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

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  • waylay/ˌweɪˈleɪ/verbC1To lie in wait and stop somebody on their way.
  • waymarknounC1The small sign showing that you are still on the path.
  • waypointnounC1A marked point along a planned route.
  • wayside/ˈweɪsaɪd/nounC1The edge of a road, especially in the phrase about falling by it.
  • weak-willedadjectiveC1Unable to hold to a decision under pressure.
  • weaken/ˈwikən/verbC1To make or become less strong.
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  • wealth/wɛlθ/nounB22 meaningsA large amount of money and valuable things owned.
  • wear/wɛə/verbA14 meaningsTo have clothes or other things on your body.
  • wear and tear/ˌwɛəɹ‿ən ˈtɛə/nounC1The damage that normal use does over time.
  • wear offphraseC1To fade away gradually.
  • weary/ˈwɪə̯ɹi/adjectiveB23 meaningsVery tired, in body and in spirit.
  • weather/ˈwɛðə/nounA12 meaningsThe state of the atmosphere at a given time.
  • weather windownounC1The short spell of good conditions you plan around.
  • weathervanenounC1A turning pointer that shows which way the wind blows.
  • weave/wiːv/verbB14 meaningsTo make cloth or baskets by crossing threads or strips over and under each other.
  • wedlock/ˈwɛd.lɒk/nounC1The state of being married.
  • weedy/ˈwiːdi/adjectiveC12 meaningsThin and physically feeble.
  • 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.
  • weigh/weɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo have a particular heaviness.
  • weir/wɪə̯/nounC1A low dam built across a river.
  • weld/wɛld/verbB2+2 meaningsTo join two pieces of metal by melting them together.
  • welfare/ˈwɛlˌfɛə/nounB23 meaningsThe health, comfort and safety of a person or animal.
  • welt/wɛlt/nounC1A raised mark left on the skin by a blow.
  • wench/wɛnt͡ʃ/nounC1A young woman, in old or joking use.
  • wet/wɛt/adjectiveA25 meaningsCovered in water, or soaked with it.
  • wet blanketnounC1Somebody who spoils other people's fun.
  • 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/adverbC12 meaningsFrom 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.