8-letter words starting with wh
- 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.
- whinnies — Plural form of whinny.
- whinyard — a sword
- whip out — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- whip-out — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- whipbird — any of several birds of the genus Psophodes, esp P. olivaceus (eastern whipbird) and P. nigrogularis (black-throated whipbird), having a whistle ending in a whipcrack note
- whipcord — a cotton, woolen, or worsted fabric with a steep, diagonally ribbed surface.
- whipjack — a beggar imitating a distressed sailor
- whiplash — the lash of a whip.
- whipless — without a whip
- whiplike — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- whippers — Plural form of whipper.
- whippets — Plural form of whippet.
- whipping — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
- whipsaws — Plural form of whipsaw.
- whipster — (informal, dated) a scholastic often pedantic person, wise guy.
- whiptail — any of numerous New World lizards of the family Teiidae, especially of the genus Cnemidophorus, characterized by great agility and alertness.
- whipworm — any of several parasitic nematodes of the genus Trichuris, having a long, slender, whiplike anterior end.
- whirlbat — a weapon used in medieval times
- whirling — to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- whirring — to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.
- whishing — a whishing sound.
- whiskers — whiskers, a beard.
- whiskery — whiskers, a beard.
- whiskeys — Plural form of whiskey.
- whisking — Present participle of whisk.
- whispers — Plural form of whisper.
- whispery — like a whisper: a soft, whispery voice.
- whistful — Peaceful, tranquil.
- whistled — Simple past tense and past participle of whistle.
- whistler — James (Abbott) McNeill [muh k-neel] /məkˈnil/ (Show IPA), 1834–1903, U.S. painter and etcher, in France and England after 1855.
- whistles — Plural form of whistle.
- whitaker — a male given name.
- whiteboy — (UK, US, slang, mildly, pejorative) A young Caucasian male.
- whitecap — a wave with a broken and foaming white crest.
- whitecup — a creeping South American plant, Nierembergia repens, of the nightshade family, having bell-shaped, lilac- or blue-tinged, cream-white flowers.
- whitefly — any of several plant-sucking, homopterous insects of the family Aleyrodidae, having the body and wings dusted with a white, powdery wax, and being widely distributed chiefly in tropical regions where they are often serious crop pests, as Dialeurodes citri (citrus whitefly) commonly occurring on citrus trees, and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (greenhouse whitefly) inhabiting greenhouses.
- whitelaw — William (Stephen Ian), 1st Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith. 1918–99, British Conservative politician; Home Secretary (1979–83); leader of the House of Lords (1983–88)
- whiteley — Brett. 1939–1992, Australian artist, who travelled widely in Europe and Asia; his works include landscapes, nudes, and portraits
- whiteman — Paul ("Pops") 1891–1967, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- whitened — Simple past tense and past participle of whiten.
- whitener — a preparation for making something white, as a bleach, dye, or polish: a bottle of shoe whitener.