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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 .