| wacky {adj} (zany) SEE: zany | :: |
| waddle {v} /ˈwɑd.əl/ (To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side) | :: anaspaŝi |
| wade {v} /we͡ɪd/ (to walk through water or something that impedes progress) | :: vadi |
| wader {n} (bird) | :: vadbirdo |
| Wadjet {prop} (The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet.) | :: Uaĝet |
| waffle {n} /ˈwɑ.fl/ (flat pastry) | :: vaflo |
| waffle iron {n} (a cooking appliance used to make waffles) | :: vaflofero |
| wage earner {n} (someone who works for wages) | :: pangajnanto, lukranto |
| wager {n} /ˈweɪdʒɚ/ (a stake; a pledge) | :: veto |
| wager {v} (put up as collateral) | :: veti |
| Wahhabism {prop} (branch of Sunni Islam) | :: vahabismo |
| waif {n} /weɪf/ (wanderer) | :: vaganto |
| wail {n} /weɪl/ (loud cry or shriek) | :: vekrio |
| waist {n} /weɪst/ (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) | :: talio |
| waistline {n} (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) | :: talio |
| wait {v} /weɪt/ (delay until some event) | :: atendi |
| wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await | :: |
| waiter {n} /ˈweɪtə/ (a server in a restaurant or similar) | :: kelnero, kelnerino |
| waiter {n} (someone who waits) | :: atendanto |
| wait for {v} (await) SEE: await | :: |
| waiting list {n} (ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service) | :: atendolisto |
| waiting room {n} (room) | :: atendejo |
| waitlist {n} (waiting list) SEE: waiting list | :: |
| waitress {n} (female waiter) | :: kelnerino, tabloservistino |
| wake {v} /ˈweɪk/ (to stop sleeping) | :: vekiĝi |
| wake {v} (to make somebody stop sleeping) | :: veki |
| wake up {v} (to (become) awake) | :: vekiĝi |
| waldmeister {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff | :: |
| Wales {prop} /weɪlz/ (a constituent nation of the UK) | :: Kimrio |
| walk {v} /wɔk/ (to move on the feet) | :: promeni, piediri, marŝi |
| walk {n} (trip made by walking) | :: marŝo |
| walk {n} (maintained place on which to walk) | :: promeno |
| walking cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick | :: |
| walking stick {n} (cane) | :: bastono, promenbastono |
| walking stick {n} (insect) SEE: stick insect | :: |
| walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike | :: |
| walk the dog {v} (take a dog for a walk) | :: promenigi la hundon |
| walkway {n} /ˈwɔːkˌweɪ/ (clearly defined path) | :: irvojo |
| wall {n} /wɔl/ (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building) | :: vando |
| wall {n} | :: vando |
| Wallachia {prop} /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ə/ (region in Romania) | :: Valaĥio |
| wall clock {n} (clock mounted on a wall) | :: murhorloĝo |
| wallet {n} /ˈwɒlɪt/ (case for keeping money) | :: monujo, biletujo |
| Wallis and Futuna {prop} (an overseas territory of France in Oceania) | :: Valiso kaj Futuno |
| Walloon {n} /wəˈluːn/ (an inhabitant of Wallonia) | :: valono , valonino |
| wallpaper {n} (decorative paper for walls) | :: tapeto |
| walls have ears {proverb} (be careful about what you say) | :: la muroj havas orelojn |
| wall socket {n} (electricity power point) | :: kontaktingo |
| walnut {n} /ˈwɑlnət/ (tree) | :: juglandujo, juglandarbo |
| walnut {n} (nut) | :: juglando, juglandonukso |
| Walpurgis night {n} (Walpurgis Night) | :: Valpurga Nokto |
| walrus {n} /ˈwɑl.ɹəs/ (large Arctic marine mammal) | :: rosmaro |
| Walter {prop} /ˈwɔltɚ/ (male given name) | :: Valtero |
| waltz {v} /wɔːlts/ (dance) | :: valsi |
| wander {v} /ˈwɑndɚ/ (to move without purpose or destination) | :: vagi |
| wander {n} (act or instance of wandering) | :: vago |
| Wanderwort {n} (Translations) | :: vagvorto |
| wangle {v} (falsify) SEE: falsify | :: |
| waning {adj} /ˈweɪ.nɪŋ/ (of the lunar phase) | :: malkreska |
| want {v} /wɑnt/ (desire) | :: voli |
| want {v} (lack) SEE: lack | :: |
| wanted {adj} /ˈwɑntʰɪd/ (subject to immediate detainment) | :: reserĉata |
| wapiti {n} (the American elk) | :: kanada cervo |
| war {n} /wɔː/ (conflict involving organized use of arms) | :: milito |
| Waray-Waray {prop} (central Philippine Visayan language) | :: varaja lingvo |
| ward {n} /wɔːd/ (person under guardianship) | :: vartito |
| ward {n} (administrative subdivision of cities) | :: kvartalo |
| wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wardrobe {n} / ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/ (movable furniture for storing clothes) | :: vestotenejo, vestoŝranko |
| wardrobe {n} | :: vestoŝranko |
| ware {n} /wɛə(ɹ)/ (product) | :: varo |
| warehouse {n} (A place for storing large amounts of products) | :: magazeno |
| wares {n} (goods for sale) | :: komercaĵo |
| warfare {n} /ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/ (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) | :: militado |
| war hammer {n} (weapon) | :: militmartelo |
| warlike {adj} /ˈwɔɹlaɪk/ (belligerent) | :: militema |
| warlock {n} /ˈwɔɹ.lɑk/ (male magic-user) | :: sorĉisto |
| warm {adj} /wɔɹm/ (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) | :: varma |
| warm {adj} | :: varma |
| warmth {n} /wɔɹmθ/ (moderate heat; sensation of being warm) | :: varmo |
| warn {v} /wɔːn/ (to make someone aware of impending danger) | :: averti |
| warning {n} /ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/ (something spoken or written that is intended to warn) | :: admono |
| war of aggression {n} (military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation) | :: agresmilito |
| warrant {n} /ˈwɒɹənt/ (authorization or certification) | :: aprobo |
| warrant {n} (something that provides assurance or confirmation) | :: pruvo |
| warrant {n} (order that serves as authorization) | :: montransdona dokumento |
| warrant {n} ((finance) option to buy a security) | :: opcio |
| warrant {n} (judicial writ) | :: ordono |
| warrant {n} ((road transport) warrant of fitness) | :: konformkontrola dokumento |
| warrant {v} (to justify) SEE: justify | :: |
| warrant {v} (to authorize) SEE: authorize | :: |
| Warsaw {prop} /ˈwɔɹsɔ/ (capital city of Poland) | :: Varsovio |
| warship {n} /wɔːˌʃɪp/ (ship built or armed for naval combat) | :: militŝipo |
| Warsovian {adj} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian | :: |
| Warsovian {n} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian | :: |
| wart {n} /wɔɹt/ (type of growth occurring on the skin) | :: veruko |
| warthog {n} (a species of wild pig) | :: verukapro |
| warty {adj} (having warts) | :: veruka |
| wasabi {n} /wəˈsɑːbi/ (green Japanese condiment) | :: vasabio |
| wash {v} /wɔɹʃ/ (to clean with water) | :: lavi |
| washer {n} (flat disk) | :: ŝtopringo |
| washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes) | :: lavmaŝino |
| Washington {prop} /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/ (name) | :: Vaŝingtono |
| Washington {prop} (US state) | :: Vaŝingtonio |
| Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America) | :: Vaŝingtono |
| washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| washtub {n} (tub used for washing clothes) | :: lavokuvo |
| wasp {n} /wɒsp/ (insect) | :: vespo |
| waste {n} /weɪst/ (useless by-products, garbage) | :: rubo |
| waste {v} (to squander) | :: malŝpari |
| wastebasket {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| watch {n} /wɔt͡ʃ/ (portable or wearable timepiece) | :: brakhorloĝo |
| watch {v} (to look at for a period of time) | :: spekti |
| watchdog {n} (dog) SEE: guard dog | :: |
| watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard | :: |
| watchlist {n} /ˈwɒtʃˌlɪst/ (list for special attention) | :: atentaro |
| watch over {v} (to guard and protect) | :: gardi |
| watchtower {n} (observation tower) | :: gardoturo |
| water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| water {v} /ˈwɔtəɹ/ (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)) | :: akvumi |
| water {v} (to provide (animals) with water) | :: doni akvon |
| water {n} (clear liquid H₂O) | :: akvo |
| water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada) | :: tardigrado |
| waterbird {n} (waterfowl) | :: akvobirdo |
| water clock {n} (device for measuring time) | :: akvohorloĝo |
| water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| watercolor {n} (a painting technique) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {n} (an artwork) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {n} (any paint used in this method) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolorist {n} (a painter who paints watercolors) SEE: watercolourist | :: |
| watercolour {n} /ˈwɔ.tɜ.ˌkʌ.lɜ/ (pigment) | :: akvarelo |
| watercolourist {n} (artist who paints watercolours) | :: akvarelisto |
| watercress {n} /ˈwɔtəɹkɹɛs/ (Nasturtium officinale) | :: akvokreso |
| watercress {n} (Nasturtium microphyllum) | :: akvokreso, nasturcio |
| water cycle {n} (the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation) | :: ciklo de akvo |
| waterdog {n} (axolotl) SEE: axolotl | :: |
| waterfall {n} /ˈwɔtɚfɔl/ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) | :: akvofalo, kaskado |
| waterfall {n} | :: akvofalo |
| waterfowl {n} (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) | :: akvobirdo |
| watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants) | :: akvumilo |
| watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can | :: |
| waterless {adj} (lacking water) | :: senakva |
| water lily {n} (Any members of Nymphaeaceae) | :: akvolilio |
| waterline {n} (line on the hull of a ship) | :: akvolinio |
| watermelon {n} /ˈwɔtəɹˌmɛlən/ (plant) | :: akvomelono |
| watermelon {n} (fruit) | :: akvomelono |
| watermill {n} (mill powered by water) | :: akvomuelejo |
| water pipe {n} (tobacco smoking device) | :: akvopipo |
| water pipe {n} (narcotics smoking device) | :: akvopipo |
| water polo {n} (a water sport) | :: akvopilko |
| watershed {n} /ˈwɔtɚʃɛd/ (boundary between adjacent catchment basins) | :: akvodislimo |
| water strider {n} (any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae) | :: geriso |
| water tower {n} (tank of water) | :: akvoturo |
| water vapor {n} (water in a gaseous state) | :: akvovaporo |
| waterway {n} (navigable body of water) | :: akvovojo |
| watt {n} /wɑt/ (derived unit of power) | :: vatto, ŭato, vato |
| waulk {v} (full) SEE: full | :: |
| wave {n} /weɪv/ (moving disturbance, undulation) | :: ondo |
| wavefunction {n} /ˈweɪv.fʌŋ(k).ʃən/ (notion in quantum mechanics) | :: ondfunkcio |
| wavelength {n} /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/ (the length of a single cycle of a wave) | :: ondolongo |
| wax {n} /wæks/ (oily, water-resistant substance) | :: vakso |
| wax {adj} (made of wax) | :: vaksa |
| wax {v} | :: vaksi |
| wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax | :: |
| wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| way {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| way {n} /weɪ/ (road, direction, path) | :: vojo |
| way {n} (method or manner) | :: maniero |
| way {adv} (much) SEE: much | :: |
| way {adv} (far) SEE: far | :: |
| way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit | :: |
| way too {adv} | :: tre |
| we {pron} /wiː/ (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I)) | :: ni |
| weak {adj} /wiːk/ | :: malforta |
| weak nuclear interaction {n} (fundamental interaction) | :: malforta nuklea interago |
| wealth {n} /wɛlθ/ (riches; valuable material possessions) | :: riĉeco |
| weapon {n} /ˈwɛ.pən/ (instrument of attack or defense in combat) | :: armilo |
| weapon of mass destruction {n} (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) | :: amasdetrua armilo |
| weaponry {n} (weapons collectively) | :: armilaro |
| wear {v} /wɛə/ (to have on (clothes)) | :: surporti |
| wearability {n} (Sate or condition) | :: metebleco |
| wearable {adj} /ˈweəɹəbl/ (able to be worn) | :: metebla |
| weasel {n} /ˈwiːz(ə)l/ (least weasel, Mustela nivalis) | :: vizelo, vizelino |
| weasel {n} (any mammal of the genus Mustela) | :: mustelo, virmustelo, mustelino, mustelo |
| weasel {n} (any mammal of the family Mustelidae) | :: musteledo, virmusteledo, musteledino, mustelo |
| weather {n} /ˈwɛðə/ (state of the atmosphere) | :: vetero, vetera |
| weather {n} (situation) SEE: situation | :: |
| weathercock {n} (weather vane) | :: ventoflago |
| weather forecast {n} (prediction of future weather) | :: veterprognozo |
| weather vane {n} (a device showing the direction of the wind) | :: ventoflago |
| weave {v} /wiːv/ (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another) | :: teksi |
| weave {v} | :: teksi |
| web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| web address {n} (URL) | :: retadreso |
| web browser {n} /wɛb.bɹaʊ.zə(ɹ)/ (a computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web) | :: retumilo |
| webcam {n} /ˈwɛbˌkæm/ (video camera viewed over a network) | :: retkamerao |
| weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog | :: |
| webmaster {n} (the person responsible for maintaining a website) | :: retejestro |
| web page {n} (a single page in a website) | :: retpaĝo |
| website {n} /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/ (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web) | :: retejo, TTT-ejo |
| websurfer {n} (someone who surfs the World Wide Web) | :: retano |
| wed {v} /ˈwɛd/ | :: edzigi, geedzigi , gejedzigi , edzinigi |
