--- title: W — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 2 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/page/2/) [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 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/) **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/) - [watch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watch/) — To watch is to look at something for a while. — 13 sentences - [watchdog](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchdog/) — A watchdog is a dog kept to guard a house or farm and to bark at strangers. — 5 sentences - [watcher](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watcher/) — A watcher is a person who watches something or someone, often carefully or for a long time. — 8 sentences - [watchful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchful/) — Paying careful attention to what is happening, so you notice any danger or problem. — 8 sentences - [watchfulness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchfulness/) — Watchfulness is careful looking out, keeping alert so that nothing bad happens without your noticing. — 4 sentences - [watchman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchman/) — A watchman is a person paid to stay awake and guard a building or street at night. — 5 sentences - [water](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/water/) — Water is the clear liquid in rivers, lakes, rain and the sea; people, animals and plants need it to live. — 22 sentences - [watercolour](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watercolour/) — Watercolour is a kind of paint that you mix with water; it gives light, see-through colours. — 8 sentences - [watercourse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watercourse/) — A watercourse is any channel that water flows along, like a river, stream, brook, ditch or canal. — 7 sentences - [waterfall](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterfall/) — A waterfall is a place where a river or stream flows over the edge of a cliff or steep rock and falls down. — 9 sentences - [waterfowl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterfowl/) — Waterfowl are birds that swim and live on or near water, especially ducks, geese and swans. — 7 sentences - [watering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watering/) — Giving water to plants or animals. — 12 sentences - [waterline](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterline/) — The line along the side of a ship or boat where the water reaches. — 8 sentences - [waterlogged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterlogged/) — Waterlogged ground is so full of water that it cannot soak up any more, so puddles stay on top. — 8 sentences - [waterloo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterloo/) — Waterloo is a town in Belgium where Napoleon was finally defeated in 1815 by British, Dutch, Belgian and Prussian armies. — 10 sentences - [watermark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watermark/) — A faint picture or pattern pressed into paper, which you can see when you hold it up to the light; banknotes have them to show they are re… — 10 sentences - [watermelon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watermelon/) — A large round or oval fruit with a hard green skin and sweet, juicy red or pink flesh with black seeds. — 10 sentences - [waterproof](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterproof/) — Waterproof means not letting water in or through. — 10 sentences - [watershed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watershed/) — A watershed is a line of high land, such as a ridge, that divides two areas whose rivers flow in different directions. — 10 sentences - [waterside](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterside/) — The waterside is the land along the edge of a river, lake or sea. — 9 sentences - [waterspout](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterspout/) — A waterspout is a column of water shooting up or out, such as a spout or a whirling tube of water over the sea. — 5 sentences - [watertight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watertight/) — Watertight means so closely made that no water can get in or out. — 4 sentences - [waterway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterway/) — A waterway is a river, canal or other stretch of water that boats can travel along. — 7 sentences - [waterworks](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterworks/) — A building or system that cleans water and sends it through pipes to people's homes. — 10 sentences - [watery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watery/) — Containing too much water; thin and weak: watery soup. — 11 sentences - [watt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watt/) — The unit used to measure power: how fast energy is used or produced. One watt is one joule of energy every second. — 9 sentences - [wave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wave/) — A moving ridge of water on the sea or a lake. — 16 sentences - [waver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/) — To be unsure and keep changing your mind; to hesitate: she wavered between the red and the blue. — 11 sentences - [waving](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waving/) — Moving your hand from side to side to say hello or goodbye, or to get attention. — 14 sentences - [wavy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wavy/) — Having curves like waves; not straight: wavy hair, a wavy line. — 7 sentences - [waw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waw/) — Waw (also spelled vav or vau) is the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; in Hebrew it can sound like "v" or stand for an "o" or "u" sound. — 10 sentences - [wax](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wax/) — Wax is a soft material that melts when warm, used to make candles and crayons. — 15 sentences - [waxwork](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waxwork/) — A life-size model of a person made of wax, usually of a famous person. — 8 sentences - [waxy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waxy/) — Waxy means made of wax, covered in wax, or looking or feeling like wax: smooth, shiny and a little slippery. — 8 sentences - [way](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/way/) — A way is a road, path or direction to a place: «the way to school». — 24 sentences - [wayfarer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wayfarer/) — A wayfarer is a traveller who goes on foot, walking from place to place. — 8 sentences - [wayfaring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wayfaring/) — Travelling, especially on foot from place to place: a wayfaring man. — 9 sentences - [wayside](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wayside/) — The wayside is the edge of a road or path. — 5 sentences - [we](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/) — We or us means the speaker and other people together. — 18 sentences - [weak](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weak/) — Weak means not strong; not having much power or energy in your body. — 14 sentences - [weaken](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weaken/) — To weaken means to become weaker, or to make someone or something weaker, less strong or less powerful. — 11 sentences - [weakling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weakling/) — A weakling is a person or animal with little strength, who is easily beaten or looked down on. — 4 sentences - [weakly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weakly/) — Weakly means without strength or energy: «he smiled weakly». — 10 sentences - [weakness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weakness/) — Weakness is the state of not being strong in body: «weakness in her legs». — 11 sentences - [weal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weal/) — A weal is a raised red or purple mark on the skin, left by a blow from a whip or stick. — 4 sentences - [wealth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wealth/) — Wealth is a large amount of money, property and things worth a lot; being rich. — 9 sentences - [wealthy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wealthy/) — Having a lot of money and property; rich. — 8 sentences - [wean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wean/) — To wean a baby or young animal is to slowly stop feeding it only on its mother's milk and start giving it other food. — 10 sentences - [weaning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weaning/) — Slowly getting a baby or a young animal used to eating food instead of drinking only its mother's milk (or formula). — 10 sentences - [weapon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weapon/) — A weapon is something used to hurt or attack, or to defend in a fight, such as a sword, gun, knife or bomb. — 10 sentences - [wear](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wear/) — To wear means to have clothes, shoes, glasses or jewellery on your body. — 14 sentences - [wearied](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wearied/) — To weary is to make someone tired, or to become tired. «Wearied» is the past form: it was tired and worn out. — 5 sentences - [wearily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wearily/) — Wearily means in a tired way, with little energy. — 4 sentences - [weariness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weariness/) — Weariness is the feeling of being very tired and worn out. — 4 sentences - [wearisome](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wearisome/) — Making you feel tired, bored or fed up, especially because it goes on too long. — 8 sentences - [weary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weary/) — Weary means very tired, especially after a lot of work or a long journey. — 12 sentences - [weasel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weasel/) — A weasel is a small, thin, fast wild animal with brown fur and a long body that hunts mice and voles. — 11 sentences - [weather](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weather/) — What the air outside is like at a time and place: sunny, rainy, windy, cold, hot, snowy. — 13 sentences - [weathercock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weathercock/) — A weathercock is a metal cock or bird on a roof, which turns to show the direction of the wind. — 5 sentences - [weatherman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weatherman/) — A weatherman is a man who tells people what the weather will be, especially on TV or radio. — 8 sentences - [weave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weave/) — To weave is to make cloth, a basket or a mat by crossing threads, strips or twigs over and under each other. — 12 sentences - [weaver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weaver/) — A weaver is a person whose job or hobby is weaving: making cloth by crossing threads over and under each other on a loom. — 13 sentences - [weaving](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weaving/) — Weaving is making cloth by crossing threads over and under each other on a loom. — 12 sentences - [web](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/web/) — A web is a net of thin, sticky threads that a spider makes to catch insects. — 13 sentences - [webbed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/webbed/) — Webbed feet or toes have skin joining the toes together, like ducks, frogs and otters, which helps them swim. — 9 sentences - [webbing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/webbing/) — Webbing is strong, flat woven material in narrow strips, used for straps, belts, seat belts and bags. — 8 sentences - [website](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/website/) — 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. — 8 sentences - [wedded](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wedded/) — Wedded means married. — 6 sentences - [wedding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wedding/) — A wedding is a ceremony and celebration where two people get married. — 9 sentences - [wedge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wedge/) — 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. — 11 sentences - [wedged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wedged/) — Wedged means stuck tightly in a narrow space. — 9 sentences - [wedlock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wedlock/) — Wedlock is the state of being married. — 6 sentences - [wednesday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wednesday/) — Wednesday is the day of the week after Tuesday and before Thursday. — 11 sentences - [wee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wee/) — In Scotland, Ireland and Northern England, "wee" means small or little. — 9 sentences - [weed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weed/) — A weed is a wild plant growing where it is not wanted. — 11 sentences - [weedkiller](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weedkiller/) — Weedkiller is a chemical that kills weeds, the unwanted wild plants growing in gardens, paths and fields. — 7 sentences - [weeds](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weeds/) — Weeds are wild plants that grow where people do not want them, such as in gardens, lawns or fields, and take light, water and space from t… — 11 sentences - [weedy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weedy/) — Weedy means full of weeds: a weedy garden. — 8 sentences - [week](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/week/) — A week is seven days, from Monday to Sunday or Sunday to Saturday. — 18 sentences - [weekday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weekday/) — Any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday. — 11 sentences - [weekend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weekend/) — The weekend is Saturday and Sunday, the days at the end of the week when most children do not go to school and many adults do not work. — 10 sentences - [weekly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weekly/) — Weekly means happening or done once every week. — 11 sentences - [weep](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weep/) — To cry, letting tears fall, usually because you are sad. — 10 sentences - [weeper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weeper/) — A weeper is a person who weeps, who cries easily or often. — 9 sentences - [weeping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weeping/) — Crying with tears. — 11 sentences - [weepy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weepy/) — Ready to cry, or crying easily, often because you are tired or sad. — 10 sentences - [weevil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weevil/) — A small beetle with a long snout, which often eats and damages crops, flour, rice, grain and nuts. — 7 sentences - [wei](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wei/) — «Wei» (喂) is what people say when they answer the phone in Chinese, like «hello?»; it sounds like «way». — 10 sentences - [weigh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weigh/) — To weigh is to find how heavy something is, using scales. — 15 sentences - [weighing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weighing/) — The -ing form of «weigh»: measuring how heavy something is: «She is weighing the flour.». — 12 sentences - [weight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/) — Weight is how heavy something is. We measure weight in grams, kilograms, ounces or pounds. — 15 sentences - [weightless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weightless/) — Weightless means having no weight, or seeming to have no weight. — 8 sentences - [weightlifter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weightlifter/) — A weightlifter is a person who lifts heavy weights, especially a barbell, as a sport or to get stronger. — 7 sentences - [weir](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/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. — 7 sentences - [weird](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weird/) — Weird means very strange or unusual, in a way that is surprising or hard to explain. — 11 sentences - [weirdly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weirdly/) — Weirdly means in a strange or unusual way. — 8 sentences - [weirdo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weirdo/) — A person who seems very strange or odd. — 8 sentences - [welcome](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welcome/) — A friendly word said to greet someone who arrives (Welcome to our school!). — 15 sentences - [weld](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weld/) — To weld means to join pieces of metal together by heating them until they melt and stick. — 9 sentences - [welding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/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. — 11 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/) **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/)