| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 642 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| watch | verb | We will watch them constantly. | observe |
| noun | He wore an expensive watch. | timepiece | |
| noun | We will take the first watch tonight. | vigil | |
| verb | We watched the prisoner. | guarded | |
| watchful | adj. | We kept a watchful eye on them. | careful |
| water | noun | We will need water to drink. | liquid |
| verb | Water the plants every day. | give liquid | |
| waterfall | noun | We saw a beautiful waterfall. | cascade |
| waterproof | adj. | He had a waterproof watch. | OK to get wet |
| watt | noun | The light bulb was 100 watts. | power units |
| wave | noun | A large wave crashed over the ship. | breaker |
| noun | The ship slipped beneath the waves. | the sea | |
| noun | This week we had a heat wave. | widespread condition | |