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

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  • webcam/ˈwɛbˌkæm/nounB1+The small camera above your screen used for video calls.
  • website/ˈwɛb(ˌ)saɪt/nounA2+One place on the internet with its own address.
  • wed/ˈwɛd/verbB2To marry somebody.
  • 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/
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A block that tapers to a thin edge, driven in to split something or to hold it in place.
  • wedlock/ˈwɛd.lɒk/nounC1The state of being married.
  • wednesdaynounA1The day between Tuesday and Thursday.
  • wee/wiː/adjectiveB2Very small.
  • weed/wiːd/nounB12 meaningsA plant growing where it is not wanted.
  • weedy/ˈwiːdi/adjectiveC12 meaningsThin and physically feeble.
  • week/wiːk/nounA12 meaningsSeven days in a row.
  • weekday/ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/nounA2+Any day of the week other than Saturday or Sunday.
  • weekend/wiːˈkɛnd/nounA12 meaningsSaturday and Sunday.
  • weekly/ˈwiːk.li/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening once every week.
  • weekly shopnounB1The main food shopping done once a week.
  • 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.
  • weft/wɛft/nounC2The threads running across a woven cloth.
  • weigh/weɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo have a particular heaviness.
  • weigh downphraseB22 meaningsTo press down heavily on something.
  • weigh evidencephraseB2To compare the strength of what supports each side.
  • weigh upphraseB22 meaningsTo consider the advantages and disadvantages of something.
  • weight/weɪt/nounA24 meaningsHow heavy a person or thing is.
  • weightless/ˈweɪt.ləs/adjectiveB2+Having no apparent weight at all.
  • weightlifting/ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/nounB1+Lifting the heaviest possible load overhead.
  • weir/wɪə̯/nounC1A low dam built across a river.
  • welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/exclamationA17 meaningsA greeting to someone who has just arrived.
  • welcome matphraseB1The small rough carpet at the front door where you clean your shoes.
  • weld/wɛld/verbB2+2 meaningsTo join two pieces of metal by melting them together.
  • welder/ˈwɛldə(ɹ)/nounB2+The worker who joins metal by melting it together.
  • welding/ˈwɛldɪŋ/nounB2+Joining metal by melting the edges together.
  • welfare/ˈwɛlˌfɛə/nounB23 meaningsThe health, comfort and safety of a person or animal.
  • well/ˈwɛl/adverbA15 meaningsIn a good way; to a good standard.
  • well-balancedadjectiveB2Having its parts in good proportion, or sensible in outlook.
  • well-behaved/wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/adjectiveB1Acting politely and doing as asked.
  • well-builtadjectiveB22 meaningsSolidly and strongly constructed.
  • well-dressedadjectiveB1Wearing smart and well-chosen clothes.
  • well-groomedadjectiveB2Carefully clean, trimmed and tidy.
  • well-paidadjectiveB2Earning a good wage.
  • wellbeingnounB2+The state of being healthy, settled and content.
  • wellies/ˈwɛliz/nounB1Tall rubber boots for mud and rain.
  • wellness/ˈwɛl.nɪs/nounB2+The state of being healthy in body and mind.
  • welt/wɛlt/nounC1A raised mark left on the skin by a blow.
  • welter/ˈwɛltə/nounC2A confused and disordered mass of things.
  • wen/wɛn/nounC2A harmless swelling under the skin.
  • wench/wɛnt͡ʃ/nounC1A young woman, in old or joking use.
  • wend/wɛnd/verbC2To make your way slowly along.
  • werewolf/ˈwɛːwʊlf/nounB1+A person who becomes a wolf at the full moon.
  • west/wɛst/nounA12 meaningsThe direction where the sun goes down.
  • westbound/ˈwɛstbaʊnd/adjectiveB1+Travelling towards the west.
  • western/ˈwɛstɚn/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging to the west.
  • westerner/ˈwɛstənə/nounB2+Somebody from Europe or North America.
  • westward/ˈwɛst.wɚd/adverbB2+Towards where the sun sets.
  • wet/wɛt/adjectiveA25 meaningsCovered in water, or soaked with it.
  • wet blanketnounC1Somebody who spoils other people's fun.
  • wet foodnounB1Tinned or pouched pet food.
  • wetsuit/ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/nounB1+A tight rubber suit that keeps a swimmer warm.
  • whack/ˈwæk/verbB22 meaningsTo hit hard with a swinging blow.
  • whale/ˈweɪl/nounB1A very large sea mammal that breathes through a blowhole.