--- title: W — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 590 words of the English dictionary under W, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / W # W — The English dictionary The words of the English dictionary under W: 590 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova; the ↗ after a sentence leads to the word's page, with every sentence's syntax tree and pragmatics. 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[2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/2/) … [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/34/) **wad** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A wad is a thick soft lump or roll of material, such as cotton wool, paper or chewing gum.[↗](wad/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A wad of money or paper is a thick bundle of banknotes or sheets.[↗](wad/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To wad something means to press it into a soft lump: «He wadded up the paper.».[↗](wad/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The nurse pressed a wad of cotton wool on my cut.[↗](wad/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Someone left a wad of gum under the desk.[↗](wad/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The robber pulled out a thick wad of banknotes.[↗](wad/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He wadded up the paper and threw it in the bin.[↗](wad/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She had a wad of homework sheets to mark.[↗](wad/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Stuff a wad of newspaper in your wet shoes to dry them.[↗](wad/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **waddle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To walk with short steps, swaying from side to side, like a duck or penguin.[↗](waddle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A swaying walk like this: the toddler walked with a funny waddle.[↗](waddle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ducks waddled down to the pond.[↗](waddle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Penguins waddle across the ice, then slide on their bellies.[↗](waddle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The toddler waddled after the ball.[↗](waddle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In my big snowsuit I could only waddle.[↗](waddle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The goose waddled towards us and honked.[↗](waddle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A row of ducklings waddled behind their mother.[↗](waddle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The fat old cat waddled to its bowl.[↗](waddle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · When it had said this the duck waddled off again.[↗](waddle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **wade** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To wade is to walk through water or mud, where it is hard to move.[↗](wade/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To wade through something is to deal with a lot of boring or difficult work slowly.[↗](wade/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To wade in is to join something, like a fight or argument, firmly.[↗](wade/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We waded across the shallow stream.[↗](wade/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The children waded in the sea up to their knees.[↗](wade/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never wade into fast-flowing water.[↗](wade/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The heron waded in the pond looking for fish.[↗](wade/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I had to wade through a huge pile of homework.[↗](wade/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The little ones played in the wading pool.[↗](wade/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear old shoes when you wade in the river.[↗](wade/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer waded through the mud.[↗](wade/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · That thy foot may wade through blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.'[↗](wade/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.68.24, JPS 1917)[↗](wade/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **wafer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A wafer is a very thin, light, crisp biscuit, often eaten with ice cream or with cream between layers.[↗](wafer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) In many churches, a wafer is a thin, round piece of special bread given at Holy Communion.[↗](wafer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A wafer is any very thin slice: a wafer of silicon in computer chips.[↗](wafer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Wafer-thin means extremely thin.[↗](wafer/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I had a strawberry ice cream with two wafers.[↗](wafer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The chocolate wafer bar snapped in half.[↗](wafer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (church) At Mass, the priest gave each person a small round wafer.[↗](wafer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ham was sliced wafer-thin.[↗](wafer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Computer chips are made on thin silicon wafers.[↗](wafer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran keeps pink wafers in the biscuit tin.[↗](wafer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · and unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened mingled with oil, and wafers unleavened spread with oil; of fine wheaten flour shalt thou make them.[↗](wafer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.29.2, JPS 1917)[↗](wafer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · and a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil, and their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings.[↗](wafer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.6.15, JPS 1917)[↗](wafer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · and one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD.[↗](wafer/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.29.23, JPS 1917)[↗](wafer/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size; (Writings 1CH.23.29, JPS 1917)[↗](wafer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **waffle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A waffle is a crisp flat cake made of batter, cooked in a hot iron that gives it a grid of little squares.[↗](waffle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, informal) Waffle is long talk or writing that says very little.[↗](waffle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, informal) To waffle is to talk or write too much without saying anything useful.[↗](waffle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (US, informal) To waffle is to keep changing your mind and not decide.[↗](waffle/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had waffles with maple syrup for breakfast.[↗](waffle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Belgian waffles are thick and soft inside.[↗](waffle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My teacher said my essay was full of waffle.[↗](waffle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop waffling and answer the question\![↗](waffle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He waffled on for ages about his holiday.[↗](waffle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayor waffled about whether to close the park.[↗](waffle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The waffle iron leaves a pattern of squares.[↗](waffle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **waft** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To waft is to move gently through the air, like a light breeze carrying something along.[↗](waft/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) To waft is to carry someone or something away over water or through the air.