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- withstand verb (withstand, withstands, withstood, withstanding)
To be strong enough not to be damaged or broken by something, such as heat, cold, wind or weight. - witness noun (a witness, witnesses); verb (witness, witnesses, witnessed, witnessing)
A witness is a person who sees something happen, especially an accident or a crime. - witticism noun (witticisms)
A clever, quick joke or saying that makes people smile and think. - witty adjective (wittier, wittiest)
Able to say clever, funny things quickly. - wive verb (wive, wives, wived, wiving — archaic)
To wive is to marry a woman, or to take a wife. - wizard noun (a wizard, wizards); adjective (wizard — old UK slang); interjection
A wizard is a man in stories who has magic powers. - wizened adjective
Dried up and wrinkled, like a very old apple. - wobble verb (wobble, wobbles, wobbled, wobbling); noun (a wobble, wobbles)
To wobble is to move unsteadily from side to side, as if about to fall. - wobbly adjective (wobbly, wobblier, wobbliest); noun (throw a wobbly — informal, UK/Aus)
Something wobbly moves or shakes from side to side because it is not firm or steady: a wobbly table, a wobbly tooth. - woe noun (woes)
Great sadness or trouble. - woebegone adjective
Looking very sad, unhappy or miserable. - woeful adjective (more woeful, most woeful)
1) Full of sorrow or sadness. 2) Very bad or poor. - wold noun (wolds) (old use)
A wide, open stretch of high, bare land with few trees, as on a hill country. - wolf noun (a wolf, wolves); verb (wolf, wolfs, wolfed, wolfing — wolf down)
A wolf is a wild animal of the dog family that lives and hunts in groups called packs. - wolof noun (Wolof — a people and their language); adjective (Wolof)
The Wolof are a people of West Africa, living mostly in Senegal, The Gambia and Mauritania. - wolverine noun (wolverines)
A fierce, strong animal like a large weasel, living in cold northern lands. - woman noun (woman, women)
1) A woman is a grown-up female person, an adult girl. 2) Women is the word for more than one woman. - womanhood noun
The time of life when someone has grown up as a woman. - womb noun (a womb, wombs)
The womb is the organ inside a female mammal's body where a baby grows before it is born. - wombat noun (a wombat, wombats)
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. - wonder verb (wonder, wonders, wondered, wondering); noun (wonder, a wonder, wonders)
To wonder is to think about something and want to know the answer. - wonderful adjective (wonderful); adverb wonderfully
Wonderful means very good, very nice or enjoyable: a wonderful day. - wonderfully adverb (wonderfully)
Wonderfully means in a very good, pleasing or delightful way. - wonderingly adverb
In a puzzled, amazed way, as if wanting to know more. - wonderland noun (a wonderland, wonderlands); Wonderland — a name
A place full of wonderful, magical or beautiful things. - wonderment noun
A feeling of great surprise and amazement. - wondrous adjective (wondrous)
1) (literary) Amazing and wonderful; causing wonder. - wondrously adverb (from the adjective wondrous)
1) In a way that is wonderful and amazing, so beautiful or strange that you stop and stare. - wonky adjective (wonky, wonkier, wonkiest) — informal
Wonky means crooked, not straight or not level. - wont noun (wont — formal, old-fashioned); adjective (be wont to — formal, old-fashioned)
If someone is wont to do something, they usually do it; it is their habit. - woo verb (woo, woos, wooed, wooing); interjection (woo, woo-hoo); noun (woo, informal)
To try to make someone love you so they will be your boyfriend, girlfriend or partner. - wood noun (wood, woods)
Wood is the hard material that trees are made of, used for building, furniture and fires. - woodcut noun (woodcuts)
1) A picture printed from a block of wood that has had a design cut into it. - woodcutter noun (a woodcutter, woodcutters)
1) A person whose job is cutting down trees or chopping wood. 2) (art) A person who makes woodcuts, pictures printed from carved wood. - wooden adjective
1) Wooden means made of wood. 2) Wooden means stiff and without feeling, like a wooden smile or wooden acting. - woodland noun (woodland, woodlands — often uncountable)
1) Woodland is land covered with trees, an area of woods; it is usually smaller and more open than a forest. - woodlouse noun (a woodlouse, woodlice)
1) A woodlouse is a small grey animal with a hard, jointed shell and fourteen legs that lives in damp, dark places like under stones, logs… - woodman noun (woodmen)
1) A man whose work is cutting down trees or cutting and carrying wood; a woodcutter. - woodpecker noun (a woodpecker, woodpeckers)
1) A woodpecker is a bird that clings to tree trunks and hammers into the wood with its strong, sharp beak to find insects and to make… - woodpile noun (a woodpile, woodpiles)
A woodpile is a neat heap or stack of logs or chopped wood, usually kept outside for burning in a fire or stove. - woodwind noun (woodwind — the group, uncountable; a woodwind instrument, woodwinds); adjective (woodwind)
1) The family of musical instruments played by blowing, mostly with a reed or across a hole: flute, recorder, clarinet, oboe, bassoon and… - woodwork noun (woodwork — uncountable)
Woodwork is the skill or school subject of making things out of wood. - woody adjective (woody, woodier, woodiest)
Woody plants have hard stems made of wood, like trees and bushes. - wooer noun (wooers)
1) A man who wants to marry a particular woman and pays her attention to win her. - woof interjection (woof); noun (a woof, woofs); verb (woof, woofs, woofed, woofing)
Woof is the sound a dog makes when it barks, written as a word. - wool noun (wool — uncountable; wools for kinds)
Wool is the soft, thick hair of sheep and some other animals, like goats and alpacas. - woollen adjective (woollen — UK; woolen — US); noun (woollens — plural, clothes)
1) Woollen means made of wool: a woollen jumper, woollen socks. 2) «Woollens» are clothes made of wool, such as jumpers and scarves. - woolly adjective (woolly, woollier, woolliest); noun (a woolly, woollies — informal, a woollen jumper)
