Early Childhood Vocabulary

902 words and 0 expressions at the early childhood level.

wagnoun

An oscillating movement.

waitnoun

A delay.

Walkname

A surname.

wallverb

To boil.

wantnoun

A desire, wish, longing.

Wasname

A surname.

washverb

To clean with water.

washclothnoun

A small cloth used to wash the face and body.

watchnoun

A portable or wearable timepiece.

Watername

A hamlet in Manaton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7580).

waveverb

To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.

wedet

Designates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as belonging to or constituting the stated category of people.

wearnoun

Clothing.

weekendnoun

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

welcomeadj

Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

welladj

In good health.

wentnoun

A course; a way, a path; a journey.

wereverb

second-person singular simple past indicative of be

WETphrase

Acronym of write everything twice, a humorous backronym coined to serve as the antonym of DRY, punning on the opposition of wet and dry.

whatdet

Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.

wheelverb

To roll along on wheels.

whenconj

At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.

wherepron

What place.

whichdet

What, of those mentioned or implied.

whiteadj

Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

whonoun

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

whyadv

Introducing a complete question.

wiggleverb

To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.

willverb

Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.

winnoun

Pleasure; joy; delight.

windverb

To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

windownoun

An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.

wingverb

To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.

winternoun

Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.

wipenoun

A lapwing, especially a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

Wirename

A surname.

wishnoun

A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.

witchnoun

A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

withprep

Against.

wolfnoun

Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.

womannoun

An adult female human.

woodverb

To cover or plant with trees.

woofnoun

The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.

wordnoun

The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)

Workname

A surname.

wormverb

To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.

wouldverb

Used to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating a futurity relative to a past time.

wrestleverb

To take part in (a wrestling bout or match).

writeverb

To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

wrongadj

Incorrect or untrue.