wages
[money received for work done]
Jack receives his wages every Friday.
wait
[(1)to delay acting;(2)to postpone]
Wait for me.(1)
We will wait until next Tuesday to discuss the problem.(2)
walk
[to move by putting one foot in front of the other]
She walks two miles everyday.
*one mile=1.6kilometers
wall
[(1)the side of a room or building formed by wood,stone or other material;(2)a structure sometimes used to separate areas of land]
He has many pictures on his wall.(1)
China built the Great Wall to protect against enemy invasions.(2)
want
[(1)to desire;(2)to wish for;(3)to need]
He wants to see her more often.(1)
She wants to win a lot of money in the lottery.(2)
They want to eat now.(3)
war
[fighting between nations,or groups in a nation,using weapons]
The world’s last major war,World WarII ,ended in1945.
warm
[(1)almost hot;(2)having or feeling some heat]
My coffee is warm instead of hot.(1)
She likes to sit outside in the warm sunlight.(2)
warn
[(1)to tell of possible danger;(2)to advise or inform about something bad that may happen]
A weather radio warns of dangerous storms.(1)
The President warned that the country may been tering an economic recession.
(2) wash
[to make clean,usually with water]
Tommy says that he will wash the car today.
waste
[(1)to spend or use without need or care;(2)to make bad use of;(3)a spending of money,time or effort with no value gained or returned;(4)something thrown awayas having no value;(5)the liquid and solid substances that result from body processes and are passed out of the body]
Do not waste your money by buying video games.(1)
He wasted his life by using drugs and alcohol.(2)
Watching television is a waste of time.(3)
Chemical wastes pollute our water supplies.(4)
How do astronauts deal with the problem of wastes from their bodies?(5)
watch
[(1)to look at;(2)to observe closely;(3)to look and wait for]
Did you watch the football game on television?(1)
Watch every move he makes.(2)
I will watch for her train to arrive.(3)
water
[the liquid that falls from the sky as rain or is found in lakes,rivers and oceans]
May I have some water,please?
wave
[(1)to move or cause to move oneway and the other,as a flag in the wind;(2)to signal by moving the hand oneway and the other;(3)a large mass of water that forms and move son the surface of a lake or ocean]
The flag is waving in the wind.(1)
She waved at me.(2)
The waves are especially large today.(3)
way
[(1)a path on land or sea or in the air;(2)how something is done;(3) method]
Thistrailisthewaytoourcamp.(1)
ShesaysIshoulddrivethewaythatshedoes.(2)
Showmethewaytohittheball.(3)
we[twoormorepeople,includingthespeakerorwriter]
HeandIwillgotogether,andwewillreturntogether.
weak[(1)havinglittlepower;(2)easilybroken,damagedordestroyed;(3)
oppositestrong]Hewasweakfromhunger.(1)
Weareworriedaboutcrossingtheweakbridge.(2)
Youneedastrongrope,notaweakone,totietheboattothetree.(3)
wealth[alargeamountofpossessions,moneyorotherthingsofvalue]
Hiswealthcomesfromhisrichgrandfather.
weapon[anythingusedtocauseinjuryortokillduringanattack,fightor
war]
Policecouldnotfindtheweaponusedinthemurder.
wear[tohaveonthebody,asclothes]Whatwillyouweartotheparty?
weather[theconditionoftheatmosphereresultingfromsun,wind,rain,heat
orcold]
Wewillhavemorecoldweathertomorrow.
week[aperiodoftimeequaltosevendays]
Shewillbegonefortwoweeks.
weigh[tomeasurehowheavysomeoneorsomethingis]
Theticketagentwillweighyourbagattheairport.
welcome[toexpresshappinessorpleasurewhensomeonearrivesorsomething
develops]
Wewelcomedthesunafteraweekofrain.
well[(1)inawaythatisgoodorpleasing;(2)ingoodhealth;(3)aholein
thegroundwherewater,gasoroilcanbefound]
Sheisdoingwellatschool.(1)
Hewassick,butheiswellnow.(2)
WemayseemoreoilwellsinAlaskasoon.(3)
west[thedirectioninwhichthesungoesdown]
Theyliveinatown50mileswestofChicago.
