| which |
When you choose between one TV show or another, you decide which of the shows you want to see. 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] |
| while |
A while is a period of time. It could be a short time or a pretty long time. [2 definitions] |
| whip |
A whip is a long, thin thing like a rope that is attached to a handle. A whip is often made of leather. [3 definitions] |
| whisker |
A whisker is one of the long, thick hairs that grow near the mouth of a cat, mouse, rat, and certain other animals. [2 definitions] |
| whisper |
When you whisper, you speak in a soft, low voice. |
| whistle |
A whistle is a small instrument or pipe that makes a high sound when you blow air through it. [3 definitions] |
| white |
White is the color of clean snow or salt. [2 definitions] |
| whiteboard |
A whiteboard is something you often see in a classroom at school. It is a large, flat, shiny board used for writing. It often hangs on the wall, and it is usually white. Teachers can write on it with special markers. [2 definitions] |
| who |
When you want to know who took your pencil, you want to know what person did that. If you know who someone is, you probably know their name and something about them. [3 definitions] |
| whole |
If you finished reading the whole book, it means that you finished reading all the parts of the book. You read it from beginning to end. If your baby sister sleeps through the whole night, she doesn't wake up at all during the night. [2 definitions] |
| who's |
Who's is a short way to say or write "who is." Who's can also be used as a short way to say or write "who has." |
| whose |
Let's say there is a big red car in front of your house, but you don't know who it belongs to. You might ask, "Whose car is that?" |
| why |
When you want to know the reason for something, you ask "Why?" [2 definitions] |
| wide |
When something is wide, it reaches across an area that is large from side to side. An airplane is long but not usually very wide. If a river is wide, it takes a long bridge to reach across it. [3 definitions] |
| width |
Width is how big something is from one side to the other. The width of a river is always much smaller than its length. |
| wife |
A wife is a woman who is married. |
| wiggle |
When something wiggles, it twists quickly from side to side. [2 definitions] |
| wild |
When an animal is wild, it is living in a natural way. It is not raised or cared for by humans. [2 definitions] |
| wildflower |
Wildflowers are plants that grow flowers, but they grow without people planting them. They grow wild in natural places, like woods, fields, and meadows. |
| wildlife |
When we talk about wildlife, we are talking about animals that live in a natural way in their natural places. They do not live with humans and they are not controlled by humans. |
| will1 |
We often use will when we talk about things happening in the future. [2 definitions] |