Similar words: would, could, mould, should, mouldy, shoulder, smoulder, head and shoulders above. Meaning: ['wʊdbɪː] 
adj. unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition.
adj. unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition. 151. His field is hot now and every year he is inundated by applications from would-be graduate students.
More similar words: would, could, mould, should, mouldy, shoulder, smoulder, head and shoulders above, hold back, world bank, in cold blood, had best, had better, wound, draw out, blow out, chew out, wounded, wound up, standard-bearer, beyond belief, follow out, cauldron, soul, foul, joule, foully, skulduggery, read between the lines, poultice.