wisent.noun,.plural.wisents
the European bison, scientific name 'Bison bonasus', having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison; also called aurochs

wish.noun,.plural.wishes
a desire, longing or strong inclination for a specific thing; if you wish to do something or to have it done for you, you want to do it or have it done (if you wish to go away for the weekend, our office will be delighted to make hotel reservations; we can dress as we wish now)
wish, wished, wishing, wishes.verbs
transitive verb use.to long for; want; desire; bid (he wished her good night); to call or invoke upon (I wish them luck); to order or entreat (I wish you to go)
intransitive verb use.to have or feel a desire (wish for a safe vacation); to express a wish
wisher.noun,.plural.wishers
Usage note: 'Wish' is widely used as a polite substitute for 'want' with infinitives (do you wish to sit at a table on the terrace?; anyone who wishes to may leave now) This usage is consonant with formal style, where it is natural to treat the desires of others with exaggerated deference. The corresponding use of wish with a noun-phrase object is less frequent, though it cannot be regarded as incorrect (anyone who wishes an aisle seat should see an attendant). Both usages are likely to sound stilted in informal style, however. When 'wish' precedes a subordinate clause containing a contrary-to-fact statement, grammatical correctness suggests that one use 'were' rather than was (I wish I were {not was} lighter on my feet). See Usage note at if, want. See more Usage notes.

wishy-washy, wishy-washier, wishy-washiest.adjectives
thin and watery, as tea or soup; insipid; lacking in strength of character or purpose; ineffective (vacillation was not a good habit as she found increasing.difficulty making decisions)
wishy-washiness.noun,.plural.wishy-washinesses

in other words.adverb
otherwise stated to make clearer; to put one's idea forth in a different manner in hope it would provide greater comprehension; to put in a simpler and different way so as to provide another with a better chance to grasp the meaning of what you are saying; that is to say (in other words, we are tired)

well-being.noun,.plural.well-beings
the state of being.healthy, happy and prosperous; welfare

well-bred.adjective
being of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined; a well-bred individual is polite and has good manners (she was too well bred to want to hurt the little boy's feelings; he had a wisdom about him that enabled him to be of a non.offensive.nature)

well-turned.adjective
shapely (a well-turned ankle); concisely or aptly.expressed (a well-turned phrase); expertly rounded or turned (a well-turned bedpost)

white noise.noun,.plural.white noises
acoustical or electrical noise of which the intensity is the same at all frequencies within a given band

whatsoever.pronominal
whatever
whatsoever.adjective
whatever (no power whatsoever); you use whatsoever after a noun group in order to emphasize a negative.statement
(my school did nothing whatsoever in the way of athletics; I don't think they'll have any idea how I'm feeling, none whatsoever)
whatsoever.adverb
used to emphasize a negative statement (he's had no luck whatsoever)

World Wide Web.plural noun
the World Wide Web is a computer system which those using it are able to interconnect (by providing links for) documents and pictures, which are stored into a database in computers in many different parts of the world so that people everywhere can have use. The abbreviations 'www.' and 'the web' are often used; the World Wide Web is part of the Internet computer system accessible through a browser, which links.documents and pictures into a database that is stored in computers in many different parts of the world so that people everywhere can have use of it; the abbreviations www and 'the web' are often used; the world wide web is part of the Internet accessed through a graphical user interface (GUI) and containing documents often connected by what's called hyperlinks; a computer network consisting of a collection of Internet sites that offer text and graphics, sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

whelp.noun,.plural.whelps
a young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or wolf; a child; a youth; the adage, a young whelp (I see you have the young whelp helping you)
whelp, whelped, whelping, whelps.verbs
intransitive verb use.to give birth to whelps or a whelp (emphasis here is on the experience of giving birth in real time)
transitive verb use.to give birth to whelps or a whelp (with the transitive use, emphasis is on the mother able to give birth some time in the future)

womb.noun,.plural.wombs
the uterus; a place where something is generated; an encompassing, protective hollow or space
wombed.adjective

warbler.noun,.plural.warblers
one that warbles; a singer; any of various small North American songbirds, many of which have brightly colored plumage or markings, as the redstart and the chat birds; outside of North America warblers are any of various small, often brownish or grayish songbirds, as the blackcap and the whitethroat

warble, warbled, warbling, warbles.verbs
transitive verb use.to sing a note or song, for example with trills, runs or other melodic.embellishments
intransitive verb use.to sing with trills, runs or quavers; to be sounded in a trilling or quavering manner
warble.noun,.plural.warbles
in music, the act or an instance of singing with trills, runs or quavers

warble.noun,.plural.warbles
an abscessed.boil like swelling on the back of cattle, deer and certain other animals, caused by the larva of a warble fly; the warble fly, especially in its larval stage; a hard lump of tissue on a riding horse's back caused by rubbing of the saddle

John Wesley 1703-1791, British religious leader who wrote."Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.".His brother Charles wrote thousands of hymns, including Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.

