| w
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(noun) the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet |
Synonyms:
W,
double-u |
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| wacko
|
(noun) a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad |
Synonyms:
nutter,
whacko |
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| wad
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(noun) a small mass of soft material |
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| (noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |
Synonyms:
lot,
deal,
peck,
sight,
heap,
mass,
pile,
stack,
batch,
flock,
raft,
mess,
mint,
pot,
mountain,
spate,
plenty,
hatful,
mickle,
muckle,
passel,
quite a little,
good deal,
great deal,
slew,
tidy sum |
| (noun) a wad of something chewable as tobacco |
Synonyms:
chew,
plug,
quid,
chaw,
cud |
| wadding
|
(noun) any material used especially to protect something |
Synonyms:
packing,
packing material |
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| waddle
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(noun) walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other |
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| waddler
|
(noun) someone who walks with a waddling gait |
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| wader
|
(noun) any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food |
Synonyms:
wading bird |
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| waders
|
(noun) waterproof hip boots (sometimes extending to the chest) worn by anglers |
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| wadi
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(noun) gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season |
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| wading
|
(noun) walking with your feet in shallow water |
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| wads
|
(noun) a large number or amount |
Synonyms:
stacks,
rafts,
heaps,
dozens,
piles,
oodles,
gobs,
scads,
scores,
slews,
tons,
lashings,
loads,
lots |
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| wafer
|
(noun) a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters |
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| (noun) a small thin crisp cake or cookie |
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| (noun) thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist) |
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| waffle
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(noun) pancake batter baked in a waffle iron |
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| waffler
|
(noun) someone who speaks or writes in a vague and evasive manner |
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| waft
|
(noun) a long flag; often tapering |
Synonyms:
streamer,
pennant,
pennon |
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| wafture
|
(noun) the act of signaling by a movement of the hand |
Synonyms:
wave,
waving |
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| wag
|
(noun) a witty amusing person who makes jokes |
Synonyms:
wit,
card |
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| (noun) causing to move repeatedly from side to side |
Synonyms:
waggle,
shake |
| wage
|
(noun) something that remunerates |
Synonyms:
remuneration,
pay,
earnings,
salary |
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| wager
|
(noun) the act of gambling |
Synonyms:
bet |
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| (noun) the money risked on a gamble |
Synonyms:
bet,
stake,
stakes |
| wagerer
|
(noun) someone who bets |
Synonyms:
punter,
better,
bettor |
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| wages
|
(noun) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing |
Synonyms:
reward,
payoff |
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| waggery
|
(noun) waggish behavior |
Synonyms:
waggishness |
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| (noun) a quaint and amusing jest |
Synonyms:
drollery |
| waggishness
|
(noun) waggish behavior |
Synonyms:
waggery |
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| waggle
|
(noun) causing to move repeatedly from side to side |
Synonyms:
wag,
shake |
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| waggon
|
(noun) any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor |
Synonyms:
wagon |
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| (noun) a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat |
Synonyms:
estate car,
wagon,
station waggon,
station wagon,
beach waggon,
beach wagon |
| waggoner
|
(noun) the driver of a wagon |
Synonyms:
wagoner |
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| waggonwright
|
(noun) a wagon maker |
Synonyms:
wagonwright,
wainwright |
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| wagon
|
(noun) any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor |
Synonyms:
waggon |
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| (noun) van used by police to transport prisoners |
Synonyms:
paddy wagon,
patrol wagon,
police van,
police wagon,
black Maria |
| (noun) a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting |
Synonyms:
coaster wagon |
| (noun) a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat |
Synonyms:
estate car,
waggon,
station waggon,
station wagon,
beach waggon,
beach wagon |
| wagoner
|
(noun) the driver of a wagon |
Synonyms:
waggoner |
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| wagonwright
|
(noun) a wagon maker |
Synonyms:
waggonwright,
wainwright |
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| wagtail
|
(noun) Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks |
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| wahoo
|
(noun) upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas |
Synonyms:
Euonymus americanus,
strawberry bush |
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| (noun) deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds |
Synonyms:
Euonymus atropurpureus,
burning bush |
| (noun) large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide |
Synonyms:
Acanthocybium solandri |
| 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:
lamentation,
plaint,
lament |
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| wailer
|
(noun) a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries |
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| wailing
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(noun) loud cries made while weeping |
Synonyms:
bawling |
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| wain
|
(noun) large open farm wagon |
