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  • web page/ˈwɛb ˌpeɪd͡ʒ/nounA2One document on the internet that a browser shows.
  • 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.
  • wedding/ˈwɛdɪŋ/nounA22 meaningsThe ceremony at which two people are married, together with the celebration afterwards.
  • wedding vownounB2The promise made at a marriage ceremony.
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nounB23 meanings
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.
  • weed/wiːd/nounB12 meaningsA plant growing where it is not wanted.
  • 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.
  • weevil/ˈwiːv(ə)l/nounC1A small beetle with a long snout that ruins stored grain.
  • weft/wɛft/nounC2The threads running across a woven cloth.
  • weight/weɪt/nounA24 meaningsHow heavy a person or thing is.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • werewolf/ˈwɛːwʊlf/nounB1+A person who becomes a wolf at the full moon.
  • west/wɛst/nounA12 meaningsThe direction where the sun goes down.
  • western/ˈwɛstɚn/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging to the west.
  • westerner/ˈwɛstənə/nounB2+Somebody from Europe or North America.
  • 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.
  • wharf/ˈwɔːf/nounC1A platform along the water where ships are worked.
  • whatnot/ˈwɒt.nɒt/nounC1Assorted other things not worth naming separately.
  • wheat/ˈwiːt/nounB2The grain most bread flour is made from.
  • wheel/ˈwiːl/nounA22 meaningsThe round part that turns and lets a vehicle roll.
  • wheelbarrow/ˈwiːlbæɹəʊ/nounB1+A one-wheeled cart pushed by two handles.
  • wheelchair/ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/nounB1A chair on wheels used by someone who cannot walk or cannot walk far.
  • wheelchair rampnounB1A slope that lets wheels go where steps would stop them.
  • wheelie binnounB1A large rubbish container on wheels.
  • wheeze/ʍiːz/verbC12 meaningsTo breathe with difficulty and a whistling sound.
  • whelp/wɛlp/nounC22 meaningsA young dog, wolf or similar animal.
  • wherewithal/ˈwɛə.wɪ.ðɔːl/nounC2The money or means needed to do something.
  • whetstone/ˈʍɛtˌstoʊn/nounC1A stone used to sharpen a blade.
  • whey/hweɪ/nounB2+The watery part left when milk curdles.
  • whiff/wɪf/nounB22 meaningsA faint smell caught for a moment.
  • whim/wɪm/nounC1A sudden playful wish with no reason behind it.
  • whimsy/ˈwɪmzi/nounC1Playful and slightly odd fancifulness.
  • 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.
  • whiplash/ˈwɪpˌlæʃ/nounC2A neck injury caused by a sudden jerking of the head.
  • whirl/wɜːl/verbB22 meaningsTo move round very fast.