| wheelbarrow |
A wheelbarrow is a small cart with one or two wheels in front, two legs at the rear, and handles for pushing. Wheelbarrows are used to carry rocks, soil, leaves, and other materials for short distances. |
| wheelchair |
A wheelchair is a chair on wheels that is used by people who cannot walk from place to place. |
| wheeze |
to breathe with a hoarse or whistling sound. [2 definitions] |
| when |
When means "at what time." If you want to know when you can have lunch, you want to know at what time you can have lunch. "When" also means similar things like "on what day" or "in what year." [5 definitions] |
| whenever |
"Whenever" means "any time that." If you can go outside whenever you want, you can go outside any time that you want to go outside. [2 definitions] |
| where |
If someone asks "Where do you live?" they want to know what area or place you live in. If someone asks "Where are you going?" they want to know to what place you are going. If someone asks "Where is the post office?" they want to know the location of the post office. [3 definitions] |
| whereabouts |
in or near what location; about where. [2 definitions] |
| whereas |
while in contrast. [2 definitions] |
| whereupon |
after which; as a consequence. |
| wherever |
If you have fun wherever you are, it means that you have fun in whatever place or situation you are in. If your little brother wants to go wherever you go, he wants to go to any place that you go. |
| whether |
Let's say you don't know whether there is school tomorrow. This means that you don't know if there is school tomorrow. There might be school, or there might not be school. [2 definitions] |
| whey |
the watery part of milk that is left when the curds are separated out in making cheese. |
| which |
When you choose between one game or another, you decide which of the games you want to play. When you don't know the right room to go to, maybe you will ask which of the rooms is the right one. [4 definitions] |
| whichever |
whatever or any one that. [2 definitions] |
| whiff |
a faint smell carried on the air. [2 definitions] |
| while |
A "while" is a period of time. It could be a short time or a pretty long time. [4 definitions] |
| whim |
A whim is a sudden desire, idea, or decision to do something. A whim is often odd, unusual, or doesn't make much sense. It is a often a decision that is made without much thinking. Sometimes, but not always, a whim is a selfish desire for something. |
| whimper |
to cry in weak, broken sounds. [2 definitions] |
| whine |
When an animal or person whines, they make a long, high, crying sound. They whine because they are in pain, scared, or annoyed. [2 definitions] |
| whinny |
A whinny is a sound that a horse makes. A whinny is made at a high pitch and the horse makes the sound for several seconds. It's not one quick sound. Also, it is broken into many short sounds that continue one after another in a stream. [2 definitions] |
| whip |
A whip is a long, thin thing like a rope or strip of leather that is attached to a handle. Sometimes there is more than one rope or strip attached. A whip is used to make an animal move, or to protect oneself from something, or to punish, control, or hurt another person or animal. [7 definitions] |