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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Level
A1A2A2+B1B1+B2B2+C1C2
Part of speech
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  • 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.
  • waggle/ˈwaɡəl/verbC1To move rapidly from side to side.
  • wallow/ˈwɒ.ləʊ/
verbC22 meanings
To roll about in mud.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • wash/wɒʃ/verbA23 meaningsTo clean something with water and usually soap.
  • wax/waks/nounB13 meaningsA soft solid that melts easily and repels water.
  • waylay/ˌweɪˈleɪ/verbC1To lie in wait and stop somebody on their way.
  • weaken/ˈwikən/verbC1To make or become less strong.
  • wear/wɛə/verbA14 meaningsTo have clothes or other things on your body.
  • weary/ˈwɪə̯ɹi/adjectiveB23 meaningsVery tired, in body and in spirit.
  • weather/ˈwɛðə/nounA12 meaningsThe state of the atmosphere at a given time.
  • weave/wiːv/verbB14 meaningsTo make cloth or baskets by crossing threads or strips over and under each other.
  • weep/ˈwiːp/verbB22 meaningsTo shed tears, especially quietly and at length.
  • weigh/weɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo have a particular heaviness.
  • weld/wɛld/verbB2+2 meaningsTo join two pieces of metal by melting them together.
  • wet/wɛt/adjectiveA25 meaningsCovered in water, or soaked with it.
  • whack/ˈwæk/verbB22 meaningsTo hit hard with a swinging blow.
  • wheeze/ʍiːz/verbC12 meaningsTo breathe with difficulty and a whistling sound.
  • whet/ˈwɛt/verbC1To sharpen a blade, or to sharpen an appetite.
  • 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.
  • whirr/wɜː/verbC12 meaningsTo make a low continuous sound from something spinning.
  • whittle/ˈwɪtəl/verbC12 meaningsTo cut small pieces off wood to shape it.
  • wick/ˈwɪk/nounB22 meaningsThe cord in a candle or oil lamp that draws up the fuel and holds the flame.
  • will/wɪl/verbA16 meaningsUsed before another verb to talk about something in the future.
  • wilt/wɪlt/verbB22 meaningsTo droop for lack of water.
  • wither/ˈwɪðə/verbC13 meaningsOf a plant, to dry up and shrivel.
  • word/wɜːd/nounA15 meaningsThe smallest unit of language that can stand alone and carry a meaning.
  • worry/ˈwʌ.ɹi/verbA24 meaningsTo keep thinking about something bad that might happen, and to feel anxious because of it.
  • wrangle/ˈɹæŋɡəl/verbC12 meaningsTo argue at length and noisily.
  • wreak/ɹiːk/verbC12 meaningsTo cause great damage.
  • wrench/ˈɹɛnt͡ʃ/nounB23 meaningsA tool for gripping and turning nuts and bolts.
  • wriggle/ˈɹɪɡəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo twist and turn the body with small movements.
  • wring/ɹɪŋ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo twist something to squeeze the water out.
  • wrinkle/ˈɹɪŋkl̩/nounB1+4 meaningsA small line or fold in skin.
  • writhe/ɹaɪð/verbC1To twist the body about in pain.