[↗](waft/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The smell of bread wafted from the kitchen.[↗](waft/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A feather wafted down from the tree.[↗](waft/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cloud wafted slowly across the sky.[↗](waft/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **wag** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To move quickly from side to side or up and down, especially a dog's tail.[↗](wag/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To shake a finger at someone to show you disagree.[↗](wag/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* "Wag" or "wag school" means skip school without permission (Australian and New Zealand slang).[↗](wag/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The puppy wagged its tail when I came home.[↗](wag/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A wagging tail doesn't always mean a happy dog.[↗](wag/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma wagged her finger at me.[↗](wag/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tongues will wag if you do that.[↗](wag/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog's whole body wagged with joy.[↗](wag/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Always ask before you pat a dog.[↗](wag/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.[↗](wag/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ZEP.2.15, JPS 1917)[↗](wag/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Now therefore, I pray thee, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.[↗](wag/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.18.23, JPS 1917)[↗](wag/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Now therefore, I pray thee, make a wager with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.[↗](wag/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.36.8, JPS 1917)[↗](wag/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **wage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A wage is the money a worker is paid for their work, usually counted by the hour, day or week.[↗](wage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Wages (plural) is the money someone earns, as in «his weekly wages».[↗](wage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb, formal) To wage a war or a fight means to carry it on for a long time.[↗](wage/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum's wage goes up next month.[↗](wage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sam earns a wage of 12 dollars an hour; how much does he earn in 5 hours?[↗](wage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The workers asked for higher wages.[↗](wage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The minimum wage is the lowest pay allowed by law.[↗](wage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He spends half his wages on rent.[↗](wage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The town waged a campaign against litter.[↗](wage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The two kingdoms waged war for many years.[↗](wage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Give me my wage," said Ivan.[↗](wage/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: 'Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.'[↗](wage/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.30.28, JPS 1917)[↗](wage/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And your father hath mocked me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.[↗](wage/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.7, JPS 1917)[↗](wage/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Laban said unto Jacob: 'Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?'[↗](wage/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.29.15, JPS 1917)[↗](wage/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The wages of the righteous is life; the increase of the wicked is sin.[↗](wage/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.10.16, JPS 1917)[↗](wage/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The wicked earneth deceitful wages; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.[↗](wage/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.11.18, JPS 1917)[↗](wage/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · As a servant that eagerly longeth for the shadow, and as a hireling that looketh for his wages; (Writings JOB.7.2, JPS 1917)[↗](wage/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **waggle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To move something quickly from side to side or up and down: waggle your fingers.[↗](waggle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A quick small movement like this: the dog's tail gave a waggle.[↗](waggle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can you waggle your ears?[↗](waggle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy waggled its tail when it saw me.[↗](waggle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She waggled her loose tooth with her tongue.[↗](waggle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Honeybees do a waggle dance to show where the flowers are.[↗](waggle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Give the plug a waggle if the lamp flickers — no, unplug it first and tell an adult.[↗](waggle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He waggled his eyebrows to make us laugh.[↗](waggle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Waggle your fingers to warm them up.[↗](waggle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · At a little to their right there was a thin uncomely bridge that waggled across the torrent.[↗](waggle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **waggon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A waggon is a heavy cart with four wheels, pulled by horses to carry goods.[↗](waggon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old spelling) The same as "wagon".[↗](waggon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A waggon full of hay rolled up the lane.[↗](waggon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The horses pulled the waggon to town.[↗](waggon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They loaded the wood onto the waggon.[↗](waggon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **waggoner** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A waggoner is a person who drives a waggon, especially a farm worker long ago.[↗](waggoner/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old spelling) The same as "wagoner".[↗](waggoner/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The waggoner cracked his whip.[↗](waggoner/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A waggoner walked beside his horses.[↗](waggoner/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The king hired a waggoner to carry the load.[↗](waggoner/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **wagon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A vehicle with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen, used to carry heavy loads or people.[↗](wagon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An open railway truck that carries goods (UK).[↗](wagon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A child's small cart pulled by a handle (US, a little red wagon).[↗](wagon/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal, US) A station wagon, a car with a long back.[↗](wagon/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «On the wagon» (informal): not drinking alcohol.[↗](wagon/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The settlers crossed the plains in covered wagons.[↗](wagon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse pulled the hay wagon.[↗](wagon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The goods train had 30 wagons.[↗](wagon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each wagon carries 15 tonnes, so 4 wagons carry 60 tonnes.[↗](wagon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I pulled my little sister in the red wagon.