7-letter words containing w, r, a
- wetware — (slang) A human brain or mind as a computing element. Coined as a parallel to hardware and software. Common in the cyberspace genre of science fiction.
- whacker — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- whalers — Plural form of whaler.
- whalery — the whaling industry
- whapper — something uncommonly large of its kind.
- wharfie — (Australia, New Zealand, informal, colloquial) A wharf labourer or stevedore.
- wharton — Edith, 1862–1937, U.S. novelist.
- wharves — Spinning. a wheel or round piece of wood on a spindle, serving as a flywheel or as a pulley.
- wheater — A small passerine bird, Oenanthe oenanthe.
- whereas — a qualifying or introductory statement, especially one having “whereas” as the first word: to read the whereases in the will.
- whereat — Archaic. in reference to which.
- whipray — any ray having a long, whiplike tail, especially a stingray.
- willard — Emma (Hart) 1787–1870, U.S. educator and poet.
- winnard — a heron
- wirable — able to be wired
- wireman — a person who installs and maintains electric wiring.
- wiretap — an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
- wireway — a prefabricated, enclosed passage for electrical wiring, as in a building.
- wirilda — an acacia tree, Acacia retinoides, of SE Australia with edible seeds
- wizards — Plural form of wizard.
- wizzard — Obsolete spelling of wizard.
- wolfram — Chemistry. tungsten.
- woodrat — A packrat (kind of rodent).
- woomera — a notched stick used by Australian Aborigines to propel spears or darts.
- woorali — curare.
- wordage — words collectively.
- workbag — a bag for holding implements and materials for work, especially needlework.
- workday — a day on which work is done; working day.
- workman — a man employed or skilled in some form of manual, mechanical, or industrial work.
- wourali — curare.
- wracked — Also called cloud rack. a group of drifting clouds.
- wraiths — Plural form of wraith.
- wrangel — a Russian island in the Arctic Ocean, off the NE coast of Siberia in the NE Russian Federation in Asia: meteorological station. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- wrangle — to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
- wrap up — something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater: an evening wrap.
- wrap-up — a final report or summary: a wrap-up of the evening news.
- wrapped — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- wrapper — a person or thing that wraps.
- wrasses — Plural form of wrasse.
- wrassle — Eye dialect of wrestle, representing African American Vernacular English.
- wrastle — wrestle
- wreaked — to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.): They wreaked havoc on the enemy.
- wreaker — to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.): They wreaked havoc on the enemy.
- wreathe — to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
- wreaths — Plural form of wreath.
- wreathy — having the shape of a wreath: wreathy clouds.
- wrexham — a town in N Wales, in Wrexham county borough: seat of the Roman Catholic bishopric of Wales (except the former Glamorganshire); formerly noted for coal-mining. Pop: 42 576 (2001)
- wroclaw — a province in SW Poland.
- wrocław — an industrial city in SW Poland, on the River Oder: passed to Austria (1527) and to Prussia (1741); returned to Poland in 1945. Pop: 647 000 (2005 est)
- yarrows — Plural form of yarrow.