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An alphabetical listing of General terms and items.

W   Dico Tools
The 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet


W   Dico Tools
A unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm


W   Dico Tools
The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees


W   Dico Tools
A heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite


W-shaped   Dico Tools
Shaped in the form of the letter W


W.C.   Dico Tools
A toilet in England


W.M.D.   Dico Tools
A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)


W._B._Yeats   Dico Tools
Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)


W._C._Fields   Dico Tools
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)


W._C._Handy   Dico Tools
United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)


W._E._B._Du_Bois   Dico Tools
United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)


W._H._Auden   Dico Tools
United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)


W._H._Hudson   Dico Tools
English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922)


W._K._Kellogg   Dico Tools
United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951)


W._Somerset_Maugham   Dico Tools
English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965)


W._V._Quine   Dico Tools
United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001)


W._W._Jacobs   Dico Tools
English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)


WA   Dico Tools
A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific


Wabash   Dico Tools
A tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana


Wabash_River   Dico Tools
A tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana


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Wac   Dico Tools
A member of the Women''s Army Corp that was organized during World War II but is no longer a separate branch


Wackily   Dico Tools
In a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily"


Wacko   Dico Tools
A person who is regarded as eccentric or mad


Wacky   Dico Tools
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"


Wacky   Dico Tools
Pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"


Waco   Dico Tools
A city in east central Texas


Wad   Dico Tools
A wad of something chewable as tobacco


Wad   Dico Tools
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"


Wad   Dico Tools
Compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"


Wad   Dico Tools
Crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"


Wadding   Dico Tools
Any material used especially to protect something


Waddle   Dico Tools
Walking with a waddling gait; walking with short steps and the weight shifting from one foot to the other


Waddle   Dico Tools
Walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"


Waddler   Dico Tools
Someone who walks with a waddling gait; "fat waddlers who walk like pigeons"


Wade   Dico Tools
English tennis player who won may women''s singles titles (born in 1945)


Wade   Dico Tools
Walk (through relatively shallow water); "Can we wade across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond"


Wader   Dico Tools
Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food


Waders   Dico Tools
Waterproof hip boots (sometimes extending to the chest) worn by anglers


Wadi   Dico Tools
Gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season


Wading   Dico Tools
Walking with your feet in shallow water


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Wading_bird   Dico Tools
Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food


Wading_pool   Dico Tools
A shallow pool for children


Wads   Dico Tools
A large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers"


Wafer   Dico Tools
Thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)


Wafer   Dico Tools
A small thin crisp cake or cookie


Wafer   Dico Tools
A small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters


Wafer-thin   Dico Tools
Very thin; "wafer-thin sheets of metal"


Wafer-thin   Dico Tools
Very thin; "it was cut wafer-thin"


Waffle   Dico Tools
Pancake batter baked in a waffle iron


Waffle   Dico Tools
Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"


Waffler   Dico Tools
Someone who speaks or writes in a vague and evasive manner


Waft   Dico Tools
A long flag; often tapering


Waft   Dico Tools
Be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room"


Waft   Dico Tools
Blow gently; "A breeze wafted through the door"


Wafture   Dico Tools
The act of signaling by a movement of the hand


Wag   Dico Tools
Causing to move repeatedly from side to side


Wag   Dico Tools
A witty amusing person who makes jokes


Wag   Dico Tools
Move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail"


Wage   Dico Tools
Something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"


Wage   Dico Tools
As of wars, battles, or campaigns; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"


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Wage-earning   Dico Tools
Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw


Wage-earning   Dico Tools
Working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries; "working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor"


Wager   Dico Tools
The act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"


Wager   Dico Tools
The money risked on a gamble


Wager   Dico Tools
Maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"


Wager   Dico Tools
Stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"


Wagerer   Dico Tools
Someone who bets


Wages   Dico Tools
A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"


Wage_claim   Dico Tools
The wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives


Wage_concession   Dico Tools
An agreement to raise wages


Wage_earner   Dico Tools
Someone who earn wages in return for their labor


Wage_floor   Dico Tools
Floor below which wages are not allowed to fall


Wage_freeze   Dico Tools
Freeze of wages at a given level


Wage_hike   Dico Tools
The amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"


Wage_increase   Dico Tools
The amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"


Wage_scale   Dico Tools
A schedule of wages paid for different jobs


Wage_schedule   Dico Tools
A schedule of wages paid for different jobs


Wage_setter   Dico Tools
Any financial condition or variable that serves to set wage rates


Wagga_Wagga   Dico Tools
A town on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales; agricultural trading center


Waggery   Dico Tools
A quaint and amusing jest


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Waggery   Dico Tools
Waggish behavior


Waggish   Dico Tools
Witty or joking; "Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer"- James Fenimore Cooper


Waggishly   Dico Tools
In a waggish manner


Waggishness   Dico Tools
Waggish behavior


Waggle   Dico Tools
Causing to move repeatedly from side to side


Waggle   Dico Tools
Move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion


Waggle   Dico Tools
Move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail"


Waggon   Dico Tools
A car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat


Waggon   Dico Tools
Any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor


Waggoner   Dico Tools
The driver of a wagon


Waggonwright   Dico Tools
A wagon maker


Wagner   Dico Tools
The music of Wagner; "they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner"


Wagner   Dico Tools
German composer of operas and inventor of the music drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883)


Wagner   Dico Tools
Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)


Wagnerian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music


Wagon   Dico Tools
A car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat


Wagon   Dico Tools
Van used by police to transport prisoners


Wagon   Dico Tools
Any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor


Wagon   Dico Tools
A child''s four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting


Wagon   Dico Tools
A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major


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Wagon-lit   Dico Tools
A passenger car that has berths for sleeping


Wagoner   Dico Tools
The driver of a wagon


Wagonwright   Dico Tools
A wagon maker


Wagon_tire   Dico Tools
A metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel


Wagon_train   Dico Tools
A procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety"


Wagon_wheel   Dico Tools
A wheel of a wagon


Wagram   Dico Tools
A battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians


Wagtail   Dico Tools
Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks


Wahabi   Dico Tools
A member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Ossama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim"


Wahabism   Dico Tools
A conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism"


Wahhabi   Dico Tools
A member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Ossama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim"


Wahhabism   Dico Tools
A conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism"


