📖 W — The English dictionary · page 22

will — Everyday, meaning 1: Will says what is going to happen: «It will rain».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Would says what might happen or is imagined: «I would fly if I could».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Will can ask or promise: «Will you help me?», «I will be there».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A will is the strong wish to do something.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A will is a paper that says who gets someone's things after they die (or, as people kindly say, pass away).↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (casual) «'ll» joins on: «I'll», «you'll», «it'll»; «gonna» often replaces «will»; «will do» means OK, I'll do it.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (rude) «Will you shut up?» is an angry order, not a real question.↗ Everyday, meaning 8: (formal) Exams and rules use «shall», «will be required to» and «would be».↗ Example: If I put one more apple on the table, how many apples will there be?↗ · How many will Zoe have after she buys 4 more?↗ · I will call you after school.↗ · Will you help me carry this box?↗ · The ice will melt if you leave it in the sun.↗ · I would like a glass of water, please.↗ · She won't give up; she has a strong will.↗ · «Grab 2 more milks.»↗ «Will do.»↗ · I'm gonna have 5 when he gives me 2 (= I will have 5).↗ · Will you shut up and count?↗ It's 12!↗ · Each candidate shall state what the resulting total would be.↗ · Grandpa left his watch to me in his will.↗ · Will you grant it to me?"↗ · And Abraham said: 'I will swear.'↗ (Torah GEN.21.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And after that he will let you go.↗ (Torah EXO.3.20, JPS 1917)↗ · Behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.' — (Torah EXO.4.23, JPS 1917)↗ · Consider, and afterwards we will speak.↗ (Writings JOB.18.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Who will lead me unto Edom?↗ (Writings PSA.60.11, JPS 1917)↗ · I will seek it yet again.'↗ (Writings PRO.23.35, JPS 1917)↗

willful — Everyday, meaning 1: Willful means stubborn, doing what you want and refusing to be told.↗ (US spelling of «wilful»).↗ Example: She was a willful girl who never listened to her mother.↗ · The willful goat would not come home.↗ · "You willful boy, come here at once!"↗

willingly — Everyday, meaning 1: Willingly means gladly, without being forced.↗ Example: She willingly helped her friend.↗ · He gave his toys willingly.↗ · I'll willingly do the dishes.↗ · The children willingly shared their sweets.↗ · They willingly followed the teacher.↗ · He willingly said sorry.↗ · I will give you my kingdoms willingly.’↗ · She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.↗ (Writings PRO.31.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Who then offereth willingly to consecrate himself this day unto the LORD?'↗ (Writings 1CH.29.5, JPS 1917)↗ · For He doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.↗ (Writings LAM.3.33, JPS 1917)↗

willingness — Everyday, meaning 1: Being happy or ready to do something when asked.↗ Example: Thank you for your willingness to help.↗ · The teacher praised his willingness to try hard problems.↗ · Her willingness to share made her popular.↗ · A willingness to listen is important in a team.↗ · They showed a willingness to change the rules.↗ · Willingness to learn matters more than being quick.↗ · “Nothing could console me more in my old age than to realize your willingness to gratify my wishes.↗

willow — Everyday, meaning 1: A willow is a tree with long, thin, bendy branches and narrow leaves, often growing near water.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Willow is the wood of this tree, used to make cricket bats and baskets.↗ Example: A weeping willow hung over the pond.↗ · Cricket bats are made from willow.↗ · We made a basket from willow sticks.↗ · Willows like wet ground near rivers.↗ · The willow's long branches swayed in the wind.↗ · Pussy willow has soft, furry buds.↗ · The long willow-leaves were quite yellow.↗ · And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook, and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.↗ (Torah LEV.23.40, JPS 1917)↗ · Upon the willows in the midst thereof we hanged up our harps.↗ (Writings PSA.137.2, JPS 1917)↗ · And they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.↗ (Prophets ISA.44.4, JPS 1917)↗ · The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.↗ (Writings JOB.40.22, JPS 1917)↗

