English Words Starting With W

• withdraw

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /wɪðˈdrɔː/To remove or take back (something previously given, offered, or placed); to retreat or move away.
• withdrawal

  nounC1
  /wɪðˈdrɔːəl/The action of removing, taking back, or ceasing to participate in something.
• withdrawal syndrome

  nounLow-to-medium; common in medical, psychological, and addiction-recovery contexts, but less common in general everyday conversation.
  /wɪðˈdrɔːəl ˈsɪndrəʊm/The set of physical and psychological symptoms that occur when a person dependent on a substance (e.g., drugs, alcohol) or behaviour (e.g., gambling) suddenly stops or reduces its use.
• withdrawing room

  nounExtremely low / Archaic
  /wɪðˈdrɔː.ɪŋ ˌruːm/A historical term for a room, typically in a large house, where occupants can retire for more privacy or socialising after a meal.
• withdrawn

  adjectiveverbB2
  /wɪðˈdrɔːn/To have been removed, retracted, or taken back; to have become uncommunicative, reserved, or detached.
• withdrew

  verbB2
  /wɪðˈdruː/Past tense of withdraw; moved or took something back, away, or out.
• withe

  nounverbverb-transitiveVery Low (Archaic/Rare)
  /wɪð/, /wɪθ/A flexible twig, especially of willow, used for tying things.
• withe rod

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈwɪð ˌrɒd/A thin, flexible branch or shoot, typically from a willow or similar tree, used for binding or tying.
• wither

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈwɪð.ər/To dry up, shrink, or decay, typically due to loss of moisture; to become weak, faded, or lifeless.
• witherite

  nounC2+ (Very Rare)
  /ˈwɪðəraɪt/A mineral, barium carbonate (BaCO₃), found in white or greyish crystals or masses.
• withers

  nounplural-nounC2
  /ˈwɪðəz/the highest point of a horse's back, located at the base of the neck above the shoulders
• witherspoon

  nounLow
  /ˈwɪðəspuːn/A surname of English origin.
• withhold

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /wɪðˈhəʊld/To deliberately not give, grant, or allow something; to refuse to give.
• withholding tax

  nounB2 (Upper Intermediate)
  /wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ ˌtæks/An amount of money that an employer subtracts from an employee's salary and pays directly to the government as an advance payment of that employee's income tax.
• within

  adverbnounprepositionC1
  /wɪˈðɪn/Inside the boundaries, limits, or scope of something; not beyond.
• within-subjects design

  nounC2
  /wɪˈðɪn ˈsʌbdʒɪkts dɪˈzaɪn/A type of experimental design where each participant is exposed to all levels of the independent variable.
• withlacoochee

  nounVery Low
  A proper noun referring to a place name in Florida, USA.
• without

  adverbconjunctionnounprepositionA1
  /wɪðˈaʊt/not having, using, or accompanied by something; in the absence of.
• withstand

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /wɪðˈstand/To resist, endure, or remain undamaged against a force, pressure, attack, or difficult condition.
• withy

  adjectivenounVery Rare
  /ˈwɪði/A flexible, tough branch or twig, especially from a willow, used for tying or binding.

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