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Western Wall (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple) proper noun | Vestmurenproper noun |
westernmost (farthest west) adjective [UK: ˈwe.stən.məʊst] [US: ˈwe.stənmoʊst] | (Bokmål) vestligsteadjective (Nynorsk) vestlegasteadjective |
Westman Islands (archipelago off the south coast of Iceland) proper noun | (Bokmål) Vestmannøyeneproper noun (Nynorsk) Vestmannøyaneproper noun |
Westminster Abbey (large Gothic church) proper noun | Westminster Abbeyproper noun |
Westminster Cathedral (chuerch) proper noun | (Bokmål) Westminsterkatedralenproper noun (Nynorsk) Westminsterkatedralenproper noun |
westside (western side) noun [UK: ˈwest.ˈsaɪd] [US: ˈwest.ˈsaɪd] | vestkantnoun |
wet (made of liquid or moisture) adjective [UK: wet] [US: ˈwet] | våt, fuktigadjective |
wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) adjective [UK: wet] [US: ˈwet] | våt, bløtadjective |
wet (of weather or a time period: rainy, see also: rainy) adjective [UK: wet] [US: ˈwet] | (Bokmål) regnfulladjective (Nynorsk) regnfulladjective våttadjective |
wet behind the ears (inexperienced, not seasoned) adjective [UK: wet bɪ.ˈhaɪnd ðə ɪəz] [US: ˈwet bə.ˈhaɪnd ðə ˈɪrz] | våt bak øreneadjective |
wet job noun | våtjobbnoun |
wet nurse [wet nurses] (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) noun [UK: wet nɜːs] [US: ˈwet ˈnɝːs] | (Bokmål) ammenoun |
wet oneself (lose control of one's bladder) verb | |
wetland [wetlands] (land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas) noun [UK: ˈwet.lənd] [US: ˈweˌt.lænd] | (Bokmål) våtmarknoun (Nynorsk) våtmarknoun |
wetsuit [wetsuits] (close fitting, insulating garment) noun [UK: ˈwet.suːt] [US: ˈwet.ˌsuːt] | (Bokmål) våtdraktnoun (Nynorsk) våtdraktnoun |
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism) phrase | (Bokmål) en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste leddphrase (Nynorsk) ei kjede er aldri sterkare enn det svakaste leddphrase |
a new broom sweeps clean (new management will often make radical changes) phrase [UK: ə njuː bruːm swiːps kliːn] [US: ə nuː ˈbruːm ˈswiːps ˈkliːn] | |
all-powerful (Omnipotent) adjective [UK: ˈɔːl.ˈpaʊə.fʊl] [US: ˈɔːl.ˈpaʊər.fəl] | (Bokmål) allmektigadjective (Nynorsk) allmektigadjective |
all's well that ends well (A happy ending makes up for everything that has gone before...) phrase [UK: ˈɒlz wel ðæt endz wel] [US: ˈɒlz ˈwel ˈðæt ˈendz ˈwel] | |
allow [allowed, allowing, allows] (to permit) verb [UK: ə.ˈlaʊ] [US: ə.ˈlaʊ] | tillateverb |
answer [answers] (response) noun [UK: ˈɑːn.sə(r)] [US: ˈæn.sər] | (Bokmål)noun (Nynorsk)noun |
answer [answers] (solution) noun [UK: ˈɑːn.sə(r)] [US: ˈæn.sər] | (Bokmål) ,noun |
answer [answered, answering, answers] (to make a reply or response to) verb [UK: ˈɑːn.sə(r)] [US: ˈæn.sər] | ,verb |
answer for (to be held responsible for) verb [UK: ˈɑːn.sə(r) fɔː(r) ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈæn.sər ˈfɔːr ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | svare forverb |
answering machine (device that automatically records voice mail) noun [UK: ˈɑːn.sər.ɪŋ mə.ˈʃiːn] [US: ˈæn.sər.ɪŋ mɪ.ˈʃiːn] | (Bokmål) telefonsvarernoun (Nynorsk) telefonsvararnoun |
Antwerp (province) proper noun [UK: ˈæn.twɜːp] [US: ˈæn.twərp] | Antwerpenproper noun |
Antwerpian (someone from Antwerp) noun | (Bokmål) antwerpianernoun |
as it were (to indicate a word or statement is not exact) adverb [UK: əz ɪt wɜː(r)] [US: ˈæz ˈɪt wər] | mer eller mindreadverb |
as well (in addition, also) adverb [UK: əz wel] [US: ˈæz ˈwel] | ogsåadverb |