--- title: W — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 11 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/page/11/) [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 · page 11 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Weary means very tired, especially after a lot of work or a long journey.[↗](../../weary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Weary of something means bored or fed up with it after too much of it: «weary of the rain».[↗](../../weary/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To weary (verb) means to make or become tired: «The long walk wearied us.».[↗](../../weary/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (Bible) In the Bible, Jesus says, «Come to me, all you who are weary,» offering rest.[↗](../../weary/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After the long hike, we were weary and hungry.[↗](../../weary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The weary travellers stopped at the inn.[↗](../../weary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm weary of eating the same lunch every day.[↗](../../weary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave a weary sigh and sat down.[↗](../../weary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum looked weary after her night shift.[↗](../../weary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (Bible) «Come to me, all you who are weary,» Jesus said.[↗](../../weary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The long speech wearied the audience.[↗](../../weary/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It was weary work for Kotick.[↗](../../weary/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And Rebekah said to Isaac: 'I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth.[↗](../../weary/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.27.46, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weary/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were enfeebled in thy rear, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.[↗](../../weary/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.25.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weary/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · If one venture a word unto thee, wilt thou be weary?[↗](../../weary/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.4.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weary/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Weary not thyself to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.[↗](../../weary/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.23.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weary/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary are at rest.[↗](../../weary/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.3.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weary/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **weasel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A weasel is a small, thin, fast wild animal with brown fur and a long body that hunts mice and voles.[↗](../../weasel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, rude) A weasel is a sneaky person who cannot be trusted.[↗](../../weasel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To weasel out of something (informal) is to avoid doing it in a sneaky way.[↗](../../weasel/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Weasel words are vague words used to avoid saying something clearly.[↗](../../weasel/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A weasel slipped into the hole after a mouse.[↗](../../weasel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't trust him — he's a real weasel.[↗](../../weasel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He tried to weasel out of washing up.[↗](../../weasel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · "Up to 50% off" uses weasel words.[↗](../../weasel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The weasels took over Toad Hall in the story.[↗](../../weasel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Weasels are the smallest meat-eating mammals in Britain.[↗](../../weasel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Just then a Weasel came by.[↗](../../weasel/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And these are they which are unclean unto you among the swarming things that swarm upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kinds, (Torah LEV.11.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weasel/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **weather** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* What the air outside is like at a time and place: sunny, rainy, windy, cold, hot, snowy.[↗](../../weather/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Verb: to be changed or worn away by wind, rain and sun: weathered rocks.[↗](../../weather/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Verb: to get through a hard time safely: «weather the storm».[↗](../../weather/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Fair-weather friends are people who stay friendly only when things are going well.[↗](../../weather/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* What's the weather like today?[↗](../../weather/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The weather forecast says rain tomorrow.[↗](../../weather/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We stayed inside because of the bad weather.[↗](../../weather/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In hot weather drink lots of water.[↗](../../weather/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm feeling a bit under the weather.[↗](../../weather/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Weather can change quickly in the mountains.[↗](../../weather/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Rocks are weathered by wind and rain.[↗](../../weather/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Weather is today; climate is the usual pattern over many years.[↗](../../weather/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Fair weather friends are not worth much.[↗](../../weather/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.[↗](../../weather/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.25.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weather/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **weathercock** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A weathercock is a metal cock or bird on a roof, which turns to show the direction of the wind.[↗](../../weathercock/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A weathercock can also mean a person who often changes his mind.[↗](../../weathercock/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The weathercock is squeaking now, said he.[↗](../../weathercock/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The weathercock flew to the opposite house and perched there.[↗](../../weathercock/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The twirling of the weathercock on the roof bodes ill; we shall have a storm.[↗](../../weathercock/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **weatherman** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A weatherman is a man who tells people what the weather will be, especially on TV or radio.[↗](../../weatherman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Any weather forecaster, or a meteorologist (a scientist who studies weather).[↗](../../weatherman/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The weatherman said it will rain tomorrow.[↗](../../weatherman/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The TV weatherman pointed to a big cloud on the map.[↗](../../weatherman/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The weatherman was wrong; it was sunny all day\![↗](../../weatherman/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I want to be a weatherman and study storms.[↗](../../weatherman/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The weatherwoman warned about strong winds.[↗](../../weatherman/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Weathermen use satellites and computers to predict the weather.[↗](../../weatherman/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **weave** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To weave is to make cloth, a basket or a mat by crossing threads, strips or twigs over and under each other.