- wiganA canvas-like cotton fabric, often coated with latex rubber, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers, dresses, etc.
- wickA braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.
- vicambulistSomeone who walks or wanders streets.
- vicomagisterA kind of police commandant in Ancient Rome, responsible for a vicus.
- vicusA small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort.
- -wichVillage; settlement; hamlet; trading centre.