User:Matthias Buchmeier/en-fi-w

wack {n} /wæk/ (eccentric) :: kumma tyyppi, kummajainen, outo lintu
wacky {adj} (zany) SEE: zany ::
wad {n} /wɒd/ (compact mass) :: tuppo
wad {n} (substantial pile (normally of money)) :: nippu, tukku
wad {n} (soft plug) :: tuppo
Wadden Sea {prop} (Wadden Sea) :: Vattimeri
wadding {n} (wads collectively) :: pehmusteet {p}
wadding {n} (soft fibrous cotton or wool) :: vanu
waddle {v} /ˈwɑd.əl/ (To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side) :: vaappua
wade {v} /we͡ɪd/ (to walk through water or something that impedes progress) :: kahlata, rämpiä, tarpoa
wade {v} (to progress with difficulty) :: rämpiä, tarpoa
wade {n} (act of wading) :: kahluu
Wade-Giles {prop} (transcription system for Mandarin) :: Wade-Giles-järjestelmä
wader {n} (one who wades) :: kahlaaja
wader {n} (boot) :: kahluusaapas
wader {n} (bird) :: kahlaaja
wad hook {n} (two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm) :: pesuri
wadi {n} (a valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season) :: vadi
wading bird {n} (long-legged bird) :: kahlaaja
wading pool {n} (shallow pool) :: kahluuallas
wafer {n} /ˈweɪfə/ (biscuit) :: vohveli
wafer {n} (religious token) :: ehtoollisleipä, öylätti
wafer {n} (electronics) :: piikiekko
waffle {n} /ˈwɑ.fl/ (flat pastry) :: vohveli
waffle {n} (speech or writing that is vague) :: jaaritus, jaarittelu
waffle {v} (vacillate) SEE: vacillate ::
waffle iron {n} (a cooking appliance used to make waffles) :: vohvelirauta
waft {v} /wɑft/ (to float easily and gently on the air) :: leijua, lehahtaa
waft {v} (to be moved on a buoyant medium) :: leijua, kellua
waft {v} (to give notice to by waving something) :: vilkuttaa
wag {v} /wæɡ/ (to swing from side to side) :: heiluttaa, huiskuttaa [transitive]; heilua [intransitive]
wag {n} (oscillating movement) :: heilutus
wag {n} (witty person) :: neropatti
wage {n} /weɪd͡ʒ/ (money paid to a worker) :: palkka, ansiotulo, liksa
wage {v} (to conduct or carry out) :: ryhtyä
wage earner {n} (someone who works for wages) :: palkansaaja
wager {n} /ˈweɪdʒɚ/ (a stake; a pledge) :: panos, veto
wager {n} (an agreement) :: veto, vedonlyönti
wager {n} (the subject of a bet) :: vedonlyöntikohde
wager {v} (put up as collateral) :: lyödä vetoa
wage scale {n} (system of remuneration) :: palkka-asteikko
wage slave {n} (one who works for wages) :: palkkaorja
waggle dance {n} (dance of bees) :: mehiläistanssi
waggon {n} (wagon) SEE: wagon ::
wagon {n} /ˈwæɡ(ə)n/ (four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, see also: cart) :: vaunu, vankkuri
wagon {n} (child's riding toy) :: kärry
wagon {n} (freight car on a railway) SEE: goods wagon ::
wagtail {n} (various small passerine birds) :: västäräkki
waifu {n} /ˈwaɪfuː/ (a fictional character that one is attracted to) :: waifu
wail {v} /weɪl/ (to cry out) :: ulista, itkeä
wail {v} (to weep, lament) :: ulista, itkeä
wail {v} (to make a sound like crying) :: ulvoa, ulista, valittaa
wail {n} (loud cry or shriek) :: ulina
waist {n} /weɪst/ (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) :: vyötärö
waistband {n} /ˈweɪstˌbænd/ (band of fabric encircling the waist) :: vyötärönauha
waistcoat {n} /ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/ (a sleeveless, collarless garment) :: liivi
waisted {adj} /ˈweɪstɪd/ (having some specific type of waist) :: -vyötäröinen
waistline {n} (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) :: vyötärölinja
waistline {n} (narrowest part of a garment) :: vyötärölinja
wait {v} /weɪt/ (delay until some event) :: odottaa
wait {v} (to serve customers) :: tarjoilla
wait {n} (a delay) :: odotus
wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await ::
waiter {n} /ˈweɪtə/ (a server in a restaurant or similar) :: tarjoilija
wait for {v} (await) SEE: await ::
wait for the other shoe to drop {v} (defer action pending another resolution) :: odottaa seuraavaa vaihetta
wait for the other shoe to drop {v} (to await an undesirable inevitability) :: odottaa seuraavaa iskua
waiting {n} /ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ/ (the act of staying or remaining in expectation) :: odotus, odottaminen
waiting {n} (attendance, service) :: palvelu
waiting game {n} (strategy of refraining from action until circumstances change) :: odotuspeli
waiting list {n} (ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service) :: jonotuslista, odotuslista
waiting move {n} (chess: passive move) :: odotussiirto
waiting room {n} (room) :: odotushuone
waitlist {n} (waiting list) SEE: waiting list ::
waitlist {v} (to place on a waiting list) :: laittaa jonotuslistalle
wait on {v} (provide a service) :: tarjoilla, palvella
wait on {v} (wait for a person to do something) :: odottaa
wait on {v} (wait for an event) :: odottaa
wait on someone hand and foot {v} (attend to someone's every need) :: hemmotella pilalle
waitress {n} (female waiter) :: tarjoilija, tarjoilijatar
waitstaff {n} (waiters collectively) :: tarjoiluhenkilökunta, tarjoilijat {p}
waive {v} /weɪv/ (to relinquish; to give up claim to) :: luopua
waive {v} (to put aside, avoid) :: luopua
waiver {n} /ˈweɪ.vɚ/ (the act of waiving) :: luopuminen
waiver {n} (legal document) :: vastuuvapautussopimus [contract]; vastuuvapauslauseke [clause]
waiver {n} (something that releases a person from a requirement) :: erivapaus, poikkeuslupa, vastuuvapautus
wake {v} /ˈweɪk/ (to stop sleeping) :: herätä
wake {v} (to make somebody stop sleeping) :: herättää
wake {n} (period after death) :: ruumiinvalvojaiset, vainajan valvojaiset
wake {n} (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water) :: vanavesi, peräaalto
wake {n} (turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft) :: vana
wakeboarding {n} /ˈweɪkbɔɹdɪŋ/ (water sport) :: vesilautailu
wake up {v} (to (become) awake) :: herätä
wake up {v} (to awaken (someone else)) :: herättää
wake up {v} (to become more aware of a real-life situation.) :: herätä
wake-up {n} (act or instance of waking up) :: herääminen
wake-up {n} (act or instance of being awakened) :: herätys
wake up and smell the coffee {v} (stop deluding oneself) :: herätä todellisuuteen
wake-up call {n} (morning courtesy call) :: herätyssoitto
wake-up call {n} (figuratively: alert, reminder, call to action) :: herätys
wake up on the wrong side of bed {v} (to be irritable) SEE: get up on the wrong side of the bed ::
Waldemar {prop} (male given name) :: Valto, Valdemar
waldmeister {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff ::
Waldorf salad {n} (type of salad) :: waldorfinsalaatti
Wales {prop} /weɪlz/ (a constituent nation of the UK) :: Wales, Kymri
walk {v} /wɔk/ (to move on the feet) :: kävellä
walk {v} (colloquial: to be stolen) :: lähteä kävelemään
walk {v} (to travel a distance by walking) :: kävellä
walk {v} (to take for a walk) :: kävelyttää, ulkoiluttaa, taluttaa [to take for a walk]; saattaa [to accompany]
walk {v} (baseball: to allow to advance after four balls) :: antaa vapaataival
walk {v} (move something by shifting between two positions) :: kävelyttää, taluttaa
walk {v} (to full cloth) :: vanuttaa, huovuttaa
walk {v} (to traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement)) :: kävellä
walk {v} (colloquial: to leave, resign) :: lähteä
walk {v} (to push vehicle alongside oneself) :: taluttaa
walk {v} (to behave) :: käyttäytyä
walk {v} (to be stirring) :: vaeltaa, kulkea
walk {v} (to be in motion) :: olla liikkeellä, liikkua, kulkea
walk {n} (trip made by walking) :: kävely, kävelyretki
walk {n} (distance walked) :: kävely, kävelymatka
walk {n} (manner of walking) :: kävelytyyli
walk {n} (maintained place on which to walk) :: kävelytie
walk {n} (baseball: instance of walking a batter) :: vapaataival
walk around {v} (to walk with no real planned destination, but to just walk) :: kuljeskella, tallailla, käveleskellä, vaellella, kuljeksia
walk a tightrope {v} (to undertake a precarious course) :: taiteilla, tasapainoilla
walkaway {n} (easy victory) SEE: walkover ::
walker {n} /ˈwɔkɚ/ (person who walks) :: kävelijä
walker {n} (shoe designed for comfortable walking) :: kävelykenkä
walkie-talkie {n} (portable radio) :: radiopuhelin
walking {n} /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ (gerund of walk) :: käveleminen
walking boot {n} (hiking boot) SEE: hiking boot ::
walking cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick ::
walking dictionary {n} (person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms) :: kävelevä sanakirja
walking fish {n} (fish that can travel over land) :: kävelevä kala
walking frame {n} (framework device, see also: baby walker) :: kävelytuki, dallari
walking stick {n} (cane) :: kävelykeppi
walking stick {n} (slang a playing card with the rank of seven) :: seiska
walking stick {n} (insect) SEE: stick insect ::
walk in the park {n} (something easy or pleasant) :: helppo nakki, leivänheitto
walkman {n} (any personal cassette player) :: korvalappustereot {p}
walk of life {n} (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) :: ammatti [occupation], elämänala [field of life], elämäntapa [lifestyle]
walk-on {n} (actor with a small part) :: sivuosan esittäjä
walk-on {n} (small part in a play or film) :: sivuosa
walk on air {v} (be ecstatic) :: leijua ilmassa
walk on eggshells {v} /ˌwɔːk ɒn ˈɛɡʃɛlz/ (to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone) :: pitää kuin kukkaa kämmenellä
walk on eggshells {v} (to handle sensitive matters delicately) :: käsitellä silkkihansikkain
walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike ::
walkout {n} (similar mass action) :: ulosmarssi
walkover {n} (easy victory) :: murskavoitto
walkover {n} (tennis: victory awarded when a scheduled opponent fails to play) :: luovutusvoitto
walkover {n} (someone easy to defeat) :: heittopussi
walkover {n} (type of railroad passenger car seat) :: kääntöistuin
walk the plank {v} /ˈwɔːk ðə ˈplænk/ (to be forced to resign from a position in an organization) :: savustaa ulos (to make one walk the plank)
walk the talk {v} (to act in accordance with one's words) :: pitää puheensa
walk through {v} (explain step by step) :: käydä läpi
walk through {v} (rehearse casually) :: käydä läpi
walkthrough {n} /wɔːk.θɹuː/ ((software engineering) process of inspecting algorithms and source code) :: läpikävely
walkthrough {n} ((video games) playthrough detailing the steps involved in winning the game) :: läpipeluuohje
walkthrough {n} (type of financial audit) :: läpikulku
walkway {n} /ˈwɔːkˌweɪ/ (clearly defined path) :: kävelytie, jalkakäytävä
wall {n} /wɔl/ (defensive rampart) :: muuri, valli
wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area) :: muuri
wall {n} (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building) :: seinä
wall {n} (point of desperation) :: seinä
wall {n} (point of defeat or extinction) :: seinä
wall {n} (impediment to free movement) :: muuri
wall {n} (butterfly Lasiommata megera) :: ruostepapurikko
wall {n} (barrier) :: muuri
wall {n} (barrier to vision) :: näköeste
wall {n} (something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall) :: seinämä, seinä
wall {n} (anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure) :: seinämä, seinä
wall {n} (fictional bidder at an auction) :: valehuutaja
wall {n} (soccer: line of defenders) :: muuri
wall {n} (internet: personal notice board) :: seinä
wall {v} (to enclose by surrounding with walls) :: muurata, ympäröidä muurilla, muurittaa
wallaby {n} /ˈwɒləbi/ (Any of several species of Marsupial) :: vallabi, kenguru
Wallachia {prop} /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ə/ (region in Romania) :: Valakia
Wallachian {n} /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ən/ (person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent) :: valakki
Wallachian {adj} (related to Wallachia) :: valakialainen
wallaroo {n} /ˌwɒləˈɹuː/ (any of three intermediate-size macropods) :: kenguru
wallaroo {n} (Macropus robustus) :: vuorikenguru
wall barley {n} :: hiirenohra
wall bars {n} (exercise equipment) :: puolapuut
wallboard {n} (a construction material of premade boards used for walls and ceilings) :: kipsilevy
wall brown {n} (butterfly) :: ruostepapurikko
wall chaser {n} (power tool) :: roilokone, uraleikkuri
wall clock {n} (clock mounted on a wall) :: seinäkello
wallcreeper {n} /ˈwɔːlkɹiːpə/ (Tichodroma muraria) :: kalliokiipijä
wallet {n} /ˈwɒlɪt/ (case for keeping money) :: lompakko
walleye {n} (sideways-looking misaligned eye) :: kiero silmä
walleye {n} (Sander vitreus) :: valkosilmäkuha, hietakuha
wallflower {n} /ˈwɔl.ˌflɑʊ.ɚ/ (any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum) :: ukonnauris
wallflower {n} (socially awkward person) :: seinäkukkanen, seinäruusu
wall hanging {n} (wall decoration) :: seinäkoriste
Wallis and Futuna {prop} (an overseas territory of France in Oceania) :: Wallis ja Futuna
wall knot {n} (type of knot) :: punos
wall lizard {n} (lizard of the genus Podarcis) :: muurisisilisko
Wallonia {prop} /wəˈləʊnɪə/ (a region) :: Vallonia
Walloon {prop} /wəˈluːn/ (Romance language) :: valloni
Walloon {n} (an inhabitant of Wallonia) :: valloni
Walloon {adj} (referring to the French-speaking people of southern Belgium) :: vallonien [genitive of noun], vallonilainen
Walloon {adj} (referring to the Romance language) :: valloninkielinen
Walloon Brabant {prop} (province) :: Vallonian Brabant
wallow {v} /ˈwɒ.ləʊ/ (to roll oneself about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire) :: kieriskellä
wallow {v} (to immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically) :: rypeä
wallpaper {n} (decorative paper for walls) :: tapetti
wallpaper {n} (computing: image used to cover a desktop) :: taustakuva
wallpaper {v} (to cover with wallpaper) :: tapetoida
wall plate {n} (horizontal piece of timber on a wall) :: juoksu
wall plug {n} :: seinätulppa, kiinnitystulppa; pistorasia
wall railing {n} (hand railing attached to a wall) :: seinäkaide
wall rocket {n} (plant of the genus Diplotaxis) :: hietasinappi
walls have ears {proverb} (be careful about what you say) :: seinilläkin on korvat
wall socket {n} (electricity power point) :: pistorasia
wall-to-wall {adj} (that covers all of the floor) :: kokolattia-
wall-to-wall {adj} (pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting; see also pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting) :: kattava
wall wart {n} (power supply) :: verkkolaturi
walnut {n} /ˈwɑlnət/ (tree) :: pähkinäpuu
walnut {n} (nut) :: saksanpähkinä
walnut {n} (wood) :: pähkinäpuu
walrus {n} /ˈwɑl.ɹəs/ (large Arctic marine mammal) :: mursu
Walter {prop} /ˈwɔltɚ/ (male given name) :: Valtteri
waltz {n} /wɔːlts/ (a ballroom dance) :: valssi
waltz {n} (piece of music) :: valssi
waltz {n} (simple task) :: tanssi
waltz {v} (dance) :: tanssia valssia, valssata
waltz {v} (move briskly and unhesitatingly) :: tanssia, viedä [someone]
waltz {v} (accomplish with little effort) :: tanssia
wan {adj} /wɒn/ (pale, sickly-looking) :: kelmeä, kalmea, riutunut
wan {adj} (dim, faint) :: kelmeä
wan {adj} (bland, uninterested) :: vaisu
wand {n} /wɒnd/ (hand-held narrow rod) :: sauva
wander {v} /ˈwɑndɚ/ (to move without purpose or destination) :: vaeltaa, vaellella, kierrellä, harhailla
wander {v} (to stray from one's course) :: harhautua, eksyä, ajautua sivuun
wander {v} (to commit adultery) :: pettää, käydä vieraissa, tehdä aviorikos, olla uskoton, [religious/archaic] tehdä huorin
wander {v} (to go somewhere indirectly) :: kierrellä, kaarrella, kiertää, vaeltaa
wander {v} (of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention) :: harhailla
wanderer {n} (one who wanders) :: kuljeksija, kulkuri
wandering Jew {n} (Tradescantia zebrina) :: juorukki
Wandering Jew {prop} (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend) :: vaeltava juutalainen
wanderlust {n} /ˈwɑndɚˌlʌst/ (a strong impulse or longing to travel) :: vaellushalu, kaukokaipuu
Wanderwort {n} (Translations) :: kulkusana
wane {n} /weɪn/ (gradual diminution) :: hiipuminen
wane {n} (end of a period) :: loppu
wane {v} (to progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity, etc.) :: hiipua
waned {adj} (having wanes) :: vajaakanttinen
wangle {v} (falsify) SEE: falsify ::
waning {adj} /ˈweɪ.nɪŋ/ (becoming weaker or smaller) :: hupeneva
waning moon {n} (moon as it progresses from full moon to a new moon) :: vähenevä kuu, alakuu
wank {v} /wæŋk/ (intransitive: to masturbate) :: runkata, vetää käteen, vemputtaa
wank {v} (transitive: to masturbate) :: runkata, vemputtaa
wank {n} (act of masturbation) :: runkku, runkki, runkkaus, omakiva
wank {n} (rubbish, nonsense) :: paskapuhe
Wankel engine {n} (type of engine) :: wankelmoottori
wanker {n} /ˈwæŋkə(ɹ)/ (person who wanks) :: runkkari
wanker {n} (idiot) :: runkkari
want {v} /wɑnt/ (desire) :: tahtoa, haluta
want {n} (desire, wish, longing) :: halu, kaipuu
want {n} (lack (of)) :: puute
want {n} (poverty) :: köyhyys
want {v} (lack) SEE: lack ::
want ad {n} (type of ad) :: työpaikkailmoitus
wanted {adj} /ˈwɑntʰɪd/ (desired) :: etsitty, haluttu, toivottu
wanted {adj} (subject to immediate detainment) :: etsintäkuulutettu
wanted poster {n} (printed announcement) :: etsintäkuulutus
wanton {adj} /ˈwɑntən/ (undisciplined) :: huikentelevainen, kuriton
wanton {adj} (playful, carefree) :: riehakas, leikkisä
wanton {adj} (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free) :: irstas, rietas, siveetön
wanton {adj} (capricious, reckless of morals or justice) :: vastuuton, holtiton, hätäinen
wanton {adj} (self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant) :: huikentelevainen
wanton {n} (pampered or coddled person) :: lellikki
wanton {n} (overly playful person) :: pelle
wanton {v} (to waste or squander) :: tuhlata, haaskata
wapiti {n} (the American elk) :: vapiti, kanadanhirvi
war {n} /wɔː/ (conflict involving organized use of arms) :: sota
war {n} (rhetorical: campaign against something) :: sota
war {n} (business competition) :: sota
war {n} (card game) :: kina
war {v} (to engage in conflict) :: sotia
warble {v} /ˈwɔɹbl̩/ (to sing like a bird, especially with trills) :: livertää
warbler {n} /ˈwɔː(ɹ)blə(ɹ)/ (bird of the Sylviidae family) :: kerttu
warbler {n} (bird of the Parulidae family) :: kerttuli
war bond {n} (type of bond) :: sotaobligaatio
war bonnet {n} (ceremonial headdress) :: sotapäähine
war bride {n} (woman) :: sotamorsian
war chest {n} (fund to finance a war) :: sotakassa
war chest {n} (fund for some specific campaign) :: rahasto; vaalikassa [funds for an electoral campaign]
war child {n} (child who has grown up in wartime) :: sotalapsi
war crime {n} (offense for violations of the law of war) :: sotarikos
war criminal {n} (person guilty of a war crime) :: sotarikollinen
ward {n} /wɔːd/ (action of a watchman) :: vartio, vahti
ward {n} (person under guardianship) :: holhokki, holhottava
ward {n} (section of a prison) :: osasto
ward {n} (administrative subdivision of cities) :: kaupunginosa
ward {n} (part of a hospital where patients reside) :: potilassali, potilashuone, osasto
ward {n} (minor looked after by a guardian) :: holhokki, holhottava
ward {n} (on a lock or key) :: haitta
ward {v} (To keep in safety; to watch; to guard) :: suojella
ward {v} (To defend; to protect) :: suojella
ward {v} (To fend off; to repel; to turn aside) :: suojella
war dance {n} (ceremonial dance performed before a major battle or after a victory) :: sotatanssi
warden {n} /ˈwɔɹdən/ (a chief administrative officer of a prison) :: vankilanjohtaja
ward off {v} (to parry, or turn aside) :: torjua
ward off {v} (to avert or prevent) :: torjua
wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet ::
wardrobe {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse ::
wardrobe {n} / ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/ (movable furniture for storing clothes) :: vaatekaappi
wardrobe {n} (costume department) :: puvusto
wardrobe {n} (collection of clothing) :: vaatekaappi
wardrobe malfunction {n} ((euphemism) an accidental instance of indecent exposure) :: vaatemoka
ware {n} /wɛə(ɹ)/ (product) :: tavara, kauppatavara
-ware {suffix} (denoting items made from a particular substance) :: -esineet {p}, -tavara
-ware {suffix} (denoting items of a particular kind or for a particular use) :: -esineet {p}, -tavara
-ware {suffix} (denoting specific classes of computer software) :: -ohjelmat {p}
warehouse {n} (A place for storing large amounts of products) :: varasto
warehouseman {n} (person who manages or works in a warehouse) :: varastomies [dated]; varastotyöntekijä
warehouse store {n} (type of retailer) :: laatikkomyymälä
warehousewoman {n} (woman who manages or works in a warehouse) :: varastotyöntekijä [gender neutral]
warez {v} (copy illegally) :: warettaa
warfare {n} /ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/ (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) :: sodankäynti, sota, sotiminen
warfare {n} (military operations of some particular kind) :: sodankäynti, sota
warfighter {n} (soldier, especially in the military of one's own country) :: taistelija
war film {n} (film set in wartime) :: sotaelokuva
war footing {n} :: sotajalka
war game {n} :: sotaharjoitus, taisteluharjoitus, karttaharjoitus, sotapeli
war grave {n} (burial place) :: sotahauta, sankarihauta
war hammer {n} (weapon) :: sotavasara
warhead {n} (part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition) :: taistelukärki
warhorse {n} (horse used in horse-cavalry) :: sotahevonen, sotaratsu
warhorse {n} (experienced person) :: sotaratsu
war leader {n} (person who leads a people in war, see also: war chief; commander) :: sotapäällikkö, sotajohtaja
warlike {adj} /ˈwɔɹlaɪk/ (belligerent) :: sotaisa
warlike {adj} (bellicose) :: sotaisa, sotaintoinen
warlock {n} /ˈwɔɹ.lɑk/ (male magic-user) :: velho
warlord {n} (high military officer in a warlike nation) :: sotapäällikkö
warlord {n} (local ruler or bandit leader where the government is weak) :: sotaherra
warlordism {n} (behaviours and practices of warlords) :: sotaherruus
warm {adj} /wɔɹm/ (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) :: lämmin, lämpöinen
warm {adj} (being something that causes warmth) :: lämmin
warm {adj} (caring, of relation to another person) :: lämmin
warm {adj} (ardent, zealous) :: palava
warm {v} (to make or keep warm) :: lämmittää, lämmitellä
warm {v} (to increasingly favour) :: lämmetä
war machine {n} /ˈwɔː məˌʃiːn/ (weapon) :: sotakone
war machine {n} (resources) :: sotakone, sotakoneisto
warm-blooded {adj} (passionate) :: kuumaverinen
warm-blooded {adj} (maintaining constant body temperature) SEE: endothermic ::
war memorial {n} (commemorial monument) :: sotamuistomerkki
warm front {n} (the trailing edge of a mass of cold air) :: lämmin rintama
warmly {adv} /wɔɹmli/ (in a manner maintaining warm temperature) :: lämpimästi
warmonger {n} /ˈwɔː.mʌŋ.ɡə(ɹ)/ (one who advocates war) :: sodanlietsoja
warmonger {v} (to advocate war) :: lietsoa sotaa
warm someone's heart {v} (warm the cockles of someone's heart) SEE: warm the cockles of someone's heart ::
warmth {n} /wɔɹmθ/ (moderate heat; sensation of being warm) :: lämpö; lämmin
warmth {n} (friendliness, affection) :: lämpö
warmth {n} (intensity of emotion or expression) :: kiihko
warmth {n} (arts: effect) :: lämpö
warm the cockles of someone's heart {v} (to provide happiness to someone) :: lämmittää jonkun sydäntä
warm up {v} (to become warmer) :: lämmitellä
warm up {v} (to reheat food) :: lämmittää
warm up {v} (to reach a normal operating temperature) :: lämmittää [transitive], lämmetä [intransitive]
warm up {v} (to stretch etc before exercise) :: verrytellä
warm up {v} (to do some additional practice) :: lämmitellä
warm up {v} (to make an audience enthusiastic) :: lämmittää, lämmitellä
warm-up {n} (The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity) :: lämmittely, verryttely
warm-up {n} (Any act of preparation for a performance) :: lämmittely
warm-up {n} (A period of time allocated for performing warm-ups) :: lämmittely, verryttely
warmup jacket {n} (type of jacket) :: lämmittelytakki, urheilupusakka
warn {v} /wɔːn/ (to make someone aware of impending danger) :: varoittaa
warn {v} (to notify someone of something) :: ilmoittaa, varoittaa
warn {v} (intransitive: to give warning) :: varoittaa
Warner {prop} (male given name of Germanic origin) :: Verneri
warning {n} /ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/ (instance of warning someone) :: varoittaminen
warning {n} (something spoken or written that is intended to warn) :: varoitus
warning {interj} (warning of danger in signs) :: vaara
warning shot {n} (shot fired) :: varoituslaukaus
warning shot {n} (action intended as a warning) :: varoituslaukaus
warning triangle {n} (a triangle used to warn other road users) :: varoituskolmio
War of 1812 {prop} (military conflict) :: vuoden 1812 sota
war of aggression {n} (military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation) :: hyökkäyssota
war of attrition {n} (prolonged exhausting war) :: näännytyssota, uuvutussota, kulutussota
war of conquest {n} (war of conquest, see also: war of aggression) :: valloitussota
war of nerves {n} (conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used) :: hermosota, psykologinen sodankäynti
war of nerves {n} (situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship) :: hermosota
war of words {n} (heated exchange of statements) :: sanasota
War on Terrorism {prop} (ongoing campaign by the US and its allies) :: sota terrorismia vastaan
War on Terrorism {prop} (common term for conflict against Islamic terrorism) :: sota terrorismia vastaan
warp {n} /wɔːp/ (state of being bent out of shape) :: vääntyminen
warp {n} (distortion or twist) :: vääntymä, vääristymä
warp {n} (threads running lengthwise) :: loimi
warp {n} (nautical: line used in warping) :: varppi
warp {n} (theoretical construct) :: poimu
warp {v} (to twist or turn something out of shape) :: vääristää, vääristyä
warp {v} (to move a vessel) :: varpata
war paint {n} (pigment) :: sotamaalaus
warp and woof {n} (threads in a woven fabric) :: loimi ja kude
warp and woof {n} (fundamental structure) :: perusrakenne, ydin; tuki ja turva, kulmakivi
war party {n} (group of people) :: sotajoukko
warpath {n} (course of action that leads to hostility) :: sotapolku, sotajalka
warped {adj} (distorted by warping) :: vääntynyt
warped {adj} (in figurative sense) :: kieroutunut
warphan {n} (orphan due to having lost one's parents in war) :: sotaorpo
warplane {n} (aircraft for combat) :: sotilaslentokone
warpower {n} (capacity to wage war) :: sotapotentiaali
warrant {n} /ˈwɒɹənt/ ((obsolete) protector or defender) :: suojelija
warrant {n} (authorization or certification) :: valtuutus
warrant {n} (something that provides assurance or confirmation) :: todistus
warrant {n} (order that serves as authorization) :: valtakirja
warrant {n} ((finance) option to buy a security) :: merkintäoikeus, warrantti
warrant {n} (judicial writ) :: määräys
warrant {n} ((road transport) warrant of fitness) :: katsastustodistus
warrant {n} (warrant officer) SEE: warrant officer ::
warrant {v} (to justify) SEE: justify ::
warrant {v} (to authorize) SEE: authorize ::
warrant officer {n} (member of military) :: vääpeli
warranty {n} /ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/ (a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security) :: takuu, takuusitoumus
warranty {n} (legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised) :: takuu
warranty {n} (justification or mandate to do something) :: valtuutus
warren {n} /ˈwɒɹən/ (the system of burrows where rabbits live) :: koloverkosto
warren {n} (labyrinthine place) :: sokkelo
war reparations {n} (compensation to cover war damages) :: sotakorvaus
warring {adj} (engaged in war; belligerent) :: sotaakäyvä, sotiva
Warring States {prop} (era in ancient Chinese history) :: taistelevien läänitysvaltioiden kausi
Warring States {prop} (era in ancient Japanese history) :: Sengoku-kausi, taistelevien valtioiden aikakausi
warrior {n} /ˈwɔɹiɚ/ (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare) :: taistelija, sotilas, [literary, poetic] soturi
warrior {n} (person aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity) :: taistelija
war room {n} (command center) :: komentokeskus
war room {n} (location from which an activity is directed) :: komentokeskus
Warsaw {prop} /ˈwɔɹsɔ/ (capital city of Poland) :: Varsova
Warsaw Convention {prop} (international treaty) :: Varsovan sopimus
Warsaw Pact {prop} (pact) :: Varsovan sopimus
Warsaw Pact {prop} (military alliance) :: Varsovan liitto
Warsaw Uprising {prop} (millitary operation) :: Varsovan kansannousu
warship {n} /wɔːˌʃɪp/ (ship built or armed for naval combat) :: sota-alus, sotalaiva
Warsovian {adj} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian ::
Warsovian {n} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian ::
wart {n} /wɔɹt/ (type of growth occurring on the skin) :: syylä
warthog {n} (a species of wild pig) :: pahkasika
wartime {n} (period of a war) :: sota-aika
war torn {adj} (subjected to the ravages of war) ::  ; sodan runtelema
warts and all {adj} (of a description which does not conceal shortcomings or imperfections) :: kaunistelematon
warts and all {adv} (in a manner which does not conceal shortcomings or imperfections) :: kaunistelematta
war veteran {n} (person who has served in the armed forces during a war) :: sotaveteraani
Warwick {prop} /ˈwɒɹɪk/ (county town of Warwickshire) :: Warwick
wary {adj} /ˈwɛəɹ.i/ (cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous) :: pelätä [verb: to be wary]
wary {adj} (characterized by caution; guarded; careful) :: varovainen
war zone {n} (region of ongoing war) :: sotatoimialue
wasabi {n} /wəˈsɑːbi/ (green Japanese condiment) :: wasabi
wash {v} /wɔɹʃ/ (to clean with water) :: pestä; tiskata [dishes], pyykätä [clothes]
wash {v} (to move or erode by the force of water in motion) :: huuhtoa
wash {v} (mining: to separate valuable material) :: huuhtoa
wash {v} (to clean oneself) :: peseytyä
