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Wade
Woad.
Waeg
The kittiwake.
Wafter
One who, or that which, wafts.
Wan
Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid.
Wanger
A pillow for the cheek; a pillow.
Wanghee
The Chinese name of one or two species of bamboo, or jointed cane, of the genus . The slender stems are much used for walking sticks.
Warp
To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to be twisted or bent out of a flat plane; .
Wash
To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water;
Wassail
Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; .
Water-bearer
The constellation Aquarius.
Waterboard
A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.
Water cress
A perennial cruciferous herb () growing usually in clear running or spring water. The leaves are pungent, and used for salad and as an antiscorbutic.
Water lizard
Any aquatic lizard of the genus , as the monitor of the Nile. See , , 3.
Water moccasin
A venomous North American snake () allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called also , , .
Water pepper
Smartweed.
Wedder
See .
Wedge-shaped
Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
Wedgewise
In the manner of a wedge.
Weel
A whirlpool.
Well-wish
A wish of happiness.
Werche
To work.
Were
The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb . See .
Westerly
Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.
Wetbird
The chaffinch, whose cry is thought to foretell rain.
Whole-length
Representing the whole figure; -- said of a picture or statue.
Whole-souled
Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted.
Widely
In a wide manner; to a wide degree or extent; far; extensively; .
Wikiup
The hut used by the nomadic Indian tribes of the arid regions of the west and southwest United States, typically elliptical in form, with a rough frame covered with reed mats or grass or brushwood.
Wimple
To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate.
Wind
To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes.
Windless
Having no wind; calm.
Wingfish
A sea robin having large, winglike pectoral fins. See , under .
Winkingly
In a winking manner; with the eye almost closed.
Winter-proud
Having too rank or forward a growth for winter.
Without-door
Outdoor; exterior.
Wong
A field.
Wonted
Accustomed; customary; usual.
Woodcraft
Skill and practice in anything pertaining to the woods, especially in shooting, and other sports in the woods.
Wood-sere
The time when there no sap in the trees; the winter season.
Wood tick
Any one of several species of ticks of the genus whose young cling to bushes, but quickly fasten themselves upon the bodies of any animal with which they come in contact. When they attach themselves to the human body they often produce troublesome sores. The common species of the Northern United States is .
Wopen
Wept.
Wormling
A little worm.
Wrasse
Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the genus , of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are bright-colored.
Wrecche
Wretched.
Wriggle
To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.
Wronger
One who wrongs or injures another.
Wronghead
Wrongheaded.