W — The school dictionary · page 31 2 3 4 5 6welfareWelfare is the health, happiness and safety of a person or animal.9 sentenceswellWell means in a good or right way: «she sings well».14 sentenceswellbeingThe state of being healthy, happy and comfortable in body and mind.7 sentenceswellingtonA wellington is a tall rubber or plastic boot that keeps your feet dry in rain and mud; they usually come in pairs.11 sentenceswelshWelsh means from or to do with Wales, a country in the United Kingdom.13 sentenceswelshmanA man or boy from Wales, a country in the west of Great Britain, part of the United Kingdom.7 sentenceswelwitschiaA very strange desert plant from Namibia and Angola in south-west Africa that has only two long, leathery leaves.9 sentenceswenA wen is a soft lump that grows under the skin, often on the face or neck.4 sentenceswenchA wench was a girl or young woman, especially a servant girl or a country girl.9 sentenceswendTo wend your way is to travel slowly, often following a winding path.8 sentenceswestWest is the direction where the sun goes down in the evening.11 sentenceswesterlyA westerly wind blows from the west.9 sentenceswesternWestern means in, from or towards the west: western Canada, a western wind.11 sentenceswestwardWestward means going towards the west.9 sentenceswestwardsWestwards means towards the west, the direction where the sun sets.8 sentenceswetCovered with or full of water or another liquid.17 sentenceswetherA wether is a male sheep (or goat) that has been castrated, so it cannot become a father; farmers keep wethers for wool or meat.7 sentenceswetlandA wetland is an area of land that is covered with shallow water or is wet and soggy for much of the year, such as a marsh, swamp or bog.8 sentenceswetnessWetness is the state of being wet, covered in or full of water or another liquid.8 sentenceswetterWetter means more wet, with more water or liquid on it or in it.8 sentenceswettingWetting means making something wet with water or another liquid.9 sentenceswhackTo hit something or someone hard, often with a stick or hand.14 sentenceswhackedWhacked means hit hard with a loud noise.10 sentenceswhackingHitting someone or something hard with a loud smack.11 sentenceswhaleA whale is a very large animal that lives in the sea, looks like a fish, but is a mammal and breathes air.11 sentenceswhalerA ship used for hunting whales.9 sentenceswhatWhat is used to ask about a thing: «What is that?».24 sentenceswhateverWhatever means anything or everything that.19 sentenceswhatsoeverAt all; used after "no", "none" or "nothing" to make it stronger.10 sentenceswheatWheat is a tall grass plant grown on farms; its grain is ground into flour to make bread, pasta and cakes.11 sentenceswheatenWheaten means made from wheat, or having the pale golden colour of wheat.4 sentenceswheedleTo wheedle is to coax someone, with soft words or flattery, into doing what you want.5 sentenceswheedlingWheedling describes a soft, coaxing voice meant to get what you want.4 sentenceswheelA wheel is a round thing that turns on a rod so a car, bike or cart can move.13 sentenceswheelbarrowA wheelbarrow is a small cart with one wheel at the front, two handles and two legs at the back, used for carrying loads such as soil, san…9 sentenceswheelchairA wheelchair is a chair with large wheels used by people who cannot walk or find walking hard.10 sentenceswheelwrightA person whose job is to make and repair wooden wheels, for carts, wagons and carriages.7 sentenceswheezeTo wheeze is to breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in your chest, because breathing is hard.9 sentenceswheezyWheezy means breathing with a whistling or rattling sound, because the airways in the chest are narrow, often due to asthma, a cold or an…9 sentenceswhelpA whelp is a young animal, especially a puppy, cub or wolf cub.5 sentenceswhenWhen asks at what time something happens: «When is lunch?».19 sentenceswhenceFrom where: «Whence did he come?» means «Where did he come from?».10 sentenceswhereaboutsThe place where someone or something is.9 sentenceswhereforeWhy; for what reason.11 sentenceswheresoeverWheresoever means wherever, in any place (old-fashioned, formal).7 sentenceswhereverIn any place or every place: sit wherever you like.12 sentenceswherewithalThe wherewithal is the money or means needed to do something.5 sentenceswhetTo whet is to sharpen a blade by rubbing it on a stone.5 sentenceswheyWhey is the watery liquid left over when milk is made into cheese or yoghurt; the solid lumps are called curds.8 sentenceswhichWhich asks someone to choose one from a group: «Which colour do you want?».19 sentenceswhiffA short smell, often brief or faint: «a whiff of smoke».13 sentenceswhileWhile means at the same time as something else happens.16 sentenceswhimA whim is a sudden wish or idea to do something, often