[↗](wagon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (informal) Uncle Jim is on the wagon this month.[↗](wagon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The wagon was filled with corpses.[↗](wagon/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.[↗](wagon/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.7.6, JPS 1917)[↗](wagon/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service.[↗](wagon/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.7.7, JPS 1917)[↗](wagon/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.[↗](wagon/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.45.21, JPS 1917)[↗](wagon/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Nay, he will not ever be threshing it; and though the roller of his wagon and its sharp edges move noisily, he doth not crush it.[↗](wagon/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.28.28, JPS 1917)[↗](wagon/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **wah** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* In Kipling it is an exclamation of surprise; in Uncle Remus it is a dialect spelling of "war".[↗](wah/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Dat ar jug's bin ter wah, mon.[↗](wah/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings) · In ole times, 'fo' de wah, I ain't heer tell er no seventy-fi'- year-ole nigger grapplin' wid no meezles.[↗](wah/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings) · “Wah!” said Little Toomai, “thou art a big elephant,” and he wagged his fluffy head, quoting his father.[↗](wah/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") “The Government may pay for elephants, but they belong to us mahouts.[↗](wah/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (The Jungle Book) **wahoo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (rare) A wahoo is a North American tree whose inner bark was used for weaving and making rope.[↗](wahoo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use, in Uncle Remus tales) "Wahoo!" is a loud shout or call.[↗](wahoo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old man wove baskets from wahoo bark.[↗](wahoo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Strips of wahoo bark lay on the floor.[↗](wahoo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "Wahoo!" the boy shouted across the field.[↗](wahoo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **waif** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A waif is a homeless, neglected child or animal, often thin and with nobody to care for it.[↗](waif/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A waif is a very thin, pale, delicate-looking person.[↗](waif/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kind woman took in the little waif.[↗](waif/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Victorian cities had many waifs living on the streets.[↗](waif/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Waifs and strays» are lost children or animals.[↗](waif/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The kitten was a thin little waif when we found it.[↗](waif/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The story is about a waif who finds a home.[↗](waif/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She looked like a waif in her big coat.[↗](waif/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He then carried him to the king, his master, who, pitying the poor little waif, enlisted for him the kind offices of his wife, Merope.[↗](waif/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **wail** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To wail is to cry out with a long, loud, high sound because of pain, sadness or anger.[↗](wail/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A wail is such a long cry.[↗](wail/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Things like sirens or the wind can also wail.[↗](wail/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baby began to wail when her toy fell.[↗](wail/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The siren wailed as the ambulance raced past.[↗](wail/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The wind wailed around the old house.[↗](wail/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · "It's not fair!" he wailed.[↗](wail/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A long wail came from the forest.[↗](wail/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The mourners wailed at the funeral.[↗](wail/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It wailed through the ship, and died away.[↗](wail/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they wailed with a very great and sore wailing; and he made a mourning for his father seven days.[↗](wail/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.50.10, JPS 1917)[↗](wail/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Wail ye: Woe worth the day\![↗](wail/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.30.2, JPS 1917)[↗](wail/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail; for the sweet cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn, sorely stricken.[↗](wail/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.16.7, JPS 1917)[↗](wail/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Moab is put to shame, for it is dismayed; wail and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled.[↗](wail/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.48.20, JPS 1917)[↗](wail/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **wailing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long, loud, high cry of pain, sadness or anger.[↗](wailing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A long, high sound like a cry, such as a siren or the wind.[↗](wailing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Complaining loudly and at length.[↗](wailing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The Wailing Wall is a name for the Western Wall in Jerusalem, a holy place where Jewish people pray.[↗](wailing/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baby was wailing in the middle of the night.[↗](wailing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard the wailing of a fire engine's siren.[↗](wailing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The wind was wailing around the old house.[↗](wailing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There was wailing and crying when the dog ran away.[↗](wailing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop wailing about your homework and just start it\![↗](wailing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · People pray at the Western Wall, also called the Wailing Wall.[↗](wailing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The ghost in the story made a terrible wailing sound.[↗](wailing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In one of the houses he heard cries and wailing.[↗](wailing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they wailed with a very great and sore wailing; and he made a mourning for his father seven days.[↗](wailing/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.50.10, JPS 1917)[↗](wailing/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion: 'How are we undone\![↗](wailing/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.9.18, JPS 1917)[↗](wailing/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Hark! the cry of the shepherds, and the wailing of the leaders of the flock\![↗](wailing/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.25.36, JPS 1917)[↗](wailing/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Hark! the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is spoiled; Hark! the roaring of young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are spoiled.[↗](wailing/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ZEC.11.3, JPS 1917)[↗](wailing/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/2/) … [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/34/) - ← previous: [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) - next →: [page 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/2/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)