9-letter words starting with w
- war paint — paint applied by American Indians to their faces and bodies before going to war.
- war party — U.S. History. a group of American Indians prepared for war.
- war story — an account or anecdote concerning one's personal experiences, especially in military combat, during a war.
- war whoop — a yell uttered in making an attack: the war whoop of the American Indian.
- war widow — A war widow is a woman whose husband was killed while he was in the armed forces during a war.
- war-horse — a horse used in war; charger.
- war-weary — utterly exhausted and dejected by war, especially after a prolonged conflict.
- warbonnet — Alternative spelling of war bonnet.
- wardmotes — Plural form of wardmote.
- wardrober — the employee of a royal household in charge of clothing
- wardrobes — Plural form of wardrobe.
- wardrooms — Plural form of wardroom.
- warehouse — a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
- warerooms — Plural form of wareroom.
- warhorses — Plural form of warhorse.
- waribashi — disposable chopsticks made of wood or bamboo
- warlockry — witchcraft
- warm down — If you warm down after doing a physical activity, you do special exercises to help relax your muscles and joints.
- warm over — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- warm spot — Physiology. a sensory area in the skin that responds to an increase in temperature.
- warm tone — a yellow, brown, olive, or reddish tinge in a black-and-white print.
- warm-down — a tapering off or recovery from strenuous physical exercise, especially running or racing, by slowing down or doing light stretches.
- warmblood — A horse of a breed that is a cross between an Arab or similar breed and another breed of the draft or pony type.
- warmed-up — warmed-over (def 1).
- warmonger — a person who advocates, endorses, or tries to precipitate war.
- warmouths — Plural form of warmouth.
- warn away — If you warn someone away, you tell them to go away or to stop doing something because of possible danger or punishment.
- warningly — the act or utterance of one who warns or the existence, appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.
- warp beam — a roller, located at the back of a loom, on which the warp ends are wound in preparation for weaving.
- warp ikat — a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- warp knit — a fabric or garment so constructed that runs do not occur: knitted from a warp beam that feeds yarn to the knitting frame.
- warplanes — Plural form of warplane.
- warranted — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- warrantee — a person to whom a warranty is made.
- warranter — One who warrants, gives authority, or legally empowers.
- warrantor — a person who warrants or makes a warranty.
- warreners — Plural form of warrener.
- wash away — remove by cleaning with water
- wash down — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- wash load — a load of washing which is put in a washing machine
- wash over — water: cover
- wash sale — a sale of a stock at a loss and repurchase of the same or substantially identical stock within 30 days, for which the capital loss is disallowed for tax purposes.
- wash-wipe — a windscreen wiper
- washables — Plural form of washable.
- washbasin — a large bowl or basin used for washing one's hands and face, small articles of clothing, etc.
- washboard — a rectangular board or frame, typically with a corrugated metallic surface, on which clothes are rubbed in the process of washing.
- washbowls — Plural form of washbowl.
- washcloth — a small cloth for washing one's face or body.
- washed up — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress.
- washed-up — done for; having failed completely.