Words that start with W

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Wis forWrinkle

A wrinkle is a fold in something soft that can be bent, like your skin or the fabric in clothing. Clothes often get wrinkled when they are washed, and then they need to be ironed. As people get older, they get wrinkles in their skin. The man in the picture has wrinkles around his eyes.

Wis forWrist

Your wrist is where your hand joins to your arm. People sometimes wear watches or bracelets on their wrists.

Wis forWrite

Writing is a way of putting down words that you can talk or think about onto a piece of paper, using your hands and a pen or pencil. Writing is different to drawing, as you are putting down words letter-by-letter to describe something instead of drawing a picture of what you are thinking of.

Wis forWriter

A writer is someone who writes books, stories or articles for a living. If you are writing a book it may take a very long time to find a company who will print it so that lots of people can read it. Most writers write for newspapers or magazines. Once someone has had something published, they are formally called a writer.

Wis forWriting

Writing is words or music that have been put down on paper or into some other stored form, like on a computer. Writing is also a verb, the process of writing down something.

Wis forWrong

Something is wrong if it is not correct or the truth. An action is wrong if it breaks rules or the law. The cars in the picture are travelling the wrong way down a road.

Wis forWrote

Wrote is the past tense of write, for example "I wrote my penpal a letter".

Wis forWrought

Wrought describes metal that has been flattened and shaped. Wrought metal is often decorative.

Wis forWrung

Wrung is the past tense of wring.