Words that start with W

You work to get something done, to achieve something. Some kinds of work require a lot of physical effort, other types of work require a lot of thinking. Most people are employed by someone else who pays them to work.

Earthworms live under the ground in your garden. They eat fallen leaves and make the soil better for plants to grow in. Worms are slimy, to help them travel through the soil.

Wormwood is a perennial shrub that grows to about 1 metre high. It has silvery grey leaves and small yellow flowers. It is native to parts of Asia and Africa. It grows well in drier climates and will tolerate poor soil. It is very easy to grow from hardened cuttings.

Wormwood is an ingredient in the drink absinthe and is used to flavour some other drinks and some dishes.

Something is worn if it has been damaged but not to the point of being broken by being used over a long time. The steps in the photo have been worn from many years of people walking on them.

Worn is also the past tense of wear.

You are worried about something when you are thinking about it a lot, and it is keeping you from being happy. People can be worried about money, or a job interview, or how they have gone in an exam they just took.

Something is worthless if it has no or near no value. Something may be worthless because you can't use it for anything, or worthless because it is not worth any money.

Wove is the past tense of weave, for example "she wove a tapestry to hang on the wall".

Something is woven if it has been made by the process of weaving. Wicker baskets are woven.

You wrap something up when you cover it up with something else. You can wrap something by folding something over it, like wrapping a present in paper, or you can wrap something by winding something around it, like when you bandage something up.

Wrath is extreme anger, often directed at a person or group of people as revenge.

Wrath is one of the seven deadly sins.