NewstaR/OxfordDictionary · Datasets at Hugging Face

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Wrapping paper n. Strong or decorative paper for wrapping parcels.

Wrapround var. Of *wraparound.

Wrasse n. Bright-coloured marine fish. [cornish wrach]

Wrath n. Literary extreme anger. [old english: related to *wroth]

Wrathful adj. Literary extremely angry. wrathfully adv.

Wreak v. 1 (usu. Foll. By upon) give play to (vengeance or one's anger etc.). 2 cause (damage etc.) (wreak havoc). [old english, = avenge]

Wreath n. (pl. -s) 1 flowers or leaves fastened in a ring, esp. As an ornament for the head or for laying on a grave etc. 2 curl or ring of smoke, cloud, or soft fabric. [old english: related to *writhe]

Wreathe v. (-thing) 1 encircle or cover as, with, or like a wreath. 2 (foll. By round) wind (one's arms etc.) Round (a person etc.). 3 (of smoke etc.) Move in wreaths.
Wreck —n. 1 the sinking or running aground of a ship. 2 ship that has suffered a wreck. 3 greatly damaged building, thing, or person. 4 (foll. By of) wretched remnant. —v. 1 a seriously damage (a vehicle etc.). B ruin (hopes, a life, etc.). 2 cause the wreck of (a ship). [anglo-french wrec from germanic]

Wreckage n. 1 wrecked material. 2 remnants of a wreck. 3 act of wrecking.

Wrecker n. 1 person or thing that wrecks or destroys. 2 esp. Us person employed in demolition or breaking up damaged vehicles. 3 esp. Hist. Person on the shore who tries to bring about a shipwreck for plunder or profit.

Wren n. Member of the women's royal naval service. [from the abbreviation wrns]

Wren n. Small usu. Brown short-winged songbird with an erect tail. [old english]

Wrench —n. 1 violent twist or oblique pull or tearing off. 2 tool like a spanner for gripping and turning nuts etc. 3 painful uprooting or parting. —v. 1 twist or pull violently round or sideways. 2 (often foll. By off, away, etc.) Pull off with a wrench. [old english]

Wrest v. 1 wrench away from a person's grasp. 2 (foll. By from) obtain by effort or with difficulty. [old english]

Wrestle —n. 1 contest in which two opponents grapple and try to throw each other to the ground, esp. As an athletic sport. 2 hard struggle. —v. (-ling) 1 (often foll. By with) take part or fight in a wrestle. 2 a (foll. By with, against) struggle. B (foll. By with) do one's utmost to deal with (a task, difficulty, etc.). wrestler n. Wrestling n. [old english]

Wretch n. 1 unfortunate or pitiable person. 2 (often as a playful term of depreciation) reprehensible person. [old english, = outcast]

Wretched adj. (wretcheder, wretchedest) 1 unhappy, miserable; unwell. 2 of bad quality; contemptible. 3 displeasing, hateful. wretchedly adv. Wretchedness n.

Wrick var. Of *rick2.

Wriggle —v. (-ling) 1 (of a worm etc.) Twist or turn its body with short writhing movements. 2 make wriggling motions. 3 (foll. By along, through, etc.) Go thus (wriggled through the gap). 4 be evasive. —n. Act of wriggling. wriggle out of colloq. Avoid on a pretext. wriggly adj. [low german wriggelen]

Wright n. Maker or builder (usu. In comb.: playwright; shipwright). [old english: related to *work]

Wring —v. (past and past part. Wrung) 1 a squeeze tightly. B (often foll. By out) squeeze and twist, esp. To remove liquid. 2 break by twisting. 3 distress, torture. 4 extract by squeezing. 5 (foll. By out, from) obtain by pressure or importunity; extort. —n. Act of wringing. wring one's hands clasp them as a gesture of distress. Wring the neck of kill (a chicken etc.) By twisting its neck. [old english]

Wringer n. Device for wringing water from washed clothes etc.

Wringing adj. (in full wringing wet) so wet that water can be wrung out.

Wrinkle —n. 1 crease in the skin, esp. Caused by age. 2 similar mark in another flexible surface. 3 colloq. Useful tip or clever expedient. —v. (-ling) 1 make wrinkles in. 2 form wrinkles. [probably related to old english gewrinclod sinuous]

Wrinkly —adj. (-ier, -iest) having wrinkles. —n. Slang offens. Old or middle-aged person.

