Words starting with w

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

w means: the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet

w means: a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm

w means: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

w means: a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

w-shaped means: shaped in the form of the letter W

w. b. yeats means: Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)

w. c. fields means: United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

w. c. handy means: United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)

w. e. b. du bois means: United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)

w. h. auden means: United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

anglo-german concertina means: a concertina with bellows and buttons on both ends

bourguignon sauce means: reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter

deform means: assume a different shape or form

deform means: alter the shape of (something) by stress

deform means: become misshapen

deform means: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

deform means: twist and press out of shape

deform means: make formless

diplopterygium longissimum means: large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China

disgruntled means: in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

edgewise means: with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge

edgewise means: as if by an edge; barely

genus opuntia means: large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears

ipse dixit means: an unsupported dogmatic assertion

pars anterior means: the anterior part of the anterior pituitary

philip warren anderson means: United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)

pinstripe means: a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric)

pinstripe means: a fabric with very thin stripes

pinstripe means: a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes

power worker means: a worker at a power station