--- title: W — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 541 words of the school 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/school/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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / W # W — The school dictionary The words of the school dictionary under W: 541 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. 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[wad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wad/) — A wad is a thick soft lump or roll of material, such as cotton wool, paper or chewing gum. — 9 sentences - [waddle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waddle/) — To walk with short steps, swaying from side to side, like a duck or penguin. — 10 sentences - [wade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wade/) — To wade is to walk through water or mud, where it is hard to move. — 11 sentences - [wafer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wafer/) — A wafer is a very thin, light, crisp biscuit, often eaten with ice cream or with cream between layers. — 10 sentences - [waffle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/) — A waffle is a crisp flat cake made of batter, cooked in a hot iron that gives it a grid of little squares. — 11 sentences - [waft](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waft/) — To waft is to move gently through the air, like a light breeze carrying something along. — 5 sentences - [wag](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wag/) — To move quickly from side to side or up and down, especially a dog's tail. — 9 sentences - [wage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wage/) — A wage is the money a worker is paid for their work, usually counted by the hour, day or week. — 11 sentences - [waggle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waggle/) — To move something quickly from side to side or up and down: waggle your fingers. — 10 sentences - [waggon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waggon/) — A waggon is a heavy cart with four wheels, pulled by horses to carry goods. — 5 sentences - [waggoner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waggoner/) — A waggoner is a person who drives a waggon, especially a farm worker long ago. — 5 sentences - [wagon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wagon/) — A vehicle with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen, used to carry heavy loads or people. — 12 sentences - [wahoo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wahoo/) — A wahoo is a North American tree whose inner bark was used for weaving and making rope. — 5 sentences - [waif](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waif/) — A waif is a homeless, neglected child or animal, often thin and with nobody to care for it. — 9 sentences - [wail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wail/) — To wail is to cry out with a long, loud, high sound because of pain, sadness or anger. — 10 sentences - [wailing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wailing/) — A long, loud, high cry of pain, sadness or anger. — 12 sentences - [waist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waist/) — Your waist is the middle part of your body, between your ribs and your hips, usually the narrowest part, where a belt goes. — 9 sentences - [waistband](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waistband/) — A waistband is the band of cloth around the waist of trousers or a skirt, where small things can be tucked. — 4 sentences - [waistcoat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waistcoat/) — A short jacket with buttons and no sleeves, worn over a shirt and often under a suit jacket; in the USA and Canada it is called a vest. — 7 sentences - [wait](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wait/) — To wait means to stay where you are, or not do something, until something happens or someone comes. — 23 sentences - [waiter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waiter/) — A waiter is a person whose job is to bring food and drinks to people in a restaurant or café. — 8 sentences - [waitress](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waitress/) — A waitress is a woman or girl whose job is to bring food and drinks to customers' tables in a café or restaurant and take their orders. — 8 sentences - [waive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waive/) — To waive a rule, fee or right is to choose not to use it or not to demand it (formal). — 8 sentences - [wake](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wake/) — To wake, or wake up, means to stop sleeping. — 13 sentences - [wakeful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wakeful/) — Not able to sleep, or awake when you would normally sleep. — 9 sentences - [wakefulness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wakefulness/) — Wakefulness is the state of being awake. — 8 sentences - [waken](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waken/) — To waken is to wake up, or to wake someone from sleep. — 4 sentences - [wakening](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wakening/) — Wakening means beginning to wake up or to become aware of something. — 5 sentences - [walk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walk/) — To walk means to move by putting one foot in front of the other, slower than running. — 25 sentences - [walkabout](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walkabout/) — A walkabout is a traditional journey on foot through the bush made by some Aboriginal Australians, linked to culture, country and learning. — 9 sentences - [walker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/) — A walker is a person who walks, often for fun or sport. — 12 sentences - [walkover](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walkover/) — A very easy win in a game or contest, where