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

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19,295 words · showing 18,661–18,720

  • vulnerable/ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/adjectiveB24 meaningsEasy to harm, attack or hurt, with no defence in place.
  • vulpine/ˈvʌlpaɪn/adjectiveC2Fox-like, especially in cunning.
  • vulture/ˈvʌltʃə/nounB1+2 meaningsA large bird of prey that feeds on dead animals.
  • wacko/ˈwæ.kəʊ/nounC1Somebody thought to be mad or very eccentric.
  • wacky/ˈwæk.iː/adjectiveB2Amusingly odd.
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A thick compressed bundle of soft material or paper.
  • waddle/ˈwɒd.əl/verbB2To walk with short steps and a rocking motion.
  • wade/weɪd/verbB22 meaningsTo walk through water or something that slows you.
  • waffle/ˈwɒf.əl/nounB12 meaningsA cake baked with a pattern of small square pockets.
  • waft/wɑft/verbC1To drift gently through the air.
  • wag/wæɡ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo move rapidly back and forth, as a tail does.
  • wage/weɪd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsMoney paid to a worker for the hours, days or weeks worked.
  • wage gapphraseC1The difference in pay between two groups doing similar work.
  • wager/ˈweɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/verbB2To bet money on the result of something.
  • waggle/ˈwaɡəl/verbC1To move rapidly from side to side.
  • wagon/ˈwæɡən/nounB13 meaningsA four-wheeled cart for goods, pulled by animals or a tractor.
  • waif/weɪf/nounC2A homeless neglected child.
  • wail/weɪl/verbB22 meaningsTo cry out in a long, loud, high sound of grief.
  • waist/weɪst/nounB2The narrow middle of the body.
  • waistcoat/ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/nounB2+A sleeveless buttoned top worn under a jacket.
  • wait/weɪt/verbA14 meaningsTo stay where you are, or do nothing, until something happens.
  • waiter/ˈweɪ̯təː/nounA2+A person whose job is bringing food and drink to customers at their table.
  • waiting areanounB1The seats where visitors sit until they are called.
  • waiting listnounB1The queue of people hoping for a table.
  • waiting roomnounA2A room where people wait to be seen or served.
  • waive/weɪv/verbB2To give up a right or a claim voluntarily.
  • waiver/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/nounB2+A formal giving up of a right or a claim.
  • wake/ˈweɪ̯k/verbA13 meaningsTo stop sleeping, or to make somebody else stop sleeping. Usually wake up.
  • wake-up callnounB1A telephone call ordered to wake you at a set time.
  • wales/weɪlz/nounA2+A nation of the United Kingdom.
  • walk/wɔːk/verbA12 meaningsTo move on your feet at an ordinary speed.
  • walk in the parkphraseB2Something pleasantly easy.
  • walk outphraseB22 meaningsTo leave suddenly as a protest.
  • walk-innounC1A customer arriving with no table reserved.
  • walk-in ratenounC1The price offered to somebody arriving without booking.
  • walker/ˈwɔːkə/nounB22 meaningsA person who walks, especially for exercise or pleasure.
  • walkies/ˈwɔː(ɹ)k.iːz/nounB2+The daily outing a dog is taken on.
  • walking bootsnounB1Stiff ankle-high footwear made for rough ground.
  • walking framenounB2A light frame leaned on while walking.
  • walking polenounB1A stick used to take weight off the knees.
  • walkoutnounB2+2 meaningsLeaving work suddenly as a protest.
  • walkway/ˈwɔːkˌweɪ/nounC1A constructed path for pedestrians.
  • wall/wɔːl/nounA12 meaningsAn upright side of a room or building.
  • wallet/ˈwɒl.ɪt/nounA23 meaningsA small flat folding case for banknotes and cards, carried in a pocket.
  • wallet-friendlyadjectiveC1Costing little enough that your bank account stays happy.
  • wallow/ˈwɒ.ləʊ/verbC22 meaningsTo roll about in mud.
  • wallpaper/ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpə/nounA2+2 meaningsDecorative paper pasted onto interior walls.
  • walnut/ˈwɔːlnʌt/nounB23 meaningsA wrinkled brown nut in a hard round shell.
  • walnut treenounB1A tree grown for its wrinkled nuts and fine timber.
  • walrus/ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/nounB1A large sea mammal with long tusks.
  • waltz/wɒlts/nounB1+A gliding partner dance in three beats to the bar.
  • waltzernounC2A fairground ride of spinning tubs.
  • wand/wɒnd/nounB12 meaningsA thin rod held in the hand and pointed, especially one used to work magic.
  • wander/ˈwɒndə/verbB24 meaningsTo walk slowly with no fixed route or purpose.
  • wanderlust/ˈwɒndəlʌst/nounC1The restless hunger to travel and see the world.
  • wane/weɪn/verbC2To grow smaller or weaker after a peak.
  • wannabe/ˈwɒnəbi/nounB2+Somebody trying to be like a person they admire.
  • want/wɒnt/verbA14 meaningsTo wish to have or do something.
  • wanted/ˈwɒn.tɪd/adjectiveB23 meaningsBeing searched for by the police.
  • wanton/ˈwɒntən/adjectiveC2Cruel or destructive with no reason at all.