Trichostema lanceolatum, an annual flowering herb of the mint family with an intensely pungent scent, native to western North America.
volkswagens
wafermaking
wageworking
wageworking
adj
Working in order to earn a wage.
waggishness
waggishness
noun
Waggish behaviour.
waggonsmith
wagneresque
wagonmaking
wagonmaking
noun
The construction of wagons.
wagonwayman
wagonwayman
noun
A man employed to repair wagonways.
wagonwright
wagonwright
noun
A builder of wagons.
wainscoting
wainscoting
noun
Alternative spelling of wainscotting
wainwrights
wainwrights
noun
plural of wainwright
waitlisting
waitlisting
verb
present participle of waitlist
waitressing
waitressing
verb
present participle of waitress
waldgravine
wallingford
walstonburg
wanderingly
wanderingly
adv
In a wandering manner; without any particular direction.
So as to wander; while wandering.
wantingness
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.
warehousing
warehousing
noun
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
verb
present participle of warehouse
warrantying
warrantying
verb
present participle of warranty
warrensburg
waspnesting
wastingness
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
wateringman
watermonger
watermonger
noun
A seller of water.
waterskiing
wavelengths
wavelengths
noun
plural of wavelength
wayfaringly
weaponizing
weaponizing
verb
present participle of weaponize
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weingartner
whangdoodle
whangdoodle
noun
(obsolete) Term of disparagement
(often humorous) A whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction; a bugbear.
(poker) A ruling in which the opening stake limits are doubled for the next play after the appearance of a very good hand.
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
wholesaling
wholesaling
verb
present participle of wholesale
wildcatting
wildcatting
verb
present participle of wildcat
windbaggery
windbaggery
noun
The behaviour of a windbag; excessive or pompous speech; blather.
windbracing
windjamming
windjamming
noun
Excessive talking; loquaciousness.
Playing a wind instrument, possibly badly.
Sailing a windjammer.
windlassing
windlassing
verb
present participle of windlass
wineglasses
wineglasses
noun
plural of wineglass
winetasting
winetasting
noun
(countable) An event for the purpose of tasting and evaluating wine.
(uncountable) The sensory examination and evaluation of wine.
wingmanship
wingmanship
noun
Friendship in the form of being a wingman.
Power or skill in flying.
wingspreads
wingspreads
noun
plural of wingspread
wiredancing
wiredrawing
wiredrawing
noun
gerund of wiredraw: the stretching of words, etc. to suit one's own purposes.
verb
present participle of wiredraw
wiretapping
wiretapping
noun
The installation or monitoring of wiretaps.
verb
present participle of wiretap
witenagemot
witenagemot
noun
(history, countable) A specific session of such an assembly.
(history, usually uncountable, sometimes countable) Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen.
withdrawing
withdrawing
noun
withdrawal
verb
present participle of withdraw
woodcarving
woodcarving
noun
Alternative spelling of wood carving
worldmaking
worldmaking
noun
The creation of a world, as for example in writing fiction.
wranglesome
wranglesome
adj
Characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.
wranglingly
wreathingly
wreathingly
adv
So as to wreathe.
wringstaves
wrongheaded
wrongheaded
adj
Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.