| wrong |
not true, factual, or correct. [13 definitions] |
| wrongdoer |
a person who does something bad, unfair, or illegal. |
| wrongdoing |
conduct that is bad, immoral, or illegal. |
| wrongful |
opposite what is right or fair; unjust. [2 definitions] |
| wrongheaded |
perversely and obstinately adhering to a wrong opinion or course of action. [2 definitions] |
| wrong number |
a telephone number incorrectly or mistakenly dialed. [2 definitions] |
| wrote |
past tense of write. |
| wroth |
in a rage; furious; wrathful. |
| wrought |
worked, done, put together, or shaped. [4 definitions] |
| wrought iron |
a highly malleable, comparatively pure iron, used in stair railings, garden furniture, and other strong, intricately shaped objects. |
| wrought-up |
agitated; excited. |
| wrung |
past tense and past participle of wring. |
| wry |
drily humorous or sardonic. [2 definitions] |
| wryneck |
an abnormal condition in which the neck is twisted and the head bent by spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles; torticollis. [3 definitions] |
| WSW |
abbreviation of "west-southwest." |
| wt. |
abbreviation of "weight." |
| Wunderkind |
wonder child (German) a child prodigy. |
| wurst |
sausage (often used in combination). |
| WV |
abbreviation of "West Virginia," an eastern U.S. state northwest of Virginia. |
| WWI |
abbreviation of "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; the Great War. |
| WWII |
abbreviation of "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. |