8-letter words containing w, a, r
- waltzers — Plural form of waltzer.
- wandered — to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
- wanderer — a Covenanter persecuted by Charles II and James II, especially one who fled home to follow rebellious Presbyterian ministers who refused to accept episcopacy.
- wanderoo — any of several purple-faced langurs, of Sri Lanka.
- wantoner — someone who behaves in a wanton manner
- wanweird — (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Misfortune; ill or unhappy fate.
- wanwordy — without merit
- wanworth — an inexpensive purchase
- war baby — a child born or conceived in wartime.
- war bond — debt securities issued by a government for the purpose of financing military operations during times of war
- war game — a simulated military operation, carried out to test the validity of a war plan or operational concept: in its simplest form, two opposing teams of officers take part, and when necessary, military units of the required strength are employed.
- war hawk — hawk1 (def 4).
- war hero — a person who is admired for bravery in war
- war nose — the explosive forward section of a projectile, as of a torpedo or shell; warhead.
- war room — a room at a military headquarters in which strategy is planned and current battle situations are monitored.
- war zone — (during wartime) a combat area in which the rights of neutrals are suspended, as such an area on the high seas, where ships flying a neutral flag are subject to attack.
- war-torn — ravaged by war
- warangal — a city in NE Telangana state, in S India.
- waratahs — Plural form of waratah.
- warblers — Plural form of warbler.
- warbling — to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day.
- warcraft — The art or skill of conducting a war.
- ward off — a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- wardcorn — a payment of corn in the feudal law system
- wardenry — the office, jurisdiction, or district of a warden.
- wardmate — A pal met while staying at a hospital.
- wardmote — (historical) A meeting of the inhabitants of a ward.
- wardress — a woman who is a warder.
- wardrobe — a stock of clothes or costumes, as of a person or of a theatrical company.
- wardroom — the area serving as the living quarters for all commissioned officers except the commanding officer.
- wardship — guardianship; custody.
- wareless — careless
- wareroom — a room in which goods are stored or are displayed for sale.
- warfarer — a person engaged in warfare; a warrior
- warfarin — a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble anticoagulant, C 19 H 16 O 4 , used chiefly as a rodenticide.
- warfield — David, 1866–1951, U.S. actor.
- wargames — (recreation) (Not "War Games") A 1983 film about a schoolboy cracker using a wardialer to try to break into a games company's computer and accidentally connecting to a backdoor into "Whopper", a ficticious C3 computer at Norad (USAF). He then procedes to unwittingly initiate global thermonuclear warfare. Playing naughts and crosses finally teaches Whopper that the only way to win the game is never to play.
- warhable — able to fight in war
- warheads — Plural form of warhead.
- warhorse — a horse used in war; charger.
- wariment — caution
- wariness — the state or quality of being wary.
- warisons — Plural form of warison.
- warlocks — Plural form of warlock.
- warlords — Plural form of warlord.
- warlpiri — an Aboriginal language of central Australia
- warmaker — someone who wages war
- warmness — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- warmouth — a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gulosus, of the eastern U.S., having a patch of small teeth on its tongue.
- warn off — If you warn someone off, you tell them to go away or to stop doing something because of possible danger or punishment.