| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 650 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| whether | conj. | Whether he wins or loses, I win. | no matter if |
| which | pron. | Which of these is yours? | What one |
| pron. | We went to my house which is small. | the one that | |
| pron. | The movie which was shown later was bad. | that | |
| whichever | adj. | Read whichever book you like. | any one |
| while | conj. | It was nice while it lasted. | during the time |
| noun | It wasn't worth my while. | time | |
| conj. | The top is red while the rest is white. | whereas | |
| whip | noun | She used a whip on the horse. | switch |
| verb | We whipped the enemy in the battle. | defeated | |
| verb | He whipped the boy for disobedience. | flogged | |
| whirl | verb | The wind whirled through his hair. | spun |
| noun | His mind was in a whirl. | spin | |