walk out to leave suddenly because you are angry He walked out of the meeting.
walk 2O / wok / noun [ count ] a trip on foot
The beach is a short walk from our house. I took the dog for a walk.
It was a beautiful day, so we went for a walk in the park.
walk • er / ' wolkar / noun [ count ]
a person who is walking
walk • ie-talk • ie / ,woki ' toki / noun [ count ] ( informal )
a small radio that you can carry with you and use to send and receive messages
wall О / wol / noun [ count ]
a side of a building or room There's a picture on the wall.
a thing made of stones, bricks, etc. that is built around an area
an old stone wall
A high wall surrounded the prison.
wal • let / ' walat / noun [ count ] a small, flat case for money and bank cards A pickpocket stole my wallet.
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wall • pa • per / 'wol,peipar / noun [ noncount ] special paper that you use for covering the walls of a room wall • pa • per verb ( wall - pa pers , wall - pa - per - ing , wall - pa - pered )
to put wallpaper onto the walls of a room We wallpapered the living room ourselves.
Wall Street / ' woi strit / noun [ noncount ]
( BUSINESS ) a street in New York City that has many important banks and companies, and the business that is done there
wal • nut / ' wolnAt / noun [ count ] a type of nut that we eat —Look at the picture at nut .
wal • rus / wolras ; walras / noun [ count ] ( plural wal - rus - es )
an animal with short fur that lives in and near the ocean, and that eats fish. It has two very long teeth (called tusks ).
waltz / wolts / noun [ count ] ( plural waltz .es )
( MUSIC ) a dance for two people to music that has a pattern of three beats; the music for this dance
wand / wand / noun [ count ]
a thin stick that people hold when they are doing magic tricks
wan • der / wandar / verb ( wan ders , wan - der - ing , wan - dered )
to walk slowly with no special plan
We wandered around town until the stores opened.
want v / want ; wont / verb ( wants , want - ing , want - ed )
to wish to have or do something He wants a bike for his birthday. I want to go out tonight. She wanted me to give her some money. Which word? Want or would like? Would like is more polite than want . Look at these examples: '1 want a drink!" screamed the child. ♦ Would you like some more coffee?
War © / wor/ noun [ count, noncount ] fighting between countries or between groups of people War broke out (= started ) .
The two countries have been at war (= fighting ) for five years.
to declare war on another country ward / word / noun [ count ]
( HEALTH ) a room in a hospital that has beds for the patients
He worked as a nurse on the children's ward. SUFFIX
-ward
( in adjectives and adverbs ) in the direction of
back ward
down ward
east ward
out ward
war • den / ' wordn / noun [ count ]
a person whose job is to manage a prison
ward • robe / ' wordroub / noun [ count ]
1 a person's collection of clothes
need a whole new winter wardrobe!
a piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes
ware • house / ' werhaus / noun [ count ]
a big building where people keep things before they sell them
a furniture warehouse
war • fare / ' worfer / noun [ noncount ]
the activity and ways of fighting a war naval warfare
Warm 1 © / worm / adjective ( warm er , warm - est ) Pronunciation
The word warm sounds like storm .
having a pleasant temperature that is high but not very high; between cool and hot
It's warm by the fire. Thesaurus
