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

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  • wedding vownounB2The promise made at a marriage ceremony.
  • wedge/wɛd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA block that tapers to a thin edge, driven in to split something or to hold it in place.
  • weekly/ˈwiːk.li/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening once every week.
  • weight/weɪt/nounA24 meaningsHow heavy a person or thing is.
  • welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/exclamationA17 meaningsA greeting to someone who has just arrived.
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nounB23 meanings
The health, comfort and safety of a person or animal.
  • well/ˈwɛl/adverbA15 meaningsIn a good way; to a good standard.
  • west/wɛst/nounA12 meaningsThe direction where the sun goes down.
  • whack/ˈwæk/verbB22 meaningsTo hit hard with a swinging blow.
  • wheat/ˈwiːt/nounB2The grain most bread flour is made from.
  • whiff/wɪf/nounB22 meaningsA faint smell caught for a moment.
  • whine/ˈwaɪ̯n/verbB24 meaningsTo make a long, high, unhappy sound.
  • 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.
  • whirlpool/ˈwɝlpul/nounB2A spinning circle of water that pulls things down.
  • whisk/ˈwɪsk/nounB1+2 meaningsA wire kitchen tool for beating eggs or cream.
  • whisper/ˈ(h)wɪspə/verbB14 meaningsTo speak very quietly, using breath rather than the voice, close to someone.
  • white canenounB2The stick a blind person uses to feel the way.
  • whoop/wuːp/verbB22 meaningsTo shout out loudly in excitement.
  • whoosh/ʍʊʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo move fast with a rushing sound.
  • whore/hɔː/nounB2A prostitute, in coarse or old use.
  • wick/ˈwɪk/nounB22 meaningsThe cord in a candle or oil lamp that draws up the fuel and holds the flame.
  • wide anglenounB2A lens that takes in much more than the eye does.
  • wide shotnounB2A shot showing the whole scene from a distance.
  • widow/ˈwɪd.əʊ/nounB2A woman whose husband has died.
  • width/ˈwɪtθ/nounC12 meaningsHow wide something is from side to side.
  • wild/ˈwaɪ̯ld/adjectiveA24 meaningsLiving or growing freely in nature.
  • wild campingnounB2Camping away from any official site.
  • wildcat/ˈwaɪldˌkæt/nounB2A small fierce undomesticated cat.
  • wilderness/ˈwɪldənəs/nounB22 meaningsA large area of wild land untouched by human development.
  • wildlife/ˈwaɪldlaɪf/nounB2Animals living free in their natural home.
  • will/wɪl/verbA16 meaningsUsed before another verb to talk about something in the future.
  • willingness/ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/nounB2Readiness to do something without being forced.
  • window/ˈwɪndəʊ/nounA12 meaningsThe glass part of a wall that you look through.
  • window boxnounB2A long shallow container of plants on a ledge.
  • wing/wɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsOne of the paired limbs a bird or insect uses to fly.
  • wink/ˈwɪŋk/verbB22 meaningsTo close one eye quickly at somebody as a signal.
  • winner/ˈwɪnə/nounA23 meaningsSomebody who comes first or wins something.
  • winter/ˈwɪntə/nounA12 meaningsThe coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.
  • wipe/waɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo clean or dry a surface by moving a cloth across it.
  • wire/waɪə(ɹ)/nounB12 meaningsA thin metal line that carries electricity.
  • wire cutternounB2A tool that snips through metal strands.
  • wiretap/ˈwaɪətæp/nounB2+2 meaningsA device secretly attached to a telephone line to listen to calls.
  • wisdom/ˈwɪzdəm/nounB2Deep understanding of life earned through experience.
  • wishful thinkingnounB2Believing something because you want it to be so.
  • wit/wɪt/nounB2Quick clever humour, or sharp intelligence.
  • witchcraft/ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹæft/nounB2The practice of magic, especially by women in old belief.
  • witness/ˈwɪt.nɪs/nounB13 meaningsA person who saw something happen.
  • witness standnounB2The place in court where a person gives their account.
  • wizard/ˈwɪzəd/nounB13 meaningsA man with magical powers.
  • wobble/ˈwɑbl̩/verbB22 meaningsTo rock unsteadily from side to side.
  • woe/wəʊ/nounB2Great sorrow, or a trouble that causes it.
  • wolf/wʊlf/nounA22 meaningsA wild animal like a large dog.
  • womb/wuːm/nounB2The organ in which a baby grows before birth.
  • wonder/ˈwʌndə/verbA24 meaningsTo ask yourself something, without expecting an answer straight away.
  • wonderland/ˈwʌndəˌlænd/nounB2An imaginary place full of marvels.
  • 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.
  • work-life balance/ˈwɜː(ɹ)k ˈlaɪf ˈbæləns/nounB2How well your job and your life fit together.
  • workbench/ˈwɝk.bɛnt͡ʃ/nounB2A strong table used for making and repairing things.