| wedding {n} /ˈwɛdɪŋ/ (marriage ceremony) | :: nupto |
| wedding ring {n} (a ring symbolizing marriage) | :: geedzoringo |
| wedge {n} /wɛdʒ/ (simple machine) | :: kojno |
| wedge {n} (typography: háček) SEE: háček | :: |
| wedge-tailed eagle {n} (eaglehawk) SEE: eaglehawk | :: |
| Wednesday {n} /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/ (day of the week) | :: merkredo |
| weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco | :: |
| weed {n} /wiːd/ (unwanted plant) | :: malbonherbo, trudherbo, fiherbo |
| weed {n} (slang: marijuana) | :: herbo |
| week {n} /wik/ (period of seven days) | :: semajno |
| weekday {n} /ˈwiːkdeɪ/ (weekday) | :: labortago |
| weekend {n} /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (break in the working week) | :: semajnfino |
| weekend {adj} (of, relating to or for the weekend) | :: semajnfina |
| weekend {adj} (occurring at the weekend) | :: semajnfina |
| weep {v} /wiːp/ (to cry, shed tears) | :: larmi |
| weeping willow {n} (Salix babylonica) | :: plorema saliko |
| weevil {n} /ˈwiːv(ə)l/ (beetle in the superfamily Curculionoidea) | :: kalandro, grenskarabo |
| weigh {v} /weɪ/ (to determine the weight of an object) | :: pezi |
| weigh anchor {v} (raise the anchor) | :: malankri, levi la ankron |
| weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass | :: |
| weight {n} /weɪt/ (force due to gravity) | :: pezo |
| weight loss {n} (reduction of body mass) | :: malpeziĝo |
| weighty {adj} /ˈweɪti/ (heavy) | :: pezega |
| weir {n} /wɪə/ (adjustable dam) | :: vejro |
| weird {adj} /ˈwiɚd/ (having an unusually strange character or behaviour) | :: stranga |
| welcome {adj} /ˈwɛlkəm/ (whose arrival is a cause of joy) | :: bonvena |
| welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) | :: bonvenon! |
| welcome {n} | :: bonveno |
| welcome {v} (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) | :: bonvenigi |
| weld {v} /wɛld/ (to join materials (especially metals) by applying heat) | :: veldi, alforĝi |
| welder {n} /ˈwɛldə(ɹ)/ (one who welds) | :: veldisto |
| welfare {n} /ˈwɛlˌfɛɚ/ (health, safety, well-being, happiness and prosperity) | :: bonstato, bonfarto |
| welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky | :: |
| well {adv} /wɛl/ (accurately; competently) | :: bele, bone |
| well {interj} (used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations) | :: nu |
| well {interj} (to acknowledge a statement or situation) | :: nu |
| well {interj} (exclamation of surprise) | :: nu |
| well {interj} (used in conversation to fill space) | :: nu |
| well {n} (hole sunk into the ground) | :: puto |
| well {n} (spring) | :: fonto |
| well done {interj} (exclamation of praise) | :: bone farita |
| well-established {adj} (well-known) SEE: well-known | :: |
| well-known {adj} /ˌwɛlˈnoʊn/ (familiar, widely known) | :: konata |
| well-mannered {adj} (having good manners) | :: bonmaniera, ĝentila |
| well-meaning {adj} (with good intentions) | :: bonintenca |
| wellness {n} (The quality or state of being in good health.) | :: komforto |
| Welsh {adj} /wɛlʃ/ (of or pertaining to Wales) | :: kimra |
| Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to the Welsh language) | :: kimra |
| Welsh {n} (language) | :: kimra lingvo |
| Welsh {n} (collectively, people of Wales) | :: kimroj {p} |
| Welshman {n} (native or inhabitant of Wales) | :: kimro |
| weltanschauung {n} (worldview) SEE: worldview | :: |
| wench {n} /wɛntʃ/ ((archaic) girl or young woman) | :: knabulino |
| Wend {n} (Slav) SEE: Slav | :: |
| Wend {n} (member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland) | :: Vendo |
| werewolf {n} /ˈwɛəɹwʊlf/ (wolflike human) | :: lupfantomo, homlupo, luphomo , likantropo |
| west {n} /wɛst/ (compass point) | :: okcidento |
| west {adj} (towards the west) | :: okcidenta |
| West Bank {prop} (territory) | :: Cisjordanio |
| Western Australia {prop} (state of Australia) | :: Okcidenta Aŭstralio |
| western barn owl {n} (Tyto alba furcata) | :: turstrigo |
| westerner {n} (inhabitant of Europe and the Americas) | :: okcidentano |
| Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe) | :: Okcident-Eŭropo |
| western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey | :: |
| Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa) | :: Okcidenta Saharo, Saharo Okcidenta |
| Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple) | :: Muro de lamentadoj, Okcidenta Muro |
| West Frisian {prop} (language spoken in Friesland) | :: okcidentfrisa lingvo |
| Westminster Abbey {prop} (large Gothic church) | :: Abatejo Westminster |
| West Virginia {prop} /ˈwɛst vɚˈdʒɪn.jə/ (US state) | :: Okcidenta Virginio |
| wet {adj} /wɛt/ (made of liquid or moisture) | :: malseka |
| wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) | :: malseka |
| wet {v} (cover or impregnate with liquid) | :: malsekigi |
| wet {v} (become wet) | :: malsekiĝi |
| wether {n} /ˈwɛðɚ/ (castrated buck goat) | :: kastrita virkapro, eksvirkapro |
| wether {n} (castrated ram) | :: kastrita virŝafo |
| wetness {n} /ˈwɛt.nəs/ (condition of being wet) | :: malsekeco |
| wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) | :: nutristino |
| whale {n} /weɪl/ (large sea mammal) | :: baleno |
| whalebone {n} (horny material from fringed plates of upper jaw of baleen whale) | :: balenosto |
| whaling {n} /ˈweɪlɪŋ/ (practice of hunting whales) | :: balenĉasado, balenkaptado |
| wharf {n} /wɔɹf/ (man-made landing place) | :: varfo |
| what {pron} /wɔt/ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: kio |
| what {pron} (relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing that) | :: ke, kiu |
| what {determiner} | :: kiu |
| what a lovely day {phrase} (what a lovely day) | :: kia bela tago |
| what are you doing {phrase} (what are you doing) | :: kion vi faras? |
| whatchamacallit {n} /ˈwɒtʃəməkɔːlɪt/ (any object the actual name of which the speaker does not know or cannot remember) | :: umo |
| what does XX mean {phrase} (what does XX mean?) | :: kiu signifas XX? |
| whatever {pron} /ʍɒtˈɛvə/ (anything) | :: kio ajn |
| whath {determiner} (which ordinal number) SEE: whatth | :: |
| what is that {phrase} (what is that?) | :: kio estas tio? |
| what is your name {phrase} (what is your name?) | :: kio estas via nomo?, kiel vi nomiĝas? |
| what kind of music do you like {phrase} (what kind of music do you like?) | :: kian muzikon ŝatas vi? |
| what languages do you speak {phrase} (what languages do you speak?) | :: kiujn lingvojn vi parolas? |
| whatsoever {adj} /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/ (in any way) | :: kio ajn |
