9-letter words starting with w
- waterbird — A bird that frequents water, especially one that habitually wades or swims in fresh water.
- waterbody — Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.
- waterbuck — any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus, frequenting marshes and reedy places, especially K. ellipsiprymnus, of eastern and central Africa.
- waterbury — a city in W Connecticut.
- waterdogs — Plural form of waterdog.
- waterfall — a steep fall or flow of water in a watercourse from a height, as over a precipice; cascade.
- waterford — a county in Munster province, in the S Republic of Ireland. 710 sq. mi. (1840 sq. km).
- waterfowl — a water bird, especially a swimming bird.
- watergate — a White House political scandal that came to light during the 1972 presidential campaign, growing out of a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate apartment-office complex in Washington, D.C., and, after congressional hearings, culminating in the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.
- waterhead — the source of a river or stream.
- waterhole — A depression in which water collects, especially one from which animals regularly drink.
- waterings — Plural form of watering.
- waterjets — Plural form of waterjet.
- waterleaf — any of several North American plants of the genus Hydrophyllum, having clusters of bluish or white flowers and leaves often bearing marks resembling water stains.
- waterless — devoid of water; dry.
- waterlike — Resembling water.
- waterlily — Alternative spelling of water lily.
- waterline — Nautical. the part of the outside of a ship's hull that is just at the water level.
- watermark — a mark indicating the height to which water rises or has risen, as in a river or inlet.
- watermeal — any of several tiny floating aquatic plants of the genus Wolffia.
- watermill — A mill (for whatever purpose) powered by water.
- watermint — Alternative spelling of water mint.
- waterpick — a portable electric appliance that uses a stream of water under force to remove food particles from between the teeth and to massage the gums.
- watershed — Chiefly British. the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas; water parting; divide.
- waterside — the margin, bank, or shore of a river, lake, ocean, etc.
- waterskin — The skin of a goat used as a container for water.
- watertown — a town in E Massachusetts, on the Charles River, near Boston: U.S. arsenal.
- waterward — in the direction of water or a body of water.
- waterways — A river, canal, or other route for travel by water.
- waterweed — elodea.
- waterwork — (arts) painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls.
- waterworn — worn by the action of water; smoothed by the force or movement of water.
- waterzooi — A type of Flemish stew, traditionally made with fish.
- watt-hour — a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt operating for one hour, equivalent to 3600 joules. Abbreviation: Wh.
- watterson — Henry ("Marse Henry") 1840–1921, U.S. journalist and political leader.
- wattmeter — a calibrated instrument for measuring electric power in watts.
- waulkmill — a cloth-fulling mill
- wauwatosa — a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
- wave band — band2 (def 9).
- wave base — the depth in a body of water at which the action of surface waves stops stirring the sediments
- wave down — If someone waves down a vehicle, they wave their hand as a signal to the driver to stop the vehicle.
- wave farm — facility that generates power from the tides
- wave moth — any of several small geometrid moths with wavy markings, such as the common wave (Deilinia exanthemata), with grey-marked wings, and the lighter common white wave (D. pusaria)
- wave tank — a shallow container of water in which waves are produced by vibrating an object in the water, used to observe or demonstrate wave phenomena.
- wave trap — a resonant-circuit filter between the antenna and the receiver for the suppression of unwanted frequencies. Compare resonance (def 5).
- wave-form — the shape of a wave, a graph obtained by plotting the instantaneous values of a periodic quantity against the time.
- wavebands — Plural form of waveband.
- waveforms — Plural form of waveform.
- wavefront — a surface, real or imaginary, that is the locus of all adjacent points at which the phase of oscillation is the same.
- waveguide — a conduit, as a metal tube, coaxial cable, or strand of glass fibers, used as a conductor or directional transmitter for various kinds of electromagnetic waves.