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

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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.
  • wardrobe/ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/nounB12 meaningsA tall cupboard for hanging clothes.
  • warm-upnounB1Gentle exercise done before sport.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • weight/weɪt/nounA24 meaningsHow heavy a person or thing is.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • whip/ˈwɪp/verbB25 meaningsTo beat cream, eggs or a sauce quickly with a whisk or fork until it thickens and fills with air.
  • whisper/ˈ(h)wɪspə/verbB14 meaningsTo speak very quietly, using breath rather than the voice, close to someone.
  • whistle/ˈwɪs(ə)l/nounB14 meaningsA small object you blow through to make a sharp, high sound.
  • whole/həʊl/adjectiveA23 meaningsComplete, with no part left out.
  • whole numbernounB1A number with nothing after the point.
  • wiggle/ˈwɪɡəl/verbB12 meaningsTo move from side to side in small quick jerks.
  • wild/ˈwaɪ̯ld/adjectiveA24 meaningsLiving or growing freely in nature.
  • willow/ˈwɪl.əʊ/nounB12 meaningsA tree with long thin drooping branches that grows near water.
  • window cleanernounB1The liquid or the person that makes glass clear.
  • wing/wɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsOne of the paired limbs a bird or insect uses to fly.
  • wipe/waɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo clean or dry a surface by moving a cloth across it.
  • wire/waɪə(ɹ)/nounB12 meaningsA thin metal line that carries electricity.
  • wish/ˈwɪʃ/verbA24 meaningsTo want something that is unlikely or impossible.
  • witness/ˈwɪt.nɪs/nounB13 meaningsA person who saw something happen.
  • wizard/ˈwɪzəd/nounB13 meaningsA man with magical powers.
  • wonder/ˈwʌndə/verbA24 meaningsTo ask yourself something, without expecting an answer straight away.