📖 W — The English dictionary · page 13

wei — Everyday, meaning 1: (Mandarin, pinyin) «Wei» (喂) is what people say when they answer the phone in Chinese, like «hello?»; it sounds like «way».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (Mandarin, pinyin) «Wei» is part of many other Chinese words, for example «wèi» (为) «for», «wèi» (位) a polite counting word for people, and «wèi» (胃) «stomach».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (a name) Wei is a common Chinese surname and given name, and the name of old Chinese kingdoms.↗ Example: «Wei?↗ Ni hao!» — that is how he answered the phone.↗ · «Wei» sounds like the English word «way».↗ · My friend Wei comes from Beijing.↗ · Mr Wei teaches us Mandarin.↗ · In Chinese, «wei» has different meanings for different tones.↗ · The kingdom of Wei was in ancient China.↗

weigh — Everyday, meaning 1: To weigh is to find how heavy something is, using scales.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To weigh is to be that heavy: «The bag weighs 5 pounds».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To weigh up is to think carefully about choices before you decide.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To weigh anchor is to lift a ship's anchor from the sea bed so the ship can set sail.↗ Example: The strawberries weighed 35 pounds.↗ · Each box weighs 4 pounds.↗ · How much do they weigh together?↗ · Her dad's strawberries weighed 12 pounds more.↗ · The nurse weighed the baby.↗ · Weigh the flour on the kitchen scales.↗ · My backpack weighs too much.↗ · She weighed up the two choices.↗ · A blue whale weighs more than a bus.↗ · The wet coat weighed him down.↗ · No sooner were they on board than they weighed anchor and set sail.↗ · And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.↗ (Torah GEN.23.16, JPS 1917)↗ · He hath formed, weighed, transmuted, composed, and created with these twenty-two letters every living being, and every soul yet uncreated.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · He hath formed, weighed, and composed with these twenty-two letters every soul, and the soul of everything which shall hereafter be.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · TEKEL, Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.↗ (Writings DAN.5.27, JPS 1917)↗ · Oh that my vexation were but weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances altogether!↗ (Writings JOB.6.2, JPS 1917)↗ · It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.↗ (Writings JOB.28.15, JPS 1917)↗

weighing — Everyday, meaning 1: The -ing form of «weigh»: measuring how heavy something is: «She is weighing the flour.».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Having a certain weight: «a parcel weighing 2 kilograms».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Thinking carefully about something before deciding: «weighing up the choices».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (noun) The act of measuring weight: «the weighing of the babies».↗ Example: We are weighing the apples on the kitchen scales.↗ · A bag weighing 5 kg is too heavy for me.↗ · She is weighing up whether to join the choir or the football club.↗ · The test has been weighing on my mind all week.↗ · The boxer was weighing in at 70 kilograms.↗ · Weighing the ingredients carefully makes a better cake.↗ · Hmm, I'm still weighing it up.↗ · He passed over the Ghetto, and saw the old Jews bargaining with each other, and weighing out money in copper scales.↗ · twelve golden pans, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the pans a hundred and twenty shekels; (Torah NUM.7.86, JPS 1917)↗ · each silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and each basin seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; (Torah NUM.7.85, JPS 1917)↗

weight — Everyday, meaning 1: Weight is how heavy something is.↗ We measure weight in grams, kilograms, ounces or pounds.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A weight is a heavy object, like a metal block used on a scale or lifted for exercise.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In science, weight is the pull of gravity on something.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «A weight off my mind» means a worry has gone.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Weight can also mean importance or influence, as when someone's opinion carries weight.↗ Example: The weight of the box is 5 kg.↗ · Each apple has a weight of 150 grams.↗ · What is the total weight of 6 bags?↗ · His weight went up by 2 kg.↗ · The nurse checked the baby's weight.↗ · On the Moon an astronaut's weight is much smaller.↗ · Put two 100-gram weights on the scale.↗ · My suitcase was over the weight limit.↗ · What weight can my blood add to the wool?↗ · Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.↗ (Torah LEV.19.35, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.↗ (Torah DEU.25.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense; of each shall there be a like weight.↗ (Torah EXO.30.34, JPS 1917)↗ · And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold.↗ (Writings 2CH.3.9, JPS 1917)↗ · 'Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?'↗ (Prophets MIC.6.11, JPS 1917)↗ · So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.↗ (Writings 1CH.21.25, JPS 1917)↗

