| 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. |
| watch |
A watch is a small clock attached to a band or to a small chain. A watch is something that people can wear on their wrist or always carry with them. [3 definitions] |
| water |
Water is the liquid in rivers, oceans, and lakes. All people, animals, and plants need water to live. People drink water and use it for washing and swimming and many other things. Water comes into our houses through pipes. [2 definitions] |
| watercolor |
Watercolor is a kind of paint that is made to be mixed with water. [2 definitions] |
| water cycle |
When we talk about the water cycle, we are talking about how water on the earth goes up into the sky and then comes down to earth again as part of rain or snow. |
| waterfall |
A waterfall is a stream of water that falls from a higher place to a lower place. When the water is falling, it looks all white. Sometimes a waterfall is called a falls. |
| water lily |
A water lily is a plant that grows in a pond or lake. Water lilies have large, flat leaves that float on top of the water. Water lilies grow pretty flowers. |
| watermelon |
A watermelon is a large fruit with a green skin. It is round or almost round in shape. Inside, it is usually pink or red, but some watermelons are yellow inside. A watermelon is very sweet. |
| wave |
When some of the water in a lake or ocean rises up and moves across the top of the water, it is called a wave. [4 definitions] |
| wax1 |
Wax is a solid yellow substance that bees make. Bees use wax to build a structure to hold the honey that they make. [2 definitions] |
| way |
A way is a road or path that leads from one place to another. [7 definitions] |
| we |
You use we when you are talking about yourself and one or more other persons. |
| weak |
When someone is weak, they don't have much power. They are not strong. |
| wealthy |
When someone is wealthy, they have money. They can buy most things that they want. |
| weapon |
A weapon is something that people fight or attack others with. Guns, knives, and swords are some kinds of weapons. |
| wear |
When you wear something, you have it on your body. People wear things like clothes, hats, shoes, watches, and jewelry. [2 definitions] |
| weather |
When we talk about weather, we talk about things like rain, snow, clouds, sun, and the temperature of the air. |
| weave |
When you weave, you make cloth or other things by passing threads or long pieces of material over and under each other. Blankets and rugs are things that are often woven. |
| web |
A web is something that spiders make with a sticky thread that comes from their bodies. Spiders usually make webs to catch other insects, but there are some spiders that do not make webs at all. |
| website |
A website is where you can go on a computer to learn things, play games, shop, look at pictures, and do many other things. |
| wedding |
A wedding is a ceremony in which two people become married. When two people get married, they join their lives together. |