--- title: W — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 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/4/) [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 4 [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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/page/3/) **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/) - [wick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wick/) — A wick is the string in the middle of a candle or the strip in an oil lamp that you light; it soaks up melted wax or oil to keep the flame… — 8 sentences - [wicked](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wicked/) — Wicked means very bad, evil or cruel: «the wicked witch». — 11 sentences - [wickedly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wickedly/) — Wickedly means in an evil way, on purpose to do harm or wrong. — 4 sentences - [wickedness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wickedness/) — Wickedness is being very bad, cruel or evil. — 9 sentences - [wicket](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wicket/) — In cricket, a wicket is the set of three upright sticks (stumps) with two small pieces (bails) on top that the bowler tries to hit. — 12 sentences - [wide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wide/) — Wide means far from one side to the other. — 15 sentences - [widely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/) — Widely means by many people or in many places: «widely known», «widely used». — 12 sentences - [widen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widen/) — To widen something means to make it wider, like widening a road or a path. — 12 sentences - [widening](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widening/) — Widening means becoming or making something wider. — 8 sentences - [widespread](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widespread/) — Widespread means found in many places or among many people: «widespread flooding», «a widespread belief». — 8 sentences - [widow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widow/) — A widow is a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. — 11 sentences - [width](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/width/) — Width is how wide something is, the distance from one side to the other. — 11 sentences - [wield](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wield/) — To wield a sword, axe or tool is to hold it and use it. — 5 sentences - [wife](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wife/) — A wife is the woman a person is married to. — 11 sentences - [wifi](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wifi/) — Wifi (also written Wi-Fi) is a way of connecting phones, tablets, computers and other devices to the internet or to each other without wir… — 8 sentences - [wig](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wig/) — A wig is a covering of real or false hair worn on the head to hide baldness, for a costume or to change how someone looks. — 12 sentences - [wiggle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiggle/) — To wiggle is to move with small quick movements from side to side or up and down. — 13 sentences - [wiggly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiggly/) — Wiggly means with many small curves or bends, not straight. — 8 sentences - [wigwam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wigwam/) — A wigwam is a tent of skins, bark or mats, round or cone-shaped, used as a home by some North American peoples. — 4 sentences - [wild](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wild/) — Living or growing in nature, not looked after by people: wild animals, wild flowers. — 14 sentences - [wildcat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildcat/) — A wildcat is a wild cat that looks like a big tabby, living in Europe, Africa and Asia; the Scottish wildcat is very rare. — 11 sentences - [wildebeest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildebeest/) — A wildebeest is a large African antelope with curved horns, a long face, a mane and a beard; it is also called a gnu. — 10 sentences - [wilderness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wilderness/) — A wilderness is a wild area of land that people have not changed, with no towns, farms or roads. — 11 sentences - [wildfire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildfire/) — A wildfire is a big fire that spreads out of control through forests, bush or grassland. — 10 sentences - [wildflower](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildflower/) — A wildflower is a flower that grows naturally without being planted by people. — 7 sentences - [wildlife](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildlife/) — Wild animals, birds, insects and plants that live free in nature, not kept by people. — 7 sentences - [wildly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildly/) — Wildly means in a wild, uncontrolled way, with lots of excited or fierce movement. — 12 sentences - [wile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wile/) — Wiles are clever tricks or charming ways used to persuade or fool someone. — 7 sentences - [wilful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wilful/) — A wilful person is stubborn and determined to do what they want, even when told not to. — 8 sentences - [wilfulness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wilfulness/) — Being determined to do what you want, even when told not to; stubbornness. — 8 sentences - [will](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/will/) — Will says what is going to happen: «It will rain». — 23 sentences - [willful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willful/) — Willful means stubborn, doing what you want and refusing to be told. (US spelling of «wilful»). — 5 sentences - [willingly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willingly/) — Willingly means gladly, without being forced. — 8 sentences - [willingness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willingness/) — Being happy or ready to do something when asked. — 8 sentences - [willow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willow/) — A willow is a tree with long, thin, bendy branches and narrow leaves, often growing near water. — 9 sentences - [willpower](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/willpower/) — Willpower is the strength of mind to control your actions and do what you decide, even when it is hard. — 7 sentences - [wilt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wilt/) — When a plant wilts, it droops and becomes soft and floppy, usually because it needs water or is too hot. — 10 sentences - [wilting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wilting/) — Drooping and going soft because of not enough water, too much heat, or being picked: a wilting flower bends and its leaves hang down. — 10 sentences - [wily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wily/) — Wily means clever at tricking people to get what you want. — 4 sentences - [wimp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wimp/) — A wimp is a person who is seen as weak, scared or not brave. — 8 sentences - [win](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/) — To win means to be the best or come first in a game, race or competition. — 13 sentences - [wince](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wince/) — To wince is to make a quick face or small movement when you feel pain or see or hear something unpleasant. — 8 sentences - [winch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winch/) — A machine with a rope or a chain wound round a turning drum, used to lift or pull heavy things. — 9 sentences - [winchester](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winchester/) — Winchester is a historic city in Hampshire in the south of England, once the capital of the Saxon kings, with a great cathedral. — 9 sentences - [wind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wind/) — Air moving across the Earth. — 20 sentences - [windbag](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windbag/) — A windbag is a person who talks too much, usually about boring or unimportant things, or boasts endlessly. — 8 sentences - [windfall](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windfall/) — An amount of money you get unexpectedly, such as a prize, a gift or money you find. — 9 sentences - [winding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winding/) — Winding means full of bends and curves that turn back and forth: a winding path or river. — 4 sentences - [windless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windless/) — Windless