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

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  • wage/weɪd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsMoney paid to a worker for the hours, days or weeks worked.
  • 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.
  • wake/ˈweɪ̯k/verbA13 meaningsTo stop sleeping, or to make somebody else stop sleeping. Usually wake up.
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/ˈwɔːkə/
nounB22 meanings
A 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 safetynounB2The rules that keep swimmers from harm.
  • water troughnounB2The open container animals drink from.
  • waterproofsnounB2The jacket and trousers that keep rain out.
  • 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.
  • weakness/ˈwiːk.nɪs/nounB12 meaningsA fault or lack of strength.
  • wealth/wɛlθ/nounB22 meaningsA large amount of money and valuable things owned.
  • weapon/ˈwɛp.ən/nounA22 meaningsAnything made or used for fighting and hurting.
  • wear/wɛə/verbA14 meaningsTo have clothes or other things on your body.
  • weasel/ˈwiːz(ə)l/nounB2A small slender fierce hunting animal.
  • weaver/ˈwiː.və(ɹ)/nounB2Somebody who makes cloth on a loom.
  • web/wɛb/nounA2+3 meaningsThe silk trap a spider spins.
  • wedding/ˈwɛdɪŋ/nounA22 meaningsThe ceremony at which two people are married, together with the celebration afterwards.
  • wedding vownounB2The promise made at a marriage ceremony.
  • wedge/wɛd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA block that tapers to a thin edge, driven in to split something or to hold it in place.
  • weekly/ˈwiːk.li/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening once every week.
  • weight/weɪt/nounA24 meaningsHow heavy a person or thing is.
  • welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/exclamationA17 meaningsA greeting to someone who has just arrived.
  • welfare/ˈwɛlˌfɛə/nounB23 meaningsThe health, comfort and safety of a person or animal.
  • well/ˈwɛl/adverbA15 meaningsIn a good way; to a good standard.
  • west/wɛst/nounA12 meaningsThe direction where the sun goes down.
  • whack/ˈwæk/verbB22 meaningsTo hit hard with a swinging blow.
  • wheat/ˈwiːt/nounB2The grain most bread flour is made from.
  • whiff/wɪf/nounB22 meaningsA faint smell caught for a moment.
  • whine/ˈwaɪ̯n/verbB24 meaningsTo make a long, high, unhappy sound.
  • whip/ˈwɪp/verbB25 meaningsTo beat cream, eggs or a sauce quickly with a whisk or fork until it thickens and fills with air.
  • whirl/wɜːl/verbB22 meaningsTo move round very fast.
  • whirlpool/ˈwɝlpul/nounB2A spinning circle of water that pulls things down.
  • whisk/ˈwɪsk/nounB1+2 meaningsA wire kitchen tool for beating eggs or cream.
  • whisper/ˈ(h)wɪspə/verbB14 meaningsTo speak very quietly, using breath rather than the voice, close to someone.
  • white canenounB2The stick a blind person uses to feel the way.
  • whoop/wuːp/verbB22 meaningsTo shout out loudly in excitement.