| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| wacke | noun | Alt. of Wacky |
| wacky | noun | A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt. |
| waded | imp. & past participle | of Wad, of Wade |
| wader | noun | One who, or that which, wades., Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; — called also wading bird. See Illust. g, under Aves. |
| wafer | noun | A thin cake made of flour and other ingredients., A thin cake or piece of bread (commonly unleavened, circular, and stamped with a crucifix or with the sacred monogram) used in the Eucharist, as in the Roman Catholic Church., An adhesive disk of dried paste, made of flour, gelatin, isinglass, or the like, and coloring matter, — used in sealing letters and other documents., To seal or close with a wafer. |
| waged | imp. & past participle | of Wage |
| wagel | noun | See Waggel. |
| wager | verb t. | Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge., A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event., That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet., To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet., To make a bet; to lay a wager. |
| wages | noun | A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2. |
| wagon | noun | A wheeled carriage; a vehicle on four wheels, and usually drawn by horses; especially, one used for carrying freight or merchandise., A freight car on a railway., A chariot, The Dipper, or Charles’s Wain., To transport in a wagon or wagons; as, goods are wagoned from city to city., To wagon goods as a business; as, the man wagons between Philadelphia and its suburbs. |
| waift | noun | A waif. |
| waist | noun | That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips., Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel’s deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship., A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line., A girdle or belt for the waist. |
| waive | verb t. | A waif; a castaway., A woman put out of the protection of the law. See Waive, v. t., 3 (b), and the Note., To relinquish; to give up claim to; not to insist on or claim; to refuse; to forego., To throw away; to cast off; to reject; to desert., To throw away; to relinquish voluntarily, as a right which one may enforce if he chooses., To desert; to abandon., To turn aside; to recede. |
| waked | imp. & past participle | of Wake |
| waken | verb i. | To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened., To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken., To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken. |
| waker | noun | One who wakes. |
| walty | adjective | Liable to roll over; crank; as, a walty ship. |
| waltz | noun | A dance performed by two persons in circular figures with a whirling motion; also, a piece of music composed in triple measure for this kind of dance., To dance a waltz. |
| walwe | verb | To wallow. |
| wandy | adjective | Long and flexible, like a wand. |
| waned | imp. & past participle | of Wane |
| waney | noun | A sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring. See Wany, a. |
| wango | noun | A boomerang. |
| wanly | adverb | In a wan, or pale, manner. |
| wanty | noun | A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast; also, a leather tie; a short wagon rope. |
| wanze | verb i. | To wane; to wither. |
| waped | adjective | Cast down; crushed by misery; dejected. |
| wares | noun pl. | See 4th Ware. |
| warly | adjective | Warlike. |
| warre | adjective | Worse. |
| warry | verb t. | See Warye. |
| warty | adjective | Having warts; full of warts; overgrow with warts; as, a warty leaf., Of the nature of warts; as, a warty excrescence. |
| warye | verb t. | To curse; to curse; to execrate; to condemn; also, to vex. |
| washy | adjective | Watery; damp; soft., Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble; as, washy tea; washy resolutions., Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor; as, a washy horse. |
| waste | adjective | Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless., Lying unused; unproductive; worthless; valueless; refuse; rejected; as, waste land; waste paper., Lost for want of occupiers or use; superfluous., To bring to ruin; to devastate; to desolate; to destroy., To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out., To spend unnecessarily or carelessly; to employ prodigally; to expend without valuable result; to apply to useless purposes; to lavish vainly; to squander; to cause to be lost; to destroy by scattering or injury., To damage, impair, or injure, as an estate, voluntarily, or by suffering the buildings, fences, etc., to go to decay., To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value, or the like, gradually; to be consumed; to dwindle; to grow less., To procure or sustain a reduction of flesh; — said of a jockey in preparation for a race, etc., The act of wasting, or the state of being wasted; a squandering; needless destruction; useless consumption or expenditure; devastation; loss without equivalent gain; gradual loss or decrease, by use, wear, or decay; as, a waste of property, time, labor, words, etc., That which is wasted or desolate; a devastated, uncultivated, or wild country; a deserted region; an unoccupied or unemployed space; a dreary void; a desert; a wilderness., That which is of no value; worthless remnants; refuse. Specifically: Remnants of cops, or other refuse resulting from the working of cotton, wool, hemp, and the like, used for wiping machinery, absorbing oil in the axle boxes of railway cars, etc., Spoil, destruction, or injury, done to houses, woods, fences, lands, etc., by a tenant for life or for years, to the prejudice of the heir, or of him in reversion or remainder., Old or abandoned workings, whether left as vacant space or filled with refuse. |
| watch | verb i. | The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night., One who watches, or those who watch; a watchman, or a body of watchmen; a sentry; a guard., The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept., The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night., A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring., An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch., That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch., To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil., To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel., To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity., To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever., To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; — said of a buoy., To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature., To tend; to guard; to have in keeping. |
| water | noun | The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc., A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water., Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine., A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water., The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence., A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen., An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or “diluted.”, To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers., To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as, to water cattle and horses., To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. Water, n., 6., To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken., To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water., To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. |
| waved | imp. & past participle | of Wave, Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended; wavy; as, waved edge., Having a wavelike appearance; marked with wavelike lines of color; as, waved, or watered, silk., Having undulations like waves; — said of one of the lines in heraldry which serve as outlines to the ordinaries, etc. |
| waver | verb i. | To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter., To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment., A sapling left standing in a fallen wood. |
| wavey | noun | The snow goose. |
| waxed | imp. | of Wax, of Wax, of Wax |
| waxen | of Wax, Made of wax., Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet., Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding. | |
| wayed | adjective | Used to the way; broken. |