English words: W

590 words under W; 501–590 on this page.

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• workmate noun…
  A person you work with in the same job or place.
• workplace noun (a workplace, workplaces)
  A place where people go to do their job, such as an office, a factory, a shop or a school.
• worksheet noun (a worksheet, worksheets)
  A worksheet is a sheet of paper with questions, exercises or tasks that a pupil fills in.
• workshop noun (workshop, workshops)
  A workshop is a room or building where people make or fix things, often with tools.
• world noun (the world, worlds)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The world is the Earth and everything on it: all countries and people.
• worldly adjective (worldlier, worldliest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Belonging to this world and its ordinary things, not to spirits or heaven.
• worldwide adjective (worldwide); adverb (worldwide)
  Worldwide means happening or found in all parts of the world.
• worm noun (a worm, worms); verb (worm, worms, wormed, worming)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A worm is a small animal with a long, soft, thin body and no legs or backbone, like an earthworm.
• wormwood noun (wormwood — uncountable; a wormwood plant)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A plant with silvery-grey leaves and a very bitter taste, used long ago in medicine and in some strong drinks.
• worn verb (past participle of wear: wear, wore, worn); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The past participle of «wear»: having had clothes or things on your body (She has worn that hat all week).
• worried adjective (worried, more worried, most worried); verb form…
  Worried means unhappy and nervous because you think something bad might happen or something is wrong.
• worrier noun (a worrier, worriers)
  A worrier is a person who worries a lot, often about small things or things that may never happen.
• worry verb (worry, worries, worried, worrying); noun…
  To keep thinking about problems or bad things that might happen, and feel uneasy.
• worse adjective, comparative of bad (bad, worse, worst); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Worse means more bad, of lower quality, or more unpleasant than something else.
• worsen verb (worsen, worsens, worsened, worsening)
  To get worse: the storm worsened during the night.
• worship verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To worship means to show love and respect to God or a god, by praying, singing or going to religious services.
• worshipful adjective
  Deserving respect and honour; a polite title used for some important people such as judges or mayors.
• worshipped verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Worshipped is the past of "worship": to show love, praise and honour to God or a god, by praying, singing and attending services.
• worshipper noun (a worshipper, worshippers); US spelling: worshipereveryday · Jewish tradition
  A person who worships, who prays to and praises God or a god, especially in a church, mosque, synagogue or temple.
• worst adjective (bad, worse, worst); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Worst means the most bad of all.
• wort nounJewish tradition
  An old word for a plant or herb, used in the name of a plant such as saltwort.
• worth adjective (worth); noun (worth)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Worth tells how much money something could be sold for: «a dime is worth 10 cents».
• worthily adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  In a way that deserves honour or respect; with the right kind of quality for a role.
• worthless adjective (worthless)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Having no value or use; not worth any money.
• worthwhile adjective (worthwhile)
  Worth the time, effort or money you spend; useful or good to do.
• worthy adjective (worthy, worthier, worthiest); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Deserving respect, praise or attention: a worthy winner.
• wot verb, present tense of wit (with I)
  I know; I am aware.
• wouldest verb, past tense of will (with thou)
  You would; a form of "will" used with "thou" in the past or in wishing.
• wouldst verb, past tense of will (with thou)
  You would; a form of "will" used with "thou" in the past or in wishing.
• wound noun (a wound, wounds); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A wound (said «woond») is an injury where the skin or body is cut, broken or damaged, especially by a weapon or sharp object.
• woven verb form (past participle of weave); adjective (woven)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Made by weaving: crossing threads, strips or stems over and under each other.
• wow exclamation (wow); verb (wow, wows, wowed, wowing); noun…
  Said when you are surprised, amazed or impressed.
• wrack noun (wrack — mostly uncountable); verb…
  Wrack is seaweed, especially the brown seaweed that grows on rocks or is washed up on the beach (bladder wrack, toothed wrack).
• wrangle verb (wrangles, wrangled, wrangling)
  To argue noisily and for a long time, often about something small, and not agree.
• wrangling noun (no plural) or the -ing form of the verb wrangle
  Noisy and long argument between people, or the act of arguing in this way.
• wrap verb (wrap, wraps, wrapped, wrapping); noun (a wrap, wraps)
  To wrap means to cover something by folding paper, cloth or plastic around it.
• wrapped verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Covered with paper, cloth or plastic folded around it.
• wrapper noun (wrapper, wrappers)
  A wrapper is the paper, foil or plastic around a candy, a snack or a present.
• wrapping noun (wrapping, wrappings); also the -ing form of the verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Wrapping is paper, plastic or other material used to cover or pack something.
• wrasse noun (a wrasse, wrasse or wrasses)
  A wrasse is a brightly coloured sea fish with thick lips, found in warm seas and around rocky coasts and coral reefs.
• wrath noun (wrath, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very great anger.
• wrathful adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Full of great anger; very cross and ready to punish someone.
• wreak verb (wreaks, wreaked, wreaking)
  To cause harm or damage, especially as a way of getting revenge, as in «wreak vengeance».