wash {v} (to cover with liquid; to wet, moisten) :: huuhtoa [to cover with water]; kastella [to wet]; kostuttaa [to moisten]
wash {v} (to be eroded) :: huuhtoutua
wash {v} (to be convincing) :: vakuuttaa
wash {v} (to bear washing without injury) :: kestää pesua [generally]; kestää pesun [particular instance of washing]
wash {v} (to be wasted or worn away) :: huuhtoutua
wash {v} (to tint lightly and thinly) :: sävyttää
wash {v} (to overlay with a thin coat of metal) :: silata
wash {n} (process or an instance of washing or being washed by water) :: pesu
wash {n} (liquid for washing) :: huuhde, pesuneste
wash {n} (clothes washed at a time) :: pyykki
wash {n} (painting) :: laveeraus
wash {n} (sound of breaking seas) :: (aaltojen) kohina
wash {n} (wake of a ship) :: vanavesi, peräaalto
wash {n} (turbulence left by airplane) :: jättöpyörre
wash {n} (lotion) :: -vesi, -huuhde, -saippua
wash {n} (ground washed away to the sea or a river) :: huuhtouma
wash {n} (piece of ground washed by the action of water) :: särkkä
wash {n} (shallow body of water) :: matalikko
wash {n} (normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream) :: jokiuoma, wadi
wash {n} (situation in which losses and gains are equivalent) :: tasapeli
wash {n} (distilling: fermented wort) :: rankki
wash {n} (mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings) :: mäski
wash {n} (thin coat of metal laid on anything) :: metallointi
wash {n} (nautical: blade of an oar) :: lape
wash {n} (architecture: structure shaped so as to receive and carry off water) :: kouru
washable {adj} (capable of being washed without being damaged) :: pestävä
washbag {n} (toiletries bag) :: nesessääri
washbasin {n} (basin used for washing, sink) :: pesuallas, lavuaari [permanently installed]; pesuvati [movable]
washboard {n} (board to do laundry) :: pyykkilauta
washboard {n} (percussion instrument) :: pyykkilauta
washbowl {n} (a sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain) :: pesuallas
washbowl {n} (a basin for washing the face and hands) :: pesuvati
washcloth {n} /ˈwɔʃklɔθ/ (cloth used to wash) :: pesulappu
washer {n} (something that washes) :: pesukone, pesuri, pesin
washer {n} (person who washes for a living) :: pesijä, pesijätär [woman], pyykkäri [clothes]
washer {n} (flat disk) :: aluslevy, aluslaatta; [colloquial] prikka
washer {n} (face cloth) :: pesulappu
washi {n} (paper) :: japaninpaperi
washing {n} /ˈwɒʃɪŋ/ (action of the verb "to wash") :: pesu, peseminen, huuhdonta, huuhtominen
washing {n} (textiles that have been or are to be washed) :: pyykki
washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes) :: pesukone [general]; pyykinpesukone [clothes]; pyykkikone [clothes, informal]
washing mitt {n} :: pesukinnas
washing powder {n} (powder for washing clothes) :: pesujauhe, pesupulveri
washing soda {n} (sodium carbonate) :: pesusooda
Washington {prop} /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/ (name) :: Washington
Washington {prop} (US state) :: Washingtonin osavaltio
Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America) :: Washington
washing-up liquid {n} (liquid soap used to wash dishes) :: astianpesuaine, tiskiaine
wash one's hands of {v} (absolve oneself of responsibility) :: pestä kätensä
washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
washstand {n} (table for washing) :: pesuteline, pesupöytä
washtub {n} (tub used for washing clothes) :: pesusoikko
wash up {v} (wash one's hands and/or face (US)) :: peseytyä
wash up {v} (be carried on to land by water) :: huuhtoutua
wash up {v} (clean utensils, dishes, etc.) SEE: do the dishes ::
wasp {n} /wɒsp/ (insect) :: ampiainen
waspish {adj} /ˈwɑ.spɪʃ/ (suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp) :: ampiaismainen
waspish {adj} (spiteful or irascible) :: äkäinen
wasp waist {n} (waist like that of a wasp) :: ampiaisvyötärö
wasp-waisted {adj} (having very slim waist) :: ampiaisvyötäröinen
waste {n} /weɪst/ (useless by-products, garbage) :: jäte
waste {n} (excrement or urine) :: jätös
waste {n} (waste land, desolate region) :: joutomaa; erämaa [wilderness], autiomaa [desert]
waste {n} (place that has been laid waste) :: tuhoalue
waste {n} (large tract of uncultivated land) :: joutomaa
waste {n} (historical: unusd part of the land of a manor) :: joutomaa
waste {n} (vast expanse of water) :: ulappa
waste {n} (disused mine) :: hylätty kaivos
waste {n} (action of wasting, ineffective use) :: tuhlaus
waste {n} (large abundance of something) :: ylimäärä, ylijäämä
waste {n} (gradual loss or decay) :: rapistuminen, rapautuminen
waste {n} (decaying of the body by disease, see also: atrophy) :: atropia
waste {n} (destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disaster) :: tuho
waste {n} (legal: cause of action against degrading the value or character of a property) :: hävittäminen
waste {adj} (barren) :: karu
waste {adj} (excess) :: liiallinen, liika-
waste {adj} (superfluous; needless) :: liiallinen, liika-
waste {v} (to destroy) :: tuhota
waste {v} (to decay) :: hukata, tuhlata
waste {v} (to squander) :: hukata, tuhlata
waste {v} (slang: to kill) :: listiä
waste {v} (to weaken) :: kuihtua
waste away {v} (lose energy) :: kuihtua, riutua
wastebasket {n} (wastepaper basket) SEE: wastepaper basket ::
wastebasket {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can ::
waste breath {v} (to speak futilely) :: puhua joutavia
wasted {adj} /ˈweɪstɪd/ (not profitably used) :: haaskattu, hukkaanheitetty
wasted {adj} (ravaged or deteriorated) :: hävitetty
wasted {adj} (emaciated and haggard) :: riutunut
wasted {adj} (very drunk or stoned) :: kännissä, pilvessä
wasteful {adj} /ˈweɪstfəl/ (inclined to waste) :: tuhlaava
wasteland {n} (region with no remaining resources; desert) :: autiomaa, erämaa, kitumaa
wasteland {n} (barren and uninteresting place) :: joutomaa
waste not, want not {proverb} :: säästäväisyys on hyve
waste of time {n} (meaningless or fruitless activity) :: ajanhukka
wastepaper {n} (unwanted paper that has been discarded) :: jätepaperi
wastepaper basket {n} (small open container for discarded paper) :: roskakori
waste picker {n} (person who salvages materials thrown away) :: roskienkerääjä
waster {n} /ˈweɪstə/ (one that wastes) :: tuhlaaja, haaskaaja, tuhlari
waster {n} (destroyer in Proverbs) :: tuhontekijä
waste sorting {n} (separation of waste) :: jätteiden lajittelu
waste time {v} (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) :: hukata aikaa, haaskata aikaa
wastewater {n} (water containing waste products) :: jätevesi
watch {n} /wɔt͡ʃ/ (portable or wearable timepiece) :: kello [general], rannekello [wrist], taskukello [pocket]
watch {n} (particular time period) :: vahti
watch {n} (person or group of people who guard) :: vahti, vartio
watch {n} (group of sailors and officers) :: vahti
watch {n} (period of time on duty) :: vahti
watch {v} (to look at for a period of time) :: katsoa, katsella
watch {v} (to observe) :: tarkkailla, katsoa
watch {v} (to attend or guard) :: vahtia, katsoa
watch {v} (to be wary) :: olla varuillaan, tarkkailla
watchable {adj} (that can be watched) :: katsottava
watchable {adj} (that bears watching) :: katsottava
watch cap {n} (knitted cap) SEE: beanie ::
watchdog {n} (person) :: vahtikoira
watchdog {v} (to guard and warn) :: vartioida, olla vartiossa
watchdog {n} (dog) SEE: guard dog ::
watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard ::
watcher {n} /ˈwɒtʃə(ɹ)/ (someone who watches or observes) :: katsoja; tarkkailija
watcher {n} (someone who keeps vigil) :: vartija, valvoja
watch glass {n} (laboratory equipment) :: kellolasi
watchhouse {n} (small prison) :: putka
watchlist {n} /ˈwɒtʃˌlɪst/ (list for special attention) :: tarkkailulista
watchmaker {n} /ˈwɔtʃˌmeɪkə/ (person who repairs (and originally made) watches) :: kelloseppä
watchman {n} (guard) :: vartija
watch one's mouth {v} (watch one's mouth) :: varoa sanojaan [be careful about what one says], ei puhua rumia [profanity], olla puhumatta rumia [profanity]
watch one's step {v} (to move cautiously) :: katsoa eteensä
watch one's step {v} (to be cautious) :: katsoa eteensä
watch out {v} (to use caution) :: varoa
watch out {interj} (proceed with caution) :: varo! [singular], varokaa! [polite or plural]
watch over {v} (to guard and protect) :: vahdata, kaita
watch pocket {n} (pocket for carrying pocket watch) :: kellotasku
watchtower {n} (observation tower) :: vartiotorni
watchword {n} /ˈwɒt͡ʃwɜː(ɹ)d/ (word used as expressive of a principle) :: motto, tunnus, iskulause
watchword {n} (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard) :: tunnussana
water {n} (amniotic fluid) SEE: amniotic fluid ::
water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water ::
water {v} /ˈwɔtəɹ/ (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)) :: kastella
water {v} (to provide (animals) with water) :: juottaa
water {v} (colloquial: to urinate) :: heittää vettä
water {v} (dilute) :: laimentaa
water {v} (to fill with or secrete water) :: vuotaa, valua, kastua, kostua
water {n} (clear liquid H₂O) :: vesi
water {n} (spa water) :: kylpy
water {n} (one of the basic elements) :: vesi
water {n} (body of water, or specific part of it) :: vedet {p}
water {n} (urine) :: vesi
water {n} (figuratively: state of affairs; conditions) :: tuulet {p}
water {n} (serving of water) :: vesi
water {n} (medical: fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling) :: vesi, neste
water {n} (finance: excess valuation of securities) :: ilma
water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada) :: karhukainen
waterbed {n} (bed with a mattress filled with water) :: vesisänky
water birth {n} (form of childbirth) :: vesisynnytys
waterboarding {n} (torture technique) :: vesikidutus
waterbody {n} (significant accumulation of water) SEE: body of water ::
water boiler {n} (electric device) :: vedenkeitin
water bottle {n} (A bottle used for carrying water) :: vesipullo
water break {n} (rest period during the business day) :: juomatauko
water buffalo {n} (large ungulate) :: vesipuhveli
water buffalo calf {n} :: vesipuhvelin vasikka
water bug {n} (member of infraorder Nepomorpha) :: vesilude
water bug {n} (other true bug living around water) :: vesilude
water bug {n} (Periplaneta americana) :: sokeritorakka, amerikantorakka
water bug {n} (Blatta orientalis) :: ruotsintorakka
water butt {n} (barrel for holding rainwater) :: sadevesisäiliö
water caltrop {n} (Trapa bicornis) :: vesipähkinä
water cannon {n} (device shooting water) :: vesitykki
water carrier {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius ::
water carrier {n} (domestique) SEE: domestique ::
water carrier {n} (person) :: vedenkantaja
water carrier {n} (pipe or tube) :: vesijohto
water carrier {n} (ship) :: vesitankkeri
water carrier {n} (individual doing simple, ordinary work) :: duunari
water chestnut {n} (Eleocharis dulcis) :: vesikastanja
water chestnut {n} (corm of this species) :: vesikastanja
water chestnut {n} (water caltrop) SEE: water caltrop ::
water clock {n} (device for measuring time) :: vesikello
water clock {n} (clepsydra) SEE: clepsydra ::
water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet ::
water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
watercolor {n} (a painting technique) SEE: watercolour ::
watercolor {n} (an artwork) SEE: watercolour ::
watercolor {n} (any paint used in this method) SEE: watercolour ::
watercolor {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) SEE: watercolour ::
watercolour {n} /ˈwɔ.tɜ.ˌkʌ.lɜ/ (pigment) :: vesiväri, akvarelliväri
watercolour {n} (painting) :: vesivärimaalaus, akvarelli
watercolour {n} (genre) :: vesivärimaalaus
watercolour {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) :: vesiväri-
water-cooled {adj} (cooled by water) :: vesijäähdytteinen
water cooler {n} (dispenser of cooled drinking water) :: vesiautomaatti
water cooler {n} (location in the workplace) :: vesiautomaatti
watercourse {n} (channel through which water flows) :: uoma
watercraft {n} /ˈwɔtɚkɹæft/ (any self-propelled vessel) :: vesikulkuneuvo
watercress {n} /ˈwɔtəɹkɹɛs/ (Nasturtium officinale) :: vesikrassi
watercress {n} (Nasturtium microphyllum) :: pikkuvesikrassi
water cycle {n} (the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation) :: veden kiertokulku
water diviner {n} (water diviner) SEE: dowser ::
water dog {n} (water dog) :: vedestä noutava lintukoira, vesikoira
waterdog {n} (axolotl) SEE: axolotl ::
waterdog {n} (mudpuppy) SEE: mudpuppy ::
water down {v} (to dilute) :: laimentaa
water down {v} (to make weaker) :: vesittää
water down {v} (to simplify) :: yksinkertaistaa
waterdrop {n} (single drop of water) :: vesipisara
water dropwort {n} (plant of the genus Oenanthe) :: pahaputki
waterfall {n} /ˈwɔtɚfɔl/ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) :: vesiputous
waterfall {n} (waterfall-like outpouring) :: hyöky
water flea {n} (crustacean of the order Cladocera) :: vesikirppu
waterflow {n} (flow of water) :: vesivirta, veden virtaus; vedenjuoksu
water fountain {n} (device designed to dispense drinking water) :: juoma-allas
waterfowl {n} (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) :: vesilintu
waterfree {adj} (free of water) :: vedetön
waterfront {n} (land alongside a body of water) :: vesiraja, ranta
waterfront {n} (dockland district of a town) :: ranta
Watergate {prop} /ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt/ (scandal) :: Watergate, Watergate-skandaali
water glass {n} (water-soluble silicates) :: vesilasi
water heater {n} (appliance for heating water) :: vedenkuumennin, vedenlämmitin
water hemlock {n} (plant in the genus Cicuta) SEE: cowbane ::
waterhole {n} (depression in which water collects) :: vesikuoppa
waterhole {n} (part of the electromagnetic spectrum) :: vesikuoppa
water horsetail {n} (plant) :: järvikorte
watering {n} (act of pouring water on something) :: kastelu
watering {n} (act of diluting a liquid) :: laimennus
watering {n} (act of giving wavy appearance) :: aallotus
watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants) :: kastelukannu
watering hole {n} (bar etc.) :: juottola
watering hole {n} (depression) SEE: waterhole ::
watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can ::
water intoxication {n} (potentially fatal disturbance in brain function) :: vesimyrkytys
waterish {adj} (watery) SEE: watery ::
water jacket {n} (enclosed space) :: vesivaippa
waterjug {n} (jug used to hold water) :: vesikannu
water law {n} (branch of law) :: vesioikeus
water-lettuce {n} (tropical duckweed) :: pistia, vesisalaatti
water lily {n} (Any members of Nymphaeaceae) :: lummekasvi, lumme
waterline {n} (line on the hull of a ship) :: vesilinja
waterline {n} (line on the land) :: vesiraja
waterlogged {adj} :: läpimärkä, veden peitossa (oleva)
watermark {n} (translucent design impressed on paper) :: vesileima
watermark {v} (to mark paper with a watermark) :: vesileimata
watermark {v} (to mark a datafile with a digital watermark) :: vesileimata
watermelon {n} /ˈwɔtəɹˌmɛlən/ (plant) :: vesimeloni
watermelon {n} (fruit) :: vesimeloni, arbuusi
watermelon {n} (derogatory slang: environmentalist with socialist leanings) :: vihervassari
water meter {n} (device for measuring water usage volume) :: vesimittari
watermilfoil {n} (plant of the genus Myriophyllum) :: ärviä
watermill {n} (mill powered by water) :: vesimylly
water mint {n} (herb in mint family) :: vesiminttu
water of crystallization {n} (water present in crystals) :: kidevesi
water park {n} (aquapark) SEE: aquapark ::
water parsnip {n} (Sium gen. et spp.) :: sorsanputki
water pipe {n} (water conduit) :: vesijohtoputki
water pipe {n} (tobacco smoking device) :: vesipiippu
water police {n} (police department charged with patrolling harbours and waterways) :: venepoliisi
water pollution {n} (water pollution) :: veden saastuminen, vesien saastuminen
water polo {n} (a water sport) :: vesipoolo, vesipallo
water power {n} ((uncountable) power from water) :: vesivoima
water power {n} ((countable) site or right) :: vesivoimalaitos
waterproof {adj} (unaffected by water) :: vedenkestävä
waterproof {adj} (made or covered with material that doesn't let water in) :: vedenpitävä, vesitiivis
waterproof {v} (to make waterproof or water-resistant) :: tiivistää, vesitiivistää, kosteussuojata
water rail {n} (Rallus aquaticus) :: luhtakana
water rat {n} (Neofiber alleni) :: floridanvesimyyrä
water rat {n} (Hydromys chrysogaster, see also: rakali) :: australianvesirotta
water rat {n} (Arvicola amphibius) :: vesimyyrä
water rat {n} (waterfront ruffian) :: rantarosvo
water rat {n} (person fond of water sports) :: vesipeto
water repellent {n} (chemical) :: vettähylkivä aine
water-repellent {adj} (that slows penetration of water) SEE: water-resistant ::
water-resistant {adj} (that slows the penetration of water) :: vettähylkivä
water scooter {n} (recreational watercraft) :: vesiskootteri
water scorpion {n} (insect of the family Nepidae) :: vesilude
water scorpion {n} (Nepa cinerea) :: vesiskorpioni
water's edge {n} (edge of a body of water) :: rantaviiva
watershed {n} /ˈwɔtɚʃɛd/ (boundary between adjacent catchment basins) :: vedenjakaja
watershed {n} (critical point marking a change in course or development) :: vedenjakaja
watershed {n} (drainage basin) SEE: drainage basin ::
watersheep {n} (legendary creature) :: vesilammas
water-shield {n} /ˈwɔːtərˌʃiːld/ (Brasenia schreberi) :: Brasenia schreberi -kasvi
water-shield {n} (Cabomba caroliniana) :: karkeaviuhkalehti
water shrew {n} (Eurasian water shrew) :: vesipäästäinen
waterside {n} (land bordering water) :: rantamaa, ranta
waterside {adj} (situated on a waterside) :: ranta-
water ski {n} (ski used for water skiing) :: vesisuksi
water ski {v} (ride on water skis) :: hiihtää vesisuksilla
water skiing {n} (water sport) :: vesihiihto
waterskin {n} (container) :: nahkaleili
water slide {n} (a recreational slide with water flowing down it) :: vesiliukumäki
water snake {n} (type of snake) :: vesikäärme
water softener {n} (device which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water) :: vedenpehmennin
water-soluble {adj} (dissolving easily in water) :: vesiliukoinen; vesiohenteinen [of paint]
water spinach {n} (Ipomoema aquatica) :: pinaattielämänlanka
watersport {n} (sport) :: vesiurheilu
watersport {n} (sexual practice) :: pissaleikki
water strider {n} (any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae) :: vesimittari
water table {n} (level underground) :: pohjavedenpinta
water tank {n} (large container used to store water) :: vesisäiliö, vesitankki
water taxi {n} (boat that will transport small groups of passengers for a fee) :: vesitaksi, taksivene
watertight {adj} /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/ (tightly made) :: vedenpitävä, vesitiivis
watertight {adj} (impossible to defeat, evade or nullify) :: vedenpitävä
watertightness {n} (condition of being watertight) :: vesitiiveys
water tower {n} (tank of water) :: vesitorni
water turbine {n} (device) :: vesiturbiini
water under the bridge {n} (something in the past that cannot be controlled but must be accepted) :: mennyt, ollut ja mennyt
water vapor {n} (water in a gaseous state) :: vesihöyry
water vapor {n} (steam) :: vesihöyry
water vole {n} (Old World vole) :: vesimyyrä
water vole {n} (Microtus richardsoni) :: amerikanvesimyyrä, kalliovuortenpuromyyrä; vesimyyrä
waterway {n} (navigable body of water) :: vesitie
waterweed {n} (genus of aquatic herbs) :: vesirutto
water wheel {n} (wheel propelled by water) :: vesipyörä
water wheel {n} (wheel to raise water) :: vesipyörä
water works {n} (system of supplying water) :: vesilaitos
waterworks {n} (the water supply system of a town etc., including reservoirs, pumps and pipes) :: vesilaitos
waterworks {n} (any single facility, such as a filtration plant, within such a system) :: vesilaitos
waterwort {n} (aquatic plant) :: vesirikkokasvi [Elatinaceae]; vesirikko [Elatine]
watery {adj} (resembling or characteristic of water) :: vesimäinen, vettä muistuttava
watery {adj} (wet, soggy or soaked with water) :: läpimärkä
watery {adj} (diluted or having too much water) :: vetinen
watery {adj} (of light: thin and pale) :: kelmeä
watery {adj} (weak and insipid) :: ponneton
watery {adj} (discharging water or similar) :: vuotava
watery {adj} (tearful) SEE: tearful ::
watt {n} /wɑt/ (derived unit of power) :: watti
watt-hour {n} (unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour) :: wattitunti
wattle {n} /ˈwɒtəl/ (construction of branches and twigs) :: punos
wattle {n} (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) :: heltta
wattle {n} (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) :: heltta
wattle {n} (loose hanging skin) :: heltta
wattle {n} (Australian acacia) :: akasia
wattmeter {n} (device for measuring electric power) :: wattimittari
waulk {v} (full) SEE: full ::
wave {v} /weɪv/ (to move back and forth repeatedly) :: aaltoilla, hulmuta
wave {v} (to wave one’s hand) :: vilkuttaa, heiluttaa
wave {v} (to have an undulating or wavy form) :: aaltoilla
wave {v} (to produce waves to the hair) :: kähertää
wave {v} (baseball: to swing and miss at a pitch) :: vilkuttaa
wave {v} (to cause to move back and forth repeatedly) :: heiluttaa
wave {v} (to signal with a waving movement) :: vilkuttaa
wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation) :: aalto
wave {n} (moving disturbance in a field) :: aalto
wave {n} (shape which alternatingly curves in opposite directions) :: aalto
wave {n} (sudden unusually large amount of something) :: aalto
wave {n} (sideways movement of the hand) :: vilkutus
wave {n} (A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water) :: aaltoilu, aalto
waveform {n} (mathematics) :: aaltomuoto
waveform {n} (physics) :: aaltomuoto
wavefunction {n} /ˈweɪv.fʌŋ(k).ʃən/ (notion in quantum mechanics) :: aaltofunktio
waveguide {n} (a structure which guides waves) :: aaltojohto
wavelength {n} /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/ (the length of a single cycle of a wave) :: aallonpituus
wavelet {n} (a small wave; a ripple) :: kare, liplatus
wavelet {n} (a fast-decaying oscillation) :: aalloke
wavelike {adj} (having some properties or characteristics of a wave) :: aaltomainen
wave mechanics {n} (mathematical basis for quantum mechanics) :: aaltomekaniikka
wavenumber {n} (measure of the number of waves) :: aaltoluku
wave packet {n} (collection of waves) :: aaltopaketti
wave packet {n} (probability wave) :: aaltopaketti
wave-particle duality {n} (concept applying to matter and radiation) :: aalto-hiukkasdualismi
wave pool {n} (swimming pool with waves) :: aaltoallas
wave power {n} (transport and harnessing of energy by ocean surface waves) :: aaltovoima
waver {v} /ˈweɪ.vɚ/ (to sway back and forth) :: huojua, liehua
waver {v} (to flicker, glimmer, quiver) :: lepattaa
waver {v} (to fluctuate or vary) :: heilua
waver {v} (to shake or tremble) :: täristä, väristä
waver {v} (to falter; become unsteady; begin to fail or give way) :: horjua
waver {v} (to be indecisive between choices; to feel or show doubt or indecision; to vacillate) :: horjua, epäröidä
waver {n} (act of wavering, vacillating) :: heilunta, huojunta, värinä, epäröinti, horjunta, lepatus, liehunta
waver {n} (someone who waves) :: viittoilija, vilkuttaja
waver {n} (someone who specializes in waving) :: kähertäjä
waver {n} (tool that accomplishes hair waving) :: käherrin
waviness {n} (quality of being wavy) :: aalloittaisuus, aaltomaisuus
waviness {n} (of hair: tendency to form waves) :: aaltoilevuus
wavy {adj} /ˈweɪvi/ (rising or swelling in waves) :: aaltoileva, vellova
wavy {adj} (full of waves) :: aaltoinen
wavy {adj} (undulating) :: aaltoileva, vellova
wavy {adj} (waved) :: aaltoinen
wavy {adj} (botany) :: aaltoileva
waw {n} /wɔː/ (Arabic letter) :: vav
wax {n} /wæks/ (oily, water-resistant substance) :: vaha
wax {n} (preparation containing wax, used as a polish) :: vaha
wax {n} (phonograph record) :: savikiekko
wax {adj} (made of wax) :: vaha-, vahasta tehty
wax {v} (apply wax to) :: vahata
wax {v} (remove hair from) :: poistaa vahalla
wax {v} (to assume specified characteristic) :: tulla, muuttua
wax {v} (literary: grow) :: kasvaa
wax {v} (of the moon: appear larger each night) :: kasvaa
wax {n} (process of growing) :: kasvu
wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax ::
wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax ::
waxflower {n} (plant of he genus Hoya) :: posliinikukka
waxflower {n} (Hoya carnosa) :: isoposliinikukka
wax gourd {n} (vine) SEE: winter melon ::
wax gourd {n} (fuzzy melon fruit) SEE: winter melon ::
waxing {n} /ˈwæksɪŋ/ (the action of the verb to wax) :: vahaus
waxing {n} (cosmetic procedure) :: vahaus
waxing moon {n} (The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon) :: kasvava kuu, yläkuu
waxlike {adj} (waxy) SEE: waxy ::
wax paper {n} (semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating) :: voipaperi
waxwing {n} (songbird of genus Bombycilla) :: tilhi
waxwork {n} (a wax figure, an effigy of a famous person) :: vahakuva, vahapatsas
waxy {adj} /ˈwæksi/ (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) :: vahamainen
way {adv} (very) SEE: very ::
way {adv} (far) SEE: far ::
way {n} /weɪ/ (road, direction, path) :: tie, matka
way {n} (means to enter or leave) :: tie, reitti; kautta [adverb]
way {n} (roughly-defined geographical area) :: tienoo
way {n} (method or manner) :: tapa
way {n} (state or condition) :: kunto, tila
way {n} (possibility) :: mahdollisuus
way {n} (determined course) :: tahto
way {n} (paganism: dedication to a specific deity or craft) :: usko
way {n} (nautical: speed, progress, momentum) :: vauhti
way {n} (degree, amount, sense) :: tapa, mieli
way {n} (as the head of an interjectory clause) :: hyvä tapa
way {n} (timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water) :: ramppi, veneluiska
way {n} (longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc.) :: johde
way {adv} (much) SEE: much ::
waybill {n} (document that lists the final destination (and other details) of each part of a cargo) :: rahtikirja
wayfarer {n} /ˈweɪˌfɛəɹ.ə(ɹ)/ (traveller) :: kulkija
waylay {v} /ˈweɪleɪ/ (to lie in wait for and attack from ambush) :: väijyä [to lie in wait]; hyökätä väijyksistä [to attack from ambush]
waylay {v} (to accost or intercept unexpectedly) :: yllättää
way of life {n} (style of living) :: elämäntapa
Way of St. James {prop} (Any of the pilgrimage routes to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great) :: Pyhän Jaakobin pyhiinvaellusreitti
way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit ::
way to go {interj} (expression of congrats, encouragement or approval) :: sillä lailla
way to go {n} (right route) :: oikea tie
way to go {n} (preferred decision) :: paras vaihtoehto
way too {adv} (all too, much too, to a degree that is very excessive) :: aivan liian
wayward {adj} /ˈweɪwɚd/ (given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray) :: kuriton
wayward {adj} (obstinate, contrary and unpredictable) :: arvaamaton
W-boson {n} (fundamental particle) :: W-bosoni
WC {n} (abbreviation for water closet) :: WC, vessa
we {pron} /wiː/ (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I)) :: me, myö [dialectal]
we {pron} (the speaker(s) and the listener(s) (inclusive we: you and I)) :: me [no distinction between exclusive and inclusive], myö [dialectal]
weak {adj} /wiːk/ (lacking in force or ability) :: heikko
weak {adj} (dilute, lacking in taste or potency) :: laimea, mieto
weak {adj} (grammar: regular in inflection) :: säännöllinen
weak {adj} (physics: one of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay) :: heikko
weak {adj} (slang: bad or uncool) :: huono
weaken {v} /ˈwikən/ (to make weaker) :: heikentää
weaken {v} (to become weaker) :: heikentyä, heiketä
weaker sex {n} (women regarded collectively) :: heikompi astia
weaker vessel {n} (a woman; women collectively) :: heikompi astia
weakest link {n} (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) :: heikoin lenkki
weakest link {n} (in reality show) :: heikoin lenkki
weakling {n} /ˈwijkˈlɪŋɡ/ (person of weak or even sickly physical constitution) :: rääpäle, surkimus
weakling {n} (person of weak character) :: ketale, kutale, surkimus
weakly interacting massive particle {n} (hypothetical class of particle) :: wimp
weak-minded {adj} (foolish or ignorant) :: typerä
weak-minded {adj} (weak-willed) :: heikkotahtoinen
weak-minded {adj} (characterized by weakness) :: heikko
weak-minded {adj} (mentally deficient) :: heikkomielinen
weakness {n} /ˈwiːk.nəs/ (condition of being weak) :: heikkous, voimattomuus
weakness {n} (fault) :: heikkous
weakness {n} (special fondness) :: heikkous
weak nuclear force {n} (one of the fundamental forces) :: heikko ydinvoima
weak nuclear interaction {n} (fundamental interaction) :: heikko vuorovaikutus
weak spot {n} :: heikko kohta
weal {n} /wiːl/ (community welfare) :: hyvinvointi, hyvä
wealth {n} /wɛlθ/ (riches; valuable material possessions) :: varallisuus; rikkaus, rikkaudet {p}
wealth {n} (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) :: rikkaus
wealth {n} (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) :: rikkaus
wealthy {adj} /ˈwɛl.θi/ (rich) :: varakas, äveriäs
wealthy {adj} (abundant) :: runsas, rikas
wean {v} /wiːn/ (to cease giving milk) :: vieroittaa
wean {v} (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment) :: vieroittua
wean {v} (to cease to depend) :: vieroittua
weapon {n} /ˈwɛ.pən/ (instrument of attack or defense in combat) :: ase, astalo
weapon of mass destruction {n} (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) :: joukkotuhoase
weaponry {n} (weapons collectively) :: aseistus
wear {v} /wɛə/ (to have on (clothes)) :: olla yllään, pitää, käyttää, olla päällään
wear {v} (to have or carry on one's person habitually, or in a particular manner) :: käyttää
wear {v} (to overcome one's reluctance and endure) :: kestää, sietää
wear {v} (to erode due to use) :: kulua [intr.]; kuluttaa [tr.]