| what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander {proverb} (if something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another) | :: saŭco por la anserino ankaŭ estas saŭco por la viransero |
| what's your phone number {phrase} (what's your phone number?) | :: kio estas via telefonnumero |
| whatth {n} /wʌtθ/ (which ordinal number) | :: kioma |
| what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?) | :: kioma horo estas? |
| wheat {n} /wiːt/ (grain) | :: tritiko |
| wheat weevil {n} (species of weevils) | :: kalandrao |
| wheel {n} /ʍiːl/ (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation) | :: rado |
| wheel {n} (steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle) SEE: steering wheel | :: |
| wheelbarrow {n} (small cart) | :: ĉarumo, puŝveturilo |
| wheelchair {n} /ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ (chair) | :: rulseĝo |
| wheel clamp {n} (a device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven) | :: radblokilo |
| wheelwright {n} (person who builds and repairs wheels) | :: ĉarfarado, veturilfarado |
| when {adv} /ʍɛn/ (at what time, as a direct question) | :: kiam |
| when {adv} (at what time, as an indirect question) | :: kiam |
| when {conj} (as soon as, at the time that) | :: kiam |
| when {conj} (during the time that) | :: kiam, dum |
| when {conj} (at what time; at which time) | :: kiam |
| when {conj} | :: kiam |
| when {pron} (what time; which time) | :: kiam |
| when {n} (the time) | :: kiam |
| whence {adv} /ʍɛns/ (from where; from which place or source) | :: de kie, el kie |
| whence {conj} | :: el kie |
| whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when | :: |
| when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do | :: |
| when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do) | :: alia lando, aliaj moroj, en Romio, agu kiel Romiano, kies gasto mi estas, ties feston mi festas, inter lupoj, kriu lupe |
| when pigs fly {adv} (never, expressed by an idiom) | :: kiam la ratoj seksumos kun la musoj (when rats embrace mice), en la tago de Sankta Neniamo (on Saint Never’s day) |
| when the cat's away the mice will play {proverb} (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) | :: kiam kato promenas, la musoj festenas |
| where {conj} /ʍɛə(ɹ)/ (at or in which place) | :: kie |
| where {adv} (at what place; to what place; from what place) | :: kie |
| where {adv} (at or in what place) | :: kie |
| where {pron} (the place in which) | :: kie |
| where {n} (the place in which something happens) | :: kie |
| where are we {phrase} (where are we) | :: kie ni estas? |
| whereas {conj} /weəɹˈæz/ (but in contrast; whilst on the contrary…) | :: dum, kontraŭe |
| where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?) | :: kie vi loĝas? |
| where is the toilet {phrase} (where is the toilet?) | :: kie estas la necesejo? |
| wherenot {n} (wherever) SEE: wherever | :: |
| where there is a will there is a way {proverb} /ʍɛə ˌðɛəɹ ɪz ə ˈwɪl ðɛəɹ ɪz ə ˈweɪ/ (if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) | :: kion oni volas, tion oni povas |
| wherever {adv} /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ (emphatic form of "where") | :: kie ajn |
| wherever {conj} (in any place, anywhere) | :: kie ajn |
| whether {conj} /ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/ (introducing indirect questions) | :: ĉu |
| whether {conj} (if, whether or not) | :: ĉu |
| whetstone {n} /wɛtstəʊn/ (stone used to hone tools) | :: akrigilo |
| which {determiner} /wɪt͡ʃ/ ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) | :: kiu |
| which {determiner} ((relative) the one(s) that) | :: kiu, kiuj |
| which {pron} ((interrogative) what one or ones) | :: kiu, kiuj |
| which {pron} ((relative) who, whom, what) | :: kiu, kiuj |
| while {conj} /ʍaɪl/ (during the same time that) | :: dum |
| while {conj} (although) | :: kvankam |
| while {conj} (until) SEE: until | :: |
| whimsicality {n} (caprice) SEE: caprice | :: |
| whine {v} /waɪn/ (to complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine) | :: kritikaĉi |
| whip {n} /wɪp/ (rod or rope) | :: vipo |
| whip {v} (to hit with a whip) | :: vipi |
| whip {v} (by extension, to hit with any flexible object) | :: vipi |
| whip {v} | :: vipi |
| whip {n} (whipped cream) SEE: whipped cream | :: |
| whipped cream {n} (thick cream that has had air incorporated into it by rapid beating) | :: batita kremo |
| whirlpool {n} /ˈwɝlpul/ (swirling body of water) | :: akvokirlo, akvoturno |
| whirlwind {n} /ˈ(h)wɜːlwɪnd/ (a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air) | :: ciklono |
| whisker {n} /ʍɪskə(ɹ)/ (part of the beard) | :: lipharoj |
| whiskey {n} /ˈwɪski/ (alcoholic drink) | :: viskio |
| whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey | :: |
| whisper {n} /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/ (act of speaking in a quiet voice) | :: flustro |
| whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice) | :: flustri |
| whisperingly {adv} (in a whispering manner) | :: flustre |
| whistle {n} /wɪsl̩/ (device used to make a whistling sound) | :: fajfilo |
| whistle {n} (act of whistling) | :: fajfado |
| whistle {n} (sound made by whistling) | :: fajfo |
| whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound) | :: fajfi |
| whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit | :: |
| white {n} /waɪt/ (color/colour) | :: blanko |
| white {n} (Caucasian person) | :: blankulo, kaŭkazulo |
| white {adj} (Cistercian) SEE: Cistercian | :: |
| white {adj} (bright and colourless) | :: blanka |
| white {adj} (of or relating to Caucasians) | :: blankula, kaŭkaza |
| white ant {n} (white ant) SEE: termite | :: |
| white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear | :: |
| white blood cell {n} (cytology: a type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response) | :: leŭkocito |
| white-browed tit {n} (Poecile superciliosus) | :: blankbrova paruo |
| white dwarf {n} (white dwarf star) | :: blanka nano |
| whitefin dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
| whitefish {n} (whiting) SEE: whiting | :: |
| whitefish {n} (beluga) SEE: beluga | :: |
| white flag {n} (a flag used as a symbol of surrender) | :: blanka flago |
| white fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox | :: |
| white-fronted tit {n} (Sittiparus semilarvatus) | :: blankfrunta paruo |
| Whitehorse {prop} (capital of the Yukon Territory, Canada) | :: Whitehorse, Vajtohorso |
| White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America) | :: Blanka Domo |
| white knight {v} (Hero) | :: blanka kavaliro |
| white lightning {n} (illegally distilled whiskey) SEE: moonshine | :: |
