Word origins

• whensowhen; whensoever
• whensomeverwhenever; at any time at all
• whereforFor which.
• wheresowheresoever; regardless of which place
• wheresomeverwherever
• whethersoeverIn or to whatever place; anywhere; whithersoever.
• whidA quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.
• whilemealBy turns; by courses; at a time.
• whilendPassing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.
• whilereA while ago; a time before; formerly, previously.
• whilomAt some time in the past; formerly, once upon a time.
• whimberryThe bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).
• whirl-boneThe patella, rotula, or kneecap.
• whirlpitA whirlpool.
• whishtShush, silence, be quiet!
• whitebeamAny of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.
• white bearA polar bear.
• white-hairedHaving white hair; especially, of a person, from old age.
• white henbaneThe plant Hyoscyamus albus.
• white meatThe breast portion of poultry.
• white pepperA spice consisting of the light-colored seed of the black pepper fruit without the dark-colored pulp and skin. Used as a spice in light colored foods such as cream sauces.
• white sugarRefined sugar.
• white wineLight-colored wine (usually yellow with a hint of green but not pink).
• whitherwardIn what direction; towards what or which place.
• whole-footedweb-footed
• wholesomelyIn a wholesome manner.
• whomsowhichever person, whomever
• whoostTo cough.
• whoremanAn adulterer
• whortleThe whortleberry or bilberry.
• whortleberryVaccinium myrtillus (bilberry or blue whortleberry);
• -wichVillage; settlement; hamlet; trading centre.
• wieldyAble to wield one's body well; active, dexterous.
• wifehoodThe quality or state of being a wife.
• wifelessHaving no wife; unmarried or celibate.
• wild catAn undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.
• wild gooseany of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the domesticated goose that would not fly.
• wild manA mythic or legendary primitive man inhabiting forests or wilderness regions, typically depicted as hairy all over and unclothed.
• wild mintMentha arvensis
• wildsomeCharacterised or marked by wildness.
• wilnTo wish; desire.
• wilsomeWillful; obstinate; stubborn.
• wimbleAny of various hand tools for boring holes.
• wimpleA cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders.
• windsterA person who winds wool, silk, thread, etc.
• wine bottleA tall bottle with a long neck, normally made of dark or clear glass, for holding and serving wine.
• wine cellarAn underground place for storing wine at a constant temperature.
• winelessWithout wine.
• winepotA pot for holding wine.
• winetreeA grapevine.
• winetroughWinepress.
• winlyJoyous; winsome; pleasant; gracious; goodly.
• winsomenessThe quality of being winsome.
• winterhouseA house used in winter, especially as a vacation residence to overwinter in
• winterlyOf or relating to winter.
• wintertidewintertime
• winyHaving the taste or qualities of wine.
• -wiseIn the direction or orientation of.
• wisehoodThe state, quality, or condition of being wise; wisdom.
• wiselikeResembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious; sensible.
• wisenessThe state, quality, or measure of being wise; wisdom.
• wislyCertainly; surely.
• witchdomThe exercise of witchcraft or of supernatural powers; witchery
• witch hazelHamamelis virginiana, native to eastern North America.
• witfulFull of or possessing wit; wise; sensible
• with-Prefix meaning "against", "in opposition to".
• withbearTo carry or bear (something) away.
• withcallTo call back, recall.
• withdraughtRetraxit: a dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit.
• withdriveTo drive away, repel.
• wither-Against, in opposition to; in return; counter-; contrary (to); in the opposite direction (of or to); backwards.
• withersakeAn apostate or perfidious renegade.
• witherwardAdverse, contrary.
• witherwinAn opponent; rival; adversary; enemy; (Christianity) the Adversary; the Devil.
• withgoTo go against; oppose; transgress.
• withinforthWithin; inside; inwardly.
• withoutforthWithout; outside; outwardly.
• withsakeTo forsake; abandon; renounce; deny; refuse.
• withsawA contradiction.
• withsayTo contradict or deny.
• withsayerOne who withsays; an opponent.
• withsetTo set oneself against; oppose; resist.
• withsitTo resist, oppose, be set against or in opposition to.
• withstanderA person who withstands or resists; an opponent.
• withstrainTo restrain.
• withtakeTo rebuke; reprimand.
• withturnTo turn around; turn back or away.
• withwindA kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
• wittinessthe quality of being witty
• wittolA man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a mari complaisant.
• wizenWizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
• woadsterOne who dyes with woad
• woakAn oak.
• wodeMad, angry, crazy, insane, possessed, rabid, furious, frantic.
• woefareDiscontentment; sorrow; unhappiness.
• wolfessA female wolf, a she-wolf.
• -womanA woman who is an expert in an area.
• womanlessWithout women or a woman.
• womanservantA woman who is a servant; the female counterpart to a manservant.
• wombycapacious