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wager
To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some eventuality; to lay; to stake; to bet.
Wallachian
Of or pertaining to , a former principality, now part of the kingdom, of Roumania.
War
To make war upon; to fight.
Warder
One who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard.
Warine
A South American monkey, one of the sapajous.
Warlike
Fit for war; disposed for war; .
Warlock
A male witch; a wizard; a sprite; an imp.
Warmly
In a warm manner; ardently.
Wase
A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.
Wash stand
In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages or automobiles may be washed there and the water run off.
Water frame
A name given to the first power spinning machine, because driven by water power.
Water gage
See .
Water meter
A contrivance for measuring a supply of water delivered or received for any purpose, as from a street main.
Water monitor
A very large lizard () native of India. It frequents the borders of streams and swims actively. It becomes five or six feet long. Called also , and . The name is also applied to other aquatic monitors.
Water pheasant
The pintail. See , , 1.
Water snake
A common North American colubrine snake () which lives chiefly in the water.
Water wheel
Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; -- called an when the water is applied at the top, an when at the bottom, a when at an intermediate point; other forms are called , , , etc.
Weaponry
Weapons, collectively; .
Wedgy
Like a wedge; wedge-shaped.
Week-end
The end of the week, usually comprising the period from Friday evening to Monday morning, observed commonly as a period of respite from work or school; ; also, a house party during a week-end. Contrasted to .
Weepingly
In a weeping manner.
Weever
Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus , of the family . They have a broad spinose head, with the eyes looking upward. The long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp spines which cause painful wounds.
Weevily
Having weevils; weeviled.
Weigh-house
A building at or within which goods, and the like, are weighed.
Wenona
A sand snake () of Western North America, of the family .
Wex
Waxed.
Whanghee
See .
Wheal
A pustule; a whelk.
Wheelhouse
A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel.
Whimsicality
The quality or state of being whimsical; whimsicalness.
Whirlicote
An open car or chariot.
Whisperously
Whisperingly.
Whitecap
The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead.
Whosoever
Whatsoever person; any person whatever that; whoever.
Widdy
A rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of birch.
Willet
A large North American snipe (); -- called also , , , or , , and .
Willowy
Abounding with willows.
Wimble
Active; nimble.
Wing-handed
Having the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as the bats and pterodactyls.
Wing-leaved
Having pinnate or pinnately divided leaves.
Winning
Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; .
Winnowing
The act of one who, or that which, winnows.
Wire
To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to; .
Wis
Certainly; really; indeed.
Wise-like
Resembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious.
Wishful
Having desire, or ardent desire; longing.
Without
On or art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly; externally.
Wobble
See .
Wolframate
A salt of wolframic acid; a tungstate.
Wooden
Made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; .
Wood's metal
A fusible alloy consisting of one or two parts of cadmium, two parts of tin, four of lead, with seven or eight part of bismuth. It melts at from 66 to 71 C. See , under .
Wordbook
A collection of words; a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.
Wordiness
The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness.
Wording
The act or manner of expressing in words; style of expression; phrasing.
Wouldingness
Willingness; desire.
Wreck-master
A person appointed by law to take charge of goods, etc., thrown on shore after a shipwreck.
Wringstaff
A strong piece of plank used in applying wringbolts.