📖 W — The English dictionary · page 27

woe — Everyday, meaning 1: Great sadness or trouble.↗ Example: It was a scene of woe.↗ · She told him all her woes.↗ · Woe came upon the village after the storm.↗ · Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh; he hath given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, unto Sihon king of the Amorites.↗ (Torah NUM.21.29, JPS 1917)↗ · Woe is me for my hurt!↗ (Prophets JER.10.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock!↗ (Prophets ZEC.11.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD!↗ (Prophets AMO.5.18, JPS 1917)↗

woebegone — Everyday, meaning 1: Looking very sad, unhappy or miserable.↗ Example: Why do you look so woebegone?↗ · He had a woebegone look about him.↗ · The woebegone dog sat by the gate.↗

woeful — Everyday, meaning 1: Full of sorrow or sadness.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Very bad or poor.↗ Example: Her woeful punishment was hard to bear.↗ · The dog gave a woeful howl.↗ · The team played woeful football.↗ · As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after Thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; Thou knowest it; that which came out of my lips was manifest before Thee.↗ (Prophets JER.17.16, JPS 1917)↗

wold — Everyday, meaning 1: A wide, open stretch of high, bare land with few trees, as on a hill country.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: A wide, open stretch of high, bare land with few trees.↗ Example: They hunted by field, and they hunted by wold.↗ · Sheep grazed on the wold.↗ · The wind blew across the wold all day.↗ · They hunted by field, and they hunted by wold; they drew the woods blank, and the scent didn't lie on the downs at all.↗ (The Book of Dragons) · “Wind, wind, gently sway, Blow Curdken’s hat away; Let him chase o’er field and wold Till my locks of ruddy gold, Now astray and hanging down, Be combed and plaited in a crown.”↗ (The Blue Fairy Book) · “Wind, wind, gently sway, Blow Curdken’s hat away; Let him chase o’er field and wold Till my locks of ruddy gold Now astray and hanging down, Be combed and plaited in a crown.”↗ (The Blue Fairy Book)

wolf — Everyday, meaning 1: A wolf is a wild animal of the dog family that lives and hunts in groups called packs.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To wolf food, or wolf it down, is to eat it very quickly in big mouthfuls.↗ Example: A pack of wolves howled in the forest.↗ · Wolves hunt together in packs.↗ · The big bad wolf blew the house down.↗ · Don't cry wolf, or no one will believe you.↗ · He wolfed down his sandwich.↗ · Pet dogs come from wolves.↗ · Wolves were brought back to Yellowstone National Park.↗ · A wolf in sheep's clothing pretends to be kind.↗ · "Thank you, Mr. Wolf," said she.↗ · Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth; in the morning he devoureth the prey, and at even he divideth the spoil.'↗ (Torah GEN.49.27, JPS 1917)↗ · The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food.↗ (Prophets ISA.65.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey: to shed blood, and to destroy souls, so as to get dishonest gain.↗ (Prophets EZK.22.27, JPS 1917)↗ · Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the desert, they leave not a bone for the morrow.↗ (Prophets ZEP.3.3, JPS 1917)↗

wolof — Everyday, meaning 1: The Wolof are a people of West Africa, living mostly in Senegal, The Gambia and Mauritania.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wolof is also their language, widely spoken in Senegal by many people, including those who are not Wolof.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As an adjective it describes things of this people or language: «Wolof music».↗ Example: Wolof is spoken by millions of people in Senegal.↗ · My friend from Dakar taught me to say hello in Wolof.↗ · Many Senegalese people speak Wolof and French.↗ · The Wolof people have a long tradition of griots, who sing family histories.↗ · «Jërëjëf» means «thank you» in Wolof.↗ · The radio played a song in Wolof.↗

wolverine — Everyday, meaning 1: A fierce, strong animal like a large weasel, living in cold northern lands.↗ Example: The wolverine was very particular about his clothes.↗ · A shriek came from the wolverine.↗ · The wolverines lived in the snowy forest.↗

