boatswain | (noun) a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen | Synonyms: bo's'n, bo'sun, bos'n, bosun |
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coxswain | (noun) the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew | Synonyms: cox |
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dumbwaiter | (noun) a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another | Synonyms: food elevator |
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headwaiter | (noun) a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers | Synonyms: captain, maitre d', maitre d'hotel |
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kwai | (noun) the basic unit of money in China | Synonyms: yuan |
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pantywaist | (noun) a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | Synonyms: milksop, Milquetoast, pansy, sissy |
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shirtwaist | (noun) a blouse with buttons down the front | Synonyms: shirtwaister |
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shirtwaister | (noun) a blouse with buttons down the front | Synonyms: shirtwaist |
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swain | (noun) a man who is the lover of a man or woman | Synonyms: beau, boyfriend, fellow |
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twain | (noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twosome, yoke |
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waif | (noun) a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned | Synonyms: street child |
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waifu | (noun) a character in an anime or manga who one has romantic feelings for | - |
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wail | (noun) a cry of sorrow and grief | Synonyms: lament, lamentation, plaint |
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wailer | (noun) a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries | - |
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wailing | (noun) loud cries made while weeping | Synonyms: bawling |
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wain | (noun) large open farm wagon | - |
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wainscot | (noun) wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room | Synonyms: wainscoting, wainscotting |
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(noun) panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall | Synonyms: dado |
wainscoting | (noun) wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room | Synonyms: wainscot, wainscotting |
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(noun) a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) | Synonyms: wainscotting |
wainscotting | (noun) wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room | Synonyms: wainscot, wainscoting |
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(noun) a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) | Synonyms: wainscoting |
wainwright | (noun) a wagon maker | Synonyms: waggonwright, wagonwright |
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waist | (noun) the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole | Synonyms: shank |
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(noun) the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips | Synonyms: waistline |
waistband | (noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | Synonyms: cincture, girdle, sash, waistcloth |
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waistcloth | (noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | Synonyms: cincture, girdle, sash, waistband |
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waistcoat | (noun) a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat | Synonyms: vest |
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waistline | (noun) the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips | Synonyms: waist |
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wait | (noun) the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) | Synonyms: waiting |
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(noun) time during which some action is awaited | Synonyms: delay, hold, postponement, time lag |
waiter | (noun) a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) | Synonyms: server |
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(noun) a person who waits or awaits | - |
waiting | (noun) the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) | Synonyms: wait |
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waitress | (noun) a woman waiter | - |
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waiver | (noun) a formal written statement of relinquishment | Synonyms: discharge, release |
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