Ware (war), a town in England about 20 miles north of London.
warld (warld), world.
warp (worp), the threads extending lengthwise in a loom, and crossed by the woof.
wary (wa'ri; war'i), cautious, watchful.
wash (wosh), bog or marsh.
watch (woch), period during which one serves as a sentinel or guard.
water-butt (wo'ter-but), a large, open-headed cask, set up on end to contain water.
Waterloo (wo'ter-loo'), a village near Brussels where Napoleon met defeat. So complete and so decisive was the disaster that Waterloo has come to mean defeat.
waver (wa'ver), totter; unsettled.
weather-cock, figure often in the form of a cock, turning with the wind and showing its direction.