Wahoo   Dico Tools
Large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide


Wahoo   Dico Tools
Deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds


Wahoo   Dico Tools
Upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas


Wahunsonacock   Dico Tools
Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)


Wahvey   Dico Tools
A name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH


Waif   Dico Tools
A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"


Waikiki   Dico Tools
A well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island southeast of Honolulu


Wail   Dico Tools
A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"


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Cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"


Wail   Dico Tools
Emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"


Wailer   Dico Tools
A mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries


Wailful   Dico Tools
Vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare


Wailing   Dico Tools
Loud cries made while weeping


Wailing   Dico Tools
Vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare


Wailing_Wall   Dico Tools
A wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed part of the Temple of Solomon


Wain   Dico Tools
Large open farm wagon


Wain   Dico Tools
A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major


Wain   Dico Tools
English writer (1925-1994)


Wainscot   Dico Tools
Wooden panel used to line the walls of a room


Wainscot   Dico Tools
Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest


Wainscoted   Dico Tools
Used of walls; decorated with panels or wainscoting


Wainscoting   Dico Tools
Wooden panel used to line the walls of a room


Wainscoting   Dico Tools
A wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)


Wainscotting   Dico Tools
Wooden panel used to line the walls of a room


Wainscotting   Dico Tools
A wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)


Wainwright   Dico Tools
A wagon maker


Waist   Dico Tools
The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole


Waist   Dico Tools
The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips


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Waist-deep   Dico Tools
Up to the waist; "the water rose waist-high"


Waist-high   Dico Tools
Up to the waist; "the water rose waist-high"


Waistband   Dico Tools
A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers


Waistcloth   Dico Tools
A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers


Waistcoat   Dico Tools
A man''s sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat


Waistline   Dico Tools
The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips


Waist_anchor   Dico Tools
Spare anchor for use in emergency


Waist_pack   Dico Tools
A small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist


Wait   Dico Tools
The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"


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Time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"


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Look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"


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Serve as a waiter in a restaurant; "I''m waiting on tables at Maxim''s"


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Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"


Wait   Dico Tools
Wait before acting


Waiter   Dico Tools
A person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)


Waiter   Dico Tools
A person who waits or awaits


Waiter's_assistant   Dico Tools
A restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes


Waiting   Dico Tools
The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"


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Being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting"


Waiting_area   Dico Tools
A public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait


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Waiting_game   Dico Tools
A strategy of delay


Waiting_line   Dico Tools
A line of people or vehicles waiting for something


Waiting_list   Dico Tools
A roster of those waiting to obtain something


Waiting_room   Dico Tools
A public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait


Waitress   Dico Tools
A woman waiter


Wait_on   Dico Tools
Work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"


Waive   Dico Tools
Lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime


Waive   Dico Tools
Do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"


Waiver   Dico Tools
A formal written statement of relinquishment


Wajda   Dico Tools
Polish filmmaker (born in 1929)


Wakashan   Dico Tools
A family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington


Wakashan   Dico Tools
A member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language


Wakashan_language   Dico Tools
A family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington


Wake   Dico Tools
A vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there''s no weeping at an Irish wake"


Wake   Dico Tools
The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat''s wake capsized the canoe"


Wake   Dico Tools
An island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii


Wake   Dico Tools
The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"


Wake   Dico Tools
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"


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Cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."


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Be awake, be alert, be there


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Make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"


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Arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees'' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"


Wake-robin   Dico Tools
Common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries


Wake-robin   Dico Tools
Any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower


Wake-up_call   Dico Tools
A telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels); "she left a wake-up call for 7 a.m."


Wake-up_call   Dico Tools
A warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected; "the bombing was a wake-up call to strengthene domestic security"


Wake-up_signal   Dico Tools
(military) signal to wake up


Wakeboard   Dico Tools
A buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat


Wakeful   Dico Tools
Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"


Wakeful   Dico Tools
(of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"


Wakefulness   Dico Tools
A periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world


Wakefulness   Dico Tools
A temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep


Wakeless   Dico Tools
(of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"


Waken   Dico Tools
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"


Waken   Dico Tools
Cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."


Wakening   Dico Tools
The act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"


Waker   Dico Tools
A person who awakes; "an early waker"


Waker   Dico Tools
Someone who rouses others from sleep


Wake_board   Dico Tools
A buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat


Wake_Island   Dico Tools
An island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii


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Wake_up   Dico Tools
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"


Wake_up   Dico Tools
Cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."


Waking   Dico Tools
The state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking"


Waking(a)   Dico Tools
Marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours"


Waking_up   Dico Tools
The act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"


Walapai   Dico Tools
The Yuman language spoken by the Walapai people


Walapai   Dico Tools
A member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona


Walbiri   Dico Tools
A language of Australian aborigines


Waldheim   Dico Tools
Austrian diplomat who was Secretary General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981; in 1986 he was elected president of Austria in spite of worldwide allegations that he had direct knowledge of Nazi atrocities during World War II (born in 1918)


Waldmeister   Dico Tools
Fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine


Waldmeister   Dico Tools
Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula


Waldorf_salad   Dico Tools
Typically made of apples and celery with nuts or raisins and dressed with mayonnaise


Wale   Dico Tools
Thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship


Wale   Dico Tools
A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions


Wales   Dico Tools
One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria


Walesa   Dico Tools
Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943)


Walhalla   Dico Tools
(Norse mythology) the hall in which Odin received the souls of slain heroes


Walk   Dico Tools
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"


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The act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"


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The act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"


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Walk   Dico Tools
A slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground


Walk   Dico Tools
Careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life"


Walk   Dico Tools
A path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"


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Manner of walking; "he had a funny walk"


Walk   Dico Tools
Obtain a base on balls


Walk   Dico Tools
Give a base on balls to


Walk   Dico Tools
Take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"


Walk   Dico Tools
Use one''s feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don''t run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"


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Make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"


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Accompany or escort; "I''ll walk you to your car"


Walk   Dico Tools
Traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day"


Walk   Dico Tools
Walk at a pace; "The horsese walked across the meadow"


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Be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"


Walk   Dico Tools
Live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness"


Walk-in   Dico Tools
A small room large enough to admit entrance


Walk-in   Dico Tools
An assured victory (especially in an election)


Walk-in   Dico Tools
An operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum


Walk-in   Dico Tools
Person who walks in without having an appointment; "the emergency room was overrun with walk-ins"