[↗](../../weave/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To weave can mean to move in and out between things, changing direction (past: weaved).[↗](../../weave/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To weave a story is to make it up, especially by joining many parts.[↗](../../weave/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A weave is the pattern or way that something is woven; a weave is also a style of hair extension.[↗](../../weave/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We wove a mat from strips of coloured paper.[↗](../../weave/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma weaves rugs on her big wooden loom.[↗](../../weave/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The spider wove a beautiful web.[↗](../../weave/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The footballer weaved between the defenders and scored.[↗](../../weave/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cyclist weaved dangerously through the traffic.[↗](../../weave/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The storyteller wove a tale of dragons and kings.[↗](../../weave/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · This fabric has a tight weave, so it keeps out the wind.[↗](../../weave/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Weave me a net that I may catch some salmon,' said he.[↗](../../weave/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt weave the tunic in chequer work of fine linen, and thou shalt make a mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, the work of the weaver in colours.[↗](../../weave/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.28.39, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weave/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave cotton, shall be ashamed.[↗](../../weave/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.19.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weave/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · They hatch basilisks' eggs, and weave the spider's web; he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.[↗](../../weave/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.59.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weave/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.[↗](../../weave/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets MIC.7.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weave/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **weaver** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A weaver is a person whose job or hobby is weaving: making cloth by crossing threads over and under each other on a loom.[↗](../../weaver/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A weaver (or weaverbird) is a small bird, mostly from Africa, that weaves amazing nests from grass and leaves.[↗](../../weaver/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Someone who makes up and tells stories can be called a weaver of tales.[↗](../../weaver/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (a name) Weaver is also a surname.[↗](../../weaver/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The weaver worked at her loom all day.[↗](../../weaver/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Weavers lost their jobs when big factories were built.[↗](../../weaver/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The weaver bird tied the grass into a tight knot.[↗](../../weaver/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hundreds of weaver nests hung from the tree like balls.[↗](../../weaver/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt is a weaver who makes colourful rugs.[↗](../../weaver/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old storyteller was a great weaver of tales.[↗](../../weaver/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Silk weavers made fine cloth for rich people.[↗](../../weaver/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We became weavers for a day and made a paper mat.[↗](../../weaver/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · One day, two rogues, calling themselves weavers, made their appearance.[↗](../../weaver/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · and the girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of the weaver in colours; as the LORD commanded Moses.[↗](../../weaver/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.39.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weaver/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the weaver in colours; (Torah EXO.36.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weaver/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the weaver in colours.[↗](../../weaver/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.26.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weaver/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.[↗](../../weaver/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.7.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weaver/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and his shield-bearer went before him.[↗](../../weaver/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.17.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weaver/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim the Beth-lehemite slew Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.[↗](../../weaver/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.21.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../weaver/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **weaving** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Weaving is making cloth by crossing threads over and under each other on a loom.[↗](../../weaving/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A weaving is a piece of cloth or art made this way.[↗](../../weaving/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Weaving means moving in and out between things, like a car or runner going around others.[↗](../../weaving/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Weaving can also mean making a magic spell.[↗](../../weaving/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We did paper weaving in art class.[↗](../../weaving/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Weaving was done by hand before the factories came.[↗](../../weaving/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Māori weaving uses flax from New Zealand.[↗](../../weaving/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The weaver bird is weaving a nest of grass.[↗](../../weaving/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cyclist was weaving through the traffic.[↗](../../weaving/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She hung her weaving on the classroom wall.[↗](../../weaving/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The footballer went weaving past three defenders.[↗](../../weaving/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But it was enchantment they were weaving.[↗](../../weaving/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **web** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A web is a net of thin, sticky threads that a spider makes to catch insects.[↗](../../web/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Web (the World Wide Web) is the system of pages and sites on the internet.[↗](../../web/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A web is a complicated network of connected things, like a web of lies or a food web.[↗](../../web/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Web is the skin between the toes of ducks, frogs and other swimming animals.[↗](../../web/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A web can also be a piece of woven cloth on a loom.[↗](../../web/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A spider spun a web in the corner.[↗](../../web/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dew sparkled on the spider's web.[↗](../../web/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw a food web for the pond.[↗](../../web/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We searched the web for facts about volcanoes.[↗](../../web/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ducks have webbed feet.