Words about words

Wis forWobble

Something is wobbly if it can move around in an uneven way. Some things that wobble are jello, people learning to ride a bike and wobbly toys like in the picture.

Photographic Dictionary / Generated Illustration

Wis forWomen

Plurals

Women is the plural of woman.

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Wis forWon

Past tense

Won is the past tense of win.

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Wis forWonderful

Adjectives

Wonderful describes something that is very good, pleasant, beautiful, or fun.

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Wis forWooden

Adjectives

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.

Photographic Dictionary / Generated Illustration

Generated image of a woman wearing a blue dress

Wis forWore

Past tense

Wore is the past tense of wear. It might mean damage made slowly, for example "the horse wore a track into the grass" or it might mean clothing that has been worn, for example "she wore a green dress to the party".

Photographic Dictionary / Generated Illustration

Wis forWorn

Adjectives

Something is worn if it has been damaged but not to the point of being broken by being used over a long time. The steps in the photo have been worn from many years of people walking on them.
Worn is also the past tense of wear.

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Wis forWorried

Adjectives

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.

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Wis forWorthless

Adjectives

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.

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Wis forWove

Past tense

Wove is the past tense of weave, for example "she wove a tapestry to hang on the wall".

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Wis forWoven

Adjectives, Patterns

Something is woven if it has been made by the process of weaving. Wicker baskets are woven.

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Wis forWrap

Verbs

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.

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Wis forWrapped

Adjectives, Past tense

Something that has been covered up by wrapping it is wrapped. Wrapped is also the past tense of wrap.

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Wis forWrecked

Past tense

Wrecked is the past tense of wreck.

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Photo of some hands wringing out a cloth

Wis forWring

List of action and motion words, Verbs

You wring something wet out if you twist it hard to get as much of the liquid out of it as possible.

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Wis forWrinkled

Adjectives

Something is wrinkled if it has many wrinkles or small folds and creases in it.

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Wis forWrong

Adjectives, Legal

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.

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