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

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  • wag/wæɡ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo move rapidly back and forth, as a tail does.
  • waltz/wɒlts/nounB1+A gliding partner dance in three beats to the bar.
  • wart/wɔːt/nounB1+A small hard growth on the skin.
  • wasteful/ˈweɪstfəl/adjectiveB1+Using more than is needed.
  • watermillnounB1+A mill driven by a wheel turned by a stream.
  • watertight/ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/
adjective
B1+
2 meanings
Sealed so that no water can pass through.
  • watt/wɒt/nounB1+The unit of power.
  • webcam/ˈwɛbˌkæm/nounB1+The small camera above your screen used for video calls.
  • weightlifting/ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/nounB1+Lifting the heaviest possible load overhead.
  • werewolf/ˈwɛːwʊlf/nounB1+A person who becomes a wolf at the full moon.
  • westbound/ˈwɛstbaʊnd/adjectiveB1+Travelling towards the west.
  • wetsuit/ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/nounB1+A tight rubber suit that keeps a swimmer warm.
  • wheelbarrow/ˈwiːlbæɹəʊ/nounB1+A one-wheeled cart pushed by two handles.
  • whichever/wɪt͡ʃˈɛvɚ/pronounB1+Any one from a set, chosen freely.
  • whisk/ˈwɪsk/nounB1+2 meaningsA wire kitchen tool for beating eggs or cream.
  • whisker/ʍɪskə(ɹ)/nounB1+3 meaningsOne of the long stiff sensory hairs on an animal's face.
  • whiskey/ˈwɪski/nounB1+A strong golden spirit aged in wooden barrels.
  • widower/ˈwɪdoʊɚ/nounB1+A man whose wife has died.
  • wildfire/ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər/nounB1+A blaze spreading fast through open country.
  • wildly/ˈwaɪldli/adverbB1+In an uncontrolled way, or to an extreme degree.
  • windowsill/ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl/nounB1+The ledge at the bottom of a window.
  • windscreen/ˈwɪn(d).skɹiːn/nounB1+The front glass of a car.
  • windsurfingnounB1+Riding a board driven by a sail you hold.
  • wiper/ˈwaɪpɚ/nounB1+The arm that sweeps rain off the glass.
  • wireless/ˈwaɪə.ləs/adjectiveB1+Working without any cables.
  • wobbly/ˈwɒb(ə)li/adjectiveB1+Unsteady and likely to fall over.
  • wok/wɒk/nounB1+A deep round pan from China, made for fast, hot cooking.
  • wonderfully/wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/adverbB1+Extremely well or pleasingly.
  • woodland/ˈwʊd.lənd/nounB1+Land covered with trees.
  • woodpecker/ˈwʊdˌpɛkə/nounB1+A bird that hammers holes in trees with its beak.
  • woolly/ˈwʊli/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsMade from the coat of a sheep.
  • wrapping/ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/nounB1+The paper or plastic that covers something.
  • wrestlernounB1+Somebody who grapples as a sport.
  • wrinkle/ˈɹɪŋkl̩/nounB1+4 meaningsA small line or fold in skin.
  • wrinkly/ˈɹɪŋk(ə)li/adjectiveB1+Covered in small creases.