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# English words: W

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590 words under W; 201–300 on this page.

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- [weeping](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weeping/) — Crying with tears. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [weepy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weepy/) — Ready to cry, or crying easily, often because you are tired or sad.
- [weevil](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weevil/) — A small beetle with a long snout, which often eats and damages crops, flour, rice, grain and nuts.
- [wei](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wei/) — «Wei» (喂) is what people say when they answer the phone in Chinese, like «hello?»; it sounds like «way».
- [weigh](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weigh/) — To weigh is to find how heavy something is, using scales. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [weighing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weighing/) — The -ing form of «weigh»: measuring how heavy something is: «She is weighing the flour.». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [weight](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weight/) — Weight is how heavy something is. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [weightless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weightless/) — Weightless means having no weight, or seeming to have no weight.
- [weightlifter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weightlifter/) — A weightlifter is a person who lifts heavy weights, especially a barbell, as a sport or to get stronger.
- [weighty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weighty/) — Weighty means heavy. — Jewish tradition
- [weir](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weir/) — A low wall or dam built across a river to control the flow of water or raise its level; water pours over the top.
- [weird](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weird/) — Weird means very strange or unusual, in a way that is surprising or hard to explain.
- [weirdly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weirdly/) — Weirdly means in a strange or unusual way.
- [weirdo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weirdo/) — A person who seems very strange or odd.
- [welcome](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/welcome/) — A friendly word said to greet someone who arrives (Welcome to our school!).
- [weld](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/weld/) — To weld means to join pieces of metal together by heating them until they melt and stick.
- [welding](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/welding/) — Joining two pieces of metal (or plastic) by heating them until they melt a little and flow together, then letting them cool into one piece.
- [welfare](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/welfare/) — Welfare is the health, happiness and safety of a person or animal. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [well](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/well/) — Well means in a good or right way: «she sings well». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [wellbeing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wellbeing/) — The state of being healthy, happy and comfortable in body and mind.
- [wellington](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wellington/) — A wellington is a tall rubber or plastic boot that keeps your feet dry in rain and mud; they usually come in pairs.
- [welsh](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/welsh/) — Welsh means from or to do with Wales, a country in the United Kingdom.
- [welshman](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/welshman/) — A man or boy from Wales, a country in the west of Great Britain, part of the United Kingdom.
- [welter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/welter/) — Disorder or a confused mess. — Jewish tradition
- [welwitschia](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/welwitschia/) — A very strange desert plant from Namibia and Angola in south-west Africa that has only two long, leathery leaves.
- [wen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wen/) — A wen is a soft lump that grows under the skin, often on the face or neck. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [wench](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wench/) — A wench was a girl or young woman, especially a servant girl or a country girl. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [wend](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wend/) — To wend your way is to travel slowly, often following a winding path.
- [wentest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wentest/) — «wentest» means «you went», a form of «go»: To go is to move from one place to another: go to school.
- [wert](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wert/) — You were; a form of "be" used with "thou".
- [west](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/west/) — West is the direction where the sun goes down in the evening. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [westerly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/westerly/) — A westerly wind blows from the west.
- [western](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/western/) — Western means in, from or towards the west: western Canada, a western wind. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [westward](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/westward/) — Westward means going towards the west. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [westwards](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/westwards/) — Westwards means towards the west, the direction where the sun sets.
- [wet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wet/) — Covered with or full of water or another liquid: "wet hair". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [wether](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wether/) — A wether is a male sheep (or goat) that has been castrated, so it cannot become a father; farmers keep wethers for wool or meat.
- [wetland](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wetland/) — A 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.
- [wetness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wetness/) — Wetness is the state of being wet, covered in or full of water or another liquid.
- [wetter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wetter/) — Wetter means more wet, with more water or liquid on it or in it.
- [wetting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wetting/) — Wetting means making something wet with water or another liquid.
- [whack](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whack/) — To hit something or someone hard, often with a stick or hand.
- [whacked](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whacked/) — Whacked means hit hard with a loud noise.
- [whacking](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whacking/) — Hitting someone or something hard with a loud smack.
- [whale](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whale/) — A whale is a very large animal that lives in the sea, looks like a fish, but is a mammal and breathes air.
- [whaler](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whaler/) — A ship used for hunting whales.
- [what](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/what/) — What is used to ask about a thing: «What is that?». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whatever](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whatever/) — Whatever means anything or everything that: "Take whatever you need.". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whatsoever](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whatsoever/) — At all; used after "no", "none" or "nothing" to make it stronger. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [wheat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wheat/) — Wheat is a tall grass plant grown on farms; its grain is ground into flour to make bread, pasta and cakes. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [wheaten](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wheaten/) — Wheaten means made from wheat, or having the pale golden colour of wheat. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [wheedle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wheedle/) — To wheedle is to coax someone, with soft words or flattery, into doing what you want.