*onemile=1.6kilometers
wet[(1)coveredwithwaterorotherliquid;(2)notdry]
Itrainedjustenoughtomakethestreetswet.(1)
Myclothinggotwetintherain.(2)
what[(1)usedtoaskaboutsomethingortoaskforinformationabout;(2)
whichorwhichkind]
Whatisthis?(1)
Hewantstoknowwhatyouwouldliketodrink.(2)
wheat[(1)agrainusedtomakebread;(2)theplantthatproducesthegrain]
Welikebreadmadefromwholewheat.(1)
Thefarmergrowswheatinmostofhisfields.(2)
wheel[aroundstructurethatturnsaroundacenter]
Thewheelonhisbicyclecameoff.
when[(1)atwhattime;(2)atanytime;(3)duringoratthetime]
Whendoesthetrainleave?(1)
Whenwillshecomehome?(2)
IstudiedhardwhenIwasinschool.(3)
where[(1)at,toorinwhatplace;(2)placeinwhich]
Whereishishouse?(1)
Thehousewherehelivesisintheoldpartofthecity.(2)
which[usedtoaskaboutwhatoneorwhatonesofagroupofthingsorpeople]
Whichprogramdoyoulikebest?(1)
Whichstudentswilltakethetest?(2)
while[(1)aspaceoftime;(2)atorduringthesametime]
Pleasecometomyhouseforawhile.(1)
Itmaynotbeagoodideatoeatwhileyouaredriving.(2)
white[havingthecolorlikethatofmilkorsnow]
ShecallshercatSnowballbecauseitiswhite.
who[(1)whatorwhichpersonorpersonsthat;(2)thepersonorpersons]
Whowantstogo?(1)
Theyaretheoneswhowanttogo.(2)
whole[(1)thecompleteamount;(2)alltogether;(3)notdivided;(4)notcut
intopieces]
Hepaidthewholecostofthedinner.(1)
Thewholegroupisinvited.(2)
ThewholecountrycelebratesIndependenceDay.(3)
Theboyatethewholecake.(4)
why[(1)forwhatcauseorreason;(2)thereasonforwhich]
Whydidshedoit?(1)
Idonotknowwhyshedidit.(2)
wide[(1)havingagreatdistancefromonesidetotheother;(2)notlimited]
Thefloodcoveredawideareaalongtheriver.(1)
Thenewstoreofferedawidechoiceofproducts.(2)
wife[awomanwhoismarried]
Hiswifeworksathome.
wild[(1)livingandgrowinginnaturalconditionsandnotorganizedor
supervisedbyhumans;(2)angry;(3)uncontrolled]
ManykindsofwildanimalsliveinAmerica’sNationalForests.(1)
Themanwaswildwithanger.(2)
Policebrokeupthewildparty.(3)
will[awordusedwithactionwordstoshowfutureaction]
Theywillholdtalkstomorrow.
willing[beingreadyorhavingadesireto]
Theyarewillingtotalkabouttheproblem.
win[(1)togainavictory;(2)todefeatanotherorothersinacompetition,
electionorbattle]
Ourschoolwonfirstprizeintheforeignlanguagecompetition.(1)
Thecandidatewiththemostcampaignmoneyusuallywinstheelection.(2)
wind[astrongmovementofair]
Insomeareas,windisusedtoproduceelectricity.
window[anopeninginawalltoletinlightandair,usuallyfilledwith
glass]
Theglassisbrokeninmanyofthewindowsoftheoldhouse.
winter[thecoldesttimeofyear,betweenautumnandspring]
Winterlastsforalongtimeinthemountains.
wire[along,thinpieceofmetalusedtohangobjectsortocarryelectricity
orelectroniccommunicationsfromoneplacetoanother]
Mostelectricwiresinourtownareburiedintheground.
