| Meaning | Explication | As a source | As a target | Taxon | ||
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| <weapon> | 2 | 2 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| <woman> | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| <wooden object> | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| wagtail (Motacilla) | small passerine bird of the genus Motacilla | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map |
| waist | part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach | 1 | 5 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wall | substantial structure acting as side or division in a building | 2 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wampum | traditional shell bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of Native Americans | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| war | organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces. | 1 | 5 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | Show map |
| warm | having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; mildly hot | 7 | 1 | Tactile quality | Show all shifts | Show map |
| warp | 2 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| warrior | person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant | 1 | 4 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wart | type of deformed growth occurring on the skin | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wasp | any of the members of the family Vespidae | 2 | 2 | Animals | Show all shifts | Show map |
| waste, trash | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| watch, clock | any device used to tell the time of day | 1 | 6 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | Show map |
| watchman | one set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| water | a substance (of molecular formula H2O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam | 18 | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | Show map |
| water beetle | 1 | Animals | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| water jet | None | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| water nymph | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| water rail | bird Rallus aquaticus | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| water vole | rodent Arvicola amphibius | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| water with honey | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| water-melon (Cucurbita citrullus) | 4 | Plants | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| waterfall | flow of water over the edge of a cliff | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| watering place (for animals) | place where animals come to drink | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| waterspout | whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wave | moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation | 4 | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wax | substance secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| weak | 14 | 12 | Evaluation | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| weak point | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| weakness | condition of being weak | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wealth | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| weapon | instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords; arm | 3 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| weasel (Mustella nivalis) | 2 | 4 | Animals | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| weather | short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc. | 5 | 9 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | Show map |
| website | collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same serve | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wedding | marriage ceremony; ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage | 2 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wedge | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| Wednesday | day of the week that follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday | 4 | Time | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| weed | 2 | Plants | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| week | period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday | 5 | Time | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| weft, woof | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| well sweep | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| well-being | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| West | one of the four principal compass points, the direction of the setting sun at an equinox | 3 | 10 | Space | Show all shifts | Show map |
| western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) | 2 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| western cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| western swamphen | bird Porphyrio porphyrio | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wet | 13 | 2 | Other physical | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wet-nurse | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| whale | one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises | 3 | 4 | Animals | Show all shifts | Show map |
| what? | An interrogative pronoun. | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wheat | cereal grain of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery | 2 | 3 | Plants | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wheel | circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines | 4 | 4 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wheeze | piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration | 1 | Perception | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| when | 2 | 3 | Grammatical markers | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| whip | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| whirlpool | swirling body of water | 1 | 3 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | Show map |
| whirlwind | violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| whisper | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| white | 53 | 5 | Light and Colour | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| white (politics) | pertaining to monarchist or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| white caps (on sea waves) | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| white of an eye, sclera | the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| white-eye bream | Ballerus sapa, a fish species of the family Cyprinidae. It is widespread in many large rivers in Europe and Asia in drainages of the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Aral Sea | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| whore | 2 | 17 | Human being | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wick | the cord used in a candle | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wickerwork | thing made of wicker | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wide, broad | 7 | 1 | Size | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| widow | woman whose spouse has died | 1 | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map |
| width | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| wife | married woman, especially in relation to her spouse | 4 | 24 | Human being | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wife's brother | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| wife's father | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| wild (of a person) | Evaluation | Show all shifts | Show map | |||
| wild beast | 1 | Animals | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| wild boar | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wild rosemary | 2 | Plants | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| wild sow | female wild pig | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wild strawberry | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| wild, untamed | 11 | 3 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| will (legal document) | 1 | 5 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| will, intention | None | 4 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map |
| willow | 5 | 2 | Plants | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| willow ptarmigan | bird Lagopus lagopus | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| willowherb | Chamaenerion angustifolium, perennial herbaceous flowering plant | 9 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wind | movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure | 22 | 3 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wind musical instrument | musical instrument that produces sound when air flows through it | 1 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map |
| window | opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle | 1 | 7 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | Show map |
| windowsill | horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wine | alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16% | 3 | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wineskin | bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used for holding and dispensing wine | 1 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wing | appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly | 29 | 3 | Body parts | Show all shifts | Show map |
| winnowing fan | instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map |
| winter | one of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December to February in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region | 12 | 2 | Time | Show all shifts | Show map |
| winter solstice | The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wire (n.) | 1 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wishbone, merrythought | forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries | 4 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| witch, sorceress | 3 | 5 | Human being | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| witchcraft, sorcery | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| with exception of | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| witness | 1 | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| witty | ingenious, quick-witted person, having cuteness, smartness, wit | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wizard, magician | 2 | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| woad (Isatis tinctoria) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| wolf | Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily | 17 | 16 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wolverine | solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo | 1 | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map |
| woman | adult female human | 11 | 9 | Human being | Show all shifts | Show map |
| womb, uterus | in female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth | 5 | 11 | Body parts | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wombat | any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wood shavings | thin slices of wood left after shaving | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wood small-reed | Calamagrostis epigejos, a species of grass in the family Poaceae which is native to Eurasia and Africa | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wood, timber | 3 | 3 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wood-louse | terrestrial isopod crustacean of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark | 5 | Animals | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wooden object | 3 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | Show map | ||
| woodland spirit | 1 | 4 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| woodpecker | any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood | 1 | 3 | Animals | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wool | hair of an animal used to make clothing | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| word | smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes | 10 | 2 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | Show map |
| work (n.) | 5 | 2 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| world | 3 | 4 | Space | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| worm | 13 | 4 | Animals | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wormwood | an intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map |
| worry, anxiety | None | 2 | 11 | Perception | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wound (n.) | injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body | 3 | 1 | Physiology | Show all shifts | Show map |
| wrinkle | crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | Show map | |
| wrist | complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense | 1 | Body parts | Show all shifts | Show map |