English words starting with wai

Meanings of Waif:

noun

A homeless, neglected, or abandoned person, especially a child.

Usage examples:

She is foster mother to various waifs and strays

Meanings of Wail:

noun

A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.

Usage examples:

Christopher let out a wail

verb

Utter a wail.

Usage examples:

Tina ran off wailing

Meanings of Wailed:

verb

Utter a wail.

Usage examples:

Tina ran off wailing

noun

A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.

Usage examples:

Christopher let out a wail

Meanings of Wailful:

adjective

Sorrowful.

Usage examples:

A soft wailful chorus

Meanings of Wailing:

adjective

Crying with pain, grief, or anger.

Usage examples:

Wailing toddlers

verb

Utter a wail.

Usage examples:

Tina ran off wailing

Meanings of Wails:

noun

A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.

Usage examples:

Christopher let out a wail

verb

Utter a wail.

Usage examples:

Tina ran off wailing

Meanings of Wain:

noun

A wagon or cart.

Usage examples:

Out of the east men were moving endlessly: swordsmen, spearmen, bowmen upon horses, chariots of chi…

Meanings of Wains:

noun

A wagon or cart.

Usage examples:

Out of the east men were moving endlessly: swordsmen, spearmen, bowmen upon horses, chariots of chi…

Meanings of Wainscot:

noun

An area of wooden panelling on the lower part of the walls of a room.

Usage examples:

A pine staircase leads up to the bedrooms, the largest of which has a red deal floor as well as a t…

verb

Line (a room or wall) with wooden panelling.

Usage examples:

The interior was to be wainscotted to a height of 4 feet

Meanings of Wainscoted:

verb

Line (a room or wall) with wooden panelling.

Usage examples:

The interior was to be wainscotted to a height of 4 feet

noun

An area of wooden panelling on the lower part of the walls of a room.

Usage examples:

A pine staircase leads up to the bedrooms, the largest of which has a red deal floor as well as a t…

adjective

(of the lower part of a wall in a room) covered in an area of flat, rectangular pieces of wood or another material

Usage examples:

The wall behind the desk and platform is wainscoted in carved oak., here king james iv slept in "a …

Meanings of Wainscoting:

noun

Wooden panelling that lines the lower part of the walls of a room.

Usage examples:

Rugs on marble floors, dark wood wainscoting, patterned green silk wall coverings and the building'…

verb

Line (a room or wall) with wooden panelling.

Usage examples:

The interior was to be wainscotted to a height of 4 feet

Meanings of Wainscots:

noun

An area of wooden panelling on the lower part of the walls of a room.

Usage examples:

A pine staircase leads up to the bedrooms, the largest of which has a red deal floor as well as a t…

verb

Line (a room or wall) with wooden panelling.

Usage examples:

The interior was to be wainscotted to a height of 4 feet

Meanings of Wainscotted:

verb

Line (a room or wall) with wooden panelling.

Usage examples:

The interior was to be wainscotted to a height of 4 feet

noun

An area of wooden panelling on the lower part of the walls of a room.

Usage examples:

A pine staircase leads up to the bedrooms, the largest of which has a red deal floor as well as a t…

adjective

(of the lower part of a wall in a room) covered in an area of flat, rectangular pieces of wood or another material

Usage examples:

The wall behind the desk and platform is wainscoted in carved oak., here king james iv slept in "a …

Meanings of Wainscotting:

verb

Line (a room or wall) with wooden panelling.

Usage examples:

The interior was to be wainscotted to a height of 4 feet

noun

Wooden panelling that lines the lower part of the walls of a room.

Meanings of Wainwright:

noun

A wagon-builder.

Usage examples:

Manufactured by the studebaker brothers or any of a dozen other wainwrights specializing in buildin…

Meanings of Wainwrights:

noun

A wagon-builder.

Usage examples:

Manufactured by the studebaker brothers or any of a dozen other wainwrights specializing in buildin…

Meanings of Waist:

noun

The part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips, often narrower than the areas above and below.

Usage examples:

He put an arm around her waist

Meanings of Waistbands:

noun

A strip of cloth forming the waist of a garment such as a skirt or a pair of trousers.

Usage examples:

Korbin stood up from his sitting position and hooked a thumb on the waistband of his jeans.

Meanings of Waistcoat:

noun

A close-fitting waist-length garment, typically having no sleeves or collar and buttoning down the front, worn especially by men over a shirt and under a jacket.

Usage examples:

The shirt and the leather waistcoat i'm wearing are what i had on when the crash happened.

Meanings of Waisted:

adjective

Having a particular type of waist

Usage examples:

High/low waisted jeans, a thick waisted middle-aged man, the coats were old-fashioned in cut, waist…

Meanings of Waistlines:

noun

The measurement around a person's body at the waist.

Usage examples:

Eliminating inches from the waistline

Meanings of Waists:

noun

The part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips, often narrower than the areas above and below.

Usage examples:

He put an arm around her waist

Meanings of Wait:

verb

Stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.

Usage examples:

I rang the bell and waited

noun

A period of waiting.

Usage examples:

We had a long wait

Meanings of Wait behind:

phrasal verb

To stay in a place after all the other people have left

Usage examples:

The teacher made us wait behind after class.

Meanings of Wait for:

phrasal verb

To be expecting someone or something and be prepared to deal with him, her, or it

Usage examples:

When the thieves left the building, the police were waiting for them.