| woman |
A woman is an adult female human. |
| women |
Women is the word we use when we are talking about more than one woman. |
| wonder |
When you wonder about something, you have a question about it that you ask yourself. |
| wonderful |
When something is wonderful, it is very, very good! It is something that makes you very happy. |
| won't |
Won't is a short way to say or write "will not." |
| wood |
Wood is the material that makes up the hard parts of a tree. [2 definitions] |
| wooden |
When something is wooden, it is made of wood. |
| wool |
Wool is the thick, soft hair of sheep and some other animals. People often cut the wool from these animals and use it to make fabric for clothes, blankets, and other things. |
| word |
A word is a sound or group of sounds that you speak, or a letter or group of letters that you write. A word has some meaning that other people can understand. People use words to talk to each other. |
| work |
When you try to do something and use energy to do it, you are doing work. [5 definitions] |
| world |
The world is the whole earth and everyone and everything that is on the earth. |
| worm |
A worm is a small animal with no legs and no bones. A worm's body is long and thin and often looks like a small tube. Birds and fish like to eat worms. Worms live in water or on land. |
| worry |
When you worry, you feel upset or afraid about something. |
| worse |
Let's say your mom is not very good at singing, but your dad is very, very bad. This means that your dad is worse at singing than your mom. Let's say it was raining hard this morning, but now there is lightning and thunder too. We might say that the weather is worse now than before. [2 definitions] |
| worship |
When people worship, they give their love and praise to their god or gods. Many people worship in a place of religion such as a church, mosque, or temple. Some people worship just by praying at home or some other place. |
| worst |
If your neighbor's dog is the worst dog in the neighborhood, then all the other dogs are better. Maybe the other dogs bark a lot, but your neighbor's dog barks and bites people too. [2 definitions] |
| worth |
The worth of something is the value of it. [3 definitions] |
| would |
We often use would when we talk about some action or situation that we only imagine. [3 definitions] |
| would like |
Would like has a meaning that is similar to "want," but we use it to be polite or when we are not sure if we can get what we want. |
| wouldn't |
Wouldn't is a short way to say or write "would not." |
| wound1 |
A wound is a cut or other injury to a part of your body. [2 definitions] |