| whiten {v} /ˈ(h)waɪtn̩/ (to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch) | :: blankigi |
| whiten {v} (to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch) | :: blankiĝi |
| white owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| white pointer {n} (great white shark) SEE: great white shark | :: |
| White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian | :: |
| white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise | :: |
| white-tailed eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) | :: blankvosta maraglo |
| white-throated dipper {n} (Cinclus cinclus) | :: cinklo |
| white whale {n} (a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) SEE: beluga | :: |
| whither {adv} /ˈʍɪðɚ/ (to which place) | :: kien |
| whiting {n} (fish, Merlangius merlangus) | :: merlango |
| whitish {adj} /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/ (somewhat white) | :: blanketa |
| whiz {n} (urination) SEE: urination | :: |
| whiz {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| who {pron} /huː/ (who? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: kiu |
| who {pron} (who (relative pronoun)) | :: kiu |
| who are you {phrase} (who are you?) | :: kiu estas vi? |
| whoever {pron} /huˈɛvɚ/ (whatever person or persons) | :: kiu ajn |
| whole {adj} /hoʊl/ (entire) | :: tuta |
| whole {adv} (colloquial: in entirety) | :: tute |
| whole {n} (something complete) | :: tuto, tutaĵo |
| wholehearted {adj} /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.əd/ (having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support) | :: tutkora |
| wholeness {n} (quality of being whole) | :: tuteco |
| whole number {n} (integer) SEE: integer | :: |
| whole number {n} (natural number) SEE: natural number | :: |
| wholly {adv} (to the fullest extent) SEE: completely | :: |
| whom {pron} /huːm/ (what person; object of a verb (accusative)) | :: kiun , kiujn |
| whom {pron} (what person or people, object of a preposition (dative)) | :: kiu, kiuj, kiun, kiujn |
| whom {pron} (relative pronoun) | :: kiu, kiuj, kiun, kiujn |
| whoopee cushion {n} (inflatable bag used as practical joke) | :: furzokuseno |
| whooping cough {n} /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔf/ (a contagious disease) | :: kokluŝo |
| whore {n} /hɔɹ/ | :: putino, ĉiesulino, prostituitino, amoristino, publikulino, stratulino, |
| whore {n} | :: ĉiesulino, putino, viringo |
| whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whorish {adj} /ˈhɔɹɪʃ/ (resembling a whore) | :: putineca |
| whose {determiner} /huːz/ (of whom (interrogative)) | :: kies |
| whose {determiner} (of whom (relative)) | :: kies |
| whose {determiner} (of which (relative)) | :: kies |
| why {adv} /ʍaɪ/ (for what reason) | :: kial |
| why not {adv} (why is that not true) | :: kial ne |
| why not {adv} (state one has no objection) | :: kial ne |
| Wicca {prop} /wɪkə/ (neo-pagan religion) | :: Viko |
| Wiccan {adj} /ˈwɪkən/ (of or pertaining to Wicca) | :: viĉa, vika |
| Wiccan {n} (follower of Wicca) | :: viĉano, vikano |
| wick {n} /wɪk/ (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning) | :: meĉo |
| wicked {adj} /ˈwɪkɪd/ (evil or mischevous) | :: malafabla, pekema |
| wicked {n} (people who are wicked) | :: malpiuloj |
| wicker {n} (wickerwork) SEE: wickerwork | :: |
| wickerwork {n} (things made of wicker) | :: plektaĵo |
| wicket {n} /ˈwɪkɪt/ (service window) | :: giĉeto |
| widdle {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| wide {adj} /waɪd/ (having a large physical extent from side to side) | :: larĝa |
| widely {adv} /ˈwaɪdli/ (commonly, generally) | :: vaste |
| widow {n} /ˈwɪ.dəʊ/ (woman whose spouse has died) | :: vidvino |
| widow {n} (person whose spouse has died) | :: gevidvo |
| widower {n} /ˈwɪdoʊɚ/ (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) | :: vidvo |
| widowhood {n} (The period of being a widow) | :: vidvado |
| widow's mite {n} ((numismatics) lepton) SEE: lepton | :: |
| width {n} /ˈwɪtθ/ (state of being wide) | :: larĝeco |
| width {n} (measurement of something from side to side) | :: larĝo |
| wife {n} /waɪf/ (married woman) | :: edzino |
| wifebeater {n} (singlet) SEE: singlet | :: |
| Wi-Fi {n} /ˈwaɪ.faɪ/ (computing: wireless data communication standard) | :: sendrata Interreto |
| wig {n} /wɪɡ/ (head of artificial hair) | :: peruko |
| Wijchen {prop} (village in the Netherlands) | :: Viĥeno |
| wiki {n} /ˈwɪki/ (collaborative website) | :: vikio |
| wiki {v} (contribute to a wiki) | :: vikiumi |
| wikify {v} /ˈwɪkifaɪ/ (to adapt (text) to a wiki, see also: wiki; -ify) | :: vikiigi |
| Wikipedia {prop} /ˌwɪkiˈpiːdi.ə/ (online encyclopedia) | :: Vikipedio |
| Wikipedian {n} /wɪ.kɪˈpiː.dɪ.ən/ (a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia) | :: vikipediisto , vikipediistino |
| Wikipedian {adj} (of or relating to Wikipedia) | :: vikipedia |
| Wiktionarian {n} (A person who contributes to Wiktionary) | :: Vikivortaristo, Vikivortaristino |
| Wiktionary {prop} /ˈwɪkʃənɹɪ/ (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language) | :: Vikivortaro |
| wild {adj} /waɪld/ (raucous, unruly, and savage) | :: sovaĝa |
| wild boar {n} /ˈwaɪld ˈboɹ/ (Sus scrofa) | :: apro |
| wildcard {n} (special character) | :: ĵokero |
| wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat | :: |
| wild cat {n} (Lynx rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildcat {n} /ˈwaɪldˌkæt/ | :: sovaĝa kato |
| wildcat {n} (Felix rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildebeest {n} (gnu) SEE: gnu | :: |
| wildfire {n} /ˈwaɪəldˌfaɪɝ/ (rapidly spreading fire) | :: forsta incendio (forest fire) |
| wildfire {n} (Greek fire) SEE: Greek fire | :: |
| wildlife {n} /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ (animals and plants in their natural environment) | :: faŭno |
| wild service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) | :: adstringa sorpujo, adstringa sorbuso |
| Wilhelmina {prop} (female form of William) | :: Vilhelmena |
| will {v} /wɪl/ (indicating future action) | :: -os Use the future tense |
| will {n} (act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | :: volo |
| will {n} (legal document) | :: testamento |
| will {v} (To bequeath) | :: testamenti |
| will {v} (to wish strongly) | :: voli |
| William {prop} /ˈwɪl.jəm/ (male given name) | :: Vilhelmo |
| willingly {adv} /ˈwɪlɪŋli/ (of one’s own free will) | :: volonte |
| will o' the wisp {n} /ˌwɪləðəˈwɪsp/ (strange light) | :: vaglumo, erarlumo |
| willow {n} /ˈwɪloʊ/ (tree) | :: saliko |
| willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus) | :: fitiso |
| willpower {n} /ˈwɪlˌpaʊɚ/ (strength of will) | :: volforto |
