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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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Wis forWeevil

Scientific name: Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Weevils are distinctive looking beetles. Many kinds of weevil are pests in cereal crops. Sometimes when you buy flour you find weevils in the packet.
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Wis forWeigh

You weigh something to find out how heavy it is. Weight is a measure of how much gravity pulls on something. Not to be confused with way or whey.

Wis forWeight

Weight is a measure of how heavy something is. The more something weighs, the heavier it is.

Wis forWeird

Weird describes something or someone that is strange or unusual.

Wis forWelcome

A welcome is a warm and friendly greeting. People often put out signs or mats outside their front doors that say "welcome".

Wis forWeld

Welding is a process for joining two pieces of metal together. Welding creates enough heat on the join to melt the edges of the pieces of metal being welded, as well as adding a filler metal into the join. Welded joints are extremely strong.

Wis forWelder

A welder is someone who makes things out of metal for a living. Welders use special tools to join pieces of metal together to make things like ships.
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Wis forWell

A well is a deep hole that has been dug into the ground to reach water. You can use a bucket on the end of a piece of rope to get to the water, or you can use a pump or windmill to suck the water out.

Wis forWench

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.
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Wis forWept

Wept is the past tense of weep. If someone wept, it means they were crying.