| wagonette |
a light carriage or wagon having a crosswise seat in front for the driver and two lengthwise seats in back that face each other. |
| wagon-lit |
bed car (French); in European trains, a sleeping car. |
| wagonload |
the load that a wagon holds or can hold. |
| wagon train |
a convoy or line of wagons, used esp. in the old American West for transporting such things as military supplies or pioneers. |
| wagtail |
any of various small European birds with long tails that wag up and down continuously. [2 definitions] |
| Wahhabi |
a member of a Muslim sect, founded in the eighteenth century and now found mainly in Saudi Arabia, that believes in strict adherence to the Koran. |
| wahine |
a Polynesian or Hawaiian woman or girl. |
| wahoo1 |
a cork elm of the southeastern United States. [2 definitions] |
| wahoo2 |
any of various shrubs or small trees of eastern North America that bear purple flowers and red fruits. |
| wahoo3 |
a large swift game fish found in tropical seas. |
| wah-wah |
an instrumental effect produced by closing and opening the bell of a horn with the hand or a hand-held mute. [2 definitions] |
| waif |
a homeless or friendless person, esp. an orphaned or abandoned child. [2 definitions] |
| wail |
to make a protracted, high-pitched cry out of grief or pain. [7 definitions] |
| wailful |
making wails; crying. [2 definitions] |
| wain |
a cart or wagon used on a farm. |
| wainscot |
a paneling or lining, often of wood, covering an interior wall, esp. only the lower part of a wall. [3 definitions] |
| wainscoting |
a wainscot or wainscots collectively. [2 definitions] |
| wainwright |
one who makes or repairs wagons. |
| waist |
the part of the human body between the chest and hips. [4 definitions] |
| waistband |
a band that fits around the waist, esp. as part of trousers, a skirt, or the like. |
| waistcoat |
a close-fitting, sleeveless, waist-length garment for women, usu. worn under a suit jacket. [3 definitions] |