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American English Vocabulary - Letter
W
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Words - Letter W |
- 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
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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
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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.")
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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.")
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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")
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withdraw - v. to take or move out, away or
back; to remove
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without - prep. with no; not having or using;
free from; not doing
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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
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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
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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
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