• wreath noun (a wreath, wreaths); verb wreathe…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A wreath is a ring of flowers, leaves or branches, used as a decoration or to remember someone who has died.
• wreck noun (a wreck, wrecks); verb…
  A ship, car, plane or building that has been badly damaged or destroyed.
• wreckage noun (no plural)
  The broken pieces left after a ship, plane, car or building has been destroyed.
• wrecked adjective (wrecked); also past form of the verb wreck…
  Wrecked means badly damaged or destroyed: a wrecked car, a wrecked ship.
• wren noun (a wren, wrens)
  A wren is a tiny brown bird with a short tail that sticks up; it has a very loud song for its size.
• wrench noun (a wrench, wrenches); verb…
  A metal tool for gripping and turning nuts and bolts; in the UK it is usually called a spanner.
• wrest verb (wrests, wrested, wresting)Jewish tradition
  To wrest is to pull something away from someone or something by a hard, strong effort.
• wrestle verb (wrestle, wrestles, wrestled, wrestling)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To fight by holding and pushing someone, trying to get them to the ground, as a sport or in play.
• wrestler noun (wrestlers)
  A wrestler is a person who fights by gripping an opponent and trying to throw him to the ground, in a sport or contest.
• wrestling noun (wrestling — uncountable); verb, -ing form of…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Wrestling is a sport in which two people fight by holding each other and trying to throw or pin the other to the ground, without punching.
• wretch noun (wretches)
  A wretch is a bad or mean person, used as an insult or in anger.
• wretched adjective (wretched, more wretched, most wretched); adverb…
  Very unhappy, ill or miserable: «I felt wretched with flu.».
• wretchedly adverb
  Wretchedly means in a very unhappy, miserable way.
• wretchedness noun (no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Wretchedness is great misery, sadness or unhappiness.
• wriggle verb (wriggle, wriggles, wriggled, wriggling); noun…
  To wriggle means to twist and turn your body quickly from side to side: "the worm wriggled in my hand".
• wriggling verb, -ing form of «wriggle»…
  Wriggling means twisting and turning your body with quick small movements.
• wriggly adjective (wriggly, wrigglier, wriggliest)
  Wriggly describes something that twists and turns its body a lot, like a worm or a fish.
• wright noun (a wright — old, mostly in compound words); proper…
  A wright is an old word for a person who makes or builds things, used now mostly at the end of words: playwright, shipwright, wheelwright.
• wring verb (wring, wrings, wrung, wringing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To wring something is to twist and squeeze it hard to get water out of it, as with a wet cloth.
• wrinkle noun (a wrinkle, wrinkles); verb…
  A wrinkle is a small line or fold in skin, cloth or paper.
• wrinkly adjective (wrinkly, wrinklier, wrinkliest); noun…
  Having many wrinkles or creases: wrinkly skin, a wrinkly shirt.
• wrist noun (a wrist, wrists)
  Your wrist is the joint between your hand and your arm.
• wristband noun (a wristband, wristbands)
  A wristband is a band of cloth, plastic, rubber or paper worn around the wrist, for example to soak up sweat, show you have paid for…
• wristwatch noun (wristwatch, wristwatches)
  A small clock you wear on a strap or band around your wrist.
• writ noun (writs); also old past form of writeeveryday · Jewish tradition
  A writ is a formal written order from a court of law.
• write verb (write, writes, wrote, written, writing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To write means to put letters, words or numbers on paper or a screen.
• writer noun (a writer, writers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A writer is a person who writes books, stories, poems, articles or scripts, especially as a job.
• writest verb, old form used with thou
  «writest» means «you write», a form of «write»: To write means to put letters, words or numbers on paper or a screen.
• writeth verb, old form of «writes» (he, she, it)
  «writeth» means «writes», a form of «write»: To write means to put letters, words or numbers on paper or a screen.
• writhe verb (writhes, writhing, writhed)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To writhe is to twist and turn the body, often in pain.
• writhed verb…
  Writhed means twisted and turned the body, in pain or in a struggle.
• writhing verb, -ing form of writhe…
  Twisting and turning the body, usually because of pain, or wriggling like a snake or worm.
• writing noun (writing; a writing — rare; writings); verb, -ing form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The activity or skill of putting words on paper or a screen.
• written verb form of write…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Written means put down in words or numbers on paper or a screen.
• wrong adjective (wrong); adverb (wrong, wrongly); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Wrong means not right or not correct.
• wrongdoer noun (a wrongdoer, wrongdoers)
  A wrongdoer is a person who does something bad or against the law.
• wrongdoing noun (wrongdoing — usually uncountable; a wrongdoing)
  Bad or illegal behaviour; doing something wrong.
• wrongful adjective
  Wrongful means unfair, unjust or against the law (formal, law).
• wrongfully adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Wrongfully means unfairly or against the law (formal, law).
• wrongly adverb (wrongly)
  In a way that is not correct; by mistake (spelled wrongly).
• wrongness noun (wrongness; uncountable)
  The quality of being morally wrong or unfair.
• wroth adjective (old use; no comparative in use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Wroth means very angry.
• wrought adjective; verb (old past form of «work»)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An old past form of «work», meaning made, shaped or caused: «The storm wrought great damage.».
• wry adjective (wrier, wriest)
  A wry smile or wry face is a twisted smile or face that shows dislike, doubt or mixed feelings.
• wu word (Mandarin, pinyin «wǔ», «wù», «wú»); proper noun…
  «Wǔ» means «five»: «wǔ» 五.
• wuss noun (wuss, wusses); adjective (wussy, informal)
  A person who is seen as weak, scared or not brave.
• www abbreviation (www)everyday · Jewish tradition
  www stands for «World Wide Web», the system of linked pages and sites you visit on the internet with a web browser.

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