English Words Starting With W

• worse

  adjectiveadverbnounB1
  /wɜːs/Comparative form of 'bad' and 'badly'; of poorer quality or lower standard; more severe or serious.
• worsen

  verbverb-ambitransitiveB2
  /ˈwɜː.sən/To become or make something worse; to deteriorate in condition or quality.
• worset

  nounVery Low
  /ˈwɜː.sɪt/Non-standard or dialectal form, most commonly meaning 'worsted' (a type of wool fabric). In some contexts, a historical or humorous variant of 'worst'.
• worship

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/To show deep reverence, adoration, or devotion to a deity, religious figure, or object considered sacred.
• worst

  adjectiveadverbnounverbverb-transitiveA2
  /wɜːst/Of the poorest quality or the most inferior degree; superlative form of 'bad' and 'ill'.
• worst case

  adjectivenounB2-C1
  /ˌwɜːst ˈkeɪs/The most unfavourable or severe scenario that could possibly happen.
• worsted

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈwʊs.tɪd/A type of fine, smooth wool fabric, or the tightly twisted yarn used to make it.
• wort

  nounC2
  /wɜːt/A plant, herb, or root, especially as used in brewing, cooking, or medicinal preparations.
• worth

  adjectivenounprepositionB1
  /wɜːθ/The value, importance, or usefulness of something, often expressed in monetary or equivalent terms.
• worthiness

  nounC1
  /ˈwɜː.ði.nəs/The quality of deserving respect, approval, or reward.
• worthing

  nounLow
  /ˈwɜː.ðɪŋ/A coastal town and borough in West Sussex, England, a specific place name.
• worthington

  nounVery low
  /ˈwɜː.ðɪŋ.tən/A proper noun most commonly used as a surname or place name.
• worthy

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˈwɜː.ði/Deserving respect, admiration, or attention due to possessing positive qualities or merit.
• wot

  verbVery low
  /wɒt/Archaic, dialectal, or humorous form of "what", also slang for "know".
• wotan

  nounVery Low
  /ˈvəʊ.tɑːn/The name of the chief Germanic deity, corresponding to the Norse Odin.
• wotton

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈwʊtən/A proper noun primarily functioning as a surname, often linked to historical or geographical contexts (e.g., a location name).
• wouk

  nounVery Low / Extremely Rare
  /waʊk/To clean or dry by wiping or rubbing.
• would

  verbverb-auxillaryverb-transitiveA1 (Extremely High)
  /wʊd/The past tense of 'will', used to express future-in-the-past, conditional actions, habitual past actions, or polite requests.
• would-be

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˈwʊd biː/Intending or aspiring to be a particular kind of person, but not yet having achieved or fully realized that status.
• wouldst

  verbExtremely low (archaic)
  /ˈwʊdst/Second-person singular past form of 'will', used in archaic or poetic English to express a habitual action, a wish, or a conditional intention.

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