| waiter |
A waiter is a person who comes to your table and serves you in a restaurant. |
| waiting room |
A waiting room is a place inside a building where people can wait because of some special reason. Doctors usually have a waiting room where people sit and wait to see the doctor. Dentists usually have a waiting room too. Bus stations and train stations often have waiting rooms too. |
| wake1 |
When you wake, you come out of sleep. Often, instead of just "wake," we say "wake up." [2 definitions] |
| Wales |
Wales is one of the countries in Europe that now make up a larger nation called the United Kingdom. Besides Wales, the United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Wales is on the same island as England and Scotland, and it is the smallest of the three. |
| walk |
When you walk, you move along while using your legs and feet. When you walk, you are in a standing position. When you walk, you are taking steps and not running. [3 definitions] |
| wall |
A wall is a side of a building or room. |
| wallet |
A wallet is a small, flat thing that is used to hold money and other small, important things. Wallets are usually made of leather, and they are small enough to fit inside a pocket. |
| wallpaper |
Wallpaper is a strong kind of paper that people sometimes cover their walls with. They use a kind of paste to attach the paper to the wall. Wallpaper often has a pattern on it such as stripes, dots, animal shapes, or flowers. |
| wand |
A wand is a smooth stick that is waved or pointed at something to do magic. Magicians, wizards, and fairies sometimes use wands. |
| wander |
When you wander, you walk but don't know exactly where you are going or what you want to do. |
| want |
When you want something, you don't have it now, but you think it would be good to have it. It would make you happy or help you in some way. Usually, when you want something, you try to get it or you hope someone will give it to you. Sometimes when you want something, you feel like you will not be happy if you don't get it. [2 definitions] |
| war |
When there is a war, it means that there is strong fighting between countries or very large groups of people. |
| warm |
When something is warm, it has heat or gives off some heat. When you get into a warm bath, it feels nice. The water is not cold, and it is not too hot. [3 definitions] |
| warn |
When you warn someone, you tell them about something that might be dangerous or hurt them. |
| warning |
A warning is a message that lets you know that something bad might happen. |
| wash |
When you wash something, you make it clean by using water or other liquid. Usually, you use some kind of soap too. [2 definitions] |
| washing machine |
A washing machine is a machine that washes clothes. |
| Washington |
Washington is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Washington is WA. [2 definitions] |
| wasn't |
Wasn't is a short way to say or write "was not." |
| waste |
When you waste something, you use it in a way that is not good. Maybe you use a lot of some valuable thing that people should be careful with and not use too much of. Maybe you use more of something than you really need, or you use or spend something in a way that doesn't bring you anything good. [2 definitions] |
| wastebasket |
A wastebasket is a container that holds things that people throw away. You find a wastebasket in a room in someone's home or in a building. |