Walk-in(a)   Dico Tools
(of e.g. closets or refrigerators) extending very far enough back to allow a person to enter; "a deep walk-in refrigerator"; "walk-in closets"


Walk-on   Dico Tools
Plays a small part in a dramatic production


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Walk-on   Dico Tools
Not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines; "had a nonspeaking role in the play"


Walk-through   Dico Tools
The act of walking in order to view something; "the realtor took her on a walk-through of the apartment"


Walk-through   Dico Tools
A first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed


Walk-through   Dico Tools
A pedestrian passageway through the ground floor of a building


Walk-through   Dico Tools
A thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process; "she gave me a walk-through of my new duties"


Walk-to(a)   Dico Tools
Close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory"


Walk-up   Dico Tools
An apartment building without an elevator


Walk-up   Dico Tools
An apartment in a building without an elevator


Walk-up   Dico Tools
A building with no elevator; "a walk-up apartment"


Walk-up_apartment   Dico Tools
An apartment in a building without an elevator


Walkabout   Dico Tools
Nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine


Walkabout   Dico Tools
A public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally


Walkabout   Dico Tools
A walking trip or tour


Walkaway   Dico Tools
An easy victory


Walker   Dico Tools
An enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk


Walker   Dico Tools
A light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk


Walker   Dico Tools
A shoe designed for comfortable walking


Walker   Dico Tools
A person who travels by foot


Walker   Dico Tools
United States writer (born in 1944)


Walker   Dico Tools
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)


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Walker_foxhound   Dico Tools
An American breed of foxhound


Walker_hound   Dico Tools
An American breed of foxhound


Walker_Percy   Dico Tools
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)


Walker_Smith   Dico Tools
United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989)


Walkie-talkie   Dico Tools
Small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter)


Walking   Dico Tools
The act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"


Walking(a)   Dico Tools
Close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory"


Walkingstick   Dico Tools
Any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies


Walking_delegate   Dico Tools
A union representative who visits workers at their jobs to see whether agreements are observed


Walking_fern   Dico Tools
Ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip


Walking_horse   Dico Tools
A horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk


Walking_leaf   Dico Tools
Tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies


Walking_leaf   Dico Tools
Ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip


Walking_on_air   Dico Tools
A state of extreme happiness


Walking_papers   Dico Tools
(informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge


Walking_shoe   Dico Tools
A light comfortable shoe designed for vigorous walking


Walking_stick   Dico Tools
Any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies


Walking_stick   Dico Tools
A stick carried in the hand for support in walking


Walkout   Dico Tools
The act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"


Walkout   Dico Tools
A strike in which the workers walk out


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Walkover   Dico Tools
Backbends combined with handstands


Walkover   Dico Tools
Any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"


Walkway   Dico Tools
A path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"


Walky-talky   Dico Tools
Small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter)


Walk_about   Dico Tools
Walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park"


Walk_around   Dico Tools
Walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park"


Walk_around   Dico Tools
Walk around something


Walk_around   Dico Tools
Walk randomly; "We were walking around in the neighborhood to see whether we could find an open drugstore"


Walk_around   Dico Tools
Behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend"


Walk_away   Dico Tools
Go away from; "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off"


Walk_in   Dico Tools
Enter by walking; "She walks in at all hours, as if she lived here"


Walk_off   Dico Tools
Go away from; "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off"


Walk_off   Dico Tools
Take without permission; "he walked off with my wife!"; "The thief walked off with my gold watch"


Walk_of_life   Dico Tools
Careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life"


Walk_on_air   Dico Tools
Feel extreme happiness or elation


Walk_out   Dico Tools
Leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children"


Walk_out   Dico Tools
Leave abruptly, often in protest or anger; "The customer that was not served walked out"


Walk_out   Dico Tools
Stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"


Walk_out_of   Dico Tools
Leave, usually as an expression of disapproval


Walk_over   Dico Tools
Beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"


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Walk_through   Dico Tools
Perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal


Wall   Dico Tools
An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"


Wall   Dico Tools
An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"


Wall   Dico Tools
A masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"


Wall   Dico Tools
A layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container''s walls were blue"


Wall   Dico Tools
(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls"


Wall   Dico Tools
Anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall"


Wall   Dico Tools
A vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)


Wall   Dico Tools
A difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"


Wall   Dico Tools
Surround with a wall in order to fortify


Wall-less   Dico Tools
Lacking walls; "the wall-less ground floor is open to the winds"


Wall-paperer   Dico Tools
A worker who papers walls


Wallaby   Dico Tools
Any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored


Wallace   Dico Tools
English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin''s (1823-1913)


Wallace   Dico Tools
English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)


Wallace   Dico Tools
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)


Wallace_Carothers   Dico Tools
United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937)


Wallace_Hume_Carothers   Dico Tools
United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937)


Wallace_Stevens   Dico Tools
United States poet (1879-1955)


Wallah   Dico Tools
Usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing; "a kitchen wallah"; "the book wallah"


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Walla_Walla   Dico Tools
A town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border


Wallboard   Dico Tools
Thin sheet used to cover walls or partitions


Walled   Dico Tools
Having or surrounded by walls or walls of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; "the ancient walled city of Jerico"; "thick-walled cells"


Wallenstein   Dico Tools
Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years'' War (1583-1634)


Waller   Dico Tools
United States jazz musician (1904-1943)


Wallet   Dico Tools
A pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money


Walleye   Dico Tools
Pike-like freshwater perches


Walleye   Dico Tools
Strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward


Walleyed   Dico Tools
Having divergent strabismus


Walleyed_pike   Dico Tools
Pike-like freshwater perches


Wallflower   Dico Tools
Remains on sidelines at social event


Wallflower   Dico Tools
Perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum


Wallflower   Dico Tools
Any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers


Wallis_Warfield_Simpson   Dico Tools
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication


Wallis_Warfield_Windsor   Dico Tools
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication


Walloon   Dico Tools
Dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France


Walloon   Dico Tools
An ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France


Walloon   Dico Tools
A member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium


Wallop   Dico Tools
A severe blow


Wallop   Dico Tools
A forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"


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Wallop   Dico Tools
Defeat soundly and utterly; "We''ll wallop them!"


