volga
A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vega with respect to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset.

volunteerships
plural of volunteership

volyer
A smaller boat that follows the main fishing boat.

volyers
plural of volyer

voterships
plural of votership

voyage
A long journey, especially by ship.
A written account of a journey or travel.
The act or practice of travelling.

voyages
plural of voyage

voyvodship
Alternative spelling of voivodeship.

voyvodships
plural of voyvodship

vrille
A tailspin.

vrilles
plural of vrille

vro
Synonym of bro (term of address to a male friend).

vros
plural of vro

vy
Obsolete form of vie.

vysar
Archaic form of visor.

vysars
plural of vysar

wa
A traditional proa-style outrigger canoe of the Caroline Islands.

waff
To bark; to woof.

waffs
third-person singular simple present indicative of waff

wafter
Armed convoy or escort ship
An agent of the Crown with responsibility for protecting specific maritime activities, such as shipping or fishing.

wafters
plural of wafter

wagans
plural of wagan

waggonage
Alternative form of wagonage.

waggonages
plural of waggonage

wagonage
The transport of goods by wagon.
A fee paid for transportation by wagon.
A collection of wagons; wagons generally.

wagonages
plural of wagonage

wagonmaster
The man in charge of a wagon.
The person, man or woman, in charge of a wagon.
A military transport officer.
A military logistics officer.

wagonmasters
plural of wagonmaster

wagonwork
The work of transporting goods on a wagon.
The making of wagons, or manufactured parts of a wagon.

waif
An article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.
Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
A very thin person, especially a young one.
A plant introduced in a place outside its native range but not persistently naturalized.

waifs
plural of waif

waift
Obsolete form of waif.

waifts
plural of waift

wainage
Gainage; the team and implements necessary for the cultivation of land.
The provision of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation of goods or produce.

wainages
plural of wainage

waistboat
A boat carried in the waist of a vessel.

waistboats
plural of waistboat

waister
A seaman stationed in the waist of a warship.

waisters
plural of waister

waiterships
plural of waitership

waiwodeship
Alternative spelling of voivodeship.

waiwodeships
plural of waiwodeship

waldiomycin
A WalK inhibitor present in some Streptomyces strains

waliships
plural of waliship

walkalator
A moving walkway (a slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator.)

walkalators
plural of walkalator

walkshed
The land area within a defined walking range of a specified location.

walksheds
plural of walkshed

wallbanger
Synonym of Harvey Wallbanger.
a carpenter

wallbangers
plural of wallbanger

wand
A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.
A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.
A player's foot used especially skillfully in football.

wande
Obsolete form of wand.

wandes
plural of wande

wands
plural of wand

wangan
A boat for conveying provisions, tools, and so forth.
Any location or cache of equipment, such as a camp, building, or chest of supplies or tools.
The company store debt of a lumberman.

wangans
plural of wangan

wangun
Alternative form of wangan.

wanguns
plural of wangun

wanigan
Alternative form of wangan.

wanigans
plural of wanigan

warbird
A warplane.
A crew member of a warplane; airman.
Synonym of scarlet tanager.
An aircraft formerly operated by the military, but now owned privately.
Any aircraft decorated in military livery for display at airshows etc.
A heavily-armed starship.

warbirds
plural of warbird

warcraft
The art or skill of conducting a war.
A warship.

warcrafts
plural of warcraft

wardenries
plural of wardenry

wardenry
The office or jurisdiction of a warden; wardenship.

wardenships
plural of wardenship

warderships
plural of wardership

wardroom
The living quarters of a ship designated for the commissioned officers other than the captain.
The commissioned officers of a ship, excluding the captain.

wardrooms
plural of wardroom

wardships
plural of wardship

warplane
An aircraft designed for combat.

warplanes
plural of warplane

warraunt
Obsolete form of warrant.

warship
Any ship built or armed for naval combat.
A spacecraft built or armed for space warfare.

warships
plural of warship

warwagon
A combat vehicle similar to an armored personnel carrier.

warwagons
plural of warwagon

washpit
An outdoor pit with water running through it, used to wash livestock.
A recessed area of a service station over which a car can be parked in order to be washed.

washpits
plural of washpit

washrack
Part of a stable or garage where an animal or vehicle can be conveniently washed.

washracks
plural of washrack

washstand
A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing.
In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages or automobiles may be washed there and the water run off.

washstands
plural of washstand

wasserman
A mythical sea monster, part man, thought to destroy ships.

wassermen
plural of wasserman

wasta
Intercession or mediation by people on behalf of others to whom they are connected by friendship or blood

wastas
plural of wasta

wastepile
The discard pile; the area where the cards from the stock go when they are brought into play.

wastepiles
plural of wastepile

watchboat
A patrolling boat.

watchboats
plural of watchboat

watchstanding
Standing on watch on a ship.

waterage
A fee for transporting goods by water.

waterages
plural of waterage

waterbike
Abbreviation of water bicycle.
Alternative form of water bike.
Synonym of aquabike.
A pedalboat

waterbikes
plural of waterbike

waterboat
A boat carrying water in bulk to supply ships.

waterboatman
Alternative form of water boatman.

waterboatmen
plural of waterboatman

waterboats
plural of waterboat

waterbomber
An aircraft that engages in waterbombing, usually in the course of fighting a wildfire.

waterbombers
plural of waterbomber

watercraft
Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water: a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle.
Skill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports.

watercrafts
plural of watercraft

waterdrome
A facility for landing and launching aircraft, where the runway is the surface of a body of water.

waterdromes
plural of waterdrome

waterguard
A division of customs responsible for the control of people, vehicles and vessels arriving into and departing from the United Kingdom. It ceased to exist in 1972.

waterline
A line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat; any of a series of short lines marked on the hull to show where the waterline would be under different loadings
A horizontal line indicating the shape of an airfoil.
A line showing where the water has been, usually a line separating dry land and wet areas; a watermark or tidemark.
The inner rim of the eyelid, just behind the lash line; primarily used in reference to the application of eyeliner.

waterlines
plural of waterline