| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| wad | a bundle of paper, often used for packing |
| waddle | to walk with short steps, rocking from side to side, as a duck does |
| wade | to walk in water |
| wafer | a very thin biscuit |
| waft | to sail or float, a breath of wind |
| wag | to move something up and down or from side to side, as when a dog wages its tail |
| wage | payment for a job of work |
| wagon | an open vehicle with four wheels, used to carry heavy loads |
| wagtail | a small wild bird with a long tail that wags up and down |
| wail | to make a long sad crying noise |
| waist | the narrow middle part of your body above the hips |
| waistcoat | a short sleeveless jacket, sometimes worn by men under a coat |
| wait | to stay in a place until someone comes of something happens |
| waiter | someone who serves food at a table in a cafe or restaurant |
| wake | to become awake after being asleep, to wake up someone who is asleep |
| walk | to move along on your feet, but more slowly than running |
| walkie-talkie | a radio carried about with you when you walk, used to send and received messages |
| wall | something built of bricks or stone, like the sides of a house or a fence around a garden |
| wallet | a small pocket case, usually of leather, for carrying paper money, tickets, stamps and personal papers |
| wallflower | a sweet-smelling garden flower that sometimes grows on old wall |
| wallop | to hit someone head |
| wallpaper | a special kind of paper put on the inside walls of houses as decoration |
| walnut | a tree which has nuts that are good to eat. The wood is very hard, and is used to make furniture |
| wan | pale; looking rather ill or weak |
| wand | a magic stick used by fairies or by conjurers when they do magic tricks |
| wander | to roam about from place to place |
| wane | to become smaller, as when the full moon begins to wane |
| want | to wish for or to need something |
| war | a fight between two or more countries. If two groups of people in the same country fight each other, it is called civil war |
| ward | a large room in a hospital, where there are a number of beds for sick people |
| warder | a man who stands guard over prisoners in a prison |
| wardrobe | a cupboard where you keep clothes |
| warehouse | a building where goods are stored |
| warfare | military service, war, contest, hostility |
| warm | more hot than cold |
| warmth | gentle heat, cordiality, animation, enthusiasm |
| warn | to tell someone to take care because of something that may happen, usually dangerous |
| warp | to twist out of shape |
| warrant | to guarantee, authorize, justify |
| warrior | a man who fights for his country in time of war; an old-fashioned word for soldier |
| warship | a ship that has guns and weapons for fighting in a war |
| wart | a small hard lump on the skin, usually on the hands or face |
| wash | to make clean, using soap and water |
| washing | clothes that are being washed or need to be washed |
| wasp | a stinging insect something like a bee with a very narrow waist |
| wast | to use something up or spend money carelessly. The same word also means rubbish; something of no value that is thrown away |
| watch | to look at closely. The same word also means a small clock which you wear on your wrist or carry in your pocket |
| watchful | careful; watching what you are doing |
| water | the clear liquid in lakes, river and seas. Water also falls from the clouds as rain |
| water closet | a small room containing a bowel which has a rushing flow of water to carry away waste through a pipe, it is called W.C. for short |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.