English Vocabulary with Meanings — vision … womb
Every English word from the Akshara word game with its everyday meaning — the same reviewed definitions players see at the end of each level. Part 35 of 36 · 8,882 words in total.
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- vision
- the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
- visit
- a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
- vista
- the visual percept of a region
- visual
- visible
- vital
- manifesting or characteristic of life
- vitamin
- any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
- viva
- an examination conducted by spoken communication
- vocal
- a short musical composition with words
- vodka
- unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
- vogue
- the popular taste at a given time
- voice
- a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
- voiced
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- voicing
- the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color
- void
- an empty area or space
- volcano
- a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
- volt
- a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
- voltage
- the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
- volume
- physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
- vomit
- the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- vote
- the opinion of a group as determined by voting
- voter
- a citizen who has a legal right to vote
- voting
- a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
- vouch
- give supporting evidence
- voucher
- a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
- vow
- a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- vox
- the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
- voyage
- a journey to some distant place
- voyager
- a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)
- waco
- a city in east central Texas
- wad
- a wad of something chewable as tobacco
- wade
- English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
- wading
- walking with your feet in shallow water
- wafer
- thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)
- waffle
- pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
- wag
- causing to move repeatedly from side to side
- wage
- something that remunerates
- wager
- the act of gambling
- wages
- a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
- wagner
- the music of Wagner
- wagon
- a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
- waist
- the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
- wait
- the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
- waiter
- a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
- waiting
- the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
- waive
- lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
- wake
- a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
- waking
- the state of remaining awake
- wales
- one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- walk
- to move on foot at an ordinary pace
- walker
- an enclosing framework on casters or wheels
- walking
- the act of traveling by foot
- wall
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- wallet
- a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
- wally
- a silly and inept person
- walnut
- nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
- walter
- German conductor (1876-1962)
- walton
- Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995)
- waltz
- a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
- wan
- a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
- wand
- a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
- wander
- lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
- waning
- a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
- want
- a specific feeling of desire
- wanted
- characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
- wanting
- nonexistent
- war
- a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
- ward
- a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
- warden
- the chief official in charge of a prison
- ware
- commodities offered for sale
- warhol
- United States artist who was a leader of the Pop Art movement (1930-1987)
- warlord
- supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak
- warm
- make warm or warmer
- warmed
- having been warmed up
- warmer
- device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
- warming
- warm weather following a freeze
- warmly
- in a hearty manner
- warmth
- a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
- warn
- notify, usually in advance
- warner
- someone who gives a warning to others
- warning
- cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
- warp
- yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
- warped
- used especially of timbers or boards
- warrant
- a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
- warren
- a colony of rabbits
- warsaw
- the capital and largest city of Poland
- warship
- a government ship that is available for waging war
- wartime
- a period of time during which there is armed conflict
- wary
- marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
- wash
- the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- washed
- clean by virtue of having been washed in water
- washer
- a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically
- washing
- the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- wasp
- social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
- waste
- useless or profitless activity
- wasted
- used carelessly, for no good result
- wasting
- a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
- watch
- a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- watcher
- a close observer
- water
- a facility that provides a source of water
- watered
- (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
- waters
- the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
- watson
- United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928)
- watt
- Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)
- wave
- a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
- waving
- the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
- wavy
- uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
- wax
- any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin
- way
- how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
- ways
- structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
- weak
- deficient in intelligence or mental power
- weaken
- become weaker
- weakly
- lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- wealth
- the quality of profuse abundance
- wealthy
- having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
- weapon
- any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
- wear
- the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
- wearer
- a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory
- wearing
- the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
- weary
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
- weather
- the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
- weave
- pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
- weaving
- creating fabric
- web
- the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
- webb
- English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947)
- webcam
- a digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internet
- weber
- German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878)
- website
- a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
- wed
- the fourth day of the week
- wedding
- the act of marrying
- wee
- a short time
- weed
- street names for marijuana
- weeds
- a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
- week
- hours or days of work in a calendar week
- weekday
- any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)
- weekend
- a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday
- weep
- shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
- wei
- any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556
- weigh
- show consideration for
- weight
- an artifact that is heavy
- weir
- a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
- weird
- fate personified
- weirdly
- in a weird manner
- weirdo
- someone deranged and possibly dangerous
- welch
- cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
- welcome
- a greeting or reception
- weld
- a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together
- welding
- fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure
- welfare
- governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
- well
- a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- welles
- United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
- wells
- prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels
- welsh
- a breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales
- wembley
- a southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium
- wen
- a common cyst of the skin
- west
- a location in the western part of a country, region, or city
- western
- a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
- weston
- United States photographer(1886-1958)
- wet
- wetness caused by water
- wetland
- a low area where the land is saturated with water
- whack
- the act of hitting vigorously
- whale
- any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
- wharton
- United States novelist (1862-1937)
- whatnot
- miscellaneous curios
- wheat
- a variable yellow tint
- whey
- watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates
- whiff
- a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
- while
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- whim
- an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
- whine
- a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
- whip
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
- whisk
- a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
- whiskey
- a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
- whisky
- a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
- whisper
- speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
- whistle
- an inexpensive fipple flute
- whit
- a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- white
- the lightest color, the color of snow and milk
- whitman
- United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802-1847)
- whitney
- the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high)
- who
- a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
- whole
- an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
- wholly
- to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
- whoop
- a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement
- why
- the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
- wichita
- the Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita
- wick
- a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
- wicked
- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- wicket
- small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
- wide
- not on target
- widely
- to or over a great extent or range
- widen
- become broader or wider or more extensive
- widow
- a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
- widower
- a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
- width
- the extent of something from side to side
- wield
- handle effectively
- wiener
- a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked
- wife
- a married woman
- wifi
- a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet
- wig
- hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
- wight
- an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
- wild
- a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
- wildcat
- any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
- wilde
- Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
- wilder
- United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
- wildly
- to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
- will
- the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
- willard
- United States educator who was an early campaigner for higher education for women (1787-1870)
- wilson
- a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)
- wilt
- causing to become limp or drooping
- wilton
- a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
- win
- a victory (as in a race or other competition)
- winch
- lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- wind
- the act of winding or twisting
- window
- a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- windows
- (trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
- windsor
- the British royal family since 1917
- windy
- abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
- wine
- a drink made from fermented grapes
- wing
- a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
- winged
- very fast
- winger
- (sports) player in wing position
- wings
- a means of flight or ascent
- wink
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- winslow
- English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)
- winter
- the coldest season of the year
- wipe
- the act of rubbing or wiping
- wire
- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- wired
- tied or bound with wire
- wiring
- the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
- wisdom
- the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
- wise
- a way of doing or being
- wish
- the particular preference that you have
- wishful
- desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
- wit
- mental ability
- witch
- a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
- wither
- wither, as with a loss of moisture
- within
- on the inside
- witness
- testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
- wits
- the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
- witty
- combining clever conception and facetious expression
- wiz
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- wizard
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- wobble
- an unsteady rocking motion
- wobbly
- a member of the Industrial Workers of the World
- woe
- intense mournfulness
- wolf
- any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
- wolfe
- United States writer best known for his autobiographical novels (1900-1938)
- wolff
- German anatomist (1733-1794)
- woman
- women as a class
- womb
- a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females