Words Starting With "W"
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W
The word "w" is a letter in the English alphabet, which has several phonetic values depending on its usage.<br><br>When used as the 23rd letter of the alphabet, "w" is silent in some words, such as "woman" or "winner".<br><br>When used as a phonetic symbol, the letter "w" represents a voiceless labiovelar approximant, which is the sound heard at the beginning of "wasp" or "water".
Wa
The word "wa" can have multiple meanings depending on the context. Here are a few possible interpretations:<br><br> In Hawaiian, "wa" means "water" or "ocean".<br> In Japanese, "" (wa) is a particle used to indicate a range or area, similar to "in" or "about".<br> In Hawaiian, "" (wa) is the prefix for place or territory.<br> In ancient Hawaiian, "wa" referred to a district or administrative area.<br><br>In sanskrit and some other languages, "Va" or "Wa" is a prefix and means "to go" or "to come".
Waals
"Van der Waals" is the name of a Dutch physicist J.D. van der Waals, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1910.<br><br>However, a more common reference to "van der Waals" is related to the Van der Waals forces, which are weak intermolecular forces that act between molecules.<br><br>In chemistry, "Van der Waals" might also refer to the Van der Waals equation, which is used to describe the behavior of real gases.
Wabash
"Wabash" can refer to several things, but it most commonly relates to:<br><br>1. <strong>Wabash River</strong>: It is a river in the Midwestern United States that forms part of the border between the states of Illinois and Indiana and is approximately 503 miles (811 km) long. The Wabash River is named after the Miami native word "Wikeshaukas" or "Wabashshike" meaning "waterway" and is often associated with the Wabash Valley culture.<br><br>2. <strong>Wabash Trail</strong>: The Wabash Trail is a converted railroad bed that has been designated for recreation. It was part of the outside wall of a former coal mine, and now it serves as a 16-mile trail that stretches from Coal City to Shawnee National Forest in the Illinois and Grundy counties of Illinois, US.<br><br>3. <strong>Battle of Wabash</strong>: The Battle of Wabash was a decisive battle fought on November 4, 1791, between the United States Force (consisting mainly of soldiers from the United States and local Militia from the Northwest Company) and the Native American Confederacy formed by the Miami and the members of their confederation, here Cajimaw of the Kickapoo tribe.
Wachovia
Wachovia was an American bank holding company. It was one of the largest banks in the world when it was sold and merged with Wells Fargo in 2008, following the takeover of the company's assets by Wells Fargo during the financial crisis of 2007-2008.
Wackiest
The term "wackiest" is an informal adjective used to describe something or someone as being utterly ridiculous, absurd, or unconventional. It can be thought of as a superlative form of the word "wacky," which is often used to express a playful, humorous, or eccentric quality.
Wackiness
The word "wackiness" refers to the quality or state of being wacky, which means being silly, foolish, or absurd. It often describes something or someone that is playfully eccentric, unconventional, or irrational. In a more general sense, it can also imply a carefree or lighthearted quality, often used to describe a quirky or humorous situation or person.
Wacks
"to wack" is a slang verb that can have different meanings depending on the context. Here are a few possible interpretations:<br><br>1. To strike or hit something forcibly or violently.<br>Example: "He wacked the ball out of the park."<br><br>2. To deceive or cheat someone.<br>Example: "Don't try to wack me, I know what you're doing."<br><br>3. To kill or murder someone.<br>Example: "The hitman wacked the rival gang member in the back alley."<br><br>4. In idiomatic expressions, it can also mean to destroy or damage something severely.<br>Example: "The company's financial woes wacked its stock prices.")<br><br>Note: The word "wack" can also be used as an adjective to describe something that is foolish or silly.<br>Example: "That joke was wack, nobody laughed."
Waco
Waco refers to a city in Texas, USA. It can also refer to the Branch Davidian siege that occurred in the city in 1993, which was a 51-day standoff between the US government and the Branch Davidian sect. Additionally, Waco can also refer to a style of cowboys, particularly in the Wild West era. Alternatively, Waco is slang for a Sadistic act that involves beating one's self over someone else or oneself.
Wadati-benioff
A seismic term!<br><br>Wadati-Benioff zone refers to a zone of deformation at the boundary between two tectonic plates, specifically a zone of deep earthquakes that occur at the boundary between an oceanic plate and an overriding continental or oceanic plate. It is named after two Japanese seismologists, Kiyoo Wadati and Hugo Benioff, who first identified this type of seismic activity in the 1930s and 1940s.
Waddenzee
The Wadden Sea, also known as the Waddenzee in Dutch, is a shallow body of water which is part of the North Sea, located in the northwest of North Germany, the Johns' Coast of Norway and Northern Netherlands.
Wadding
Wadding is a noun that has several related meanings:<br><br>1. Filling or padding, often used to make something thicker or more comfortable, such as a wadding in a coat or a wadding material used in pillows.<br>2. A layer of insulating material, such as wool or down feathers, used to keep something warm.<br>3. To walk waddingly or clumsily, meaning to move unsteadily or with a waddling gait, often due to being overladen or unwieldy.<br><br>Example sentences:<br><br> The shop sells wadding to stuff pillows with.<br> The cold wadding in the boots warmed her feet.<br> After eating an overlarge meal, she began to waddle down the street.<br><br>It can also be used in the context of:<br><br>1. Waddling, as in the gait or movement.<br>2. A wadder, a person who performs the waddling movement.<br>3. Wadding on the water, a term used to describe a sailing term, to steer a boat near the wind.<br><br>In the 16th century, a wadder could also be a trained bear who was dressed and performed imitations of human gait, hence the term "waddling upstage".
Waddle
To walk with a waddling gait, often in a clumsy or awkward manner, as if one leg is shorter than the other. This gait is often associated with ducks or geese but is also used to describe a person who walks in an unsteady or uncoordinated way, usually due to a loss of balance or some physical limitation.
Waddled
To walk or move unsteadily, especially with a sloping or wobbling gait, typically because of a lack of coordination or balance; to walk with a clumsy, awkward gait.
Waddles
To walk in a clumsy or unsteady manner, typically with a wobbling motion of the legs, typically because of being overweight or drunk.
Waddling
To walk with an unsteady, awkward gait, typically because one's feet feel clumsy or one's legs are shaking with fear or annoyance.<br><br>Example: "The baby began to waddle because she couldn't stand up without holding onto something."<br><br>It can also refer to the movement of a duck or other bird when it is walking on land.
Waddy
A colloquial or dialectal term. "Waddy" is a dialectical or colloquial variant of the word "water". It is used in the northern parts of England, especially in Liverpool and other Merseyside areas.
Wade-giles
Wade-Giles is a historical romanization system that was used to transcribe Chinese characters into the Latin alphabet. It was developed in the 19th century by Thomas Francis Wade and Herbert Allen Giles, two British politicians and officials in China. The system was widely used by Western scholars and missionaries who wanted to read and write Chinese words using the English alphabet.<br><br>Wade-Giles uses a system of diacritical marks and pronunciation guides to represent the sounds of Chinese characters. It is still used in some contexts, but it has largely been replaced by the Hanyu Pinyin system, which is more phonetic and easier to learn.<br><br>The Wade-Giles system is particularly known for its use of "-h" to represent the sound /x/ (also known as the "shh" sound in the back of the throat), whereas Hanyu Pinyin uses the letter "q" to represent the same sound.