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Words that start with W

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W is for Wonderful

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

W is for Wood

Wood is what the trunks and branches of trees are made from. Trees get thicker as they grow, so when you cut them down you can see rings of colors in the inside of the tree, like in the picture. When you cut a tree lengthways the rings become lines called grain, which you can see in most things made out of wood.
Wood is used to make houses, furniture and some toys.

W is for Wooden

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.

W is for Woodlouse

The woodlouse (also called an armadillo bug, carpenter, cheeselog, doodlebug, pill bug, roly-poly, chuggypig, slater beetle, sow bug or gramersow) is a type of crustacean, and is related to the crab and lobster. They eat dead plants and fallen leaves.
Woodlice breathe through gills like fish, which is why you often find them in damp places. Some types of woodlouse can roll themselves up into a tight ball.

W is for Woodpecker

Woodpeckers are a group of birds found all over the world except Australia, New Zealand and the polar areas. Woodpeckers have very strong, sharp, straight beaks so they can hammer and drill into wood. Their heads are designed so they do not get hurt by their hammering. Woodpeckers live mainly in forests and rainforests.
Woodpeckers mainly eat burrowing insects like beetles and grubs that they find inside dead wood and bark on trees.

W is for Woodturner

A woodturner is a person who makes or shapes objects by cutting wood with a sharp blade while it spins on a wood lathe, which is a process called turning.

Woodturners often make bowls, chair or table legs, bedposts and banister spindles.

W is for Woof

Woof is a noise a dog makes.

W is for Wool

Wool, also called yarn, is made from animal fleece, spun into a long, thin string. It can be made in any thickness and then dyed in any color. People then use the wool to knit things like socks out of.

W is for Word

A word is a single unit of language that can be spoken or written. Every word has its own meaning or definition. A series of words put together in the right order make up a sentence.

W is for Wore

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".

W is for Work

You work to get something done, to achieve something. Some kinds of work require a lot of physical effort, other types of work require a lot of thinking. Most people are employed by someone else who pays them to work.

W is for World

World is another word for Earth, the planet we live on. World can sometimes refer specifically to the people living on Earth instead of our planet as a whole.

W is for Worm

Earthworms live under the ground in your garden. They eat fallen leaves and make the soil better for plants to grow in. Worms are slimy, to help them travel through the soil.

W is for Wormwood

Wormwood is a perennial shrub that grows to about 1 metre high. It has silvery grey leaves and small yellow flowers. It is native to parts of Asia and Africa. It grows well in drier climates and will tolerate poor soil. It is very easy to grow from hardened cuttings.
Wormwood is an ingredient in the drink absinthe and is used to flavor some other drinks and some dishes.

W is for Worn

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.

W is for Worried

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.

W is for Worry

You are worried about something when you are thinking about it a lot, and it is keeping you from being happy. People can be worried about money, or a job interview, or how they have gone in an exam they just took.

W is for Worthless

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.

W is for Wove

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

W is for Wrap

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.