| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |
| wk. |
abbreviation of "week." |
| WNBA |
abbreviation of "Women's National Basketball Association," a U.S. sports league formed in 1996 that organizes and regulates the highest level of women's professional basketball competition. |
| WNW |
abbreviation of "west-northwest." |
| w/o |
abbreviation of "without." |
| woad |
a European plant, related to mustard, from the leaves of which a blue dye was formerly obtained. [2 definitions] |
| wobble |
to move or tip unsteadily from side to side; be out of balance. [4 definitions] |
| wobbly |
tending to tip unsteadily; shaky. |
| woe |
great suffering or sorrow. [2 definitions] |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. [2 definitions] |
| woeful |
unhappy or sorrowful. [3 definitions] |
| wok |
a large pan with a rounded bottom, used esp. for stir-frying in Oriental cookery. |
| woke |
a past tense of wake1. |
| woken |
a past participle of wake1. |
| wold |
a high area of open, rolling country without trees; moor. |
| wolf |
any of various wild, flesh-eating canines that have bushy tails and erect ears and that hunt in packs. [6 definitions] |
| wolfberry |
a hardy shrub of northwestern North America, related to honeysuckle, that bears pink flowers and white berries. |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Austrian composer of European classical music (b.1756--d.1791). |
| wolfhound |
any of various large dogs, such as the borzoi, used to hunt wolves and other large animals. |
| wolf in sheep's clothing |
a person who hides his or her malicious or wicked intentions under an innocent outward appearance. |
| wolfram |
tungsten. |