Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

whirl

whirls whirling whirled verb

to turn yourself or an object

around quickly.

He whirled the

lasso around

his head.

whirlwind

whirlwinds noun

a very strong wind that

blows in spirals, causing

great damage.

whisk

whisks whisking whisked verb

1 to move quickly and lightly.

She whisked the child out of

the way of the bike.

2 to beat a mixture lightly

and quickly.

Whisk the egg whites until they

are stiff.

whisker

whiskers noun

one of the stiff hairs that

grows near the mouth of

certain animals (see

mammal on page 124 and

pet on page 148).

whisper

whispers whispering whispered

verb

to speak in a very quiet voice.

She whispered her secret into

his ear.

whisper noun

whistle

whistles whistling whistled verb

to make a high,

shrill sound

by blowing

air through

your lips.

N say hwis-ul

whistle

whistles noun

a device that you blow into to

make high, shrill sounds.

white

noun

a color.

whizz

whizzes whizzing whizzed verb

to move along very fast.

whole

adjective

complete, or with

nothing missing.

They bought a whole quiche

for the party.

N say hole

whole noun

why

adverb

for what reason.

Why did you go?

wicked

adjective

behaving in a bad way

on purpose.

A wicked person.

wickedness noun

wide

adjective

1 being a large size, or long

distance, from one side to

the other.

A wide river.

N comparisons wider widest

N opposite narrow

2 having a certain

measurement from one side

to the other.

The carpet is ten feet wide.

wide adverb

width noun

widow / widower

widows / widowers noun

a person whose husband or

wife has died.

Nwidow is female and widower

is male.

wife

wives noun

a married woman.

wig

wigs noun

a false covering of

hair for the head

(see costume on

page 51).

wild

adjective

1 in a natural environment,

or not controlled

by people.

Meadowsweet

is a wild flower.

2 uncontrolled, violent,

or crazy.

The children went wild

at the amusement park.

N rhymes with child

N comparisons wilder wildest

wilderness

wildernesses noun

a wild area of land where

no one lives.

N say wil-der-ness

will

verb

a word used to show that

the action of a verb is

happening in the future.

I will go out this afternoon.

N opposite will not or won’t

N always used with another verb

whirl