| wilt {v} /wɪlt/ (to droop) | :: velki |
| win {v} /wɪn/ (transitive: achieve victory in) | :: venki |
| winch {n} /wɪntʃ/ (machine) | :: vinĉo |
| wind {n} (movement of air) | :: vento |
| wind {v} (to turn coils of something around) | :: volvi |
| windhover {n} (common kestrel) SEE: common kestrel | :: |
| wind instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) | :: blovinstrumento |
| windmill {n} /ˈwɪnd.mɪl/ (machine) | :: ventmuelejo |
| windmill {n} (structure) | :: ventmuelejo |
| window {n} /ˈwɪndoʊ/ (opening for light and air) | :: fenestro |
| window {n} (period of time) | :: intervalo |
| window {n} (area on a computer screen) | :: fenestro |
| window {n} (shop window) SEE: shop window | :: |
| window frame {n} (framework around a window) | :: fenestrokadro |
| windowless {adj} (having no windows, especially no external windows) | :: senfenestra |
| windowsill {n} /ˈwɪndoʊˌsɪl/ (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) | :: fenestrosojlo |
| windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| wind power {n} (power harnessed from the wind) | :: ventoenergio |
| windscreen wiper {n} (a device to clear a windscreen) SEE: windshield wiper | :: |
| windshield wiper {n} (device to clear a windshield) | :: glacoviŝilo |
| windstorm {n} (storm with strong violent winds) | :: ventego |
| windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| windy {adj} /ˈwɪndi/ (accompanied by wind) | :: venta |
| wine {n} /waɪn/ (alcoholic beverage made from grapes) | :: vino |
| wine bottle {n} (bottle for holding wine) | :: vinbotelo |
| wine cellar {n} (underground place for storing wine) | :: vinejo |
| wine glass {n} (glass vessel for drinking wine from) | :: vinglaso |
| winepress {n} (device for squeezing grapes) | :: vinpremilo |
| wing {n} /wɪŋ/ (part of an animal) | :: flugilo |
| wing {n} | :: flugilo, planeo, ala |
| wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly | :: |
| wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw | :: |
| wingspan {n} (the distance from left wingtip to right) | :: enverguro |
| wink {v} /ˈwɪŋk/ (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion) | :: okulsigni |
| winkle {n} (gastropod) SEE: periwinkle | :: |
| Winnie {prop} /ˈwɪni/ (A diminutive of the male given name Winston.) | :: Ŭinĉjo |
| Winnie {prop} (A diminutive of the female given name Winifred.) | :: Ŭinjo |
| Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear) | :: Winnie-la-Pu |
| Winnipeg {prop} /ˈwɪn.ə.ˌpɛɡ/ (capital of Manitoba) | :: Vinipego |
| win over {v} (to persuade) SEE: persuade | :: |
| winter {n} /ˈwɪntʰɚ/ (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) | :: vintro |
| winter {v} (spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday) | :: travintri |
| wintergreen {n} (evergreen) SEE: evergreen | :: |
| winter storm {n} /ˈwɪntɚ stɔɹm/ (A winter storm) | :: vintroŝtormo |
| wintry {adj} /ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/ (suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy) | :: vintra |
| wipe {v} /waɪp/ (remove surface substance) | :: viŝi |
| wiper {n} /ˈwaɪpɚ/ (something designed for wiping) | :: viŝilo |
| wire {n} /ˈwaɪɚ/ (thin thread of metal) | :: drato |
| wire {n} (informal: telegraph) SEE: telegraph | :: |
| wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram | :: |
| wireless {adj} /ˈwaɪ.ə(ɹ).ləs/ (not having any wires) | :: sendrata |
| wire transfer {n} (electronic transfer of funds) | :: ĝiro |
| Wisconsin {prop} /wəˈskɑnsən/ (state of the United States of America) | :: Viskonsino |
| wisdom {n} /ˈwɪzdəm/ (element of personal character) | :: saĝeco |
| wisdom {n} | :: saĝeco |
| wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) | :: saĝodento |
| wise {adj} /waɪz/ (showing good judgement) | :: saĝa |
| wisent {n} /ˈwɪzənt/ (European bison, Bison bonasus) | :: visento, eŭropa bizono |
| wish {n} /wɪʃ/ (desire) | :: deziro |
| wish {v} (to hope for an outcome) | :: deziri |
| wish {v} (to bestow a thought) | :: deziri |
| wishable {adj} (desirable) SEE: desirable | :: |
| wishbone {n} (bird's bone) | :: forketo |
| wit {n} /wɪt/ (A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes) | :: spritulo |
| wit {v} (Know, be aware of) | :: scii |
| wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| witch {n} /wɪtʃ/ (person who uses magic) | :: sorĉistino |
| witch {n} (Wiccan) SEE: Wiccan | :: |
| witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| with {prep} /wɪθ/ (in the company of) | :: kun |
| with {prep} (in addition to) | :: kun |
| with {prep} (in support of) | :: kun |
| with {prep} (expressing manner) | :: e |
| with {prep} (by means of) | :: per |
| withdraw {v} /wɪðˈdɹɔː/ (take back) | :: retiri |
| withdrawal {n} /wɪðˈdɹɔːəl/ (act of withdrawing) | :: retiriĝo |
| wither {v} /ˈwɪðɚ/ ((intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up) | :: velki |
| within {prep} /wɪðˈɪn/ (spatial enclosure) | :: en |
| without {prep} /wɪθˈaʊt/ (not having) | :: sen |
| without a doubt {prep} (certainly) SEE: certainly | :: |
| without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| without fail {prep} (certainly) | :: nepre |
| with respect to {prep} (pertaining to) | :: rilate al |
| withspeak {v} (speak against) SEE: oppose | :: |
| withspeak {v} (contradict) SEE: contradict | :: |
| withstand {v} /wɪðˈstænd/ (to resist) | :: rezisti |
| witness {n} /ˈwɪtnəs/ (one who has a personal knowledge of something) | :: atestanto |
| wizard {n} /wɪ.zɚd/ (person skilled with magic) | :: sorĉisto, magiisto |
| wizard {n} (computing: program or script used to simplify complex operations) | :: agordilo, asistanto |
| wizardess {n} (sorceress) SEE: sorceress | :: |
| woe {interj} /wəʊ/ (exclamation of grief) | :: ve |
| woe is me {interj} /woʊ ɪz mi/ (interjection) | :: ve al mi |
| wok {n} /wɒk/ (large round pan) | :: uoko, volbopato |
| wolf {n} (constellation) SEE: Lupus | :: |
| wolf cub {n} /ˈwʊlfkʌb/ (young wolf) | :: lupido |
| wolffish {n} /ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃ/ (fish) | :: lupfiŝo |
| Wolfgang {prop} /ˈwʊlf.ɡæŋ/ (male given name) | :: Volfgango |
| wolfkin {n} (young or small wolf) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wolfling {n} (wolf cub) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten | :: |
| wolfsbane {n} (herbs of the genus Aconitum) SEE: aconite | :: |
| wolf spider {n} (any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae) | :: luparaneo |
| wolf whelp {n} (young, esp. infant, wolf) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wolverine {n} /ˌwʊlvəˈriːn/ (Gulo gulo) | :: gulo |
| woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| woman {n} (adult female person) | :: virino |
