Adjectives that start with W

Something is wide if there is a long distance from one side of it to the other. The river in the picture is wide. The opposite of wide is narrow.

Something is wild if people haven't changed it to suit their own needs. Wild animals and plants live or grow anywhere they are able, and don't rely on people to feed them and look after them. The opposite of wild is domesticated. Wild versions of household flowers, fruits and vegetables generally have much smaller fruits or flowers than their domestic varieties.

Windswept describes something that has been damaged or changed by strong winds.

Something is wooden if it made of wood. The picture is of a wooden doll. You might also be called wooden if your movements are very stiff, as if you were made of wood.

You are worried when you have been thinking about something a lot, and it is keeping you from being happy. People can be worried about not having enough money, or a job interview, or how they have gone in an exam they just took.