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| wainscot
|
(noun) panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall |
Synonyms:
dado |
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| (noun) wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room |
Synonyms:
wainscoting,
wainscotting |
| wainscoting
|
(noun) a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) |
Synonyms:
wainscotting |
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| (noun) wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room |
Synonyms:
wainscot,
wainscotting |
| wainscotting
|
(noun) a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) |
Synonyms:
wainscoting |
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| (noun) wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room |
Synonyms:
wainscot,
wainscoting |
| wainwright
|
(noun) a wagon maker |
Synonyms:
waggonwright,
wagonwright |
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| waist
|
(noun) the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips |
Synonyms:
waistline |
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| (noun) the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole |
Synonyms:
shank |
| waistband
|
(noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers |
Synonyms:
girdle,
waistcloth,
sash,
cincture |
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| waistcloth
|
(noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers |
Synonyms:
girdle,
waistband,
sash,
cincture |
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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) time during which some action is awaited |
Synonyms:
hold,
delay,
postponement,
time lag |
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| (noun) the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) |
Synonyms:
waiting |
| 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 |
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| 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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| wake
|
(noun) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) |
Synonyms:
aftermath,
backwash |
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| (noun) the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward |
Synonyms:
backwash |
| (noun) a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial |
Synonyms:
viewing |
| wakeboard
|
(noun) a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat |
Synonyms:
wake board |
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| wakefulness
|
(noun) a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world |
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| (noun) a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep |
Synonyms:
sleeplessness |
| (noun) the process of paying close and continuous attention |
Synonyms:
watchfulness,
vigilance,
alertness |
| wakening
|
(noun) the act of waking |
Synonyms:
waking up,
awakening |
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| waker
|
(noun) someone who rouses others from sleep |
Synonyms:
rouser,
arouser |
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| (noun) a person who awakes |
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| waking
|
(noun) the state of remaining awake |
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| waldmeister
|
(noun) Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula |
Synonyms:
sweet woodruff,
Galium odoratum,
woodruff,
Asperula odorata,
fragrant bedstraw |
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| (noun) fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine |
Synonyms:
sweet woodruff |
| wale
|
(noun) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions |
Synonyms:
welt,
weal,
wheal |
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| (noun) thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship |
Synonyms:
strake |
| walk
|
(noun) the act of traveling by foot |
Synonyms:
walking |
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| (noun) (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls |
Synonyms:
pass,
base on balls |
| (noun) manner of walking |
Synonyms:
manner of walking |
| (noun) the act of walking somewhere |
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| (noun) a path set aside for walking |
Synonyms:
paseo,
walkway |
| (noun) a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground |
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| (noun) careers in general |
Synonyms:
walk of life |
| walkabout
|
(noun) a walking trip or tour |
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| (noun) a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally |
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| (noun) nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine |
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| walkaway
|
(noun) an easy victory |
Synonyms:
romp,
blowout,
runaway,
shoo-in,
laugher |
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| walker
|
(noun) a person who travels by foot |
Synonyms:
pedestrian,
footer |
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| (noun) a shoe designed for comfortable walking |
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| (noun) a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk |
Synonyms:
Zimmer,
Zimmer frame |
| (noun) an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk |
Synonyms:
go-cart,
baby-walker |
| walking
|
(noun) the act of traveling by foot |
Synonyms:
walk |
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| walkingstick
|
(noun) any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies |
Synonyms:
walking stick,
stick insect |
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| walkout
|
(noun) a strike in which the workers walk out |
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| (noun) the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest |
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| walkover
|
(noun) backbends combined with handstands |
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| (noun) any undertaking that is easy to do |
Synonyms:
breeze,
duck soup,
picnic,
piece of cake,
pushover,
snap,
child's play,
cinch |
| walkway
|
(noun) a path set aside for walking |
Synonyms:
walk,
paseo |
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| wall
|
(noun) an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure |
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| (noun) anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect |
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| (noun) (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure |
