- waifn.A homeless, neglected wanderer
 
- waistcoatn.A vest
 
- waivev.To relinquish, especially temporarily, as a right or claim
 
- wampumn.Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency
 
- wanev.To diminish in size and brilliancy
 
- wantonnessn.Recklessness
 
- warlikeadj.Belligerent
 
- waveletn.A ripple
 
- weak-kneedadj.Without resolute purpose or energy
 
- wealn.Well-being
 
- weanv.To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment
 
- wearisomeadj.Fatiguing
 
- weeadj.Very small
 
- well-bredadj.Of good ancestry
 
- well-doern.A performer of moral and social duties
 
- well-to-doadj.In prosperous circumstances
 
- whereaboutsn.The place in or near which a person or thing is
 
- whereuponadv.After which
 
- whereveradv.In or at whatever place
 
- wherewithn.The necessary means or resources
 
- whetv.To make more keen or eager
 
- whimsicaladj.Capricious
 
- whinev.To utter with complaining tone
 
- whollyadv.Completely
 
- wieldv.To use, control, or manage, as a weapon, or instrument, especially with full command
 
- wilen.An act or a means of cunning deception
 
- winsomeadj.Attractive
 
- wintryadj.Lacking warmth of manner
 
- wiryadj.Thin, but tough and sinewy
 
- witchcraftn.Sorcery
 
- witlessadj.Foolish, indiscreet, or silly
 
- witlingn.A person who has little understanding
 
- witticismn.A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment
 
- wittinglyadv.With knowledge and by design
 
- wizenv.To become or cause to become withered or dry
 
- wizen-facedadj.Having a shriveled face
 
- working-mann.One who earns his bread by manual labor
 
- workmanlikeadj.Like or befitting a skilled workman
 
- workmanshipn.The art or skill of a workman
 
- wranglev.To maintain by noisy argument or dispute
 
- wreakv.To inflict, as a revenge or punishment
 
- wrestv.To pull or force away by or as by violent twisting or wringing
 
- wretchednessn.Extreme misery or unhappiness
 
- writhev.To twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress
 
- writingn.The act or art of tracing or inscribing on a surface letters or ideographs
 
- wryadj.Deviating from that which is proper or right