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— wobble noun

Synonyms

[1] falter, rock, seesaw, sway, teeter, totter, waver—more at TEETER

[2] agitate, convulse, jolt, jounce, quake, quiver, shake, shudder, vibrate—more at SHAKE

[3] falter, hang back, hesitate, shilly-shally, stagger, teeter, vacillate, waver—more at HESITATE

wob·bly adjective : inclined to shake, sway, or quaver unsteadily

Synonyms

shaky, tremulous—more at SHAKY

woe noun 1 : deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief

2 : TROUBLE, MISFORTUNE

Synonyms

affliction, agony, anguish, distress, misery, pain, torment, torture, tribulation—more at DISTRESS

dolor, grief, heartache, sorrow—more at SORROW

woe·be·gone adjective : exhibiting woe, sorrow, or misery; also : being in a sorry condition

Synonyms

bad, blue, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, down, downcast, droopy, forlorn, low, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woeful, wretched—more at SAD

woe·ful also wo·ful adjective 1 : full of woe : distressed with grief or sadness

2 : involving, bringing, or relating to woe

3 : to be regretted or lamented : DEPLORABLE

Synonyms

[1] anguished, dolorous, lamentable, mournful, plaintive, sad, sorrowful, sorry—more at SORROWFUL

[3] deplorable, distressful, grievous, heartbreaking, lamentable, regrettable, unfortunate—more at REGRETTABLE

woe·ful·ly adverb : in a woeful manner

Synonyms

agonizingly, bitterly, grievously, hard, hardly, sadly, sorrowfully, unhappily, wretchedly—more at HARD

wok noun [ORIGIN: Chin (Guangzhou & Hong Kong dial.) wohk]

: a bowl-shaped cooking utensil used esp. in stir-frying

woke past and past participle of WAKE

woken past participle of WAKE

wold noun : an upland plain or stretch of rolling land without woods

1wolf noun, plural wolves 1 : any of several large erect-eared bushy-tailed doglike predatory mammals that live and hunt in packs; especially : GRAY WOLF

2 : a fierce or destructive person

— wolf·ish adjective

2wolf verb : to eat greedily : DEVOUR

wolf·hound noun : any of several large dogs orig. used in hunting wolves

wol·fram noun : TUNGSTEN

wol·ver·ine noun, plural wolverines also wolverine : a dark shaggy-coated flesh-eating mammal of northern forests and associated tundra that is related to the weasels

wom·an noun, plural wom·en [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE wīfman, fr. wīf woman, wife + man human being, man]

1 : an adult female person

2 : WOMANKIND

3 : feminine nature : WOMANLINESS

4 : a female servant or attendant

Synonyms

dame, female, gentlewoman, lady

wom·an·hood noun 1 : the state of being a woman : the distinguishing qualities of a woman or of womankind

2 : WOMEN, WOMANKIND

wom·an·ish adjective 1 : associated with or characteristic of women rather than men

2 : suggestive of a weak character : EFFEMINATE

wom·an·ize verb : to pursue casual sexual relationships with numerous women

— wom·an·iz·er noun

wom·an·kind noun : the females of the human race : WOMEN

wom·an·like adjective : WOMANLY

wom·an·ly adjective 1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a woman

2 : suitable to a woman rather than to a man : EFFEMINATE

— wom·an·li·ness noun

Synonyms

female, feminine—more at FEMININE

woman suffrage noun : possession and exercise of suffrage by women

womb noun 1 : UTERUS

2 : a place where something is generated

wom·bat noun : any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials that resemble small bears

wom·en·folk also wom·en·folks noun plural : WOMEN

won past and past participle of WIN

1wonder noun 1 : a cause of astonishment or surprise : MARVEL

2 : the quality of exciting wonder

3 : a feeling (as of awed astonishment or uncertainty) aroused by something extraordinary or affecting

Synonyms

[1] caution, flash, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, sensation; also curiosity, sight, spectacle; apparition, appearance

[3] admiration, amazement, astonishment, awe, wonderment; also dread; fear; respect, reverence,