Synonyms:
paries |
| (noun) a difficult or awkward situation |
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| (noun) a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) |
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| (noun) a layer of material that encloses space |
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| (noun) a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) |
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| (noun) an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes |
Synonyms:
rampart,
bulwark |
| wallaby
|
(noun) any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored |
Synonyms:
brush kangaroo |
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| wallah
|
(noun) usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing |
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| wallboard
|
(noun) a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses |
Synonyms:
dry wall,
drywall |
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| wallet
|
(noun) a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money |
Synonyms:
notecase,
pocketbook,
billfold |
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| walleye
|
(noun) strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward |
Synonyms:
divergent strabismus,
exotropia |
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| (noun) pike-like freshwater perches |
Synonyms:
dory,
jack salmon,
walleyed pike,
Stizostedion vitreum |
| wallflower
|
(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers |
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| (noun) perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum |
Synonyms:
Erysimum cheiri,
Cheiranthus cheiri |
| (noun) remains on sidelines at social event |
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| wallop
|
(noun) a forceful consequence; a strong effect |
Synonyms:
impact |
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| (noun) a severe blow |
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| walloper
|
(noun) a very hard hitter |
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| (noun) a winner by a wide margin |
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| (noun) a gross untruth; a blatant lie |
Synonyms:
whopper |
| walloping
|
(noun) a sound defeat |
Synonyms:
debacle,
drubbing,
whipping,
slaughter,
thrashing,
trouncing |
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| wallow
|
(noun) a puddle where animals go to wallow |
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| (noun) an indolent or clumsy rolling about |
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| wallpaper
|
(noun) a decorative paper for the walls of rooms |
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| wallpaperer
|
(noun) a worker who papers walls |
Synonyms:
wall-paperer |
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| wally
|
(noun) a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid |
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| walnut
|
(noun) nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell |
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| (noun) hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling |
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| (noun) any of various trees of the genus Juglans |
Synonyms:
walnut tree |
| walrus
|
(noun) either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber |
Synonyms:
sea horse,
seahorse |
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| waltz
|
(noun) an assured victory (especially in an election) |
Synonyms:
walk-in |
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| (noun) music composed in triple time for waltzing |
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| (noun) a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat |
Synonyms:
valse |
| waltzer
|
(noun) a dancer who waltzes |
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| wampee
|
(noun) American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds |
Synonyms:
Pontederia cordata,
pickerel weed,
pickerelweed |
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| wampum
|
(noun) informal terms for money |
Synonyms:
scratch,
boodle,
sugar,
dough,
kale,
cabbage,
bread,
lettuce,
lolly,
moolah,
dinero,
pelf,
gelt,
shekels,
simoleons,
clams,
loot,
lucre |
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| (noun) small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency |
Synonyms:
peag,
wampumpeag |
| wampumpeag
|
(noun) small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency |
Synonyms:
peag,
wampum |
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| wand
|
(noun) a rod used by a magician or water diviner |
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| (noun) a thin supple twig or rod |
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| (noun) a ceremonial or emblematic staff |
Synonyms:
verge,
scepter,
sceptre |
| (noun) a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir |
Synonyms:
baton |
| wanderer
|
(noun) someone who leads a wandering unsettled life |
Synonyms:
bird of passage,
roamer,
rover |
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| (noun) a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine |
Synonyms:
spider |
| wandering
|
(noun) travelling about without any clear destination |
Synonyms:
roving,
vagabondage |
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| wanderlust
|
(noun) very strong or irresistible impulse to travel |
Synonyms:
itchy feet |
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| wandflower
|
(noun) a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers |
Synonyms:
Sparaxis tricolor |
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| (noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall |
Synonyms:
galaxy,
Galax urceolata,
galax,
coltsfoot,
beetleweed |
| wane
|
(noun) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) |
Synonyms:
ebb,
ebbing |
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| wangle
|
(noun) an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery |
Synonyms:
wangling |
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| wangler
|
(noun) a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods |
Synonyms:
finagler |
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| wangling
|
(noun) an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery |
Synonyms:
wangle |
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| waning
|
(noun) a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent |
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