| wick
|
(noun) any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action |
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| (noun) a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame |
Synonyms:
taper |
| wickedness
|
(noun) morally objectionable behavior |
Synonyms:
immorality,
iniquity,
evil |
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| (noun) absence of moral or spiritual values |
Synonyms:
dark,
darkness |
| (noun) the quality of being wicked |
Synonyms:
ugliness,
nefariousness,
vileness |
| (noun) estrangement from god |
Synonyms:
sin,
sinfulness |
| (noun) the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions |
Synonyms:
repulsiveness,
sliminess,
vileness,
loathsomeness,
lousiness |
| wicker
|
(noun) slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork |
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| (noun) work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) |
Synonyms:
wickerwork,
caning |
| wickerwork
|
(noun) work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) |
Synonyms:
wicker,
caning |
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| wicket
|
(noun) cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket |
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| (noun) a small arch used as croquet equipment |
Synonyms:
hoop |
| (noun) small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door) |
Synonyms:
wicket door,
wicket gate |
| (noun) small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted |
Synonyms:
lattice,
grille |
| wickiup
|
(noun) a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States |
Synonyms:
wikiup |
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| wickup
|
(noun) tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant |
Synonyms:
rosebay willowherb,
giant willowherb,
Epilobium angustifolium,
fireweed |
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| wicopy
|
(noun) deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers |
Synonyms:
ropebark,
moose-wood,
moosewood,
Dirca palustris,
leatherwood |
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| wideness
|
(noun) the property of being wide; having great width |
Synonyms:
broadness |
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| (noun) unusual largeness in size or extent or number |
Synonyms:
immenseness,
immensity,
grandness,
greatness,
enormousness,
sizeableness,
vastness |
| widening
|
(noun) an increase in width |
Synonyms:
broadening |
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| (noun) a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park |
Synonyms:
turnout |
| (noun) the act of making something wider |
Synonyms:
broadening |
| widgeon
|
(noun) freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals |
Synonyms:
wigeon,
Anas penelope |
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| widget
|
(noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known |
Synonyms:
gimmick,
dojigger,
doodad,
doohickey,
gismo,
gizmo,
gubbins,
whatchamacallit,
whatchamacallum,
whatsis,
thingamabob,
thingamajig,
thingmabob,
thingmajig,
thingumabob,
thingumajig,
thingummy |
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| (noun) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job |
Synonyms:
contrivance,
gadget,
gismo,
gizmo,
contraption,
convenience,
appliance |
| widow
|
(noun) a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried |
Synonyms:
widow woman |
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| widower
|
(noun) a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried |
Synonyms:
widowman |
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| widowhood
|
(noun) the time of a woman's life when she is a widow |
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| (noun) the state of being a widow who has not remarried |
- |
| widowman
|
(noun) a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried |
Synonyms:
widower |
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| width
|
(noun) the extent of something from side to side |
Synonyms:
breadth |
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| wiener
|
(noun) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll |
Synonyms:
dog,
hot dog,
hotdog,
weenie,
wienerwurst,
frank,
frankfurter |
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| wienerwurst
|
(noun) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll |
Synonyms:
dog,
hot dog,
hotdog,
weenie,
wiener,
frank,
frankfurter |
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| wiesenboden
|
(noun) a dark meadow soil rich in organic material; developed through poor drainage in humid grassy or sedge regions |
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| wife
|
(noun) a married woman; a man's partner in marriage |
Synonyms:
married woman |
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| wig
|
(noun) hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair |
- |
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| (noun) British slang for a scolding |
Synonyms:
wigging |
| wigeon
|
(noun) freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals |
Synonyms:
widgeon,
Anas penelope |
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| wigging
|
(noun) British slang for a scolding |
Synonyms:
wig |
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| wiggle
|
(noun) the act of wiggling |
Synonyms:
wriggle,
squirm |
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| wiggler
|
(noun) one who can't stay still (especially a child) |
Synonyms:
wriggler,
squirmer |
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| (noun) larva of a mosquito |
Synonyms:
wriggler |
| (noun) terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers |
Synonyms:
red worm,
nightcrawler,
nightwalker,
dew worm,
earthworm,
crawler,
angleworm,
fishing worm,
fishworm |
| wiggliness
|
(noun) a jerky back and forth kind of mobility |
- |
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| wight
|
(noun) a living being |
Synonyms:
creature |
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| wigmaker
|
(noun) someone who makes and sells wigs |
- |
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| wigwam
|
(noun) a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides |
