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

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  • wither/ˈwɪðə/verbC13 meaningsOf a plant, to dry up and shrivel.
  • withhold/wɪθˈhəʊld/verbB2+To keep something back that is owed or asked for.
  • witness/ˈwɪt.nɪs/nounB13 meaningsA person who saw something happen.
  • wobble/ˈwɑbl̩/verbB22 meaningsTo rock unsteadily from side to side.
  • wolf/wʊlf/nounA22 meaningsA wild animal like a large dog.
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verbA24 meanings
To ask yourself something, without expecting an answer straight away.
  • woo/wuː/verbB2To court somebody, or to try to win their support.
  • word/wɜːd/nounA15 meaningsThe smallest unit of language that can stand alone and carry a meaning.
  • work/wɜː(ɹ)k/verbA17 meaningsTo do a job, especially one you are paid for.
  • 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.
  • wound/ˈwuːnd/nounB12 meaningsAn open cut in the skin.
  • wrangle/ˈɹæŋɡəl/verbC12 meaningsTo argue at length and noisily.
  • wrap/ɹæp/verbB13 meaningsTo cover something by folding paper or cloth around it.
  • wreak/ɹiːk/verbC12 meaningsTo cause great damage.
  • wreck/ˈɹɛk/verbB13 meaningsTo destroy something completely.
  • wrench/ˈɹɛnt͡ʃ/nounB23 meaningsA tool for gripping and turning nuts and bolts.
  • wrest/ɹɛst/verbC2To pull something away by force.
  • wrestle/ˈɹɛsl̩/verbB12 meaningsTo struggle physically to overpower somebody.
  • wriggle/ˈɹɪɡəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo twist and turn the body with small movements.
  • wring/ɹɪŋ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo twist something to squeeze the water out.
  • wrinkle/ˈɹɪŋkl̩/nounB1+4 meaningsA small line or fold in skin.
  • write/ɹaɪt/verbA14 meaningsTo put words down on paper or a screen.
  • writhe/ɹaɪð/verbC1To twist the body about in pain.
  • yammer/ˈjæm.ə/verbC2To talk on loudly and complainingly.
  • yank/ˈjæŋk/verbB22 meaningsTo pull sharply and suddenly.
  • yap/jæp/verbB2+2 meaningsTo bark in short shrill bursts.
  • yawn/jɔːn/nounB22 meaningsAn involuntary wide opening of the mouth from tiredness or boredom.
  • yearn/jɜːn/verbB2+To long deeply for something out of reach.
  • yell/jɛl/verbB13 meaningsTo make a loud, rough cry, in anger, pain or excitement.
  • yellow/ˈjɛləʊ/nounA13 meaningsThe colour of lemons and of the sun.
  • yelp/jɛlp/verbB2+To give a short sharp cry of pain or excitement.
  • yield/jiːld/verbC14 meaningsTo give way at last to force, pressure or persuasion.
  • yowl/jaʊl/verbC1To make a long, loud, wailing cry.
  • zigzag/ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/nounB1+3 meaningsA line or path made of sharp turns, first one way and then the other.
  • zip/zɪp/verbA25 meaningsTo fasten something with a zip.
  • zoom/zuːm/verbB22 meaningsTo move very fast.