weightless — Everyday, meaning 1: Weightless means having no weight, or seeming to have no weight.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In space, astronauts are weightless and float, because they are falling freely around the Earth.↗ Example: Astronauts float because they are weightless in orbit.↗ · The feather felt almost weightless in my hand.↗ · In space, a drop of water floats as a weightless ball.↗ · On the trampoline, I felt weightless for a moment.↗ · Weightless astronauts strap themselves into their sleeping bags.↗ · She felt weightless in the swimming pool.↗

weightlifter — Everyday, meaning 1: A weightlifter is a person who lifts heavy weights, especially a barbell, as a sport or to get stronger.↗ Example: The weightlifter raised the heavy bar above her head.↗ · Olympic weightlifters compete in different weight classes.↗ · The weightlifter chalked his hands before the lift.↗ · A weightlifter lifted 100 kg: a 20 kg bar plus 40 kg on each side.↗ · My uncle is a weightlifter and goes to the gym every day.↗ · The circus strongman was a famous weightlifter.↗

weighty — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Weighty means heavy.↗ In Jewish tradition, meaning 2: Weighty means serious and important, needing careful thought.↗ Example: How weighty also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God!↗ (Writings PSA.139.17, JPS 1917)↗ · A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.↗ (Writings PRO.27.3, JPS 1917)↗ · He gave the giant a weighty blow on the head.↗ · That is a weighty question.↗ · The sack was weighty with mud.↗ · Her weighty boots made the walk slow.↗

weir — Everyday, meaning 1: A low wall or dam built across a river to control the flow of water or raise its level; water pours over the top.↗ Example: The river rushes over the weir after heavy rain.↗ · Salmon leap up the fish ladder beside the weir.↗ · Never swim near a weir; the current can pull you under.↗ · The old mill used water from the weir.↗ · We watched the ducks above the weir.↗ · The canoeists carried their boats around the weir.↗

weird — Everyday, meaning 1: Weird means very strange or unusual, in a way that is surprising or hard to explain.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Weird can mean strange in a slightly scary or magical way: «a weird light in the sky».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (Old) To weird someone means to decide their fate or gift them something by magic.↗ Example: That's weird — my pencil was here a minute ago.↗ · The platypus is a weird animal: it lays eggs and has a beak.↗ · There was a weird noise in the attic.↗ · I had a weird dream last night.↗ · If something online feels weird, tell an adult.↗ · It's weird how fast the year went.↗ · The soup tasted weird.↗ · The second said: “I weird her such a sweet voice as shall far exceed the nightingale.”↗

weirdly — Everyday, meaning 1: Weirdly means in a strange or unusual way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Weirdly (at the start of a sentence) means "strangely enough", to show that something is surprising.↗ Example: The house was weirdly quiet when we got home.↗ · Weirdly, the cat likes cucumbers.↗ · He was acting weirdly all morning.↗ · Weirdly enough, I passed the test without studying.↗ · The sky looked weirdly green before the storm.↗ · The clock stopped, weirdly, at midnight.↗

weirdo — Everyday, meaning 1: (slang, rude) A person who seems very strange or odd.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (slang, friendly) Said jokingly to a friend who does something silly.↗ Example: Stop pulling faces, you weirdo! laughed her sister.↗ · Don't call the new boy a weirdo; that's unkind.↗ · Everyone thought he was a weirdo until they got to know him.↗ · My dog is a total weirdo: he sleeps upside down.↗ · In the film, the weirdo next door turned out to be a hero.↗ · She proudly said, «Yes, I'm a weirdo, and I like it.»↗

