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

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  • woodwork/ˈwʊdˌwɜːk/nounB2+The craft of making things from timber.
  • wool/wʊl/nounB1The fibre that grows on sheep.
  • word/wɜːd/nounA15 meaningsThe smallest unit of language that can stand alone and carry a meaning.
  • word of mouthnounB22 meaningsThe passing of news or information from one person to another in speech.
  • wordiness/ˈwɜː(ɹ)dɪnəs/nounC1The use of too many words to say a thing.
  • wordsmith/ˈwɜːdsmɪθ/
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Somebody skilled at using words well.
  • work/wɜː(ɹ)k/verbA17 meaningsTo do a job, especially one you are paid for.
  • work of artnounB1A created object of artistic value.
  • work-life balance/ˈwɜː(ɹ)k ˈlaɪf ˈbæləns/nounB2How well your job and your life fit together.
  • workaholicnounB2+A person who cannot stop working.
  • workbench/ˈwɝk.bɛnt͡ʃ/nounB2A strong table used for making and repairing things.
  • worker beenounB1A female bee that gathers food and tends the young.
  • workforce/ˈwɝk.foɹs/nounB2+All the people working in a company or a country together.
  • workloadnounB2+2 meaningsThe amount of work a person or team is expected to do.
  • workman/ˈwɝkmən/nounB2A man employed to do manual or skilled physical work.
  • workmanship/ˈwɜːk.mən.ʃɪp/nounB2+The quality of skill shown in something made.
  • workplace/ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/nounB2The place where a person works.
  • workshop/ˈwɜːk.ʃɒp/nounB2A room for making things, or a practical class.
  • workshop floornounB2The area where the actual making is done.
  • workstation/ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən/nounB2+One person's desk with all the equipment on it.
  • worktopnounB2A flat surface in a kitchen used for preparing food.
  • world/wɜːld/nounA12 meaningsThe earth and everybody living on it.
  • world warnounB1A war fought across most of the globe at once.
  • worldviewnounB2+The whole set of beliefs through which somebody sees life.
  • worm/wɜːm/nounA2+A long soft legless animal living in soil.
  • wormingnounC1Treating an animal against internal parasites.
  • worry/ˈwʌ.ɹi/verbA24 meaningsTo keep thinking about something bad that might happen, and to feel anxious because of it.
  • worship/ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/verbB24 meaningsTo show deep love and reverence for a god, through prayer or ritual.
  • worshipper/ˈwɜːʃɪpə/nounB2+A person taking part in an act of devotion.
  • worst/wɜːst/adjectiveA23 meaningsOf the lowest quality, or most unpleasant.
  • wound/ˈwuːnd/nounB12 meaningsAn open cut in the skin.
  • wrack/ɹæk/nounC2Seaweed thrown up on the shore, or ruin.
  • wraith/ɹeɪθ/nounC12 meaningsA pale ghostly figure.
  • wrangle/ˈɹæŋɡəl/verbC12 meaningsTo argue at length and noisily.
  • wrap/ɹæp/verbB13 meaningsTo cover something by folding paper or cloth around it.
  • wrapper/ˈɹæpɚ/nounB12 meaningsThe paper or plastic around a single item.
  • wrapping/ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/nounB1+The paper or plastic that covers something.
  • wrath/ɹɒθ/nounB2Extreme and often righteous anger.
  • wreath/ɹiːθ/nounB2A ring of flowers or leaves.
  • wreck/ˈɹɛk/verbB13 meaningsTo destroy something completely.
  • wreckage/ˈɹɛkɪdʒ/nounB2What is left after something is destroyed.
  • wren/ɹɛn/nounB2+One of the tiniest birds, with a cocked-up tail.
  • wrench/ˈɹɛnt͡ʃ/nounB23 meaningsA tool for gripping and turning nuts and bolts.
  • wrestlernounB1+Somebody who grapples as a sport.
  • wrestling/ˈɹɛs.l̩.ɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsThe sport of gripping an opponent and forcing them down.
  • wretch/ɹɛt͡ʃ/nounB2+2 meaningsA person in a miserable, pitiable condition.
  • wrinkle/ˈɹɪŋkl̩/nounB1+4 meaningsA small line or fold in skin.
  • wrist/ɹɪst/nounA2The joint between the hand and the arm.
  • writ/ɹɪt/nounC1A formal written command issued by a court.
  • write-offnounC1Something too damaged to be worth repairing.
  • writer's blocknounB2The state of being unable to write anything.
  • wrong/ˈɹɒŋ/adjectiveA16 meaningsNot correct; containing a mistake.
  • wrongdoernounB2+Somebody who acts illegally or immorally.
  • wrongdoing/ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/nounB2+Behaviour that breaks the law or moral rules.
  • wrought ironnounC1Soft iron worked into shape while hot.
  • wynd/waɪnd/nounC2A narrow lane between houses.
  • wyvern/ˈwaɪvən/nounC2A legendary two-legged winged dragon.