woman — Everyday, meaning 1: A woman is a grown-up female person, an adult girl.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Women is the word for more than one woman.↗ Example: There are 15 women and 12 men at the party.↗ · Each woman brought 2 dishes.↗ · How many people are there in all?↗ · A woman bought 3 dresses.↗ · The woman at the desk gave us our tickets.↗ · Marie Curie was a woman scientist who won two Nobel Prizes.↗ · The women's football team won the cup.↗ · An old woman fed the ducks by the pond.↗ · "You have killed the holy woman!"↗ · And the serpent said unto the woman: 'Ye shall not surely die; (Torah GEN.3.4, JPS 1917)↗ · And Moses said unto them: 'Have ye saved all the women alive?↗ (Torah NUM.31.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.↗ (Torah GEN.24.39, JPS 1917)↗ · And David sent and inquired after the woman.↗ (Prophets 2SA.11.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And when the king asked the woman, she told him.↗ (Prophets 2KI.8.6, JPS 1917)↗ · A gracious woman obtaineth honour; and strong men obtain riches.↗ (Writings PRO.11.16, JPS 1917)↗

womanhood — Everyday, meaning 1: The time of life when someone has grown up as a woman.↗ Example: The child grew up to womanhood full soon.↗ · She reached womanhood in the king's palace.↗ · Her womanhood brought new duties.↗

womankind — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: All women; the female sex.↗ Example: Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination.↗ (Torah LEV.18.22, JPS 1917)↗ · And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.↗ (Torah LEV.20.13, JPS 1917)↗

womb — Everyday, meaning 1: The womb is the organ inside a female mammal's body where a baby grows before it is born.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (figurative) A womb can be a safe, warm place where something starts and grows.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (poetic) A womb can be a dark place that swallows things up, like a grave.↗ Example: A baby grows in its mother's womb.↗ · The kangaroo baby is born early and then grows in a pouch, not in the womb.↗ · Doctors can see a baby in the womb with a scan.↗ · Babies can hear sounds while in the womb.↗ · Mammals grow their young in a womb.↗ · The cosy cave felt like a womb to the lost hikers.↗ · There firm and instant closed the greedy Womb, Where wide-born Thousands met a common Tomb.↗ · And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.↗ (Torah GEN.30.22, JPS 1917)↗ · And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.↗ (Torah GEN.25.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.↗ (Torah GEN.29.31, JPS 1917)↗ · Why died I not from the womb?↗ (Writings JOB.3.11, JPS 1917)↗ · Out of whose womb came the ice?↗ (Writings JOB.38.29, JPS 1917)↗ · And did not One fashion us in the womb?↗ (Writings JOB.31.15, JPS 1917)↗

wombat — Everyday, meaning 1: A wombat is a sturdy, short-legged Australian marsupial with a broad head and thick fur, which digs burrows and eats grass and roots.↗ Example: A wombat dug a burrow under the tree.↗ · Wombats live in Australia.↗ · The wombat's pouch faces backwards.↗ · Wombats do cube-shaped poo!↗ · We saw a wombat crossing the road at night.↗ · Baby wombats are called joeys.↗ · Wombats eat grass, roots and bark.↗

wonder — Everyday, meaning 1: To wonder is to think about something and want to know the answer.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wonder is a feeling of surprise and amazement at something beautiful or strange.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A wonder is something amazing, like the wonders of the world.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «No wonder» means it is not surprising.↗ Example: I wonder why the sky is blue.↗ · She wondered where her cat had gone.↗ · The children looked at the stars in wonder.↗ · The pyramids are one of the wonders of the world.↗ · You didn't sleep — no wonder you are tired!↗ · I wonder if you could help me.↗ · He wondered about the strange noise.↗ · The Grand Canyon is a natural wonder.↗ · the great trials which thine eyes saw, the signs and those great wonders; (Torah DEU.29.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.↗ (Torah EXO.7.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever; (Torah DEU.28.46, JPS 1917)↗ · Wilt Thou work wonders for the dead?↗ (Writings PSA.88.11, JPS 1917)↗ · How great are His signs! and how mighty are His wonders!↗ (Writings DAN.3.33, JPS 1917)↗ · I am as a wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong refuge.↗ (Writings PSA.71.7, JPS 1917)↗

