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Wadset
A kind of pledge or mortgage.
Wake
The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; .
Wakf
The granting or dedication of property in trust for a pious purpose, that is, to some object that tends to the good of mankind, as to support a mosque or caravansary, to provide for support of one's family, kin, or neighbors, to benefit some particular person or persons and afterward the poor, etc.; also, the trust so created, or the property in trust.
Walloons
A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Lige, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.
Walter
To roll or wallow; to welter.
Wa'n't
A colloquial contraction of .
Warlike
Fit for war; disposed for war; .
Warranty
To warrant; to guarantee.
Wash
The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once.
Water elephant
The hippopotamus.
Waterish
Resembling water; thin; watery.
Water meadow
A meadow, or piece of low, flat land, capable of being kept in a state of fertility by being overflowed with water from some adjoining river or stream.
Water tender
In the United States navy, a first-class petty officer in charge in a fireroom. He tends water to the boilers, sees that fires are properly cleaned and stoked, etc. There is also a rating of , who is a chief petty officer.
Water tu tuyre
A tuyre kept cool by water circulating within a casing. It is used for hot blast.
Water tu twist
Yarn made by the throstle, or water frame.
Waylayer
One who waylays another.
Weather-fend
To defend from the weather; to shelter.
Weaverfish
See .
Weazand
See .
Weazeny
Somewhat weazen; shriveled.
Wel-begone
Surrounded with happiness or prosperity.
Wellspring
A fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply.
Wem
Spot; blemish; harm; hurt.
Wenchless
Being without a wench.
Whan
When.
Whang
A blow; whack.
Where
Place; situation.
Whinny
Abounding in whin, gorse, or furze.
White-foot
A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the coffin.
Whitishness
The quality or state of being whitish or somewhat white.
Whoa
Stop; stand; hold. See , 2.
Wicked
Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; .
Width
The quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth; wideness; .
Wigged
Having the head covered with a wig; wearing a wig.
Will
To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire.
Wimple
To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate.
Winder
To fan; to clean grain with a fan.
Wind-up
Act of winding up, or closing; a concluding act or part; the end.
Windward
The point or side from which the wind blows; ; -- opposed to .
Wineglass
A small glass from which to drink wine.
Winnow
To separate chaff from grain.
Wiriness
The quality of being wiry.
Wise-like
Resembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious.
Withdrawment
The act of withdrawing; withdrawal.
Withinside
In the inner parts; inside.
Witted
Having (such) a wit or understanding; .
womanize
To seek the company of women with unusual frequency, especially for purposes of sexual intimacy.
Won't
A colloquial contraction of . Will not. See .
Woodrock
A compact woodlike variety of asbestus.
Woolenet
A thin, light fabric of wool.
Workday
A day on which work is performed, as distinguished from Sunday, festivals, etc., a working day.
Worriment
Trouble; anxiety; worry.
Wretchedness
The quality or state of being wretched; utter misery.
Wristlet
An elastic band worn around the wrist, as for the purpose of securing the upper part of a glove.
Wrynecked
Having a distorted neck; having the deformity called .