| WHIRLWIND | • whirlwind n. A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the… • whirlwind n. (Figuratively) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward. • whirlwind adj. Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind romance. |
| WIDOWBIRD | • widowbird n. Alternative spelling of widow bird. • widow␣bird n. Any of several species of birds in the family Viduidae, incorporating whydahs and widow finch. • WIDOWBIRD n. another name for the whydah. |
| WIDOWERED | • widowered adj. (Nonstandard, of a man) Widowed; left a widower. • WIDOWERED adj. made into a widower. |
| WINDOWIER | • WINDOWY adj. like a window. |
| WINDROWED | • windrowed v. Simple past tense and past participle of windrow. • WINDROW v. to arrange hay or grain in long rows. |
| WINDROWER | • WINDROWER n. a machine that puts hay into windrows. |
| WINDTHROW | • windthrow n. (Forestry) The uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind. • windthrow n. Trees uprooted as above. • WINDTHROW n. the blowing over of trees by the wind. |
| WINDWARDS | • windwards adv. Alternative form of windward. • Windwards prop.n. The Windward Islands. • WINDWARDS adv. in the direction of the wind, also WINDWARD. |
| WIREDRAWN | • wiredrawn v. Past participle of wiredraw. • WIREDRAW v. to draw into wire. |
| WIREDRAWS | • wiredraws v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wiredraw. • WIREDRAW v. to draw into wire. |
| WITHDRAWN | • withdrawn adj. Removed from circulation. • withdrawn adj. Introverted; not inclined to interact with other people. • withdrawn v. Past participle of withdraw. |
| WITHDRAWS | • withdraws v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of withdraw. • WITHDRAW v. to move away. |
| WORLDVIEW | • worldview n. One’s personal view of the world and how one interprets it. • worldview n. The totality of one’s beliefs about reality. • worldview n. A general philosophy or view of life. |
| WORLDWIDE | • worldwide adj. Spanning the world; global. • worldwide adv. Throughout the world. • world-wide adj. Alternative spelling of worldwide. |
| WRITEDOWN | • writedown n. (Accounting) An adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset… • write-down n. A depreciation, or a lowering in the price or value of something. • write␣down v. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down. |