Wallop   Dico Tools
Hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"


Walloper   Dico Tools
A gross untruth; a blatant lie


Walloper   Dico Tools
A winner by a wide margin


Walloper   Dico Tools
A very hard hitter


Walloping   Dico Tools
A sound defeat


Walloping   Dico Tools
(used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"


Wallow   Dico Tools
An indolent or clumsy rolling about; "a good wallow in the water"


Wallow   Dico Tools
A puddle where animals go to wallow


Wallow   Dico Tools
Delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!"


Wallow   Dico Tools
Devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure; "Wallow in luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows"


Wallow   Dico Tools
Be ecstatic with joy


Wallow   Dico Tools
Roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"


Wallow   Dico Tools
Rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up nto the sky"


Wallpaper   Dico Tools
A decorative paper for the walls of rooms


Wallpaper   Dico Tools
Cover with wallpaper


Wallpaperer   Dico Tools
A worker who papers walls


Wally   Dico Tools
A silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid


Wall_barley   Dico Tools
European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows


Wall_clock   Dico Tools
A clock mounted on a wall


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Wall_creeper   Dico Tools
Crimson-and-gray songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa


Wall_fern   Dico Tools
Mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia


Wall_germander   Dico Tools
European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose flowers with red and white spots


Wall_hanging   Dico Tools
Decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"


Wall_in   Dico Tools
Enclose with a wall


Wall_of_silence   Dico Tools
The secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up"


Wall_painting   Dico Tools
A painting that is applied to a wall surface


Wall_panel   Dico Tools
Paneling that forms part of a wall


Wall_pellitory   Dico Tools
Herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers


Wall_pepper   Dico Tools
Mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover


Wall_plate   Dico Tools
Plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load


Wall_plug   Dico Tools
Receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices


Wall_rock   Dico Tools
A rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault


Wall_rocket   Dico Tools
Yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America


Wall_rue   Dico Tools
Small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America


Wall_rue_spleenwort   Dico Tools
Small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America


Wall_socket   Dico Tools
Receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices


Wall_St.   Dico Tools
A street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance


Wall_Street   Dico Tools
Used to allude to the securities industry of the United States


Wall_Street   Dico Tools
A street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance


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Wall_tent   Dico Tools
A canvas tent with four vertical walls


Wall_unit   Dico Tools
A piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room


Wall_up   Dico Tools
Enclose with a wall


Walnut   Dico Tools
Nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell


Walnut   Dico Tools
Any of various trees of the genus Juglans


Walnut   Dico Tools
Hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling


Walnut_blight   Dico Tools
A disease of English walnut trees


Walnut_family   Dico Tools
Trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans


Walnut_oil   Dico Tools
Oil from walnuts


Walnut_tree   Dico Tools
Any of various trees of the genus Juglans


Walpole   Dico Tools
Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745)


Walpole   Dico Tools
English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)


Walpurgis_Night   Dico Tools
Eve of May Day


Walrus   Dico Tools
Either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber


Walrus_moustache   Dico Tools
A bushy droopy mustache


Walrus_mustache   Dico Tools
A bushy droopy mustache


Walter   Dico Tools
German conductor (1876-1962)


Walter_de_la_Mare   Dico Tools
English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)


Walter_Elias_Disney   Dico Tools
United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)


Walter_Gropius   Dico Tools
United States architect (born in Germany) and founder of the Bauhaus school (1883-1969)


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Walter_Hess   Dico Tools
Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)


Walter_John_de_la_Mare   Dico Tools
English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)


Walter_Lippmann   Dico Tools
United States journalist (1889-1974)


Walter_Mitty   Dico Tools
Fictional character created by James Thurber who daydreams about his adventures and triumphs


Walter_Piston   Dico Tools
United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)


Walter_Ralegh   Dico Tools
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)


Walter_Raleigh   Dico Tools
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)


Walter_Reed   Dico Tools
United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)


Walter_Rudolf_Hess   Dico Tools
Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)


Walter_Scott   Dico Tools
British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)


Walter_William_Skeat   Dico Tools
English philologist (1835-1912)


Walther_Hermann_Nernst   Dico Tools
German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics (1864-1941)


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


Walton   Dico Tools
Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995)


Walton   Dico Tools
English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683)


Walton   Dico Tools
English composer (1902-1983)


Waltz   Dico Tools
A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat


Waltz   Dico Tools
Music composed in triple time for waltzing


Waltz   Dico Tools
An assured victory (especially in an election)


Waltz   Dico Tools
Dance a waltz


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Waltzer   Dico Tools
A dancer who waltzes


Waltz_around   Dico Tools
Dance a waltz


Walt_Disney   Dico Tools
United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)


Walt_Disney_World   Dico Tools
A large amusement park established in 1971 southwest of Orlando


Walt_Whitman   Dico Tools
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)


Walt_Whitman_Bridge   Dico Tools
A suspension bridge across the Delaware River


Wamble   Dico Tools
Move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion


Wampanoag   Dico Tools
A member of the Algonquian people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts who greeted the Pilgrims


Wampee   Dico Tools
American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds


Wampum   Dico Tools
Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency


Wampum   Dico Tools
Informal terms for money


Wampumpeag   Dico Tools
Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency


WAN   Dico Tools
A computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network


Wan   Dico Tools
Become pale and sickly


Wan   Dico Tools
Lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"


Wan   Dico Tools
Abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"


Wan   Dico Tools
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan li


Wanamaker   Dico Tools
United States businessman whose business grew into one of the first department stores (1838-1922)


Wand   Dico Tools
A baton used by a magician or water diviner


Wand   Dico Tools
A ceremonial or emblematic staff


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Wandala   Dico Tools
A Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon; has only two vowels


Wanda_Landowska   Dico Tools
United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959)


Wander   Dico Tools
Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don''t digress when you give a lecture"


Wander   Dico Tools
Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They ro


Wander   Dico Tools
To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"


Wander   Dico Tools
Go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"


Wander   Dico Tools
Be sexually unfaithful to one''s partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"


Wanderer   Dico Tools
A computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine


Wanderer   Dico Tools
Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life


Wandering   Dico Tools
Travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him"


Wandering   Dico Tools
Having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond"


Wandering   Dico Tools
(of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes"


Wandering(a)   Dico Tools
Of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"


Wandering_albatross   Dico Tools
Very large albatross; white with wide black wings


Wandering_Jew   Dico Tools
A legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion


Wandering_nerve   Dico Tools
A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera


Wanderlust   Dico Tools
Very strong or irresistible impulse to travel


Wandflower   Dico Tools
Tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall


