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 Wetuppa A locality in the Murray River council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Wetwang A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9359). wetware The human brain or mind, likened to a computer part. wetwood Wood with a darkened or wet appearance resulting from abnormally high water content or a bacterial infection. Wetz A surname from German. Wetzel A surname from German. Wetzler A surname. Wever A surname. Weverka A surname from Czech. Wevill A surname. wew An expression of contemptuous astonishment in response to embarrassing or cringeworthy behavior. weweia Synonym of dabchick. Wewoka A city, the county seat of Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. Wexcombe A hamlet in Grafton parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2759). Wexford A county of Ireland, (County Wexford). Wexis Westlaw and LexisNexis, two major legal research services. Wexit The secession of the Western Cape from South Africa. Wexler A surname from German. Wexner A surname. wey An old English measure of weight containing 224 pounds; equivalent to 2 hundredweight. Weyand A surname. Weyandt A surname. Weyanoke An indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America. Weyant A surname. Weybourne A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1143). Weybridge A town in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0764). Weyburn A city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Weycroft A hamlet in Axminster parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3099). Weyenberg A surname. Weyer A surname. Weyewa A tribe living in Indonesia, on the island of Sumba. Weygandt A surname from German. Weyhill A village in Penton Grafton parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3146). Weyl A surname from German, notably held by Hermann Weyl. Weyland A surname Weylian Of or relating to Hermann Weyl (1885–1955), German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher. Weyman A surname. Weymann An early method of producing fabric bodies for road vehicles, derived from the method used in aircraft Weymouth A town and civil parish (with a town council) in Dorset, England, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY6779). Weyrich A surname. Weywot The moon of the dwarf planet Quaoar. Wez A former commune in the Marne department in northern France. Wezen Delta Canis Majoris, the third-brightest star in the constellation of Canis Majoris. WFK West Fork (of a river or creek) wgadna whole genome amplified DNA wha The station code of Whampoa in Hong Kong. whabby The red-throated diver. whack The sound of a heavy strike. whackable Capable of, or suitable for, being whacked (in various senses). whackage whacking; beating whacked Tired; fatigued. whacker One who, or something which, whacks. whackily In a whacky manner. whacking Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big). whackjob A crazy, possibly dangerous, person. whaddayacallit A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember. whaddayaknow What do you know? whaddayamean What do you mean? whaddayasay What do you say? What is your opinion? whaddayawant What do you want? Whaddon A village and civil parish outside Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8034). Whadjuk A Noongar people of the Western Australian region of the Perth bioregion of the Swan Coastal Plain. whaffor what for, why whaikorero formal speechmaking in the Māori culture Whaingaroan An age from 34.3 to 27.3 million years ago, a subdivision of the Oligocene. whaitsiid Any therapsid in the family Whaitsiidae. whakapapa Genealogy, as a fundamental principle of Māori culture that is critical in establishing one's identity. Whakatane A town in the Bay of Plenty region, North Island, New Zealand. Whaker A Quaker. Whal A surname Whalan A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area, New South Wales, Australia. whale Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises. whaleback A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from vertical to horizontal. whalebird Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur (the blue petrel) and Pachyptila desolata. whaleboat A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well. whaleboater Someone who travels by whaleboat whalebone The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that is used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets whaleboned Reinforced with whalebone. whaleboning reinforcement made from whalebone, as in a corset whaleburger A burger made with the meat of a whale. whalecraft The art and techniques of whaling. whaledom The realm or sphere of whales. whalefall A whale carcass that has fallen to the ocean floor. whalefeed A minute crustacean, Munida gregaria, eaten by baleen whales. whalefish A whale. whalefisher A whaling ship. whalehead Synonym of shoebill (wading bird) whalehide A kind of bituminous paper used to make plant pots. whalehood The state or condition of being a whale. whaleish Resembling or characteristic of a whale. whalekind Whales as a collective. whaleless Without whales. whalelike Resembling or characteristic of a whale. whaleling A small or young whale. whalelore The knowledge, study, or science of whales. whaleman A male whaler; (loosely) any whaler. whalemeat The meat of a whale. Whalen A surname from Irish. whaler One who hunts whales; any person employed in the whaling industry. whalerman A (male) whaler; a man who hunts whales. whalery A whale fishery. whaleship A ship used for hunting whales. whaleshit Whale excrement. whalesman One who hunts whales; a whaler. whalesona A fursona that is a whale. whalesong The sounds through which whales communicate. whalespeak A language used by whales. whalesque Resembling or characteristic of whales, especially overweight or obese. whalesucker A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans. whalewatcher One who takes part in whalewatching. whalewatching The recreational observation of whales. Whaley A village in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5171). whaling The practice of hunting whales. whalish Resembling or characteristic of a whale. Whall A surname from Old English. whallah voila; ta-da, presto; lo and behold Whalley A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7336). whally Having a light-coloured iris of the eye. Whalsay An island of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland. Whalton A village and civil parish south-west of Morpeth, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1381). wham A forceful blow. Whamageddon An informal game played during the 24 days before Christmas, in which players try to avoid hearing the popular song "Last Christmas" by Wham!. whame Synonym of whame fly. whammer A piton hammer whammo Used to emphasize the suddenness of an event. whammy a serious or devastating setback whamola A bass musical instrument played in the United States; a descendant of the washtub bass. Whampoa Synonym of Huangpu (Guangzhou) whanau An extended family. whang To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air. Whangaehu A river in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand; in full, Whangaehu River. whangai A traditional Maori form of adoption practised within the extended family. Whangarei A city in Northland, the northernmost in New Zealand. whangdoodle A whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction; a bugbear. whangee Any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles. whank A strike with the fist; a blow; a knock. whanker Any exceptionally large thing. whanket A large piece of something. whanking Very large. Whannel A surname. Whanregarwen A locality in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia. whap A blow; a hit; a whop. wharangi Any of species Melicope ternata, of coastal shrubs or small trees in the Rutaceae family, native to New Zealand. Wharanui A coastal settlement in Marlborough, New Zealand. whare A Maori house or other building. wharekai The dining hall in a marae. wharenui An ornamental Maori meeting house representing the body of a tupuna, forming part of the larger marae complex. wharepuni A large building in Maori communities for communal sleeping or for group meetings; a meeting house. wharf An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore. wharfage A dock, quay, or pier.