| waken |
to cause to stop sleeping; awake. [3 definitions] |
| wake up |
to stop sleeping. [2 definitions] |
| Wales |
a country in Europe on the southwestern part of the island of Great Britain. Cardiff is the capital of Wales. |
| walk |
to move at a steady pace by steps. [8 definitions] |
| walk a tightrope |
to keep a difficult balance or middle position between opposed people or choices. |
| walk away with |
to win or get easily. |
| walker |
a person who walks. [2 definitions] |
| walking |
the act or movement of someone or something that walks. [4 definitions] |
| walk off with |
to win or get easily. [2 definitions] |
| walk of life |
job or social position. |
| wall |
a structure that forms the side of a building or divides or shuts off a space. [4 definitions] |
| wallet |
a pocketbook that is small and flat; billfold. Wallets are used to hold money, cards, or other small personal items. |
| wallow |
to roll the body in mud, sand, dirt, or water. |
| wallpaper |
paper printed with colors or colored patterns and pasted onto walls and ceilings. [2 definitions] |
| walnut |
a tree that grows nuts and is a source of useful wood. [4 definitions] |
| walrus |
a large mammal with tusks and thick, brown skin. Walruses are the largest pinnipeds or mammals with four flippers instead of feet. They spend much of their time on beaches or on frozen ocean in Arctic regions. Walruses are closely related to sea lions and seals. |
| waltz |
a round dance for two people. The waltz is a dance with three beats. [3 definitions] |
| wampum |
white and dark beads made from polished shells. Some American Indian peoples used wampum as money or decoration. |
| wan |
very pale. [2 definitions] |
| wand |
a thin stick or rod used by people such as magicians. |
| wander |
to move about with no purpose, aim, or plan; roam. [3 definitions] |