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THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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3335 entries have no recorded CEFR level and are included in All.

243 words & expressions

wag

word C1

a person who is fond of making jokes; a witty and humorous person

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wage

word B2

a fixed regular payment earned for work or services, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis; or to carry on a war or campaign; money paid to someone for work, especially for work done by the hour or day payment for work or services, usually on a daily or weekly basis; also to engage in or carry on (a war, campaign, or struggle)

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waist

word B2

the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips

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wait

word A1

to stay somewhere or do nothing until something happens to stay in expectation; to delay action until something happens to stay in one place or remain inactive until something happens; to stay in expectation; to delay action until something happens to stay in one place or remain inactive until something happens

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Wait and See

phrase

To postpone taking action or making assumptions until circumstances develop further.

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Wait around

phrasal verb

To spend time idly while expecting an event or someone's arrival

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Wait on

phrasal verb

to serve someone food or drinks, or to attend excessively to someone's every need and request

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wait up

phrasal verb

To stay awake until someone returns, or to pause so someone else can catch up

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waiter

word A1

a man whose job is serving food and drinks in a restaurant a person whose job is to serve food and drinks to customers in a restaurant or café

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waitress

word A1

a female server who attends to customers in a restaurant a woman who serves food and drinks to customers in a restaurant or café

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wake

word A1

to stop sleeping; the time or act of becoming awake to stop sleeping; to become alert to stop sleeping; to become alert or conscious; to stop sleeping; to become alert to stop sleeping; to become alert or conscious

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wake up

phrasal verb A1

to stop sleeping and become conscious; to stop sleeping and become conscious and alert

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wake-up call

phrase

a telephone call arranged through the hotel reception to wake a sleeping guest at a specific time

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walk

word A1

to move forward on foot at a steady pace; to move on foot; also a short journey on foot to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other to move on foot; to go at a steady pace to move by putting one foot in front of the other; to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other to move on foot; to go at a steady pace to move by putting one foot in front of the other

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walk away

phrasal verb C1

To abandon a deal, negotiation, or relationship, particularly due to poor terms; to abandon or withdraw from a situation, agreement, or relationship

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Walk out

phrasal verb

To depart from a gathering, conference, or workplace suddenly in protest or objection

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walk through

phrasal verb

to guide someone step-by-step through a process, document, or complex idea

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Walk through tutorial

phrase

to explain, demonstrate, or examine a tutorial step-by-step from beginning to end

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wall

word A1

a vertical side of a room, building, or area a vertical structure that encloses or divides an area; a vertical structure that encloses or divides an area

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wallet

word A2

a small, flat pocket-sized folding case for holding money and cards a small folding case for carrying money, credit cards, and identification; a small folding case for carrying money, credit cards, and identification

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wander

word A2

to walk or move around without a fixed direction or purpose to walk aimlessly without a fixed destination to move around aimlessly or without a fixed course; to walk aimlessly without a fixed destination to move around aimlessly or without a fixed course

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wander around

phrasal verb

to walk around an area in a casual, leisurely manner without a fixed route or hurry

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want

word A1

to wish for something or to need someone to do something lack or shortage of something; poverty or need to have a desire for; to wish for something To desire to have or do something.

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want to

phrase A1

to desire or intend to do an action

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war

word A1

fighting between countries or large groups, usually with weapons a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country a state of conflict between different countries or groups

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ward off

phrasal verb

To prevent or deflect something unpleasant, dangerous, or harmful

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warm

word A2

at a comfortably or moderately high temperature; not cold; slightly hot in a pleasant way; friendly and kind to make or become warm; to heat something gently having a moderate degree of heat; to make or become warm; to heat something gently having a moderate degree of heat

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warm up

phrasal verb

to heat cooked food that has become cold

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Warm up muscles

phrasal verb

to prepare muscles for vigorous activity by doing light stretches and low-intensity movements to prevent injury

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warming

word B1

The process of becoming warmer; an increase in temperature.

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warn

word B1

to inform someone in advance of an impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation; to alert about danger; to give notice of risk to tell someone about a possible danger or problem

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warning

word A2

A statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or unpleasant situation.; a statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger A statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation. a statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation a statement or event that tells you of a possible danger or problem; A statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation. a statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation a statement or event that tells you of a possible danger or problem

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warranted

word C1

Justified, reasonable, or necessary under the circumstances.

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warrior

word B2

a brave or experienced soldier or fighter, especially in ancient warfare

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wary

word C1

feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems

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wash

word A1

to clean something with water; an act of cleaning with water to clean with water; to remove dirt to clean something with water or other liquid; to clean with water and, typically, soap or detergent; to clean with water; to remove dirt to clean something with water or other liquid

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Wash away

phrasal verb

To eliminate, carry off with water, or cleanse doubts, fears, or past failures completely

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Wash down

phrasal verb

To clean a large surface thoroughly using water, or to swallow food or medicine with a drink.

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Wash out

phrasal verb

To carry away, damage, or erode by water flow; to cancel or ruin an outdoor event due to heavy rain.

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wash up

phrasal verb

To carry something onto the shore by waves or water currents; to clean one's hands and face.

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