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American English Vocabulary - Letter W

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American English Vocabulary - Letter W

The words on this page came from the VOA, Voice of America, Special English Word Book. Use the Fun Easy English dictionary for a more detailed explanation of each word.
  • wages - n. money received for work done
  • wait - v. to delay acting; to postpone
  • walk - v. to move by putting one foot in front of the other
  • wall - n. the side of a room or building formed by wood, stone or other material; a structure sometimes used to separate areas of land
  • want - v. to desire; to wish for; to need
  • war - n. fighting between nations, or groups in a nation, using weapons
  • warm - ad. almost hot; having or feeling some heat
  • warn - v. to tell of possible danger; to advise or inform about something bad that may happen
  • wash - v. to make clean, usually with water
  • waste - v. to spend or use without need or care; to make bad use of; n. a spending of money, time or effort with no value gained or returned; something thrown away as having no value; the liquid and solid substances that result from body processes and are passed out of the body
  • watch - v. to look at; to observe closely; to look and wait for
  • water - n. the liquid that falls from the sky as rain or is found in lakes, rivers and oceans
  • wave - v. to move or cause to move one way and the other, as a flag in the wind; to signal by moving the hand one way and the other; n. a large mass of water that forms and moves on the surface of a lake or ocean
  • way - n. a path on land or sea or in the air; how something is done; method
  • we - pro. two or more people, including the speaker or writer ("He and I will go together, and we will return together.")
  • weak - ad. having little power; easily broken, damaged or destroyed; opposite strong
  • wealth - n. a large amount of possessions, money or other things of value
  • weapon - n. anything used to cause injury or to kill during an attack, fight or war
  • wear - v. to have on the body, as clothes
  • weather - n. the condition of the atmosphere resulting from sun, wind, rain, heat or cold
  • Web site - n. a collection of information prepared by a person or organization on the World Wide Web of the Internet
  • week - n. a period of time equal to seven days
  • weigh - v. to measure how heavy someone or something is
  • welcome - v. to express happiness or pleasure when someone arrives or something develops
  • well - ad. in a way that is good or pleasing; in good health; n. a hole in the ground where water, gas or oil can be found
  • west - n. the direction in which the sun goes down
  • wet - ad. covered with water or other liquid; not dry
  • what - pro. used to ask about something or to ask for information about something ("What is this?"); ad. which or which kind ("He wants to know what you would like to drink.")
  • wheat - n. a grain used to make bread; the plant that produces the grain
  • wheel - n. a round structure that turns around a center
  • when - ad. at what time; at any time ("When will she come home?"); conj. during or at the time ("I studied hard when I was in school.")
  • where - ad.. conj. at, to or in what place ("Where is his house?" "The house where he lives is in the old part of the city.")
  • whether - conj. if it be the case or fact that ("He did not know whether he was right or wrong.")
  • which - pro. used to ask about what one or what ones of a group of things or people ("Which program do you like best?" "Which students will take the test?")
  • while - n. a space of time ("Please come to my house for a while."); conj. at or during the same time ("It may not be a good idea to eat while you are running.")
  • white - ad. having the color like that of milk or snow
  • who - pro. what or which person or persons that ("Who wants to go?"); the person or persons ("They are the ones who want to go.")
  • whole - ad. the complete amount; all together; not divided; not cut into pieces
  • why - ad. for what cause or reason ("Why did she do it?"); conj. the reason for which ("I do not know why she did it.")
  • wide - ad. having a great distance from one side to the other; not limited
  • wife - n. a woman who is married
  • wild - ad. living and growing in natural conditions and not organized or supervised by humans; angry; uncontrolled
  • will - v. a word used with action words to show future action ("They will hold talks tomorrow.")
  • willing - ad. being ready or having a desire to ("They are willing to talk about the problem.")
  • win - v. to gain a victory; to defeat another or others in a competition, election or battle
  • wind - n. a strong movement of air
  • window - n. an opening in a wall to let in light and air, usually filled with glass
  • winter - n. the coldest time of year, between autumn and spring
  • wire - n. a long, thin piece of metal used to hang objects or to carry electricity or electronic communications from one place to another
  • wise - ad. having much knowledge and understanding; able to use knowledge and understanding to make good or correct decisions
  • wish - v. to want; to express a desire for
  • with - prep. along or by the side of; together; using ("He fixed it with a tool."); having ("the house with the red door")
  • withdraw - v. to take or move out, away or back; to remove
  • without - prep. with no; not having or using; free from; not doing
  • witness - n. a person who saw and can tell about an action or event, sometimes in a court of law
  • woman - n. an adult female human
  • wonder - v. to ask oneself; to question ("She wonders if it is true."); n. a feeling of surprise
  • wonderful - ad. causing wonder; especially good
  • wood - n. the solid material of which trees are made
  • word - n. one or more connected sounds that form a single part of a language
  • work - v. to use physical or mental effort to make or do something; n. the effort used to make or to do something; that which needs effort; the job one does to earn money
  • world - n. the earth; the people who live on the earth
  • worry - v. to be concerned; to continue thinking that something, possibly bad, can happen
  • worse - ad. more bad than
  • worth - n. value measured in money
  • wound - v. to injure; to hurt; to cause physical damage to a person or animal; n. an injury to the body of a human or animal in which the skin is usually cut or broken
  • wreck - v. to damage greatly; to destroy; n. anything that has been badly damaged or broken
  • wreckage - n. what remains of something severely damaged or destroyed
  • write - v. to use an instrument to make words appear on a surface, such as paper
  • wrong - ad. not correct; bad; not legal; opposite right
From YOUR Teacher: Words You Should Know

Fun Easy English Words You Should Know comes from  the VOA, Voice of America, Special English Word Book Vocabulary. Special English, now called Learning English, consists of 1,500 essential words which anyone learning English should know.
News Words - Letter W

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