Oxford Basic American Dictionary

I played tennis with my sister.

agreeing with or supporting someone or something Are you with us on this plan?

—ANTONYM against

because of

Her hands were blue with cold.

with • draw / wid ' dro ; wi6 ' dro / verb

(with - draws, with draw - ing, with drew / wid ' dru ;

wi6 ' dru / has with - drawn / wid ' dron ; wi6 ' dron / )

to move back or away

The army withdrew from the town.

to say that you will not take part in something Rob has withdrawn from the race.

to take something out or away

I withdrew $100 from my bank account.

with • er / widar / verb ( with - ers, with er - ing , with ered )

If a plant withers , it becomes dry and dies The plants withered in the hot sun.

with • ill © / wi'din; wi'8in / preposition

before the end of

I'll be back within an hour.

not farther than

We live within a mile of the train station.

( formal ) inside

There are 400 prisoners within the prison walls.

with . out © / wi' daut ; wi' 6aut / preposition,

adverb

1 not having, showing, or using something It's cold — don't go out without your coat.

drink coffee without sugar.

not being with someone or something He left without me.

do without

to manage when something is not there There isn't any milk, so we'll have to do without. without doing something

not doing something

They left without saying goodbye.

wit • ness / ' witnss / noun [ count ] ( plural wit - ness - es )

a person who sees something happen and can tell other people about it later

There were two witnesses to the accident.

a person who goes to a court of law to tell people what he or she saw

a witness for the defense

►wit • ness verb ( wit - ness - es , wit - ness ing , wit - nessed )

She witnessed a murder.

wit • ty / ' witi / adjective ( wit - ti er , wit - ti - est )

intelligent and funny a witty answer

wives plural of wife

wiz • ard / wizsrd / noun [ count ]

a man in stories who has magic powers —Look at witch .

wob • ble / wabl / verb (wob - bles , wob - bling , wob - bled )

to move a little from side to side That chair wobbles when you sit on it. ► wob • bly / ' wabli / adjective ( wob - bli er , wob - bli - est )

a wobbly table

wok / wak / noun [ cou nt ]

a large pan that is shaped like a bowl and used for cooking Chinese food

woke, wok • en

forms of wake

wolf / wulf / noun [ count ] ( plural wolves

/ wulvz / ) a wild animal like a big dog

wom .ЭП Ф / 'wumsn/ noun [ count ]

( plural wom - en / ' wimsn / )

an adult female person

men, women, and children

Would you prefer to see a woman doctor?

womb / wum / noun [ count ]

the part of a woman or a female animal where a baby develops before it is born

—SYNONYM uterus won form of win

WOn .der 1 © / ЧулпсЬг/ verb ( won - ders , won der ing , won - dered )

to ask yourself something; to want to know something I wonder what that noise is. I wonder why he didn't come. I wonder if...

words that you use to ask a question politely I wonder if I could use your phone.

won • der 2 / ' wAndsr / noun

[ noncount ] a feeling that you have when you see or hear something very strange, surprising, or beautiful

The children stared in wonder at the elephants.

[ count ] something that gives you this feeling the wonders of modern medicine

it's a wonder. it is surprising that...

It's a wonder you weren't killed in the accident.

no wonder