Wampanoag.noun,.plural.Wampanoag or Wampanoags
a Native American people formerly inhabiting eastern Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, with present-day descendants in this same area; a member of this people; the Algonquian language of the Wampanoag, a variety of Massachusett; Narragansett, meaning those of the east; a Native American chief of the Wampanoag named Massasoit, who lived 1580-1661 governed the greater part of what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island; shortly after the arrival of the Pilgrims in America, Massasoit and Governor John Carver of Plymouth Colony signed the earliest recorded treaty in New England, a treaty which established a mutual peace between Massasoit's people and the Pilgrims; in 1621 the Pilgrims invited Massasoit and some of his people to the first celebration of Thanksgiving Day....Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

wacky, wackier, wackiest.adjectives
eccentric (a wacky person); crazy; silly (a wacky outfit)
wackily.adverb
wackiness.noun
wacko.also.whacko.noun,.plural.wackos
a person regarded as eccentric (her strange limited thinking on some things puts her in the category of being a wacko)
wacko.adjective

out of whack.idiom
improperly ordered or balanced; not functioning correctly
have a whack at or take a whack at.idiom
to try out; attempt
whacked out.idiom
exhausted; crazy

whack, whacked, whacking, whacks.verbs
transitive verb use.to strike something with a blow; slap
intransitive verb use.to deal a sharp, resounding blow
whack.noun,.plural.whacks
a sharp, swift blow; the sound made by a sharp, swift blow

when.conjunction
at the time that (in the spring, when the snow melts); as soon as (I'll call you when I get there); whenever (when the wind blows, all the doors rattle); during the time at which; while (when I was in Winnipeg I found the people very friendly); whereas; although (she stopped at the side of the road when she saw the animals); considering that; if (he is growing in intelligence and when he's older, this will be of great benefit to him)
when.pronominal
what or which time (since when has this been going on?)
when.noun
the time or date (have they decided the where and when of their trip?); a dilemma is when you don't know which way to turn)
when.adverb
at what time (when will we leave?)
whenever.also.when ever.adverb
at whatever time
whenever.conjunction
at whatever time that (we can leave whenever you're ready); every time that (the child smiles whenever the puppy appears)

weave, wove, woven, weaving, weaves.verbs
transitive verb use.to make cloth by interlacing the threads of the weft and the warp on a loom; to interlace threads for example, into cloth; to construct by interlacing or interweaving strips or strands of material (weave a basket); to interweave or combine.elements into a complex whole (wove the incidents into a story);  to contrive.something complex or elaborate in this way (weaved a tale as he told it); to introduce another element into a complex whole; work in (wove folk tunes into the symphony); to spin a web, for example (the spider spun a web to catch flies)
weaved.past tense.to make a path or way by winding in and out or from side to side (weaved our way through the heavy traffic)
intransitive verb use.to engage in weaving; make cloth; to work at a loom; to move in and out or sway from side to side
weave.noun,.plural.weaves
the pattern, method of weaving or construction of a fabric (a twill weave; a loose weave)
weaver.noun,.plural.weavers

waist.noun,.plural.waists
the narrow part in the middle of the human body (the skirt was too big around the waist); from the waist up or down; in the top or bottom half of your body; stripped to the waist is not wearing any clothes on the top half of your body; the part of a garment that encircles the waist of the body; the bodice of a woman's dress
waistless.adjective

waste, wasted, wasting, wastes.verbs
transitive verb use.to use, consume, spend or expend.thoughtlessly or carelessly; to cause to lose energy, strength or vigor; exhaust, to get tired (she felt wasted after that day long hike in the mountains); to enfeeble; to fail to take advantage of or use for profit; to lose (waste an opportunity); to destroy completely (war wastes the social.structure of societies)
intransitive verb use.to lose energy, strength, weight or vigor; become weak or enfeebled; to pass without being put to use (wasting time)
waste.noun,.plural.wastes
the act or an instance of wasting or the condition of being wasted (a waste of talent or money); a place, region or land that is uninhabited or uncultivated (we traveled across the wastelands); a desert or wilderness; a devastated or destroyed region, town or building; a ruin; a useless or worthless byproduct, as from a manufacturing process; garbage; trash; refuse; undigested residue of food eliminated from the body; excrement
waste.adjective
regarded or discarded as worthless or useless (waste trimmings); used as a conveyance or container for refuse (a waste bin); excreted from the body (waste matter)
wasteful.adjective
marked by or inclined to waste; extravagant
wastefully.adverb
wastefulness.noun
waste my breath.idiom
to gain or accomplish nothing by speaking