without a good reason.8 sentenceswhimperTo whimper means to make small, weak crying sounds because you are scared, hurt or sad.10 sentenceswhimsicalWhimsical means odd, playful and full of fancy, not quite ordinary.4 sentenceswhinAnother name for gorse: a prickly bush with bright yellow flowers that grows on heaths and hills, mostly in Britain and Ireland.8 sentenceswhineTo complain in an annoying, high, unhappy voice, often about small things.12 sentenceswhipA whip is a long thin rope or strip of leather with a handle, used to hit animals or, in the past, people.13 sentenceswhippingA whipping is a punishment of being hit with a whip; it is cruel and now banned in most places.11 sentenceswhippyThin and bending easily, then springing back (a whippy stick, whippy branches).8 sentenceswhirA whir is a soft, quick buzzing sound made by wheels or wings going round.5 sentenceswhirlTo whirl is to turn or spin round and round very fast.13 sentenceswhirlpoolA whirlpool is a place in a river or the sea where water spins round and round very fast, and can pull things down into it.10 sentenceswhirlwindA whirlwind is a column of air that spins very fast, like a small tornado.10 sentenceswhirrTo make a soft, steady buzzing sound like something spinning fast, such as a fan, a camera or wings.10 sentenceswhiskA whisk is a kitchen tool made of curved wires, used to beat eggs or cream quickly.11 sentenceswhiskerOne of the long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of a cat, a mouse, a seal and many other animals, used to feel things.12 sentenceswhiskersWhiskers are the long, stiff hairs that grow near the mouth and nose of animals such as cats, dogs, mice and seals, used for feeling thing…11 sentenceswhiskeyA strong alcoholic drink made from grain such as barley, corn or rye, for adults only.7 sentenceswhiskyA strong alcoholic drink made from grain such as barley, made especially in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the USA.9 sentenceswhisperTo whisper means to speak very quietly, using your breath and not your voice.13 sentenceswhisperingWhispering is speaking very softly, so only people close by can hear.5 sentenceswhistleA whistle is a small object you blow into to make a loud, high sound.11 sentenceswhitA whit is a very tiny amount; it is used almost only in negative phrases: «not a whit» means not at all.8 sentenceswhiteWhite is the colour of snow and milk.13 sentenceswhitefishA whitefish is a fish with pale flesh that lives in cold lakes and rivers and is eaten as food.4 sentenceswhitenTo whiten something is to make it whiter or paler.9 sentenceswhitenessThe quality of being white, like snow, milk or a clean page.9 sentenceswhitethornWhitethorn is another name for hawthorn, a prickly bush with white flowers.4 sentenceswhitewashA white liquid made of lime or chalk and water, painted on walls and fences to make them white.10 sentenceswhitewashedPainted with whitewash, a cheap white paint of lime and water used on walls.10 sentenceswhitingA small sea fish of the cod family, with white flesh, found in the seas around Europe; it is eaten as food.10 sentenceswhitishAlmost white, or a little bit white; pale in colour.8 sentenceswhittleTo whittle is to cut small thin pieces off wood with a knife until it takes a shape.4 sentenceswhizA person who is very good at something: a maths whiz.12 sentenceswhizzTo whizz is to move very fast, often with a buzzing or whistling sound.10 sentenceswhoWho asks about a person: «Who is at the door?».21 sentenceswholeWhole means all of it, with no part missing: «the whole cake».12 sentenceswholeheartedCompletely sincere and enthusiastic, with no doubts (wholehearted support, a wholehearted thank you).7 sentenceswholeheartedlyWith all your heart; completely and sincerely, without any doubt.7 sentenceswholemealWholemeal flour is made from the whole grain of wheat, including the brown outer part (the bran).10 sentenceswholesaleSelling goods in large amounts to shops and businesses, who then sell them on to customers at a higher price.13 sentenceswholesalerA person or business that buys goods in large amounts from makers and sells them in large amounts to shops, not to the public.7 sentenceswholesomeWholesome means good for your health: wholesome food like milk, bread and fruit.5 sentenceswhollyCompletely; fully; entirely (wholly true, wholly owned).8 sentenceswhoopTo shout loudly with joy or excitement.11 sentenceswhoopee«Whoopee!» is a word you shout when you are very happy and excited.11 sentenceswhooshA sound of something moving very fast through the air, or of a rush of wind or water.10 sentenceswhorlA whorl is a pattern of curved lines that go round and round, like a spiral.10 sentenceswhyA question word that asks for the reason or cause of something.24 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/page/3/