wha: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of wha
- kanawha«Word Popularity Bar2/5
kanawha
- noun a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia
Kanawha River.
- noun a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia
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Suffixes of wha
- what«Word Popularity Bar5/5
what
As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this?what did you say?what poem is this?what child is lost?What see'st thou in the ground? Shak.
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Ps. viii. 4.
What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! Matt. viii. 27.
✍ Originally, what, when, where, which, who, why, etc., were interrogatives only, and it is often difficult to determine whether they are used as interrogatives or relatives. What in this sense, when it refers to things, may be used either substantively or adjectively; when it refers to persons, it is used only adjectively with a noun expressed, who being the pronoun used substantively.
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whatever
- adjective satellite one or some or every or all without specification
whatsoever; any.
- give me any peaches you don't want
- not any milk is left
- any child would know that
- pick any card
- any day now
- cars can be rented at almost any airport
- at twilight or any other time
- beyond any doubt
- need any help we can get
- give me whatever peaches you don't want
- no milk whatsoever is left
- adjective satellite one or some or every or all without specification
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whatsoever
- adjective satellite one or some or every or all without specification
any; whatever.
- give me any peaches you don't want
- not any milk is left
- any child would know that
- pick any card
- any day now
- cars can be rented at almost any airport
- at twilight or any other time
- beyond any doubt
- need any help we can get
- give me whatever peaches you don't want
- no milk whatsoever is left
- adjective satellite one or some or every or all without specification
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whale
- noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
giant; heavyweight; hulk.
- noun any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
- noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
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whale
- noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
giant; heavyweight; hulk.
- noun any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
- noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
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wharf
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
dock; pier; wharfage.
- verb provide with a wharf
- Wharf the mouth of the river
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
- wharton4/5
wharton
- noun United States novelist (1862-1937)
Edith Newbold Jones Wharton; Edith Wharton.
- noun United States novelist (1862-1937)
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whale
- noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
giant; heavyweight; hulk.
- noun any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
- noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
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whack
- noun the sound made by a sharp swift blow
- noun the act of hitting vigorously
knock; whang; rap; belt.
- he gave the table a whack
- noun the sound made by a sharp swift blow
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wharf
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
dock; pier; wharfage.
- verb provide with a wharf
- Wharf the mouth of the river
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
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what'd
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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whaler
- noun a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
- noun a ship engaged in whale fishing
whaling ship.
- noun a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
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whacked
- adjective satellite (British informal) exhausted or worn out
- verb hit hard
wham; whop; whack; wallop.
- The teacher whacked the boy
- adjective satellite (British informal) exhausted or worn out
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what're
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- whaler2/5
whaler
- noun a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
- noun a ship engaged in whale fishing
whaling ship.
- noun a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
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wham
- verb hit hard
whop; whack; wallop.
- The teacher whacked the boy
- verb hit hard
- whan2/5
whan
When. Obs. Chaucer.
- whar2/5
where
At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position, or circumstances; -- used interrogatively. God called unto Adam, . . . Where art thou? Gen. iii. 9.
✍ See the Note under What , pron., 1.
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whacking
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
trouncing; drubbing; thrashing; licking; lacing; beating.
- verb hit hard
wham; whop; whack; wallop.
- The teacher whacked the boy
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
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whalebone
- noun a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
baleen.
- noun a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
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what
As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this?what did you say?what poem is this?what child is lost?What see'st thou in the ground? Shak.
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Ps. viii. 4.
What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! Matt. viii. 27.
✍ Originally, what, when, where, which, who, why, etc., were interrogatives only, and it is often difficult to determine whether they are used as interrogatives or relatives. What in this sense, when it refers to things, may be used either substantively or adjectively; when it refers to persons, it is used only adjectively with a noun expressed, who being the pronoun used substantively.
- whatnot2/5
whatnot
- noun miscellaneous curios
bric-a-brac; knickknack; knickknackery; nicknack.
- noun miscellaneous curios
- what's2/5
what
As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this?what did you say?what poem is this?what child is lost?What see'st thou in the ground? Shak.
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Ps. viii. 4.
What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! Matt. viii. 27.
✍ Originally, what, when, where, which, who, why, etc., were interrogatives only, and it is often difficult to determine whether they are used as interrogatives or relatives. What in this sense, when it refers to things, may be used either substantively or adjectively; when it refers to persons, it is used only adjectively with a noun expressed, who being the pronoun used substantively.
- whate'er2/5
whate'er
A contraction of what-ever; -- used in poetry. "Whate'er is in his way." Shak.
- whatman2/5
- whammy2/5
whammy
- noun a serious or devastating setback
- noun an evil spell
curse; hex; jinx.
- a witch put a curse on his whole family
- he put the whammy on me
- noun a serious or devastating setback
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whaleboat
- noun a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas
- noun a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas
- whang2/5
whang
- noun the act of hitting vigorously
knock; whack; rap; belt.
- he gave the table a whack
- verb beat with force
- noun the act of hitting vigorously
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whack
- noun the sound made by a sharp swift blow
- noun the act of hitting vigorously
knock; whang; rap; belt.
- he gave the table a whack
- noun the sound made by a sharp swift blow
- what've2/5
what've
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- whare2/5
whare
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- wharfs1/5
wharf
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
dock; pier; wharfage.