wear {v} (to undergo gradual deterioration) :: kulua
wear {v} (to exhaust physically) :: kuluttaa, väsyttää, uuvuttaa
wear {v} (to last or remain durable under hard use or over time) :: kestää
wear {v} (to cause annoyance or irritation near the point of an exhaustion of patience) :: rasittaa
wear {v} (of time: to pass slowly, gradually or tediously) :: kulua
wear {v} (nautical: to bring to other tack by bringing the wind around the stern) :: jiipata
wear {n} (clothing) :: asu, vaatteet {p}, vaate {s}, pukimet {p}
wear {n} (damage) :: kuluminen, kuluma
wearable {adj} /ˈweəɹəbl/ (able to be worn) :: puettava
wear and tear {n} /ˈwɛəɹənˈtɛəɹ/ (damage or depreciation) :: kuluminen
wear away {v} (erode gradually) :: hivuttaa
wear down {v} (to cause physical or mental fatigue) :: rasittaa
wearing {adj} /ˈwɛɹɪŋ/ (causing tiredness) :: kuluttava, uuvuttava, väsyttävä
wearing {adj} (causing erosion) :: kuluttava
wearing {n} (process of eroding or grinding) :: kuluminen
wear one's heart on one's sleeve {v} (to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions) :: olla kuin avoin kirja
wear out {v} (to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use) :: kuluttaa
wear out {v} (to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain) :: kulua
wear out {v} (to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness) :: kuluttaa, väsyttää, uuvuttaa
wear out {v} (to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary) :: väsyä
wear out one's welcome {v} (to make one's presence unwanted) :: lakata olemasta tervetullut (to cease being welcome)
wear rose-colored glasses {v} (to be excessively optimistic) :: katsoa asioita ruusunpunaisten silmälasien läpi
wear something on one's sleeve {v} (to habitually aggressively express a thought, attitude, or belief) :: ilmaista avoimesti
wear the pants {v} (wear the trousers) SEE: wear the trousers ::
wear the trousers {v} (to be the dominant partner) :: määrätä, näyttää kaapin paikka
wear thin {v} (to lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse) :: kulua
weary {adj} /ˈwɪəɹi/ (tired, fatigued) :: väsynyt, lopen uupunut
weary {adj} (expressive of fatigue) :: väsynyt
weasel {n} /ˈwiːz(ə)l/ (least weasel, Mustela nivalis) :: lumikko
weasel {n} (any mammal of the genus Mustela) :: kärppä
weasel {n} (any mammal of the family Mustelidae) :: näätäeläin
weasel {v} (to weasel out of doing something) :: lusmuilla, kiemurrella
weasel {v} (to weasel something out of somebody) :: huiputtaa, kieroilla
weasel out {v} (to weasel out of doing something) :: lusmuilla, kiemurrella
weasel out {v} (to weasel something out of someone) :: huiputtaa, kieroilla
weather {n} /ˈwɛðə/ (state of the atmosphere) :: sää, ilma
weather {n} (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) :: säät {p}
weather {n} (nautical: windward side of a ship) :: ylähanka
weather {v} (to pass to windward) :: nostaa tuuleen
weather {v} (to endure an event) :: selvitä (jostakin)
weather {n} (situation) SEE: situation ::
weather balloon {n} (meteorological balloon) :: sääpallo, säähavaintopallo
weatherboard {n} (nautical: windward side of vessel) :: ylähanka, luuvartti
weatherboard {n} (clapboard) :: ulkolauta
weathercock {n} (weather vane) :: tuuliviiri [general]; tuulikukko [cockerel-formed]
weathercock {n} (a fickle, inconstant person) :: tuuliviiri
weather deck {n} (uncovered deck, deck open to weather, uppermost deck) :: sääkansi
weather eye {n} (ability to predict short-term weather) :: säänlukutaito
weather eye {n} (monitoring device) :: sääasema, säätutka
weather forecast {n} (prediction of future weather) :: säätiedotus, sääennustus, sääennuste
weather forecaster {n} (person who forecasts the weather) :: säätiedottaja
weather forecasting {n} (science of using meteorology to predict future weather) :: sään ennustaminen
weather front {n} (boundary between two masses of air) :: säärintama
weatherize {v} (to protect against weather) SEE: weatherproof ::
weatherman {n} (weather forecaster) :: säätiedottaja
weather map {n} (map showing the analysis of meteorological quantities) :: sääkartta
weatherperson {n} (weatherman) SEE: weatherman ::
weatherproof {adj} (Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather) :: säänkestävä
weatherproof {v} (To make something resistant to damage caused by the weather) :: suojata säältä
weather report {n} (translations) :: säätiedotus
weather satellite {n} (weather satellite) :: sääsatelliitti
weather shore {n} (nautical: shore to windward) :: suojainen ranta
weather shore {n} (protection creating relative calm) :: tuulensuoja
weather speak {n} (conversation) :: sääpuhe
weather speak {n} (jargon) :: sääpuhe
weather station {n} (station for meteorological observations) :: sääasema, säähavaintoasema
weatherstrip {n} (material used to prevent cold air from entering) :: tiivistenauha, tiiviste
weatherstrip {v} (to apply such a strip) :: tiivistää
weather the storm {v} (idiomatic) :: selvitä tilanteesta
weather vane {n} (a device showing the direction of the wind) :: tuuliviiri
weatherwoman {n} (female weather forecaster) :: säätiedottaja [gender-neutral], säänainen
weave {v} /wiːv/ (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another) :: kutoa
weave {v} (to spin a cocoon or a web) :: kutoa
weave {n} (a type or way of weaving) :: kudos
weave {v} (to weave) :: mutkitella, kiemurrella, puikkelehtia
weaver {n} /ˈwi.vɚ/ (one who weaves) :: kutoja
weaver ant {n} (ant of the genus Oecophylla) :: kutojamuurahainen
weaving {n} /ˈwiːvɪŋ/ (process of making woven material) :: kutominen
weaving {n} (piece of such material) :: kudonnainen
weaving {n} (unsteady motion back and forth) :: horjahtelu
web {n} /wɛb/ (any interconnected set of persons, places, or things) :: verkosto
web {n} (the World Wide Web (also spelled Web)) :: verkko
web {n} (the part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing) :: verkko
web {n} (a latticed or woven structure) :: ristikko, punos
web {n} (the thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top and bottom of the rail) :: varsi
web {n} (a fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds) :: räpylä
web {n} (a continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing) :: nauha, rata
web {n} (a long sheet of paper) :: raina
web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb ::
Web 1.0 {prop} (first generation of the WWW) :: Web 1.0
Web 2.0 {prop} /ˈwɛbˈtuː.pɔɪntˈoʊ/ (second generation of the WWW) :: Web 2.0
Web 3.0 {prop} (third generation of the WWW) :: Web 3.0
web address {n} (URL) :: verkko-osoite, web-osoite
web app {n} (web application) SEE: web application ::
web application {n} (computer application) :: verkkosovellus
webbed {adj} /ˈwɛbd/ (with the digits connected by a thin membrane) :: räpylä-
webbed {adj} (resembling a web) :: verkkomainen
webbed {adj} (connected to the World Wide Web) :: internetiin liitetty
web browser {n} /wɛb.bɹaʊ.zə(ɹ)/ (a computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web) :: selain, verkkoselain, www-selain
webcam {n} /ˈwɛbˌkæm/ (video camera viewed over a network) :: verkkokamera, webbikamera
webcap {n} (mushroom of the genus Cortinarius) :: seitikki
web conference {n} (meeting, presentation or communication conducted via the World Wide Web) :: verkkokonferenssi
web design {n} (creation of web pages) :: verkkosivujen suunnittelu
web developer {n} (person who develops applications) :: verkkokehittäjä
web development {n} (work) :: verkkokehitys
weber {n} /ˈwɛbɚ/ (derived unit of magnetic flux) :: weber
webfoot {n} (foot) :: räpyläjalka
webfoot {n} (animal) :: räpyläjalkainen
webfooted {adj} (having webbed feet) :: räpyläjalkainen
webfootedness {n} (quality) :: räpyläjalkaisuus
web hosting {n} (service) :: verkkopalvelu
webinar {n} (interactive seminar conducted via Internet) :: webinaari
weblication {n} (web application) SEE: web application ::
weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog ::
webmaster {n} (the person responsible for maintaining a website) :: sivustovastaava, verkkovastaava, webmaster
web page {n} (a single page in a website) :: verkkosivu, web-sivu, www-sivu, nettisivu
web server {n} (software) :: verkkopalvelin
web server {n} (computer) :: verkkopalvelin
website {n} /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/ (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web) :: verkkosivusto, sivusto, www-sivu, nettisivu
wed {v} /ˈwɛd/ (to join in matrimony) :: vihkiä (avioliittoon)
wed {v} (transitive: to take as one's spouse) :: naida, avioitua jonkun kanssa, mennä naimisiin jonkun kanssa, ottaa puolisokseen
wed {v} (intransitive: to take a spouse) :: avioitua, mennä naimisiin
Wed {n} (abbreviation of Wednesday) :: ke
wedding {n} /ˈwɛdɪŋ/ (marriage ceremony) :: häät {p}
wedding {n} (joining of two or more parts) :: yhdistäminen, liitos, liittäminen
wedding cake {n} (cake used as part of a wedding ceremony) :: hääkakku
wedding day {n} :: hääpäivä
wedding dress {n} (the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony) :: hääpuku, morsiuspuku
wedding gown {n} (wedding dress) SEE: wedding dress ::
wedding ring {n} (a ring symbolizing marriage) :: vihkisormus
wedge {n} /wɛdʒ/ (simple machine) :: kiila
wedge {n} (piece of food etc.) :: kolmio [food]; kiila
wedge {n} (geometry: type of five-sided polyhedron) :: kiila
wedge {n} (figurative: something that creates a division) :: kiila
wedge {n} (flank of cavalry) :: kiila
wedge {n} (type of golf club) :: wedge
wedge {n} (group of birds flying in V formation) :: aura
wedge {n} (one of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes) :: kiilakorkokenkä
wedge {n} (colloquial: quantity of money) :: massi, paalu
wedge {n} (mathematics: the symbol ∧) :: konjunktio, ja
wedge {v} (to support or secure using a wedge) :: kiilata
wedge {v} (to force into a narrow gap) :: kiilata
wedge {n} (sandwich) SEE: sub ::
wedge {n} (typography: háček) SEE: háček ::
wedgelike {adj} (shaped like a wedge) :: kiilamainen
wedge product {n} (in algebra) :: kiilatulo
wedge-tailed eagle {n} (eaglehawk) SEE: eaglehawk ::
wedgewise {adv} (in the manner of a wedge) :: kiilamaisesti
wedgy {adj} (shaped like a wedge) SEE: wedgelike ::
Wednesday {n} /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/ (day of the week) :: keskiviikko
wee {adj} /wiː/ (small, little) :: pikkuruinen
wee {n} :: pissa; pissaaminen
wee {v} :: pissata, pissiä
weed {n} (cigar) SEE: cigar ::
weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco ::
weed {n} /wiːd/ (unwanted plant) :: rikkakasvi, rikkaruoho
weed {n} (underbrush; low shrubs) :: varvikko
weed {n} (slang: marijuana) :: ruoho [slang], pajari [slang], möyhy [slang], pössy [slang], pilvi [slang]
weed {n} (weak horse) :: luuska
weed {n} (informal: puny person) :: hukkapätkä, pätkä
weed {n} (figuratively: something useless) :: turhake
weed {v} (to remove weeds from) :: kitkeä
weed {n} ((archaic) apparel) :: vaate
weed {n} (duckweed) SEE: duckweed ::
weed eater {n} (string trimmer) SEE: string trimmer ::
weedkiller {n} (chemical that destroys unwanted plants) :: rikkaruohomyrkky
weed out {v} (to remove unwanted elements) :: karsia, kitkeä
wee hours {n} :: pikkutunnit
week {n} /wik/ (period of seven days) :: viikko
weekday {n} /ˈwiːkdeɪ/ (weekday) :: arkipäivä
weekend {n} /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (break in the working week) :: viikonloppu
weekend {adj} (of, relating to or for the weekend) :: viikonloppu-, viikonloppuinen
weekend {adj} (occurring at the weekend) :: viikonloppuinen
weekly {adv} /wiːk.li/ (once every week) :: viikoittain
weekly {adv} (every week) :: viikoittain
weekly {adj} (of or relating to a week) :: viikoittainen, viikko-
weekly {adj} (happening once a week or every week) :: viikoittainen
weekly {n} (publication that is published once a week) :: viikkolehti
weenie {n} (Someone weak and unimportant) :: nynny
weep {v} /wiːp/ (to cry, shed tears) :: itkeä, kyynelehtiä
weeping willow {n} (Salix babylonica) :: itkupaju, itkuraita
weeping willow {n} (hybrids of Salix babylonica) :: itkupaju
weever {n} /ˈwi.vɚ/ (fish of Trachinidae) :: louhikala
weevil {n} /ˈwiːv(ə)l/ (beetle in the superfamily Curculionoidea) :: kärsäkäsmäinen
weevil {n} (beetle in the family Curculionidae) :: kärsäkäs
weevil {n} (similar beetle) :: kuoriainen
weevil {n} (loathsome person) :: nilviäinen
wee-wee {n} :: pissa, pissi, pisu, piipi, liri; pippeli, kikkeli [male], pimppi, pimppa [female]
wee-wee {v} :: pissata
weft {n} /wɛft/ (horizontal threads) :: kude
weft {n} (fill) :: kudelanka
weigh {v} /weɪ/ (to determine the weight of an object) :: punnita
weigh {v} (to weigh out) :: punnita, mitata
weigh {v} (to determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object) :: punnita, arvioida
weigh {v} (to consider a subject) :: punnita, puntaroida
weigh {v} (to have a certain weight) :: painaa
weigh {v} (nautical: to raise an anchor) :: [ankkuri] nostaa
weigh anchor {v} (raise the anchor) :: nostaa ankkuri
weighbridge {n} /ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/ (weighing platform) :: ajoneuvovaaka
weigh down {v} (to act as ballast) :: painaa, olla painolastina
weigh down {v} (to be too much to handle) :: painaa liikaa
weigher {n} /ˈweɪ.ɚ/ (one who weighs) :: punnitsija
weighing machine {n} (a mechanical device for determing the weight of an object or person) :: vaaka
weigh one's words {v} :: punnita sanansa
weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass ::
weight {n} /weɪt/ (force due to gravity) :: paino
weight {n} (object to make something heavier) :: paino
weight {n} (standardized measuring weight) :: punnus
weight {n} (importance or influence) :: painoarvo, merkitys
weight {n} (weight for training muscles) :: paino
weight {n} (statistics: multiplier) :: painokerroin, paino, painotuskerroin, painotus
weight {n} (topology: the smallest cardinality of a base) :: paino
weight {n} (typography: boldness of a font) :: paksuus
weight {n} (line weight) :: paksuus
weight {n} (thickness and opacity of paint) :: peitto, peittävyys
weight {v} (add weight) :: lisätä painoa
weight {v} (oppress) :: kuormittaa, raskauttaa
weight {v} (in mathematics) :: painottaa
weight {v} (to bias, to slant) :: painottaa
weight {v} (to handicap a horse) :: lisätä paino
weighted average {n} (arithmetic mean of values biased according to agreed weightings) SEE: weighted mean ::
weighted graph {n} (graph) :: painotettu verkko
weighted mean {n} (average calculated after biasing values) :: painotettu keskiarvo
weight gain {n} (increase in weight) :: painonnousu, lihominen
weightless {adj} (which has no weight) :: painoton
weightless {adj} (which is not being affected by gravity) :: painoton
weightlessness {n} (having zero weight) :: painottomuus
weight-lift {v} (to engage in weightlifting) :: nostaa painoja
weightlifting {n} /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/ (form of exercise) :: painonnosto
weightlifting {n} (sport in which competitors lift heavy weights) :: painonnosto
weight loss {n} (reduction of body mass) :: painonpudotus (desirable); painonmenetys [unwanted]
weight training {n} (form of physical exercise) :: painoharjoittelu
Weimar Republic {prop} /ˈvaɪmɑː(ɹ) ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/ (Germany between 1919 and 1933) :: Weimarin tasavalta
weir {n} /wɪə/ (adjustable dam) :: säännöstelypato, ylivuotopato
weir {n} (fence to catch fish) :: kalapato
weird {adj} /ˈwiɚd/ (having supernatural or preternatural power) :: yliluonnollinen
weird {adj} (having an unusually strange character or behaviour) :: outo
weird {adj} (deviating from the normal; bizarre) :: outo, kummallinen
weird number {n} (natural number) :: outo luku
Wei River {prop} (major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces) :: Wei
weissbier {n} (specialty beer) :: vehnäolut
welch {v} /wɛltʃ/ :: luistaa, rikkoa lupaus
welcher {n} :: maksamatta jättäjä
welcome {adj} /ˈwɛlkəm/ (whose arrival is a cause of joy) :: tervetullut
welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) :: tervetuloa!
