The word is in the Wiktionary

7 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• waif n. (Britain, law, archaic) Often in the form waif and stray, waifs and strays: an article of movable property…
• waif n. (Figuratively).
• waif v. (Transitive) To cast aside or reject, and thus make a waif.
• waif n. (Nautical, chiefly whaling, historical) A small flag used as a signal.
• waif n. Something (such as clouds or smoke) carried aloft by the wind.
• WAIF n. (Informal, derogatory) A minor celebrity who does not deserve his or her fame.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle english
  • waif n. Alternative form of weif.

53 English words from 7 English definitions

aloft Alternative A␣minor and archaic article aside Britain carried cast cast␣aside celebrity chiefly clouds derogatory deserve does fame Figuratively flag form her his historical Informal law make minor minor␣celebrity movable movable␣property Nautical not Often property reject signal small smoke Something stray strays such such␣as the thus Transitive used waif waifs whaling who wind

1 foreign word from 7 English definitions

weif

13 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

waifs WAIFs waift waifu waify waifed waifts waifus waifing waifish waiflike waifishly waifishness

4 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

tawaifs kiwaiform unwaifish superwaifs

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

tawaif superwaif

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

AIF wai WAI

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

FIA IAW

7 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

waifs WAIFs waift waifu waify wakif waqif

18 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

AFI AIF FAI faw Faw FIA FWA IAF IAW IFA iwa IWF WAF wai WAI WFA WIA wif

25 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

FaiF FAIF kaif naif naïf saif Saif WAAF waff WAFF waid Waid waie wail wain Wain wair wais WAIS wait Wait wakf waqf Warf wyif

5 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

AIF WAF wai WAI wif

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

wakif waqif

Recommended websites

• Visit 1Word.ws - the word is a valid scrabble word (10 points).
• Visit www.BestWordClub.com - to play scrabble duplicate online.

See this word in another language

Français Español Italiano Deutsch Português Nederlands

This site uses web cookies, click to learn more. Our privacy policy. © Ortograf Inc. Website updated on 23 June 2023 (v-2.0.1z). Informations & Contacts.