Meaning: Not having a voice; pronounced without vibration of the vocal cords.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The voiceless sounds in the language are important for pronunciation.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• silent
• unvoiced

Antonyms: voiced

Meaning: the non-standard form of Latin spoken by common people

Part of speech: noun

Example: Vulgar Latin evolved into the Romance languages.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms: common Latin

Meaning: the letter W

Part of speech: noun

Example: The word 'water' starts with the letter W.

Category: Language

Meaning: to speak or write in a vague or indecisive way

Part of speech: verb

Example: He tends to waffle when asked about his plans.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• vacillate
• dither

Antonyms:

• decide
• determine

Meaning: to stay in one place until something happens

Part of speech: verb

Example: Please wait for your turn.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• pause
• remain

Antonyms:

• leave
• depart

Meaning: the act of staying in one place until something happens

Part of speech: noun

Example: Waiting can be frustrating sometimes.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• staying
• pausing

Meaning: Informal contraction of 'want to'.

Part of speech: verb

Example: I wanna go to the movies tonight.

Category: Language › Informal Speech

Synonyms: want to

Meaning: Lacking or deficient in some way.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The report was wanting in detail.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• lacking
• deficient

Antonyms:

• sufficient
• adequate

Meaning: Almost; nearly.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: It was wellnigh impossible to finish on time.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• almost
• nearly

Antonyms:

• completely
• entirely

Meaning: A small amount; a bit.

Part of speech: noun

Example: There isn't a whit of evidence to support that claim.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• bit
• smidgen

Meaning: Used to ask about the identity of a person.

Part of speech: pronoun

Example: Who is coming to the party?

Category: Language › Pronouns

Meaning: Used to ask about the identity of a person.

Part of speech: pronoun

Example: Who is coming to the party?

Category: Language › Pronouns

Meaning: Used to express surprise or to command someone to stop.

Part of speech: interjection

Example: Whoa! That was unexpected!

Category: Language › Expressions

Meaning: Contraction of 'who would'.

Part of speech: contraction

Example: Whod have thought it would rain today?

Category: Language › Contractions

Meaning: Any person who; no matter who.

Part of speech: pronoun

Example: Whoever finishes first wins a prize.

Category: Language › Pronouns

Meaning: Complete or entire; not divided.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: She ate a whole pizza by herself.

Category: Language › Descriptive Words

Synonyms: entire

Antonyms: partial

Meaning: Completely or entirely.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: She was wholl unprepared for the exam.

Category: Language › Adverbs

Synonyms: totally

Meaning: Completely; fully.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: He was wholly satisfied with the service.

Category: Language › Adverbs

Synonyms: entirely

Meaning: Used to refer to a person as the object of a verb or preposition.

Part of speech: pronoun

Example: To whom should I address the letter?

Category: Language › Pronouns

Meaning: Any person who; no matter who.

Part of speech: pronoun

Example: You can invite whomever you like.

Category: Language › Pronouns

Meaning: To make a loud, excited noise.

Part of speech: verb

Example: They whooped with joy at the news.

Category: Language › Expressions

Synonyms: cheer

Meaning: An exclamation of joy or excitement.

Part of speech: interjection

Example: Whoopee! We won the game!

Category: Language › Expressions

Meaning: Whether one likes it or not; in a disorganized manner.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: They had to accept the changes willy-nilly.

Category: Language

Meaning: Cunning and clever, often in a deceitful way.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The wily fox outsmarted the hunters.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• sly
• cunning

Antonyms:

• naive
• honest

Meaning: A weak or ineffectual person.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Don't be a wimp; stand up for yourself!

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• coward
• weakling

Antonyms:

• hero
• strong person

Meaning: A person who talks excessively, often about trivial matters.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He's such a wind bag; he never stops talking!

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• blowhard
• talker

Meaning: Used to form adverbs indicating a specific aspect or direction.

Part of speech: suffix

Example: Time-wise, we need to hurry.

Category: Language

Meaning: In the company of; alongside.

Part of speech: preposition

Example: I went to the store with my friend.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• alongside
• together

Meaning: Inside or enclosed by something.

Part of speech: preposition

Example: The answer lies within the text.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• inside
• in

Meaning: In the absence of; not having.

Part of speech: preposition

Example: She left without her keys.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• lacking
• absent

Meaning: A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She wrote a word on the board.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• term
• expression

Meaning: A point in a word where it can be divided or hyphenated.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The word break in 'unhappiness' is after 'un'.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms: hyphenation

Meaning: A category of words that have similar grammatical properties.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Nouns and verbs are different word classes.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms: part of speech

Meaning: Having no errors in spelling or grammar.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: Her essay was word perfect.

Category: Language › Writing

Synonyms: flawless

Meaning: The choice and arrangement of words in a text.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The wording of the contract was unclear.

Category: Language › Writing

Synonyms: phrasing

Meaning: The clever and witty use of words.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The comedian's wordplay made everyone laugh.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms: pun

Meaning: Using more words than necessary; verbose.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The report was too wordy and hard to understand.

Category: Language › Writing

Synonyms: verbose

Antonyms: concise

Meaning: The variety of English used globally, influenced by different cultures.

Part of speech: noun

Example: World English reflects diverse linguistic backgrounds.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms: global English

Meaning: A language that is widely spoken and understood across the globe.

Part of speech: noun

Example: English is considered a world language.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms: global language

Meaning: the 24th letter of the English alphabet

Part of speech: letter

Example: The word 'box' contains the letter X.

Category: Language