| EWGHEN | • ewghen adj. (Obsolete) Alternative form of eughen. • EWGHEN adj. (Spenser) made of yew-wood, also EUGHEN, YEWEN. |
| HEWING | • hewing v. Present participle of hew. • hewing n. The act of one who hews or chops. • HEWING n. the process of cutting e.g. a tree. |
| NEPHEW | • nephew n. A son of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one’s brother (fraternal nephew)… • nephew n. A son of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law. • nephew n. (Archaic) A son of one’s child. |
| NEWISH | • newish adj. (Informal) Somewhat new. • NEWISH adj. somewhat new. |
| UNHEWN | • unhewn adj. Not hewn. • UNHEWN adj. not hewn. |
| WAHINE | • wahine n. A Polynesian or Maori woman. • wahine n. (Surfing) A female surfer. • WAHINE n. (Maori) a Maori woman. |
| WASHEN | • washen v. (Archaic) alternative past participle of wash. • washen adj. (Archaic) clean. • WASH v. to cleanse in liquid. |
| WHATEN | • whaten pron. (Uncommon) Alternative form of whatten. • WHATEN adj. (dialect) what kind of, also WHATNA, WHATTEN. |
| WHEENS | • wheens n. Plural of wheen. • Wheens prop.n. Plural of Wheen. • WHEEN n. (Scots) a few, a good many. |
| WHENAS | • whenas adv. (Archaic) When; at the time (which). • whenas conj. (Archaic) When. • whenas conj. (Archaic) Whereas. |
| WHENCE | • whence adv. (Archaic, formal or literary) From where; from which place or source. • whence conj. (Literary, poetic) Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence. • WHENCE n. a place of origin. |
| WHENUA | • WHENUA n. (Maori) land. |
| WHENWE | • whenwe n. (Slang) A former British settler or expatriate who talks nostalgically about his or her former home… • WHENWE n. (South African) a white immigrant from Zimbabwe with rosy memories of the past. |
| WHINED | • whined v. Simple past tense and past participle of whine. • WHINE v. to utter a plaintive, high-pitched sound. |
| WHINER | • whiner n. (Derogatory) One who whines about perceived problems; a complainer. • WHINER n. one who whines. |
| WHINES | • whines n. Plural of whine. • WHINE v. to utter a plaintive, high-pitched sound. |
| WHINEY | • whiney adj. Alternative spelling of whiny. • WHINEY adj. tending to whine, also WHINY. |
| WHINGE | • whinge v. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. • whinge n. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) A cry. • whinge n. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) A peevish complaint. |
| WHITEN | • whiten v. (Ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch. • Whiten prop.n. A surname. • WHITEN v. to make white. |
| WRENCH | • wrench n. A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. • wrench n. An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain. • wrench n. (Obsolete) A trick or artifice. |