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Words starting with W

Words that start with W

Wet walruses waving wildly at Wendy the wallaby in Wallaroo.

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Waves on the surface of the sea or a lake are caused by wind blowing over the surface. The longer the wind has been blowing in the same direction and the deeper the water is, the larger the waves can get. Waves usually only break and make the familiar frothy edge on the wave when they reach the shore. They sometimes break out at sea when they get too steep. Surfers like to surf on breaking waves. The wave in the picture is breaking onto a beach.

Wis forWax

Originally wax was something bees made the inside of their hives out of, that people harvested to use. Wax is soft enough to be able to mold it into new shapes, but doesn't melt at room temperature. Liquid wax will burn with a bright light, and is used to make candles out of. Things that are waxy and similar to beeswax are also called wax. Modern candles are made from paraffin wax. The stuff you sometimes scratch out of your ears is waxy and called earwax. Many cosmetics like lipstick are made mostly from wax.
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Wis forWay

Way might mean a path or direction, like the way to the shops, or a method of doing something, "we need to find a way to fund this project".

Wis forWeak

Weak means that something or someone is lacking strength, health, or energy/a>. If you're sick, you might feel weak.
Wealthy cat.
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Wis forWealthy

Wealthy is another word for rich. If you're wealthy, you have a lot of money.
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Wis forWear

You wear clothes, shoes or jewelry when you put it onto your body. You usually wear clothes every day, but not everyone wears jewelry. The girl in the picture is wearing a brown striped top.
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Wis forWeasel

Scientific name: genus mustela
A weasel is a small animal related to the ferret and otter, and are found mainly in Europe. Weasels eat smaller animals like mice, rats and sometimes rabbits. They sometimes will eat chickens. Weasels are long and thin so they can go down small holes and eat animals that live underground.
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Wis forWeather

Weather is the word used for the state of the atmosphere in general, such as wind, sunshine, rain and other natural events that come from the sky, for example "it is nice weather today".
Something is weathered if it has been damaged by long-term exposure to the weather.
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Wis forWeave

Weaving is threading something in and out between something else. Baskets are woven, as is most cloth that isn't stretchy. You have to look very closely at cloth to see that it is woven. Anything that looks like it is woven is said to have a woven or basketweave pattern.