we t nurse (wet nurses ) also wet-nurse N‑COUNT In former times, a wet nurse was a woman who was paid to breast-feed another woman's baby.
we t suit (wet suits ) also wetsuit N‑COUNT A wet suit is a close-fitting rubber suit which an underwater swimmer wears in order to keep their body warm.
we've
/w
I
v, STRONG
wiːv/
We've
is the usual spoken form of 'we have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb. □
whack / h wæ k/ (whacks , whacking , whacked )
1
VERB
If you
whack
someone or something, you hit them hard. [INFORMAL
] □ [V
n]
2
N‑SING
[oft poss N
] Your
whack
of something is your share of it. [BRIT
, INFORMAL
] □
whack|ing
/
h
wæ
k
I
ŋ/ ADJ
[ADJ
n] You can use
whacking
to emphasize how big something is. [BRIT
, INFORMAL
, EMPHASIS
] □
whacky / h wæ ki/ → see wacky
whale / h we I l/ (whales )
1 N‑COUNT Whales are very large mammals that live in the sea.
2 → see also killer whale , sperm whale
3
PHRASE
If you say that someone
is having a whale of a time
, you mean that they are enjoying themselves very much. [INFORMAL
] □
whal|er / h we I lə r / (whalers )
1 N‑COUNT A whaler is a ship which is used in hunting whales.
2 N‑COUNT A whaler is someone who works on a ship which is used in hunting whales.
whal|ing
/
h
we
I
l
I
ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT
[oft N
n]
Whaling
is the activity of hunting and killing whales. □
wham
/
h
wæ
m/ EXCLAM
You use
wham
to indicate that something happens suddenly or forcefully. [INFORMAL
] □
wham|my
/
h
wæ
mi/ N‑SING
[adj N
]
Whammy
is used in expressions such as
double whammy
and
triple whammy
to indicate that two or three unpleasant or difficult situations occur at the same time, or occur one after the other. [mainly JOURNALISM
] □ [+
wharf / h wɔː r f/ (wharves or wharfs ) N‑COUNT A wharf is a platform by a river or the sea where ships can be tied up.
what ◆◆◆ / h wɒ t/
1
PRON
You use
what
in questions when you ask for specific information about something that you do not know. □