watermanship
Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating.

waterplane
The horizontal cross section of a vessel on a level with the waterline.

waterplanes
plural of waterplane

watersider
A loader and unloader of a ship's cargo.

watersiders
plural of watersider

watersmeets
plural of watersmeet

waterstop
A waterproof barrier that is used to prevent moisture from leaking through a joint.
A location along a waterway where a water taxi, riverboat, or similar form of transportation makes a regular stop to load and unload passengers or cargo.

waterstops
plural of waterstop

waterway
A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.
A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water.

waterways
plural of waterway

waverider
A hypersonic aircraft that improves its supersonic lift-to-drag ratio by using the shock waves generated by its own flight as a lifting surface.
a surfer
A surfing implement, such as a windsurfer board

waveriders
plural of waverider

waveson
Goods found floating on the sea after a shipwreck.

wavetrain
Alternative spelling of wave train.

wavetrains
plural of wavetrain

waxplant
Alternative form of wax plant.

wayback
A very remote time or place.
An uneducated person from a remote area.
An area in the body of a car behind the rearseat, such as the back of a station wagon, storage well in a VW bug, etc.

waybacks
plural of wayback

waybeam
A longitudinal timber supporting railway track, especially on a bridge.

waybeams
plural of waybeam.

waycar
A crewed railroad car attached to the end of a freight train, serving as the conductor’s office, lookout (often via a cupola), and living quarters—equivalent to a caboose. Used chiefly in North America, historically.

waycars
plural of waycar

waystation
Alternative spelling of way station.

waystations
plural of waystation

waywodeship
voivodeship

waywodeships
plural of waywodeship

wazirship
Dated form of viziership.

wazirships
plural of wazirship

wazukhana
A pool in a mosque where worshippers wash themselves as wudu before praying.

wazukhanas
plural of wazukhana

wc
Initialism of word choice.

weathercasters
plural of weathercaster

weblinks
plural of weblink

weighboat
Alternative form of weigh boat.

weighbridge
a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.

weighbridges
plural of weighbridge

weigherships
plural of weighership

weighlock
A canal lock in which boats were weighed, and their tonnage settled.

weighlocks
plural of weighlock

wellboat
Alternative form of well-boat.

wellboats
plural of wellboat (alternative form of well-boats)

wellholes
plural of wellhole

wench
A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.
A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.
Used as a term of endearment for a female person, especially a wife, daughter, or girlfriend: darling, sweetheart.
A woman servant; a maidservant.
A promiscuous woman; a mistress (“other woman in an extramarital relationship”).
A prostitute.
A black woman (of any age), especially if in a condition of servitude.

wenches
plural of wench

werecritter
werecreature

werecritters
plural of werecritter

werething
A werecreature.

werethings
plural of werething

wetline
A line that has been doused with water in order to stop the advance of a fire.
An unprotected pipe located beneath a cargo tank that is used for loading of liquid products such as petroleum.
Commercial line fishing that does not use a longline.

wetlines
plural of wetline

whaleback
A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from vertical to horizontal.
A landform (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale.

whalebacks
plural of whaleback

whaleboat
A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.
A boat resembling this and carried on a warship or other ship.

whaleboaters
plural of whaleboater

whaleboats
plural of whaleboat

whalefisher
Alternative form of whale-fisher.
A whaling ship.

whalefishers
plural of whalefisher

whaleship
A ship used for hunting whales.

whaleships
plural of whaleship

wharf
An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
Any bank of a river or shore of a sea.

wharfinger
The manager or owner of a wharf (“artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore”).
The manager of a wharf along a railway line, that is, a place used for loading and unloading goods on to trains.

wharfingers
plural of wharfinger

wharfs
plural of wharf

wharves
plural of wharf

whatchamahoozie
whatchamacallit

whatchamahoozies
plural of whatchamahoozie

wheel
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
The lowest straight in poker: ace-2-3-4-5.
The best low hand in Lowball or High-low split poker: either ace-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-7, depending on the variant.
A wheelrim.
A round portion of cheese.
A Catherine wheel firework.
A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
A recurring or cyclical course of events.
The control of, or ability to steer, the course of events.
A dollar.
A crown coin.
A bicycle or tricycle.
A maneuver in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.
A type of algebra where division is always defined, and in particular division by zero is meaningful.
The return to a peculiar rhythm at the end of each stanza.

wheelage
A fee charged for transporting goods on wheels.

wheelarch
Alternative form of wheel arch.

wheelarches
plural of wheelarch

wheelbase
The horizontal distance between the front and rear axles of a road or rail vehicle.

wheelbases
plural of wheelbase

wheelbox
A box beneath a ship's wheel containing the steering gear.

wheelboxes
plural of wheelbox

wheelchair
A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.
Any device involving wheels designed to assist a non-human animal with locomotion.

wheelchairs
plural of wheelchair

wheeleries
plural of wheelery

wheelery
A place where wheels or wheeled vehicles are manufactured or sold.

wheelflat
Alternative form of wheel flat.

wheelflats
Plural of wheelflat.

wheelhouse
A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.
A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.
A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.
A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.
A prehistoric structure from the Iron Age found in Scotland, characteristically including an outer wall within which a circle of stone piers (resembling the spokes of a wheel) form the basis for lintel arches supporting corbelled roofing with a hearth at the hub.
A pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.
A person's area of authority or expertise.
A set of skills necessitated by a situation.

wheelhouses
plural of wheelhouse