wall
A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.
Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.
A point of desperation.
A point of defeat or extinction.
An impediment to free movement.
The butterfly Lasiommata megera.
A barrier.
Something with the apparent solidity, opacity, or dimensions of a building wall.
A means of defence or security.
One of the vertical sides of a container.
A dividing or containing structure in an organ or cavity.
A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.
A doctor who tries to admit as few patients as possible.
A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal.
Two or more blockers skating together so as to impede the opposing team.
Any of the surfaces of rock enclosing the lode.
A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user.
A character that has high defenses, thereby reducing the amount of damage taken from the opponent’s attacks.
Face-down tiles arranged in stacked rows from which players draw new tiles.
The stage of biological aging where physical appearance and attractiveness start to deteriorate rapidly.
The right or privilege of taking the side of the road near the wall when encountering another pedestrian; said to be taken or given.
A very steep slope.

wall brown
An orange and brown butterfly (Lasiommata megera), of the family Nymphalidae.

wallbars
Alternative form of wall bars

wallclock
Alternative spelling of wall clock.

wallclocks
plural of wallclock

wallhanging
Alternative spelling of wall hanging.

wallhangings
plural of wallhanging; alternative form of wall hangings

walljump
Alternative spelling of wall jump.

walljumps
plural of walljump

wallpiece
Alternative form of wall piece.

wallpieces
plural of wallpiece

wallplate
Alternative form of wall plate.

wallplates
plural of wallplate

wallplug
Alternative spelling of wall plug.

wallplugs
plural of wallplug

walls
plural of wall
The vagina.

wanderer
One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
Any of various far-migrating nymphalid butterflies of the genus Danaus.
The wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans.

wanderers
plural of wanderer

waterlily leafcutter moth
Elophila obliteralis, a species of moth found in the Americas.

wax moth
Pyralid moths whose larvae (waxworms) feed on the honeycombs of beehives
Pyralid moths whose larvae (waxworms) feed on the honeycombs of beehives

webbing clothes moth
Synonym of common clothes moth.

weeknight
The evening of a weekday.

weeknights
plural of weeknight

western sulphur
Colias occidentalis, a species of clouded yellow butterfly.

whirlabout
A fairground carousel.

whirlabouts
plural of whirlabout

white admiral
A striking, white and black butterfly, of species Limenitis camilla, Limenitis arthemis or Limenitis trivena, of the family Nymphalidae.

white dwarf
The dim, highly dense core remnant that is the final stage in the evolution of a star of low or medium mass, after nuclear reactions have ceased.

white lady
A female ghost dressed in white, who is associated with local legends of tragedy.
A sour cocktail made with gin or crème de menthe, triple sec or Cointreau, and a citrus juice, sometimes with an egg white.
Methylated spirit.
Cocaine.
Heroin.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, lady.

white owl
the barn owl, Tyto alba.

white pie
Synonym of white pizza.

white satin
Gin.

white spot
originally a white spot on 19th century geographical maps, indicating lack of knowledge, from the German expression "weißer Fleck auf der Landkarte", also known as "blank spot"
a place without coverage

white underwing
Catephia alchymista, a species of moth native to Asia, Europe, and North Africa.
Catocala relicta, or relict, a species of moth native to Southern Canada
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, underwing.

white-letter hairstreak
A small, brown butterfly with a W-shaped white streak, Satyrium w-album, of the family Lycaenidae.

white-lined sphinx
Hyles lineata, a species of large North American sphinx moths.

white-point
A moth, Mythimna albipuncta

whites
plural of white

winter moth
A species of moth, Operophtera brumata
A related species of moth, Operophtera fagata
A species of moth, Hybernia defoliaria (more commonly known as the March moth)

wisard
Archaic form of wizard.

wisards
plural of wisard

witwalls
plural of witwall

wizard
Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.
An administrator of a multi-user dungeon, or someone who has earned similar rights through gameplay; a user in wizard mode.
A wise man; a sage.
A virgin over the age of 30 who does not socialize and thus cannot find a sexual partner.

wizards
plural of wizard

wizzard
Obsolete spelling of wizard.

wizzards
plural of wizzard

wood carpet
A floor covering made of thin pieces of wood secured to a flexible backing, such as cloth.

wood white
A small, white butterfly, Leptidea sinapis, of the family Pieridae.

wood-nymphs
plural of wood-nymph

xenica
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Geitoneura, Oreixenica. and Nesoxenica.

xenicas
plural of xenica

xenophthalmia
Ophthalmia caused by foreign matter in the eye.

xylotype
Any moth of the genus Xylotype.

xylotypes
plural of xylotype

yellow admiral
A post-captain promoted to the rank of rear admiral on the understanding that he will immediately retire without having actually served at that rank.
A large butterfly, Vanessa itea, native to Australia and New Zealand, with yellow markings on the forewings.

zaffran
Alternative form of zafrani.

zaffrani
Alternative form of zafrani.

zafrani
Saffron.

zale
Any of the genus Zale of erebid moths.

zales
plural of zale

zama
Synonym of zama-zama.

zamas
plural of zama

zebra caterpillar
The striped larva of the American noctuid moth Melanchra picta.

zebra swallowtail
The American butterfly Eurytides marcellus.

zelotypia
jealousy

zestos skipper
Epargyreus zestos, a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, found in the Caribbean and North America.

zonula
Any of several small belt-like regions.

zonulae
plural of zonula

zonulas
plural of zonula

zotheca
In ancient Rome, a small living room, as distinguished from a room for sleeping: an alcove.

zothecae
plural of zotheca

zylonites
plural of zylonite

zythos
Synonym of zythum (“ancient kind of beer”).

agrypnia
Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.

allobiosis
adaptation to changes in internal or external conditions

bizarre caddisflies
plural of bizarre caddisfly

caddis fly
Any insect, of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings; they are found near lakes and streams.

caddisflies
plural of caddisfly

caddisfly
Alternative form of caddis fly.

centinodes
plural of centinode

ceratotrichia
A collection of keratinous filaments that supports a fishes fin

diplex
Involving the transmission of two messages in the same direction at the same time.

eroteses
plural of erotesis

erotesis
A figure of speech whereby a question is asked in confident expectation of a negative answer.

fingernet
fingernet caddisfly

fingernet caddisflies
plural of fingernet caddisfly

hydrosalphinx
Misspelling of hydrosalpinx.

hydrosalpinges
plural of hydrosalpinx

hydrosalpinx
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.

hydrosalpinxes
plural of hydrosalpinx

indusia
plural of indusium

leptonema
The stage during meiosis Prophase 1 where the chromosomes condense after S-phase and interphase, resulting in the recombination of haploid chromosome pairs with sister chromatids held by a single non-dividing centromeres, and followed by the zygotene stage.

leptonemas
plural of leptonema