English Words Starting With W

• written law

  nounC1
  /ˌrɪt.ən ˈlɔː/Legislation that has been formally recorded and codified, often referring to statutory law enacted by a legislative body, as opposed to unwritten customary or common law.
• wrocław

  nounC2
  /ˈvrɒts.wɑːf/, /ˈvrɒts.wæf/A city in southwestern Poland, the historical capital of the Silesia region.
• wrong

  adjectiveadverbnounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /rɒŋ/Not correct, true, or accurate; contrary to what is morally right, just, or acceptable.
• wrong 'un

  nounC1-C2
  /ˌrɒŋ ˈʌn/A person of bad or dishonest character; a rogue or scoundrel.
• wrong font

  nounA1 (Very High Frequency)
  /rɒŋ/Not correct, accurate, or true; in error; not in accordance with fact, law, or morality.
• wrong fount

  nounVery Low / Specialized
  /rɒŋ faʊnt/A mistake in typesetting where letters or characters from one font or typeface are mixed with those from another.
• wrong number

  nounB1
  /ˌrɒŋ ˈnʌm.bər/A telephone number dialled incorrectly, resulting in connection to an unintended person or service.
• wrong-foot

  verbB2
  /ˌrɒŋ ˈfʊt/To put someone in a disadvantageous position by surprising them, causing them to lose balance physically or metaphorically.
• wrongdoer

  nounB2
  /ˈrɒŋˌduː.ər/A person who commits an illegal, immoral, or harmful act.
• wrongdoing

  nounB2
  /ˈrɒŋˌduː.ɪŋ/Illegal, dishonest, or morally wrong behaviour.
• wrongful death

  nounC1
  /ˈrɒŋ.fəl ˈdɛθ/A death caused by the negligent, reckless, or intentional act of another person or entity.
• wronskian

  nounVery Low (Technical/Specialized)
  /ˈvrɒnskɪən/A determinant used in the theory of differential equations to test for the linear independence of a set of solutions.
• wrote

  verbA1 (Extremely High Frequency)
  /rəʊt/The past tense form of the verb 'write', denoting the act of marking coherent words or symbols on a surface.
• wrought

  adjectiveverbC2
  /rɔːt/Made or fashioned in a particular way, especially through careful effort or skilled work; shaped, formed, or manufactured.
• wrought iron

  nounC1
  /ˌrɔːt ˈaɪən/A tough, malleable form of iron suitable for forging or rolling, historically produced with a low carbon content and containing fibrous slag inclusions.
• wrung

  verbB2
  /rʌŋ/To have twisted and squeezed something (especially wet cloth) forcefully, or to have extracted liquid from it by such an action.
• wry

  adjectiveverbC1-C2
  /raɪ/Amusingly or ironically grim or bitter; twisted or distorted, especially in expression.
• wrybill

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Regional)
  /ˈraɪbɪl/A unique bird native to New Zealand, characterized by its bill that bends sideways, which it uses to search for food under stones.
• wrymouth

  nounVery Low
  /ˈraɪmaʊθ/A type of elongated marine fish (genus Cryptacanthodes) with a downward-curving mouth, found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific.
• wryneck

  nounC2
  /ˈraɪnɛk/A small bird of the woodpecker family, known for its habit of twisting its neck oddly.

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