weathercock /'wedakDk; NAmE 'wedarkaik/ noun a weathervane in the shape of a male chicken (called a cock or rooster) ( ) MIeI^; Mfi*4

'weather forecast (also fore-cast) noun a description, for example on the radio or television, of what the weather will be like tomorrow or for the next few days

wea-ther-ing/'wederir)/ noun [u] the action of sun, rain or wind on rocks, making them change shape or colour

wea-ther-ize {BrE also -»se) /'wedaraiz/ verb [VN] (NAmE) to protect a building against the effects of cold weather, for example by providing insulation ( ft

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wea-ther-man /'wedamaen; NAmE -darm-/ {pi. -men /-men/), wea-ther-girl /'wedeg3il; NAmE -darg3irl/ noun (informal) a person on radio or television whose job is describing the weather and telling people what it is going to be like ^

wea-ther-proof /'wedapruif; NAmE -darp-/ odj. that is not affected by weather; that protects sb/sth from wind and rain't&HmWukM] I^MMlft: The

finished roof should be weatherproof for years.

0 a weatherproof jacket MM®

‘weather station noun a place where weather conditions are studied and recorded ‘weather strip noun {NAmE) - draught excluder wea-ther-vane /‘wedavein; NAmE -darv-/ noun a metal object on the roof of a building that turns easily in the wind and shows which direction the wind is blowing from M 0^; M# — see also weathercock weave /wiiv/ verb, noun

u verb (wove /wauv; NAmE wouv/, woven /'wauvn; NAmE ’woovn/) IsidlJi In sense 4 weaved is used for the past tense and past participle.

M weaved ₀ 1 ~ A (from B) | ~ B (into A) | ~ sth

(together) to make cloth, a carpet, a basket, etc. by crossing threads or strips across, over and under each other by hand or on a machine called a loom (

) k, tR : [VN] The baskets are woven from strips of willow. 0 The strips of willow

are woven into baskets. 0 Most spiders

weave webs that are almost invisible. A^tfc RX If X J*L [**J o 0 threads woven together iRfE—'M.tf) 0 [V] She is skilled at spinning and weaving. ti-f-o 2 [VN] ~ A (out of/from B) | ~ B (into A) to make sth by twisting flowers, pieces of wood, etc. together ( M ■■■ ) : She deftly wove the flowers into a

garland. T -^NWo 3 [VN] ~ sth

(into sth) | ~ sth (together) to put facts, events, details, etc. together to make a story or a closely connected whole (je- ) m&, mm&, )_: to

weave a narrative Hi ^ O The biography weaves together the various strands of Einstein's life.

SIMM 4 (weaved, weaved)

[+adv./prep.) to move along by running and changing direction continuously to avoid things that are in your way if HI ff M , W ft •( M M ff tt St ) : M She was weaving in and out of the traffic.

O The road weaves through a range of hills. 3XX Ufa ft ll] M O [VN] He had to weave his way

through the milling crowds, jffeXtt XIEA0 AH M W M ff o rTfTl weave your 'magic | weave a 'spell (over sb) {especially BrE) to perform or behave in a way that is attractive or interesting, or that makes sb behave in a particular way (>f^A ) JlfcSiA; %iW- ( XtSAfft ) i3n|R] fj: Will Henry be able to weave his magic against Italy on Wednesday? MM

<s noun the way in which threads are arranged in a piece of cloth that has been woven; the pattern that the threads make HI A; HR'&; HIHRjS# weaver /'wi:va(r)/ noun a person whose job is weaving cloth mnx

'weaver bird noun a tropical bird that builds large nests by weaving sticks and pieces of grass together in

a complicated way HRH % (^! jffiSXH& 3?, MM

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web 0-w /web/ noun

1 [C] = spider’s web : A spider had spun a perfect web outside the window, ₀

— picture o page R29 2 [C] a complicated pattern of things that are closely connected to each other p«] ^ a web of streets

Hi it o We were caught in a tangled web of relationships.

3 the Web [sing.]

= World Wide Web : I found the information on the Web. 4 [C] a piece of skin

that joins the toes of some birds and animals that swim, for example ducks and frogs j|| web-bed /webd/ adj. [only before noun] a bird or an animal (such as a duck or frog) that has webbed feet has pieces of skin between the toes — picture o

page R28

web bing /’webir)/ noun [U] strong strips of cloth that are used to make belts, etc., and to support the seats of chairs, etc. ( ) «HHi£HRt?

web-cam {NAmE Web-cam™) /'webkaem/ noun a video camera that is connected to a computer so that what it records can be seen on a website as it happens [>«] H#H

mu-, mmmm wmmm

web-cast /'webkaist; NAmE 'webkaest/ noun a live broadcast that is sent out on the Internet weber /'veibe(r)/ noun {abbr. Wb) (physics %) a unit for measuring magnetic flux )

web-head /‘webhed/ noun {informal) a person who uses the Internet a lot f#]iR; [#]M

webli-og-raphy /.webli'ngrafi; NAmE -’a:g-/ noun {pi. -ies) a list of websites or electronic works about a particular subject that have been used by a person writing an article, etc. f«] H# # # g 3pc; pwf H& X S : a Poe webliography %£ ft • t R | g 0 a selected webliography on new Irish poetry M X X |lr i# 0 H& # #

web-log /'weblng; NAmE -loig; -la:g/ noun a website that belongs to a particular person and where they write about things that interest them and list other websites that they think are interesting Rxhfe , ( NMAAX

XAfSzft, ) — see also blog n.

web-master /'webma:sta(r); NAmE -maes-/ noun {computing if) a person who is responsible for particular pages of information on the World Wide Web { Jf %|

m) %umm% ■

'web page noun a document that is connected to the World Wide Web and that anyone with an Internet connection can see, usually forming part of a website |«JX: We learned how to create and register a new web page.

Web-site 0-m /'websait/ noun a place connected to the Internet, where a company or an organization, or an individual person, puts information M tk : I found this information on their website.

Ml T iE '-ffS c O For current prices

please visit our website, fj A @ fl # iff (ft

NMo' — picture o page R7

web zine /'webziin/ noun a magazine published on the Internet, not on paper

wed /wed/ verb (wed-ded, wed-ded) or (wed, wed) (not used in the progressive tenses Tfs fQ X ift fr H) {old- fashioned or used in newspapers IB jsJc ^ M Ta) to marry ^ (if; §? ; [V] The couple plan to wed next

summer. j&MAi+$JlEjEAI§j(io O [VN] Rock star to wed top model {= in a newspaper headline).

we’d / wild; wid/ short form 1 we had 2 we would wed-ded /‘wedid/ adj. 1 ~ to sth {formal) if you are wedded to sth, you like or support it so much that you are not willing to give it up ; MM] XAMS:

She’s wedded to her job. ifc f I# ₀ 2 [usually

before noun] ~ (to sb) {old-fashioned or formal) legally married B M W your lawfully wedded