wheelies
plural of wheelie

wheelman
A driver of an automobile, especially a getaway vehicle in a criminal enterprise.
The steersman on a ship.
A cyclist.

wheelmen
plural of wheelman

wheelroad
Synonym of wheelway.

wheelroads
plural of wheelroad

wheels
plural of wheel

wheelslip
A problem in starting or running a locomotive or train, where excess power supplied to the driven wheels causes them to turn against the rail, especially when the rails are slippery, without moving the train forward.

wheelsman
helmsman
Alternative form of wheelman (“getaway driver”).

wheelsmen
plural of wheelsman

wheelspin
The spinning of the wheels of a vehicle on the surface of the ground with greatly reduced friction and little movement of the vehicle, especially when starting.

wheelspins
plural of wheelspin

wheeltapper
A railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.

wheeltappers
plural of wheeltapper

wheeltapping
The work of a wheeltapper, tapping a train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.

wheelway
A path or road for wheeled vehicles.

wheelways
plural of wheelway

wheelwell
Alternative form of wheel well.

wheelwells
plural of wheelwell

whelp
A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
An insolent youth; a mere child.
A kind of ship.
One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).

whelps
plural of whelp

wherries
plural of wherry

wherry
A boat or light ship used to navigate inland waterways.
A flat-bottomed vessel once employed by British merchants, notably in East Anglia, sometimes converted into pleasure boats.
A liquor made from the pulp of crab-apples after the verjuice is extracted.

whifferdale
Alternative form of wifferdill.

whifferdill
Alternative form of wifferdill.

whifferdills
plural of whifferdill

whigships
plural of whigship

whipcraft
The art or skill of using a whip, for example in training animals.
The art or skill of a political whip, who enforces the party's policies in votes.

whippet
A dog of a certain breed, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing.

whippeting
whippet racing

whippets
plural of whippet

whippit
Alternative form of whippet (“nitrous oxide cartridge”).

whippits
plural of whippit

whipships
plural of whipship.

whipstaff
A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached perpendicularly to the tiller for steering a ship.

whipstaffs
plural of whipstaff

whipstalk
Alternative form of whipstock.

whipstalks
plural of whipstalk

whipstall
A stall of an aircraft in near-vertical climb, followed by slip-back, before the nose turns toward the ground, sometimes an intentional stunt.

whipstalls
plural of whipstall

whipstaves
plural of whipstaff

whipstock
The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.
The driver of a carriage.

whipstocks
plural of whipstock

whister
A player of the card game whist.

whisters
plural of whister

whistlestop
A minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically requested.

whistlestops
plural of whistlestop

wholecar
A piece of graffiti that covers an entire train carriage.

wholecars
plural of wholecar

wholetrain
A piece of graffiti that covers an entire train.

wholetrains
plural of wholetrain

whoopla
Alternative form of hoopla.

whooplas
plural of whoopla

widebeam
A canal boat built in the style of a British narrowboat but with a wider beam (2.16 metres (7 ft 1 in) or greater).

widebeams
plural of widebeam

widowerships
plural of widowership

wifelet
A wife.
A wife who is of small stature.
A long-term girlfriend; a mistress (the “other woman” in an extramarital relationship).

wifelets
plural of wifelet

wifeships
plural of wifeship

wifferdill
An elaborate, multiaxis aerobatic manoeuvre, especially one in which an aircraft makes a series of very tight turns in order to reverse its direction of travel.

wifferdills
plural of wifferdill

wikilinks
plural of wikilink

wilch
A wickerwork strainer, traditionally in the form of a bottle, once used to strain liquid in beermaking

wildcard
A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
An uncontrolled or unpredictable element.
An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency.
Alternative form of wild card.
A letter or symbol that substitutes for a generic or poorly identified sound, for example capital C for any or some consonant, or capital V for any or some vowel.

wildie
A wild fish (most often a carp) rather than one bred artificially for angling

wildies
plural of wildie

wildtype
Alternative spelling of wild type.

wildtypes
plural of wildtype

winda
Pronunciation spelling of window.

windas
plural of winda

windblocker
An aerodynamic accessory to reduce wind and wind noise for occupants of a moving vehicle.

windblockers
plural of windblocker

windore
Obsolete form of window.

windores
plural of windore

window
An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
An opening, usually covered by glass, in a shop which allows people to view the shop and its products from outside; a shop window.
The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.
A period of time when something is available or possible; a limited opportunity.
Something that allows one to see through or into something
A restricted range.
A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying output and allowing input, often for a single task in a multitasking system.
A figure formed of lines crossing each other.
The time between first infection and detectability.
Synonym of chaff (“strips of material intended to confuse radar”)
A function multiplied with a signal to reduce spectral leakage when performing a Fourier transform.
A fenster: a geologic or tectonic window.

windowframe
Alternative form of window frame.

windowframes
plural of windowframe

windowlicker
Alternative form of window licker.

windowlickers
plural of windowlicker

windows
plural of window

windowscreen
Alternative form of window screen.

windowscreens
plural of windowscreen

windsail
A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments of a vessel.
The sail or vane of a windmill.

windsails
plural of windsail

windscreen
A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to protect its occupants from the wind and weather.
A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.
A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.
A draught screen at the side of a passenger train doorway.

windscreens
plural of windscreen

windshield
A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.
A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.
A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.

windshields
plural of windshield

windsled
A fan-powered enclosed vehicle for travelling over ice.

windsleds
plural of windsled

windsplit
A stylized crease, accent line, or body contour on a vehicle—typically running along the beltline, fender, hood, or quarter panels—designed to emphasize motion, streamline appearance, or aerodynamics.

windsplits
plural of windsplit

winduh
Pronunciation spelling of window.

winduhs
plural of winduh

wingbox
The primary load-carrying structure of the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft.

wingboxes
plural of wingbox