| womanhater {n} (hater of women) SEE: misogynist | :: |
| womanizer {n} /ˈwʊmənaɪzəɹ/ (habitual seducer of women) | :: donĵuano |
| womankind {n} (woman, taken collectively) | :: virinaro |
| womanliness {n} (femininity) SEE: femininity | :: |
| womanly {adj} (having the characteristics of a woman) | :: virina |
| womb {n} /wuːm/ (uterus) | :: utero |
| womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly | :: |
| wombat {n} /ˈwɑmˌbæt/ (marsupial) | :: vombato |
| women and children first {phrase} (exhortation) | :: sinjorinoj kaj geinfanoj unue |
| womenfolk {n} (women collectively) | :: virinaro |
| wonder {n} /ˈwʌndɚ/ (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel) | :: mirindaĵo |
| wonder {n} (someone very talented at something, a genius) | :: talento |
| wonderful {adj} /ˈwʌn.dɚ.fl̩/ (excellent, extremely impressive) | :: mirinda |
| wonderland {n} /ˈwʌndɚˌlænd/ (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) | :: mirlando |
| wonderous {adj} (wondrous) SEE: wondrous | :: |
| wonderstruck {adj} (filled with wonder) | :: admirega |
| Wonder Woman {prop} /ˈwʌndə ˈwʊmən/ (DC Comics character) | :: Miraklovirino |
| Wonder Woman {n} (woman of extraordinary powers) SEE: superwoman | :: |
| wondrous {adj} /ˈwʌndɹəs/ (amazing, inspiring awe) | :: mirinda |
| wonton {n} /ˈwɑntɑn/ (Chinese dumpling) | :: huntuno, vantano, vantono, vuntuno |
| woo {v} /wuː/ (to endeavor to gain someone's affection) | :: amindumi |
| wood {n} /wʊd/ (substance) | :: ligno |
| wood {n} (woodland) | :: arbareto |
| woodcock {n} /ˈwʊd.kɒk/ (wading bird in the genus Scolopax) | :: skolopo |
| woodcutter {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack | :: |
| wooden {adj} /ˈwʊdən/ (made of wood) | :: ligna |
| woodie {n} (erection) SEE: erection | :: |
| woodlouse {n} /ˈwʊd.ˌlaʊs/ (any species of suborder Oniscidea) | :: onisko |
| wood nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea) SEE: Eurasian nuthatch | :: |
| woodpecker {n} /ˈwʊdˌpɛkɚ/ (bird in Picinae) | :: pego |
| woodpile {n} /ˈwʊdpaɪl/ (pile of cut wood) | :: hejtlignejo |
| woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest | :: |
| wood sorrel {n} /ˈwʊdˌsɒɹəl/ (a white-flowered woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella) | :: okzalo |
| woodwind instrument {n} (musical instrument) | :: ligna blovinstrumento |
| woof {n} /wʊf/ (sound of a dog) | :: boj |
| wooing {n} (courting) SEE: courtship | :: |
| wool {n} /wʊl/ (hair of sheep, etc.) | :: lano |
| Worcestershire sauce {n} /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ ˈsɔːs/ (English condiment) | :: Vorcestera saŭco |
| word {n} /wɜːd/ (unit of language) | :: vorto |
| word {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb | :: |
| wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary | :: |
| wordbook {n} (lexicon) SEE: lexicon | :: |
| word-for-word {adj} (Using exactly the same words as were originally used) | :: laŭvorta |
| word-hoard {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| word of mouth {n} (verbal means of passing of information) | :: perbuŝo |
| word order {n} (order of syntactic constituents) | :: vortordo |
| words {n} (lyrics) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite | :: |
| wordster {n} /ˈwɜːdstə/ (one skilled at using words) | :: oratoro, spritulo, elokventulo |
| wordster {n} (one who studies words) | :: etimologo, vortaristo |
| word-stock {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| work {n} /wɝk/ (labour, employment, occupation, job) | :: laboro |
| work {n} (literary, artistic, or intellectual production) | :: verko, verkaĵo |
| work {n} (thermodynamics: energy in transit between one form or repository and another) | :: laboro |
| work {v} (to do a specific task) | :: labori |
| work {v} (function correctly) | :: funkcii |
| workaholic {n} (person) | :: labormaniulo |
| worker {n} /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ (person who performs labor) | :: laboristo, laboristino, laboranto, laborantino, proleto, proletino, proletario, proletariino |
| worker bee {n} (sterile bee) | :: laborabelo |
| workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) | :: proletoj de ĉiuj landoj, unuiĝu! |
| working {adj} /ˈwɝkɪŋ/ (functioning) | :: funkcianta |
| working class {n} (social class doing physical work) | :: laboristaro |
| working day {n} (day of a week in which work is done) | :: labortago |
| workmate {n} (coworker) SEE: coworker | :: |
| work of art {n} (product of the fine arts) | :: artaĵo |
| workout {n} /ˈwɚk.aʊt/ (an exercise session; a period of physical exercise) | :: trejnado |
| workout {n} (schedule or program of exercises, especially with a goal) | :: trejnado |
| workplace {n} (place where someone works) | :: laborejo |
| workshop {n} /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ (small manufacturing room) | :: metiejo, laborejo |
| workstead {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
| work up {v} (To develop) SEE: develop | :: |
| world {n} /wɜːld/ (human collective existence) | :: mondo |
| world {n} (the Earth) | :: mondo |
| worldbuilding {n} (act or process of building of a fictional world) | :: konstruo de la mondo, mirostrojeno |
| world-class {adj} /wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklæs/ (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world) | :: internacinivela |
| world cup {n} (event; competition) | :: mondpokalo |
| world-famous {adj} (renowned in many parts of the world) | :: mondfama |
| worldly {adj} /ˈwɜː(ɹ)ldli/ (concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual) | :: monda |
| worldly {adv} (In a worldly manner.) | :: monde |
| World Trade Center {prop} (former complex of buildings) | :: Mondkomerca Centro |
| World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization) | :: Monda Organizaĵo pri Komerco |
| worldview {n} (personal view of the world) | :: mondkoncepto, mondbildo |
| worldview {n} (general philosophy or view of life) | :: mondbildo |
| world war {n} (a war involving the major nations of the world) | :: mondmilito |
| World War I {prop} (war) | :: la unua mondmilito |
| World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945) | :: Dua Mondmilito |
| World War One {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| worldwide {adj} (affecting every place in the world) | :: tutmonda |
| worldwide {adv} (throughout the world) | :: mondvaste |
| World Wide Web {prop} (information space on the Internet) | :: Tut-Tera Teksaĵo |
| worm {n} /wɝm/ (animal) | :: vermo |
| worm {v} (to make one's way with a crawling motion) | :: serpentumi |