- verb provide with a wharf
- Wharf the mouth of the river
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
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- whaleboats1/5
whaleboat
- noun a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas
- noun a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas
- whap1/5
whap
- verb hit hard
bop; sock; whop; bonk; bash.
- verb hit hard
- whatness1/5
- whaur1/5
- whaleship1/5
whaleship
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- whacker1/5
whacker
- noun something especially big or impressive of its kind
whopper.
- noun something especially big or impressive of its kind
- wharfage1/5
wharfage
- noun a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay
quayage.
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
dock; wharf; pier.
- noun a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay
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whatsit
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- whaleman1/5
whaleman
A man employed in the whale fishery.
- wharfe1/5
wharf
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
dock; pier; wharfage.
- verb provide with a wharf
- Wharf the mouth of the river
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
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- whatso1/5
whatso
Whatsoever; whosoever; whatever; anything that. Obs.Whatso he were, of high or low estate. Chaucer.
Whatso the heaven in his wide vault contains. Spenser.
- whacko1/5
whacko
- noun a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
wacko; nutter.
- noun a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
- whall1/5
whall
A light color of the iris in horses; wall-eye. Written also whaul .
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whacky
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; wacky; goofy; sappy; silly; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
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whacker
- noun something especially big or impressive of its kind
whopper.
- noun something especially big or impressive of its kind
- whatnots1/5
whatnot
- noun miscellaneous curios
bric-a-brac; knickknack; knickknackery; nicknack.
- noun miscellaneous curios
- whatsoe'er1/5
whatsoe'er
A contraction of whatsoever; -- used in poetry. Shak.
- whata1/5
whata
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- wharfies1/5
- whatchamacallit1/5
whatchamacallit
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
gubbins; gismo; thingumabob; doohickey; doodad; thingumajig; widget; whatsis; thingamabob; thingummy; thingmabob; whatchamacallum; doojigger; thingamajig; gimmick; thingmajig; gizmo.
- she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
- there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
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whale
- noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
giant; heavyweight; hulk.
- noun any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
- noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
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- wharfside1/5
- wharfinger1/5
wharf
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
dock; pier; wharfage.
- verb provide with a wharf
- Wharf the mouth of the river
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
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whalebone
- noun a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
baleen.
- noun a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
- whatshisname1/5
whatshisname
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- whapped1/5
whap
- verb hit hard
bop; sock; whop; bonk; bash.
- verb hit hard
- whatsomever1/5
Derived words of wha
- somewhat«Word Popularity Bar5/5
somewhat
- adverb to a small degree or extent
slightly; more or less.
- his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
- the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
- adverb to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
fairly; pretty; passably; reasonably; moderately; jolly; middling.
- pretty big
- pretty bad
- jolly decent of him
- the shoes are priced reasonably
- he is fairly clever with computers
- adverb to a small degree or extent
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powhatan
- noun Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)
Wahunsonacock.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia
- noun Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)
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narwhal
- noun small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
narwal; Monodon monoceros; narwhale.
- noun small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
- bushwhackers2/5
bushwhacker
- noun a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person
hillbilly.
- noun a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
- noun a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person
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cowhand
- noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
puncher; cowherd; cowboy; cowpuncher; cowpoke; cattleman; cowman.
- noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
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sparrowhawk
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- cowhand1/5
cowhand
- noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
puncher; cowherd; cowboy; cowpuncher; cowpoke; cattleman; cowman.
- noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
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powhatan
- noun Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)
Wahunsonacock.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia
- noun Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)
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blowhard
- noun a very boastful and talkative person
braggart; line-shooter; boaster; vaunter; bragger.
- noun a very boastful and talkative person
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bushwhacking
- adjective satellite lying in ambush
- bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush
- verb wait in hiding to attack
scupper; lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; ambush; waylay; ambuscade.
- adjective satellite lying in ambush
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bushwhacker
- noun a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person
hillbilly.
- noun a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
- noun a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person
- bushwhack1/5
bushwhack
- verb wait in hiding to attack
scupper; lie in wait; lurk; ambush; waylay; ambuscade.
- verb live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla
- verb wait in hiding to attack
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bushwhack
- verb wait in hiding to attack
scupper; lie in wait; lurk; ambush; waylay; ambuscade.
- verb live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla
- verb wait in hiding to attack
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yellowhammer
- noun large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
Colaptes auratus; yellow-shafted flicker.
- noun European bunting the male being bright yellow
Emberiza citrinella; yellow bunting.
- noun large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
- narwhals1/5
narwhal
- noun small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
narwal; Monodon monoceros; narwhale.
- noun small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
- sparrowhawks1/5
sparrowhawks
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- clawhammer1/5
clawhammer
- noun a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
carpenter's hammer; claw hammer.
- noun a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
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blowhard
- noun a very boastful and talkative person
braggart; line-shooter; boaster; vaunter; bragger.
- noun a very boastful and talkative person
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kowhai
- noun shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood
Sophora tetraptera.
- noun shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood
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yellowhammer
- noun large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
Colaptes auratus; yellow-shafted flicker.
- noun European bunting the male being bright yellow
Emberiza citrinella; yellow bunting.
- noun large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `wha`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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