| worst |
superlative of "bad" and "ill." [8 definitions] |
| worth |
good, valuable, or important enough to warrant. [8 definitions] |
| worthless |
without importance, use, or value. [2 definitions] |
| worthwhile |
valuable or rewarding enough to be worth the expenditure of time and energy. |
| worthy |
having adequate or considerable worth or merit; admirable; commendable. [3 definitions] |
| would |
used as a past form of "will1" after verbs in the past tense that report speech or thoughts. [5 definitions] |
| would like |
used as a tentative form of "want" in order to express a greater degree of politeness than "want" expresses or when the possibility of doing what one wants is not considered likely or certain. |
| wouldn't |
contracted form of "would not." |
| wound1 |
an injury to living tissue, usu. involving penetration or cutting of the external surface. [4 definitions] |
| wound2 |
past tense and past participle of wind2. |
| wove |
past tense of "weave" and also archaic past participle of "weave." |
| woven |
a past participle of weave. |
| wow1 |
(informal) used to express amazement, pleasure, enthusiasm, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| wrangle |
to quarrel noisily or heatedly. [6 definitions] |
| wrap |
to cover, encircle, or enfold with something. [11 definitions] |
| wrapped up in |
engrossed or absorbed in (an activity, entertainment, or the like). |
| wrapper |
that which can be used to wrap; wrapping; wrap. [3 definitions] |
| wrapping |
(often pl.) material that is used to wrap something. |
| wrap up |
to finish tidily; conclude. |
| wrath |
violent or fierce anger, indignation, or resentment. [3 definitions] |
| wreak |
to inflict or carry out (punishment, revenge, destruction, or the like). [2 definitions] |