welcome {n} (act of greeting someone's arrival) :: tervetulotoivotus, tervehtiminen, vastaanotto
welcome {n} (utterance of such a greeting) :: tervetulotoivotus
welcome {v} (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) :: toivottaa tervetulleeksi
welcome {v} (to accept willingly) :: toivottaa tervetulleeksi
welcome back {phrase} (welcome back) :: tervetuloa takaisin
welcome home {phrase} (welcome home) :: tervetuloa kotiin
Welcome to Country {n} (protocol) :: tervetuloseremonia
weld {n} /wɛld/ (herb) :: värireseda
weld {v} (to join materials (especially metals) by applying heat) :: hitsata
weld {v} (to bind, unite) :: hitsata
welder {n} /ˈwɛldə(ɹ)/ (one who welds) :: hitsari
welder {n} (item of equipment) :: hitsauskone
welding {n} /ˈwɛldɪŋ/ (action or process of welding) :: hitsaaminen, hitsaus
welfare {n} /ˈwɛlˌfɛɚ/ (health, safety, well-being, happiness and prosperity) :: hyvinvointi
welfare {n} (aid, provided by a government, etc.) :: sosiaaliavustus, sosiaalituki
welfare capitalism {n} (form of capitalism) :: hyvinvointikapitalismi
welfare parasite {n} (person who is seen as living on the welfare of others) :: sosiaalipummi
welfare state {n} (social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens) :: hyvinvointivaltio
welfare state {n} (country in which such a system operates) :: hyvinvointivaltio
welfare trap {n} (situation) :: kannustinloukku
welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky ::
well {adv} /wɛl/ (accurately; competently) :: hyvin
well {adv} (completely; fully) :: hyvin, kunnolla
well {adv} (to a significant degree) :: hyvin
well {adv} ((slang) very) :: tosi
well {adj} (in good health) :: terve, hyvässä kunnossa
well {interj} (used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations) :: no, tuota
well {interj} (exclamation of surprise) :: jopas, jopas jotakin
well {interj} (used in conversation to fill space) :: tuota, niinku
well {n} (hole sunk into the ground) :: kaivo
well {n} (spring) :: lähde
well {n} (small depression for holding) :: kuoppa; vesikuoppa [waterhole]
well {n} (figurative: source of supply) :: lähde
well {n} (nautical: compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel to keep fish alive) :: sumppu
well {n} (militar: hole or excavation in the earth) :: potero
well {n} (architecture: opening through the floors of a building) :: kuilu
well {n} (metalworking: lower part of a furnace) :: pesä
well {v} (to issue forth) :: pursua, pursuta; kummuta
well {v} (to have something seep out of the surface) :: pursuttaa
well {n} (cockpit of a sailing boat) SEE: cockpit ::
well and truly {adv} (utterly) :: todellakin, totisesti
well-balanced {adj} (properly balanced; in equilibrium) :: tasapainoinen
well-balanced {adj} (mentally stable and free from psychological disorder) :: tasapainoinen
well begun is half done {proverb} (much depends on the beginning of an endeavour) :: hyvin aloitettu on puoliksi tehty
well-behaved {adj} (having good manners and acting properly) :: hyvätapainen, hyväkäytöksinen, hyvin käyttäytyvä
well-behaved {adj} (having a finite derivative) :: derivoituva
well-being {n} (state of health, happiness and/or prosperity) :: hyvinvointi
well deck {n} (deck between forcastle and poop) :: kaivokansi
well done {adj} (well cooked) :: kypsä
well done {interj} (exclamation of praise) :: hyvin tehty
well-dressed {adj} (that dresses well) :: hyvin pukeutunut, hyvinpukeutuva
well-earned {adj} (deserved) :: ansaittu
well-educated {adj} (highly educated) :: hyvin koulutettu
Wellerism {n} (proverb) :: wellerismi
well-established {adj} (well-known) SEE: well-known ::
well-established {adj} (having been established for a long period of time) :: vakiintunut
well-founded {adj} (based on reasoning, evidence and good judgement) :: perusteltu, aiheellinen
well-founded {adj} (properly substantiated) :: perusteltu
well-grounded {adj} (having extensive knowledge) :: perehtynyt
well-grounded {adj} (based on good judgment) :: perusteltu, aiheellinen
well-heeled {adj} (rich; affluent) :: varakas
well, I never {interj} (exclamation of great surprise) :: en olisi ikinä odottanut
well-informed {adj} (furnished with knowledge) :: hyvin informoitu, hyvin perillä asioista
Wellington {prop} /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/ (capital of New Zealand) :: Wellington
Wellington boot {n} (Wellington boot) SEE: Wellington boots ::
Wellington boots {n} (waterproof rubber boot) :: kumisaapas
well-intentioned {adj} (having good intentions) :: hyväntahtoinen, hyvää tarkoittava
well-known {adj} /ˌwɛlˈnoʊn/ (familiar, widely known) :: tuttu, tunnettu
well-lit {adj} /ˌwɛlˈlɪt/ (adequately illuminated by light) :: hyvin valaistu, valaistu
well-mannered {adj} (having good manners) :: hyvätapainen, hyvin käyttäytyvä
well-matched {adj} (of comparable strength or power) :: tasaväkinen
well-matched {adj} (suitable to be in a relationship with one another) :: yhteensopiva
wellness {n} (The quality or state of being in good health.) :: hyvinvointi
well off {adj} (being in fortunate circumstances) :: hyväosainen, varakas
well-preserved {adj} (healthy and ageing gracefully) :: hyvin säilynyt
well-read {adj} (well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively) :: lukenut, oppinut
well-rounded {adj} /ˌwɛlˈɹaʊndɪd/ (having a balanced variety of attributes) :: monipuolinen
well-rounded {adj} (plumb, shapely or curvaceous) :: muodokas
well-rounded {adj} (using words which have been carefully chosen) :: selkeäsanainen
well said {interj} (expression of approval to something said) :: hyvin sanottu
well spotted {interj} :: hyvä huomio
well-to-do {adj} /ˌwɛltəˈdu/ (rich) :: varakas, rikas, vauras, varoissaan
wellwater {n} /ˈwɛlwɔːtə(ɹ)/ (water taken from a well) :: kaivovesi
well, well, well {interj} (indicating consideration) :: jaa-ha, kappas vain
well-wisher {n} (someone who extends good wishes) :: onnentoivottaja, onnittelija
well-wisher {n} (someone who expresses sympathy) :: osanottaja
well-wishing {adj} (extending good wishes) :: onnitteleva
well-wishing {n} (act of extending good wishes) :: onnittelu
wels catfish {n} (Silurus glanis) :: säkiä, monni
Welsh {adj} /wɛlʃ/ (of or pertaining to Wales) :: walesilainen, Walesin
Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to the Welsh language) :: walesinkielinen, kymrinkielinen
Welsh {n} (language) :: wales, walesin kieli, kymri, kymrin kieli
Welsh {n} (collectively, people of Wales) :: walesilaiset {p}
Welsh corgi {n} (breed of dog) :: walesincorgi
Welshman {n} (native or inhabitant of Wales) :: walesilainen, kymri
Welsh onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion ::
Welsh Sheepdog {n} (dog breed) :: walesinpaimenkoira
Welshwoman {n} (woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales) :: walesilainen, kymri, walesilaisnainen
weltanschauung {n} (worldview) SEE: worldview ::
welter-weight {n} (boxer) :: välisarja
weltschmerz {n} /ˈvɛltʃmɛːts/ (world-weariness) :: maailmantuska
wen {n} /wɛn/ (a cyst on the skin) :: rakkula, rakko, kysta
Wend {n} (Slav) SEE: Slav ::
Wend {n} (member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland) :: vendi
Wendish {adj} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian ::
Wendish {prop} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian ::
Wendy house {n} (toy house for children to play in) :: leikkimökki
werewolf {n} /ˈwɛəɹwʊlf/ (wolflike human) :: ihmissusi, vironsusi
wergeld {n} (reparative payment) :: veriraha
Wernicke's aphasia {n} (aphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area) :: Wernicken afasia, sensorinen afasia
Wernicke's area {n} (posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus) :: Wernicken alue
west {n} /wɛst/ (compass point) :: länsi
west {adj} (towards the west) :: länteen päin
west {adj} (western) :: läntinen
west {adj} (occidental) :: länsimaalainen
West {prop} (Western world) :: länsi
West {prop} (Western Europe, non-Cold War concept) :: Länsi-Eurooppa
West Africa {prop} (An area of west Africa, spanning 16 African countries) :: Länsi-Afrikka
West Bank {prop} (territory) :: Länsiranta
West Bengal {prop} /wɛst bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ (state) :: Länsi-Bengali
West Berlin {prop} (western Berlin between 1949 and 1990) :: Länsi-Berliini
West Coast {prop} (the western seaboard of the United States) :: länsirannikko
western {adj} /ˈwɛstɚn/ (pertaining to the west) :: länsi-, läntinen [concretely], länsimainen [culturally or politically]
western {adj} (blowing from the west) :: länsi-, läntinen
western {n} (film or other dramatic work) :: lännenfilmi [film]; lännentarina [story]; länkkäri [any dramatic work]
Western {adj} (of, situated in, or related to the West) SEE: western ::
Western {adj} (of or pertaining to a genre dealing with the Old West) :: lännen-
Western Africa {prop} (West Africa) SEE: West Africa ::
Western Asia {prop} (the westernmost subregion of Asia) :: Länsi-Aasia
Western Australia {prop} (state of Australia) :: Länsi-Australia
western barn owl {n} (Tyto alba furcata) :: tornipöllö
western black-eared wheatear {n} (Oenanthe hispanica) :: rusotasku
Western Bonelli's warbler {n} (Phylloscopus bonelli) :: vuoriuunilintu
western capercaillie {n} (Tetrao urogallus) :: metso
western cattle egret {n} (Bubulcus ibis) :: lehmähaikara
Western concert flute {n} (transverse woodwind instrument made of metal or wood) :: poikkihuilu
western diamondback rattlesnake {n} (Crotalus atrox) :: teksasinkalkarokäärme
westerner {n} (inhabitant of Europe and the Americas) :: länsimaalainen
Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe) :: Länsi-Eurooppa
Western European {adj} (Western European) :: länsieurooppalainen
Western European {n} (Western European person) :: länsieurooppalainen
Western Isles {prop} (Outer Hebrides) SEE: Outer Hebrides ::
westernization {n} (assimilation of the western culture) :: länsimaistuminen, länsimaistaminen
westernize {v} (make something western) :: länsimaistaa
western marsh harrier {n} (Circus aeruginosus) :: suohaukka
western olivaceous warbler {n} (Iduna opaca) :: iberiankultarinta
western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey ::
Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa) :: Länsi-Sahara
western sandpiper {n} (Calidris mauri) :: tundrasirri
western slaty antshrike {n} (bird) :: panamanpuumuura
Western-style toilet {n} (Western-style toilet - translation entry) :: länsimainen käymälä, länsimainen vessa
western subalpine warbler {n} (Sylvia cantillans) :: idänrusokerttu
Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple) :: Länsimuuri, Itkumuuri, Valitusmuuri
western yellow wagtail {n} (Motacilla flava) :: keltavästäräkki
West Frisian {prop} (language spoken in Friesland) :: länsifriisi
West Frisian {prop} (the Western Frisian dialect of Dutch) :: länsifriisiläinen murre
West German {adj} (from or pertaining to West Germany) :: länsisaksalainen
West German {n} (person who comes from or lives in West Germany) :: länsisaksalainen
West Germany {prop} (former European country) :: Länsi-Saksa
West Greece {prop} (periphery) :: Länsi-Kreikka
West Indies {prop} (islands of the Caribbean sea) :: Länsi-Intia
West Macedonia {prop} (periphery) :: Länsi-Makedonia
Westman Islands {prop} (archipelago off the south coast of Iceland) :: Vestmannasaaret {p}
Westminster Abbey {prop} (large Gothic church) :: Westminster Abbey
Westminster Cathedral {prop} (chuerch) :: Westminsterin katedraali
Westminster system {n} (democratic parliamentary system) :: Westminster-järjestelmä
west northwest {n} (the compass point) :: länsiluode
west-northwest {n} (compass point) :: länsiluode
Westphalian {adj} (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culure) :: westfalenilainen
Westphalian {n} /wɛstˈfeɪljən/ (someone from Westphalia) :: westfalenilainen
Westphalian {n} (breed of Westphalian horse) :: westfaleninhevonen
West Point {prop} (place in the United States) :: West Point
west-southwest {n} (compass point) :: länsilounas
West Virginia {prop} /ˈwɛst vɚˈdʒɪn.jə/ (US state) :: Länsi-Virginia
wet {adj} /wɛt/ (made of liquid or moisture) :: märkä
wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) :: märkä
wet {adj} (of weather or a time period: rainy, see also: rainy) :: märkä
wet {adj} ((slang) sexually aroused and thus having a moistened vulva) :: märkä
wet {adj} ((slang) of a person: ineffectual) :: saamaton, nössö
wet {v} (cover or impregnate with liquid) :: kastella
wet {v} (urinate accidentally in or on) :: kastella
wet {v} (become wet) :: kastua
wet behind the ears {adj} (inexperienced, not seasoned) :: märkäkorva
wet blanket {n} (someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity) :: ilonpilaaja
wet cough {n} (coughing with expectoration) :: limainen yskä
wet dock {n} (dock that has a constant level of water) :: laivatokka
wet dream {n} (literally) :: märkä uni
wet dream {n} (figuratively) :: märkä uni
wet dream {n} (ejaculation or orgasm while asleep) SEE: nocturnal emission ::
wet end {n} (section of a paper machine) :: märkäpää
wet fish {n} (fresh fish) :: tuore kala
wet fly {n} (type of fly) :: uppoperho
wether {n} /ˈwɛðɚ/ (castrated buck goat) :: salvupukki
wether {n} (castrated ram) :: oinas
wether {v} (to castrate a male sheep or goat) :: kuohita, salvaa
wetland {n} (land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas) :: kosteikko
wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) :: imettäjä
wet oneself {v} (lose control of one's bladder) :: laskea alleen
wet one's pants {v} (wet oneself) SEE: wet oneself ::
wet one's whistle {v} (to have a drink) :: kostuttaa kurkkuaan
wet season {n} (rainy season) SEE: rainy season ::
wetsuit {n} /ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/ (close fitting, insulating garment) :: märkäpuku
wet the bed {v} /wɛt ðə ˈbɛːd/ (to urinate in one's bed during sleep) :: kastella vuoteensa
wetting {n} /ˈwɛtɪŋ/ (act of making something wet) :: kastelu
wetting {n} (act of accidental urination) :: kastelu
wet t-shirt competition {n} (event) SEE: wet t-shirt contest ::
wet t-shirt contest {n} (contest in which women wear wet t-shirts) :: märkä T-paita -kisa
wet wipe {n} (moistened piece of paper or cloth) :: kosteuspyyhe
whack {n} /wæk/ (A blow, impact or slap) :: mäjäys, täräytys, isku, läimäytys
whack {v} (to hit, slap or strike) :: mäjäyttää, iskeä, täräyttää, läimäyttää
whack {v} (to kill) :: tappaa
whack {v} (to share or parcel out) :: jakaa
whale {n} /weɪl/ (large sea mammal) :: valas
whale {v} (hunt for whales) :: pyytää valaita
whale louse {n} (parasitic crustacean of the family Cyamidae) :: valaantäi
whale oil {n} (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) :: valaanrasva [fat]; valaanöljy [oil]
whaler {n} /ˈweɪlə/ (person who hunts whales) :: valaanpyytäjä
whaler {n} (vessel for hunting whales) :: valaanpyyntialus
whale watching {n} (observing whales in their natural habitat) :: valaiden katselu, valaiden tarkkailu
whaling {n} /ˈweɪlɪŋ/ (practice of hunting whales) :: valaanpyynti
whaling {n} (whale watching) SEE: whale watching ::
whaling station {n} (dock in which the carcasses of hunted whales are processed) :: valaanpyyntiasema
wham, bam, thank you ma'am {interj} (hit it and quit it) SEE: hit it and quit it ::
whangdoodle {n} /ˈwæŋ.duː.dl̩/ (whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction) :: menninkäinen
whangdoodle {n} (term of disparagement) :: menninkäinen
wharf {n} /wɔɹf/ (man-made landing place) :: laituri
wharfie {n} (wharf laborer or stevedore) :: telakkatyöntekijä [wharf labourer]; ahtaaja [stevedore]
what {pron} /wɔt/ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) :: mikä, mitä
what {pron} (relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing that) :: mikä
what {adv} (such) :: kuinka
what {interj} (expression of surprise) :: [1] mitä!
what {determiner} (which) :: mikä
what {determiner} (how much! (in an exclamation)) :: mikä, millainen
what about {adv} (used to make a suggestion) :: conditional + -ko, mitä jos + conditional, entä jos + conditional
what about {adv} (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered) :: entä
what about {adv} (used to repeat a question) :: entä
what about {adv} (used to express approval) :: entäpä, entä
whataboutery {n} (whataboutism) SEE: whataboutism ::
whataboutism {n} (propaganda technique) :: whataboutismi
what a lovely day {phrase} (what a lovely day) :: onpa ihana päivä
what a pity {phrase} (used to express regret) :: sääli, ikävää, harmi
what are you doing {phrase} (what are you doing) :: mitä sinä teet?
what a shame {phrase} (used to express regret) SEE: what a pity ::
what date is it today {phrase} (what date is it today?) :: monesko päivä tänään on
what day is it today {phrase} (what day is it today? (current day of the week or of the month)) :: mikä päivä tänään on
what does that have to do with the price of tea in China {phrase} (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) :: mitä tekemistä sillä on tämän kanssa?, miten se tähän liittyy?
what does XX mean {phrase} (what does XX mean?) :: mitä XX tarkoittaa
what do you know {phrase} (what a surprise) :: kappas kummaa, mikä yllätys
what do you mean {phrase} (what do you mean?) :: mitä tarkoitat
what do you say {phrase} (used to ask someone if they are willing to do something) :: mitä sanot
what do you say {phrase} (used to remind a child to say a polite expression) :: mitä sanotaan
whatever {determiner} /ʍɒtˈɛvə/ (no matter which; for any) :: minkä tahansa
whatever {determiner} (anything) :: mitä tahansa, mikä ikinä
whatever {pron} (anything) :: mitä tahansa, mikä ikinä
whatever {interj} (indicating the speaker does not care what someone says) :: miten vain, ihan sama [colloquial]
what for {adv} (For what reason; why) :: miksi, minkä takia, minkä vuoksi, mitä varten
what for {n} (An unspecified punishment or rebuke) :: isän kädestä
what goes around comes around {proverb} (the status returns to its original value) :: se, mikä menee ylös, tulee myös alas, ympäri käydään, yhteen tullaan
what goes around comes around {proverb} (actions have consequences) :: minkä taakseen jättää, sen edestään löytää
whath {determiner} (which ordinal number) SEE: whatth ::
what have you {pron} (any of several additional things) :: jokin
what if {adv} (used to introduce suggestion) :: mitä jos, entä jos
what if {adv} (used to introduce speculation about future) :: mitä jos, entä jos
what if {adv} (used to introduce speculation about past) :: mitä jos, entä jos
what is her name {phrase} (what is her name?) :: mikä hänen nimensä on
what is his name {phrase} (what is his name?) :: mikä hänen nimensä on
what is more {adv} (furthermore) :: kaiken lisäksi, lisäksi
what is that {phrase} (what is that?) :: mikä tuo on
what is the Wi-Fi password {phrase} (what is the Wi-Fi password?) :: mikä on WiFi-verkon salasana, mikä on langattoman verkon salasana
what is your name {phrase} (what is your name?) :: mikä teidän nimenne on? [formal], mikä sinun nimesi on? [casual]
what kind of {pron} :: minkälainen, millainen
what kind of music do you like {phrase} (what kind of music do you like?) :: millaisesta musiikista pidät
what languages do you speak {phrase} (what languages do you speak?) :: [informal] mitä kieliä puhut, [formal] mitä kieliä puhutte
what number {adv} (what number, which (in a numbered series)) :: kuinka mones, monesko
what of it {interj} (so what) :: entä sitten, mitä sitten; mitä välii
what's good {phrase} (what's up) SEE: what's up ::
what's good {phrase} ((colloquial) what is good, especially in reference to food) :: mikä on hyvää
what should I do {phrase} (what should I do?) :: mitä minun pitäisi tehdä
what's it to you {phrase} ((defensively) why are you asking?) :: mitä se sinulle kuuluu
what's new {phrase} (informal greeting asking what has happened recently) :: mitä uutta?, mitä kuuluu?
what's new {phrase} (implies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory) :: onko mitään uutta
whatsoever {adj} /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/ (in any way) :: minkäänlainen
what's on your mind {phrase} (what is bothering you?) :: mitä mietit
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander {proverb} (if something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another) :: ei köyhänkään suu tuohesta ole
what's that {phrase} (what is that) :: mikä tuo on
what's that {phrase} (what was that) :: mikä tuo oli
what's the matter {phrase} (what's wrong?) :: mikä hätänä, mistä on kysymys
what's up {phrase} (How are you?) :: miten menee?, mitä kuuluu?, kuinkas hurisee?, mikä on?, mitäs +person's name?
what's your job {phrase} (what's your job?) :: mitä teet työksesi?
what's your phone number {phrase} (what's your phone number?) :: mikä on puhelinnumerosi?, mikä sinun puhelinnumerosi on? [informal]; mikä on teidän puhelinnumeronne? [formal]
what's your poison {phrase} (used to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink) :: mitä haluat juoda
what's yours {phrase} (what's your poison) SEE: what's your poison ::
whatth {n} /wʌtθ/ (which ordinal number) :: mones, monesko
what the Devil {interj} (used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question) :: mitä pirua
what the fuck {phrase} (An intensive form of what) :: mitä vittua
what the fuck {interj} (expressing astonishment) :: mitä vittua
what the heck {phrase} (softer form of "what the hell") :: mitä hittoa?, mitä helkkaria?
what the hell {phrase} (an intensive form of what) :: mitä helvettiä?, mitä hittoa?
what the hell {phrase} (why not?) :: mitä hittoa
what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?) :: mitä kello on?, paljonko kello on?
what was that {phrase} (What did you just say) :: mitä sanoit
what would you like {phrase} (used to ask the interlocutor what they would like to order, to buy or have a look at) :: mitä haluaisitte
what you see is what you get {proverb} ((idiomatic, computing) the screen image resembles the printed output) :: WYSIWYG
wheal {n} (small raised swelling on the skin) SEE: weal ::
wheat {n} /wiːt/ (grain) :: vehnä
wheatear {n} (birds of genus Oenanthe) :: kivitasku
wheatfield {n} (wheat field) :: vehnäpelto
wheat flour {n} (flour from wheat) :: vehnäjauho
wheat germ {n} (embryo of the wheat kernel) :: vehnänalkio
wheatgrass {n} (young grass of common wheat plant) :: vehnänoras
wheatgrass {n} (Agropyron) :: harjasvehnä
wheat midge {n} (Mayetiola destructor) SEE: Hessian fly ::
wheat midge {n} (Contarinia tritici) :: vehnäsääski
wheat midge {n} (Sitodiplosis mosellana) :: tähkäsääski
wheat sawfly {n} (Cephus pygmaeus) :: olkikorsiainen
wheat starch {n} (starch obtained from wheat) :: vehnätärkkelys
wheat weevil {n} (species of weevils) :: jyväkärsäkäs
wheedle {v} /ˈʍiː.dəl/ (cajole) :: lirkutella
wheek {n} /ʍiːk/ (onomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak) :: kuikutus
wheek {v} ((of a guinea pig) to squeak) :: kuikuttaa
wheel {n} /ʍiːl/ (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation) :: pyörä
wheel {n} (steering device in a vessel) :: ruori, ratti, ruoriratti
wheel {n} (person with a great deal of power or influence) :: kiho
wheel {n} (lowest straight in poker) :: pyörä
wheel {n} (wheel rim) :: vanne
wheel {v} (To roll along as on wheels) :: rullata
wheel {v} (To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air) :: kaartaa, kaarrella
wheel {n} (steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle) SEE: steering wheel ::
wheel and axle {n} (simple machine) :: pyörä ja akseli
wheelbarrow {n} (small cart) :: kottikärry
wheelbase {n} (distance btw. axles) :: akseliväli
wheelchair {n} /ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ (chair) :: pyörätuoli (colloquial, dated: rullatuoli)
wheelchair basketball {n} (a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair) :: pyörätuolikoripallo
wheelchair curling {n} :: pyörätuolicurling
wheelchair rugby {n} (the variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs) :: pyörätuolirugby
wheel clamp {n} (a device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven) :: rengaslukko
wheeled {adj} /wiːld/ (having wheels) :: pyörillä varustettu, pyörällinen
wheeled {adj} (having specified number or type of wheels) :: -pyöräinen
wheelhouse {n} /ˈʍiːlˌhaʊs/ (enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated) :: ohjaushytti
wheelhouse {n} (enclosed structure around the paddlewheel of a steamboat, see also: paddle box) :: siipirattaan suojus
wheelie {n} /ˈ(h)wiːli/ (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels) :: keulinta
wheelie {v} (to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels, see also: wheelstand) :: keulia
wheel of Fortune {prop} (Tarot card) :: kohtalonpyörä, onnenpyörä
Wheel of Fortune {prop} (television game show) :: Onnenpyörä
wheelset {n} /wiːlsɛt/ (A wheel and axle combination) :: pyöräkerta
wheelspin {n} (the accidental or deliberate spinning of the wheels of a vehicle) :: sutiminen
wheelwright {n} (person who builds and repairs wheels) :: vaunuseppä
wheeze {v} /ʍiːz/ (breathe hard) :: hengittää pihisten, pihistä, korista
wheeze {n} (piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration) :: pihinä; kähinä [coarse sound]
wheeze {n} (exaggerated whisper) :: teatterikuiskaus
wheezy {adj} (that wheezes) :: vinkuva, pihisevä
whelk {n} /wɛlk/ (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) :: kuningaskotilo
when {adv} /ʍɛn/ (at what time, as a direct question) :: milloin, koska
when {adv} (at what time, as an indirect question) :: milloin, koska
when {adv} (at an earlier time and under different circumstances) :: ennen, ennen vanhaan
when {adv} (at which, on which, during which) :: jolloin, kun
when {conj} (as soon as, at the time that) :: kun
when {conj} (during the time that) :: kun
when {conj} (at what time; at which time) :: jolloin
when {conj} (since; given the fact that; considering that) :: kun
when {conj} (whereas; although; in spite of the fact that) :: vaikka, kun
when {pron} (what time; which time) :: milloin; mistä lähtien [since when]
when {n} (the time) :: milloin
when {interj} (that's enough) :: riittää
when all is said and done {phrase} (in the end) :: loppujen lopuksi
when, as, and if {conj} (conjugation indicating time and contingency) :: jos ja kun
whence {adv} /ʍɛns/ (from where; from which place or source) :: mistä
whence {conj} (conjunction) :: josta, mistä
whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when ::
whenever {conj} /wəˈnɛvɚ/ (at any time that) :: milloin tahansa, koska vaan
whenever {conj} (every time that) :: joka kerta kun, aina kun
whenever {adv} (at any time) :: koska vaan
when Hell freezes over {adv} (never) :: kun helvetti jäätyy
when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do ::
when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do) :: maassa maan tavalla
when is closing time {phrase} (when is closing time?) :: milloin on sulkemisaika
when pigs fly {adv} (never, expressed by an idiom) :: kun lehmät lentävät (when cows fly)
when push comes to shove {phrase} (when the pressure is on) :: kun on pakko; tosipaikan tullen
when the cat's away {proverb} (People take advantage of the absence of authority) :: kun kissa on poissa
when the cat's away the mice will play {proverb} (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) :: kun kissa on poissa, hiiret hyppivät pöydällä
where {conj} /ʍɛə(ɹ)/ (while on the contrary, although, whereas) :: siinä missä
where {conj} (at or in which place) :: jossa, missä, siellä missä
where {conj} (to which place or situation) :: sinne missä
where {conj} (wherever) :: minne, sinne minne
where {conj} (legal: in the situation in which) :: mikäli
where {adv} (at what place; to what place; from what place) :: missä
where {adv} (at or in what place) :: missä
where {adv} (to what place) :: mihin, minne
where {adv} (from what place) :: mistä
where {adv} (in what situation) :: missä
where {pron} (the place in which) :: siellä missä, sieltä missä, sinne missä
where {n} (the place in which something happens) :: missä
whereabouts {adv} /ˌʍɛəɹəˈbaʊts/ (near what location) :: missä päin, missäpäin
whereabouts {n} (location) :: olinpaikka, sijainti
whereafter {adv} /wɛəɹˈæftə(ɹ)/ (translation) :: minkä jälkeen
where are we {phrase} (where are we) :: missä me olemme
where are we going {phrase} (where are we going?) :: minne olemme menossa
where are you {phrase} (where are you?) :: missä olet
where are you from {phrase} (in which country or region were you born or raised) :: mistä olet kotoisin
where are your parents {phrase} (where are your parents?) :: missä vanhempasi ovat
whereas {conj} /weəɹˈæz/ (but in contrast; whilst on the contrary…) :: kun taas, kun sitä vastoin
whereas {conj} (it being the case that…) :: koska
whereat {conj} /wɛəɹˈæt/ (translation) :: joten
whereby {adv} /wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/ (by which) :: jolla, millä
where can I find a hotel {phrase} (where can I find a hotel) :: mistä löytäisin hotellin
where does it hurt {phrase} (where does it hurt?) :: mihin sattuu
where does this bus go {phrase} (where does this bus go) :: mihin tämä bussi menee?
where does this train go {phrase} (where does this train go) :: minne tämä juna menee?
where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?) :: missä asut [informal or singular], missä asutte [formal or plural]
wherefore {conj} /ˈweə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)/ (because of which) :: minkä vuoksi, miksi
wherefrom {adv} (from which) :: mistä
where have you been {phrase} (where have you been?) :: missä olet ollut
whereinto {adv} (translation) :: mihin
where is the toilet {phrase} (where is the toilet?) :: missä on vessa?
wherenot {n} (wherever) SEE: wherever ::
whereof {conj} /(h)wɛɹˈʌv/ (of what; of which; of whom) :: minkä
whereon {adv} (translation) :: mille, mihin
where's the fire {phrase} :: mikä kiire?