Wandflower   Dico Tools
A showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers


Wane   Dico Tools
A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)


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Wane   Dico Tools
Grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"


Wane   Dico Tools
Decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"


Wane   Dico Tools
Become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"


Wangle   Dico Tools
An instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery


Wangle   Dico Tools
Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods


Wangle   Dico Tools
Fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"


Wangler   Dico Tools
A deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods


Wangling   Dico Tools
An instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery


Waning   Dico Tools
A gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon"


Waning   Dico Tools
(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases; "after full moon comes the waning moon"


Wank   Dico Tools
Slang terms for masturbation


Wank   Dico Tools
Get sexual gratification through self-stimulation


Wankel_engine   Dico Tools
A rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts


Wankel_rotary_engine   Dico Tools
A rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts


Wanker   Dico Tools
Terms of abuse for a masturbator


Wanly   Dico Tools
In a weak or pale or languid manner; "she was smiling wanly"


Wannabe   Dico Tools
An ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"


Wannabee   Dico Tools
An ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"


Wanness   Dico Tools
Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)


Want   Dico Tools
A specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"


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Want   Dico Tools
Anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"


Want   Dico Tools
The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"


Want   Dico Tools
A state of extreme poverty


Want   Dico Tools
Wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"


Want   Dico Tools
Have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"


Want   Dico Tools
Hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"


Want   Dico Tools
Feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"


Want   Dico Tools
Be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"


Wanted   Dico Tools
Characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"


Wanted   Dico Tools
Desired or wished for or sought; "couldn''t keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster"


Wanted   Dico Tools
Freely permitted or invited; "invited guests"


Wanted_notice   Dico Tools
A public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person


Wanted_poster   Dico Tools
A public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person


Wanter   Dico Tools
A person who wants or needs something; "an owner of many things and needer of none"


Wanting(a)   Dico Tools
Not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"


Wanting(p)   Dico Tools
Inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"


Wanton   Dico Tools
Lewd or lascivious woman


Wanton   Dico Tools
Behave extremely cruelly and brutally


Wanton   Dico Tools
Engage in amorous play


Wanton   Dico Tools
Become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously


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Wanton   Dico Tools
Spend wastefully; "wanton one''s money away"


Wanton   Dico Tools
Indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life


Wanton   Dico Tools
Waste time; spend one''s time idly or inefficiently


Wanton   Dico Tools
Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"


Wanton   Dico Tools
Occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt


Wantonly   Dico Tools
In a licentious and promiscuous manner; "this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously"


Wantonly   Dico Tools
In a wanton manner; "the animals were killed wantonly for sport"


Wantonness   Dico Tools
The quality of being lewd and lascivious


Wantonness   Dico Tools
The trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"


Wanton_away   Dico Tools
Spend wastefully; "wanton one''s money away"


Wanton_away   Dico Tools
Waste time; spend one''s time idly or inefficiently


Want_ad   Dico Tools
A newspaper advertisement stating what is wanted


Wapiti   Dico Tools
Large North American deer with large much-branched antlers


War   Dico Tools
A concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"


War   Dico Tools
The waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"


War   Dico Tools
An active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"


War   Dico Tools
A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"


War   Dico Tools
Make or wage war


War-ridden   Dico Tools
Engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"


War-torn   Dico Tools
Laid waste by war


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War-worn   Dico Tools
Laid waste by war


Waratah   Dico Tools
Tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes


Waratah   Dico Tools
Straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes


Warble   Dico Tools
A lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly


Warble   Dico Tools
Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"


Warble   Dico Tools
Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below


Warbler   Dico Tools
A small active songbird


Warbler   Dico Tools
A singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song


Warble_fly   Dico Tools
Hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle


Warburg   Dico Tools
German art historian (1866-1929)


Warburg   Dico Tools
German biochemist who pioneered the use of chemical techniques in biological investigations; noted for studies of cellular respiration (1883-1970)


Ward   Dico Tools
A division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)


Ward   Dico Tools
Block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward"


Ward   Dico Tools
A district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections


Ward   Dico Tools
A person who is under the protection or in the custody of another


Ward   Dico Tools
United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)


Ward   Dico Tools
English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women''s suffrage movement (1851-1920)


Ward   Dico Tools
English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)


Ward   Dico Tools
Watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I''m away"


Ward-heeler   Dico Tools
A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends


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Warden   Dico Tools
The chief official in charge of a prison


Wardenship   Dico Tools
The position of warden


Warder   Dico Tools
The chief official in charge of a prison


Wardership   Dico Tools
The position of warder


Wardress   Dico Tools
A woman warder


Wardrobe   Dico Tools
A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes


Wardrobe   Dico Tools
Collection of clothing belonging to one person


Wardrobe   Dico Tools
Collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company


Wardroom   Dico Tools
Military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain)


Ward_off   Dico Tools
Avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger"


Ward_off   Dico Tools
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let''s avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"


Ware   Dico Tools
Articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: silverware; software


Ware   Dico Tools
Spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"


Warehouse   Dico Tools
A storehouse for goods and merchandise


Warehouse   Dico Tools
Store in a warehouse


Warehouseman   Dico Tools
A workman who manages or works in a warehouse


Warehouseman's_lien   Dico Tools
Right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid


Warehouser   Dico Tools
A workman who manages or works in a warehouse


Warehousing   Dico Tools
Depositing in a warehouse


Wares   Dico Tools
Commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"


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Warfare   Dico Tools
The waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"


Warfare   Dico Tools
An active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"


Warfarin   Dico Tools
An anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus


Warhead   Dico Tools
The front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents


Warhol   Dico Tools
United States artist who was a leader of the pop art movement (1930-1987)


Warhorse   Dico Tools
Horse used in war


Warhorse   Dico Tools
A work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition


Warhorse   Dico Tools
An experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service


Warily   Dico Tools
In a wary manner; "the sailor watched the sky warily"


Wariness   Dico Tools
The trait of being cautious and watchful


Warji   Dico Tools
A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria


Warlike   Dico Tools
Suggesting war or military life


Warlike   Dico Tools
Inclined to make war


Warlock   Dico Tools
A male witch or demon


Warlord   Dico Tools
Supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak


Warlpiri   Dico Tools
A language of Australian aborigines


Warm   Dico Tools
Make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"


