| SEMIWILD | • semiwild adj. (Of crops, animals, etc.) Partly wild. • semi-wild adj. Alternative form of semiwild. • SEMIWILD adj. somewhat wild. |
| TAILWIND | • tailwind n. A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc. • tailwind n. (Figurative, by extension) A force that accelerates progress. • tailwind v. Of wind, to blow on a windmill or wind turbine in such a way that wind pressure is exerted on the wrong… |
| TWICHILD | • twichild adj. (Obsolete) Being in second childhood. • TWICHILD n. a person in his or her second childhood. |
| WHILLIED | • whillied v. Simple past tense and past participle of whilly. • WHILLY v. (Scots) to wheedle, cajole. |
| WIDDLING | • widdling v. Present participle of widdle. • WIDDLE v. a child's word for to urinate. |
| WIELDIER | • wieldier adj. Comparative form of wieldy: more wieldy. • WIELDY adj. easily wielded. |
| WIELDING | • wielding v. Present participle of wield. • WIELD v. to handle or use effectively. |
| WILDFIRE | • wildfire n. A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area. • wildfire n. (Historical) Greek fire, Byzantine fire. • wildfire n. (Dermatology) A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas. |
| WILDINGS | • wildings n. Plural of wilding. • Wildings n. Plural of Wilding. • WILDING n. that which grows wild, also WILDLING. |
| WILDLIFE | • wildlife n. Animals, plants, and fungi, not normally domesticated, often to the exclusion of plants, fungi, fish… • wildlife n. (Slang) Members of a college fraternity. • wild␣life n. (Uncountable) Dated spelling of wildlife. |
| WILDLING | • wildling n. A wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant. • wildling n. A wild animal. • WILDLING n. a wild plant or animal, also WILDING. |
| WINDBILL | • windbill n. (Finance, slang) A signed agreement to act as guarantor for another’s debt. • WINDBILL n. a bill of exchange guaranteed by a third party. |
| WINDLING | • windling v. Present participle of windle. • windling n. A bundle of straw bound together. • WINDLING n. the act of winding yarn on a windle. |
| WINDMILL | • windmill n. A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails. • windmill n. The structure containing such machinery. • windmill n. A child’s toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind. |
| WINDSAIL | • windsail n. A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments… • windsail n. The sail or vane of a windmill. • WINDSAIL n. a wide funnel of canvas used to convey a stream of air below deck. |
| WIRILDAS | • wirildas n. Plural of wirilda. • WIRILDA n. (Native Australian) an Australian acacia tree. |