- |
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| wikiup
|
(noun) a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States |
Synonyms:
wickiup |
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| wild
|
(noun) a wild primitive state untouched by civilization |
Synonyms:
natural state,
state of nature |
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| (noun) a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition |
Synonyms:
wilderness |
| wildcat
|
(noun) an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field |
Synonyms:
wildcat well |
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| (noun) a cruelly rapacious person |
Synonyms:
wolf,
savage,
beast,
brute |
| (noun) any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild |
- |
| wildcatter
|
(noun) an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field |
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| wildebeest
|
(noun) large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail |
Synonyms:
gnu |
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| wilderness
|
(noun) (politics) a state of disfavor |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition |
Synonyms:
wild |
| (noun) a bewildering profusion |
- |
| wildfire
|
(noun) a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration |
- |
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| wildflower
|
(noun) wild or uncultivated flowering plant |
Synonyms:
wild flower |
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| wildfowl
|
(noun) flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food |
- |
|---|
| wilding
|
(noun) a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree) |
- |
|---|
| (noun) an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women |
- |
| wildlife
|
(noun) all living things (except people) that are undomesticated |
- |
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| wildness
|
(noun) a feeling of extreme emotional intensity |
Synonyms:
abandon |
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| (noun) the property of being wild or turbulent |
Synonyms:
violence,
vehemence,
ferocity,
fierceness,
furiousness,
fury |
| (noun) an unruly disposition to do as one pleases |
- |
| (noun) an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature |
- |
| wile
|
(noun) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) |
Synonyms:
guile,
shenanigan,
chicane,
chicanery,
trickery |
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| wilfulness
|
(noun) the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline |
Synonyms:
unruliness,
willfulness,
fractiousness |
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| wiliness
|
(noun) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception |
Synonyms:
guile,
craft,
slyness,
craftiness,
cunning,
foxiness |
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| will
|
(noun) the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention |
Synonyms:
volition |
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| (noun) a fixed and persistent intent or purpose |
- |
| (noun) a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die |
Synonyms:
testament |
| willet
|
(noun) large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts |
Synonyms:
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus |
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| willfulness
|
(noun) the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline |
Synonyms:
unruliness,
wilfulness,
fractiousness |
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| willies
|
(noun) feelings of uneasiness |
- |
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| willing
|
(noun) the act of making a choice |
Synonyms:
volition |
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| willingness
|
(noun) cheerful compliance |
- |
|---|
| willow
|
(noun) any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix |
Synonyms:
willow tree |
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| (noun) a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers |
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| willowherb
|
(noun) a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs |
- |
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| willowware
|
(noun) chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river |
Synonyms:
willow-pattern |
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| willpower
|
(noun) the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior |
Synonyms:
possession,
self-control,
will power,
self-command,
self-possession,
self-will |
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| wilt
|
(noun) any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots |
Synonyms:
wilt disease |
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| (noun) causing to become limp or drooping |
Synonyms:
wilting |
| wilting
|
(noun) causing to become limp or drooping |
Synonyms:
wilt |
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| wimble
|
(noun) hand tool for boring holes |
Synonyms:
gimlet,
screw auger,
auger |
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| wimp
|
(noun) a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy |
Synonyms:
chicken,
crybaby |
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| wimple
|
(noun) headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women |
- |
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| win
|
(noun) a victory (as in a race or other competition) |
- |
|---|
| (noun) something won (especially money) |
Synonyms:
profits,
winnings |
| wince
|
(noun) the facial expression of sudden pain |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a reflex response to sudden pain |
Synonyms:
flinch |
| wincey
|
(noun) a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas |
- |
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| winceyette
|
(noun) cotton flannelette with a nap on both sides |
- |
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| winch
|
(noun) lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds |
Synonyms:
windlass |
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| wind
|
(noun) air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