where there is a will there is a way {proverb} /ʍɛə ˌðɛəɹ ɪz ə ˈwɪl ðɛəɹ ɪz ə ˈweɪ/ (if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) :: jos tahtoa on
whereto {adv} (to what place; whither) :: mihin, minne
whereunder {adv} (translation) :: minkä alla, minkä alapuolella
whereupon {conj} /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/ (after which) :: jolloin
whereupon {conj} (in consequence of which) :: joten
whereupon {conj} (upon something) :: jolla
wherever {adv} /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ (emphatic form of "where") :: missä ihmeessä, missä kummassa, missä ikinä
wherever {conj} (in any place, anywhere) :: missä tahansa, missä vain, missä ikinä, mihin tahansa, mihin vain, mihin ikinä
wherever {conj} (in all places, everywhere) :: missä tahansa, missä vain, missä ikinä
wherewith {adv} /ʍɛɚˈwɪð/ (with which) :: millä
wherewithal {n} /ˈwɛəɹ.wɪ.ðɔl/ (the ability and means to accomplish some task) :: kyky
wherewithal {adv} (in what way; how) :: kuinka, miten
where you at {phrase} (where are you) SEE: where are you ::
whether {conj} /ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/ (introducing indirect questions) :: -ko [particle appended to the verb]
whether {conj} (if, whether or not) :: n/a (different structure is used)
whether {conj} (introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) :: -pa [particle appended to the verb], (riippumatta siitä) ...-ko
whetstone {n} /wɛtstəʊn/ (stone used to hone tools) :: hiomakivi, kovasin
whey {n} /ʍeɪ/ (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled) :: hera
which {determiner} /wɪt͡ʃ/ ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) :: mikä, kumpi
which {determiner} ((relative) the one(s) that) :: joka, mikä
which {pron} ((interrogative) what one or ones) :: mikä, kumpi
which {pron} ((relative) who, whom, what) :: joka
whichever {determiner} /wɪtʃˈɛvɚ/ (any one or number of a group; no matter which) :: mikä tahansa, kumpi tahansa
whichever {pron} (any one or a number of a group; no matter which one) :: mikä tahansa, kumpi tahansa
which one {pron} :: kumpi [of two], mikä [of more than two]
whiff {n} /wɪf/ (waft; brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air) :: tuulahdus
whiff {n} (odour carried briefly through the air) :: tuoksahdus
whiff {n} (short inhalation of breath) :: henkäys
whiff {n} (megrim) :: lasikampela
whiff {v} (waft) :: tuulahtaa
whiff {v} (sniff) :: nuuhkaista
whiff {v} (attempt to strike and miss) :: lyödä ohi
whiff {v} (baseball sense) SEE: strike out ::
Whig {n} /ʍɪɡ/ (a member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party) :: whig
while {n} /ʍaɪl/ (uncertain duration of time, a period of time) :: aika
while {conj} (during the same time that) :: sillä välin kun, sillä aikaa kun, samaan aikaan kun
while {conj} (although) :: vaikka, vaikkakin, [at the beginning of a clause, contrasting] kun taas
while {conj} (as long as) :: niin kauan kuin
while {conj} (until) SEE: until ::
while away {v} (spend time idly) :: viettää aikaansa
whim {n} /ʍɪm/ (fanciful impulse) :: oikku
whimbrel {n} /ˈʍɪmbɹɜl/ (a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus) :: pikkukuovi
whimper {v} /ˈwɪmpə(ɹ)/ (to cry or sob softly and intermittently) :: vikistä, uikuttaa
whimsical {adj} /ˈwɪmzɪkəl/ (Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing) :: oikutteleva, oikukas, huvittava
whimsicality {n} (caprice) SEE: caprice ::
whimsicality {n} (state) :: oikullisuus (quality), oikuttelu (activity)
whimsically {adv} (in a whimsical manner) :: oikuttelevasti, oikukkaasti, leikillisesti
whimsy {n} /ˈwɪmzi/ (idea) :: oikku
whimsy {n} (character) :: oikuttelija
whinchat {n} (Saxicola ruberta) :: pensastasku
whine {n} /waɪn/ (a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound) :: ulvonta
whine {v} (to utter a whine) :: vikistä, vinkua, uikuttaa
whine {v} (to make a sound resembling such a cry) :: ujeltaa
whine {v} (to complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine) :: kitistä, vinkua, vikistä
whine {v} (to move with a whining sound) :: ujeltaa
whinge {n} /(h)wɪn(d)ʒ/ (to complain or protest) :: kitistä, narista, inistä
whip {n} /wɪp/ (rod or rope) :: piiska, ruoska
whip {n} (party policy enforcer) :: piiskuri
whip {v} (to hit with a whip) :: ruoskia, piiskata
whip {v} (by extension, to hit with any flexible object) :: piiskata
whip {v} (to defeat) :: piestä
whip {v} (to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion) :: vatkata, vispata
whip {v} (to urge into action) :: piiskata
whip {v} (nautical: to bind the end of a rope with twine) :: rihmata
whip {v} (to throw at high velocity) :: paiskata
whip {v} (to fish by making repeated casts) :: piiskata
whip {v} (to snap back and forth like a whip) :: piiskata [transitive structure used in Finnish]
whip {v} (to move very fast) :: piiskata [transitive structure used in Finnish]
whip {n} (whipped cream) SEE: whipped cream ::
whiplash {n} (lash of a whip) :: piiskanisku
whiplash {n} (whiplash injury) :: piiskaniskuvamma, niskan retkahdusvamma
whipped cream {n} (thick cream that has had air incorporated into it by rapid beating) :: kermavaahto
whippersnapper {n} /ˈʍɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/ (young, cheeky person) :: räkänokka, märkäkorva
whipper snipper {n} (string trimmer) SEE: string trimmer ::
whipping {n} /ˈwɪpɪŋ/ (punishment) :: ruoskinta
whipping {n} (defeat) :: murskatappio
whipping {n} (cooking technique) :: vatkaaminen
whipping {n} (nautical term) :: rihmos
whipping cream {n} (cream suitable for whipping) :: vispikerma
whippoorwill {n} /ˈ(h)wɪp.ɚ.ˌwɪl/ (bird) :: amerikankehrääjä
whipsaw {n} (saw) :: tukkisaha, hirsisaha, justeeri
whipstaff {n} /ˈʍɪpstɑːf/ (bar to steer a vessel) :: peräsinvipu
whipworm {n} (Trichuris trichiura) :: piiskamato
whirligig {n} /ˈwɝ.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/ (anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy) :: väkkyrä
whirlpool {n} /ˈwɝlpul/ (swirling body of water) :: pyörre, syöveri, kurimus
whirlpool {n} (jacuzzi) SEE: jacuzzi ::
whirlwind {n} /ˈ(h)wɜːlwɪnd/ (a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air) :: pyörremyrsky, pyörretuuli
whirlwind {n} (figuratively: a body of objects or events sweeping violently onward) :: pyörremyrsky
whirlybird {n} (helicopter) :: vispilä
whirr {v} /ʍɝ/ (To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound) :: hurista, surista
whirr {n} (A sibilant buzz or vibration) :: hurina, surina
whish {interj} /ʍɪʃ/ (whisht) :: hys
whish {n} (a sibilant sound) :: viuhahdus, suhahdus
whish {v} (to make such a sound) :: viuhahtaa, suhahtaa
whisht {interj} (shush, silence, be quiet) :: hys
whisk {n} /(h)wɪsk/ (quick, light sweeping motion) :: pyyhkäisy, huiskaus
whisk {n} (kitchen utensil) :: vispilä
whisk {n} (bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush) :: luuta, vasta
whisk {n} (small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle) :: huisku, pölyhuisku
whisk {v} (to move something with quick light sweeping motions) :: pyyhkiä, pyyhkäistä
whisk {v} (in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream) :: vatkata, vispata
whisk {v} (to move something rapidly and with no warning) :: kiidättää, lennättää
whisk {v} (to move lightly and nimbly) :: rientää
whisker {n} /ʍɪskə(ɹ)/ (part of the beard) :: parta, leukaparta
whisker {n} (hair of the beard) :: partakarva
whisker {n} (long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat) :: viiksikarva
whisker {n} ((colloquial) very small distance between two things) :: hiuskarva
whiskered tern {n} (Chlidonias hybrida) :: valkoposkitiira
whiskey {n} /ˈwɪski/ (alcoholic drink) :: viski
whiskey {n} (the letter "W" in ICAO spelling alphabet) :: wiski
whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey ::
whisper {n} /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/ (act of speaking in a quiet voice) :: kuiskaus
whisper {n} (rumor) :: kuiskailu
whisper {n} (faint trace or hint) :: aavistus
whisper {n} (internet: private message in a chat room) :: yksityisviesti
whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice) :: kuiskata
whist {n} /ʍɪst/ (card game) :: visti, tuppi
whistle {n} /wɪsl̩/ (device used to make a whistling sound) :: pilli
whistle {n} (act of whistling) :: vihellys, viheltäminen
whistle {n} (sound made by whistling) :: vihellys, vislaus
whistle {n} (sound similar to the sound made by whistling) :: vihellys
whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound) :: viheltää
whistle {v} (to move in such a way as to make a whistling sound) :: viheltää
whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit ::
whistle-blower {n} (one who reports a problem or violation to the authorities) :: ilmiantaja
whistleblowing {n} (disclosure of wrongdoing) :: ilmiantaminen
whistle Dixie {v} (to engage in idle conversational phantasies) :: puhua joutavia
whistle for {v} :: kysellä turhaan
whistle in the dark {v} (make a show of bravery) :: vislailla
whistle in the dark {v} (speak without knowledge) :: puhua läpiä päähänsä
whistle past the graveyard {v} (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) :: pitää päänsä pystyssä
whistle past the graveyard {v} (to ignore a bad situation) :: lähteä soitellen sotaan
whistler {n} /ˈʍɪslə(ɹ)/ (someone or something that whistles) :: viheltäjä [man or animal], vihellin [device]
whistler {n} (goldeneye) :: telkkä
whistler {n} (physics: audio-frequency electromagnetic wave) :: matalataajuinen radioaalto
whistler {n} (whistling marmot) SEE: hoary marmot ::
whistle-stop {n} (small train station) :: seisake
whistle-stop {adj} (extremely brief) :: pikainen, pika-
whistling duck {n} (bird of the genus Dendrocygna) :: viheltäjäsorsa
whit {n} /wɪt/ (smallest part imaginable) :: rahtunen, hitunen, hiukkanen
white {n} /waɪt/ (color/colour) :: valkoinen, valkea
white {n} (Caucasian person) :: valkoinen, valkoihoinen
white {n} (albumen) :: valkuainen
white {n} (white of the eye) :: valkuainen, silmänvalkuainen
white {n} (common name for the Pieris genus of butterflies) :: kaaliperhonen
white {n} (cue ball) :: valkea
white {n} (street name for cocaine) :: lumi
white {n} (archery: central part of the butt) :: häränsilmä
white {n} ("green" in snow golf) :: valkio
white {n} (white pigment) :: valkoinen
white {n} (white wine) SEE: white wine ::
white {adj} (bright and colourless) :: valkoinen, valkea
white {adj} (of or relating to Caucasians) :: valkoinen, valkoihoinen
white {adj} (designated for use by Caucasians) :: valkoinen
white {adj} (relatively light or pale in colour) :: vaalea; vihreä [of grapes]
white {adj} (pale or pallid) :: kalpea
white {adj} (lacking tan) :: vaalea
white {adj} (of coffee or tea, containing milk etc.) :: maidolla, maito- [with milk]; kermalla [with cream]
white {adj} (board games: deemed to belong to the white set) :: valkoinen
white {adj} (honourable, fair, decent) :: puhdas
white {adj} (grey, as from old age) :: harmaa
white {adj} (characterized by freedom from that which disturbs) :: rauhallinen
white {adj} (favourite; darling) :: rakas
white {adj} (politics: anti-revolutionary) :: valkoinen
white {adj} (of tea: made from immature leaves and shoots) :: valkoinen
white {adj} (typography: not containing characters) :: tyhjä
white admiral {n} (white and black butterfly) :: kuusamaperhonen
white alder {n} (American winterberry) SEE: American winterberry ::
white ant {n} (white ant) SEE: termite ::
white as a sheet {adj} (pale as if suffering from shock) :: kalpea kuin lakana
white as snow {adj} (very white) :: lumivalkoinen
white-backed black tit {n} (Melaniparus leuconotus) :: etiopiantiainen
white bacon {n} (salt pork) SEE: salt pork ::
white-beaked dolphin {n} (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) :: valkokuonodelfiini
white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear ::
white-bearded antshrike {n} (passerine bird) :: valkopartamuura
white beech {n} (American beech) SEE: American beech ::
white-bellied tit {n} (Melaniparus albiventris) :: mustahupputiainen
white blood cell {n} (cytology: a type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response) :: leukosyytti, valkosolu
whiteboard {n} /ˈwaɪtbɔːd/ (large vertical writing area) :: valkotaulu
white bread {n} (bread made from white flour) :: vaalea leipä, valkoinen leipä
white bream {n} (European fish) :: pasuri
white-browed tit {n} (Poecile superciliosus) :: valkokulmatiainen
white cabbage {n} (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba) :: valkokaali, keräkaali
white chocolate {n} (food) :: valkosuklaa
white clover {n} (Trifolium repens) :: valkoapila
white coffee {n} (coffee with milk added) :: kahvi maidolla, maitokahvi
white-collar {adj} (of or pertaining to office work and workers) :: valkokaulus-
white-collar crime {n} (non-violent crime) :: valkokaulusrikollisuus
white-collar worker {n} (type of worker) :: valkokaulustyöntekijä
white currant {n} /waɪtˈkʌɹənt/ (shrub) :: valkoherukkapensas
white currant {n} (berry) :: valkoherukka, valkoinen viinimarja
white devil {n} (white devil) :: valkoinen piru
white dwarf {n} (white dwarf star) :: valkoinen kääpiö
white-eye {n} (passerine bird of the family Zosteropidae) :: rilli
white-eyed gull {n} (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) :: valkosilmälokki
whiteface {n} (bird) :: valkonaamamaluri
whiteface {n} (person of European origin) :: valkonaama
whitefin dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji ::
white fir {n} (Abies concolor) :: harmaapihta
whitefish {n} (whiting) SEE: whiting ::
whitefish {n} (menhaden) SEE: menhaden ::
whitefish {n} (beluga) SEE: beluga ::
whitefish {n} (fish of the genus Coregonus) :: siika
white flag {n} (a flag used as a symbol of surrender) :: valkoinen lippu
white flour {n} (flour made of endosperm of the grain) :: ydinjauho
whitefly {n} (Any of various Aleyrodidae) :: jauhiainen
white fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox ::
white gold {n} (A precious metal alloy consisting of gold and a platinum group metal) :: valkokulta
white goods {n} (linens) :: kodintekstiilit {p}
white goods {n} (appliances) :: suuret kodinkoneet {p}
white goods {n} (colorless spirits) :: kirkkaat viinat {p}
white goosefoot {n} (Chenopodium album) :: jauhosavikka
white gourd {n} (vine) SEE: winter melon ::
white gourd {n} (fuzzy melon fruit) SEE: winter melon ::
white guilt {n} (guilt) :: valkoinen syyllisyys
white-handed gibbon {n} (lar gibbon) SEE: lar gibbon ::
white-headed duck {n} (Oxyura leucocephala) :: valkopääsorsa
White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America) :: Valkoinen talo
White House {prop} ((idiomatic) the US presidency) :: Valkoinen talo
White Hun {n} (Hephthalite) SEE: Hephthalite ::
white iron {n} (kind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite) :: valkoinen valurauta
white lead {n} (lead carbonate or the paint thereof) :: lyijyvalkoinen
white lie {n} (deliberate untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result) :: valkoinen valhe
white light {n} (light perceived as having no colour) :: valkoinen valo
white lightning {n} (illegally distilled whiskey) SEE: moonshine ::
whitelist {n} (list of people that are known) :: valkoinen lista
white magic {n} (magic derived from benign forces) :: taikuus, taikuruus
white man {n} (Caucasian) SEE: Caucasian ::
white man {n} (whites collectively) :: valkoinen mies
white man's burden {n} (supposed responsibility of whites) :: valkoisen miehen taakka
white market {n} (legal market) :: valkoiset markkinat {p}
white marriage {n} (unconsummated marriage) :: seksitön avioliitto
white matter {n} (region of the central nervous system) :: valkea aine
white millet {n} (proso millet) SEE: proso millet ::
white mulberry {n} (mulberry tree) :: valkomulperi
white mustard {n} (Sinapis alba) :: keltasinappi
whiten {v} /ˈ(h)waɪtn̩/ (to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch) :: vaalentaa; (to whiten completely) valkaista
whiten {v} (to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch) :: vaaleta, vaalentua
white-naped tit {n} (Machlolophus nuchalis) :: intiantalitiainen
whiteness {n} /ˈwaɪtnəs/ (state of being white) :: valkoisuus
white night {n} (night with only civil twilight) :: valkea
white noise {n} (random signal with flat power spectral density) :: valkoinen kohina
whiteout {n} (heavy snowstorm) :: myräkkä
whiteout {n} (weather condition) :: whiteout
whiteout {n} (correction fluid) SEE: correction fluid ::
white owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl ::
white pages {n} (telephone directory that lists residential numbers) :: valkoiset sivut
white paper {n} (marketing document) :: valkoinen kirja, white paper
white paper {n} (parliamentary document) :: valkoinen kirja
white paper {n} (EU document) :: valkoinen kirja
white pepper {n} (Light-colored seed of pepper) :: valkopippuri
white petrolatum {n} (petroleum jelly) SEE: petroleum jelly ::
white phosphorus {n} (most common allotrope of phosphorus) :: valkoinen fosfori
white pointer {n} (great white shark) SEE: great white shark ::
white poplar {n} (Populus alba) :: hopeapoppeli
white poplar {n} (Populus grandidentata) :: hammashaapa
white poplar {n} (Populus tremuloide) :: amerikanhaapa
white rhinoceros {n} (Ceratotherium simum) :: valkosarvikuono, leveähuulisarvikuono
white rice {n} (rice with the hull polished off) :: valkoinen riisi
white roe {n} (milt) SEE: milt ::
white-rumped sandpiper {n} (Calidris fuscicollis) :: valkoperäsirri
White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian ::
White Russian {n} (a cocktail) :: valkovenäläinen, valkea ryssä
white sage {n} (Salvia apiana) :: valkosalvia
white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise ::
white sauce {n} (béchamel sauce) SEE: béchamel sauce ::
white sauce {n} :: valkokastike
White Sea {prop} (a sea to the northwest of Russia) :: Vienanmeri
white-shouldered antshrike {n} (passerine bird) :: koukkunokkamuura
whitesmith {n} (tinsmith) SEE: tinsmith ::
white smoke {n} (event of reaching an agreement) :: valkoinen savu
white soul {n} (rhythm and blues or soul music performed by white artists) :: sinisilmäinen soul
white space {n} /ˈwaɪtˌspeɪs/ (white area between written characters and graphic regions on a produced page) :: tyhjä tila
white space {n} (single character or series of characters) :: tyhjätilamerkki
white spirit {n} (solvent) :: mineraalitärpätti, lakkabensiini
white spruce {n} (Picea glauca) :: valkokuusi
White's thrush {n} (White's thrush) :: kirjorastas
white stork {n} (large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia) :: kattohaikara
white supremacist {n} (advocate of white supremacy) :: valkoisen ylivallan kannattaja
white supremacy {n} (ideology) :: valkoinen ylivalta
white-tailed deer {n} (type of deer) :: valkohäntäpeura
white-tailed eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) :: merikotka
white-tailed lapwing {n} (Vanellus leucurus) :: suohyyppä
white-tailed plover {n} (Vanellus leucurus) SEE: white-tailed lapwing ::
white tea {n} (leaves) :: valkoinen tee
white tea {n} (drink) :: valkoinen tee
whitethroat {n} (Sylvia communis) :: pensaskerttu
white-throated dipper {n} (Cinclus cinclus) :: koskikara
white-throated robin {n} (Irania gutturalis) :: kivikkosatakieli
white tie {n} (men's most formal eveningwear) :: frakki, frakkipuku
white tie {n} (dress code) :: frakki, juhlapuku
white trash {n} (white person or people of low social status (pejorative)) :: valkoinen roskaväki, valkoroska
white vinegar {n} (vinegar that has been distilled) :: valkoviinietikka
whitewash {n} /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ (lime and water mixture) :: kalkkivelli
whitewash {n} (victory) :: murskavoitto
whitewash {v} (paint) :: kalkita
whitewash {v} (cover errors) :: peitellä
white water {n} (turbulent or frothy water) :: kuohut {p}
white water {n} (turbulent conditions) :: kuohut {p}
whitewater rafting {n} (traveling by raft) :: koskenlasku kumiveneellä
white wedding {n} (wedding routine) :: valkoiset häät
white whale {n} (a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) SEE: beluga ::
white willow {n} (Salix alba) :: valkopaju
white wine {n} (light coloured wine) :: valkoviini
white-winged black tit {n} (Melaniparus leucomelas) :: kobolttitiainen
white-winged tern {n} (Chlidonias leucopterus) :: valkosiipitiira
whither {adv} /ˈʍɪðɚ/ (to which place) :: minne, jonne, kunne [archaic]
whiting {n} (fine white chalk) :: liitujauho
whiting {n} (fish, Merlangius merlangus) :: valkoturska
whitish {adj} /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/ (somewhat white) :: valkeahko
whitlow {n} /ˈwɪt.loʊ/ (an infection) :: kynsinauhantulehdus
Whitsun {n} /ˈʍɪt.sən/ (Whitsunday) :: helluntai
Whitsunday {n} (the Sunday of the feast of Pentecost) :: helluntai, helluntaipäivä
whittle {n} /ˈʍɪtəl/ (large knife) :: leuku
whittle {v} (cut or shape wood with a knife) :: vuolla, veistää
whittle {v} (reduce or gradually eliminate something) :: leikata
whiz {n} (urination) SEE: urination ::
whiz {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate ::
whiz {v} /wɪz/ (to make a whirring or hissing sound) :: suhista, sihistä, sähistä
whiz {v} (to rush or move swiftly with such sound) :: suhahtaa
whiz {v} (to throw or spin rapidly) :: sujauttaa
whiz {n} (whirring or hissing sound) :: suhahdus, sihinä, sihahdus, sähinä, sähähdys
whiz {n} (someone remarkably skilled at something) :: taituri, taitaja, taitoniekka
who {pron} /huː/ (who? (interrogative pronoun)) :: kuka, ken
who {pron} (who (relative pronoun)) :: joka
WHO {prop} /ˈdʌbəljuː ˈeɪt͡ʃ ˈəʊ/ (World Health Organization) :: WHO
whoa {interj} /woʊ/ (stop, said to a horse) :: ptruu
whoa {interj} (expression of surprise) :: oho
who are you {phrase} (who are you?) :: kuka sinä olet [informal], kuka Te olette [formal]
who cares {phrase} (reply to an unimportant statement) SEE: so what ::
whodunit {n} /ˌhuːˈdʌn.ɪt/ (a crime novel or drama) :: salapoliisitarina, dekkari
whoever {pron} /huˈɛvɚ/ (whatever person or persons) :: kuka tahansa, kuka ikinä
who knows {phrase} (rhetorical question: one doesn't know) :: kukapa tietää
who knows {phrase} (rhetorical question: anything is possible) :: kukapa tietää
whole {adj} /hoʊl/ (entire) :: koko, kokonainen
whole {adv} (colloquial: in entirety) :: kokonaan, täysin
whole {n} (something complete) :: kokonaisuus
whole cloth {n} (complete fabrication) :: tuulesta temmattu
whole cloth {n} (something not based on anything else) :: tyhjä
whole food {n} (unprocessed food) :: luontaistuote, whole food
wholegrain {n} (cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran) :: täysjyvä
wholehearted {adj} /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.əd/ (having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support) :: täysi
wholeheartedly {adv} /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.ədli/ (in a wholehearted manner; with one's whole heart; enthusiastically) :: täysin rinnoin, täysin sydämin
wholemeal {adj} (containing or made from the whole grain) SEE: wholegrain ::
wholemeal bread {n} (bread) :: kokojyväleipä
whole milk {n} (milk from which nothing has been removed) :: täysmaito
wholeness {n} (quality of being whole) :: kokonaisuus, eheys, koskemattomuus, jakamattomuus
whole note {n} (semibreve) SEE: semibreve ::
whole number {n} (integer) SEE: integer ::
whole number {n} (natural number) SEE: natural number ::
wholesale {n} /ˈhoʊlseɪl/ (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) :: tukkukauppa
wholesale {adj} (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) :: tukku-
wholesale {adv} (in bulk or large quantity) :: tukuttain
wholesaler {n} (person or company that sells goods wholesale to retailers) :: tukkukauppias
whole shebang {n} (the entire thing) :: koko helahoito, koko repertoaari, koko roska, koko hoito, ihan kaikki
wholesome {adj} /ˈhoʊlsəm/ (promoting good health, and well-being) :: terveellinen
wholesome {adj} (sound and healthy) :: terve
wholesome {adj} (promoting virtue or being virtuous) :: hyveellinen, tervehenkinen
whole tone {n} (interval of two-twelfths of an octave) :: kokosävelaskel, sävelaskel, kokoaskel
whole wide world {n} (entire world) :: koko maailma
wholly {adv} (to the fullest extent) SEE: completely ::
whom {pron} /huːm/ (what person; object of a verb (accusative)) :: kenet, ketkä
whom {pron} (what person or people, object of a preposition (dative)) :: kenen, keiden [inflected for some prepositions]
whom {pron} (relative pronoun) :: joka, jotka
whoop {n} /huːp/ (An exclamation, a cry, usually of joy) :: kiljahdus
whoop {v} /wʊp/ (to beat, to strike) :: hakata
whoop {v} (to defeat thoroughly) :: hakata, piestä
whoopee {interj} /ʍupi/ (expression of delight) :: jippii
whoopee cushion {n} (inflatable bag used as practical joke) :: pierutyyny
whooper {n} (whooping crane) SEE: whooping crane ::
whooper {n} (whooper swan) SEE: whooper swan ::
whooper swan {n} /ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) :: laulujoutsen
whoopie cushion {n} :: pierutyyny
whooping cough {n} /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔf/ (a contagious disease) :: hinkuyskä
whooping crane {n} (Grus americana) :: trumpettikurki
whoosh {n} /ʍʊʃ/ (breathy sound) :: humahdus, suhahdus
whoosh {v} (breathy sound) :: humista, humahtaa
who pays the piper calls the tune {proverb} (one who pays for something controls it) :: kenen leipää syöt, sen lauluja laulat
whopper {n} (something remarkably large) :: jätti
whopper {n} (outrageous lie) :: emävale
whopping {adj} /ˈ(h)wɒpɪŋ/ (exceptionally great or large) :: valtava
whore {n} /hɔɹ/ :: huora, prostituoitu
whore {n} :: huora, lutka, lumppu, horo, horatsu
whore {v} (to prostitute oneself) :: huorata, myydä itseään
whore {v} (to engage a prostitute) :: huorata
whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp ::
whore around {v} (to regularly copulate with people that one is not in a relationship with) :: huorata
whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp ::
whoremonger {n} /ˈhɔɹˌmɑŋ.ɡɚ/ (frequent customer of whores) :: huoripukki
whoremonger {n} (pimp) :: sutenööri
whorey {adj} (Of or resembling a slut) :: huoramainen
whorish {adj} /ˈhɔɹɪʃ/ (resembling a whore) :: huorahtava
whorl {n} /wɜː(ɹ)l/ (pattern of concentric circles.) :: pyörre
whorl {n} (spindle whorl.) :: värttinänkehrä
who's calling {phrase} (who is calling?) :: kuka soittaa
whose {determiner} /huːz/ (of whom (interrogative)) :: kenen
whose {determiner} (of whom (relative)) :: jonka
whose {determiner} (of which (relative)) :: jonka
wh-question {n} /ˈdʌbl̩juː eɪtʃ ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/ (question introduced by a wh-word) :: avoin kysymys
why {adv} /ʍaɪ/ (for what reason) :: miksi
why {n} (the reason) :: miksi
why {interj} (exclamation of surprise) :: no mutta
why not {adv} (why is that not true) :: miksi ei, miksei
why not {adv} (state one has no objection) :: miksipä ei, mikä ettei
why not {adv} (introduce a proposal) :: miksi ei
Wicca {prop} /wɪkə/ (neo-pagan religion) :: wicca
Wiccan {adj} /ˈwɪkən/ (of or pertaining to Wicca) :: wiccalainen
Wiccan {n} (follower of Wicca) :: wiccalainen, wicca
wick {n} /wɪk/ (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning) :: sydän, sydänlanka
wicked {adj} /ˈwɪkɪd/ (evil or mischevous) :: ilkeä, häijy, paha, pahanilkinen
wicked {adj} (slang: awesome) :: siisti, paha
wicked {adv} (slang: very) :: pirun, vähän
wickedly {adv} /ˈwɪkɪdli/ (in a wicked manner) :: ilkeästi, häijysti
wickedness {n} /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ (state of being wicked) :: pahuus
wicked problem {n} (problem) :: viheliäinen ongelma
wicker {n} /ˈwɪkə(ɹ)/ (flexible branch or twig) :: vitsa
wicker {n} (wickerwork) SEE: wickerwork ::
wickerwork {n} (things made of wicker) :: korityö
wicket {n} /ˈwɪkɪt/ (small door or gate) :: sivuovi, pikkuovi [door]; veräjä [gate]
wicket {n} (small window or other opening) :: luukku [with cover of some sort]; aukko [open]
wicket {n} (service window) :: luukku
wicket {n} (cricket: wooden structure at each end of the pit) :: hila
wicket {n} (cricket: dismissal) :: palo
wicket {n} (cricket: pitch) :: keskialue
wicket {n} (cricket: area around the stumps where the batsmen stand) :: pesä
wicket {n} (croquet: small arch) :: portti
wicket {n} (shelter made from tree boughs) :: laavu
wicket {n} (Internet: angle bracket) :: kulmasulku
widdershins {adv} /ˈwɪ.dɚ.ʃɪnz/ (anticlockwise, counter-clockwise) :: vastapäivään
widdle {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate ::
