Vocabulary Words - Third Grade - W:

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• waffle
  (n.) A flat cake with a pattern of squares on it.
  
  
• wagon
  (n.) A vehicle that has wheels and is pulled by an animal.
  
  
• waiter
  (n.) A man who serves food in a restaurant.
  
  
• wallet
  (n.) A small purse that you can fold to close and keep money in.
  
  
• war
  (n.) A time when two or more countries or groups fight each other with soldiers and weapons.
  
  
• warm
  (adj.) Slightly hot, but not uncomfortably hot.
  
  
• warn
  (v.) To tell someone that danger is near.
  
  
• weak
  (adj.) Not strong.
  
  
• wear
  (v.) To put clothing on the body.
  
  
• wedding
  (n.) A ceremony when two people get married.
  
  
• wedge
  (n.) Something that resembles a triangle.
  
  
• whack
  (v.) To hit sharply.
  (n.) A sharp noisy hit.
  
  
• whale
  (n.) A very large animal that swims in the ocean and breathes through a hole on the top of its head.
  
  
• wheel
  (n.) A round and rotating part of the car.
  (n.) Steering wheel.
  
  
• whip
  (v.) To move suddenly or violently.
  (n.) A long thin piece of rope or leather with a handle that you use for making animals move faster.
  
  
• whisper
  (v.) To say something very softly.
  
  
• widen
  (v.) To make something wide.
  
  
• windy
  (adj.) When wind blows.
  
  
• winner
  (n.) Someone who achieves victory.
  
  
• winter
  (n.) The coldest season of the year.
  (n.) The season of the year between autumn and spring.
  
  
• wise
  (adj.) Having good judgement from experience.
  
  
• wolf
  (n.) A wild animal that looks like a dog.
  
  
• woman
  (n.) An adult female person.
  
  
• women
  (n.) adult females.
  
  
• won't
  (v.) Contraction of will not.
  
  

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