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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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107 words · showing 1–60

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  • waffle/ˈwɒf.əl/nounB12 meaningsA cake baked with a pattern of small square pockets.
  • wagon/ˈwæɡən/nounB13 meaningsA four-wheeled cart for goods, pulled by animals or a tractor.
  • wait/weɪt/verbA14 meaningsTo stay where you are, or do nothing, until something happens.
  • waiting areanounB1The seats where visitors sit until they are called.
  • waiting listnounB1The queue of people hoping for a table.
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A telephone call ordered to wake you at a set time.
  • walking bootsnounB1Stiff ankle-high footwear made for rough ground.
  • walking polenounB1A stick used to take weight off the knees.
  • wallet/ˈwɒl.ɪt/nounA23 meaningsA small flat folding case for banknotes and cards, carried in a pocket.
  • walnut treenounB1A tree grown for its wrinkled nuts and fine timber.
  • walrus/ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/nounB1A large sea mammal with long tusks.
  • wand/wɒnd/nounB12 meaningsA thin rod held in the hand and pointed, especially one used to work magic.
  • want/wɒnt/verbA14 meaningsTo wish to have or do something.
  • wanted/ˈwɒn.tɪd/adjectiveB23 meaningsBeing searched for by the police.
  • wardrobe/ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/nounB12 meaningsA tall cupboard for hanging clothes.
  • warm/wɔːm/adjectiveA15 meaningsA little hot, in a pleasant way.
  • warm up/ˌwɔː(ɹ)m ˈʌp/phraseB1To gently wake your muscles before sport; also, to heat food again.
  • warm-upnounB1Gentle exercise done before sport.
  • warn/wɔːn/verbB12 meaningsTo tell somebody about a danger or a problem so that they can avoid it.
  • warning/ˈwɔːnɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsA message that danger or trouble is coming.
  • wash/wɒʃ/verbA23 meaningsTo clean something with water and usually soap.
  • washing powdernounB1The dry substance that cleans clothes in a machine.
  • waste/ˈweɪ̯st/verbA23 meaningsTo use something badly so that nothing comes of it.
  • watch outphraseA22 meaningsUsed to warn someone of immediate danger.
  • water coolernounB1The machine people gather round to chat and drink.
  • water cyclenounB1The endless journey of water between sea, sky and land.
  • water jugnounB1The container of tap water brought to the table.
  • water pistolnounB1A toy gun that shoots a jet of water.
  • water polo/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ) ˈpəʊləʊ/nounB1A ball game played by teams swimming in a pool.
  • water wingsnounB1Inflated floats worn by a learner.
  • waterfall/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/nounB1A river falling over the edge of a cliff.
  • wave/weɪv/nounA25 meaningsA raised line of water moving across the surface of the sea.
  • wavy linenounB1A line that rises and falls smoothly.
  • wax/waks/nounB13 meaningsA soft solid that melts easily and repels water.
  • we should do this againphraseB1A warm way of saying you enjoyed the meeting.
  • weak/wi(ː)k/adjectiveA23 meaningsHaving little physical strength.
  • weakness/ˈwiːk.nɪs/nounB12 meaningsA fault or lack of strength.
  • weather forecastnounB1A statement of what the sky is expected to do.
  • weave/wiːv/verbB14 meaningsTo make cloth or baskets by crossing threads or strips over and under each other.
  • weed/wiːd/nounB12 meaningsA plant growing where it is not wanted.
  • weekend/wiːˈkɛnd/nounA12 meaningsSaturday and Sunday.
  • weekly shopnounB1The main food shopping done once a week.
  • weigh/weɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo have a particular heaviness.
  • weight/weɪt/nounA24 meaningsHow heavy a person or thing is.
  • welcome matphraseB1The small rough carpet at the front door where you clean your shoes.
  • well-behaved/wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/adjectiveB1Acting politely and doing as asked.
  • well-dressedadjectiveB1Wearing smart and well-chosen clothes.
  • wellies/ˈwɛliz/nounB1Tall rubber boots for mud and rain.
  • western/ˈwɛstɚn/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging to the west.
  • wet foodnounB1Tinned or pouched pet food.
  • whale/ˈweɪl/nounB1A very large sea mammal that breathes through a blowhole.
  • what a pity/ˌwʌt ə ˈpɪti/ [ˌwɐɾ ə ˈpʰɪɾi ~ ˌwɜɾ ə ˈpʰɪɾi]phraseB1An expression of regret about something disappointing.
  • what have you been up tophraseB1A casual way of asking what somebody has been doing lately.
  • what's newphraseB1A casual request for somebody's recent news.
  • whatever/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə/adverbA22 meaningsNo matter what.
  • wheel/ˈwiːl/nounA22 meaningsThe round part that turns and lets a vehicle roll.
  • wheelchair/ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/nounB1A chair on wheels used by someone who cannot walk or cannot walk far.
  • wheelchair rampnounB1A slope that lets wheels go where steps would stop them.
  • wheelie binnounB1A large rubbish container on wheels.
  • whenever/wəˈnɛvə/adverbB12 meaningsAt any and every time that something happens.