Warm   Dico Tools
Get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"


Warm   Dico Tools
Of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you''re getting warm"; "hot on the trail"


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Uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble; "made things warm for the bookies"


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Characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement; "a warm debate"


Warm   Dico Tools
Characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support"


Warm   Dico Tools
Easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"


Warm   Dico Tools
Freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"


Warm   Dico Tools
Having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"


Warm   Dico Tools
Having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"


Warm   Dico Tools
Psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"


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(color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange"


Warm   Dico Tools
In a warm manner; "warmly dressed"; "warm-clad skiers"


Warm-blooded   Dico Tools
Having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)


Warm-toned   Dico Tools
Used of music


Warm-up   Dico Tools
Exercising in preparation for strenuous activity


Warmed   Dico Tools
Having been warmed up; "a cup of warmed milk"


Warmed-over   Dico Tools
Uneaten and saved for eating later; "leftover food served at a later meal"; "yesterday''s reheated soup"


Warmer   Dico Tools
Device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room


Warmhearted   Dico Tools
Marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger"


Warmheartedness   Dico Tools
A positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone''s heart"


Warmheartedness   Dico Tools
A warmhearted feeling


Warming   Dico Tools
Warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"


Warming   Dico Tools
The process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature


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Warming   Dico Tools
Producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; "a mustard plaster is calefacient"


Warming   Dico Tools
Imparting heat; "a warming fire"


Warming_pan   Dico Tools
A long-handled covered pan holding live coals to warm a bed


Warmly   Dico Tools
In a hearty manner; "`Yes,'' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly"


Warmly   Dico Tools
In a warm manner; "warmly dressed"; "warm-clad skiers"


Warmness   Dico Tools
The quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house"


Warmonger   Dico Tools
A person who advocates war or warlike policies


Warmongering   Dico Tools
A policy of advocating war


Warmth   Dico Tools
A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love


Warmth   Dico Tools
Intense passion or emotion


Warmth   Dico Tools
The quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house"


Warmth   Dico Tools
The sensation caused by heat energy


Warmth   Dico Tools
A warmhearted feeling


Warm_front   Dico Tools
The front of an advancing mass of warmer air


Warm_the_bench   Dico Tools
Be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday''s game"


Warm_to   Dico Tools
Become excited about; "He warmed to the idea of a trip to Antarctica"


Warm_up   Dico Tools
Make one''s body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity


Warm_up   Dico Tools
Cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"


Warm_up   Dico Tools
Become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had lunch together"


Warm_up   Dico Tools
Get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"


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Warm_up   Dico Tools
Run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"


Warn   Dico Tools
Notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"


Warn   Dico Tools
Ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"


Warn   Dico Tools
Notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"


Warn   Dico Tools
Admonish or counsel in terms of someone''s behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"


Warner   Dico Tools
Someone who gives a warning to others


Warner   Dico Tools
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)


Warning   Dico Tools
Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)


Warning   Dico Tools
A message informing of danger


Warning(a)   Dico Tools
Serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"


Warning_bell   Dico Tools
A bell used to sound an alarm


Warning_coloration   Dico Tools
Conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators; "a skunk''s aposematic coloration"


Warning_device   Dico Tools
A device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event


Warning_light   Dico Tools
A cautionary sign of danger


Warning_of_attack   Dico Tools
A warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future


Warning_of_war   Dico Tools
A warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends war or is preparing for war and is on a course that increases the risk of war


Warning_signal   Dico Tools
An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger


Warp   Dico Tools
Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof


Warp   Dico Tools
A moral or mental distortion


Warp   Dico Tools
A shape distorted by twisting or folding


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A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting


Warp   Dico Tools
Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave"


Warp   Dico Tools
Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story


Warpath   Dico Tools
A course leading to warfare or battle


Warpath   Dico Tools
Hostile or belligerent mood; "the chief is on the warpath today"


Warped   Dico Tools
Used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture; "the floors were warped and cracked"


Warping   Dico Tools
A moral or mental distortion


Warplane   Dico Tools
An aircraft designed and used for combat


Warragal   Dico Tools
Wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia


Warragal   Dico Tools
Australian wild horse


Warrant   Dico Tools
A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts


Warrant   Dico Tools
A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications


Warrant   Dico Tools
Formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union''s endorsement"


Warrant   Dico Tools
A type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price; "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income


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Stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"


Warrant   Dico Tools
Show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"


Warranted   Dico Tools
Secured by written agreement


Warrantee   Dico Tools
A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications


Warrantee   Dico Tools
A customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given


Warrantee   Dico Tools
A recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United States


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Warranter   Dico Tools
One who provides a warrant or guarantee to another


Warrantor   Dico Tools
One who provides a warrant or guarantee to another


Warranty   Dico Tools
A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications


Warrant_officer   Dico Tools
Holds rank by virtue of a warrant


Warren   Dico Tools
A colony of rabbits


Warren   Dico Tools
An overcrowded residential area


Warren   Dico Tools
A series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits


Warren   Dico Tools
United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974)


Warren   Dico Tools
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)


Warrener   Dico Tools
Maintains a rabbit warren


Warren_Gamaliel_Harding   Dico Tools
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)


Warren_Harding   Dico Tools
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)


Warrigal   Dico Tools
Wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia


Warrigal   Dico Tools
Australian wild horse


Warring   Dico Tools
Engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"


Warrior   Dico Tools
Someone engaged in or experienced in warfare


Warriorlike   Dico Tools
(of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing"


Warsaw   Dico Tools
The capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland


Warship   Dico Tools
A government ship that is available for waging war


Warszawa   Dico Tools
The capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland


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Wars_of_the_Roses   Dico Tools
Struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII


Wart   Dico Tools
(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus


Wart   Dico Tools
Any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)


Warthog   Dico Tools
African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks


Wartime   Dico Tools
A period of time during which there is armed conflict


Wartlike   Dico Tools
(of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts


Wartweed   Dico Tools
Not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun


Wartwort   Dico Tools
Not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun


Warty   Dico Tools
(of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts


Warwick   Dico Tools
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)


Wary   Dico Tools
Marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers"


Wary   Dico Tools
Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide


War_Admiral   Dico Tools
Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937


War_advocacy   Dico Tools
A policy of advocating war


War_baby   Dico Tools
Conceived or born during war


War_between_the_States   Dico Tools
Civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865


