Words that start with W

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Wis forWorm

Scientific name: lumbricus terrestris

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.

Invertebrates

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Wis forWormwood

Scientific name: artemisia absinthium

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 flavor some other drinks and some dishes.

Plants

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Wis forWorry

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.

Emotions

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Wis forWorthless

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.

Adjectives

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Wis forWrap

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.

Verbs

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Wis forWrath

Wrath is extreme anger, often directed at a person or group of people as revenge. Wrath is one of the seven deadly sins.

7 Deadly Sins, Emotions

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Wis forWreath

A wreath is a circular arrangement of flowers, leaves and other decorations. Wreaths are commonly hung on doors to decorate them at festive times like Christmas. Another word for a wreath is a garland.

Decor

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Wis forWreck

A wreck is a large, broken vehicle. There are places that collect car wrecks, for recycling the metal in them. The wreck in the picture is a shipwreck. Shipwrecks are usually under water, and people try and find shipwrecks hoping they have treasure inside.

Damage, Waste

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Wis forWren

Scientific name: family: troglodytidae

Wrens are small birds. They eat insects and usually live low down in forests. They have a pretty song, for such a small bird that is hard to see.

Birds

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Wis forWrench

A wrench, or spanner, is used for tightening and loosening bolts, nuts, or anything else that is stuck and hard to turn. Like screws, bolts come in different shapes and sizes and spanners come in a range to match.

Tools