This page gathers the 5,895 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “UK” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 59 of 59: from “wolf cub” to “£sd”.
- wolf cub noun A Cub Scout.
- womble noun A fictional pointy-nosed furry creature. They are supposed to live in burrows, where they help the environment by collecting and recycling…
- wonder noun A mental pondering, a thought.
- wonky adj Feeble, shaky or rickety.
- wood burner noun A heater or stove that burns wood for fuel.
- wood sedge noun European woodland sedge (Carex sylvatica)
- woodmote noun A court, presided over by verderers and the warden, that dealt with those who had broken the laws of the forest.
- wool noun Yarn, including that made from synthetic fibers.
- woolly back noun Any unsophisticated person from the countryside.
- woolly woofter noun A male homosexual; poofter.
- word-perfect adj Having memorized one's lines perfectly; letter-perfect.
- work experience noun A short unpaid period of time at a workplace, to gain experience of a working environment.
- work the oracle verb To fabricate a suspect's verbal statement.
- workhouse noun An institution for homeless poor people funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied were required to work.
- working day noun Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).
- working party noun A committee or group appointed to study and report on a particular question and make recommendations based on its findings.
- working timetable noun A set of timetables for the internal use of railway operating staff, which shows all planned train movements in a given area.
- workish adj Fond of work; diligent; industrious.
- workly adj Diligent; industrious; given to work.
- workplace parking levy noun A charge that can be imposed by local authorities for parking provided by employers for employees, for the purposes of reducing road…
- workshare noun A cooperative funding arrangement between multiple governments whereby the costs of a contract are divided between several governments who…
- worktop noun A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.
- worship noun Used as a title or term of address for various officials, including magistrates.
- worshipful adj Used as respectful form of address or honorific title for a person or body of persons, now especially in the name of a livery company.
- wrack verb To execute vengeance on; avenge.
- wrangler noun A student who has completed the third year of the mathematical tripos with first-class honours.
- wren noun A female member of the Royal Navy (originally, a member of the WRNS).
- wrench noun An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
- wretchock noun A stunted or abortive cock; the smallest of a brood of domestic birds; any puny or imperfect creature.
- wring verb To cause (someone or something) physical harm, injury, or pain; specifically, by applying pressure or by twisting; to harm, to hurt, to…
- writ noun A document ordering that an election be conducted.
- written statement of employment noun A legally binding document that puts the main terms of employment, such as pay, working hours, holidays, applicable collective agreement…
- wrong 'un noun A dishonest or disreputable person; a crook or rogue.
- wroo noun An enclosure in a grass field, in which cattle are penned up at night.
- Y-fronted adj Having a Y-shaped seam, as Y-fronts do.
- ya adv yea; yes
- yack noun A watch (timepiece).
- yaff verb To bark, yelp.
- yaffle noun The European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
- yah adv Yes.
- yah boo intj An expression of derision or scorn.
- yam verb To eat.
- yam yam noun A person who speaks the Black Country dialect.
- yank noun Someone from the United States.
- yank off verb To jack off, to masturbate.
- yar adj Sour; brackish.
- yardie noun A member of an Afro-Caribbean gang who engages in organized crime, especially drug trafficking.
- yardman noun A farm worker assigned to the farmyard of a large farm, working at hostler duties (harnessing and hitching teams), loading and unloading…
- yare adj Ready, alert, prepared, prompt.
- yarm verb To cry out; make a loud, unpleasant noise; shriek; yell.
- yarr noun The plant Spergula arvensis, corn spurry.
- yarrow noun A green woodpecker, of species Picus viridis.
- yed verb To magnify greatly in narration; exaggerate a tale; fib.
- yedding noun A burrow; a mole or rabbit hole.
- yellow adj Related to the Liberal Democrats.
- yellow card noun A form to record safety concerns and adverse reactions to medicinal drugs.
- yellow metal noun Gold (or some alloy of gold) that cannot be labelled as gold in the UK because it does not bear an Assay Office mark.
- yellowbelly noun Someone from Lincolnshire, or from the Isle of Ely.
- yelm noun A bundle of straw laid out straight, chiefly to be used for thatching; a helm.
- yelper noun The avocet.
- yeoman noun An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a yeoman of…
- yepsen noun Amount that can be held in two hands cupped together.
- yer adv Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).
- yetling noun Cast iron.
- Yewtree verb To investigate historic sexual offences as part of Operation Yewtree, or otherwise reveal or allege someone (especially a celebrity active…
- Yiddo noun A Jew.
- yob noun A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.
- Yonner noun An unsophisticated resident of the towns of Oldham, Rochdale or surrounding areas. Now more widely applied to residents of any the…
- yonside adv On the other side.
- yop noun A person employed under the Youth Opportunities Programme.
- yote verb To pour water on; pour in.
- you alright phrase A greeting.
- you beauty phrase A general exclamation of happiness and joy.
- your grace pron Used in direct address to dukes and to Lord High Commissioners.
- yours faithfully adj A polite, formulaic end to a letter, used especially when the sender does not know the recipient's name, for example in a business letter.
- yours sincerely adj A polite, formulaic phrase used at the end of a letter, especially when the sender knows the recipient's name.
- youthy noun youth centre
- yum yum noun A sweet pastry made from dough in a twisted cylindrical shape (similar to a twisted churro), or sometimes connected at the ends like a…
- yure noun udder
- Z car noun Any of the several early models of a police car.
- zed verb To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
- zero prefix noun The digit 0 that begins all telephone numbers in the United Kingdom, which is substituted for the country code in the event of…
- zero-hour contract noun A contract of employment that creates an on-call arrangement in which the employee agrees to be available for work as and when required…
- zero-rated adj Subject to no value-added tax when sold (but in which the supplier can still recover VAT attributable to it).
- zhoosh verb To tweak, finesse or improve (something); to make more appealing or exciting. Usually with up.
- ziff noun A juvenile thief.
- Zil lane noun Any of the road lanes in London, England, dedicated for vehicles transporting VIPs during the 2012 London Olympics.
- zinc noun A zinc countertop.
- zip verb To offer a list of alternately male and female candidates in an attempt to address the shortage of women.
- zombie knife noun A knife decorated with images or words suggesting that it is to be used to commit violence.
- zoot noun A marijuana cigarette.
- zoot suit noun Synonym of goon suit (“waterproof rubber suit for pilots”).
- Zulu noun Any black person.
- zun noun Pronunciation spelling of sun.
- £sd noun The pre-decimal pounds, shillings, pence.