wide {adj} /waɪd/ (having a large physical extent from side to side) :: leveä, laaja
wide {adv} (extensively) :: laajasti
wide {adv} (completely (with awake)) :: täysin
wide {adv} (away from the given goal) :: ohi
wide-angle {adj} (having angle of view greater than 70°) :: laajakulma
wide-angle lens {n} (short focal length lens) :: laajakulmaobjektiivi
wide area network {n} (network) :: laajaverkko
wide awake {adj} (awake and very alert) :: täysin hereillä
widebodied {adj} (An airliner that can seat more than six passengers in each row, in economy seating.) :: leveärunkoinen
wide-eyed {adj} (astonished or surprised) :: silmät levällään
widely {adv} /ˈwaɪdli/ (commonly, generally) :: laajalti
widely {adv} (separated by a large distance) :: suuresti
widen {v} /ˈwaɪdən/ (to become wider) :: laajentua
widen {v} (to make wider) :: laajentaa
widen {v} (to let out clothes) :: leventää
widen {v} (to broaden or extend) :: laajentaa
wideness {n} (state orquality of being wide) :: laajuus, leveys
wideness {n} (large extent, breadth) :: laajuus, leveys
wide open {adj} (open completely) :: apposen auki, ammollaan
wide open {adj} (lawless) :: villi
wide open {adj} (unresolved) :: avoinna
wide open {adj} (vulnerable) :: altis
wide receiver {n} (American football: offensive player position) :: laitahyökkääjä
widescale {adj} (involving all or most of the relevant area) :: laajamittainen
widescreen {n} (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) :: laajakuva
widescreen {adj} (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) :: laajakuva-, panoraama-
widespread {adj} (affecting a large area) :: laajalle levinnyt, laaja
widget {n} (unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product) :: vempain, vekotin, härveli
widget {n} (component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with) :: komponentti, pienoisohjelma, vekotin; widgetti [colloquial]
widow {n} /ˈwɪ.dəʊ/ (woman whose spouse has died) :: leski
widow {n} (person whose spouse has died) :: leski
widow {n} (woman whose husband is often away) :: leski
widow {n} (single line of type carried over to the next page) :: leskirivi
widow {n} (spider of the genus Latrodectus) :: Latrodectus; mustaleski [Latrodectus mactans]
widowed {adj} ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died) :: leskeksi jäänyt, leski-
widower {n} /ˈwɪdoʊɚ/ (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) :: leski, leskimies
widowerhood {n} (The period of being a widower) :: leskeys
widowhood {n} (The period of being a widow) :: leskeys
widow-maker {n} /ˈwɪdoʊˌmeɪkɚ/ (something which or someone who takes the lives of men) :: leskentekijä
widow's mite {n} ((numismatics) lepton) SEE: lepton ::
widow's mite {n} /ˈwɪdəʊz ˈmaɪt/ (very small gift or donation) :: lesken ropo
widow's peak {n} (V-shaped point in the hairline) :: leskenlippa, V:n muotoinen hiusraja
width {n} /ˈwɪtθ/ (state of being wide) :: leveys, laajuus
width {n} (measurement of something from side to side) :: leveys
width {n} (piece of fabric measured from side to side) :: leveys
wield {v} /wiːld/ (to handle with skill and ease) :: hallita
wield {v} (to exercise authority or influence) :: hallita
wield {v} (to handle or use a weapon) :: käyttää, käsitellä
wiener {n} (sausage) :: nakki
wiener {n} (childish word for the penis) :: pippeli
Wiener schnitzel {n} (veal cutlet) :: wieninleike
wienie {n} (A hot dog, wiener, wurst or sausage) :: makkara
wienie {n} (A penis) :: penis
wife {n} /waɪf/ (married woman) :: vaimo, aviovaimo
wifebeater {n} (singlet) SEE: singlet ::
wife-beating question {n} (loaded question) :: "joko olet lakannut hakkaamasta vaimoasi" -kysymys
wife carrying {n} (Scandinavian sport) :: eukonkanto, akankanto
wifelet {n} /ˈwaɪflət/ ((affectionate) wife) :: pikkuvaimo
wifelet {n} (mistress, see also: mistress) :: vaimoke
Wi-Fi {n} /ˈwaɪ.faɪ/ (computing: wireless data communication standard) :: Wi-Fi, langaton verkko
wig {n} /wɪɡ/ (head of artificial hair) :: peruukki
wigeon {n} (a kind of duck) :: haapana
wiggle {v} /ˈwɪɡəl/ (to move with irregular motions) :: tytistä, hytistä, tutista, hytkyä, hyllyä [intransitive]; hytisyttää, tutisuttaa, hytkyttää [transitive]
wiggle {n} (wiggling movement) :: tutina, hytinä, hytke
wiggly {adj} /ˈwɪ.ɡə.ˌli/ (constantly moving) :: vääntelehtivä, tempoileva
wiggly {adj} (made of many curves) :: kiemurteleva, kiemurainen
wight {n} /waɪt/ (a living creature, a human being) :: olento, olio, ihminen
wiki {n} /ˈwɪki/ (collaborative website) :: wiki
wikify {v} /ˈwɪkifaɪ/ (to adapt (text) to a wiki, see also: wiki; -ify) :: wikittää
Wikipedia {prop} /ˌwɪkiˈpiːdi.ə/ (online encyclopedia) :: Wikipedia
Wikipedia {n} (source of abundant knowledge) :: tietosanakirja
Wikipedian {n} /wɪ.kɪˈpiː.dɪ.ən/ (a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia) :: wikipedialainen
Wikipedian {adj} (of or relating to Wikipedia) :: wikipedialainen
Wiktionarian {n} (A person who contributes to Wiktionary) :: Wiktionaristi
Wiktionary {prop} /ˈwɪkʃənɹɪ/ (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language) :: Wikisanakirja
wilco {interj} /ˈwɪl.koʊ/ (indication of agreement and compliance) :: wilco, noudatan
wild {adj} /waɪld/ (not domesticated or tamed) :: villi, kesytön, villi-
wild {adj} (unrestrained or uninhibited) :: villi, hillitön
wild {adj} (raucous, unruly, and savage) :: raju, villi, hillitön, hurja
wild and woolly {adj} :: kesytön
wild animal {n} (animal living in a natural, undomesticated state) :: villieläin
wild ass {n} /waɪld ˈæs/ (mammal) :: villiaasi
wild-ass {n} (slang: uneducated person) :: juntti
wild bergamot {n} (Monarda fistulosa) :: preeriaväriminttu
wild boar {n} /ˈwaɪld ˈboɹ/ (Sus scrofa) :: villisika
wild buckwheat {n} (plant of the genus Eriogonum) :: pumissi
wild cabbage {n} (Brassica oleracea) :: villikaali
wild card {n} (special card) :: jokeri
wild card {n} (competitor or team) :: villi kortti
wildcard {n} (special character) :: jokerimerkki
wildcard {n} (uncontrolled or unpredictable element) :: kysymysmerkki, avoin kysymys
wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat ::
wild cat {n} (undomesticated cat) :: villikissa
wild cat {n} (domesticated cat returned to the wild) SEE: feral cat ::
wild cat {n} (Lynx rufus) SEE: bobcat ::
wildcat {n} /ˈwaɪldˌkæt/ (Felis silvestris) :: villikissa, metsäkissa
wildcat {n} (person who acts like a wildcat) :: villikissa
wildcat {adj} (unauthorized by the proper authorities) :: villi, luvaton
wildcat {n} (undomesticated cat) SEE: wild cat ::
wildcat {n} (domesticated cat returned to the wild) SEE: feral cat ::
wildcat {n} (Felix rufus) SEE: bobcat ::
wildcat {n} (wildcat strike) SEE: wildcat strike ::
wildcat strike {n} /ˈwaɪldˌkæt ˈstɹaɪk/ (labour strike not authorized by the leaders of a trade union) :: korpilakko
wild cherry {n} (Prunus avium tree) :: imeläkirsikka, linnunkirsikkapuu
wild cherry {n} (Prunus avium fruit) :: villikirsikka
wild child {n} (headstrong young person) :: villi lapsi, kauhukakara
wildebeest {n} (gnu) SEE: gnu ::
wilderness {n} /ˈwɪl.dəɹ.nəs/ (uncultivated tract of land) :: erämaa, korpi, kaira
wildfire {n} /ˈwaɪəldˌfaɪɝ/ (rapidly spreading fire) :: maastopalo, kulovalkea
wildfire {n} (something that acts quickly and uncontrollably) :: kulovalkea
wildfire {n} (Greek fire) SEE: Greek fire ::
wildflower {n} (wild flowering plant) :: villi kukka
wildfowl {n} /ˈwaɪldfaʊl/ (waterfowl) :: vesilintu
wild goose {n} (species of wildlife goose) :: villihanhi
wild-goose chase {n} (fruitless, futile pursuit) :: neulan etsiminen heinäsuovasta, hukkareissu
wild horse {n} (Equus ferus) :: villihevonen
wild horse {n} (feral horse) :: villihevonen
wild horse {n} (untamed horse) :: villi hevonen
wild leek {n} (Allium ampeloprasum) :: kesäpurjo
wildlife {n} /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ (animals and plants in their natural environment) :: villieläimet {p}
wildlife reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve ::
wildlife sanctuary {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve ::
wildly {adv} /ˈwaɪldli/ (in a wild manner) :: villisti
wildness {n} (the quality of being wild or untamed) :: villeys
wild oats {n} (non-cultivated oats) :: villikaura; hukkakaura [Avena fatua]
wild oats {n} (Chasmanthium latifolium) :: nuokkutähkä
wild rice {n} (any species of Zizania) :: intiaaniriisi, villiriisi
wild rye {n} (grass) :: villivehnä [Elymus]; rantavehnä [Leymus]
wild service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) :: etelänpihlaja
wild strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) :: ahomansikka, metsämansikka
wild thyme {n} (species of flowering plant in the mint family) :: kangasajuruoho
wild turkey {n} (Meleagris gallopavo) :: kalkkuna
Wild West {prop} (western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement) :: Villi länsi
Wild West {prop} (place or situation in which disorderly behaviour prevails) :: villi länsi
wile {n} /waɪl/ (trick or stratagem) :: kikka
wilful {adj} /ˈwɪlfʊl/ (intentional) :: tahallinen, tarkoitettu, harkittu, tietoinen
wilful {adj} (stubborn) :: itsepintainen, itsepäinen, jääräpäinen, joustamaton, omapäinen
Wilhelmina {prop} (female form of William) :: Vilhelmiina
will {v} /wɪl/ (indicating future action) :: Use the present tense, tulla
will {n} (one's independent faculty of choice) :: tahto
will {n} (intention or decision) :: tahto
will {n} (act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) :: tahto, halu
will {n} (legal document) :: testamentti, viimeinen tahto
will {v} (To bequeath) :: testamentata
Will {prop} /wɪl/ (diminutive of William) :: Ville, Vili
will do {v} (affirmative yes) :: hoituu
willemite {n} (mineral) :: willemiitti
willet {n} (Tringa semipalmata) :: preeriaviklo
willful ignorance {n} (a decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed) :: tarkoituksellinen tietämättömyys
William {prop} /ˈwɪl.jəm/ (male given name) :: Vilho, Ville, Vilhelm [of historical persons]
Williams {prop} (surname meaning "son of William") :: Vilhunen
willie wagtail {n} (bird) :: valkokulmamonarkki
willing {adj} /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ (ready to do something that is not a matter of course) :: halukas
willingly {adv} /ˈwɪlɪŋli/ (of one’s own free will) :: vapaaehtoisesti
willingness {n} /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/ (state of being willing) :: halukkuus
willing suspension of disbelief {n} (suspension of disbelief) SEE: suspension of disbelief ::
will o' the wisp {n} /ˌwɪləðəˈwɪsp/ (strange light) :: virvatuli, aarretuli, aarnituli, aarnivalkea
will o' the wisp {n} (delusionary goal) :: virvatuli
willow {n} /ˈwɪloʊ/ (tree) :: paju
willow grouse {n} (Lagopus lagopus) :: riekko
willowherb {n} (Epilobium) :: horsma
willow ptarmigan {n} (Lagopus lagopus) SEE: willow grouse ::
willow tit {n} (bird) :: hömötiainen
willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus) :: uunilintu, pajulintu
willowy {adj} /ˈwɪloʊi/ (tall, slender, graceful) :: sorea
willowy {adj} (having willows) :: pajukkoinen
willpower {n} /ˈwɪlˌpaʊɚ/ (strength of will) :: tahdonvoima, sisu
willy {n} /ˈwɪli/ (The penis) :: pippeli, kikkeli, pili
willy-nilly {adv} /ˌwɪliˈnɪli/ (whether desired or not) :: halusimme tai emme
willy-nilly {adv} (without regard for consequences or wishes of those involved) :: miten sattuu
willy-nilly {adv} (seemingly at random, haphazardly) :: miten sattuu
will you marry me {phrase} (marriage proposal) :: menisitkö naimisiin kanssani; tuletko vaimokseni [man to woman]
Wilson's disease {prop} (autosomal-recessive genetic disorder) :: Wilsonin tauti
Wilson's storm petrel {n} (small seabird) :: etelänkeiju
wilt {v} /wɪlt/ (to droop) :: lakastua, kuihtua, näivettyä, nuutua
wilt {v} (to fatigue) :: väsyä, nuutua, uupua
wilt {v} (to cause to droop) :: lakastuttaa, kuihduttaa, näivettää, nuuduttaa
wilt {v} (to cause to fatigue) :: väsyttää, nuuduttaa, uuvuttaa
wilt {n} (drooping) :: lakastuminen, kuihtuminen, näivettyminen, nuutuminen
wilt {n} (disease) :: näivetystauti
wily {adj} /waɪ.li/ (sly, cunning) :: ovela, viekas, juonikas, kiero, luihu, kavala
wimp {n} (someone who lacks confidence) :: nössö, nynny, nysväke, nahjus
win {v} /wɪn/ (transitive: achieve victory in) :: voittaa
win {v} (to gain a prize) :: voittaa
win {v} (obtain (someone) by wooing) :: voittaa [often voittaa puolelleen]
win {v} (intransitive: achieve by winning) :: voittaa
win {n} (individual victory) :: voitto
win {n} (gain, profit) :: voitto
wince {n} /wɪns/ (gesture of shrinking away) :: vavahdus, sävähdys, kavahdus
wince {v} (to flinch as if in pain) :: vavahtaa, kavahtaa
wince {v} (to kick or flounce) :: tempoilla, potkia, tempoa
winch {n} /wɪntʃ/ (machine) :: vinssi, vintturi
winch {v} (use a winch) :: vinssata
wind {v} (to introduce by insinuation) SEE: insinuate ::
wind {n} (movement of air) :: tuuli
wind {n} (the force developed by the movement of air) :: tuuli, tuulenpaine
wind {n} (ability to exert oneself without feeling short of breath) :: henki
wind {n} (flatus) :: pieru, ilmavaivat {p}
wind {v} (blow air through (a wind instrument)) :: puhaltaa
wind {v} (cause (someone) to become breathless) :: lyödä ilmat pihalle ["hit"; verb can be substituted for something else]
wind {v} (wind oneself: exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath) :: hengästyä
wind {v} (to turn coils of something around) :: keriä, kelata
wind {v} (to tighten a clockwork mechanism) :: vetää
wind {v} (to entwist; enfold; encircle) :: kietoa
wind {v} (to travel in a way that is not straight) :: kiemurrella, mutkitella [road], kierrellä
wind {v} (to have complete control over) :: pyörittää
wind {v} (to cover or surround with something coiled about) :: rihmata [to wind a rope with twine]; kietoa jonkin ympäri
wind back {v} (to wind towards the beginning) :: kelata taaksepäin; kelata takaisin [especially when rewinding back to beginning]
windbag {n} /ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/ (someone who talks excessively) :: suupaltti
windbreaker {n} (thin outer coat) :: tuulitakki
windcheater {n} (a heavy weatherproof jacket) SEE: windbreaker ::
wind chimes {n} (chime made from suspended wooden, metal, etc. tubes, bells and rods that tinkle when moved by the wind) :: tuulikello
Windex {n} (type of wind indicator) :: windex
windfall {n} /ˈwɪnd.fɔːl/ (something that has been blown down by the wind) :: tuulenkaato
windfall {n} (fruit fallen off a tree naturally) :: pudokas
windfall {n} (sudden large benefit) :: jättipotti
wind farm {n} (collection of wind turbines) :: tuulipuisto
windflower {n} (Anemone nemorosa) SEE: wood anemone ::
wind harp {n} (aeolian harp) SEE: aeolian harp ::
Windhoek {prop} /ˈwɪndhʊk/ (capital of Namibia) :: Windhoek
wind horse {n} (allegory for the human soul) :: tuulihevonen
windhover {n} (common kestrel) SEE: common kestrel ::
windiness {n} (state of being windy) :: tuulisuus
winding {n} /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/ (something wound around something else) :: käämi, kela
winding {n} (the manner in which something is wound) :: käämintä, kelaus
winding {n} (one complete turn of something wound) :: kierros
winding {n} (length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer) :: käämi, käämitys
winding {adj} (twisting, turning or sinuous) :: kiemurteleva, mutkikas, mutkitteleva
winding cloth {n} (burial shroud) :: käärinliina
winding sheet {n} (burial shroud) :: käärinliina
wind instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) :: puhallin, puhallinsoitin, puhallussoitin
windlass {n} /ˈwɪnd.ləs/ (winch) :: vintturi
windle {n} (redwing) SEE: redwing ::
windles {n} (windlass) SEE: windlass ::
windmeter {n} (an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind) SEE: anemometer ::
windmill {n} /ˈwɪnd.mɪl/ (machine) :: tuulimylly
windmill {n} (structure) :: tuulimylly
windmill {n} (child's toy) :: tuulihyrrä
windmill {n} (basketball: type of dunk) :: tuulimylly
windmill {n} (guitar move) :: tuulimylly
windmill {n} (breakdancing move) :: tuulimylly
windmill {n} (metaphorical: imaginary enemy) :: tuulimylly
windmill {v} (to rotate with a sweeping motion) :: pyörittää, kieputtaa, huiskia
windmill {v} (to rotate freely) :: pyöriä, kieppua
window {n} /ˈwɪndoʊ/ (opening for light and air) :: ikkuna
window {n} (period of time) :: jakso, ikkuna
window {n} (area on a computer screen) :: ikkuna
window {n} (seat beside a window) :: ikkunapaikka
window {n} (shop window) SEE: shop window ::
window cleaner {n} (person) :: ikkunanpesijä
window cleaner {n} (product) :: ikkunanpesuaine
window frame {n} (framework around a window) :: ikkunankehys, ikkunanpoka, poka, ikkunanpuite
windowfront {adj} (next to window) :: ikkuna-, see ikkunapöytä
window manager {n} (software) :: ikkunointiohjelma
window of opportunity {n} (suitable period) :: mahdollisuus, etsikkoaika
windowpane {n} /ˈwɪndoʊˌpeɪn/ (piece of glass filling a window) :: ikkunaruutu
Windows {prop} (Microsoft Windows) :: Windows
window screen {n} (mesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window) :: hyttysverkko
window-shop {v} (browse shops with no intention of buying) :: olla ikkunaostoksilla
window-shopping {n} (browsing shops with no intention of buying) :: ikkunaostokset {p}
windowsill {n} /ˈwɪndoʊˌsɪl/ (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) :: ikkunalauta
Windows key {n} (a keyboard key) :: Windows-näppäin
windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus ::
windpipe {n} (trachea) :: henkitorvi
windpipe {n} (duct) :: torvi, kanava, putki
wind power {n} (power harnessed from the wind) :: tuulivoima, tuulisähkö
windproof {adj} (providing protection from the wind) :: tuulenpitävä
windpump {n} (windmill applied for pumping water) :: tuulipumppu
wind rose {n} (meteorological diagram) :: tuuliruusu
windrow {n} /ˈwɪnd.ɹəʊ/ (row of cut grain or hay) :: karhe
windscreen {n} (windshield) SEE: windshield ::
windscreen washer {n} (device to clean windscreens) :: tuulilasin pesulaite, (slightly vulgar) pissapoika, tuulilasinpesin
windscreen wiper {n} (a device to clear a windscreen) SEE: windshield wiper ::
windshield {n} (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) :: tuulilasi
windshield wiper {n} (device to clear a windshield) :: tuulilasinpyyhin, tuulilasinpyyhkijä
windshield wiper {n} (exercise of lower torso rotation) :: tuulilasinpyyhkijä
windsock {n} (tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed) :: tuulipussi
Windsor bean {n} (fava bean) SEE: broad bean ::
Windsor knot {n} (knot of a particular sort) :: Windsorin solmu
wind speed {n} (speed of the wind) :: tuulennopeus
windstorm {n} (storm with strong violent winds) :: myrskytuuli, myrsky, puhuri
windsurf {v} (ride a surfboard with a sail) :: purjelautailla
windsurfer {n} (a person who windsurfs) :: purjelautailija
wind tunnel {n} (test facility) :: tuulitunneli
wind turbine {n} (device) :: tuuliturbiini
wind up {v} (to end up; to arrive or result) :: joutua, päätyä
wind up {v} (to conclude, complete, or finish) :: päättää, lopettaa
wind up {v} (to tighten by winding or twisting) :: vetää
wind up {v} (to excite) :: innostaa
wind up {v} (to play a prank, to take the mickey or mock) :: vedättää
wind up {v} (to dissolve a partnership or corporation and liquidate its assets) :: purkaa
windward {adj} /ˈwɪndwə(ɹ)d/ (towards the wind) :: tuulenpuoleinen
windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart ::
windy {adj} /ˈwɪndi/ (accompanied by wind) :: tuulinen
windy {adj} (unsheltered and open to the wind) :: tuulinen, tuulen pieksämä
windy {adj} (empty and lacking substance) :: tyhjä, tuulesta temmattu
windy {adj} (flatulent) :: ilmavaivainen
windy {adj} /ˈwaɪndi/ (having many bends) :: mutkainen, kiemurteleva
wine {n} /waɪn/ (alcoholic beverage made from grapes) :: viini
wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from other fruit or vegetables) :: viini
wine {n} (serving of wine) :: viini, viinilasillinen
wine {n} (wine colour) :: viininpunainen
wine bar {n} (drinking establishment where only wine is served) :: viinibaari
wineberry {n} (Japanese wineberry) :: Japaninvatukka
wine bottle {n} (bottle for holding wine) :: viinipullo
winebox {n} (box) :: viinilaatikko
wine cellar {n} (underground place for storing wine) :: viinikellari
wine cellar {n} (collection of wine) :: viinikellari
wine cooler {n} (piece of equipment) :: viininjäähdytin, viinikaappi
wine cooler {n} (drink) :: wine cooler
winecup {n} (vessel from which wine is drunk) :: viinipikari, viinimalja
wine from unpressed grapes {n} (wine) :: viini puristamattomista rypäleistä
wine glass {n} (glass vessel for drinking wine from) :: viinilasi
wine list {n} (list of wines available at a restaurant or bar) :: viinilista
winemaker {n} (a person or company that makes wine) SEE: vintner ::
winemaking {n} (the act of making wine) :: viininvalmistus
wine rack {n} (set of shelves for wine) :: viinipulloteline
winery {n} /ˈwaɪnəɹi/ (a place where wine is made, or a company that makes wine) :: viinitila [farm], viinitalo [firm], viininvalmistamo [processing plant]
wine vinegar {n} (vinegar made from wine) :: viinietikka
wing {n} /wɪŋ/ (part of an animal) :: siipi
wing {n} (slang: human arm) :: siipi
wing {n} (part of an aircraft) :: siipi
wing {n} (extension to a main body) :: siipi
wing {n} (fraction of a political movement) :: siipi
wing {n} (air force unit) :: lennosto
wing {n} (panel of a car which encloses the wheel area) :: lokasuoja
wing {n} (extension of a ship's bridge) :: siipi
wing {n} (sports: position in many team sports) :: laitahyökkääjä, laituri
wing {n} (sports: person in such position) :: laitahyökkääjä, laituri
wing {v} (to injure slightly) :: antaa siipeen
wing {v} (to add a wing (extra part) to) :: lisätä siipi
wing {v} (to be extemporaneous) :: innostua
wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly ::
wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw ::
wing-and-wing {adv} (sailing with studding sails) :: myötäpurjeet ylhäällä
wing-and-wing {adv} (sailing mainsail and headsails on different sides) :: purjeet virsikirjalla
wing collar {n} (type of collar) :: frakkikaulus
wingding {n} (fit or spasm) :: kohtaus
wingding {n} (party) :: bileet {p}
winged bean {n} (legume) :: siipipapu
winger {n} /ˈwɪŋɚ/ (offensive player) :: laitahyökkääjä
wingless {adj} (lacking wings) :: siivetön
winglet {n} (a small wing) :: siiveke
winglet {n} (winglike structure at a wingtip) :: siipiuloke, winglet
wingman {n} (pilot partner) :: siipimies
wingman {n} (friend that gives support) :: taistelupari [general]; puhemies [in picking up girls]
wing nut {n} (nut with wing-like projections) :: siipimutteri, lehtimutteri
wingnut {n} (nut with winglike projections) SEE: wing nut ::
wingnut {n} /ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/ (genus Pterocarya (botany)) :: siipipähkinä
wingnut {n} (odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person) :: kummajainen, hörhö
wingspan {n} (the distance from left wingtip to right) :: siipien kärkiväli, siipiväli, kärkiväli
wink {v} /ˈwɪŋk/ (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion) :: iskeä silmää, vilkuttaa
wink {v} (to twinkle) :: vilkkua, tuikkia
wink {n} (a blink) :: silmänisku
wink {n} (an instant) :: silmänräpäys
winkle {n} (gastropod) SEE: periwinkle ::
winnable {adj} (able to be won) :: voitettavissa
winner {n} /ˈwɪnɚ/ (one who has won or often wins) :: voittaja
winner {n} (point, goal (etc.) which wins a contest) :: voittomaali
Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear) :: Nalle Puh
winning {adj} /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ (that constitutes a win) :: voitto-
winning {adj} (attractive) :: valloittava, hurmaava
winning streak {n} (an uninterrupted sequence of wins) :: voittoputki
winnow {v} /ˈwɪnoʊ/ (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) :: tuultaa, viskata
winnow {v} (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) :: seuloa
winnowing {n} (act of separating chaff from grain) :: viskaaminen
winnowing basket {n} (basket used to winnow) :: viskain, viskin
win over {v} (to persuade) SEE: persuade ::
winsome {adj} /ˈwɪn.s(ə)m/ (charming, engaging, winning) :: valloittava
winter {n} /ˈwɪntʰɚ/ (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) :: talvi
winter {v} (spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday) :: viettää talvi, talvehtia
winter {v} (store over winter) :: pitää talven yli
winterberry {n} (Ilex verticillata) :: kesäorjanlaakeri
winterberry {n} (American winterberry) SEE: American winterberry ::
winterberry holly {n} (American winterberry) SEE: American winterberry ::
winter break {n} (time off in winter) :: talviloma, joululoma
winter cherry {n} (bladder cherry) SEE: bladder cherry ::
winter coat {n} (warm coat) :: talvitakki
winter coat {n} (seasonal appearance) :: talviturkki, talvipuku
winter depression {n} (disorder) :: kaamosmasennus
wintergreen {n} (evergreen) SEE: evergreen ::
wintergreen {n} (evergreen perennial of the genus Pyrola) :: talvikki
wintergreen {n} (Gaultheria procumbens) :: lamosalali
winterless {adj} (without winter) :: talveton
winter melon {n} (vine) :: talvimeloni, vahakurpitsa
winter melon {n} (fuzzy melon fruit) :: talvimeloni, vahakurpitsa
winter road {n} (type of road) :: talvitie
winters {adv} (in the winter) :: talvella, talvisin
winter savory {n} (Satureja montaa) :: talvikynteli
winter solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) :: talvipäivänseisaus
winter sport {n} (sport played on ice or snow) :: talviurheilu, talviurheilulaji
winter storm {n} /ˈwɪntɚ stɔɹm/ (A winter storm) :: talvimyrsky, lumimyrsky
wintertide {n} (wintertime) SEE: wintertime ::
wintertime {n} (the season of winter) :: talvisaika
Winter Triangle {prop} (a bright asterism of the northern winter sky) :: Talvikolmio
Winter War {prop} (war) :: talvisota
winter warmer {n} (strong beer brewed in winter) :: talviolut
winter wheat {n} (type of wheat) :: syysvehnä
wintry {adj} /ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/ (suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy) :: talvinen
wintry {adj} (aged, white(-haired etc.)) :: harmaahapsinen
win-win {adj} /ˌwɪnˈwɪn/ (of a situation that benefits two parties) :: molempia hyödyttävä, win-win
win-win {n} (situation that benefits both parties) :: yhteisvoitto, win-win-tilanne
wipe {v} /waɪp/ (remove surface substance) :: pyyhkiä
wipe {v} (erase a computer disk) :: tyhjentää
wipe out {v} (to destroy or obliterate) :: tuhota, pyyhkäistä pois
wipe out {v} (to erase) :: pyyhkiä
wipe out {v} (to crash or fall) :: kaatua
wipeout {n} (The action of the verb "wipe out") :: pyyhintä, pyyhkiminen, poispyyhkäisy, kaatuminen
wiper {n} /ˈwaɪpɚ/ (someone who wipes) :: pyyhkijä
wiper {n} (something used for wiping) :: pyyhe [towel]; pyyhin
wiper {n} (something designed for wiping) :: pyyhin, pyyhkijä
wiper {n} (movable electric contact) :: pyyhkäisykosketin
wipe the slate clean {v} /ˌwaɪp ðə sleɪt ˈkliːn/ (to make a fresh start, forgetting differences) :: aloittaa puhtaalta pöydältä
wire {n} /ˈwaɪɚ/ (thin thread of metal) :: lanka, metallilanka
wire {n} (metal conductor that carries electricity) :: sähköjohto, johdin
wire {n} (fence made of usually barbed wire) :: piikkilanka-aita
wire {n} (sports: finish line of a racetrack) :: maalinauha
wire {v} (to fasten with wire) :: sitoa
wire {v} (to string on a wire) :: pujottaa
wire {v} (to equip with wires for use with electricity) :: johdottaa
wire {v} (to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring) :: kytkeä
wire {n} (informal: telegraph) SEE: telegraph ::
wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram ::
wire cutters {n} (hand tool) :: sivuleikkurit {p}
wired {adj} (equipped with wires) :: langallinen, kiinteä
wired {adj} (equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices) :: salakuunneltu
wired {adj} (reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire) :: langalla vahvistettu, langalla kiinnitetty
wired {adj} (very excited, hyper; high-strung) :: ylikierroksilla käyvä [verb]
wire fox terrier {n} (breed of fox terrier) :: karkeakarvainen kettuterrieri
wireframe {n} (model of three-dimensional object) :: rautalankamalli
wire-haired {adj} (having coarse hair) :: karkeakarvainen
wireless {adj} /ˈwaɪ.ə(ɹ).ləs/ (not having any wires) :: langaton
wireless {adj} (of or relating to wireless telegraphy) :: langaton
wireless {n} (radio) :: radio, radioviestintä
wireless {n} (wireless connectivity to a computer network) :: langaton
wire netting {n} (hexagonal network of interwoven wire) :: metallilankaverkko
