--- title: W — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 3 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/3/) [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 3 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/page/2/) **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/) - [welfare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welfare/) — Welfare is the health, happiness and safety of a person or animal. — 9 sentences - [well](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/) — Well means in a good or right way: «she sings well». — 14 sentences - [wellbeing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wellbeing/) — The state of being healthy, happy and comfortable in body and mind. — 7 sentences - [wellington](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wellington/) — A wellington is a tall rubber or plastic boot that keeps your feet dry in rain and mud; they usually come in pairs. — 11 sentences - [welsh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/) — Welsh means from or to do with Wales, a country in the United Kingdom. — 13 sentences - [welshman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welshman/) — A man or boy from Wales, a country in the west of Great Britain, part of the United Kingdom. — 7 sentences - [welwitschia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welwitschia/) — A very strange desert plant from Namibia and Angola in south-west Africa that has only two long, leathery leaves. — 9 sentences - [wen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wen/) — A wen is a soft lump that grows under the skin, often on the face or neck. — 4 sentences - [wench](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wench/) — A wench was a girl or young woman, especially a servant girl or a country girl. — 9 sentences - [wend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wend/) — To wend your way is to travel slowly, often following a winding path. — 8 sentences - [west](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/west/) — West is the direction where the sun goes down in the evening. — 11 sentences - [westerly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/westerly/) — A westerly wind blows from the west. — 9 sentences - [western](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/western/) — Western means in, from or towards the west: western Canada, a western wind. — 11 sentences - [westward](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/westward/) — Westward means going towards the west. — 9 sentences - [westwards](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/westwards/) — Westwards means towards the west, the direction where the sun sets. — 8 sentences - [wet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wet/) — Covered with or full of water or another liquid. — 17 sentences - [wether](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/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. — 7 sentences - [wetland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/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. — 8 sentences - [wetness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetness/) — Wetness is the state of being wet, covered in or full of water or another liquid. — 8 sentences - [wetter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetter/) — Wetter means more wet, with more water or liquid on it or in it. — 8 sentences - [wetting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/) — Wetting means making something wet with water or another liquid. — 9 sentences - [whack](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whack/) — To hit something or someone hard, often with a stick or hand. — 14 sentences - [whacked](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whacked/) — Whacked means hit hard with a loud noise. — 10 sentences - [whacking](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whacking/) — Hitting someone or something hard with a loud smack. — 11 sentences - [whale](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whale/) — A whale is a very large animal that lives in the sea, looks like a fish, but is a mammal and breathes air. — 11 sentences - [whaler](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whaler/) — A ship used for hunting whales. — 9 sentences - [what](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/what/) — What is used to ask about a thing: «What is that?». — 24 sentences - [whatever](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whatever/) — Whatever means anything or everything that. — 19 sentences - [whatsoever](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whatsoever/) — At all; used after "no", "none" or "nothing" to make it stronger. — 10 sentences - [wheat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wheat/) — Wheat is a tall grass plant grown on farms; its grain is ground into flour to make bread, pasta and cakes. — 11 sentences - [wheaten](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wheaten/) — Wheaten means made from wheat, or having the pale golden colour of wheat. — 4 sentences - [wheedle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wheedle/) — To wheedle is to coax someone, with soft words or flattery, into doing what you want. — 5 sentences - [wheedling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wheedling/) — Wheedling describes a soft, coaxing voice meant to get what you want. — 4 sentences - [wheel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wheel/) — A wheel is a round thing that turns on a rod so a car, bike or cart can move. — 13 sentences - [wheelbarrow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/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, san… — 9 sentences - [wheelchair](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wheelchair/) — A wheelchair is a chair with large wheels used by people who cannot walk or find walking hard. — 10 sentences - [wheelwright](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wheelwright/) — A person whose job is to make and repair wooden wheels, for carts, wagons and carriages. — 7 sentences - [wheeze](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wheeze/) — To wheeze is to breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in your chest, because breathing is hard. — 9 sentences - [wheezy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/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… — 9 sentences - [whelp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whelp/) — A whelp is a young animal, especially a puppy, cub or wolf cub. — 5 sentences - [when](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/when/) — When asks at what time something happens: «When is lunch?». — 19 sentences - [whence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whence/) — From where: «Whence did he come?» means «Where did he come from?». — 10 sentences - [whereabouts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whereabouts/) — The place where someone or something is. — 9 sentences - [wherefore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wherefore/) — Why; for what reason. — 11 sentences - [wheresoever](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wheresoever/) — Wheresoever means wherever, in any place (old-fashioned, formal). — 7 sentences - [wherever](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wherever/) — In any place or every place: sit wherever you like. — 12 sentences - [wherewithal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wherewithal/) — The wherewithal is the money or means needed to do something. — 5 sentences - [whet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whet/) — To whet is to sharpen a blade by rubbing it on a stone. — 5 sentences - [whey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whey/) — Whey is the watery liquid left over when milk is made into cheese or yoghurt; the solid lumps are called curds. — 8 sentences - [which](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/) — Which asks someone to choose one from a group: «Which colour do you want?». — 19 sentences - [whiff](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiff/) — A short smell, often brief or faint: «a whiff of smoke». — 13 