W

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Dictionary Abbreviations
Common Usage
PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns: People
Nouns: Places
Nouns: Things
Nouns: Body Parts
Nouns: Clothing
Nouns: Food
Nouns: Times & Dates
Verbs
Adjectives & Adverbs
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W before WORD
WORD around W
W inside WORD
W after WORD
Delete W

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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS

tungsten

water

watt

week

weight

west

western

white

wicket

wide

width

wife

with

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COMMON USAGE

23rd

west

western

westerly

bearing

Wednesday

win

woman

women

kind of particle

transmitter of the weak force

Bush

President Push

Dubya

ex-president

Cassiopeia

Whiskey (NATO alphabet)

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NOUNS: PEOPLE

Cassiopeia

Dubya

ex-President

George Bush

Hawks’ center

last of attorneys-at-law, brothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, mothers-in-law, sons-in-law

lead in Werewolf, Willow, Witness

leader in waiting

President Bush

Watt

West

woman

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NOUNS: PLACES

capital of Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

front of wardrobe

Heathrow’s terminal

source of water

terminal in Glasgow, Moscow, Warsaw

west

west of Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

23rd row of the theater

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NOUNS: THINGS

bit of wisdom

closing of window

compass point

conclusion of overview, preview, review, show

early warning

fashion magazine

letter of warning

network’s hub

Oliver Stone biopic

onset of war, weakness

opening, premiere of Werewolf, Willow, Witness

piece of weaponry, wire, wisdom, wood, wool, work, writing

source of water

tungsten

unbounded awe

western (film)

width

writer’s initial

writer’s tip

23rd in a series

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NOUNS: BODY PARTS

head of walrus, warthog, wasp, weasel, whale, wolf, wolverine, woodchuck

tail of cow, crow, minnow, sparrow, swallow

wart on the face

widow’s peak

woman’s face

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NOUNS: CLOTHING

Wayne’s cap

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NOUNS: FOOD

piece/sample/bite of watermelon

slice of watermelon

starter of wings

bit/touch/taste of wasabi, wintergreen

last piece of honeydew

whiskey from the radio operator

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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES

beginning of watch, WWII

first of week

onset of winter

start of week, winter

Wednesday

week

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VERBS

beginning to walk, wake, wane, want, wear, widen, wonder, work, worry, worsen, wriggle, write

beginning to want to —

beginning to wise to —

bit of work

edges away in awe

ending in sorrow

finally blew, crew, drew, flew, grew, knew, saw, slew, threw

heading to Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

was at the front

was in the van

whomped on the head

win

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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

back from Glasgow

beginning in/west of Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

inside of owl

inside of two —

second of twelve

second of two

the beginning of which

two ends removed

what’s first

who’s first

who’s left

western

white

world’s first

Wyoming’s first

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W BEFORE WORD

after Stewart’s heart

after the start of work

behind Andrew’s back

faced by wife

following Will’s lead

follows with

headed west

second of two —

Watt —

western —

white —

with —

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WORD AROUND W

admitting women

bearing west

bears with

biting woman

boarding with

captivating Watt

catching western

checks with

confines with

eats with

embraces with

engaging piece of writing

fed with

fences with

gaining entrance to window

gains weight

grabs with

grappling with

hugs with

intercepting with

keeping with

outside Watts

penning letter of warning

pinching woman

pulls in front of wagon

presses with

shown around Wednesday

squeezes with

takes in western

taking on a bit of work

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W INSIDE WORD

weight gained by —

western parts —

western tenants —

white lines —

white pads —

white stocking —

wife inspired by —

wife submitted to —

wife wearing —

with breaks —

woman wears —

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W AFTER WORD

at end of rainbow

by Wednesday

getting on with

heading west

leads with

on Wednesday

to a point

white dogs —

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DELETE W

beginning/start of workout

after western deserts

ditching wife

divorcing wife?

excluding wife

ignoring wife

less white

losing weight

moving out west

no woman

non-western

non-white

not with

out west

out with

sheds with

short with

taking Wednesday off

white deserts —

white leaves —

wife got out of —

wife leaves

without

woman is out of

woman refused

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