| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| was | imp. | of Be, The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was; he was. |
| wad | noun | Woad., A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow., Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun, or for keeping the powder and shot close; also, to diminish or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension, a dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose., A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding a garment, etc., To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton., To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton; as, to wad a cloak., Alt. of Wadd |
| wae | noun | A wave. |
| wag | verb t. | To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the head., To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate., To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to progress; to stir., To go; to depart; to pack oft., The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head., A man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a joker. |
| wah | noun | The panda. |
| wan | imp. | Won., Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid., The quality of being wan; wanness., To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks., of Win |
| wap | verb t. & i. | To beat; to whap., A blow or beating; a whap. |
| war | adjective | Ware; aware., A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities., A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason., Instruments of war., Forces; army., The profession of arms; the art of war., a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility., To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence., To contend; to strive violently; to fight., To make war upon; to fight., To carry on, as a contest; to wage. |
| wax | verb i. | To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; — opposed to wane., To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse., A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; — usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow., Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance., Cerumen, or earwax., A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc., A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread., A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below., A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable., A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; — called also mineral wax, and ozocerite., Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling., To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table. |
| way | adverb | Away., That by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes; opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage; road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a way to the mine., Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a long way., A moving; passage; procession; journey., Course or direction of motion or process; tendency of action; advance., The means by which anything is reached, or anything is accomplished; scheme; device; plan., Manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the way of expressing one’s ideas., Regular course; habitual method of life or action; plan of conduct; mode of dealing., Sphere or scope of observation., Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct; as, to have one’s way., Progress; as, a ship has way., The timbers on which a ship is launched., The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces, on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a table or carriage moves., Right of way. See below., To go or travel to; to go in, as a way or path., To move; to progress; to go. |