wise[(1)havingmuchknowledgeandunderstanding;(2)abletouseknowledge
andunderstandingtomakegoodorcorrectdecisions]
Sheisawisewoman.(1)
ThePresidentisawiseleader.(2)
wish[(1)towant;(2)toexpressadesirefor]
IwishtohaveJapanesefoodtonight.(1)
Shewishesthatherfriendwillcallher.(2)
with[(1)alongorbythesideof;(2)together;(3)using;(4)having]
Shewalkedwithherfriend.(1)
Sheisherewithme.(2)
Hefixeditwithatool.(3)
Theyliveinthehousewiththereddoor.(4)
withdraw[(1)totakeormoveout,awayorback;(2)toremove]
Hesaidhewillwithdrawfromthepresidentialrace.(1)
Thecompanysaysitwillwithdrawthedisputedproductfromstores.(2)
without[(1)withno;(2)nothavingorusing;(3)freefrom;(4)notdoing]
Hegrewupwithoutafather.(1)
Wewerewithoutelectricityforfourhours.(2)
Theysaidgoodbyewithouttears.(3)
Hespokewithoutthinking.(4)
woman[anadultfemalehuman]
Thewomanwithhimwashismother.
wonder[(1)toaskoneself;(2)toquestion;(3)afeelingofsurprise]
Iwonderwhyshedidthat.(1)
Shewondersifitistrue.(2)
Thechild’seyeswerewidewithwonderatthefireworks.(3)
wonderful[(1)causingwonder;(2)especiallygood]
AstronautsonthemoontooksomewonderfulpicturesoftheEarth.(1)
Itisawonderfulday.(2)
wood[thesolidmaterialofwhichtreesaremade]Hisstoveburnswood.
word[oneormoreconnectedsoundsthatformasinglepartofalanguage]
TheWordBookisalistofwordsusedinVOASpecialEnglishradioprograms.
work[(1)tousephysicalormentalefforttomakeordosomething;(2)the
effortusedtomakeortodosomething;(3)thatwhichneedseffort;(4)the
jobonedoestoearnmoney]
Sheworksasanairlinepilot.(1)
Thisoldhouserequiresalotofwork.(2)
Youneedastrongbacktodofarmwork.(3)
Whatkindofworkdoyoudo?(4)
world[(1)theearth;(2)thepeoplewholiveontheearth]
Communicationsatellitesletustalkalmostinstantlytopeopleinanypartof
theworld.(1)
Mostoftheworldwantsanendtonuclearweapons.(2)
worry[(1)tobeconcerned;(2)tocontinuethinkingthatsomething,possibly
bad,canhappen]
Theyworrythattaxesaretoohigh.(1)
Othersworrythatthegovernmentwillnotprovidetheservicestheyneed.(2)
worse[morebadthan]
Airpollutionisworsetodaythanitwasyesterday.
worth[valuemeasuredinmoney]
Thenewhouseisworthalmostonemilliondollars.
wound[(1)toinjure;(2)tohurt;(3)tocausephysicaldamagetoapersonor
animal;(4)aninjurytothebodyofahumanoranimalinwhichtheskinis
usuallycutorbroken]
Theterroristattackwoundedtwelvepeople.(1)
Herfeelingswerewoundedbyhim.(2)
Manywerewoundedbyglassfrombrokenwindows.(3)
Bloodwaspouringfromthewoundinhisleg.(4)
wreck[(1)todamagegreatly;(2)todestroy;(3)anythingthathasbeenbadly
damagedorbroken]
Thestormwreckedmanyhousesinthetown.(1)
Theboywreckedthefamilycar.(2)
Thehousewasawreckafterthewildparty.(3)
wreckage[whatremainsofsomethingseverelydamagedordestroyed]
Searchersfoundthewreckageoftheairplanehighonamountain.
write[touseaninstrumenttomakewordsappearonasurface,suchaspaper]
Pleasewriteanotetomewithyournewaddress.
wrong[(1)notcorrect;(2)bad;(3)notlegal;(4)oppositeright]
Hisansweriswrong.(1)
Hemadethewrongdecision.(2)
Itiswrongtostealhermoney.(3)
Sheknewthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.(4)