War_bride   Dico Tools
Bride of a serviceman during wartime


War_chest   Dico Tools
A fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)


War_cloud   Dico Tools
An ominous sign that war threatens


War_correspondent   Dico Tools
A journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcast


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War_crime   Dico Tools
A crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war


War_criminal   Dico Tools
An offender who violates international law during times of war


War_cry   Dico Tools
A yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle


War_cry   Dico Tools
A slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy''"


War_dance   Dico Tools
A ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory


War_Department   Dico Tools
A former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947


War_game   Dico Tools
A simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy


War_god   Dico Tools
A god worshipped as giving victory in war


War_hawk   Dico Tools
An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations


War_machine   Dico Tools
The military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"


War_of_1812   Dico Tools
A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France


War_of_American_Independence   Dico Tools
The revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783


War_of_Greek_Independence   Dico Tools
The Greeks rebelled against Turkish rule in 1821; with the support of England and France and Russia they won independence in 1828 at Navarino (although the country included only half its present size)


War_of_nerves   Dico Tools
The use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents'' morale


War_of_the_Austrian_Succession   Dico Tools
Prussian and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides; 1740-1748


War_of_the_Grand_Alliance   Dico Tools
An aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697)


War_of_the_League_of_Augsburg   Dico Tools
An aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697)


War_of_the_Roses   Dico Tools
Struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII


War_of_the_Spanish_Succession   Dico Tools
A general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis'' power


War_paint   Dico Tools
Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance


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War_paint   Dico Tools
Full ceremonial regalia


War_paint   Dico Tools
Adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle


War_party   Dico Tools
A political party that supports a war


War_party   Dico Tools
A band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)


War_power   Dico Tools
An extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an extension of the powers that the government normally has in peacetime


War_room   Dico Tools
A room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns)


War_Secretary   Dico Tools
Head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947


War_to_End_War   Dico Tools
A war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918


War_vessel   Dico Tools
A government ship that is available for waging war


War_whoop   Dico Tools
A yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle


War_widow   Dico Tools
A woman whose husband has died in war


War_zone   Dico Tools
A combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especiallya designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)


Wash   Dico Tools
The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)


Wash   Dico Tools
Any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"


Wash   Dico Tools
Garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering


Wash   Dico Tools
A watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other


Wash   Dico Tools
A thin coat of water-base paint


Wash   Dico Tools
The dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)


Wash   Dico Tools
The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller


Wash   Dico Tools
The erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"


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To cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"


Wash   Dico Tools
Cleanse (one''s body) with soap and water


Wash   Dico Tools
Wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"


Wash   Dico Tools
Make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"


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Form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"


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Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"


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Apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to


Wash   Dico Tools
Clean with some chemical process


Wash   Dico Tools
Cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"


Wash   Dico Tools
Separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)


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Move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"


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Admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won''t wash in traffic court"


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Be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"


Wash-and-wear   Dico Tools
A fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing


Wash-and-wear   Dico Tools
Treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing; "a wash-and-wear shirt"


Wash-and-wear_fabric   Dico Tools
A fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing


Wash-hand_basin   Dico Tools
A basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin'' is a British expression)


Wash-hand_stand   Dico Tools
Furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand'' is a British term


Washable   Dico Tools
Capable of being washed without injury; "washable woolens"; "acrylic blankets are both warm and washable"


Washables   Dico Tools
Garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering


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Washbasin   Dico Tools
A basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin'' is a British expression)


Washbasin   Dico Tools
A bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"


Washboard   Dico Tools
Protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side


Washboard   Dico Tools
Device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on


Washbowl   Dico Tools
A basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin'' is a British expression)


Washbowl   Dico Tools
A bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"


Washcloth   Dico Tools
Bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body


Washday   Dico Tools
A day set aside for doing household laundry


Washed   Dico Tools
Clean by virtue of having been washed in water


Washed   Dico Tools
Wet as from washing; sometimes used in combination; "rain-washed"


Washed-out   Dico Tools
Having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"


Washed-out   Dico Tools
Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day''s shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out


Washed-up   Dico Tools
Doomed to extinction


Washer   Dico Tools
A home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically


Washer   Dico Tools
Seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage


Washer   Dico Tools
Someone who washes things for a living


Washerman   Dico Tools
Operates industrial washing machine


Washerwoman   Dico Tools
A working woman who takes in washing


Washhouse   Dico Tools
A building or outbuilding where laundry is done


Washing   Dico Tools
The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)


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Washing   Dico Tools
Garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering


Washing-up   Dico Tools
The washing of dishes etc after a meal


Washington   Dico Tools
The federal government of the United States


Washington   Dico Tools
The capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles l''Enfant to lay out the city in 1791


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A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific


Washington   Dico Tools
1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)


Washington   Dico Tools
United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)


Washington's_Birthday   Dico Tools
The day on which George Washington is remembered


Washingtonian   Dico Tools
A resident of the state of Washington


Washingtonian   Dico Tools
A resident of the city of Washington


Washingtonian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or in the state of Washington


Washingtonian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the capital of the United States; "Washingtonian museums"


Washingtonian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the people who run the federal government; "Washingtonian politics as usual"


Washingtonian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or in the manner of George Washington


Washington_D.C.   Dico Tools
The capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles l''Enfant to lay out the city in 1791


Washington_Irving   Dico Tools
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)


Washington_Monument   Dico Tools
A tall stone obelisk in Washington honoring George Washington


Washing_day   Dico Tools
A day set aside for doing household laundry


Washing_machine   Dico Tools
A home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically


Washing_powder   Dico Tools
Soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders


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Washing_soda   Dico Tools
A sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper


Washout   Dico Tools
Someone who is unsuccessful


Washout   Dico Tools
The erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"


Washout   Dico Tools
The channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water; "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road"


Washrag   Dico Tools
Bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body


Washroom   Dico Tools
Especially a lavatory in a public place


Washstand   Dico Tools
A bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"


Washstand   Dico Tools
Furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand'' is a British term


Washtub   Dico Tools
A tub in which clothes or linens can be washed


Washup   Dico Tools
The act of washing yourself (or another person)


Washup   Dico Tools
The act of washing dishes


Washwoman   Dico Tools
A working woman who takes in washing


Washy   Dico Tools
Having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"


Washy   Dico Tools
Overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"


