Oxford Basic American Dictionary

[ count, noncount ] ( abbreviation Weds. )

the day of the week after Tuesday and before Thursday

weed1 / wid / noun [ count ]

a wild plant that grows where you do not want it The garden of the old house was full of weeds.

weed 2 / wid / verb ( weeds , weed - ing , weed - ed ) to pull weeds out of the ground

week © / wik / noun [ count ]

1 a time of seven days, usually from Sunday to the next Saturday

I'm going to Sue's house next week. I play tennis twice a week .

saw him two weeks ago.

the part of the week when people go to work, especially Monday to Friday

I work during the week but not on weekends.

week • day / ' wikdei / noun [ count ]

any day except Saturday or Sunday I only work on weekdays .

week .end © / ' wikend / noun [ count ]

Saturday and Sunday

What are you doing over the weekend ?

week • ly / ' wikli / adjective, adverb

happening or coming every week or once a week a weekly magazine I am paid weekly.

week • night / wiknait / noun [ count ]

any night of the week except Saturday, Sunday, and sometimes Friday night

My parents don't let me go out on weeknights.

weep / wip / verb ( weeps , weep - ing , wept

/ wept / has wept ) ( formal )

to cry, usually because you are sad

weigh © / wei / verb ( weighs , weigh ing , weighed ) Pronunciation

The word weigh sounds just like way .

1 to measure how heavy someone or something is using a

machine (called a scale )

The clerk weighed the package.

2 to have or show a certain weight

"How much do you weigh?" "I weigh 155pounds."

weight © / weit / noun

[ noncount ] how heavy someone or something is Do you know the weight of the letter?

I'm getting fat — I need to lose weight (= get thinner ) ! He put on weight (= got fatter ) .

[ count ] a piece of metal that weighs a particular amount and is used to measure the weight of something, or which people lift in order to improve their strength and as a sport

She lifts weights as part of her training.

weight • lift • ing / ' weit|liftig / noun [ noncount ]

( SPORTS ) a sport in which people lift heavy metal weights

weird / wird / adjective ( weird er , weird - est )

very strange I had a weird dream.

weird • o / ' wirdou / noun [ count ] ( plural weird . os ) ( informal )

a person who looks strange or behaves in a strange way

wel . come 1 © / 'welbm / verb

( wel - come , wel - com - ing , wel comed )

to be friendly to someone when they arrive somewhere He came to the door to welcome us.

to be happy to receive or accept something

I really don't know what to do next, so I'd welcome any suggestions.

►wel • come noun [ count ]

They gave us a warm welcome.

wel • come 2 / ' welkam / adjective

If someone or something is welcome , you are happy to see them or it

The cool drinks were welcome on such a hot day. Welcome to America!

( informal ) used to say that you are happy for someone to do something if they want to

If you come to the States again, you're welcome to stay with us.

make someone welcome

to show a visitor that you are happy to see them you're welcome

polite words that you say when someone has said "thank you"

"Thank you." "You're welcome."

weld / weld / verb ( welds , weld - ing , weld - ed )

to join pieces of metal by heating them and pressing them together

All the parts of the sculpture have to be welded together.

wel • fareaw щ / 'welfer / noun [ noncount ]

the health and happiness of a person

The school is responsible for the welfare of its students.