- [wheedling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wheedling/) — Wheedling describes a soft, coaxing voice meant to get what you want.
- [wheel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wheel/) — A wheel is a round thing that turns on a rod so a car, bike or cart can move. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [wheelbarrow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wheelbarrow/) — A 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…
- [wheelchair](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wheelchair/) — A wheelchair is a chair with large wheels used by people who cannot walk or find walking hard.
- [wheelwork](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wheelwork/) — The wheels of a machine taken together; the whole set of wheels. — Jewish tradition
- [wheelwright](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wheelwright/) — A person whose job is to make and repair wooden wheels, for carts, wagons and carriages.
- [wheeze](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wheeze/) — To wheeze is to breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in your chest, because breathing is hard.
- [wheezy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wheezy/) — Wheezy means breathing with a whistling or rattling sound, because the airways in the chest are narrow, often due to asthma, a cold or an…
- [whelp](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whelp/) — A whelp is a young animal, especially a puppy, cub or wolf cub. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [when](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/when/) — When asks at what time something happens: «When is lunch?». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whence](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whence/) — From where: «Whence did he come?» means «Where did he come from?». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whereabouts](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whereabouts/) — The place where someone or something is.
- [whereby](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whereby/) — By what means or by which thing.
- [wherefore](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wherefore/) — Why; for what reason. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [wherein](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wherein/) — In what place, thing or way.
- [whereof](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whereof/) — Of what, or of which thing.
- [whereon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whereon/) — On what, or on which thing.
- [wheresoever](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wheresoever/) — Wheresoever means wherever, in any place (old-fashioned, formal). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whereupon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whereupon/) — Immediately after which thing happened.
- [wherever](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wherever/) — In any place or every place: sit wherever you like. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [wherewith](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wherewith/) — With what thing; with which.
- [wherewithal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wherewithal/) — The wherewithal is the money or means needed to do something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whet/) — To whet is to sharpen a blade by rubbing it on a stone. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whey](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whey/) — Whey is the watery liquid left over when milk is made into cheese or yoghurt; the solid lumps are called curds.
- [which](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/which/) — Which asks someone to choose one from a group: «Which colour do you want?». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whiff](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whiff/) — A short smell, often brief or faint: «a whiff of smoke».
- [while](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/while/) — While means at the same time as something else happens. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whilst](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whilst/) — During the time that; at the same time as.
- [whim](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whim/) — A whim is a sudden wish or idea to do something, often without a good reason.
- [whimper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whimper/) — To whimper means to make small, weak crying sounds because you are scared, hurt or sad.
- [whimsical](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whimsical/) — Whimsical means odd, playful and full of fancy, not quite ordinary.
- [whin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whin/) — Another name for gorse: a prickly bush with bright yellow flowers that grows on heaths and hills, mostly in Britain and Ireland.
- [whine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whine/) — To complain in an annoying, high, unhappy voice, often about small things.
- [whip](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whip/) — A whip is a long thin rope or strip of leather with a handle, used to hit animals or, in the past, people. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whipping](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whipping/) — A whipping is a punishment of being hit with a whip; it is cruel and now banned in most places.
- [whippy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whippy/) — Thin and bending easily, then springing back (a whippy stick, whippy branches).
- [whir](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whir/) — A whir is a soft, quick buzzing sound made by wheels or wings going round.
- [whirl](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whirl/) — To whirl is to turn or spin round and round very fast. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whirlpool](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whirlpool/) — A 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.
- [whirlwind](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whirlwind/) — A whirlwind is a column of air that spins very fast, like a small tornado. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whirr](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whirr/) — To make a soft, steady buzzing sound like something spinning fast, such as a fan, a camera or wings.
- [whisk](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whisk/) — A whisk is a kitchen tool made of curved wires, used to beat eggs or cream quickly.
- [whisker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whisker/) — One 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.
- [whiskers](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whiskers/) — Whiskers are the long, stiff hairs that grow near the mouth and nose of animals such as cats, dogs, mice and seals, used for feeling…
- [whiskey](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whiskey/) — A strong alcoholic drink made from grain such as barley, corn or rye, for adults only.
- [whisky](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whisky/) — A strong alcoholic drink made from grain such as barley, made especially in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the USA.
- [whisper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whisper/) — To whisper means to speak very quietly, using your breath and not your voice. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [whisperer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whisperer/) — A person who whispers, here a magician who mutters spells. — Jewish tradition