w-shaped

shaped in the form of the letter W ;

wacky

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" ; ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" ;

wafer-like

resembling a thin crisp wafer ;

wafer-thin

very thin; "wafer-thin sheets of metal" ;

wage-earning

of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw ; working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries; "working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor" ;

waggish

witty or joking; "Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer"- James Fenimore Cooper ;

wagnerian

of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music ;

wailful

vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare ;

wailing

vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare ;

wainscoted

fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting ;

waist-length

(of clothing) extending only to the waist ;

waiting

being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting" ;

wakeful

carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow" ; marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours" ; (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" ;

wakeless

(of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" ;

waking

marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours" ;

walk-in

(of e.g. closets or refrigerators) extending very far enough back to allow a person to enter; "a deep walk-in refrigerator"; "walk-in closets" ;

walk-on

not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines; "had a nonspeaking role in the play" ;

walk-to

close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory" ;

walk-up

a building with no elevator; "a walk-up apartment" ;

walking

close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory" ;

walleyed

having divergent strabismus ;

walloping

(used informally) very large; "a thumping loss" ;

wan

lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile" ; abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" ; (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" ;

wandering

of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road" ; having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond" ; (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" ;

waning

(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases; "after full moon comes the waning moon" ;

wanted

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" ; desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster" ;

wanting

inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" ; not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book" ;

wanton

casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" ; occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt ;

war-ridden

engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" ;

war-torn

laid waste by war ;

war-worn

laid waste by war ;

warlike

suggesting war or military life ; disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; "militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies" ;

warm

of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail" ; uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble; "made things warm for the bookies" ; characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement; "a warm debate" ; characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support" ; easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" ; freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm" ; having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" ; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat" ; psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support" ; (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange" ;

warm-blooded

having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated) ;

warm-toned

used of music ;

warmed

having been warmed up; "a cup of warmed milk" ;

warmhearted

marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger" ;

warming

producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; "a mustard plaster is calefacient" ; imparting heat; "a warming fire" ;

warning

serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" ;

warped

used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture; "the floors were warped and cracked" ;