Oxford Basic American Dictionary

long use which damages something This carpet is showing signs of wear.

wea • ry / ' wiri / adjective

( wea - ri - er , wea . ri - est ) very tired a weary traveler ►wea • ri • ly / ' wirali / adverb She sank wearily into a chair.

wea • sel / wizl /

noun [ count ]

a small wild animal with red-brown fur, a long thin body, and short legs. Weasels eat smaller animals.

weath .er Ф / vvrdor / noun [ noncount ]

( GEOGRAPHY ) how much sun, rain, or wind there is at a certain time, or how hot or cold it is What's the weather like where you are? We had bad weather last week. Collocations The weather good weather the sun shines

a gentle/cool/warm breeze blows bad weather

snow falls/covers everything the rain falls/pours down the wind blows/howls

snow/wet weather/a storm/a hurricane is approaching/is forecast

forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/wet weather/a storm/a hurricane thunder rumbles lightning strikes

weath • er fore • cast / ' wedar forkrest /

noun [ count ]

words on television, radio, or in a newspaper that tell you what the weather will be like

The weather forecast says it will be sunny and dry tomorrow.

weath • er • vane / 'wedarvein / noun [ count ]

a thing on the roof of a building that turns to show which direction the wind is blowing from

weave / wiv / verb ( weaves , weav - ing , wove

/ wouv / has wo - ven

/ ' wouvan / )

to make cloth by putting threads over and under one another

These scarves are woven by hand. web / web / noun

[ count ] a thin net that a spider makes to catch insects —Look at the picture at spider .

the Web [ singular ] ( COMPUTERS ) the system that makes it possible for you to see information from all over the world on your computer

—SYNONYM the World Wide Web

Collocations

The Internet

connecting

connect to/log on to/access the Internet/the Web go/be online/on the Internet using

browse/surf/search the Internet/the Web check out/visit a website/someone's blog click/click on/follow a link start/have/write/read a blog chatting and sharing chat with someone/your friends online meet someone in/enter a chat room download/upload music/a song/a video/a photo post a comment/a message share information/files

web • cam / ' webkrem / noun [ count ]

( COMPUTERS ) a video camera that is connected to a computer so that you can watch what it records on a website as it is happening

web page / ' web peid3 / noun [ count ]

( COMPUTERS ) a part of a website that you can see on your computer screen

We learned how to create and register a new web page.

web .site Ф / 'websait/ noun [ count ]

( COMPUTERS ) a place on the Internet that you can look at to find out information about something I found this information on their website . Visit our website to learn more.

we'd / wid /

short for we had , we would

wed .ding © / wiir)/ noun[count ]

a time when a man and a woman get married Billy and Elena invited me to their wedding. She just bought a wedding dress. Word building

At a wedding , two people get married . On their wedding day , the woman is called the bride and the man is the groom (or bridegroom ). The groom is helped by his best man . The bride is helped by her bridesmaids . The most important bridesmaid is the maid of honor . After the ceremony, there is usually a wedding reception (= a formal party ) . Many couples go on a honeymoon (= a vacation ) after getting married.

Marriage is the relationship between a husband and a wife : They had a long and happy marriage.

wedge / wed3 / noun [ count ]

a piece of wood or other material, with one thick and one thin, pointed end

Push a wedge under the door to keep it open.

Wednes .day © / wenzdei ; wenzdi / noun