Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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worship
worships worshiping worshiped
verb

to respect and love, usually
in a religious way.

The ancient Egyptians
worshiped many gods.

worst
from the adjective bad
extremely bad.
This is the worst storm
I’ve ever seen.

worth
adjective

having a value.

The crown was worth a lot
of money.

worthless
adjective

having little or no value.
He found an old vase, but it
turned out to be worthless.

would
verb
1 a word used to talk about
an action that depends on
something else.
I would go to the park, but I
have to wait here.
2 a word used to ask
for something.
Would you like some tea?
N rhymes with good
N opposite would not or
wouldn’t
N always used with another verb

wound

wounds noun

an injury to the body where

the skin is torn or cut in

some way.

She put a dressing on

the wound.

N say woond

wound verb

wound

from the verb to wind

He wound the string around

the package.

N rhymes with sound

wove

from the verb to weave

She wove the wool into cloth.

N rhymes with stove

wrap

wraps wrapping wrapped verb

to fold paper or fabric

around something.

He wrapped the present in

colorful paper.

N say rap

wrapper

wrappers noun

a piece of paper,

plastic, or foil that

is used to cover

something you buy.

candies in

their wrappers

N say rap-ur

wreath

wreaths noun

a decoration made from

flowers, leaves, or branches

tied together in a circle.

N say reeth

wreck

wrecks wrecking wrecked verb

to destroy

or ruin.

He crashed into the stone post,

wrecking the car.

N say rek

wrestle

wrestles wrestling wrestled verb

to struggle with someone

and try to force him or her

to the ground.

N say res-ul

wriggle

wriggles wriggling wriggled verb

to twist and turn from

side to side.

N say rig-ul

wring

wrings wringing wrung verb

to twist something hard

using both hands.

N say ring

He wrung the water out of

the cloth.

wrinkle

wrinkles noun

a small crease or fold in skin

or fabric.

N say ring-kul

wrist

wrists noun

the joint between your

hand and

your arm.

N say rist

write

writes writing wrote written

verb

1 to form letters and words

on a surface.

2 to create something, such

as a letter, by using words.

I wrote to my sister last week.

N say rite

wrong

adjective

1 not correct.

The wrong answer.

2 bad.

It’s wrong to steal.

N say rong

N opposite right

wrong

wrist