| witness-box |
(chiefly British) the place in a court of law from which a witness testifies; witness stand. |
| witness stand |
the place in a court of law from which a witness testifies. |
| witted |
having (a certain kind of) wit or intelligence (used in combination). |
| witticism |
a witty remark, joke, insult, or saying. |
| witting |
knowing or aware. [2 definitions] |
| witty |
displaying or characterized by clever, perceptive humor. [2 definitions] |
| wives |
pl. of wife. |
| wizard |
one who practices magic; sorcerer. [2 definitions] |
| wizardry |
the magic practiced by a wizard; sorcery. [2 definitions] |
| 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. |