4-Letter Nouns Starting With W
Here's the list of all the 152 4-Letter Nouns Starting With W in the English Language.
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will | 1. the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention 2. a fixed and persistent intent or purpose More Definitions → |
work | 1. activity directed toward making or doing something 2. a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing More Definitions → |
well | 1. a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine 2. a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid More Definitions → |
want | 1. a state of extreme poverty 2. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable More Definitions → |
west | 1. the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees 2. the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point More Definitions → |
week | 1. any period of seven consecutive days 2. hours or days of work in a calendar week More Definitions → |
word | 1. a unit of language that native speakers can identify 2. a brief statement More Definitions → |
wide | More Definitions → |
wish | 1. a specific feeling of desire 2. an expression of some desire or inclination More Definitions → |
went | More Definitions → |
wall | 1. an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure 2. anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect More Definitions → |
wine | 1. fermented juice (of grapes especially) 2. a red as dark as red wine More Definitions → |
ways | 1. structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired More Definitions → |
wood | 1. the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees 2. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area More Definitions → |
wife | 1. a married woman; a man's partner in marriage More Definitions → |
wind | 1. air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure 2. a tendency or force that influences events More Definitions → |
wild | 1. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization 2. a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition More Definitions → |
walk | 1. the act of traveling by foot 2. (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls More Definitions → |
wait | 1. time during which some action is awaited 2. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) More Definitions → |
wire | 1. ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc 2. a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance More Definitions → |
wear | 1. impairment resulting from long use 2. a covering designed to be worn on a person's body More Definitions → |
wave | 1. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) 2. a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon More Definitions → |
warm | More Definitions → |
wing | 1. a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) 2. one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane More Definitions → |
ward | 1. a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another 2. a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections More Definitions → |
wake | 1. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) 2. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward More Definitions → |
wise | 1. a way of doing or being More Definitions → |
wolf | 1. any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs 2. a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women More Definitions → |
wash | 1. a thin coat of water-base paint 2. the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) More Definitions → |
wage | 1. something that remunerates More Definitions → |
wrap | 1. cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person 2. a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla More Definitions → |
watt | 1. a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm More Definitions → |
wool | 1. a fabric made from the hair of sheep 2. fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving More Definitions → |
weed | 1. any plant that crowds out cultivated plants 2. a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning More Definitions → |
worm | 1. any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae 2. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect More Definitions → |
ware | 1. articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software' 2. items for sale to the individual consumer More Definitions → |
wade | More Definitions → |
wont | 1. an established custom More Definitions → |
whip | 1. an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping 2. a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline More Definitions → |
wipe | 1. the act of rubbing or wiping More Definitions → |
warp | 1. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting 2. a shape distorted by twisting or folding More Definitions → |
wink | 1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) 2. closing one eye quickly as a signal More Definitions → |
wand | 1. a rod used by a magician or water diviner 2. a thin supple twig or rod More Definitions → |
weld | 1. European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America 2. a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together More Definitions → |
writ | 1. (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer More Definitions → |
weir | 1. a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow 2. a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish More Definitions → |
whey | 1. the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese 2. watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates More Definitions → |
wasp | 1. social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting More Definitions → |
wilt | 1. any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots 2. causing to become limp or drooping More Definitions → |
wick | 1. any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action 2. a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame More Definitions → |
wren | 1. any of several small active brown birds of the Northern Hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects More Definitions → |
womb | 1. a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus More Definitions → |
weep | More Definitions → |
welt | 1. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions 2. a raised or strengthened seam More Definitions → |
wits | 1. the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception More Definitions → |
wort | 1. usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort' 2. unfermented or fermenting malt More Definitions → |
whit | 1. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount More Definitions → |
woof | 1. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving More Definitions → |
wham | More Definitions → |
whim | 1. a sudden desire 2. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea More Definitions → |
wisp | 1. a small tuft or lock 2. a small person More Definitions → |
wavy | More Definitions → |
whiz | 1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field 2. a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air More Definitions → |
wart | 1. any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) 2. an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness) More Definitions → |
wold | 1. a tract of open rolling country (especially upland) More Definitions → |
wadi | 1. gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season More Definitions → |
wail | 1. a cry of sorrow and grief More Definitions → |
wane | 1. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) More Definitions → |
wale | 1. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions 2. thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship More Definitions → |
wimp | 1. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy More Definitions → |
whet | More Definitions → |
wean | More Definitions → |
wile | 1. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) More Definitions → |
weft | 1. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving More Definitions → |
wonk | 1. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious More Definitions → |
wads | 1. a large number or amount More Definitions → |
wain | 1. large open farm wagon More Definitions → |
weal | 1. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions More Definitions → |
wuss | 1. a person who is physically weak and ineffectual More Definitions → |
weka | 1. flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting More Definitions → |
wino | 1. a chronic drinker More Definitions → |
whir | 1. sound of something in rapid motion More Definitions → |