Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Wergild

A value placed on a person's life in Anglo-Saxon law, which could be paid as compensation to the family of a slain person.

Wet dream

An involuntary ejaculation of semen during sleep, often accompanied by an erotic dream.

White-point

A specific point in a color space that represents the color white, used as a reference for color calibration.

Whore

A person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual acts for money; a prostitute.

Wide-tolerance manufacturing

A production approach that permits a greater range of variation in the dimensions or physical properties of manufactured parts.

Woke

Alert to and concerned about social injustice and discrimination, especially racial and gender inequality.

Word-stock

The total vocabulary of a language or the entire body of words available to a speech community.

Work-back

To plan a project, schedule, or product development process by starting from a desired future completion date and determining the necessary preceding steps in reverse chronological order.

Working president

An executive officer within an organization or political party who handles day-to-day administrative and operational duties, often sharing responsibilities with or deputizing for a titular president.

Wreak

To cause a large amount of damage, harm, or destruction.

Wrong-un

A dishonest, untrustworthy, or disreputable person.

Xiangxing

A pictograph; one of the traditional six categories of Chinese characters (liushu), representing words through stylized pictures of physical objects.