We are currently being blasted with williwaws here in Montreal—the perfect word for a violent gust of cold wind. In contrast, there were also a lots of songbirds and shorebirds today, my favorite being the wheatear.
Also, I think w is one of my favorite sounds.
Also, I think w is one of my favorite sounds.
⚛ Units of the Week
Watt: a unit of power
Watthour: a unit of energy
Wavicle: a subatomic particle that can act like both a wave and a particle
Weakon: a subatomic particle
Weber: a unit of magnetic flux
Weldment: a unit composed of welded pieces
!!! Unexpected Words of the Week
Vum: interjection—used to express surprise (as in, "Vum! Where's the rum?!")
Wain: a large, open wagon
Wark: to endure pain
Waveoff: the act of denying landing permission to an approaching aircraft (aka the craft shaft)
Weasand: the throat
Welkin: the sky
Wellaway: an expression of sorrow
Wellcurb: the stone ring around a well
Wetward: the human brain when considered as functionally equivalent to a computer
Whatness: the true nature of something
Whifffet: an insignificant person
Widdy: a hangman's noose
Wildcat: to search for oil in an area of doubtful productivity
♡ Favorite Words of the Week
Wabbler: one that wabbles
Waesucks: interjection—used to express pity
Waggery: waggish behavior (playfully humorous)
Wambly: unsteady
Wangle: to obtain or accomplish by contrivance
Wastry: reckless extravagance
Wayworn: fatigued by travel
Weird: to cause to experience a strange sensation
Wheeple: to give forth a prolonged whistle
Williwaw: a violent gust of cold wind
Watt: a unit of power
Watthour: a unit of energy
Wavicle: a subatomic particle that can act like both a wave and a particle
Weakon: a subatomic particle
Weber: a unit of magnetic flux
Weldment: a unit composed of welded pieces
!!! Unexpected Words of the Week
Vum: interjection—used to express surprise (as in, "Vum! Where's the rum?!")
Wain: a large, open wagon
Wark: to endure pain
Waveoff: the act of denying landing permission to an approaching aircraft (aka the craft shaft)
Weasand: the throat
Welkin: the sky
Wellaway: an expression of sorrow
Wellcurb: the stone ring around a well
Wetward: the human brain when considered as functionally equivalent to a computer
Whatness: the true nature of something
Whifffet: an insignificant person
Widdy: a hangman's noose
Wildcat: to search for oil in an area of doubtful productivity
♡ Favorite Words of the Week
Wabbler: one that wabbles
Waesucks: interjection—used to express pity
Waggery: waggish behavior (playfully humorous)
Wambly: unsteady
Wangle: to obtain or accomplish by contrivance
Wastry: reckless extravagance
Wayworn: fatigued by travel
Weird: to cause to experience a strange sensation
Wheeple: to give forth a prolonged whistle
Williwaw: a violent gust of cold wind
(Pages 645–658)