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

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199 words · showing 121–180

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  • wilderness/ˈwɪldənəs/nounB22 meaningsA large area of wild land untouched by human development.
  • wildlife/ˈwaɪldlaɪf/nounB2Animals living free in their natural home.
  • will/wɪl/verbA16 meaningsUsed before another verb to talk about something in the future.
  • willfuladjectiveB22 meaningsDeliberate.
  • willing/ˈwɪlɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsReady and glad to do something, without needing to be persuaded.
  • willingly/ˈwɪlɪŋli/
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Gladly and by your own free choice.
  • willingness/ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/nounB2Readiness to do something without being forced.
  • wilt/wɪlt/verbB22 meaningsTo droop for lack of water.
  • wind down/waɪnd ˈdaʊn/phraseB2To relax gradually, or to bring to a slow close.
  • window/ˈwɪndəʊ/nounA12 meaningsThe glass part of a wall that you look through.
  • window boxnounB2A long shallow container of plants on a ledge.
  • window shoppingphraseB2Walking past shops just looking, buying nothing at all.
  • wing/wɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsOne of the paired limbs a bird or insect uses to fly.
  • wink/ˈwɪŋk/verbB22 meaningsTo close one eye quickly at somebody as a signal.
  • winner/ˈwɪnə/nounA23 meaningsSomebody who comes first or wins something.
  • winning/ˈwɪnɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsCharming and appealing.
  • winter/ˈwɪntə/nounA12 meaningsThe coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.
  • 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.
  • wire cutternounB2A tool that snips through metal strands.
  • wiretap/ˈwaɪətæp/nounB2+2 meaningsA device secretly attached to a telephone line to listen to calls.
  • wiry/ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsLean and tough rather than bulky.
  • wisdom/ˈwɪzdəm/nounB2Deep understanding of life earned through experience.
  • wishful/ˈwɪʃfəl/adjectiveB2Based on what you want rather than on what is so.
  • wishful thinkingnounB2Believing something because you want it to be so.
  • wit/wɪt/nounB2Quick clever humour, or sharp intelligence.
  • witchcraft/ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹæft/nounB2The practice of magic, especially by women in old belief.
  • withdraw/wɪðˈdɹɔː/verbB24 meaningsTo take money out of a bank account.
  • withdrawn/wɪðˈdɹɔːn/adjectiveC12 meaningsTaken permanently out of the collection.
  • witness/ˈwɪt.nɪs/nounB13 meaningsA person who saw something happen.
  • witness standnounB2The place in court where a person gives their account.
  • witty/ˈwɪti/adjectiveB2Funny in a quick, clever way.
  • wizard/ˈwɪzəd/nounB13 meaningsA man with magical powers.
  • wobble/ˈwɑbl̩/verbB22 meaningsTo rock unsteadily from side to side.
  • woe/wəʊ/nounB2Great sorrow, or a trouble that causes it.
  • wolf/wʊlf/nounA22 meaningsA wild animal like a large dog.
  • womb/wuːm/nounB2The organ in which a baby grows before birth.
  • wonder/ˈwʌndə/verbA24 meaningsTo ask yourself something, without expecting an answer straight away.
  • wonderful/ˈwʌndəfl̩/adjectiveA12 meaningsExtremely good; giving great pleasure.
  • wonderland/ˈwʌndəˌlænd/nounB2An imaginary place full of marvels.
  • wonky/ˈwɒŋ.kɪ/adjectiveB2Crooked, unsteady or not working properly.
  • woo/wuː/verbB2To court somebody, or to try to win their support.
  • woolly/ˈwʊli/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsMade from the coat of a sheep.
  • word/wɜːd/nounA15 meaningsThe smallest unit of language that can stand alone and carry a meaning.
  • word of mouthnounB22 meaningsThe passing of news or information from one person to another in speech.
  • work like a charmphraseB2To succeed perfectly and immediately.
  • work out/ˌwɜːk ˈaʊt/phraseB13 meaningsTo exercise in order to get fit.
  • work-life balance/ˈwɜː(ɹ)k ˈlaɪf ˈbæləns/nounB2How well your job and your life fit together.
  • workbench/ˈwɝk.bɛnt͡ʃ/nounB2A strong table used for making and repairing things.
  • workman/ˈwɝkmən/nounB2A man employed to do manual or skilled physical work.
  • workplace/ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/nounB2The place where a person works.
  • workshop/ˈwɜːk.ʃɒp/nounB2A room for making things, or a practical class.
  • workshop floornounB2The area where the actual making is done.
  • worktopnounB2A flat surface in a kitchen used for preparing food.
  • world-class/wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklæs/adjectiveB2Among the very best anywhere.
  • worlds apartphraseB2Completely different from one another.
  • worn/wɔːn/adjectiveB12 meaningsThinned and damaged by long use.
  • worn-out/ˈwɔːn.aʊt/adjectiveB22 meaningsUsed until no longer serviceable.
  • worship/ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/verbB24 meaningsTo show deep love and reverence for a god, through prayer or ritual.
  • worth its weight in goldphraseB2So useful that no price would be too high.