8-Letter Nouns Starting With W
Here's the list of all the 663 8-Letter Nouns Starting With W in the English Language.
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| wireless | 1. medium for communication 2. transmission by radio waves More Definitions → |
| workshop | 1. small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done 2. a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving More Definitions → |
| warranty | 1. a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications More Definitions → |
| wildlife | 1. all living things (except people) that are undomesticated More Definitions → |
| watching | 1. the act of observing; taking a patient look More Definitions → |
| wellness | 1. a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease More Definitions → |
| wrapping | 1. the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped 2. an enveloping bandage More Definitions → |
| workflow | 1. progress (or rate of progress) in work being done More Definitions → |
| woodland | 1. land that is covered with trees and shrubs More Definitions → |
| weakness | 1. a flaw or weak point 2. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act More Definitions → |
| waterloo | 1. a final crushing defeat More Definitions → |
| wardrobe | 1. a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes 2. collection of clothing belonging to one person More Definitions → |
| weighing | 1. careful consideration More Definitions → |
| whistler | 1. someone who makes a loud high sound 2. large North American mountain marmot More Definitions → |
| workload | 1. work that a person is expected to do in a specified time More Definitions → |
| workbook | 1. a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them More Definitions → |
| watchdog | 1. a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste 2. a dog trained to guard property More Definitions → |
| washable | More Definitions → |
| worrying | 1. the act of harassing someone 2. the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes More Definitions → |
| watering | 1. shedding tears 2. wetting with water More Definitions → |
| widening | 1. an increase in width 2. a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park More Definitions → |
| waveform | 1. the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time More Definitions → |
| whipping | 1. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment 2. a sound defeat More Definitions → |
| wrangler | 1. someone who argues noisily or angrily 2. a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses More Definitions → |
| wheeling | 1. propelling something on wheels More Definitions → |
| workings | 1. the internal mechanism of a device 2. a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked More Definitions → |
| woodruff | 1. Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula 2. any plant of the genus Asperula More Definitions → |
| waitress | 1. a woman waiter More Definitions → |
| wildfire | 1. a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration More Definitions → |
| waterway | 1. a navigable body of water 2. a conduit through which water flows More Definitions → |
| westward | 1. the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees More Definitions → |
| windmill | 1. a mill that is powered by the wind 2. generator that extracts usable energy from winds More Definitions → |
| werewolf | 1. a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again More Definitions → |
| waterman | 1. someone who drives or rides in a boat More Definitions → |
| winnings | 1. something won (especially money) More Definitions → |
| woodwork | 1. work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture 2. the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood More Definitions → |
| woodwind | 1. any wind instrument other than the brass instruments More Definitions → |
| westerly | 1. the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth More Definitions → |
| wrestler | 1. combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground More Definitions → |
| wearable | 1. a covering designed to be worn on a person's body More Definitions → |
| weaponry | 1. weapons considered collectively More Definitions → |
| wanderer | 1. someone who leads a wandering unsettled life 2. a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine More Definitions → |
| wrecking | 1. the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled 2. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined More Definitions → |
| whiplash | 1. an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) 2. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object More Definitions → |
| windfall | 1. fruit that has fallen from the tree 2. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) More Definitions → |
| whopping | More Definitions → |
| windward | 1. the direction from which the wind is coming 2. the side of something that is toward the wind More Definitions → |
| wreckage | 1. the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked More Definitions → |
| warfarin | 1. an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus More Definitions → |
| workwear | 1. heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work More Definitions → |
| woodbine | 1. common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit 2. European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers More Definitions → |
| wounding | 1. the act of inflicting a wound More Definitions → |
| watchman | 1. a guard who keeps watch More Definitions → |
| woodcock | 1. game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe More Definitions → |
| whiskers | 1. the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face More Definitions → |
| washroom | 1. a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place) More Definitions → |
| wizardry | 1. exceptional creative ability More Definitions → |
| wishbone | 1. the furcula of a domestic fowl More Definitions → |
| wheezing | More Definitions → |
| whirling | 1. the act of rotating in a circle or spiral More Definitions → |
| wingspan | 1. linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil More Definitions → |
| wisteria | 1. any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria More Definitions → |
| workweek | 1. hours or days of work in a calendar week More Definitions → |
| waggoner | 1. the driver of a wagon More Definitions → |
| wellhead | 1. the source of water for a well 2. a structure built over a well More Definitions → |
| wormwood | 1. any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium More Definitions → |
| wormhole | 1. hole made by a burrowing worm More Definitions → |
| wordplay | 1. a humorous play on words More Definitions → |
| writhing | More Definitions → |
| wavering | 1. indecision in speech or action 2. the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes More Definitions → |
| whacking | 1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows More Definitions → |
| woodsman | 1. someone who lives in the woods 2. makes things out of wood More Definitions → |
| wayfarer | 1. a pedestrian who walks from place to place 2. a traveler going on a trip More Definitions → |
| whodunit | 1. a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie More Definitions → |
| whitener | 1. an agent that makes things white or colorless More Definitions → |
| wildness | 1. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity 2. the property of being wild or turbulent More Definitions → |
| witchery | 1. the art of sorcery More Definitions → |
| witching | 1. the use or practice of witchcraft More Definitions → |
| workroom | 1. room where work is done More Definitions → |
| wildfowl | 1. flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food More Definitions → |
| windlass | 1. lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds More Definitions → |
| wobbling | More Definitions → |
| wristlet | 1. a band or bracelet worn around the wrist More Definitions → |