welcome — Everyday, meaning 1: A friendly word said to greet someone who arrives (Welcome to our school!).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To greet someone warmly when they arrive.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To be glad to accept or receive something (We welcome new ideas).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Wanted and pleasant (a welcome rest).↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Allowed to have or do something freely (You're welcome to borrow it).↗ Everyday, meaning 6: «You're welcome» is the polite answer when someone says «thank you».↗ Example: Welcome to our class, Sam!↗ · We welcomed the new girl and showed her around.↗ · «Thank you for the help.» — «You're welcome.»↗ · After the long walk, a cold drink was very welcome.↗ · You're welcome to use my crayons.↗ · The town gave the team a warm welcome.↗ · Welcome home, Dad!↗ · The school welcomes parents at the open day.↗ · ‘Welcome back, my prince,’ said she.↗

weld — Everyday, meaning 1: To weld means to join pieces of metal together by heating them until they melt and stick.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A weld is the joint where two pieces of metal have been welded.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To weld people or things together means to unite them closely.↗ Example: The worker welded the two steel beams together.↗ · Welders wear masks to protect their eyes.↗ · The weld on the gate has cracked.↗ · Never look at welding without eye protection.↗ · The team was welded together by hard training.↗ · The old door had been welded shut.↗

welding — Everyday, meaning 1: Joining two pieces of metal (or plastic) by heating them until they melt a little and flow together, then letting them cool into one piece.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Welding» is also the -ing form of «weld»: «He is welding the gate».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The job or trade of a welder.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Welding can also mean joining two things so closely that they become one whole.↗ Example: My uncle does welding at the shipyard.↗ · The welder wore a dark mask to protect her eyes from the bright light.↗ · They are welding the broken gate back together.↗ · Sparks flew from the welding torch.↗ · Never stare at welding light, because it can hurt your eyes.↗ · The steel beams of the bridge were joined by welding.↗ · At the school fair a robot showed how car welding works.↗

welfare — Everyday, meaning 1: Welfare is the health, happiness and safety of a person or animal.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Welfare is help, often money, that the government gives to people who need it.↗ Example: Teachers care about the welfare of every pupil.↗ · Animal welfare means making sure animals are well looked after.↗ · The RSPCA works for animal welfare.↗ · Some families get welfare when a parent cannot work.↗ · The coach is worried about the team's welfare in the heat.↗ · A welfare officer helps students who have problems.↗ · Do not think of me or of my position; think only of your own welfare.↗ · And he asked them of their welfare, and said: 'Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke?↗ (Torah GEN.43.27, JPS 1917)↗ · And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed down and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.↗ (Torah EXO.18.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Or who shall turn aside to ask of thy welfare?↗ (Prophets JER.15.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Terrors are turned upon me, they chase mine honour as the wind; and my welfare is passed away as a cloud.↗ (Writings JOB.30.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.↗ (Prophets JDG.18.15, JPS 1917)↗

well — Everyday, meaning 1: Well means in a good or right way: «she sings well».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Well means healthy: «I feel well».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A well is a deep hole in the ground where people get water or oil.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «Well...» is said at the start of a sentence when you stop to think.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: «As well» means also; «as well as» means and also.↗ Example: She sings well.↗ · The well is 20 meters deep.↗ · He bought apples and pears as well.↗ · Each day they take 50 liters from the well.↗ · Well done, you got every answer right!↗ · I hope you feel well again soon.↗ · Well, I think the answer is twelve.↗ · She plays the violin as well as the piano.↗ · So far all went on well.↗ · I know that he can speak well.↗ (Torah EXO.4.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And the stone upon the well's mouth was great.↗ (Torah GEN.29.2, JPS 1917)↗ · And they digged another well, and they strove for that also.↗ (Torah GEN.26.21, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said: 'All is well.↗ (Prophets 2KI.5.22, JPS 1917)↗ · Then it was well with him.↗ (Prophets JER.22.15, JPS 1917)↗ · My well-beloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill; (Prophets ISA.5.1, JPS 1917)↗