| worst-case |
of or describing the worst possible case, situation, result, or the like. |
| worst-case scenario |
the worst possible set of events that could follow. |
| worsted |
a fine, smooth, firm, compact yarn spun of tightly twisted wool fibers. [3 definitions] |
| wort1 |
a plant, vegetable, root, or herb (usu. used in combination). |
| wort2 |
an infusion of malt that ferments into beer or mash. |
| worth |
good, valuable, or important enough to warrant. [7 definitions] |
| worthless |
without importance, use, or value. [2 definitions] |
| worth one's salt |
deserving of the wages one receives; competent. |
| worthwhile |
valuable or rewarding enough to be worth the expenditure of time and energy. |
| worthy |
having adequate or considerable worth or merit; admirable; commendable. [3 definitions] |
| would |
used as a past form of will1 after verbs in the past tense that report speech or thoughts. [4 definitions] |
| would-be |
wanting or pretending to be. [2 definitions] |
| would like |
used as a polite form of want or when one is not certain about getting what one wants. |
| wouldn't |
contracted form of "would not". |
| would rather |
used to express that you prefer one thing to another. |
| wound1 |
an injury to living tissue, usu. involving penetration or cutting of the external surface. [4 definitions] |
| wound2 |
past tense and past participle of wind2. |
| wove |
past tense and a past participle of weave. |
| woven |
a past participle of weave. |
| wow1 |
(informal) used to express amazement, pleasure, enthusiasm, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| wow2 |
a slow variation or distortion of the pitch of sound reproduced from a recording. |