means without any wind; the air is still and calm. — 7 sentences - [windmill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windmill/) — A windmill is a building with large sails that the wind turns to grind grain or pump water. — 11 sentences - [window](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/window/) — A window is an opening in a wall or a car with glass, to let in light and air. — 13 sentences - [windowpane](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windowpane/) — A windowpane is one sheet of glass in a window. — 4 sentences - [windowsill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windowsill/) — A windowsill is the flat shelf at the bottom of a window, inside or outside. — 8 sentences - [windpipe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windpipe/) — The windpipe is the tube in your throat that carries air from your mouth and nose down to your lungs; its science name is the trachea. — 10 sentences - [windscreen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windscreen/) — The large glass window at the front of a car, bus or other vehicle. — 7 sentences - [windsock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsock/) — A windsock is a cloth tube on a pole that fills with wind and shows which way and how strongly the wind is blowing. — 7 sentences - [windsor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/) — Windsor is a town in Berkshire, England, west of London, by the River Thames, home of Windsor Castle. — 11 sentences - [windward](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windward/) — Windward means on the side facing the wind, the side the wind blows onto. — 7 sentences - [windy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/) — Windy weather has a lot of wind blowing. — 11 sentences - [wine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wine/) — Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes or sometimes other fruits. — 11 sentences - [wineglass](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wineglass/) — A wineglass is a glass with a stem and a bowl, used for drinking wine. — 4 sentences - [wing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wing/) — A wing is the part of a bird, bat or plane that lets it fly. — 6 sentences - [winged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winged/) — Winged means having wings, as in «a winged horse». — 11 sentences - [wingless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wingless/) — Having no wings. — 7 sentences - [wings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wings/) — Wings are the body parts a bird, bat or insect moves to fly. — 15 sentences - [wingspan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wingspan/) — The distance from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other wing when they are stretched out, of a bird, bat, insect or aeroplane. — 8 sentences - [wink](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wink/) — To close and open one eye quickly, often to show a joke, a secret or friendliness. — 10 sentences - [winner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/) — A person, team or animal that wins a game, race, competition or prize. — 13 sentences - [winning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winning/) — Being the one who wins or makes someone win. — 15 sentences - [winter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winter/) — The coldest season of the year, between autumn (fall) and spring. — 12 sentences - [wintry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wintry/) — Typical of winter: cold, snowy, icy or frosty. — 10 sentences - [wipe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wipe/) — To wipe something means to rub it with a cloth, tissue or your hand to clean or dry it. — 13 sentences - [wiper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiper/) — A wiper (windscreen wiper, windshield wiper in the US) is a long arm with a rubber blade that moves back and forth to clear rain from a ca… — 9 sentences - [wire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wire/) — A wire is a long thin piece of metal that can bend. — 14 sentences - [wireless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wireless/) — Wireless means working without wires, using radio waves, like wireless internet (Wi-Fi), wireless headphones or wireless charging. — 8 sentences - [wisdom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wisdom/) — Wisdom is the ability to make good, sensible decisions and judgments, using knowledge and experience. — 10 sentences - [wise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/) — Wise means having good sense and making good choices because of knowledge and experience. — 13 sentences - [wisely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wisely/) — Wisely means in a wise, sensible way, using good judgement. — 11 sentences - [wish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wish/) — To wish means to want something to happen, even if it may not. A wish is that hope. — 16 sentences - [wishbone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wishbone/) — A wishbone is a forked V-shaped bone between the neck and breast of a chicken, turkey or other bird. — 8 sentences - [wishful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wishful/) — Wanting or hoping for something. — 8 sentences - [wisp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wisp/) — A wisp is a thin, light piece or strand of something: a wisp of hair, a wisp of grass. — 10 sentences - [wispy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wispy/) — Wispy means thin, light and fine, in small loose strands, like thin wisps of hair, cloud or smoke. — 7 sentences - [wistful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wistful/) — Sad and full of longing for something you cannot have, or for something that is past. — 9 sentences - [wistfully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wistfully/) — In a sad, longing way, as when you wish for something you cannot have or something that is gone. — 9 sentences - [wistfulness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wistfulness/) — A gentle, sad feeling of longing for something you miss or cannot have. — 7 sentences - [wit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wit/) — Wit is the ability to say clever and funny things quickly. — 12 sentences - [witch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/witch/) — In fairy tales and stories, a witch is a woman (and sometimes a man) who has magic powers, often shown with a pointed hat, a broomstick, a… — 13 sentences - [witchcraft](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/witchcraft/) — The use of magic powers, especially to do harm, as believed in stories and in many old beliefs. — 11 sentences - [with](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/with/) — With means together with someone or something: «I went with Dad». — 24 sentences - [withal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withal/) — Also, besides, as well. — 5 sentences - [withdraw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/) — To withdraw money is to take it out of a bank account. — 14 sentences - [withdrawal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/) — Taking money out of a bank account. — 12 sentences - [withdrawn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawn/) — Taken out, especially money taken out of a bank account. — 13 sentences - [withered](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withered/) — Withered means dried up and shrunk, like an old plant or flower. — 9 sentences - [withering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withering/) — Of a plant: drying up, shrinking and dying, for example because it has no water. — 9 sentences - [withers](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withers/) — The withers are the highest point of a horse's back, the ridge between its shoulder blades; horses are measured to the withers. — 8 sentences - [withhold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withhold/) — To keep something back and refuse to give it: «withhold information» means not telling something you know. — 11 sentences - [withholding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withholding/) — Withholding means keeping something back and not giving it, when it was expected: «withholding information». — 8 sentences - [within](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/within/) — Within means inside a limit, not going past it: «within 20», «within an hour». — 11 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/page/3/) **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/)