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English Word Dictionary

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wittily

adverb · in a witty manner

Example: he would wittily chime into our conversation

wittingly

adverb · with full knowledge and deliberation

Example: he wittingly deleted the references

wobbling

adjective · (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily

Example: a low-pitched wobbling sound

wobbly

adjective · inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

Example: a rickety table

woebegone

adjective · affected by or full of grief or woe- George du Maurier

Example: his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone

woefully

adverb · in an unfortunate or deplorable manner

Example: he was sadly neglected

wolf down

verb · eat hastily

Example: The teenager wolfed down the pizza

wolffiella

noun · minute rootless aquatic herbs having flat fronds floating on or below the water surface and bearing 1-2 flowers per frond; America and Africa

wolfish

adjective · devouring or craving food in great quantities

Example: edacious vultures

wolflike

adjective · resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf

Example: ran in wolflike packs

woman

noun · women as a class

Example: it's an insult to American womanhood

womanise

verb · have amorous affairs; of men

Example: He has been womanizing for years

womanize

verb · to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to

Example: This hairdo feminizes the man

wonderfully

adverb · (used as an intensifier) extremely well

Example: her voice is superbly disciplined

wondering

adjective · showing curiosity

Example: if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive

wonderingly

adverb · in a curious and questioning manner

Example: they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions

wondrous

adjective · extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers

Example: a fantastic trip to the Orient

wondrously

adverb · (used as an intensifier) extremely well

Example: her voice is superbly disciplined

wonky

adjective · inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

Example: a rickety table

wont to

adjective · in the habit- Henry David Thoreau

Example: I am used to hitchhiking

woo

verb · make amorous advances towards

Example: John is courting Mary

wood fern

noun · any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris

wood-fired

adjective · fueled by wood; "a wood-burning stove'

wooded

adjective · covered with growing trees and bushes etc

Example: wooded land

woodenly

adverb · without grace; rigidly

Example: they moved woodenly

woodfern

noun · any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris

woodsy

adjective · abounding in trees

Example: an arboreous landscape

wool grease

noun · a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics

woolen

adjective · of or related to or made of wool

Example: a woolen sweater

woolgather

verb · have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

woolly-haired

adjective · covered with dense often matted or curly hairs

Example: woolly lambs

woolly-headed

adjective · confused and vague; used especially of thinking

Example: muddleheaded ideas

woosh

verb · move with a sibilant sound

Example: He whooshed the doors open

woozy

adjective · having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

Example: had a dizzy spell

word

noun · a unit of language that native speakers can identify

Example: words are the blocks from which sentences are made

word for word

adverb · using exactly the same words

Example: he repeated her remarks verbatim

wordily

adverb · in a verbose manner

Example: she explained her ideas verbosely

wordlessly

adverb · without speaking

Example: he sat mutely next to her

wordy

adjective · using or containing too many words

Example: long-winded (or windy) speakers

work

noun · activity directed toward making or doing something

Example: she checked several points needing further work

work at

verb · to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something

Example: the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold

work bench

noun · a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic

work in

verb · add by mixing or blending on or attaching

Example: work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency

work off

verb · cause to go away through effort or work

Example: work off the extra pounds you have gained over the holidays

work on

verb · shape, form, or improve a material

Example: work stone into tools

work over

verb · give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

Example: Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night

work through

verb · apply thoroughly; think through

Example: We worked through an example

work up

verb · develop

Example: we worked up an as of an appetite

working out

noun · developing in intricate and painstaking detail

working papers

noun · a legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries

workout

noun · the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

Example: the doctor recommended regular exercise

workout suit

noun · garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt

world trade center

noun · twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001

world-wide

adjective · of worldwide scope or applicability- Christopher Morley

Example: an issue of cosmopolitan import

wormy

adjective · totally submissive

worn

adjective · showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering- Charles Dickens

Example: looking careworn as she bent over her mending

worriedly

adverb · in a worried manner

Example: `I wonder what to do,' she said worriedly