(especially of heavenly bodies, particularly the sun) Moving westward, near the west.
verb
present participle of wester
westerner
westerner
noun
A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—Europe and the Americas. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)
A native or inhabitant of the Wild West. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)
westernly
westernly
adj
(obsolete) In or towards the west.
westfalen
westlings
westlings
noun
plural of westling
wetnesses
wetnesses
noun
plural of wetness
whetstone
whetstone
noun
(computing) A benchmark for evaluating the power and performance of a computer.
(figurative) A stimulant.
A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.
verb
(transitive) To sharpen with a whetstone.
whimstone
whimstone
noun
Alternative form of whinstone
whinniest
whinstone
whinstone
noun
(quarrying industry) Any hard dark-coloured rock.
A stone used to crush whin for use as winter feed for cattle.
(sociology) The quality of being white (in the racial sense).
The state or quality of being white (all senses).
whitenose
whitenose
adj
(zoology) Designating various creatures with a white nose.
whunstane
wightness
windchest
windchest
noun
(music) A chest or reservoir of wind in an organ.
windswept
windswept
adj
Exposed to the winds.
winsomest
winsomest
adj
superlative form of winsome: most winsome
winterers
winterers
noun
plural of winterer
winterish
winterish
adj
Characteristic of winter.
winterset
wintriest
wintriest
adj
superlative form of wintry: most wintry
witnessed
witnessed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of witness
witnesser
witnesser
noun
One who witnesses.
witnesses
witnesses
noun
plural of witness
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of witness
wittiness
wittiness
noun
the quality of being witty
wombstone
woodenest
woodenest
adj
superlative form of wooden: most wooden
woodnotes
woodnotes
noun
plural of woodnote
woodstone
woodstone
noun
(mineralogy) A striped variety of hornstone, resembling wood in appearance.
worsement
worsement
noun
deterioration of a property due to nearby changes.
wrestling
wrestling
noun
(countable) The act of one who wrestles; a struggle to achieve something.
A professional tumbling act that emulates the sport of wrestling. Also called "professional wrestling". It is distinguished from sport wrestling — which has strict internationally recognized rules and is conducted on a mat — by being scripted, rehearsed, conducted in a boxing ring rather than on a mat, and televised as entertainment.
A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.