| wormwood {n} /ˈwə(ɹ)m.wʊd/ (Artemisia absinthium) | :: absinto |
| worn out {adj} (damaged and useless due to hard or continued use) | :: eluzita |
| worn out {adj} (exhausted from exertion) | :: elĉerpita |
| worn-out {adj} (worn-out) SEE: worn out | :: |
| worrisome {adj} /ˈwʌɹisəm/ (causing worry; perturbing or vexing) | :: maltrankviliga |
| worrisome {adj} (of a person: inclined to worry) | :: maltrankvilema |
| worry {v} /ˈwʌɹi/ (be troubled) | :: zorgi, ĉagreniĝi |
| worry {v} (disturb the peace of mind of) | :: ĉagreni |
| worry {v} (harass, irritate) | :: ĉagreni |
| worry {n} (strong feeling of anxiety) | :: ĉagreno, zorgo |
| worse {adj} /wɝs/ (comparative form of bad) | :: pli malbona |
| worsen {v} /ˈwɜː(r)sən/ (transitive: make worse) | :: plimalbonigi |
| worsen {v} (intransitive: get worse) | :: plimalboniĝi |
| worship {n} /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/ (devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object) | :: kulto, adoro, adorado |
| worship {n} (the religious ceremonies that express this devotion) | :: kulto, adorado |
| worship {n} (the ardent love of a person) | :: adorado, adoro |
| worship {v} (to honor and adore, especially as a deity) | :: kulti, adori |
| worshipper {n} (person who worships) | :: adoranto |
| worst {adj} /wɝst/ (most inferior) | :: la plej malbona |
| worth {adj} (obsolete: valuable, worthwhile) SEE: worthwhile | :: |
| worth {adj} /wɜːθ/ (equal in value to) | :: valora |
| worth {adj} (deserving of) | :: inda |
| worthless {adj} /ˈwɝθləs/ (not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential) | :: senvalora, aĉa, senutila |
| worthwhile {adj} /wɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/ (good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on) | :: inda |
| worthy {adj} /ˈwɝði/ (having worth, merit or value) | :: inda |
| worthy {adj} (honourable or admirable) | :: honorinda, admirinda, estimata, meritplena |
| worthy {adj} (deserving, or having sufficient worth) | :: merita, inda |
| -worthy {suffix} (of sufficient worth for) | :: -inda |
| would {v} /wʊd/ (indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) | :: Use the conditional tense |
| would {v} (indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) | :: We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Ni estus pli varmaj se vi ne malfermus la fenestron! |
| would {v} (indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state) | :: Use the future tense; We sat on the bench, wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Ni sidis sur la benko nin demandante, ĉu la buso malfruos ĉi tiun fojon. |
| would {v} (indicating an action in the past that was planned or intended) | :: Use the future tense; The waiter said he would be right back. - La kelnero diris, ke li tuj revenos. |
| would {v} (indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly) | :: Use the past tense in the repetitive aspect; In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - En la vintroj, ni sidadis apud la truo sur la frostiĝinta lago kaj fiŝkaptadis dum horoj. |
| would {v} (used to express a polite request) | :: bonvoli; Would you please turn off the TV? - Bonvolu malŝalti la televidon, mi petas? |
| wound {n} /wund/ (injury) | :: vundo |
| wound {v} (hurt or injure) | :: vundi |
| wound {v} (hurt (someone's feelings)) | :: vundi |
| wow {interj} /waʊ̯/ (excitement) | :: ŭaŭ |
| wow {interj} (amazement) | :: ŭaŭ |
| wrack {v} (rack) SEE: rack | :: |
| wrack {n} /ɹæk/ | :: fuko |
| wreathe {v} /ɹiːð/ (twist into a shape similar to a wreath) | :: plekti |
| wreck {v} /ˈɹɛk/ (to cause severe damage) | :: detrui |
| wreck {v} (to ruin) | :: detrui |
| wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw | :: |
| wrench {n} /ɹɛnt͡ʃ̩̩/ (violent twisting movement) | :: tordo |
| wrench {n} (hand tool) | :: ŝraŭbŝlosilo |
| wrest {v} (to seize) SEE: seize | :: |
| wrest {v} (to distort, pervert, twist) SEE: distort | :: |
| wretch {n} (exile) SEE: exile | :: |
| wretch {n} /ɹɛtʃ/ (unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person) | :: bedaŭrindulo |
| wretched {adj} /ˈɹɛtʃɪd/ (hatefully contemptible) | :: aĉa |
| wretchedly {adv} (in a wretched manner) | :: mizere |
| wriggle {v} /ˈɹɪɡəl/ (to twist one's body and move the limbs) | :: barakti |
| wring {v} /ɹɪŋ/ (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out) | :: premtordi, vringi |
| wrinkle {n} /ˈɹɪŋkl̩/ (line or crease in the skin) | :: falto, haŭtsulketo |
| wrinkle {n} (fault, imperfection or bug) | :: difekteto |
| wrinkle {v} (to make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles) | :: faltigi |
| wrinkle {v} (to develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age) | :: faltiĝi |
| wrinkle-free {adj} (without wrinkles) | :: senfalta |
| wrinkleless {adj} (wrinkle-free) SEE: wrinkle-free | :: |
| wrist {n} /ɹɪst/ (wrist) | :: pojno |
| wristlet {n} (handcuff) SEE: handcuff | :: |
| wristwatch {n} (watch worn on the wrist) | :: brakhorloĝo |
| write {v} /ɹaɪt/ (to form letters, etc.) | :: skribi |
| write {v} (to send a letter to) | :: skribi al |
| write {v} (to be the author of) | :: verki |
| write {v} (to be an author) | :: verki |
| write down {v} (to set something down in writing) | :: noti |
| writer {n} /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ (person who writes; an author) | :: skribanto, skribisto, verkisto |
| writhe {v} /ɹaɪð/ (to twist or contort the body) | :: tordiĝi |
| writing {n} /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/ (written letters or symbols) | :: skribo |
| writing {n} (something written) | :: skribaĵo |
| writing system {n} | :: skribsistemo |
| written {adj} /ˈɹɪtn̩/ (of, relating or characteristic of writing) | :: skriba |
| Wroclaw {prop} /ˈvɹɔts.wɑf/ (a city in southwestern Poland) | :: Vroclavo |
| wrong {adj} /ɹɒŋ/ (incorrect) | :: malĝusta |
| wrongdoer {n} (someone who does wrong) | :: malbonfaranto |
| WSC {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin | :: |
| wuderove {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff | :: |
| wunderkind {n} (child prodigy) SEE: child prodigy | :: |
| WW1 {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| WWW {prop} /ˈdʌb.əl.juː ˈdʌb.əl.juː ˈdʌb.əl.juː/ (World Wide Web (abbreviation)) | :: TTT |
| wy {n} (name of the letter Y, y) SEE: wye | :: |
| wye {n} /waɪ/ (name of the letter Y, y) | :: ipsilono |
| Wymysorys {prop} (A West Germanic language spoken in the Polish town of Wilamowice.) | :: vilamovica |
| Wyoming {prop} /waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/ (US state) | :: Vajomingo |
| wyvern {n} /ˈwaɪvə(ɹ)n/ (mythical dragon-like creature) | :: (dukrura) drako, viverno |