wire rope {n} (strong cable) :: köysi, teräsköysi
wiretap {n} (covert connection) :: salakuuntelulaite, kuuntelulaite
wiretap {v} (to install or to use such a device) :: asentaa salakuuntelulaite, salakuunnella
wire transfer {n} (electronic transfer of funds) :: tilisiirto
wiring harness {n} (bundle of insulated wires) :: johtosarja
wiry {adj} /ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/ (thin, muscular and flexible) :: jäntevä
Wisconsin {prop} /wəˈskɑnsən/ (state of the United States of America) :: Wisconsin
Wisconsinite {n} (person from Wisconsin) :: wisconsinilainen
wisdom {n} /ˈwɪzdəm/ (element of personal character) :: viisaus
wisdom {n} (piece of wise advice) :: viisaus
wisdom {n} (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) :: viisaus
wisdom {n} (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) :: viisaus
wisdom {n} (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) :: viisaus
wisdom {n} (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) :: viisaus
wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) :: viisaudenhammas
wise {adj} /waɪz/ (showing good judgement) :: viisas
wise guy {n} (one who is insolent or flippant) :: neropatti, viisastelija
wisely {adv} /ˈwaɪzli/ (in a wise manner) :: viisaasti
wisent {n} /ˈwɪzənt/ (European bison, Bison bonasus) :: visentti
wish {n} /wɪʃ/ (desire) :: toive
wish {v} (to hope for an outcome) :: toivoa
wish {v} (to bestow a thought) :: toivottaa
wishable {adj} (desirable) SEE: desirable ::
wishbone {n} (bird's bone) :: toivomusluu, hankaluu
wishbone {n} (spar) :: haarukkavipu
wishful thinking {n} (illusion that what one would like is true) :: toiveajattelu
wishing well {n} (well where wishes were thought to be granted) :: toivomuskaivo
wish list {n} (list of desired things) :: toivomuslista, toivelista
wishlist {n} /ˈwɪʃlɪst/ (a list of desired things) :: toivelista
wish you well {v} /ˌwɪʃ ju ˈwɛl/ (polite way of saying goodbye) :: kaikkea hyvää sinulle
wishy-washy {adj} /ˈwɪʃ.iˌwɔ.ʃi/ (wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support) :: ympäripyöreä
wishy-washy {adj} (thin or watery) :: vetinen
wisp {n} /wɪsp/ (a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance) :: nippu
wisteria {n} (a genus of about ten species of woody climbing vines) :: visteri
wistful {adj} /ˈwɪstfəl/ (full of longing) :: kaihoisa, haikea
wistful {adj} (sad and thoughtful) :: haikea, mietteliäs
wit {n} /wɪt/ (Ability to think quickly) :: sukkeluus, nokkeluus, sutkaus
wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence ::
witch {n} /wɪtʃ/ (person who uses magic) :: noita
witch {n} (derogatory: ugly or unpleasant woman) :: akka, ämmä
witch {n} (Wiccan) SEE: Wiccan ::
witch {n} (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) SEE: Torbay sole ::
witchcraft {n} /ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹæft/ (the practice of witches) :: noituus
witch doctor {n} /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɒktə/ (person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic) :: noitatohtori, poppamies
witches' Sabbath {n} (supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy) :: noitasapatti
witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass ::
witchgrass {n} (grass of genus Panicum) :: hirssi
witch-hunt {n} /ˈwɪtʃhʌnt/ (persecution of persons believed to be using magic) :: noitavaino
witch-hunt {n} (campaign to punish dissident persons) :: noitavaino
with {prep} /wɪθ/ (against) :: -a [partitive] vastaan
with {prep} (in the company of) :: kera, luona, [comitative case] -neen, kanssa
with {prep} (in addition to) :: kera, [comitative case] -neen
with {prep} (in support of) :: avulla
with {prep} (expressing manner) :: -lla [adessive case]
with {prep} (by means of) :: -lla, [adessive case] -llä, [instructive case] -in
with {prep} (as nourishment) :: -lla [allative case]
with a grain of salt {adv} (with common sense and skepticism) :: varauksin, varauksellisesti, varauksella, varovasti
with all due respect {prep} (phrase used before disagreeing with someone) :: kaikella kunnioituksella
with all one's might {prep} :: kaikin voimin
with any luck {phrase} :: hyvällä tuurilla, hyvällä onnella˔
with bad grace {prep} :: vastahakoisesti
with bated breath {prep} /wɪð ˈbeɪtɪd ˈbɹɛθ/ (holding one's breath) :: henkeä pidätellen
with bated breath {prep} (eagerly) :: henkeä pidätellen
with child {prep} (pregnant (euphemistic)) :: pieniin päin
withdraw {v} /wɪðˈdɹɔː/ (pull back) :: vetää takaisin, vetää pois
withdraw {v} (take back) :: ottaa takaisin, perua
withdraw {v} (remove, stop providing) :: perua, vetää pois
withdraw {v} (extract (money from an account)) :: nostaa
withdraw {v} (retreat) :: perääntyä, vetäytyä
withdrawal {n} /wɪðˈdɹɔːəl/ (receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them) :: nosto [money from a bank], otto [money from a bank], poisvetäminen
withdrawal {n} (method of birth control) :: keskeytetty yhdyntä
withdrawal {n} (type of metabolic shock) :: vierotusoireet {p}
withdrawal {n} (act of withdrawing) :: vetäytyminen, vieroitus
withdrawal symptom {n} (symptom associated with the discontinuance of a drug) :: vieroitusoire
withdrawn {adj} /wɪðˈdɹɔːn/ (introvert) :: sisäänpäinkääntynyt, sulkeutunut
withe {n} /wɪθ/ (twig or shoot) :: varpu, vitsa, vitsas
wither {v} /ˈwɪðɚ/ ((intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up) :: lakastua, kuihtua
wither {v} ((intransitive) to become helpless due to emotion) :: jäykistyä, jähmettyä
wither {v} ((transitive) to cause to shrivel or dry up) :: kuihduttaa, lakastuttaa
wither {v} (to lose vigor or power) :: kuihtua
wither {v} ((transitive) to make helpless due to emotion) :: jäykistää
withered {adj} /ˈwɪðɚd/ (shrivelled) :: kuihtunut, kitulias
withering {adj} (tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction) :: musertava, murskaava
withering {adj} (diminishing rapidly) :: kuihtuva
withering {adj} (tending to make someone feel small) :: vähättelevä
witherite {n} (mineral) :: witheriitti
withers {n} /ˈwɪð.ɚz/ (part of the back of a draft animal) :: säkä
with flying colors {prep} ((idiom) extremely well) :: liput liehuen, mennen tullen
with good grace {prep} :: miellyttävästi, suopeasti, kohteliaasti, arvokkaasti, auliisti
withhold {v} /wɪθˈhoʊld/ (to keep an object) :: pitää (itsellään)
withhold {v} (to keep information) :: pitää omana tietonaan
withhold {v} (to retain) :: evätä
withholding {n} (deduction of taxes from employees' salary) :: ennakonpidätys
withholding {n} (tax so deducted) :: ennakonpidätys
withholding tax {n} (A withholding, a tax withheld from employees' salary and paid to the government) :: ennakonpidätys
within {prep} /wɪðˈɪn/ (spatial enclosure) :: sisällä
within living memory {prep} (in living memory) SEE: in living memory ::
within one's means {prep} :: suu säkkiä myöten
within one's rights {prep} :: oikeutensa (one's right) [used as a noun], oikeuksiensa rajoissa
within reach {prep} (at a distance close enough to touch by reaching) :: ulottuvilla, käsillä, käden ulottuvilla
within reach {prep} (at a close distance to) :: käden ulottuvilla
with no further ado {prep} (with no further ado) :: ilman enempiä muodollisuuksia, pidemmittä puheitta
with one hand tied behind one's back {adv} (hands down) SEE: hands down ::
with one's eyes closed {adv} :: silmät kiinni
with one's eyes open {adv} :: silmät auki
with one voice {prep} (in unison) :: yhteen ääneen
with open arms {prep} (with enthusiasm, as if embracing) :: avosylin
without {prep} /wɪθˈaʊt/ (not having) :: ilman, -tta [abessive case], vailla
without a doubt {prep} (certainly) SEE: certainly ::
without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably ::
without a doubt {prep} :: epäilemättä, ilman epäilystäkään
without doubt {prep} (without a doubt) SEE: without a doubt ::
without exception {prep} (exceptionless) :: poikkeuksetta
without loss of generality {prep} (without loss of generality) :: yleisyyttä menettämättä
without prejudice {prep} (not considering) :: huomioimatta, ottamatta huomioon
without prejudice {prep} (law: not affecting) :: puuttumatta, koskematta
without prejudice {prep} (law: allowing return to earlier position) :: sitoumuksetta
with pleasure {prep} /wəð ˈpleʒ.ə/ (willingly, without argument) :: ilomielin, kernaasti, mielellään
with regard to {prep} (concerning) :: koskien, liittyen, tiimoilta
with respect {prep} (mild apology) :: kaikella kunnioituksella
with respect to {prep} (pertaining to) :: suhteen, suhteessa, liittyen
with respect to {prep} (mathematics) :: suhteen
withspeak {v} (speak against) SEE: oppose ::
withspeak {v} (contradict) SEE: contradict ::
withstand {v} /wɪðˈstænd/ (to resist) :: kestää
withstand {v} (to oppose) :: vastustaa
withy {n} (osier) SEE: osier ::
withy {n} (long, flexible twig of the osier) SEE: osier ::
witless {adj} (Without wit or understanding) :: järjetön, älytön
witness {n} /ˈwɪtnəs/ (attestation of a fact or event) :: todistus
witness {n} (one who has a personal knowledge of something) :: todistaja
witness {n} (someone called to give evidence in a court) :: todistaja
witness {n} (something that serves as evidence) :: todiste
witness {v} ((transitive) to furnish proof of) :: todistaa
witness {v} ((transitive) to take as evidence) :: todistaa, osoittaa
witness {v} ((transitive) to see or gain knowledge of through experience) :: todistaa
witness {v} ((intransitive) to preach presenting personal testimony) :: todistaa
wits' end {n} (at (one's) wits' end) SEE: perplexed ::
wittedness {n} (condition) :: älyisyys
witticism {n} /ˈwɪ.tɪ.sɪz.əm/ (witty remark) :: sukkeluus
wittiness {n} (the quality of being witty) :: nasevuus
wittle {adj} (babytalk for little) :: piäni
witty {adj} /ˈwɪti/ (possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity) :: terävä
witty {adj} (clever; amusingly ingenious) :: naseva, sukkelasanainen
witty {adj} (full of wit) :: välkky
witty {adj} (quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits) :: välkky
wizard {n} /wɪ.zɚd/ (person skilled with magic) :: velho
wizard {n} (person skilled or unusually talented in a particular field) :: velho
wizard {n} (computing: program or script used to simplify complex operations) :: apuri
wizard {n} (wise man; sage) :: tietäjä
wizardess {n} (sorceress) SEE: sorceress ::
wizardry {n} (art of a wizard; sorcery) :: noitataito, taikuus
wizardry {n} (something that gives the appearance of magic) :: taikuus
wizardry {n} (great ability) :: taituruus, taikuus, noituus
wizen {adj} /ˈwɪzən/ (lean and wrinkled by shrinkage) :: kurttuinen
wizen {v} (to become lean and wrinkled by shrinkage) :: kurtistua, kurttuuntua, mennä kurttuun
wizened {adj} /ˈwɪzənd/ (withered) :: kuihtunut, kurttuinen
woad {n} (Isatis tinctoria) :: morsinko
wobble {n} /ˈwɑbl̩/ (unsteady motion) :: vaappuminen, huojunta, horjunta
wobble {v} (move with an uneven or rocking motion) :: vaappua, horjua, huojua
wobble {v} (quaver) :: väristä
wobble {v} (vacillate) :: olla kahden vaiheilla
wobbler {n} (tantrum) SEE: tantrum ::
wobbly {adj} (unsteady and tending to wobble) :: horjuva
woe {n} /wəʊ/ (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) :: suru, tuska
woe is me {interj} /woʊ ɪz mi/ (interjection) :: voi minua
wog {n} /wɒɡ/ (an offensive term for a dark-skinned person) :: laku
wog {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop ::
woggle {n} (Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide) :: huiviholkki, osmonsolmu
wok {n} /wɒk/ (large round pan) :: wokkipannu
wok {v} (to use a wok) :: wokata
woke {adj} /wəʊk/ (alert of what is happening) :: tiedostava
wolf {n} /wʊlf/ (animal) :: susi, hukka, susihukka
wolf {n} (man who makes amorous advances on many women) :: häntäheikki, naistenmies
wolf {n} (unpleasant musical tone) :: susisävel, särö
wolf {v} (to devour) :: hotkia, ahmia
wolf {n} (constellation) SEE: Lupus ::
wolfberry {n} (Lycium) :: pukinpensas
wolfberry {n} (fruit of Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense) :: goji-marja
wolf cub {n} /ˈwʊlfkʌb/ (young wolf) :: sudenpentu
wolf down {v} (consume quickly) :: [as a long-term act, the amount of the object not confined] hotkia, ahmia, [as a short-term act, the amount of the object confined] hotkaista, ahmaista
wolffish {n} /ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃ/ (fish) :: merikissa
Wolfgang {prop} /ˈwʊlf.ɡæŋ/ (male given name) :: Wolfgang
wolfhound {n} (dog) :: susikoira
wolf in sheep's clothing {n} /ˈwʊlf ɪn ˈʃiːps ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ (someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant) :: susi lampaan vaatteissa
wolfish {adj} /ˈwʊlfiʃ/ (pertaining to wolves) :: suden-
wolfish {adj} (akin to the characteristics or habits of a wolf) :: suden-
wolfish {adj} (fierce, savage, menacing) :: petomainen
wolfkin {n} (young or small wolf) SEE: wolf cub ::
wolfling {n} (wolf cub) SEE: wolf cub ::
wolfpack {n} (group of wild wolves, see also: pack) :: susilauma
wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten ::
wolfram {n} (wolframite) SEE: wolframite ::
wolframite {n} (wolframite) :: wolframiitti
wolfsbane {n} (herbs of the genus Aconitum) SEE: aconite ::
wolfskin {n} (skin of wolf) :: sudennahka, sudentalja
wolf spider {n} (any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae) :: juoksuhämähäkki
wolf tone {n} :: susisävel
wolf whelp {n} (young, esp. infant, wolf) SEE: wolf cub ::
wollastonite {n} (grey inosilicate mineral) :: wollastoniitti
Wolverhampton {prop} /ˌwʊlvəɹˈhæmptən/ (city) :: Wolverhampton
wolverine {n} /ˌwʊlvəˈriːn/ (Gulo gulo) :: ahma
woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife ::
woman {n} (adult female person) :: nainen
woman child {n} (childish or immature woman) :: lapsinainen
womanhater {n} (hater of women) SEE: misogynist ::
womanhood {n} /ˈwʊmənhʊd/ (state of being a woman) :: naiseus
womanhood {n} (qualities considered typical for a woman) :: naisellisuus
womanhood {n} (women as a group) :: naiset, naisväki
womanish {adj} /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/ (characteristic of a woman) :: naismainen
womanizer {n} /ˈwʊmənaɪzəɹ/ (habitual seducer of women) :: pelimies, naistenmies
womanliness {n} (femininity) SEE: femininity ::
womanly {adj} (having the characteristics of a woman) :: naisellinen
woman of easy virtue {n} :: kevytkenkäinen nainen
woman of the world {n} (worldly woman) :: maailmannainen
womb {n} /wuːm/ (uterus) :: kohtu
womb {n} (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) :: kehto
womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly ::
wombat {n} /ˈwɑmˌbæt/ (marsupial) :: vompatti
womenfolk {n} (women collectively) :: naisväki
womenfolk {n} (adult female members of a community) :: naisväki
women's refuge {n} (women's shelter) SEE: women's shelter ::
women's shelter {n} (temporary refuge for women) :: turvakoti
women's studies {n} (academic field) :: naistutkimus
wonder {n} /ˈwʌndɚ/ (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel) :: ihme
wonder {n} (something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable) :: ihme, kumma, kummallisuus
wonder {n} (someone very talented at something, a genius) :: lahjakkuus, ilmiö, ihme
wonder {n} (sense of awe or astonishment) :: kummastus, ihmetys
wonder {n} (informal: thought) :: ihmettely, fundeeraus
wonder {v} (to be affected with surprise) :: hämmästellä, ihmetellä, kummastella
wonder {v} (to ponder about something) :: ihmetellä, miettiä, pohtia, tuumia, tuumailla, aprikoida
wonderful {adj} /ˈwʌn.dɚ.fl̩/ (excellent, extremely impressive) :: hieno, mainio, loistava, ihana
wonderfully {adv} /wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/ (in a wonderful manner) :: loistavasti
wonderfully {adv} (to an extent inspiring wonder) :: ihmeellisen
wonderland {n} /ˈwʌndɚˌlænd/ (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) :: ihmemaa
wonderous {adj} (wondrous) SEE: wondrous ::
Wonder Woman {prop} /ˈwʌndə ˈwʊmən/ (DC Comics character) :: Ihmenainen
Wonder Woman {n} (woman of extraordinary powers) SEE: superwoman ::
wondrous {adj} /ˈwʌndɹəs/ (amazing, inspiring awe) :: ihmeellinen, vaikuttava
wont {n} /wəʊnt/ (habitual way of doing things) :: tapa
wont {adj} (accustomed or apt) :: tapana
wonton {n} /ˈwɑntɑn/ (Chinese dumpling) :: wonton
woo {v} /wuː/ (to endeavor to gain someone's affection) :: kosiskella, riiata, vokotella
wood {n} /wʊd/ (substance) :: puu
wood {n} (wood from a particular species) :: puulaji
wood {n} (woodland) :: metsä, metsikkö
wood {n} (firewood) :: puut {p}, polttopuu
wood {n} (type of golf club) :: puu, puumaila
wood {n} (music: woodwind instrument) :: puupuhallin
wood {n} (slang: an erection) :: stondis, kanki
wood {v} (to cover or plant with trees) :: metsittää, istuttaa metsää
wood alcohol {n} (methanol) :: puusprii
wood anemone {n} (Anemone nemorosa) :: valkovuokko
wood anemone {n} (Anemone quinquefolia) :: n.a.
wood anemone {n} (Anemone sylvestris) :: arovuokko
woodblock printing {n} (technique for printing text, images or patterns) :: puupiirrospaino
woodbox {n} (bof for firewood) :: halkolaatikko, puulaatikko
woodcarver {n} (a person who is skilled at woodcarving) :: puunleikkaaja
wood carving {n} (art) :: puunleikkaus
wood carving {n} (object) :: puuleikkaustyö
wood carving {n} (decoration) :: puuleikkaus
woodchat shrike {n} (Lanius senator) :: punapäälepinkäinen
woodchip {n} (chip of wood) :: lastu, hake [chips as mass]
woodchip {n} (fibre of wood) :: puukuitu
woodchipper {n} (woodchip making machine) :: haketin, hakkuri
woodchuck {n} /ˈwʊd.tʃʌk/ (rodent of the family Sciuridae) :: metsämurmeli
woodcock {n} /ˈwʊd.kɒk/ (wading bird in the genus Scolopax) :: lehtokurppa, kurppa
woodcraft {n} (art or skill) SEE: wood carving ::
woodcraft {n} (skills related to a woodland habitat) :: erätaito, erätaidot {p}
wood cudweed {n} (Gnaphalium sylvaticum) :: ahojäkkärä
woodcut {n} (method of printmaking) :: ksylografia, puukaiverrus
woodcut {n} (print) :: ksylografia
woodcutter {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack ::
woodcutter {n} (person who cuts wood) :: puunhakkaaja
woodcutter {n} (person who makes woodcuts) :: puunkaivertaja, puunleikkaaja
wood dock {n} (Rumex sanguineus) SEE: bloody dock ::
wood ear {n} (black fungus) :: juudaksenkorva
woodedness {n} (state or degree of being wooded) :: metsäisyys
wooden {adj} /ˈwʊdən/ (made of wood) :: puinen
wooden {adj} (figuratively) :: puiseva
wooden fish {n} (percussion instrument) :: puukala
wooden spoon {n} /ˈwʊdən spuːn/ (spoon made from wood) :: kapusta, puukauha
wooden spoon {n} (prize for coming last in a competition) :: lohdutuspalkinto
wood fern {n} (fern of the genus Dryopteris) :: alvejuuri
woodfree {adj} (Made from chemically processed (as opposed to mechanical pulping process) wood pulp.) :: puuvapaa
wood grouse {n} (Tetrao urogallus) SEE: western capercaillie ::
wood-hewer {n} (one who earns a living by splitting wood) :: halonhakkaaja
wood horsetail {n} (plant) :: metsäkorte
woodie {n} (erection) SEE: erection ::
woodland {adj} /ˈwʊd.lənd/ (of or pertaining to a creature or object existing in a woodland) :: metsän, metsä-
woodland {n} (land covered with woody vegetation) :: metsämaa, metsä
wood lemming {n} (wood lemming) :: metsäsopuli
wood lot {n} (area of land) :: metsäpalsta
woodlouse {n} /ˈwʊd.ˌlaʊs/ (any species of suborder Oniscidea) :: siira, saunamaija [colloquial]
wood mouse {n} (European rodent) :: pikkumetsähiiri
wood nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea) SEE: Eurasian nuthatch ::
woodpecker {n} /ˈwʊdˌpɛkɚ/ (bird in Picinae) :: tikka
woodpeckerlike {adj} (resembling woodpecker) :: tikkamainen
woodpeckerologist {n} (ornithologist specialized in woodpeckers) :: tikkatutkimus
woodpeckerology {n} (study of woodpeckers) :: tikkatutkimus
wood pigeon {n} (Columba palumbus) :: sepelkyyhky
woodpile {n} /ˈwʊdpaɪl/ (pile of cut wood) :: halkopino
wood pulp {n} (pulp from trees used to make paper) :: paperimassa
woodpusher {n} (chess player who is not good at the game) :: amatööri, tumpelo
woodruff {n} /ˈwʊdɹʌf/ (herb) :: tuoksumatara
woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest ::
wood sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis) :: liro
woodshed {n} (enclosed structure for storing firewood) :: puuvaja, liiteri
wood sorrel {n} /ˈwʊdˌsɒɹəl/ (a white-flowered woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella) :: käenkaali, ketunleipä
wood sorrel {n} (any of several other species of the genus Oxalis) :: käenkaali
wood spirit {n} (spiritual being) :: metsänhenki
wood spirit {n} (alcohol) :: metanoli
wood strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) SEE: wild strawberry ::
wood warbler {n} (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) :: sirittäjä
woodwind {n} (musical instrument) :: puupuhallin
woodwind instrument {n} (musical instrument) :: puupuhallin
woodwork {n} (handiwork of wood) :: puutyö, puuesine
woodwork {n} (wood product) :: puutuote
woodwork {n} (working with wood) :: puutyöt {p}
woodwork {n} (a woodworking shop or factory) :: puusepänliike
woodwork {n} (goalpost or crossbar) :: maalitolppa, ylärima
woodworker {n} (a person skilled at woodworking) :: puuseppä, kirvesmies
woodworm {n} (larvae that bore into wood) :: jumi
woody {adj} /ˈwʊdi/ (non-herbaceous) :: puuvartinen
woody {adj} (lignified) :: puu-, puinen
woof {n} /wʊf/ (set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom) :: kude
woof {n} (sound of a dog) :: hau, vuh
woof {v} (to make the sound of a dog) :: haukahtaa, haukkua
woofer {n} /ˈwʊfɚ/ (low-frequency audio speaker) :: bassokaiutin
wooing {n} (courting) SEE: courtship ::
wool {n} /wʊl/ (hair of sheep, etc.) :: villa
wool {n} (cloth or yarn) :: villa
wool {n} (anything with a texture like that of wool) :: villa
woolen {adj} /ˈwʊlən/ (made of wool) :: villa- [in compounds], villainen
woolgathering {n} (Indulgence in daydreams) :: haaveilu, unelmointi, uneksinta
woolly back {n} (slang: unsophisticated person from the countryside) :: landepaukku, turvenuija, bönde, heinähattu
woolly hat {n} (beanie) SEE: beanie ::
woolly mammoth {n} (Mammuthus primigenius) :: villamammutti
Woop Woop {prop} (an extremely remote area) :: Perähikiä
woozy {adj} /ˈwuːzi/ (queasy, dizzy, or disoriented) :: tokkurainen
wop {n} /wɒp/ (person of Italian descent) :: italiaano, makaroni, Luigi
Worcestershire sauce {n} /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ ˈsɔːs/ (English condiment) :: Worcestershire-kastike, Worcesterkastike
word {n} /wɜːd/ (unit of language) :: sana
word {n} (telegraphy: unit of text) :: sana
word {n} (computing: fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit) :: sana
word {n} (computer science: finite string which is not a command or operator) :: sana
word {n} (group theory: kind of group element) :: sana
word {n} (fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action) :: sanat
word {n} (something which has been said) :: sana, puhe
word {n} (news, tidings) :: uutiset, sana
word {n} (order, request, expression of will, see also: order; request) :: sana
word {n} (promise) :: sana
word {n} (brief discussion) :: pari sanaa
word {n} (angry debate; argument) :: riita, kiista, sanailu, sananvaihto
word {n} (Christ) :: Sana
word {n} (the word of God) :: sana
word {v} (to say or write using particular words) :: muotoilla [to formulate]; pukea sanoiksi [to put into words]
word {v} (to flatter with words) :: imarrella
word {v} (to ply or overpower with words) :: puhua
word {v} (to conjure with a word) :: loitsia
word {v} (to speak) :: virkkaa [archaic or literary]
word {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb ::
word {n} (watchword) SEE: watchword ::
Word {n} /wɝd/ (Scripture) :: sana, jumalansana
word association {n} (activity in which the participant is presented with a word) :: sana-assosiaatiopeli [game], sana-assosiaatio [method]
wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary ::
wordbook {n} (lexicon) SEE: lexicon ::
wordbook {n} (libretto) SEE: libretto ::
word count {n} (number of words in a passage) :: sanamäärä
word formation {n} (formation of new words) :: sananmuodostus
word for word {adv} (in exactly the same words) SEE: verbatim ::
word-for-word {adj} (Using exactly the same words as were originally used) :: sanasta sanaan
word-hoard {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary ::
wordily {adv} (using too many words) :: monisanaisesti
wordless {adj} (unspoken) :: sanaton
wordless {adj} (unable or unwilling to speak) :: mykkä, sanaton
wordlessness {n} (state of being wordless) :: sanattomuus
wordlist {n} (collection of all words from a particular source) :: sanalista
word of honor {n} (a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith) :: kunniasana
word of honour {n} (word of honor) SEE: word of honor ::
word of mouth {n} (verbal means of passing of information) :: suupuhe
word order {n} (order of syntactic constituents) :: sanajärjestys
wordplay {n} :: sanaleikki
word processing {n} (The creation, input, editing and formatting of documents and other text using software on a computer) :: tekstinkäsittely
word processor {n} (device) :: tekstinkäsittelylaite
word processor {n} (software) :: tekstinkäsittelyohjelma
words {n} /wɜːdz/ (angry debate or conversation) :: sanaharkka
words {n} (lines in a script for a performance) :: sanat {p}, vuorosanat {p}
words {n} (lyrics) SEE: lyrics ::
word search {n} (a word game) :: sanalaatikko
wordsmith {n} /wɝdsmɪθ/ (one who uses words skillfully) :: sanataituri, sanaseppo, sanaseppä
wordsmith {v} (apply craftsman-like skills to word use) :: sanaseppoilla
wordsmithery {n} (skillful use of words) :: sanaseppoilu
wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite ::
word-stock {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary ::
word to the wise {adv} (idiomatic) :: pieni neuvo
wordy {adj} /ˈwɝdi/ (using an excessive number of words) :: monisanainen
work {n} /wɝk/ (labour, employment, occupation, job) :: työ
work {n} (place where one is employed) :: työ, työpaikka
work {n} (effort expended on a particular task) :: työ
work {n} (result of a particular manner of production) :: työ
work {n} (something produced using the specified material or tool) :: työ
work {n} (literary, artistic, or intellectual production) :: teos
work {n} (measure of energy expended in moving an object) :: työ
work {n} (thermodynamics: energy in transit between one form or repository and another) :: työ
work {n} (fortification) :: varustus
work {v} (to do a specific task) :: työskennellä, tehdä työtä, olla töissä
work {v} (effect by gradual degrees (transitive)) :: tunkeutua, hivuttaa
work {v} (embroider with thread) :: kirjailla
work {v} (set into action) :: käyttää
work {v} (cause to ferment) :: käyttää
work {v} (exhaust) :: käyttää loppuun
work {v} (shape, form, or improve a material) :: työstää, muokata
work {v} (operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.) :: työskennellä
work {v} (to operate in or through) :: käyttää
work {v} (provoke or excite) :: aiheuttaa
work {v} (use or manipulate) :: käyttää, ohjata
work {v} (cause to happen) :: aiheuttaa, tehdä
work {v} (cause to work) :: teettää, teettää työtä
work {v} (function correctly) :: toimia
work {v} (influence) :: vaikuttaa
work {v} (effect by gradual degrees (intransitive)) :: vaikuttaa
work {v} (move in an agitated manner) :: liikkua, ravistella
work {v} (behave in a certain way when handled.) :: muokkautua
work {v} (cause to feel) :: tuottaa
workability {n} (ease with which something can be worked) :: työstettävyys
workable {adj} (capable of functioning) :: toimiva, käyttökelpoinen
workaday {adj} (suitable for everyday use) :: arkinen
workaday {adj} (mundane or commonplace) :: arkinen
workaholic {n} (person) :: työnarkomaani
workaholic {adj} (in the nature or manner of a workaholic) :: työnarkomaaninen, työnarkomaani
workbench {n} (sturdy table) :: penkki, höyläpenkki, työstöpenkki, työpöytä
workday {n} (day on which work is done) :: työpäivä
workday {n} (part of a day on which work is done) :: työpäivä
worked up {adj} (excessively emotional) :: kiihtynyt
worker {n} /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ (person who performs labor) :: työläinen
worker {n} (insect) :: työläinen
worker bee {n} (sterile bee) :: työläinen, työmehiläinen
worker's compensation {n} (workers' compensation) SEE: workers' compensation ::
workers' compensation {n} (insurance ) :: työtapaturmavakuutus
workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) :: kaikkien maiden proletaarit, liittykää yhteen!
