Oxford Basic American Dictionary

vs. abbreviation of versus

vul • gar / ' vAlgsr / adjective

not showing good judgment about what is attractive or appropriate; not polite or well behaved a vulgar joke

vul • ner • a • ble / ' vAlnsrsbl / adjective

likely to be hurt or damaged

The soldiers' position meant that they were vulnerable to attack.

When she first moved to the city, she felt lonely and vulnerable.

vul • ture / ' vAltJsr / noun [ count ]

a type of bird that eats dead animals

Ww

W, w / ' dAblyu / noun [ count, noncount ]

( plural W's, w's / ' dAblyuz / ) the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet

"Water" begins with a "W."

W short for watt

wack • y / ' wreki / adjective ( wack - i - er , wack i - est )

( informal )

funny in a slightly crazy way She has some pretty wacky ideas!

wad / wad / noun [ cou nt ]

a lot of pieces of paper folded or rolled together He pulled a wad of dollar bills out of his pocket.

wade / weid / verb ( wades , wad ing , wad ed )

to walk through water

Can we wade across the river, or is it too deep?

waf • fle / ' wafl / noun [ count ]

waffles

a flat cake with a pattern of squares on it that is often eaten with a sweet sauce (called syrup )

pancakes

wag / w®g / verb ( wags , wag - ging , wagged )

If a dog wags its tail, its tail moves from side to side several times.

wage / 'weid3 / noun [ singular ] ( also wag - es ) [ plural ]

the money that you receive for the work that you do the minimum wage (= the lowest amount that someone is allowed to be paid for each hour that they work ) to work for low wages

wag • on / ' wregsn / noun [ count ]

a vehicle with four wheels that a horse pulls

a child's toy like an open box on four wheels, with a long handle for pulling it

wail / weil / verb ( wails , wail - ing , wailed )

to make a long, sad noise

The little boy fell off his bike and started wailing.

waist / weist / noun [ count ]

the narrow part around the middle of your body

waist • line / 'weistlain / noun [ count , usually singular ]

the measurement of the body around the waist, used to talk about how fat or thin a person is an expanding waistline

Wait 1 © / weit / verb (waits, wait ing, wait ed )

to stay in one place until something happens or until someone or something comes If I'm late, please wait for me. Have you been waiting long?

The doctor kept me waiting (= made me wait ) for half an hour.

can't wait

used when someone is very excited about something that is going to happen; I can't wait to see you again! wait and see

to be patient and find out later

"What are we having for dinner?" "Wait and see!"

wait on someone to serve someone food or drinks,

usually in a restaurant

wait up to not go to bed until someone comes home I'll be home late tonight so don't wait up for me.

wait2 / weit / noun [ count , usually singular ]

a time when you wait

We had a long wait for the bus.

wait • er / ' weitar / noun [ count ]

a man who brings food and drinks to your table in a restaurant

wait • ing room / ' weitig rum / noun [ count ]

a room where people can sit and wait, for example to see a doctor

wait • ress / ' weitras / noun [ count ] ( plural wait - ress - es )

a woman who brings food and drinks to your table in a restaurant

wake О / weik / ( also wake up ) verb ( wakes , wak ing , woke / wouk / has wok - en / ' woukan / )

to stop sleeping

What time did you wake up this morning?

to make someone stop sleeping The noise woke me up .

Don't wake the baby.

walk iO / wok / verb ( walks , walk - ing , walked )

to move on your legs, but not run I usually walk to work. We walked 10 miles today.