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

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  • wacko/ˈwæ.kəʊ/nounC1Somebody thought to be mad or very eccentric.
  • wade/weɪd/verbB22 meaningsTo walk through water or something that slows you.
  • waffle/ˈwɒf.əl/nounB12 meaningsA cake baked with a pattern of small square pockets.
  • waft/wɑft/verbC1To drift gently through the air.
  • wage/weɪd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsMoney paid to a worker for the hours, days or weeks worked.
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The difference in pay between two groups doing similar work.
  • waggle/ˈwaɡəl/verbC1To move rapidly from side to side.
  • walk-innounC1A customer arriving with no table reserved.
  • walk-in ratenounC1The price offered to somebody arriving without booking.
  • walkway/ˈwɔːkˌweɪ/nounC1A constructed path for pedestrians.
  • wallet-friendlyadjectiveC1Costing little enough that your bank account stays happy.
  • wallow/ˈwɒ.ləʊ/verbC22 meaningsTo roll about in mud.
  • wanderlust/ˈwɒndəlʌst/nounC1The restless hunger to travel and see the world.
  • want/wɒnt/verbA14 meaningsTo wish to have or do something.
  • warble/ˈwɔɹbl̩/verbC1To sing with a trembling, rippling voice.
  • ward/wɔːd/nounB24 meaningsA room or department in a hospital with beds for patients.
  • ward offphraseC1To keep something harmful away.
  • ware/ˈwɛə/nounC1Goods of a particular kind offered for sale.
  • warfare/ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/nounC1The activity of fighting a war.
  • 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/ˈwɒɹ.ən.ti/nounB2+2 meaningsA written promise from a seller or maker to repair or replace a product that fails within a set period.
  • warren/ˈwɒɹən/nounC1A network of rabbit burrows, or a maze of passages.
  • wary/ˈwɛə.ɹi/adjectiveC1Careful and watchful because of possible danger, trouble or dishonesty.
  • wash/wɒʃ/verbA23 meaningsTo clean something with water and usually soap.
  • washbasin/ˈwɑʃˌbeɪsən/nounC1A bowl with taps, used for washing the hands and face.
  • washtubnounC1A large tub for washing clothes in.
  • water mainnounC1The large pipe supplying a district with water.
  • waterfowlnounC1Birds that live on or near water.
  • waterfrontnounC1The part of a town along the edge of the water.
  • watermark/ˈwɔːtəmɑːk/nounB2+2 meaningsA faint mark over an image showing who owns it.
  • watershed/ˈwɔːtəʃɛd/nounC12 meaningsThe ridge dividing which way rainwater runs.
  • wax/waks/nounB13 meaningsA soft solid that melts easily and repels water.
  • waylay/ˌweɪˈleɪ/verbC1To lie in wait and stop somebody on their way.
  • waymarknounC1The small sign showing that you are still on the path.
  • waypointnounC1A marked point along a planned route.
  • wayside/ˈweɪsaɪd/nounC1The edge of a road, especially in the phrase about falling by it.
  • weak-willedadjectiveC1Unable to hold to a decision under pressure.
  • weaken/ˈwikən/verbC1To make or become less strong.
  • wealth/wɛlθ/nounB22 meaningsA large amount of money and valuable things owned.
  • wear/wɛə/verbA14 meaningsTo have clothes or other things on your body.
  • wear and tear/ˌwɛəɹ‿ən ˈtɛə/nounC1The damage that normal use does over time.
  • wear offphraseC1To fade away gradually.
  • weary/ˈwɪə̯ɹi/adjectiveB23 meaningsVery tired, in body and in spirit.
  • weather/ˈwɛðə/nounA12 meaningsThe state of the atmosphere at a given time.
  • weather windownounC1The short spell of good conditions you plan around.
  • weathervanenounC1A turning pointer that shows which way the wind blows.
  • weave/wiːv/verbB14 meaningsTo make cloth or baskets by crossing threads or strips over and under each other.
  • wedlock/ˈwɛd.lɒk/nounC1The state of being married.
  • weedy/ˈwiːdi/adjectiveC12 meaningsThin and physically feeble.
  • weep/ˈwiːp/verbB22 meaningsTo shed tears, especially quietly and at length.
  • weevil/ˈwiːv(ə)l/nounC1A small beetle with a long snout that ruins stored grain.
  • weigh/weɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo have a particular heaviness.
  • weir/wɪə̯/nounC1A low dam built across a river.
  • weld/wɛld/verbB2+2 meaningsTo join two pieces of metal by melting them together.
  • welfare/ˈwɛlˌfɛə/nounB23 meaningsThe health, comfort and safety of a person or animal.
  • welt/wɛlt/nounC1A raised mark left on the skin by a blow.
  • wench/wɛnt͡ʃ/nounC1A young woman, in old or joking use.
  • wet/wɛt/adjectiveA25 meaningsCovered in water, or soaked with it.
  • wet blanketnounC1Somebody who spoils other people's fun.