[↗](../../web/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The thief told a web of lies.[↗](../../web/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Never share your address on the web.[↗](../../web/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She pointed to the web of beautifully-woven cloth in the loom.[↗](../../web/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · You can search through the full text of this book on the web (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../web/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Whose confidence is gossamer, and whose trust is a spider's web.[↗](../../web/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.8.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../web/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · They hatch basilisks' eggs, and weave the spider's web; he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.[↗](../../web/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.59.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../web/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall men cover themselves with their works; their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.[↗](../../web/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.59.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../web/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **webbed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Webbed feet or toes have skin joining the toes together, like ducks, frogs and otters, which helps them swim.[↗](../../webbed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Webbed can also mean covered with or made like a web.[↗](../../webbed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ducks have webbed feet for paddling.[↗](../../webbed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A frog's webbed back feet help it swim fast.[↗](../../webbed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Flippers give divers webbed feet.[↗](../../webbed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The platypus has webbed front feet.[↗](../../webbed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Otters swim well with their webbed paws.[↗](../../webbed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The penguin waddled on its webbed feet.[↗](../../webbed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She had yellow legs, and webbed feet, and was considered a great beauty on account of her waddle.[↗](../../webbed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **webbing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Webbing is strong, flat woven material in narrow strips, used for straps, belts, seat belts and bags.[↗](../../webbing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Webbing is also the skin between the toes of animals like ducks and frogs.[↗](../../webbing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rucksack straps are made of nylon webbing.[↗](../../webbing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Seat belts are made of very strong webbing.[↗](../../webbing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ducks have webbing between their toes to help them swim.[↗](../../webbing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The climbing harness has thick webbing loops.[↗](../../webbing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We used webbing to make a dog lead in DT.[↗](../../webbing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Frogs' webbing pushes against the water.[↗](../../webbing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **website** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A website is a group of pages on the internet that belong to one person, company or organisation, which you visit using a web address.[↗](../../website/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our school has its own website.[↗](../../website/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I found the answer on a science website.[↗](../../website/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask an adult before you use a new website.[↗](../../website/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum's website shows the opening times.[↗](../../website/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't trust everything you read on a website.[↗](../../website/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This website has fun maths games.[↗](../../website/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Type the website address carefully.[↗](../../website/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **wedded** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Wedded means married.[↗](../../wedded/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use, in fairy tales) To be wedded to someone is to be married to them, often by a royal or grand arrangement.[↗](../../wedded/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was wedded to a prince after the feast.[↗](../../wedded/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The witch had wedded three husbands.[↗](../../wedded/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They were wedded in the palace that spring.[↗](../../wedded/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The three daughters are to be wedded to three giants tomorrow.[↗](../../wedded/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **wedding** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A wedding is a ceremony and celebration where two people get married.[↗](../../wedding/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «Wedding anniversary» is the same date every year after a couple married.[↗](../../wedding/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt's wedding is next month.[↗](../../wedding/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I was a flower girl at the wedding.[↗](../../wedding/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The wedding cake had four layers.[↗](../../wedding/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They exchanged rings at the wedding.[↗](../../wedding/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We danced all night at the wedding party.[↗](../../wedding/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A Sikh wedding takes place in a gurdwara.[↗](../../wedding/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If each table seats 8 guests, how many tables for 96 guests?[↗](../../wedding/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **wedge** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A piece of wood, metal or other material that is thick at one end and thin at the other, used to hold something in place or split something.[↗](../../wedge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A piece shaped like this: a wedge of cheese or lemon.[↗](../../wedge/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To push or squeeze something into a tight space so it stays there.[↗](../../wedge/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To hold something in place with a wedge: wedge the door open.[↗](../../wedge/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Put a wedge under the door to keep it open.[↗](../../wedge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An axe works like a wedge to split the log.[↗](../../wedge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He cut a wedge of cheese for his sandwich.[↗](../../wedge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My foot got wedged between two rocks.[↗](../../wedge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We had potato wedges with dinner.[↗](../../wedge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A cake cut into 8 equal wedges gives each piece one eighth.[↗](../../wedge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Going into the large yard, he cut two oaken wedges, took a new wheel, and drove a wedge firmly into one end of its axle-box.[↗](../../wedge/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Elsewhere in the SY, the ‘tongue’ (or ‘wedge’) appears as the symbol of a central balance between two extremities, e.g. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../wedge/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) … [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/10/) **11** [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/12/) … 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