willpower — Everyday, meaning 1: Willpower is the strength of mind to control your actions and do what you decide, even when it is hard.↗ Example: It takes willpower not to eat all the sweets.↗ · She showed great willpower when training.↗ · He used willpower to finish his homework.↗ · Willpower helps you keep promises.↗ · My brother has no willpower with chocolate.↗ · With willpower you can learn hard things.↗

wilt — Everyday, meaning 1: When a plant wilts, it droops and becomes soft and floppy, usually because it needs water or is too hot.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: When a person wilts, they become tired and weak, especially in heat.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (old, Bible) «Thou wilt» is an old way of saying «you will», used in old Bibles and poems.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: You will; a form of "will" used with "thou".↗ Example: The flowers wilted because I forgot to water them.↗ · We wilted in the hot sun at sports day.↗ · A wilted lettuce goes crisp again in cold water.↗ · The plant wilts in the afternoon and recovers in the evening.↗ · The football team wilted in the second half.↗ · (Bible, old) «If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean,» said the man to Jesus.↗ · ‘Wilt thou wed me, farmer’s daughter?’↗ · For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, (Torah EXO.9.2, JPS 1917)↗ · And she said: 'What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'↗ (Torah GEN.38.16, JPS 1917)↗ · As yet exaltest thou thyself against My people, that thou wilt not let them go?↗ (Torah EXO.9.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Wilt Thou harass a driven leaf?↗ (Writings JOB.13.25, JPS 1917)↗ · And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble?↗ (Writings JOB.13.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Shall His recompense be as thou wilt?↗ (Writings JOB.34.33, JPS 1917)↗ · For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,↗ (Torah EXO.9.2, JPS 1917) · Wilt thou still keep him, Mother?”↗ (The Jungle Book) · And she said: 'What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'↗ (Torah GEN.38.16, JPS 1917)

wilting — Everyday, meaning 1: Drooping and going soft because of not enough water, too much heat, or being picked: a wilting flower bends and its leaves hang down.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of a person) Getting tired, weak or less lively, especially in heat: «The children were wilting in the sun.».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Losing confidence or energy: «Her smile was wilting.».↗ Example: The sunflowers were wilting because we forgot to water them.↗ · After an hour in the heat, the football team was wilting.↗ · The lettuce in the fridge drawer was wilting.↗ · We watered the wilting basil and it stood up again by evening.↗ · The bunch of roses had been wilting for days.↗ · In our experiment, the plant without water started wilting first.↗ · By the last lap I was wilting like an old daisy.↗

wily — Everyday, meaning 1: Wily means clever at tricking people to get what you want.↗ Example: The wily fox tricked the hens.↗ · A wily rogue hid the gold.↗ · The wily wizard had a plan.↗ · He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.↗ (Writings JOB.5.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.↗ (Writings PRO.7.10, JPS 1917)↗

wimp — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal, unkind) A wimp is a person who is seen as weak, scared or not brave.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) To wimp out is to decide not to do something because you are scared.↗ Example: Don't be a wimp, the water isn't that cold!↗ · I wimped out of going on the big roller coaster.↗ · He's not a wimp; he's just careful.↗ · My brother is a wimp about spiders.↗ · Calling someone a wimp can hurt their feelings.↗ · She almost wimped out, but then she jumped.↗

win — Everyday, meaning 1: To win means to be the best or come first in a game, race or competition.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To win a prize is to get it because you did well or were lucky.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A win is a game or match you won.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To win someone over is to get them to agree with you or like you.↗ Example: The team won 8 games and lost 3.↗ · She wins 5 dollars.↗ · How many games did they play?↗ · He won 3 more medals than Tom.↗ · Our class won the tug of war.↗ · You can't win every game, and that's okay.↗ · She won first prize in the art contest.↗ · They won by two goals.↗ · Slow and steady wins the race.↗ · Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of the LORD.↗ (Writings 1CH.26.27, JPS 1917)↗ · A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.↗ (Writings PRO.18.19, JPS 1917)↗

