Words that start with W

A wench is an old word used to describe a poor, young woman who must work during a time where many women didn't have jobs. Wenches would often work in bars serving drinks.

West is a direction. The sun sets in the west in the evening.

Something is wet if it is covered with a liquid, like water. When you come out of a shower or bath or if you get caught in the rain, you are wet. If you are very, very wet, you are soaked. The opposite of wet is dry.

Whales are a large animal that lives in the sea. They are not fish, as they need to come to the surface to breathe, the same as we do when we are swimming. There are many different varieties of whale. Some eat fish, penguins and seals, but the majority of whales have a large mouth full of tiny bristles that they use to filter tiny sea animals out from the water to eat.
The whale is closely related to the dolphin.

What is a question word used to ask for information. It is also used to start sentences that describe something.

The word comes from Old English hwæt and has been used in questions for many centuries.

A wheel is something round that is on the bottom of vehicles and things like carts and wagons that you need to move around. A wheel lets you roll something heavy along easily. Without wheels you need to drag it along, which is very hard.

A wheelchair is, as the name suggests, a chair with wheels. The back wheels are very big and usually have a handle running around the edge of them so you can push the chair along using your hands.
Some wheelchairs are powered by a small motor, for people who don't have strong enough arms to push them along themselves. They have a little steering stick on one of the arms of the chair.
Other wheelchairs are just for moving people around short distances like in a hospital, and the person sitting in the chair can't move them at all. These wheelchairs have handles on the back so someone like a nurse is needed to push them around.

Whelp is another word for puppy.

A whip is usually made from a short stick with a thin strip of leather at the end, although some whips are just made from a flexible rod.
Whips are usually used for training animals, as an extension of your arm. Whips can be cracked with a loud noise, which will scare an animal and make them change direction.

A whir is a humming or buzzing sound made by something quickly moving backwards and forwards or around and around. Things that whir include electric fans and bird's wings.