Wrist n. 1 joint connecting the hand with the arm. 2 part of a garment covering this. [old english]

Wristlet n. Band or ring to strengthen, guard, or adorn the wrist.

Wrist-watch n. Small watch worn on a strap etc. Round the wrist.

Writ1 n. Form of written command to act or not act in some way. [old english: related to *write]

Writ2 archaic past part. Of *write. writ large in magnified or emphasized form.

C v. (-ting; past wrote; past part. Written) 1 mark paper or some other surface with symbols, letters, or words. 2 form or mark (such symbols etc.).
Wreckage n. 1 wrecked material. 2 remnants of a wreck. 3 act of wrecking.

Wrecker n. 1 person or thing that wrecks or destroys. 2 esp. Us person employed in demolition or breaking up damaged vehicles. 3 esp. Hist. Person on the shore who tries to bring about a shipwreck for plunder or profit.

Wren n. Member of the women's royal naval service. [from the abbreviation wrns]

Wren n. Small usu. Brown short-winged songbird with an erect tail. [old english]

Wrench —n. 1 violent twist or oblique pull or tearing off. 2 tool like a spanner for gripping and turning nuts etc. 3 painful uprooting or parting. —v. 1 twist or pull violently round or sideways. 2 (often foll. By off, away, etc.) Pull off with a wrench. [old english]

Wrest v. 1 wrench away from a person's grasp. 2 (foll. By from) obtain by effort or with difficulty. [old english]

Wrestle —n. 1 contest in which two opponents grapple and try to throw each other to the ground, esp. As an athletic sport. 2 hard struggle. —v. (-ling) 1 (often foll. By with) take part or fight in a wrestle. 2 a (foll. By with, against) struggle. B (foll. By with) do one's utmost to deal with (a task, difficulty, etc.). wrestler n. Wrestling n. [old english]

Wretch n. 1 unfortunate or pitiable person. 2 (often as a playful term of depreciation) reprehensible person. [old english, = outcast]

Wretched adj. (wretcheder, wretchedest) 1 unhappy, miserable; unwell. 2 of bad quality; contemptible. 3 displeasing, hateful. wretchedly adv. Wretchedness n.

Wrick var. Of *rick2.

Wriggle —v. (-ling) 1 (of a worm etc.) Twist or turn its body with short writhing movements. 2 make wriggling motions. 3 (foll. By along, through, etc.) Go thus (wriggled through the gap). 4 be evasive. —n. Act of wriggling. wriggle out of colloq. Avoid on a pretext. wriggly adj. [low german wriggelen]

Wright n. Maker or builder (usu. In comb.: playwright; shipwright). [old english: related to *work]

Wring —v. (past and past part. Wrung) 1 a squeeze tightly. B (often foll. By out) squeeze and twist, esp. To remove liquid. 2 break by twisting. 3 distress, torture. 4 extract by squeezing. 5 (foll. By out, from) obtain by pressure or importunity; extort. —n. Act of wringing. wring one's hands clasp them as a gesture of distress. Wring the neck of kill (a chicken etc.) By twisting its neck. [old english]

Wringer n. Device for wringing water from washed clothes etc.

Wringing adj. (in full wringing wet) so wet that water can be wrung out.

Wrinkle —n. 1 crease in the skin, esp. Caused by age. 2 similar mark in another flexible surface. 3 colloq. Useful tip or clever expedient. —v. (-ling) 1 make wrinkles in. 2 form wrinkles. [probably related to old english gewrinclod sinuous]

Wrinkly —adj. (-ier, -iest) having wrinkles. —n. Slang offens. Old or middle-aged person.

Wrist n. 1 joint connecting the hand with the arm. 2 part of a garment covering this. [old english]

Wristlet n. Band or ring to strengthen, guard, or adorn the wrist.

Wrapping paper n. Strong or decorative paper for wrapping parcels.

Wrapround var. Of *wraparound.

Wrasse n. Bright-coloured marine fish. [cornish wrach]

Wrath n. Literary extreme anger. [old english: related to *wroth]

Wrathful adj. Literary extremely angry. wrathfully adv.

