| World War I |
a major four-year war fought primarily in Europe between the Allies, including France, Great Britain, and the United States, and the Central Powers, including Germany and Austria-Hungary, that ended in 1918 with the collapse of the Central Powers; Great War. |
| World War II |
the major war of 1939-45, fought between Germany, Italy, and Japan on one side, and Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union on the other. It ended with the collapse of Germany and the surrender of Japan. |
| world-weary |
weary of the pleasures, occupations, and concerns of this world; bored with life. |
| worldwide |
spread or extending all over the world. [2 definitions] |
| World Wide Web |
a part of the Internet consisting of a network of specially formatted documents, called pages, that are linked to each other. (abbr.: WWW) |
| worm |
any of numerous related invertebrates with long, thin, flexible, round or flat bodies and no limbs. [11 definitions] |
| worm-eaten |
gnawed or pocked by, or as though by, worms; full of holes. [2 definitions] |
| worm gear |
a mechanism consisting of a shaft with a helical thread that meshes with a toothed wheel, usu. set at right angles to each other. [2 definitions] |
| wormhole |
a hole made by, or as by, a burrowing worm or insect. |
| worm's-eye view |
a view from very close range. [2 definitions] |
| worm wheel |
the gear wheel in a worm gear. |
| wormwood |
any of several related European plants that yield a bitter, aromatic oil, used as a flavoring in certain wines and liqueurs. [2 definitions] |
| wormy |
containing or full of worms. [3 definitions] |
| worn |
past participle of wear. [4 definitions] |
| worn-out |
no longer usable because of wear. [3 definitions] |
| worried |
feeling trouble or anxiety about something that might happen. |
| worriment |
(informal) the act, state, or cause of anxiety; worry. |
| worrisome |
causing worry; disturbing. [2 definitions] |
| worry |
to feel anxious or troubled; fret. [9 definitions] |
| worry beads |
a string of smooth beads that are fingered or stroked as a means of reducing nervousness or anxiety, used esp. in the Near East. |
| worrying |
making one feel anxious and concerned about something bad that is happening or might happen. |