sentences - [while](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/while/) — While means at the same time as something else happens. — 16 sentences - [whim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whim/) — A whim is a sudden wish or idea to do something, often without a good reason. — 8 sentences - [whimper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whimper/) — To whimper means to make small, weak crying sounds because you are scared, hurt or sad. — 10 sentences - [whimsical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whimsical/) — Whimsical means odd, playful and full of fancy, not quite ordinary. — 4 sentences - [whin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whin/) — Another name for gorse: a prickly bush with bright yellow flowers that grows on heaths and hills, mostly in Britain and Ireland. — 8 sentences - [whine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whine/) — To complain in an annoying, high, unhappy voice, often about small things. — 12 sentences - [whip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whip/) — A whip is a long thin rope or strip of leather with a handle, used to hit animals or, in the past, people. — 13 sentences - [whipping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whipping/) — A whipping is a punishment of being hit with a whip; it is cruel and now banned in most places. — 11 sentences - [whippy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whippy/) — Thin and bending easily, then springing back (a whippy stick, whippy branches). — 8 sentences - [whir](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whir/) — A whir is a soft, quick buzzing sound made by wheels or wings going round. — 5 sentences - [whirl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whirl/) — To whirl is to turn or spin round and round very fast. — 13 sentences - [whirlpool](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/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. — 10 sentences - [whirlwind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whirlwind/) — A whirlwind is a column of air that spins very fast, like a small tornado. — 10 sentences - [whirr](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whirr/) — To make a soft, steady buzzing sound like something spinning fast, such as a fan, a camera or wings. — 10 sentences - [whisk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whisk/) — A whisk is a kitchen tool made of curved wires, used to beat eggs or cream quickly. — 11 sentences - [whisker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/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. — 12 sentences - [whiskers](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/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 thing… — 11 sentences - [whiskey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiskey/) — A strong alcoholic drink made from grain such as barley, corn or rye, for adults only. — 7 sentences - [whisky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whisky/) — A strong alcoholic drink made from grain such as barley, made especially in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the USA. — 9 sentences - [whisper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whisper/) — To whisper means to speak very quietly, using your breath and not your voice. — 13 sentences - [whispering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whispering/) — Whispering is speaking very softly, so only people close by can hear. — 5 sentences - [whistle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whistle/) — A whistle is a small object you blow into to make a loud, high sound. — 11 sentences - [whit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whit/) — A whit is a very tiny amount; it is used almost only in negative phrases: «not a whit» means not at all. — 8 sentences - [white](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/white/) — White is the colour of snow and milk. — 13 sentences - [whitefish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whitefish/) — A whitefish is a fish with pale flesh that lives in cold lakes and rivers and is eaten as food. — 4 sentences - [whiten](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiten/) — To whiten something is to make it whiter or paler. — 9 sentences - [whiteness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiteness/) — The quality of being white, like snow, milk or a clean page. — 9 sentences - [whitethorn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whitethorn/) — Whitethorn is another name for hawthorn, a prickly bush with white flowers. — 4 sentences - [whitewash](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whitewash/) — A white liquid made of lime or chalk and water, painted on walls and fences to make them white. — 10 sentences - [whitewashed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whitewashed/) — Painted with whitewash, a cheap white paint of lime and water used on walls. — 10 sentences - [whiting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiting/) — A small sea fish of the cod family, with white flesh, found in the seas around Europe; it is eaten as food. — 10 sentences - [whitish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whitish/) — Almost white, or a little bit white; pale in colour. — 8 sentences - [whittle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whittle/) — To whittle is to cut small thin pieces off wood with a knife until it takes a shape. — 4 sentences - [whiz](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiz/) — A person who is very good at something: a maths whiz. — 12 sentences - [whizz](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whizz/) — To whizz is to move very fast, often with a buzzing or whistling sound. — 10 sentences - [who](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/who/) — Who asks about a person: «Who is at the door?». — 21 sentences - [whole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whole/) — Whole means all of it, with no part missing: «the whole cake». — 12 sentences - [wholehearted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wholehearted/) — Completely sincere and enthusiastic, with no doubts (wholehearted support, a wholehearted thank you). — 7 sentences - [wholeheartedly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wholeheartedly/) — With all your heart; completely and sincerely, without any doubt. — 7 sentences - [wholemeal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wholemeal/) — Wholemeal flour is made from the whole grain of wheat, including the brown outer part (the bran). — 10 sentences - [wholesale](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wholesale/) — Selling goods in large amounts to shops and businesses, who then sell them on to customers at a higher price. — 13 sentences - [wholesaler](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wholesaler/) — A person or business that buys goods in large amounts from makers and sells them in large amounts to shops, not to the public. — 7 sentences - [wholesome](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wholesome/) — Wholesome means good for your health: wholesome food like milk, bread and fruit. — 5 sentences - [wholly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wholly/) — Completely; fully; entirely (wholly true, wholly owned). — 8 sentences - [whoop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoop/) — To shout loudly with joy or excitement. — 11 sentences - [whoopee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/) — «Whoopee!» is a word you shout when you are very happy and excited. — 11 sentences - [whoosh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoosh/) — A sound of something moving very fast through the air, or of a rush of wind or water. — 10 sentences - [whorl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whorl/) — A whorl is a pattern of curved lines that go round and round, like a spiral. — 10 sentences - [why](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/why/) — A question word that asks for the reason or cause of something. — 24 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/page/2/) **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/)