| week |
A week is a period of time that is seven days long. |
| weekend |
The weekend is the part of the week between Friday evening and Sunday evening. |
| weep |
When you weep, you cry hard because you have strong feelings. People often weep when they are very sad, but sometimes they weep when they are very happy. |
| weigh |
When you weigh something, you measure how heavy it is by using a scale. [2 definitions] |
| weight |
When we talk about weight, we are talking about how heavy things are. |
| welcome |
Welcome is what you say to someone when you want to show them you are happy that they have arrived. [2 definitions] |
| well1 |
If you do something well, you do it the right way or in a good way. If you skate well, you are a good skater. If you sing well, people will want to hear you sing. [2 definitions] |
| well2 |
A well is a deep hole in the ground. People dig wells to get water, oil, gas or other things. |
| we'll |
We'll is a short way to say or write "we will." |
| we're |
We're is a short way to say or write "we are." |
| weren't |
Weren't is a short way to say or write "were not." |
| west |
West is a direction. When you watch the sun going down at the end of the day, you are looking to the west. [4 definitions] |
| western |
When something is western, it has to do with the west. A state that is in the west is called a western state. People who live in the west can be called western people. |
| Western Sahara |
Western Sahara is a small region of northern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. |
| West Virginia |
West Virginia is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write West Virginia is WV. |
| wet |
When something is wet, you can feel water on it or in it. When it rains, streets get wet. If a towel falls into the bathtub, it will get wet. |
| we've |
We've is a short way to say or write "we have." |
| whale1 |
A whale is a large mammal that lives in the ocean. Whales look similar to fish, but they are not fish. They need air to breathe like other mammals, and baby whales drink milk from their mothers. One kind of whale, called the blue whale, is the biggest animal on our planet. |
| what |
When you want to know what is for lunch, you want to know which food or kind of food is for lunch. [4 definitions] |
| whatever |
When you can do whatever you want, it means that you can do anything that you want. |
| what's |
What's is a short way to say or write "what is." What's can also be used as a short way to say or write "what has." |