the other side hardly fights back. — 8 sentences - [walkway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walkway/) — A walkway is a path or passage for people to walk along, often raised, covered or built between buildings. — 8 sentences - [wall](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wall/) — A wall is one of the sides of a room or building. — 13 sentences - [wallaby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallaby/) — A wallaby is an Australian animal like a small kangaroo that hops and carries its baby (a joey) in a pouch. — 8 sentences - [wallah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallah/) — A person who does a particular job or is connected with a particular thing, as in chai-wallah (a tea seller) or rickshaw-wallah. — 9 sentences - [wallet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallet/) — A wallet is a small flat case, usually folded, for keeping money, cards and tickets. — 12 sentences - [wallop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallop/) — To wallop means to hit something or someone very hard. — 10 sentences - [wallow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallow/) — To roll about in mud or water, as pigs, hippos and buffalo do to cool down. — 11 sentences - [wallpaper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wallpaper/) — Wallpaper is paper with patterns or colours that is stuck on walls to decorate a room. — 9 sentences - [wally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wally/) — A silly or foolish person; a mild, often friendly insult. — 10 sentences - [walnut](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walnut/) — A walnut is a nut with a wrinkly brown shell and a wrinkly seed inside that looks a bit like a little brain. — 10 sentences - [walrus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walrus/) — A walrus is a very large sea mammal of the Arctic with long white tusks, whiskers, flippers and a thick layer of fat. — 11 sentences - [waltz](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waltz/) — A smooth ballroom dance for two people who turn round and round together, with three beats in each bar of music. — 16 sentences - [wampanoag](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wampanoag/) — A Native American people of what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the USA. — 8 sentences - [wampum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wampum/) — Small beads made from white and purple shells, strung together or woven into belts by Native American peoples of eastern North America. — 10 sentences - [wan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wan/) — Wan means pale and looking ill or tired. — 10 sentences - [wand](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wand/) — A wand is a thin stick used by a magician, wizard or fairy to do magic tricks or spells. — 10 sentences - [wander](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wander/) — To walk around slowly without a clear plan or without going anywhere in particular. — 12 sentences - [wanderer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wanderer/) — A wanderer is a person or animal that travels from place to place with no fixed home or no clear plan. — 9 sentences - [wandering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wandering/) — A wandering is a journey taken from place to place with no fixed aim. — 5 sentences - [wane](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wane/) — Of the Moon: to look smaller each night after the full moon, as less of its lit side faces the Earth. — 10 sentences - [waning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waning/) — Waning is the -ing form of «wane»: getting smaller or weaker little by little. — 12 sentences - [want](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/want/) — To want means to wish to have or do something. — 13 sentences - [war](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/war/) — A war is a long fight between countries or large groups using soldiers and weapons. — 11 sentences - [warble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warble/) — Of a bird: to sing with a sweet, trembling, changing sound. — 10 sentences - [warbler](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warbler/) — A warbler is one of many kinds of small, often greenish or brownish songbirds that eat insects and sing quick, trilling songs, such as the… — 9 sentences - [ward](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/ward/) — A room in a hospital with beds for patients. — 11 sentences - [warden](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warden/) — A warden is a person whose job is to look after a place or the people in it, like a park, a hall of residence or a nature reserve. — 10 sentences - [warder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warder/) — A person who guards prisoners in a prison; a prison guard. — 9 sentences - [wardrobe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wardrobe/) — A wardrobe is a tall cupboard where you hang clothes. — 12 sentences - [ware](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/ware/) — Wares are goods or things made to be sold. — 5 sentences - [warehouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warehouse/) — A warehouse is a large building where goods are stored before they are sold or sent to shops. — 8 sentences - [warfare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warfare/) — Warfare is fighting in a war, or the way a war is fought. — 8 sentences - [warlike](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warlike/) — Warlike means ready for war, fond of fighting, or having to do with war. — 4 sentences - [warlock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warlock/) — A warlock is a man believed to have magic powers, a wizard, usually a wicked one. This is an old use, found in fairy tales. — 5 sentences - [warlord](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warlord/) — A warlord is a military leader who controls an area by force with his own army, usually when there is no strong government. — 7 sentences - [warm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warm/) — A little hot, pleasantly not cold. — 17 sentences - [warmer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warmer/) — Warmer means more warm, having a higher temperature than something else. — 13 sentences - [warmly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warmly/) — Warmly means in a way that keeps you warm: dress warmly. — 10 sentences - [warmth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warmth/) — Warmth is the state of being warm, a gentle heat: the warmth of the fire. — 12 sentences - [warn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warn/) — To warn someone means to tell them about a danger or problem before it happens, so they can be careful or avoid it. — 12 sentences - [warning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/) — Something said, written or shown to tell people about a danger or a problem so they can avoid it. — 12 sentences - [warp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warp/) — To warp is to bend or twist out of shape, often because of heat or water. — 10 sentences - [warrant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrant/) — An official paper from a judge that lets the police do something, such as search a house or arrest someone. — 10 sentences - [warren](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warren/) — A group of connected underground holes and tunnels where rabbits live. — 11 sentences - [warring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warring/) — Fighting a war against each other. — 8 sentences - [warrior](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrior/) — A warrior is a brave fighter or soldier, especially in old times or in stories. — 10 sentences - [warship](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warship/) — A warship is a ship built and armed for fighting in a war, run by a navy. — 9 sentences - [wart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wart/) — A wart is a small, hard, rough lump that grows on the skin, often on hands or feet, caused by a virus. — 10 sentences - [warthog](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warthog/) — A warthog is a wild pig of the African grasslands with a big flat head, long curved tusks, a thin mane and lumpy bumps on its face that lo… — 7 sentences - [wartime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wartime/) — Wartime is a period when a country is at war. — 9 sentences - [warty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warty/) — Warty means covered with warts, small hard lumps on the skin. — 10 sentences - [wary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wary/) — Careful and a little worried because something might be dangerous or tricky. — 11 sentences - [wash](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wash/) — To clean something or someone with water and usually soap. — 16 sentences - [washable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/washable/) — Washable means it can be washed without being damaged. — 7 sentences - [washboard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/washboard/) — A board with ridges on it, once used for scrubbing clothes when washing them by hand. — 10 sentences - [washed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/washed/) — Washed means made clean with water, often with soap. — 12 sentences - [washer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/washer/) — A small flat ring of metal, rubber or plastic put under a nut or a screw, or inside a tap, to make it tight or stop leaks. — 11 sentences - [washerman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/washerman/) — A washerman is a man whose job is washing other people's clothes. — 5 sentences - [washerwoman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/washerwoman/) — A woman whose job, in the past, was washing other people's clothes and sheets by hand, for money. — 10 sentences - [washing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/washing/) — Washing is cleaning something with water, often with soap. — 12 sentences - [washroom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/washroom/) — A room with toilets and washbasins; a toilet or restroom. — 8 sentences - [wasp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasp/) — A wasp is a flying insect with a thin waist and yellow and black stripes; it can sting. — 11 sentences - [wastage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wastage/) — The amount of something that is wasted or lost. — 8 sentences - [waste](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waste/) — Waste is rubbish: things that are thrown away because they are not wanted. — 13 sentences - [wasted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasted/) — Wasted means used badly or carelessly, or lost without being useful. — 13 sentences - [wasteful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasteful/) — Wasteful means using more of something than is needed, or using it carelessly so that some is lost or thrown away. — 8 sentences - [wasteland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasteland/) — An area of land that is empty, ruined or not used, such as land with rubble, weeds and rubbish. — 9 sentences - [wasting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasting/) — Wasting means using something for nothing or losing it, like wasting time, water, food or money. — 11 sentences **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/page/6/) - ← previous: [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/) - next →: [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/) - ↑ back to [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/)