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

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  • wacky/ˈwæk.iː/adjectiveB2Amusingly odd.
  • waddle/ˈwɒd.əl/verbB2To walk with short steps and a rocking motion.
  • wade/weɪd/verbB22 meaningsTo walk through water or something that slows you.
  • wag/wæɡ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo move rapidly back and forth, as a tail does.
  • wage/weɪd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsMoney paid to a worker for the hours, days or weeks worked.
  • wager/ˈweɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
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To bet money on the result of something.
  • wail/weɪl/verbB22 meaningsTo cry out in a long, loud, high sound of grief.
  • waist/weɪst/nounB2The narrow middle of the body.
  • wait/weɪt/verbA14 meaningsTo stay where you are, or do nothing, until something happens.
  • waive/weɪv/verbB2To give up a right or a claim voluntarily.
  • wake/ˈweɪ̯k/verbA13 meaningsTo stop sleeping, or to make somebody else stop sleeping. Usually wake up.
  • walk in the parkphraseB2Something pleasantly easy.
  • walk outphraseB22 meaningsTo leave suddenly as a protest.
  • walker/ˈwɔːkə/nounB22 meaningsA person who walks, especially for exercise or pleasure.
  • walking framenounB2A light frame leaned on while walking.
  • walkoutnounB2+2 meaningsLeaving work suddenly as a protest.
  • wall/wɔːl/nounA12 meaningsAn upright side of a room or building.
  • walnut/ˈwɔːlnʌt/nounB23 meaningsA wrinkled brown nut in a hard round shell.
  • wand/wɒnd/nounB12 meaningsA thin rod held in the hand and pointed, especially one used to work magic.
  • wander/ˈwɒndə/verbB24 meaningsTo walk slowly with no fixed route or purpose.
  • wanted/ˈwɒn.tɪd/adjectiveB23 meaningsBeing searched for by the police.
  • war/wɔː/nounA23 meaningsArmed fighting between countries or between organised armed groups.
  • ward/wɔːd/nounB24 meaningsA room or department in a hospital with beds for patients.
  • warden/ˈwɔːdən/nounB22 meaningsThe official in charge of a prison.
  • warehouse/ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/nounB22 meaningsA large building where goods are stored before being sold or sent out.
  • warm-bloodedadjectiveB2Keeping a steady body heat whatever the weather.
  • warm-heartedadjectiveB2Kind and generous in feeling.
  • warning/ˈwɔːnɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsA message that danger or trouble is coming.
  • warp/ˈwɔːp/verbB24 meaningsTo bend or twist out of shape, especially through damp or heat.
  • warrant/ˈwɒɹənt/nounB24 meaningsA written order from a judge or official allowing the police to search, seize or arrest.
  • warranty periodnounB2The length of time a repair promise lasts.
  • warrior/ˈwɒɹi.ə/nounB2A fighter, especially in an older society.
  • wartime/ˈwɔː(ɹ)taɪm/nounB2The period during which a war is being fought.
  • washer/ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)/nounB2A flat ring that spreads the load under a nut.
  • wasp/wɒsp/nounB2A stinging insect with a narrow waist and yellow and black markings.
  • waste awayphraseB2To grow steadily thinner and weaker.
  • watch/ˈwɒt͡ʃ/verbA13 meaningsTo look at something for a while, especially something that moves or changes.
  • watchdog/ˈwɑːt͡ʃˌdɑːɡ/nounB2A body that guards against wrongdoing by others.
  • water/ˈwɔ.tɚ/nounA14 meaningsThe clear liquid that falls as rain and that all living things need to survive.
  • water downphraseB2To weaken by adding liquid, or to soften a demand.
  • water safetynounB2The rules that keep swimmers from harm.
  • water troughnounB2The open container animals drink from.
  • water under the bridgephraseB2An old quarrel that no longer matters.
  • watered downphraseB2Weakened by adding liquid, or made less forceful.
  • waterproof/ˈwɔːtəˌpruːf/adjectiveB2Made so that water cannot get through.
  • waterproofsnounB2The jacket and trousers that keep rain out.
  • watertight/ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsSealed so that no water can pass through.
  • watery/ˈwɔːtəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsThin and weak, as if diluted.
  • wave/weɪv/nounA25 meaningsA raised line of water moving across the surface of the sea.
  • wave machinenounB2Equipment that makes artificial waves in a pool.
  • wax/waks/nounB13 meaningsA soft solid that melts easily and repels water.
  • waxy/ˈwæksi/adjectiveB2Smooth, slightly greasy and firm.
  • weak/wi(ː)k/adjectiveA23 meaningsHaving little physical strength.
  • weakness/ˈwiːk.nɪs/nounB12 meaningsA fault or lack of strength.
  • wealth/wɛlθ/nounB22 meaningsA large amount of money and valuable things owned.
  • wealthy/ˈwɛl.θi/adjectiveB2Having a great deal of money.
  • weapon/ˈwɛp.ən/nounA22 meaningsAnything made or used for fighting and hurting.
  • wear/wɛə/verbA14 meaningsTo have clothes or other things on your body.
  • wear downphraseB22 meaningsTo reduce something gradually by friction or use.
  • wear outphraseB2To use something until it is finished — shoes or your energy.