8-letter words containing wh
- wharenui — An ornamental Maori meeting house representing the body of a tupuna, forming part of the larger marae complex.
- wharfage — the use of a wharf: to charge higher rates for wharfage.
- wharfing — Wharfs collectively.
- wharfman — A man who works on a wharf.
- wharves' — a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
- what for — the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation.
- whatever — in any amount; to any extent: whatever merit the work has.
- whatness — (philosophy) Essence; quiddity.
- whatnots — Plural form of whatnot.
- whatsits — Plural form of whatsit.
- wheatear — any of several small, chiefly Old World thrushes of the genus Oenanthe, having a distinctive white rump, especially O. oenanthe, of Eurasia and North America.
- wheatish — (of the complexion) of the pale golden colour of ripe wheat; light brown.
- wheatley — Phillis [fil-is] /ˈfɪl ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1753?–84, American poet, born in Africa; probably Senegal.
- wheedled — Simple past tense and past participle of wheedle.
- wheedler — to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
- wheedles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wheedle.
- wheelers — Plural form of wheeler.
- wheelies — Plural form of wheelie.
- wheeling — a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
- wheelman — Also, wheelsman [hweelz-muh n, weel-] /ˈʰwilz mən, ˈwil-/ (Show IPA). a helmsman or steersman.
- wheelmen — Plural form of wheelman.
- wheelock — Eleazar, 1711–79, U.S. clergyman and educator: founded Dartmouth College.
- wheelset — A wheel and axle combination. For example, it can refer to: the front and back bicycle wheels (with axles) sold as a ready-made set; or an axle and mounted left and right pair of railroad wheels.
- wheezily — In a wheezy manner.
- wheezing — The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze.
- whelming — to submerge; engulf.
- whelping — Present participle of whelp.
- whenever — At whatever time; on whatever occasion (emphasizing a lack of restriction).
- wherefor — (dated) alternative spelling of wherefore.
- whereout — out of which
- wherever — where? (used emphatically): Wherever did you find that?
- wherries — Plural form of wherry.
- whetting — to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
- wheyface — a face that or a person who is pallid, as from fear.
- wheylike — Resembling whey.
- whichway — every (def 6).
- whiffing — Present participle of whiff.
- whiffled — Simple past tense and past participle of whiffle.
- whiffler — an attendant who clears the way for a procession.
- whiggery — the principles or practices of Whigs.
- whiggish — of, relating to, or characteristic of Whigs or Whiggism.
- whiggism — the principles or practices of Whigs.
- whimbrel — a curlew, Numenius phaeopus, of both the New and Old Worlds.
- whimpers — Plural form of whimper.
- whimsies — Plural form of whimsy.
- whimwham — any odd or fanciful object or thing; a gimcrack.
- whinchat — a small Old World thrush, Saxicola rubetra, having a buff-colored breast and white streaks in the tail.
- whingers — Plural form of whinger.
- whinging — to complain; whine.
- whinnied — to utter the characteristic cry of a horse; neigh.