Woolly means made of wool, or soft, thick and warm like wool: a woolly hat, woolly socks. - worcestershire proper noun (Worcestershire — a county); noun (Worcestershire sauce)
Worcestershire is a county in the West Midlands of England; its main city is Worcester. - word noun (word, words); verb (word, worded — rare)
A word is a unit of language with a meaning, like «apple» or «run». - wordplay noun (wordplay; uncountable)
1) Wordplay is a clever or funny use of words, such as puns, rhymes or words with two meanings. - work verb (work, works, worked, working); noun (work; works)
To work means to do a job, often to earn money. - worker noun (worker, workers)
A worker is a person who does a job, often to make or build something. - workforce noun (a workforce, workforces — usually singular)
A workforce is all the people who work for a company, factory or organisation. - working verb (form of work); adjective (working); noun (the working, workings)
Working means doing a job, or doing its job right. - workload noun (a workload, workloads)
A workload is the amount of work a person or group has to do in a certain time. - workman noun (workmen)
1) A person who does a job with his hands, such as a builder, a mender or a maker of things. - workmanship noun (no plural)
1) The skill and care shown in making something; the quality of the work. - workmate noun (a workmate, workmates; mainly UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland)
1) A person you work with in the same job or place. - workplace noun (a workplace, workplaces)
1) 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)
The world is the Earth and everything on it: all countries and people. - worldly adjective (worldlier, worldliest)
Belonging to this world and its ordinary things, not to spirits or heaven. - worldwide adjective (worldwide); adverb (worldwide)
1) Worldwide means happening or found in all parts of the world. 2) As an adverb, worldwide means all over the world: «sold worldwide». - worm noun (a worm, worms); verb (worm, worms, wormed, worming)
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)
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 (worn — old and damaged by use; worn out)
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 (past of worry: worry, worries, worried, worrying)
Worried means unhappy and nervous because you think something bad might happen or something is wrong. - worrier noun (a worrier, worriers)
1) 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 (worry — uncountable; a worry, worries)
To keep thinking about problems or bad things that might happen, and feel uneasy. - worse adjective, comparative of bad (bad, worse, worst); adverb, comparative of badly (badly, worse, worst)
Worse means more bad, of lower quality, or more unpleasant than something else. - worsen verb (worsen, worsens, worsened, worsening)
1) To get worse: the storm worsened during the night. 2) To make something worse: shouting will only worsen the problem. - worship verb (worship, worships, worshipped or worshiped, worshipping or worshiping); noun (worship, uncountable)
To worship means to show love and respect to God or a god, by praying, singing or going to religious services. - worshipful adjective
1) Deserving respect and honour; a polite title used for some important people such as judges or mayors. - worshipped verb form (worship, worships, worshipped, worshipping — past of worship); adjective (worshipped)
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: worshiper
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 (badly, worse, worst); noun (the worst)
1) Worst means the most bad of all. 2) The worst is the most bad thing that can happen. 3) At worst means if things go as badly as they can. - worth adjective (worth); noun (worth)
Worth tells how much money something could be sold for: «a dime is worth 10 cents». - worthily adverb
1) In a way that deserves honour or respect; with the right kind of quality for a role. - worthless adjective (worthless)
1) Having no value or use; not worth any money. 2) (of a person, unkind) Feeling or being treated as having no value. - worthwhile adjective (worthwhile)
1) Worth the time, effort or money you spend; useful or good to do. - worthy adjective (worthy, worthier, worthiest); noun (a worthy, worthies — old or jokey)
Deserving respect, praise or attention: a worthy winner. - wound noun (a wound, wounds); verb (wound, wounds, wounded, wounding) — said «woond»; also the past of «wind» (wind, wound, wound) — said «wownd»
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)
Made by weaving: crossing threads, strips or stems over and under each other. - wow exclamation (wow); verb (wow, wows, wowed, wowing); noun (a wow – informal)
Said when you are surprised, amazed or impressed. - wrack noun (wrack — mostly uncountable); verb (wrack — variant of rack)
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)
1) 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
1) 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 (past tense and past participle of wrap: wrap, wraps, wrapped, wrapping); adjective (wrapped)
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 «wrap» (wrap, wraps, wrapped, wrapping)
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)
1) (formal, old-fashioned) Very great anger. 2) (Bible, church) The wrath of God is God's anger at evil and sin, described in many Bible… - wrathful adjective
1) Full of great anger; very cross and ready to punish someone. - wreak verb (wreaks, wreaked, wreaking)
1) To cause harm or damage, especially as a way of getting revenge, as in «wreak vengeance». - wreath noun (a wreath, wreaths); verb wreathe (wreathe, wreathes, wreathed, wreathing)
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 (wreck, wrecks, wrecked, wrecking)
A ship, car, plane or building that has been badly damaged or destroyed. - wreckage noun (no plural)
1) The broken pieces left after a ship, plane, car or building has been destroyed.
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