wrench |
to twist suddenly and with force. [13 definitions] |
wrest |
to take, take away, or obtain with or as if with a forcible twist or yank. [3 definitions] |
wrestle |
to engage in the sport of wrestling, or to grapple as if in that sport. [6 definitions] |
wrestling |
an athletic exercise or contest in which two opponents grapple, each in an effort to throw and pin the other to the ground. [2 definitions] |
wretch |
one who is desperately poor, unhappy, or unfortunate. [2 definitions] |
wretched |
miserable, unhappy, or unfortunate. [4 definitions] |
wrier |
a comparative of "wry." |
wriest |
a superlative of "wry." |
wriggle |
to twist and turn one's body with squirming movements; wiggle. [6 definitions] |
wriggler |
one that wriggles. [2 definitions] |
wright |
a worker at or creator of something (usu. used in combination). |
wring |
to twist and squeeze tightly, as between the hands or between rollers. [7 definitions] |
wringer |
a person or thing that wrings, esp. a device consisting of two rollers, mounted one above the other, between which wet laundry is rolled to squeeze the water out of it. |
wring out |
to press the water from. |
wrinkle1 |
a crease or ridge on a normally flat surface such as cloth or skin. [5 definitions] |
wrinkle2 |
(informal) an approach, method, development, device, or the like (usu. prec. by "new"). |
wrist |
the joint between the arm and hand, or the bones forming this joint. [2 definitions] |
wristband |
any of various bands that fasten around the wrist. |
wristlet |
a protective band worn around the wrist. [2 definitions] |
wristlock |
a wrestling hold in which one person tightly grips the wrist and twists the arm of another. |
wrist pin |
a pin that joins the end of a connecting rod to a piston, wheel, or the like. |