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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • 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)/verbB2To bet money on the result of something.
  • wail/weɪl/
verbB22 meanings
To cry out in a long, loud, high sound of grief.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • warehouse/ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/nounB22 meaningsA large building where goods are stored before being sold or sent out.
  • 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.
  • watch/ˈwɒt͡ʃ/verbA13 meaningsTo look at something for a while, especially something that moves or changes.
  • water/ˈwɔ.tɚ/nounA14 meaningsThe clear liquid that falls as rain and that all living things need to survive.
  • wave/weɪv/nounA25 meaningsA raised line of water moving across the surface of the sea.
  • wax/waks/nounB13 meaningsA soft solid that melts easily and repels water.
  • wear/wɛə/verbA14 meaningsTo have clothes or other things on your body.
  • weary/ˈwɪə̯ɹi/adjectiveB23 meaningsVery tired, in body and in spirit.
  • wed/ˈwɛd/verbB2To marry somebody.
  • wedge/wɛd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA block that tapers to a thin edge, driven in to split something or to hold it in place.
  • weep/ˈwiːp/verbB22 meaningsTo shed tears, especially quietly and at length.
  • weigh/weɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo have a particular heaviness.
  • weight/weɪt/nounA24 meaningsHow heavy a person or thing is.
  • welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/exclamationA17 meaningsA greeting to someone who has just arrived.
  • whack/ˈwæk/verbB22 meaningsTo hit hard with a swinging blow.
  • whimper/ˈwɪmpə/verbB2To make small frightened or unhappy sounds.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • whoop/wuːp/verbB22 meaningsTo shout out loudly in excitement.
  • whoosh/ʍʊʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo move fast with a rushing sound.
  • wick/ˈwɪk/nounB22 meaningsThe cord in a candle or oil lamp that draws up the fuel and holds the flame.
  • widen/ˈwaɪdn̩/verbB22 meaningsTo make or become wider.
  • wield/wiːld/verbB2+2 meaningsTo hold and use a weapon or tool.
  • will/wɪl/verbA16 meaningsUsed before another verb to talk about something in the future.
  • wilt/wɪlt/verbB22 meaningsTo droop for lack of water.
  • wink/ˈwɪŋk/verbB22 meaningsTo close one eye quickly at somebody as a signal.
  • 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.
  • wiretap/ˈwaɪətæp/nounB2+2 meaningsA device secretly attached to a telephone line to listen to calls.
  • withdraw/wɪðˈdɹɔː/verbB24 meaningsTo take money out of a bank account.
  • witness/ˈwɪt.nɪs/nounB13 meaningsA person who saw something happen.
  • wobble/ˈwɑbl̩/verbB22 meaningsTo rock unsteadily from side to side.
  • wolf/wʊlf/nounA22 meaningsA wild animal like a large dog.
  • wonder/ˈwʌndə/verbA24 meaningsTo ask yourself something, without expecting an answer straight away.
  • woo/wuː/verbB2To court somebody, or to try to win their support.
  • word/wɜːd/nounA15 meaningsThe smallest unit of language that can stand alone and carry a meaning.
  • worship/ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/verbB24 meaningsTo show deep love and reverence for a god, through prayer or ritual.
  • wreck/ˈɹɛk/verbB13 meaningsTo destroy something completely.
  • wrench/ˈɹɛnt͡ʃ/nounB23 meaningsA tool for gripping and turning nuts and bolts.
  • wrestle/ˈɹɛsl̩/verbB12 meaningsTo struggle physically to overpower somebody.
  • write/ɹaɪt/verbA14 meaningsTo put words down on paper or a screen.