wellington, New Zealand, originally formed by the filming of the Lord of the Rings movies. Welman A one-man British midget submarine developed for use in World War II, though barely used. Welney A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, on the border with Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5294). weloganite A rare triclinic carbonate mineral, usually white, lemon yellow, or amber, and sometimes translucent. welp Well. Typically used to express exasperation, a matter-of-fact or unenthusiastic attitude, or helpless acceptance of something surprising. welpenela balloon plant Welrod A British bolt-action, magazine-fed suppressed pistol devised during World War II. wels wels catfish (Silurus glanis) Welsby A surname. Welsch A surname. Welsford A surname. welsh Of or pertaining to Wales. Welshampton A village in Welshampton and Lyneal parish, northern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4334). Welshans A surname from Irish. welsher Synonym of Walian: a Welsh person, a Welshman or Welshwoman. Welshified Made Welsh. Welshism A characteristically Welsh phrase, idiom, etc. welshite A complex mineral containing magnesium and antimony. Welshland The land of foreigners; a foreign land, originally applied to Celtic lands, but later extended to include Roman and Romance-speaking areas. Welshly In a Welsh manner. Welshman A man who is a native or inhabitant of Wales. Welshness The quality or characteristic of being Welsh welshnut A walnut (nut or tree). Welshpool A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SJ2207). Welshry In medieval Britain, the part of a lordship or other domain inhabited by Welsh people following their own customs. Welshwoman A woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales. Welshy Synonym of Walian: a Welshman or Welshwoman, a Welsh person. welsium A supposed chemical element, now discredited. welt To roll; revolve. weltanschauung A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview. Weltansicht The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates. Weltbild A theoretical understanding of the world and how it operates. Welte A surname. welter A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items. weltering The motion of something that welters; a billowing. welting The act of making reinforcing welts. Welton A hamlet in Sebergham parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3544). Weltpolitik The aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany beginning in 1891. weltschmerz An apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort with the human condition or state of the world; mal du siècle, world-weariness. Welty A surname. Welverdiend A small town in West Rand district municipality, Gauteng province, South Africa. Welwick A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA3421). welwitindolinone An alkaloid extracted from certain blue-green algae that may be active against drug resistance; it has a structure similar to that of hapalindole with a cyclobutane ring welwitschia Any member of the species Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa. Welwood A surname. Welwyn A village and civil parish in Welwyn Hatfield borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2316). Welz A surname. wem A spot, stain, or mark; (by extension) a (moral) blemish or fault. Wemale A member of an ethnic group of Seram Island, Indonesia. Wembawemba An aboriginal people of New South Wales. wemble To upend or topple. Wembley A suburb of London, in northwestern Greater London, England. Wembury A coastal village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5248) Wemby Nickname for Victor Wembanyama, French professional baskeball player Wemding A town in western Bavaria, Germany. Wemen A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia Wemhoff A surname from German. wemistikoshiw Among the Cree, a non-Native American person; a white man. Wemotaci An Indian reserve of the Atikamekw in La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. Wemple A surname. Wemyss A parish in Fife council area, Scotland. wen A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart. Wenatchee A city, the county seat of Chelan County, Washington, United States. Wence A surname from German. Wences A surname from Spanish. Wenceslas A male given name from the Slavic languages. Wenceslaus A male given name from the Slavic languages. wench A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one. Wenchang A county-level city of Hainan, China. wenchdom The domain or world of wenches; wenches collectively Wencheng A county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. wencher One who chases women (or men) in a lecherous manner. wenchful Characteristic of, or abounding with wenches wenchhood The quality, state, or condition of a wench wenchiness The state, quality, or condition of being wenchy wenchish Like or resembling a wench. wenchless Without women or a woman. wenchlike Like or characteristic of a wench wenchly Like, relating to, or befitting a wench wenchman A marine food fish native to the subtropical and tropical western Atlantic/Caribbean, Pristipomoides aquilonaris, a type of snapper. Wenchow Dated spelling of Wenzhou. Wenchuan A county of Ngawa prefecture, Sichuan, China. wenchy Typical or characteristic of a wench. Wenck A surname from German. wend To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way. Wenda A female given name, variant of Wendy. Wendake The historical homeland of the Huron/Wendat/Wyandot nation, on the south shore of Georgian Bay in modern-day Simcoe and Grey counties in Ontario. Wendell A surname originating as a patronymic. Wendelsdorf A surname from German. Wenden A census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. Wendeng A district of Weihai, Shandong, China. Wendersian Of or pertaining to Wim Wenders (born 1945), German filmmaker and playwright. Wendi A female given name originating as a coinage. Wendic Synonym of Wendish. Wendig A surname. wendigo A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder. wending act of going, course Wendish Of or relating to the Wends. Wendland A surname. Wendlandt A surname. Wendlebury A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5619). Wendler A surname. Wendling A surname. Wendorf A surname from German. Wendorff A surname from German. Wendouree A suburb of the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia. Wendover A surname. Wendron A small village and civil parish north-east of Helston, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6731). Wendt A surname. Wendtian Of or relating to Alexander Wendt (born 1958), German political scientist, one of the core social constructivist scholars in the field of international relations. wendwilsonite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, cobalt, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen. wendy A wuss; someone who is particularly cowardly. Wenecja A village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. Wenedyk A constructed language created by Jan van Steenbergen Wenfeng A district of Anyang, Henan, China. Wenfordbridge A hamlet in St Breward parish and St Tudy parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0875). wenge A very dark and hard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii. Wengen A mountain village in Bern canton, Switzerland. Wenger A surname. Wengerd A surname. Wengerian Of or relating to Étienne Wenger (born 1952), Swiss-American educational theorist. Wengert A surname. Wengi A municipality in Seeland (administrative district), Bern canton, Switzerland. Wenglish A spoken mix of Welsh and English. Wenham A surname from Old English. Wenhaston A village in Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, formerly in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4275). Wenig A surname from German. Weninger A surname from German. wenis The skin on the outside of the elbow. Wenk A surname.