wonderful — Everyday, meaning 1: Wonderful means very good, very nice or enjoyable: a wonderful day.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wonderful means causing wonder, surprising and amazing: the wonderful world of nature.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (ironic) «Oh, wonderful» can be said in a cross voice when something goes badly.↗ Example: We had a wonderful time at the seaside.↗ · What wonderful news!↗ · You did a wonderful job on your painting.↗ · The rainforest is full of wonderful creatures.↗ · She is wonderfully kind to everyone.↗ · It's raining on sports day.↗ Oh, wonderful, said Dad crossly.↗ · It was really a wonderful light.↗ · then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.↗ (Torah DEU.28.59, JPS 1917)↗ · In two and thirty most occult and wonderful paths of wisdom did JAH the Lord of Hosts engrave his name: God of the armies of Israel, ever-living God, merciful and gracious, sublime, dwelling on high, who inhabiteth eternity.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · According to liim God created the universe with thirty -two wonderful ways of wisdom.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul keep them.↗ (Writings PSA.119.129, JPS 1917)↗ · Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; too high, I cannot attain unto it.↗ (Writings PSA.139.6, JPS 1917)↗ · There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: (Writings PRO.30.18, JPS 1917)↗

wonderfully — Everyday, meaning 1: Wonderfully means in a very good, pleasing or delightful way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wonderfully can also mean very or extremely, in a good way, as in "wonderfully warm".↗ Example: You sang wonderfully at the concert.↗ · The bath was wonderfully warm after the cold walk.↗ · Grandma is wonderfully kind to everyone.↗ · The plan worked wonderfully.↗ · The cake was wonderfully gooey in the middle.↗ · The children behaved wonderfully on the trip.↗ · That merchant's business began to prosper wonderfully.↗ · I will give thanks unto Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.↗ (Writings PSA.139.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Her filthiness was in her skirts, she was not mindful of her end; therefore is she come down wonderfully, she hath no comforter. '↗ Behold, O LORD, my affliction, for the enemy hath magnified himself.'↗ (Writings LAM.1.9, JPS 1917)↗ · And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper and do; and he shall destroy them that are mighty and the people of the saints.↗ (Writings DAN.8.24, JPS 1917)↗

wonderingly — Everyday, meaning 1: In a puzzled, amazed way, as if wanting to know more.↗ Example: «What are you doing?» asked the horse wonderingly.↗ · Jegu looked at the gold wonderingly.↗ · Pinocchio asked wonderingly how they could be so many.↗

wonderland — Everyday, meaning 1: A place full of wonderful, magical or beautiful things.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wonderland is the strange dream world Alice falls into down the rabbit hole in Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A place that is very beautiful at a certain time, such as «a winter wonderland» when everything is covered in snow.↗ Example: Alice fell down the rabbit hole into Wonderland.↗ · After the snowstorm the garden was a winter wonderland.↗ · The toy shop was a wonderland of lights and games.↗ · In Wonderland, animals talk and argue with Alice.↗ · The coral reef is an underwater wonderland of colour.↗ · When Alice woke up, Wonderland was only a dream.↗ · The book is often called «Alice in Wonderland» for short.↗

wonderment — Everyday, meaning 1: A feeling of great surprise and amazement.↗ Example: The king shouted in wonderment.↗ · They stared in wonderment at the sky.↗ · He was dazed with wonderment and fright.↗

wondrous — Everyday, meaning 1: (literary) Amazing and wonderful; causing wonder.↗ Example: They saw wondrous sights in the deep sea.↗ · Alice had a wondrous dream.↗ · The hymn praised God's wondrous works.↗ · A wondrous rainbow stretched across the sky.↗ · The museum is full of wondrous things.↗ · Every snowflake is a wondrous pattern.↗ · Every one was astounded at this wondrous manifestation, and the Tartar said:↗ · Midrash Tanchuma 1:5 on [Genesis 1:1], Zohar 1:3a inter alia.]↗ [note 8: Though the phrase is usually translated the ‘Thirty-Two Paths’, I find that the alliteration of ‘Wondrous Ways of Wisdom’ neatly approximates the SY’s choice of poetic vocabulary.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · For Thou art great, and doest wondrous things; Thou art God alone.↗ (Writings PSA.86.10, JPS 1917)↗ · For all this they sinned still, and believed not in His wondrous works.↗ (Writings PSA.78.32, JPS 1917)↗ · Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea.↗ (Writings PSA.106.22, JPS 1917)↗