work ethic {n} (value that one ought to work hard at one's job or duties) :: työmoraali
work ethic {n} (tendency to work hard at one's job or duties) :: ahkeruus
work experience {n} (short unpaid period of time at a workplace) :: työharjoittelu
workflow {n} (A process or procedure by which tasks are completed) :: työnkulku
workforce {n} (workers employed by an organization) :: työvoima
workgroup {n} /ˈwəːkɡɹuːp/ (a group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks) :: työryhmä
workgroup {n} (a computer network created for use by such groups) :: työryhmäverkko
workhorse {n} (a horse used primarily for work) :: työhevonen
workhorse {n} (anyone that does a lot of work) :: työjuhta
working {n} /ˈwɝkɪŋ/ (operation; action) :: työ, työskenteleminen, työn tekeminen, toimiminen
working {n} (method of operation) :: toimintatapa, työskentelytapa
working {n} (fermentation) :: käyminen
working {n} (becoming full of a vegetable substance) :: rehevöityminen
working {adj} (functioning) :: toimiva
working {adj} (suffices but requires additional work) :: työ-, keskeneräinen
working {adj} (in paid employment) :: työssäkäyvä; työtätekevä [working class]
working {adj} (of or relating to employment) :: työ-
working {adj} (enough to allow one to use something) :: riittävä
working animal {n} (animal kept for work) :: työjuhta
working class {n} (social class doing physical work) :: työväenluokka
working-class {adj} (relating to the working class) :: työväenluokkainen
working conditions {n} (environment in which one works) :: työskentelyolosuhteet {p}, työympäristö, työolot {p}
working day {n} (day of a week in which work is done) :: työpäivä
working day {n} (part of a day in which work is done) :: työpäivä
working dog {n} (type of dog breed) :: käyttökoira
working end {n} (end of rope) :: vapaa pää
working group {n} (any more or less formal team working for joint purpose) :: työryhmä
working knowledge {n} (knowledge of how to make something work) :: käytännön osaaminen
working life {n} (period spent in employment) :: työelämä
working order {n} (state or condition of being operational) :: käyttökunto
working poor {n} (working people) :: työtätekevät köyhät {p}
working time {n} (law: time spent at occupational labor) :: työaika
working title {n} (a temporary name) :: työnimi
working week {n} (range of days of the week) SEE: workweek ::
work in progress {n} (work) :: kesken [adverb]
work in progress {n} (project) :: keskeneräinen työ, kesken [adverb]
work in progress {n} (accounting: value of unfinished goods) :: keskeneräinen tuotanto
work-intensive {adj} (labor-intensive) SEE: labor-intensive ::
work-life balance {n} (working time) :: työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapaino
workloom {n} (tool or implement) :: työkalu
workman's compensation {n} (workers' compensation) SEE: workers' compensation ::
workmanship {n} /ˈwɜːk.mən.ʃɪp/ (the skill of an artisan or craftsman) :: ammattitaito
workmanship {n} (the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman) :: työn laatu
workmate {n} (coworker) SEE: coworker ::
workmen's compensation {n} (workers' compensation) SEE: workers' compensation ::
work of art {n} (product of the fine arts) :: taideteos
work of art {n} (something beautiful or exquisite) :: taideteos
work one's butt off {v} (to work excessively) :: raataa
work out {v} /ˌwɚk ˈaʊt/ (to calculate) :: laskea
work out {v} (to make sense of) :: tajuta
work out {v} (to conclude with the correct solution) :: täsmätä
work out {v} (to succeed) :: toimia
work out {v} (to habitually exercise rigorously) :: treenata
workout {n} /ˈwɚk.aʊt/ (an exercise session; a period of physical exercise) :: treenit
work permit {n} (authorization to work in a foreign country) :: työskentelylupa [law], työlupa
workplace {n} (place where someone works) :: työpaikka
work placement {n} (practicum) SEE: practicum ::
work product {n} (something created by an employee that is considered the property of the employer) :: työn tulos
workroom {n} (A room where work is done) :: työhuone
works {n} /wɝks/ (a mechanism or machine; the means by which something happens) :: kone
works agreement {n} (contract on conditions of industry by en employer and a work council) :: yrityskohtainen työehtosopimus
works council {n} (organization) :: yritysneuvosto ("luottamusmiesneuvosto", "kollektiivinen luottamusmies")
worksheet {n} (sheet on which problems are worked out) :: tehtäväpaperi, tehtävämoniste [paper]; tehtäväsivu [on computer]
workshop {n} /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ (small manufacturing room) :: työpaja, verstas, paja
workshop {n} (intensive course of education) :: työpaja, ryhmätyökurssi
workshop {n} (academic conference) :: työpaja, workshop
worksite {n} (site of work, especially in reference to construction work) :: työmaa
worksome {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious ::
work someone's arse off {v} (to work excessively) SEE: work someone's ass off ::
work someone's ass off {v} (to work excessively) :: raataa
workspace {n} (area allocated for someone to work in) :: työpaikka
workspace {n} (computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated) :: työtila
workstation {n} (powerful desktop computer) :: työasema
workstation {n} (area for single worker) :: työpiste
workstead {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory ::
workstead {n} (place for work) :: työpaikka, työpiste, työtila
workstead {n} (place of employment) :: työpaikka
worktable {n} (table) :: työpöytä
work the crowd {v} (work the room) SEE: work the room ::
work the room {v} (to interact with attendees at social event) :: ottaa yleisönsä
work the room {v} (to interact with one's audience) :: ottaa yleisönsä
worktop {n} (kitchen work surface) :: työtaso
work-to-rule {n} (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out) :: hidastuslakko (slow-down strike), italialainen lakko (Italian strike)
work up {v} (To develop) SEE: develop ::
workweek {n} (range of days of the week) :: työviikko
work wonders {v} :: saada ihmeitä aikaan
world {n} /wɜːld/ (human collective existence) :: maailma
world {n} (the universe) :: maailma, maailmankaikkeus
world {n} (the Earth) :: maailma, maapallo, maa
world {n} (inhabited planet) :: maailma
world {n} (individual or group perspective or social setting) :: maailma
World Bank {prop} (group of five financial organizations) :: Maailmanpankki
worldbuilding {n} (act or process of building of a fictional world) :: maailmanrakennus
world champion {n} (winner of world cup or world championship) :: maailmanmestari
world-class {adj} /wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklæs/ (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world) :: maailmanluokan
world cup {n} (event; competition) :: maailmanmestaruuskilpailut {p}, MM-kisat {p}
world cup {n} (trophy) :: MM-pokaali
World Exposition {n} (a regular international exposition) :: maailmannäyttely
world-famous {adj} (renowned in many parts of the world) :: maailmankuulu
World Heritage Site {n} (place listed by UNESCO as being of significance) :: maailmanperintökohde
world language {n} (language spoken internationally) :: maailmankieli
world literature {n} (comparative literature) SEE: comparative literature ::
worldly {adj} /ˈwɜː(ɹ)ldli/ (concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual) :: maallinen, mainen
worldly {adj} (concerned with the secular rather than sacred) :: maallinen, sekulaarinen
worldly {adj} (versed in the ways of the world) :: kokenut, maailmanmiesmäinen, varmakäytöksinen
world music {n} (traditional music, as opposed to popular music or classical music) :: kansanmusiikki
world music {n} (music that combines elements from traditional styles with popular elements) :: maailmanmusiikki
world order {n} (structure that manages the world's stability) :: maailmanjärjestys
world peace {n} (ideology of universal global understanding and nonviolence) :: maailmanrauha
world record {n} (the world's best score or time) :: maailmanennätys
world-renowned {adj} (of worldwide renown) :: maailmankuulu
world's oldest profession {n} (euphemism for prostitution) :: maailman vanhin ammatti
World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization) :: Maailman kauppajärjestö
worldview {n} (personal view of the world) :: maailmankatsomus
worldview {n} (totality of one's beliefs about reality) :: maailmankatsomus
worldview {n} (general philosophy or view of life) :: maailmankatsomus, elämänkatsomus
world war {n} (a war involving the major nations of the world) :: maailmansota
World War I {prop} (war) :: ensimmäinen maailmansota
World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945) :: toinen maailmansota
World War III {prop} (hypothetical world war (World War III)) :: kolmas maailmansota
World War One {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I ::
World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II ::
world-weariness {n} (characteristic of being world-weary) :: maailmantuska
worldwide {adj} (affecting every place in the world) :: maailmanlaajuinen
worldwide {adv} (throughout the world) :: maailmanlaajuisesti
World Wide Web {prop} (information space on the Internet) :: maailmanlaajuinen tietoverkko, verkko, web, WWW
worm {n} /wɝm/ (animal) :: mato
worm {n} (contemptible being) :: luihu
worm {n} (self-replicating program) :: mato
worm {n} (something helical, especially the thread of a screw) :: jengat {p}, kierre
worm {n} (dragon or mythological serpent) :: käärme
worm {v} (to move with one's body dragging the ground) :: madella
wormfish {n} (Microdesmidae) :: nuolikko
wormhole {n} (a hole burrowed by a worm) :: madonreikä
wormhole {n} (a shortcut between distant parts of space) :: madonreikä
wormwood {n} /ˈwə(ɹ)m.wʊd/ (Artemisia absinthium) :: koiruoho, mali
wormwood {n} (that which causes bitterness) :: karvasaine
worn {adj} /wɔɹn/ (damaged and shabby from too much use) :: kulunut
worried {adj} /ˈwʌɹid/ (thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen) :: huolestunut
worrisome {adj} /ˈwʌɹisəm/ (causing worry; perturbing or vexing) :: huolestuttava
worrisome {adj} (of a person: inclined to worry) :: huolestuvainen
worry {v} /ˈwʌɹi/ (be troubled) :: huolehtia, huolia
worry {v} (disturb the peace of mind of) :: huolestuttaa, tehdä huolestuneeksi
worry {v} (harass, irritate) :: ärsyttää
worry {n} (strong feeling of anxiety) :: huoli, harmi
worry {v} (strangle) SEE: strangle ::
worrying {adj} /ˈwʌɹijˌɪŋ/ (inducing worry) :: huolestuttava
worry wart {n} (one who worries excessively) :: huolehtija
worrywart {n} /ˈwɝ.iˌwɔɹt/ (person who worries excessively) :: murehtija
worse {adj} /wɝs/ (comparative form of bad) :: huonompi
worse {adv} (comparative of badly) :: huonommin, pahemmin
worsen {v} /ˈwɜː(r)sən/ (transitive: make worse) :: pahentaa, huonontaa
worsen {v} (intransitive: get worse) :: huonontua, pahentua
worship {n} /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/ (devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object) :: palvonta
worship {n} (the religious ceremonies that express this devotion) :: jumalanpalvelus, palvontamenot {p}
worship {n} (the ardent love of a person) :: palvonta
worship {v} (to honor and adore, especially as a deity) :: palvoa
worshipper {n} (person who worships) :: palvoja; jumalanpalvelukseen osallistuva [participant in a Christian ceremony]; kirkkokansa [collectively]
worst {adj} /wɝst/ (most inferior) :: pahin
worst comes to worst {adv} (if a bad situation develops) :: pahimmassa tapauksessa
worsted {n} /ˈwʊs.tɪd/ (yarn made from wool) :: kampalanka
worsted {n} (fine smooth wool fabric) :: kampalankakangas
worsted {adj} /ˈwɝ.stɪd/ (defeated, overcome) :: lyöty
worst of both worlds {n} (scenario which combines disadvantages) :: huonot puolet molemmista {p}
wort {n} /wɝt/ (any of various plants or herbs) :: ruoho, yrtti
wort {n} (liquid extract) :: vierre
worth {adj} (obsolete: valuable, worthwhile) SEE: worthwhile ::
worth {adj} /wɜːθ/ (equal in value to) :: arvoinen
worth {adj} (deserving of) :: arvoinen, väärti
worth {adj} (making a fair equivalent of) :: arvoinen
worth {n} (value) :: arvo
worth {n} (merit, excellence) :: kyvyt {p}, arvo
worth {n} (wealth, property) :: arvo, omaisuus
worthless {adj} /ˈwɝθləs/ (not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential) :: arvoton
worthlessness {n} (quality of lacking worth) :: arvottomuus
worth one's salt {adj} /ˈwɜːθ wʌnz ˈsɒlt/ (adept or competent) :: palkkansa arvoinen
worth one's weight in gold {adj} (idiomatic: very valuable) :: painonsa arvoinen kultaa
worth one's while {adj} (important enough to spend time, effort or money on) :: vaivan arvoinen
worthwhile {adj} /wɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/ (good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on) :: vaivan arvoinen
worthy {adj} /ˈwɝði/ (having worth, merit or value) :: arvollinen
worthy {adj} (honourable or admirable) :: kunnianarvoisa
worthy {adj} (deserving, or having sufficient worth) :: -n (genitive) arvoinen
-worthy {suffix} (of sufficient worth for) :: -kelpoinen, -arvoinen
-worthy {suffix} (suitable or safe for) :: -kelpoinen, -kestävä
-worthy {suffix} (able or fit to be) :: -kelpoinen, -arvoinen
-worthy {suffix} (having the right, power, permission, or freedom to) :: vapaa [tekemään jotakin: "to do something"]
would {v} /wʊd/ (indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) :: Use the conditional mood
would {v} (indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) :: We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Meillä olisi lämpimämpää, jos et olisi avannut ikkunaa!
would {v} (indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state) :: Use the conditional mood; We sat on the bench, wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Istuimme rannalla miettien, tulisiko linja-auto tämän kerran myöhässä.
would {v} (indicating an action in the past that was planned or intended) :: Use the present tense or omit the subject and use the active present participle with a possessive suffix congruent with the subject; The waiter said he would be right back. - Tarjoilija sanoi, että hän palaa pian. / Tarjoilija sanoi palaavansa pian.
would {v} (indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly) :: Use the adessive case with the construction oli tapana; In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - Talvisin meillä oli tapana istua jäisen järven avannon vieressä ja kalastaa tuntikausia.
would {v} (used to express a polite request) :: Use the conditional; Would you please turn off the TV? - Sulkisitko television?
would like {v} (transitive) :: conditional forms of haluta
would like {v} (intransitive) :: conditional forms of haluta
wouldn't hurt a fly {v} (is of very gentle nature (idiom)) :: ei tekisi pahaa kärpäsellekään
wouldn't kick someone out of bed {v} (one finds a person sexually attractive) :: ei potkisi pois sängystä
would you like to go out with me {phrase} (suggestion to date someone) :: haluaisitko lähteä ulos kanssani?
would you mind putting on your seat belt {phrase} (would you mind putting on your seat belt?) :: laittaisitko turvavyön kiinni
wound {n} /wund/ (injury) :: haava
wound {n} (something that offends a person’s feelings) :: loukkaus
wound {n} (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) :: haava
wound {v} (hurt or injure) :: haavoittaa
wound {v} (hurt (someone's feelings)) :: loukata
wounded {adj} /ˈwuːndɪd/ (suffering from a wound) :: haavoittunut
wounded {adj} (suffering from an emotional injury) :: loukkaantunut, haavoittunut
wounded {n} (people who have suffered wounds) :: haavoittuneet {p}
wounding {n} (act of inflicting a wound) :: haavoittaminen
wounding {n} (instance of being wounded) :: haavoittuminen
woundwort {n} (genus Stachys) :: pähkämö
wow {interj} /waʊ̯/ (excitement) :: vau!
wow {interj} (amazement) :: vau, o-ho, jukoliste
wrack {v} (rack) SEE: rack ::
wraith {n} /ɹeɪθ/ (A ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death) :: henki, haamu
wramp {v} (to sprain part of the body) SEE: sprain ::
wramp {n} (wrench, twist, sprain) :: nyrjähdys
wramp {n} (twisted or distorted understanding) :: väärä käsitys; ajatusnyrjähdys [informal]
wrangle {v} /ˈɹæŋ.ɡəl/ (to bicker) :: riidellä, rähistä, torailla, kiistellä
wrangle {v} (to herd livestock) :: paimentaa
wrangle {n} (act of wrangling) :: riitely, kiistely, torailu, rähinöinti
wrangle {n} (angry dispute) :: riita, kiista, tora, rähinä, sanasota
wrap {v} /ɹæp/ (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) :: kääriä
wrap {v} (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) :: kiertää
wrap {v} (figuratively: to conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide) :: kätkeä
wrap {v} (to finish shooting a video, television show, or movie) :: purkittaa
wrap {n} (garment) :: peitto
wrap {n} (food) :: rulla, wrap, wrappi
wrap around one's little finger {v} (to successfully control or influence) :: kietoa pikkusormensa ympärille
wrapped {adj} /ɹæpt/ (encased in a wrapping) :: kääritty, paketoitu
wrapper {n} /ˈɹapɚ/ ((computing) A construct that serves to mediate access to another object.) :: kääre, kääreluokka, wrapperi
wrapping {n} (material) SEE: packaging ::
wrapping paper {n} (paper used for wrapping parcels or presents) :: käärepaperi
wrap up {v} (To fold and secure something to be the cover or protection) :: paketoida
wrap up {v} (To finish off a task completely) :: päättää, saada valmiiksi
wrap up {v} (To wear abundant clothing as protection from the weather) :: pukeutua lämpimästi
wrap up {v} (To summarize or recapitulate) :: tehdä yhteenveto, tiivistää
wrap-up {n} /ˈɹæpʌp/ (brief final summary) :: yhteenveto
wrath {n} /ɹɒθ/ (great anger) :: viha, raivo
wreak {v} /ɹik/ (to cause or inflict causing injury) :: [of havoc] aiheuttaa, [of anger] kohdistaa
wreak {v} (to take vengeance) :: kurittaa
wreath {n} /ɹiːθ/ (something twisted and curled) :: kiehkura
wreath {n} (ornamental circular band) :: seppele, kranssi
wreath {n} (heraldry: support of a crest) :: lakipunos
wreath {v} (to place a wreath around something) :: seppelöidä
wreath {v} (to wrap around something in a circle) :: ympäröidä
wreck {n} /ˈɹɛk/ (ruined object or person) :: raunio, ihmisraunio
wreck {n} (remains) :: romu, raato, jäännökset, hylky
wreck {n} (collision) :: törmäys, yhteentörmäys, kolari
wreck {v} (to cause severe damage) :: tuhota, särkeä, romuttaa
wreck {v} (to ruin) :: tuhota, särkeä
wreck {v} (to dismantle wrecked objects) :: romuttaa
wreckage {n} (something wrecked) :: romu
wrecker {n} (tow truck) SEE: tow truck ::
wreckfish {n} (perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae) :: hylkyahven
wrecking ball {n} (heavy steel ball used for demolition) :: murskauspallo
wreck yard {n} (location of dismantling business) :: hajottamo, romuttamo, autopurkamo
wren {n} /ɹɛn/ (bird of family Troglodytidae) :: peukaloinen
wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw ::
wrench {n} /ɹɛnt͡ʃ̩̩/ (trick or artifice) :: temppu
wrench {n} (deceit; guile; treachery) :: petos, petkutus, huijaus
wrench {n} (violent twisting movement) :: vääntö
wrench {n} (injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb) :: nyrjähdys
wrench {n} (winch or windlass) :: vinssi, vintturi
wrench {n} (hand tool) :: kiintoavain [not adjustable], jakoavain [adjustable]
wrench {n} (means, contrivance) :: keino
wrench {v} (to pull or twist) :: kiskaista, riuhtaista, tempaista; (to (try to) pull or twist continuously) kiskoa, riuhtoa, tempoa
wrench {v} (to sprain a joint) :: nyrjäyttää
wrest {v} (to seize) SEE: seize ::
wrest {v} /ɹɛst/ (to obtain by pulling or violent force) :: riistää
wrest {v} (to distort, pervert, twist) SEE: distort ::
wrestle {n} /ˈɹɛ.səl/ (wrestling bout) :: paini, painiottelu
wrestle {n} (struggle) :: paini, kamppailu
wrestle {v} (to contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw) :: painia
wrestle {v} (to struggle or strive) :: painia, kamppailla
wrestle {v} (to take part in wrestling match) :: painia
wrestle {v} (to move or lift with difficulty) :: punnertaa
wrestle {v} (to throw an animal for branding) :: kaataa
wrestle {v} (to fight) :: painia, tapella
wrestler {n} (person who wrestles) :: painija
wrestling {n} /ˈɹɛs.l̩.ɪŋ/ (sport) :: paini
wrestling {n} (tumbling act) :: showpaini
wretch {n} (exile) SEE: exile ::
wretch {n} /ɹɛtʃ/ (unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person) :: ressukka, raasu, poloinen
wretched {adj} /ˈɹɛtʃɪd/ (very miserable) :: kurja, viheliäinen, surkea, onneton
wretched {adj} (worthless) :: kurja, pahainen, surkea
wretched {adj} (hatefully contemptible) :: riivattu
wretchedly {adv} (in a wretched manner) :: kurjasti, surkeasti
wriggle {v} /ˈɹɪɡəl/ (to twist one's body and move the limbs) :: kiemurrella
wriggle {v} (to make or cause to wriggle) :: kiemurteluttaa
wriggle {n} (wriggling movement) :: kiemurtelu
wring {v} /ɹɪŋ/ (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out) :: vääntää
wring {v} (to obtain by force) :: puristaa
wring {v} (to hold tightly and press or twist) :: väännellä [hands], vääntää niskat nurin [neck]
wrinkle {n} /ˈɹɪŋkl̩/ (furrow in a smooth surface) :: ryppy, juonne
wrinkle {n} (line or crease in the skin) :: ryppy
wrinkle {n} (fault, imperfection or bug) :: vika, virhe, bugi, lastentauti
wrinkle {v} (to make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles) :: rypistää, kurtistaa
wrinkle {v} (to pucker or become uneven or irregular) :: rypistyä, kurtistua
wrinkly {adj} (having wrinkles) :: ryppyinen, kurttuinen, ruttuinen
wrist {n} /ɹɪst/ (wrist) :: ranne
wristband {n} /ˈɹɪs(t)ˌbænd/ (the cuff of a sleeve that wraps around the wrist) :: ranneke
wristlet {n} (handcuff) SEE: handcuff ::
wristwatch {n} (watch worn on the wrist) :: rannekello
writ {n} /ɹɪt/ (a written order) :: oikeuden määräys
writ {n} (that which is written) :: kirjoitus
write {v} /ɹaɪt/ (to form letters, etc.) :: kirjoittaa
write {v} (to send a letter to) :: kirjoittaa
write {v} (to be the author of) :: kirjoittaa
write {v} (to show (information)) :: kirjoittaa
write {v} (to be an author) :: kirjoittaa
write {v} (record (data)) :: kirjoittaa
write down {v} (to set something down in writing) :: kirjoittaa ylös, kirjoittaa muistiin, merkitä muistiin
write down {v} (to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset) :: alaskirjata
write off {v} (to reduce an asset's book value to zero) :: alaskirjata
write off {v} (to record an expenditure as an expense) :: kirjata kuluksi
write off {v} (to record a notional expense) :: alaskirjata
write off {v} (to assign a low value to something) :: alaskirjata
write-off {n} (cancellation) :: alaskirjaus
write-off {n} (something worthless) :: romu, hylkytavara
write out {v} (to write at full length) :: kirjoittaa auki
writer {n} /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ (person who writes; an author) :: kirjoittaja, kirjailija
writer's block {n} (the temporary inability to write) :: valkoisen paperin kammo, tyhjän paperin kammo, luomistuska
writhe {v} /ɹaɪð/ (to twist or contort the body) :: vääntelehtiä tuskissaan [to writhe in pain]
writing {n} /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/ (written letters or symbols) :: kirjoitus
writing {n} (something written) :: kirjoitus
writing {n} (process of representing a language) :: kirjoittaminen
writing {n} (work of an author) :: kirjoitus, teos
writing {n} (style of writing) :: käsiala
writing {n} (made for or used in writing) :: kirjoitus-
writing as separate words {n} (writing an expression with spaces) :: erilleen/erikseen kirjoittaminen
writing desk {n} (desk) :: kirjoituspöytä
writing on the wall {n} /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ ɒn ðə ˈwɔːl/ (ominous warning) :: vaaran merkit {p}
writing system {n} (system for writing one or more languages) :: kirjoitusjärjestelmä
writing system {n} (basic type of system for writing langauges) :: kirjoitusjärjestelmä
written {adj} /ˈɹɪtn̩/ (of, relating or characteristic of writing) :: kirjoitettu, kirjallinen
Wroclaw {prop} /ˈvɹɔts.wɑf/ (a city in southwestern Poland) :: Wrocław
wrong {adj} /ɹɒŋ/ (incorrect) :: väärä
wrong {adj} (immoral) :: väärä
wrong {adj} (improper) :: väärä, huono, sopimaton
wrong {adj} (not working) :: vialla, vikaa
wrong {adj} (designed to be worn or placed inward) :: nurja
wrong {adv} :: väärin
wrong {n} (something immoral) :: vääryys
wrong {n} (instance of wronging someone) :: vääryys, väärinteko
wrong {n} (incorrect opinion or position) :: väärä, virhe
wrong {n} (opposite of right) :: vääryys, väärä
wrong {v} (to treat unjustly) :: tehdä väärin, tehdä vääryyttä
wrong {v} (to deprive of a right) :: tehdä vääryyttä
wrong {v} (to slander or impute evil) :: tehdä vääryyttä
wrong {adv} (wrongly) SEE: wrongly ::
wrong crowd {n} (group of people thought to have a negative influence) :: huono seura
wrongdoer {n} (someone who does wrong) :: väärintekijä, pahantekijä
wrongdoing {n} /ɹɒŋˈduːɪŋ/ (violation of standards) :: rikkomus, pahanteko
wrongdoing {n} (instance of doing wrong) :: pahanteko
wrongful {adj} /ˈɹɒŋfəl/ (wrong or unjust) :: epäoikeudenmukainen, oikeudeton
wrongful {adj} (unlawful) :: oikeudeton
wrongfully {adv} /ˈɹɒŋfəli/ (unjustly) :: oikeudettomasti, epäoikeudenmukaisesti
wrongly {adv} /ˈɹɔŋli/ (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) :: epäoikeudenmukaisesti
wrongly {adv} (incorrectly; by error) :: virheellisesti, väärin
wrong number {n} (A call with a mistake in the number dialled) :: väärä numero
wrong side of the tracks {n} (poor part of town) :: laitakaupunki
wrought {adj} /ɹɔt/ (Having been worked or prepared somehow) :: työstetty
wrought iron {n} (form of iron that is not cast) :: takorauta, kankirauta
wry {adj} /ɹaɪ/ (contorted) :: poispäin kääntynyt
wry {adj} (dryly humorous) :: kuiva
wry {adj} (twisted) :: kiero, vääntynyt
wry {v} (to turn away) :: kääntyä pois
wry {v} (to divert) :: johtaa harhaan
wry {v} (to twist) :: vääntää
wryneck {n} /ˈɹaɪnɛk/ (either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis) :: käenpiika
wryneck {n} (torticollis) SEE: torticollis ::
WSC {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin ::
wüstite {n} (a mineral, iron(II) oxide) :: wüstiitti, wystiitti
WTO {prop} (World Trade Organization) :: WTO
Wu {prop} (one of the families of the Chinese language) :: wu-kiina
Wu {prop} (Chinese surname) :: Wu
wuderove {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff ::
wudu {n} /ˈwuːduː/ (ritual washing after minor impurity) :: rukouspesu
wulfenite {n} (a mineral, lead molybdate) :: wulfeniitti
wunderkind {n} /ˈvʊn.dɚ.kɪnt/ (highly talented individual who is successful at a young age) :: ihmelapsi
wunderkind {n} (child prodigy) SEE: child prodigy ::
wurtzite {n} (zinc iron sulfide mineral) :: wurtziitti
wuss {n} /wʊs/ (weak, ineffectual person) :: pelkuri, mammanpoika, nynny, nyhverö
wussy {n} (wuss) SEE: wuss ::
Wusun {n} (ancient nomadic steppe people) :: wusun-kansa
wuther {v} /ˈwʌðɚ/ (To make a rushing sound; to whizz) :: humista
wuther {v} (To shake vigorously) :: täristä, väristä
WW1 {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I ::
WW2 {prop} (WWII) SEE: WWII ::
WWII {prop} (Abbreviation for WWII) :: 2. MS
WWW {prop} /ˈdʌb.əl.juː ˈdʌb.əl.juː ˈdʌb.əl.juː/ (World Wide Web (abbreviation)) :: www
wy {n} (name of the letter Y, y) SEE: wye ::
wye {n} /waɪ/ (name of the letter Y, y) :: yy
Wyoming {prop} /waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/ (US state) :: Wyoming
WYSIWYG {n} /ˈwɪz.iˌwɪɡ/ (computer program that allows editing on screen what the printed version would be like) :: WYSIWYG
wyvern {n} /ˈwaɪvə(ɹ)n/ (mythical dragon-like creature) :: traakki