wince — Everyday, meaning 1: To wince is to make a quick face or small movement when you feel pain or see or hear something unpleasant.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A wince is that quick look of pain.↗ Example: He winced when the nurse gave him the injection.↗ · I winced as I pulled off the plaster.↗ · She winced at the loud screech of the chalk.↗ · The cold water made me wince.↗ · Dad winced when he saw the price.↗ · She smiled through a wince when she stood up on her sore ankle.↗

winch — Everyday, meaning 1: A machine with a rope or a chain wound round a turning drum, used to lift or pull heavy things.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To lift or pull something with a winch.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb, Scotland, informal) To go out with someone as a boyfriend or girlfriend; a different, Scots sense.↗ Example: The helicopter winched the climber to safety.↗ · We built a winch from a cotton reel and a pencil.↗ · The tow truck used its winch to pull the car out of the mud.↗ · The sailors winched up the anchor.↗ · An old winch lifted the bucket out of the well.↗ · The bigger the handle on a winch, the easier it is to turn.↗

winchester — Everyday, meaning 1: (a name) Winchester is a historic city in Hampshire in the south of England, once the capital of the Saxon kings, with a great cathedral.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A Winchester is a kind of repeating rifle made by the American Winchester company from the 1860s, famous in the Wild West.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (a name) Winchester is also a surname and the name of towns in the USA and elsewhere.↗ Example: King Alfred's statue stands in Winchester.↗ · Winchester Cathedral is one of the longest in Europe.↗ · The cowboy kept his Winchester by the door.↗ · Winchester was once the capital of England.↗ · We visited Winchester on our school trip.↗ · The round table in Winchester Great Hall is very old.↗

wind — Everyday, meaning 1: Air moving across the Earth.↗ e.g. "a strong wind".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Breath.↗ e.g. "I got my wind back."↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Gas in the stomach (polite word).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: As a verb (rhymes with "find"), to turn or twist something round and round.↗ e.g. "wind the string".↗ Everyday, meaning 5: As a verb (rhymes with "find"), to bend and turn.↗ e.g. "The path winds through the woods."↗ Everyday, meaning 6: To turn a key or handle so a clock works.↗ e.g. "wind the clock".↗ Example: The wind blew my hat off.↗ · A wind turbine makes electricity.↗ · Wind the string around the stick.↗ · The road winds up the hill.↗ · The wind is very strong today.↗ · Kites need wind to fly.↗ · Wind the clock every night.↗ · She got her second wind and ran faster.↗ · Set your sails with the wind.↗ · And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.↗ (Torah GEN.41.6, JPS 1917)↗ · And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.↗ (Torah GEN.41.23, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.↗ (Torah EXO.15.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Who hath gathered the wind in his fists?↗ (Writings PRO.30.4, JPS 1917)↗ · This also is vanity and a striving after wind.↗ (Writings ECC.2.26, JPS 1917)↗ · With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.↗ (Writings PSA.48.8, JPS 1917)↗

windbag — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal, rude) A windbag is a person who talks too much, usually about boring or unimportant things, or boasts endlessly.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old) A windbag is the bag of a bagpipe that holds the air.↗ Example: Uncle Bert is a real windbag — he talks for hours.↗ · «Be quiet, you old windbag!»↗ · The speech was so long that people called him a windbag.↗ · Toad was a windbag who never stopped boasting.↗ · Nobody wanted to sit next to the windbag at dinner.↗ · The piper squeezed the windbag under his arm.↗

windfall — Everyday, meaning 1: An amount of money you get unexpectedly, such as a prize, a gift or money you find.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A fruit, especially an apple, that has been blown off a tree by the wind.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A windfall can also be any lucky thing that happens unexpectedly, not only money.↗ Example: Finding a £10 note in my old coat was a nice windfall.↗ · The school got a windfall when a parent gave £1,000.↗ · We collected windfalls under the apple tree to make a crumble.↗ · Nan said I should save half of my birthday windfall.↗ · Some windfalls were bruised, so we fed them to the horse.↗ · The village used the windfall to fix the playground.↗