Synonyms:
current of air,
air current |
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| (noun) a tendency or force that influences events |
- |
| (noun) breath |
- |
| (noun) empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk |
Synonyms:
jazz,
nothingness,
idle words,
malarkey,
malarky |
| (noun) an indication of potential opportunity |
Synonyms:
tip,
lead,
steer,
hint,
confidential information |
| (noun) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath |
Synonyms:
wind instrument |
| (noun) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus |
Synonyms:
breaking wind,
fart,
farting,
flatus |
| (noun) the act of winding or twisting |
Synonyms:
winding,
twist |
| windage
|
(noun) the retarding force of air friction on a moving object |
- |
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| (noun) the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun |
- |
| (noun) exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance) |
Synonyms:
wind exposure |
| (noun) the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind |
Synonyms:
wind deflection |
| windbag
|
(noun) a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics |
Synonyms:
gasbag |
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| windbreak
|
(noun) hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion |
Synonyms:
shelterbelt |
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| windbreaker
|
(noun) a kind of heavy jacket |
Synonyms:
parka,
windcheater,
anorak |
|---|
| windburn
|
(noun) redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind |
- |
|---|
| windcheater
|
(noun) a kind of heavy jacket |
Synonyms:
parka,
windbreaker,
anorak |
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| winder
|
(noun) a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism) |
- |
|---|
| (noun) mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) |
Synonyms:
key |
| (noun) mechanical device around which something can be wound |
- |
| windfall
|
(noun) fruit that has fallen from the tree |
- |
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| (noun) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) |
Synonyms:
gold rush,
boom,
bonanza,
manna from heaven,
gravy,
godsend,
bunce |
| windflower
|
(noun) any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves |
Synonyms:
anemone |
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| windiness
|
(noun) a mildly windy state of the air |
Synonyms:
breeziness |
|---|
| (noun) boring verbosity |
Synonyms:
prolixity,
prolixness,
wordiness,
long-windedness |
| winding
|
(noun) the act of winding or twisting |
Synonyms:
wind,
twist |
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| windjammer
|
(noun) a large sailing ship |
- |
|---|
| windlass
|
(noun) lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds |
Synonyms:
winch |
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| windlessness
|
(noun) calmness without winds |
Synonyms:
stillness |
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| windmill
|
(noun) a mill that is powered by the wind |
- |
|---|
| (noun) generator that extracts usable energy from winds |
Synonyms:
wind generator,
aerogenerator |
| window
|
(noun) a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened |
- |
| (noun) a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material |
- |
| (noun) an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function |
- |
| (noun) the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something |
- |
| (noun) a pane of glass in a window |
Synonyms:
windowpane |
| (noun) an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served |
- |
| (noun) (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen |
- |
| windowpane
|
(noun) a pane of glass in a window |
Synonyms:
window |
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| (noun) very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America |
Synonyms:
Scophthalmus aquosus |
| windowsill
|
(noun) the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame |
- |
|---|
| windpipe
|
(noun) membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi |
Synonyms:
trachea |
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| windscreen
|
(noun) transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle |
Synonyms:
windshield |
|---|
| windshield
|
(noun) transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle |
Synonyms:
windscreen |
|---|
| windsock
|
(noun) a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind |
Synonyms:
drogue,
sock,
wind cone,
wind sleeve,
wind sock,
air sock,
air-sleeve |
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| windstorm
|
(noun) a storm consisting of violent winds |
- |
|---|
| windtalker
|
(noun) a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II |
Synonyms:
codetalker |
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| windup
|
(noun) a concluding action |
Synonyms:
culmination,
mop up,
closing,
completion |
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| windward
|
(noun) the direction from which the wind is coming |
- |
|---|
| (noun) the side of something that is toward the wind |
- |
| wine
|
(noun) fermented juice (of grapes especially) |
Synonyms:
vino |
|---|
| (noun) a red as dark as red wine |
Synonyms:
wine-colored,
wine-coloured |
| wineberry
|
(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits |
Synonyms:
Rubus phoenicolasius |
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| (noun) graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine |
Synonyms:
New Zealand wine berry,
makomako,
Aristotelia racemosa,
Aristotelia serrata |
| wineglass
|
(noun) a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served |
- |
|---|
| winemaker
|
(noun) someone who makes wine |
Synonyms:
wine maker,
vintner |
|---|
| winemaking
|
(noun) the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine |
Synonyms:
wine making |
|---|
| winepress
|
(noun) a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes |
- |
|---|
| winery
|
(noun) an establishment where wine is made |
Synonyms:
wine maker |
|---|
| wineskin
|
(noun) an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine |
- |
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