Oxford Basic American Dictionary

wink / wigk / verb ( winks , wink . ing , winked )

to close and open one eye quickly as a friendly or secret sign

to someone

She winked at me.

wink noun [ count ]

He gave me a wink .

—Look at blink .

win . пег ф / 'wmsr/ noun [ count ]

a person or an animal that wins a game, race, or

competition

The winner was given a prize. —ANTONYM loser

win • ning / ' winig / adjective

The winning person or team is the one that wins a game, race, or competition the winning team

win .ter © / 'winter / noun

[ count, noncount ]

the coldest part of the year, which comes between fall and spring

It often snows in the winter .

wipe 1 / waip / verb ( wipes , wip - ing , wiped )

1 to make something clean or dry with a cloth

washed my hands and wiped them on a towel. The waitress wiped off the table.

to take away something by rubbing it She wiped the dirt off her shoes.

I wiped up the milk on the floor.

wipe something out to destroy a place completely

The bombs wiped out whole towns.

wipe2 / waip / noun [ count ]

the action of wiping something He gave the table a quick wipe .

a piece of paper or thin cloth with a special liquid on it that you use for cleaning things

a box of face wipes (= for cleaning your face )

wip • er / ' waipar / noun [ count ] = windshield wiper wire © / vvaior/ noun

[ count ]

a long piece of very thin metal

The box was fastened with a piece of wire.

The telephone wires had been cut.

— Look at the picture at cord .

wis • dom / wizdam / noun

[ noncount ]

knowing and understanding a lot about many things Some people think that old age brings wisdom. The adjective is wise .

wis • dom tooth / ' wizdam tu6 / [count] ( plural wis - dom teeth / ' wizdam ti6 / ) ( BIOLOGY ) one of the four large teeth at the back of your mouth that appear when you are about 20 years old

wise / waiz / adjective ( wis - er , wis - est )

knowing and understanding a lot about many things a wise old man Do you think this is wise? ► wise • ly / waizli / adverb

Many people wisely stayed at home in the bad weather.

wish iO/wiJV verb ( wish - es , wish - ing , wished )

1 to want something that is not possible or that will probably not happen I wish I could fly! I wish I had passed the exam!

wish we were rich.

to say to yourself that you want something and hope that it will happen

You can't have everything you wish for .

( formal ) to want to do or have something I wish to see the manager.

to say that you hope someone will have something I wished her a happy birthday.

wish 2©/wiJ*/ noun [count ] ( plural wish es ) 1 a feeling that you want to do or have something

have no wish to go.

an act of trying to make something happen by saying you want it to happen or by hoping that it will happen

Close your eyes and make a wish ! best wishes

words that you write at the end of a letter, before your name, to show that you hope someone is well and happy See you soon. Best wishes, Lucy.

wit / wit / noun

[ noncount ] speaking or writing in an intelligent and funny way

wits [ plural ] the ability to think quickly and in an intelligent way

He needed all his wits to find his way out.

witch / witf / noun [ count ] ( plural witch - es )

a woman in stories who uses magic to do bad things — Look at wizard .

with © / wid ; wi6 / preposition

1 a word that shows people or things are together I live with my parents. Mix the flour with milk.

agree with you.

having or carrying

He's an old man with gray hair. I want to live in a house with a garden. I passed a woman with an enormous suitcase.

using

I cut it with a knife. Fill the bottle with water.

against