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English Word Dictionary

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waken

verb · stop sleeping

Example: She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock

walk

noun · (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

Example: he worked the pitcher for a base on balls

walk about

verb · walk with no particular goal

Example: we were walking around in the garden

walk around

verb · walk with no particular goal

Example: we were walking around in the garden

walk away

verb · go away from

Example: The actor walked off before he got his cue

walk in

verb · enter by walking

Example: She walks in at all hours, as if she lived here

walk off

verb · go away from

Example: The actor walked off before he got his cue

walk over

verb · beat easily

Example: The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship

walk-up

adjective · a building with no elevator

Example: a walk-up apartment

walking fern

noun · ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip

wall barley

noun · European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows

walloping

adjective · (used informally) very large

Example: a thumping loss

walter piston

noun · United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)

walther richard rudolf hess

noun · Nazi leader who in 1941 flew a solo flight to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987)

wamble

verb · move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

wampee

noun · American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds

wander

verb · lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

Example: She always digresses when telling a story

wangling

noun · an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

wanly

adverb · in a weak or pale or languid manner

Example: she was smiling wanly

wanton away

verb · spend wastefully

Example: wanton one's money away

wantonly

adverb · in a licentious and promiscuous manner

Example: this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously

ward off

verb · avert, turn away, or repel

Example: Ward off danger

ward-heeler

noun · a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

warily

adverb · in a wary manner

Example: the sailor watched the sky warily

warm

adjective · of a seeker; near to the object sought

Example: you're getting warm

warm the bench

verb · be out of the game

Example: Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game

warm to

verb · become excited about

Example: He warmed to the idea of a trip to Antarctica

warm up

verb · make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

warmhearted

adjective · marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity

Example: gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger

warming

adjective · producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body

Example: a mustard plaster is calefacient

warmly

adverb · in a hearty manner

Example: `Yes,' the children chorused heartily

warmness

noun · the quality of having a moderate degree of heat

Example: an agreeable warmth in the house

warn

verb · notify, usually in advance

Example: I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions

warped

adjective · used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture

Example: the floors were warped and cracked

wartwort

noun · not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun

warty

adjective · (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts

wash away

verb · remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

Example: he washed the dirt from his coat

wash down

verb · flow freely

Example: The body washed down the river

wash off

verb · remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

Example: he washed the dirt from his coat

wash one's hands

verb · to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame

Example: I wash my hands of this

wash out

verb · lose color in the process of being washed

Example: The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine

wash up

verb · wash one's face and hands

Example: She freshened up in the bathroom

wash-and-wear

adjective · treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing

Example: a wash-and-wear shirt

washbasin

noun · a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)

washed-out

adjective · having lost freshness or brilliance of color

Example: sun-bleached deck chairs

washing

noun · the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

waste

adjective · located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

Example: a desert island

wastefully

adverb · to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree

Example: we are still prodigally rich compared to others

wasteweir

noun · a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

watch glass

noun · a protective cover that protects the face of a watch

watch out

verb · be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

Example: Watch out for pickpockets!

water

noun · a facility that provides a source of water

Example: the town debated the purification of the water supply

water boy

noun · an assistant who supplies drinking water

water down

verb · thin by adding water to

Example: They watered down the moonshine

water dropwort

noun · European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous