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

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145 words · showing 61–120

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  • whack/ˈwæk/verbB22 meaningsTo hit hard with a swinging blow.
  • wharf/ˈwɔːf/nounC1A platform along the water where ships are worked.
  • what's the catchphraseC1Asking what hidden problem comes with a good offer.
  • whatnot/ˈwɒt.nɒt/nounC1Assorted other things not worth naming separately.
  • wheeze/ʍiːz/verbC12 meaningsTo breathe with difficulty and a whistling sound.
  • whence/ʍɛns/
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From where, in old or formal use.
  • whereby/wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/adverbC1By which means.
  • whet/ˈwɛt/verbC1To sharpen a blade, or to sharpen an appetite.
  • whetstone/ˈʍɛtˌstoʊn/nounC1A stone used to sharpen a blade.
  • whiff/wɪf/nounB22 meaningsA faint smell caught for a moment.
  • while awayphraseC1To pass time pleasantly with nothing important to do.
  • whilst/waɪlst/prepositionB22 meaningsDuring the time that.
  • whim/wɪm/nounC1A sudden playful wish with no reason behind it.
  • whimsical/ˈwɪmzɪkəl/adjectiveC1Playfully odd and unpredictable.
  • whimsy/ˈwɪmzi/nounC1Playful and slightly odd fancifulness.
  • whinge/(h)wɪnd͡ʒ/verbC1To complain in a tiresome way.
  • whinny/ˈwɪni/verbC1To give a soft gentle neigh.
  • 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.
  • whirlwind/ˈwɜːlwɪnd/nounC22 meaningsA small spinning column of wind that lifts dust and leaves.
  • whirr/wɜː/verbC12 meaningsTo make a low continuous sound from something spinning.
  • whisker/ʍɪskə(ɹ)/nounB1+3 meaningsOne of the long stiff sensory hairs on an animal's face.
  • whistleblowernounC1An insider who makes wrongdoing public.
  • whistleblowingnounC1Reporting wrongdoing inside your own organisation.
  • whitewash/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/nounC1An attempt to cover up wrongdoing.
  • whittle/ˈwɪtəl/verbC12 meaningsTo cut small pieces off wood to shape it.
  • wholeheartedly/ˌhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdli/adverbC1With complete and undivided commitment.
  • wholesale/ˈhoʊlseɪl/nounB2+2 meaningsSelling goods in bulk to shops rather than the public.
  • wholly/ˈhəʊ.li/adverbC1Completely and entirely; to the full extent.
  • wick/ˈwɪk/nounB22 meaningsThe cord in a candle or oil lamp that draws up the fuel and holds the flame.
  • wicked/ˈwɪk.ɪd/adjectiveB23 meaningsEvil, in a storybook way.
  • wickedness/ˈwɪkɪdnəs/nounC1Behaviour that is deeply and deliberately wrong.
  • wide-rangingadjectiveC1Covering many different subjects or areas.
  • widget/ˈwɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsA small self-contained piece of an interface.
  • width/ˈwɪtθ/nounC12 meaningsHow wide something is from side to side.
  • wild goose chasephraseC1A long hopeless search for something you will never find.
  • wildlife corridornounC1A strip of land letting animals move between habitats.
  • wiles/waɪlz/nounC1Cunning tricks used to get your way.
  • will/wɪl/verbA16 meaningsUsed before another verb to talk about something in the future.
  • willowy/ˈwɪləʊi/adjectiveC1Tall, slim and graceful.
  • wilt/wɪlt/verbB22 meaningsTo droop for lack of water.
  • wind up/waɪnd ˈʌp/phraseC1To finally land in a place or state you never planned.
  • windburn/ˈwɪndbɜː(ɹ)n/nounC1Sore reddened skin caused by cold wind.
  • windsweptadjectiveC1Bare and shaped by constant wind.
  • windward/ˈwɪndwə(ɹ)d/adjectiveC1On the side the wind is coming from.
  • wine pairingnounC1A different glass chosen to match each course.
  • wing itphraseC1To do something without any preparation.
  • wise/waɪz/adjectiveB13 meaningsShowing good judgement gained from experience.
  • wisp/wɪsp/nounC1A small thin streak or strand of something.
  • wisteria/wɪsˈtɛriə/nounC1A climbing plant that hangs in long purple chains.
  • with respectphraseC1Used before politely contradicting somebody.
  • withdrawal/wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/nounC15 meaningsMoney taken out of a bank account, or the act of taking it out.
  • withdrawn/wɪðˈdɹɔːn/adjectiveC12 meaningsTaken permanently out of the collection.
  • wither/ˈwɪðə/verbC13 meaningsOf a plant, to dry up and shrivel.
  • withering/ˈwɪðəɹɪŋ/adjectiveC1Scornful enough to make somebody shrink.
  • witticism/ˈwɪ.tɪ.sɪz.əm/nounC1A clever and amusing remark.
  • wizardry/ˈwɪzədɹi/nounC1Magic, or remarkable skill in some field.
  • wizened/ˈwɪzənd/adjectiveC1Shrivelled and lined with age.
  • woeful/ˈwəʊfəl/adjectiveC1Full of sorrow, or shockingly poor in quality.
  • womanhood/ˈwʊmənhʊd/nounC1The state of being a grown woman.