English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)
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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 | |