AltF Lexicon lists 3,172 nouns starting with W out of 3,793 entries under the letter. They are shown 60 to a page in dictionary order, each with its first definition, its syllable count and how common the word is.

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west virginian.a state in east central United Statesphrase
west virginiann.a native or resident of West Virginiaphrase
west windn.wind that blows from west to east

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west yorkshiren.a metropolitan county in northern Englandphrase

western.wind that blows from west to east2 syl

westerlyadj.adv.n.of wind; from the west3 syl5 senses

westernadj.n.relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or…2 syl6 senses

western australian.a state containing the western third of Australiaphrase

western australia coral pean.vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright…phrase

western axn.an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the headphrase

western axen.an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the headphrase

western balsam poplarn.cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneathphrase

western big-eared batn.bat of western North America having extremely large earsphrase

western birchn.birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish barkphrase

western black-legged tickn.a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western…phrase

western blackberryn.American blackberry with oblong black fruitphrase

western blind snaken.burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western…phrase

western box turtlen.primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and northern Mexicophrase

western buttercupn.perennial of western North Americaphrase

western chimpanzeen.masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees…phrase

western chokecherryn.chokecherry of western United Statesphrase

western churchn.the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchyphrase

western civilizationn.the modern culture of western Europe and North Americaphrase

western coral snaken.ranges from Central America to southwestern United Statesphrase

western crab applen.wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowersphrase

western culturen.the modern culture of western Europe and North Americaphrase

western dewberryn.American blackberry with oblong black fruitphrase

western diamondbackn.largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexicophrase

western diamondback rattlesnaken.largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexicophrase

western empiren.the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476phrase

western fence lizardn.common western lizard; seen on logs or rocksphrase

western gray squirreln.large grey squirrel of far western areas of United Statesphrase

western grey squirreln.large grey squirrel of far western areas of United Statesphrase

western hemispheren.the hemisphere that includes North America and South Americaphrase

western hemlockn.tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber treephrase

western holly fernn.North American fernphrase

western honey mesquiten.thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich…phrase

western islandsn.a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotlandphrase

western islesn.a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotlandphrase

western kingbirdn.a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale grey and the breast is yellowish and the…phrase

western ladies' tressesn.similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana; western United Statesphrase

western larchn.tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important…phrase

western lowland gorillan.a kind of gorillaphrase

western malayo-polynesiann.a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languagesphrase

western meadowlarkn.a meadowlark of western North Americaphrase

western mountain ashn.an ash of the western coast of North Americaphrase

western mugwortn.perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United Statesphrase

western narrow-mouthed toadn.small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North Americaphrase

western omeletn.a firm omelet that has diced ham and peppers and onionsphrase

western paper birchn.birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish barkphrase

western pasqueflowern.of western North Americaphrase

western pipistreln.of western North Americaphrase

western poison oakn.poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contactphrase

western poppyn.showy annual of California with red flowersphrase

western prince's pinen.Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymbphrase

western ragweedn.coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexicophrase

western rattlesnaken.widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockiesphrase

western red-backed salamandern.salamander of the Pacific coast of North Americaphrase

western red cedarn.large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United Statesphrase

western redbudn.shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thicketsphrase

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