a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)
water parting
Noun
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
wave front
Noun
(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
wave front
Noun
all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates
wavefront
Noun
(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
western hemisphere
Noun
the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
western United States
Noun
the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
wheatfield
Noun
a field planted with wheat
wheat field
Noun
a field planted with wheat
whereabouts
Noun
the general location where something is
winner's circle
Noun
a small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses
workspace
Noun
space allocated for your work (as in an office)
why
Noun
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
wherefore
Noun
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
wanderlust
Noun
very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
wee small voice
Noun
an inner voice that judges your behavior
woodland
Noun
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
wall rock
Noun
a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault
wasp's nest
Noun
habitation for wasps or hornets
wasps' nest
Noun
habitation for wasps or hornets
waterfall
Noun
a steep descent of the water of a river
water gap
Noun
a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows
water hole
Noun
a natural hole or hollow containing water
waterside
Noun
land bordering a body of water
water table
Noun
underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water
weakener
Noun
that which weakens or causes a loss of strength
weakly interacting massive particle
Noun
a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation
wetland
Noun
a low area where the land is saturated with water
whinstone
Noun
any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)
whin
Noun
any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)
whin
Noun
small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye
whin
Noun
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers
white dwarf
Noun
a faint star of enormous density
white dwarf star
Noun
a faint star of enormous density
white water
Noun
frothy water, usually describing rapids or waterfalls
whitewater
Noun
frothy water, usually describing rapids or waterfalls
wind gap
Noun
a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it
wormcast
Noun
fossil trail of a worm
wormcast
Noun
cylindrical mass of earth voided by a burrowing earthworm or lugworm
wormhole
Noun
hole made by a burrowing worm
wadi
Noun
gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season
werewolf
Noun
a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
wolfman
Noun
a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
witch
Noun
a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil