wale
A ridge or low barrier.
A raised rib in knitted goods or fabric, especially corduroy.
The texture of a piece of fabric.
A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.
A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
A ridge on the outside of a horse collar.
A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip.

waled
simple past and past participle of wale

wales
plural of wale

waling
present participle and gerund of wale

walings
plural of waling

wap
A blow, hitbeating; a whap.
A breast.
A bundle.
A weapon, gun.
Alternative form of wop (“derogatory: an Italian”)

wapped
simple past and past participle of wap

wapping
present participle and gerund of wap

washleather
Alternative form of wash-leather.

washleathers
plural of washleather

waulk
to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.

waulked
simple past and past participle of waulk

waulking
present participle and gerund of waulk

waulkings
plural of waulking

waulks
third-person singular simple present indicative of waulk

wavefield
The extended area or space taken up by a wave.
A mathematical description of the amplitude of a wave throughout such an area or space.

wavefields
plural of wavefield

waylaid
simple past and past participle of waylay

waylay
To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
To accost or intercept unexpectedly.

waylayed
simple past and past participle of waylay

waylaying
present participle and gerund of waylay

waylayings
plural of waylaying

waylays
third-person singular simple present indicative of waylay

weight
The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
An object used to make something heavier.
A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
Importance or influence.
An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
Viscosity rating.
Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances).
Synonym of mass (in general circumstances).
Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.
The smallest cardinality of a base.
The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.
The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.
The illusion of mass.
The thickness and opacity of paint.
The thickness of yarn.
Pressure; burden.
The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.
One pound of drugs, especially cannabis.
Money.
Weight class
Emphasis applied to a given criterion.

weightage
Synonym of weighting.

weightages
plural of weightage

weightclass
Alternative spelling of weight class.

weightclasses
plural of weightclass

weighted
simple past and past participle of weight

weighth
Misspelling of weight.

weighths
plural of weighth

weighting
present participle and gerund of weight

weightings
plural of weighting

weightloss
Alternative form of weight loss.

weights
plural of weight
Any collection of weighted objects, such as dumbbells or barbells, used for exercise and training the muscles.

welked
simple past and past participle of welk

welking
present participle and gerund of welk

welks
plural of welk

whaddie
Alternative form of waddy (Aboriginal war club)

whaddies
plural of whaddie

whank
A strike with the fist; a blow; a knock.
A large portion, slice or lump.

whanked
simple past and past participle of whank

whanking
Very large.

whanks
plural of whank

whap
A blow; a hit; a whop.
A breast.

whapped
simple past and past participle of whap

whapping
present participle and gerund of whap

whaps
plural of whap

whitebait
The young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts
Food prepared from such fish, often deep fried and served as a starter or snack.

whitebaited
simple past and past participle of whitebait

whitebaiting
fishing for whitebait

whitebaits
plural of whitebait

whited
simple past and past participle of white

whitefish
Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.
Any of several other fish, such as whiting (Merlangius merlangus) or menhaden (Brevoortia spp. and Ethmidium spp.).
Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
A beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale).
A lesser queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)

whitefishes
plural of whitefish

whiteknight
Alternative form of white knight.

whiteknighted
simple past and past participle of whiteknight

whiteknighting
present participle of whiteknight

whiteknights
third-person singular simple present indicative of whiteknight

whitelime
Whitewash.

whitelimed
simple past and past participle of whitelime

whitelimes
third-person singular simple present indicative of whitelime

whiteliming
present participle and gerund of whitelime

whitelist
A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.

whitelisted
simple past and past participle of whitelist

whitelisting
present participle and gerund of whitelist

whitelists
third-person singular simple present indicative of whitelist

whitemail
A tactic to resist hostile takeover, in which the target company sells discounted stock to a friendly third party.
Persuasion based on positive rather than negative effects.

whitemailed
simple past and past participle of whitemail

whitemailing
present participle and gerund of whitemail

whitemails
third-person singular simple present indicative of whitemail

whitened
simple past and past participle of whiten

whitenest
second-person singular simple present indicative of whiten

whiteneth
third-person singular simple present indicative of whiten

whitenize
To adapt to the cultural norms of white people.

whitenized
simple past and past participle of whitenize

whitenizes
third-person singular simple present indicative of whitenize

whitenizing
present participle and gerund of whitenize

whitens
third-person singular simple present indicative of whiten

whitestoned
simple past and past participle of whitestone

whitestones
third-person singular simple present indicative of whitestone

whitestream
Mainstream views or scholarship with a bias toward white people and their history.

whitestreamed
simple past and past participle of whitestream

whitestreaming
present participle and gerund of whitestream

whitestreams
third-person singular simple present indicative of whitestream

whitewing
The chaffinch.
The velvet scoter.
A street sweeper.

whittled
simple past and past participle of whittle

whittles
third-person singular simple present indicative of whittle

whomp
To hit extremely hard.

whompage
Whomping or whomping on; thumping; beating.

whomped
simple past and past participle of whomp

whomping
present participle and gerund of whomp

whomps
third-person singular simple present indicative of whomp

whoopass
Alternative form of whoop ass.

whup
Alternative form of whoop (“to whip, thrash, or defeat”).