Wreak v. 1 (usu. Foll. By upon) give play to (vengeance or one's anger etc.). 2 cause (damage etc.) (wreak havoc). [old english, = avenge]

Wreath n. (pl. -s) 1 flowers or leaves fastened in a ring, esp. As an ornament for the head or for laying on a grave etc. 2 curl or ring of smoke, cloud, or soft fabric. [old english: related to *writhe]

Wreathe v. (-thing) 1 encircle or cover as, with, or like a wreath. 2 (foll. By round) wind (one's arms etc.) Round (a person etc.). 3 (of smoke etc.) Move in wreaths.

Wreck —n. 1 the sinking or running aground of a ship. 2 ship that has suffered a wreck. 3 greatly damaged building, thing, or person. 4 (foll. By of) wretched remnant. —v. 1 a seriously damage (a vehicle etc.). B ruin (hopes, a life, etc.). 2 cause the wreck of (a ship). [anglo-french wrec from germanic]

Wreckage n. 1 wrecked material. 2 remnants of a wreck. 3 act of wrecking.

Wrecker n. 1 person or thing that wrecks or destroys. 2 esp. Us person employed in demolition or breaking up damaged vehicles. 3 esp. Hist. Person on the shore who tries to bring about a shipwreck for plunder or profit.

Wren n. Member of the women's royal naval service. [from the abbreviation wrns]

Wren n. Small usu. Brown short-winged songbird with an erect tail. [old english]

Wrench —n. 1 violent twist or oblique pull or tearing off. 2 tool like a spanner for gripping and turning nuts etc. 3 painful uprooting or parting. —v. 1 twist or pull violently round or sideways. 2 (often foll. By off, away, etc.) Pull off with a wrench. [old english]

Wrest v. 1 wrench away from a person's grasp. 2 (foll. By from) obtain by effort or with difficulty. [old english]

Wrestle —n. 1 contest in which two opponents grapple and try to throw each other to the ground, esp. As an athletic sport. 2 hard struggle. —v. (-ling) 1 (often foll. By with) take part or fight in a wrestle. 2 a (foll. By with, against) struggle. B (foll. By with) do one's utmost to deal with (a task, difficulty, etc.). wrestler n. Wrestling n. [old english]

Wretch n. 1 unfortunate or pitiable person. 2 (often as a playful term of depreciation) reprehensible person. [old english, = outcast]

Wretched adj. (wretcheder, wretchedest) 1 unhappy, miserable; unwell. 2 of bad quality; contemptible. 3 displeasing, hateful. wretchedly adv. Wretchedness n.

Wrick var. Of *rick2.

Wriggle —v. (-ling) 1 (of a worm etc.) Twist or turn its body with short writhing movements. 2 make wriggling motions. 3 (foll. By along, through, etc.) Go thus (wriggled through the gap). 4 be evasive. —n. Act of wriggling. wriggle out of colloq. Avoid on a pretext. wriggly adj. [low german wriggelen]

Wright n. Maker or builder (usu. In comb.: playwright; shipwright). [old english: related to *work]

Wring —v. (past and past part. Wrung) 1 a squeeze tightly. B (often foll. By out) squeeze and twist, esp. To remove liquid. 2 break by twisting. 3 distress, torture. 4 extract by squeezing. 5 (foll. By out, from) obtain by pressure or importunity; extort. —n. Act of wringing. wring one's hands clasp them as a gesture of distress. Wring the neck of kill (a chicken etc.) By twisting its neck. [old english]

Wringer n. Device for wringing water from washed clothes etc.

Wringing adj. (in full wringing wet) so wet that water can be wrung out.

Wrinkle —n. 1 crease in the skin, esp. Caused by age. 2 similar mark in another flexible surface. 3 colloq. Useful tip or clever expedient. —v. (-ling) 1 make wrinkles in. 2 form wrinkles. [probably related to old english gewrinclod sinuous]

Wrinkly —adj. (-ier, -iest) having wrinkles. —n. Slang offens. Old or middle-aged person.

Wrist n. 1 joint connecting the hand with the arm. 2 part of a garment covering this. [old english]

Wristlet n. Band or ring to strengthen, guard, or adorn the wrist.

Wrist-watch n. Small watch worn on a strap etc. Round the wrist.

Writ1 n. Form of written command to act or not act in some way. [old english: related to *write]

Writ2 archaic past part. Of *write. writ large in magnified or emphasized form.

C v. (-ting; past wrote; past part. Written) 1 mark paper or some other surface with symbols, letters, or words. 2 form or mark (such symbols etc.).