win|ner ◆◆◇ /w I nə r / (winners )
1 N‑COUNT The winner of a prize, race, or competition is the person, animal, or thing that wins it. □ She will present the trophies to the award winners. □ The winner was a horse called Last Town.
2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you say that something or someone is a winner , you mean that they are popular and successful, or that they are likely to be popular and successful. [INFORMAL ] □ They think the appeal is a winner. □ Selling was my game and I intended to be a winner.
win|ning ◆◇◇ /w I n I ŋ/
1 ADJ [ADJ n] You can use winning to describe a person or thing that wins something such as a competition, game, or election. □ …the leader of the winning party. □ Donovan scored the winning goal.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] You can use winning to describe actions or qualities that please other people and make them feel friendly towards you. □ She gave him another of her winning smiles.
3 → see also win SYNONYMS winning ADJ 1
victorious: In 1978 he played for the victorious Argentinian side in the World Cup.
triumphant: Duncan and his triumphant soldiers celebrate their military victory.
successfuclass="underline" I am looking forward to a long and successful partnership with him.
win|nings /w I n I ŋz/ N‑PLURAL [oft poss N ] You can use winnings to refer to the money that someone wins in a competition or by gambling. □ I have come to collect my winnings.
win|now /w I noʊ/ (winnows , winnowing , winnowed ) VERB If you winnow a group of things or people, you reduce its size by separating the ones that are useful or relevant from the ones that are not. [LITERARY ] □ [V n] Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three.
▸ winnow out PHRASAL VERB If you winnow out part of a group of things or people, you identify the part that is not useful or relevant and the part that is. [WRITTEN ] □ [V P n] The committee needs to winnow out the nonsense and produce more practical proposals. □ [V P n] Time has winnowed out certain of the essays as superior.
wino /wa I noʊ/ (winos ) N‑COUNT Some people refer to alcoholics, especially homeless ones, as winos . [INFORMAL ]
win|some /w I nsəm/ ADJ If you describe a person or their actions or behaviour as winsome , you mean that they are attractive and charming. □ She gave him her best winsome smile.
win|ter ◆◇◇ /w I ntə r / (winters , wintering , wintered )
1 N‑VAR Winter is the season between autumn and spring when the weather is usually cold. □ In winter the nights are long and cold. □ Last winter's snowfall was heavier than usual. □ …the winter months. □ [+ of ] …the late winter of 1941.
2 VERB If an animal or plant winters somewhere or is wintered there, it spends the winter there. □ [V adv/prep] The birds will winter outside in an aviary. □ [be V -ed prep/adv] The young seedlings are usually wintered in a cold frame. □ [V -ing] …one of the most important sites for wintering wildfowl. [Also V n prep/adv]
3 VERB If you winter somewhere, you spend the winter there. [FORMAL ] □ [V prep/adv] The family decided to winter in Nice again.
wi n|ter sports N‑PLURAL Winter sports are sports that take place on ice or snow, for example skating and skiing.
winter|time /w I ntə r ta I m/ also winter time N‑UNCOUNT Wintertime is the period of time during which winter lasts.
win|try /w I ntri/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Wintry weather is cold and has features that are typical of winter. □ Wintry weather continues to sweep across Britain. □ …a dark wintry day.
wi n-wi n ADJ [ADJ n] A win-win situation is one where you are certain to do well or be successful. □ This is a win-win scenario. ● N‑COUNT Win-win is also a noun. □ When meetings are more effective, we can have fewer of them. That's what I call a win-win.
wipe ◆◇◇ /wa I p/ (wipes , wiping , wiped )
1 VERB If you wipe something, you rub its surface to remove dirt or liquid from it. □ [V n] I'll just wipe the table. □ [V n with adj] When he had finished washing he began to wipe the basin clean. □ [V n + on ] Lainey wiped her hands on the towel. ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Wipe is also a noun. □ She gave the table a quick wipe and disappeared behind the counter.
2 VERB If you wipe dirt or liquid from something, you remove it, for example by using a cloth or your hand. □ [V n prep] Gleb wiped the sweat from his face. □ [V n] He shook his head and wiped his tears with a tissue.
3 N‑COUNT A wipe is a small moist cloth for cleaning things and is designed to be used only once. □ …antiseptic wipes.
4 to wipe the floor with someone → see floor
5 to wipe the slate clean → see slate
▸ wipe away or wipe off PHRASAL VERB If you wipe away or wipe off dirt or liquid from something, you remove it, for example by using a cloth or your hand. □ [V P n] He wiped away the blood with a paper napkin.
▸ wipe off → see wipe away
▸ wipe out PHRASAL VERB To wipe out something such as a place or a group of people or animals means to destroy them completely. □ [V P n] The oil spill could wipe out the area's turtle population. □ [V P n] The man is a fanatic who is determined to wipe out any opposition. [Also V n P ]