Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 1:36 PM
Site: edulabs.org academy
Course: Activity Examples (Activity Examples)
Glossary: English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)
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wagesmoney received for work done |
waitto delay acting; to postpone |
walkto move by putting one foot in front of the other |
wallthe side of a room or building formed by wood, stone or other material; a structure sometimes used to separate areas of land |
wantto desire; to wish for; to need |
warfighting between nations, or groups in a nation, using weapons |
warmalmost hot; having or feeling some heat |
warnto tell of possible danger; to advise or inform about something bad that may happen |
washto make clean, usually with water |
wasteto spend or use without need or care; to make bad use of; n. a spending of money, time or effort with no value gained or returned; something thrown away as having no value; the liquid and solid substances that result from body processes and are passed out of the body |
watchto look at; to observe closely; to look and wait for |
waterthe liquid that falls from the sky as rain or is found in lakes, rivers and oceans |
waveto move or cause to move one way and the other, as a flag in the wind; to signal by moving the hand one way and the other; n. a large mass of water that forms and moves on the surface of a lake or ocean |
waya path on land or sea or in the air; how something is done; method |
wetwo or more people, including the speaker or writer ("He and I will go together, and we will return together.") |
weakhaving little power; easily broken, damaged or destroyed; opposite strong |
wealtha large amount of possessions, money or other things of value |
weaponanything used to cause injury or to kill during an attack, fight or war |
wearto have on the body, as clothes |
weatherthe condition of the atmosphere resulting from sun, wind, rain, heat or cold |
weeka period of time equal to seven days |
weighto measure how heavy someone or something is |
welcometo express happiness or pleasure when someone arrives or something develops |
wellin a way that is good or pleasing; in good health; n. a hole in the ground where water, gas or oil can be found |
westthe direction in which the sun goes down |
wetcovered with water or other liquid; not dry |
whatused to ask about something or to ask for information about something ("What is this?"); ad. which or which kind ("He wants to know what you would like to drink.") |
wheata grain used to make bread; the plant that produces the grain |
wheela round structure that turns around a center |
whenat what time; at any time ("When will she come home?"); conj. during or at the time ("I studied hard when I was in school.") |
wheread., conj. at, to or in what place ("Where is his house?" "The house where he lives is in the old part of the city.") |
whichused to ask about what one or what ones of a group of things or people ("Which program do you like best?" "Which students will take the test?") |
whilea space of time ("Please come to my house for a while."); conj. at or during the same time ("It may not be a good idea to eat while you are running.") |
whitehaving the color like that of milk or snow |
whowhat or which person or persons that ("Who wants to go?"); the person or persons ("They are the ones who want to go.") |
wholethe complete amount; all together; not divided; not cut into pieces |
whyfor what cause or reason ("Why did she do it?"); conj. the reason for which ("I do not know why she did it.") |
widehaving a great distance from one side to the other; not limited |
wifea woman who is married |
wildliving and growing in natural conditions and not organized or supervised by humans; angry; uncontrolled |
willa word used with action words to show future action ("They will hold talks tomorrow.") |
willingbeing ready or having a desire to ("They are willing to talk about the problem.") |
winto gain a victory; to defeat another or others in a competition, election or battle |
winda strong movement of air |
windowan opening in a wall to let in light and air, usually filled with glass |
winterthe coldest time of year, between autumn and spring |
wirea long, thin piece of metal used to hang objects or to carry electricity or electronic communications from one place to another |
wisehaving much knowledge and understanding; able to use knowledge and understanding to make good or correct decisions |
wishto want; to express a desire for |
withalong or by the side of; together; using ("He fixed it with a tool."); having ("the house with the red door") |
withdrawto take or move out, away or back; to remove |
withoutwith no; not having or using; free from; not doing |
womanan adult female human |
wonderto ask oneself; to question ("She wonders if it is true."); n. a feeling of surprise |
wonderfulcausing wonder; especially good |
woodthe solid material of which trees are made |
wordone or more connected sounds that form a single part of a language |
workto use physical or mental effort to make or do something; n. the effort used to make or to do something; that which needs effort; the job one does to earn money |
worldthe earth; the people who live on the earth |
worryto be concerned; to continue thinking that something, possibly bad, can happen |
worsemore bad than |
worthvalue measured in money |
woundto injure; to hurt; to cause physical damage to a person or animal; n. an injury to the body of a human or animal in which the skin is usually cut or broken |
wreckto damage greatly; to destroy; n. anything that has been badly damaged or broken |
wreckagewhat remains of something severely damaged or destroyed |
writeto use an instrument to make words appear on a surface, such as paper |
wrongnot correct; bad; not legal; opposite right |