Washy   Dico Tools
Lacking strength or vigor; "a washy handshake"; "washy prose"


Wash_away   Dico Tools
Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"


Wash_away   Dico Tools
Eliminate; "wash away all the differences"


Wash_down   Dico Tools
Flow freely; "The body washed down the river"


Wash_down   Dico Tools
Eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically; "She washed down her dinner with a bottle of red wine"; "He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky"


Wash_drawing   Dico Tools
A watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other


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Wash_leather   Dico Tools
Piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing


Wash_off   Dico Tools
Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"


Wash_one's_hands   Dico Tools
To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame; "I wash my hands of this"


Wash_out   Dico Tools
Lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine"


Wash_out   Dico Tools
Drain off the color in the course of laundering; "The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse"


Wash_out   Dico Tools
Deplete of strength or vitality; "The illness washed her out"


Wash_out   Dico Tools
Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"


Wash_out   Dico Tools
Wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink"


Wash_out   Dico Tools
Wear or destroy by the force of water; "The hail storms had washed out the bridges"


Wash_out   Dico Tools
Prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out the game"


Wash_room   Dico Tools
A toilet that is available to the public


Wash_up   Dico Tools
Wash one''s face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom"


Wash_up   Dico Tools
Wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I''m beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"


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Be carried somewhere by water or as if by water; "The body washed up on the beach"


Wash_up   Dico Tools
Wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"


Wash_up   Dico Tools
Carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse"


Waslaw_Nijinsky   Dico Tools
Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)


Wasp   Dico Tools
Social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting


WASP   Dico Tools
A white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination


Wasp's_nest   Dico Tools
Habitation for wasps or hornets


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Wasp-waisted   Dico Tools
Having a small waist


Waspish   Dico Tools
Very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"


Wasps'_nest   Dico Tools
Habitation for wasps or hornets


Wasp_waist   Dico Tools
A very slender waist


Wassail   Dico Tools
A punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas


Wassail   Dico Tools
Propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let''s drink to the New Year"


Wassail   Dico Tools
Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let''s whoop it up--the boss is gone!"


Wassailer   Dico Tools
Someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture


Wassailer   Dico Tools
Someone who enjoys riotous drinking


Wassermann   Dico Tools
A blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore syphilis infection


Wassermann   Dico Tools
German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925)


Wassermann_test   Dico Tools
A blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore syphilis infection


Wasserman_reaction   Dico Tools
A blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore syphilis infection


Wassily_Kandinsky   Dico Tools
Russian painter who was a pioneer of abstract art (1866-1944)


Wassily_Leontief   Dico Tools
United States economist (born in Russia) who devised an input-output method of economic analysis (1906-1999)


Wastage   Dico Tools
Anything lost by wear or waste


Wastage   Dico Tools
The process of wasting


Waste   Dico Tools
Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"


Waste   Dico Tools
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect


Waste   Dico Tools
The trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"


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Waste   Dico Tools
An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"


Waste   Dico Tools
Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"


Waste   Dico Tools
Waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"


Waste   Dico Tools
Devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"


Waste   Dico Tools
Cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"


Waste   Dico Tools
Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"


Waste   Dico Tools
Spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"


Waste   Dico Tools
Use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"


Waste   Dico Tools
Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"


Waste   Dico Tools
Run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"


Waste   Dico Tools
Get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"


Waste   Dico Tools
Spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"


Waste   Dico Tools
Located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"


Waste   Dico Tools
Disposed of as useless; "waste paper"


Waste-paper_basket   Dico Tools
A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish


Waste-yard   Dico Tools
A piece of land where waste materials are dumped


Wastebasket   Dico Tools
A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish


Wastebin   Dico Tools
A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected


Wasted   Dico Tools
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"


Wasted   Dico Tools
Made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape"


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Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"


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Not used to good advantage; "squandered money cannot be replaced"; "a wasted effort"


Wasted   Dico Tools
Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"


Wasteful   Dico Tools
Laying waste; "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare


Wasteful   Dico Tools
Inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"


Wasteful   Dico Tools
Tending to squander and waste


Wastefully   Dico Tools
To a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree; "we are still prodigally rich compared to others"


Wastefulness   Dico Tools
Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"


Wastefulness   Dico Tools
The trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"


Wasteland   Dico Tools
An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"


Wastepaper_basket   Dico Tools
A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish


Waster   Dico Tools
A person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones"


Waster   Dico Tools
Someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently


Wastewater   Dico Tools
Water mixed with waste matter


Wasteweir   Dico Tools
A channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction


Wasteyard   Dico Tools
A piece of land where waste materials are dumped


Waste_basket   Dico Tools
A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish


Waste_material   Dico Tools
Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"


Waste_matter   Dico Tools
Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"


Waste_of_effort   Dico Tools
A useless effort


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Waste_of_energy   Dico Tools
A useless effort


Waste_of_material   Dico Tools
A useless consumption of material


Waste_of_money   Dico Tools
Money spent for inadequate return; "the senator said that the project was a waste of money"


Waste_of_time   Dico Tools
The devotion of time to a useless activity; "the waste of time could prove fatal"


Waste_one's_time   Dico Tools
Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"


Waste_paper   Dico Tools
Paper discarded after use


Waste_pipe   Dico Tools
A pipe through which liquid is carried away


Waste_product   Dico Tools
Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"


Wasting   Dico Tools
A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse


Wasting   Dico Tools
Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease


Wasting_away   Dico Tools
A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse


Wasting_disease   Dico Tools
Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body


Wasting_time   Dico Tools
The deliberate act of wasting time instead of working


Wastrel   Dico Tools
Someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently


Watch   Dico Tools
A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe


Watch   Dico Tools
A devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)


Watch   Dico Tools
A small portable timepiece


Watch   Dico Tools
A person employed to watch for something to happen


Watch   Dico Tools
A period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship''s crew are on duty


Watch   Dico Tools
The period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty


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Watch   Dico Tools
Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"


Watch   Dico Tools
Observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was executed"


Watch   Dico Tools
Observe or determine by looking; "Watch how the dog chases the cats away"


Watch   Dico Tools
Look attentively; "watch a basketball game"


Watch   Dico Tools
See or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"


Watch   Dico Tools
Be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one''s guard, be careful; "Watch out for pickpockets!"


Watch   Dico Tools
Follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"


Watchband   Dico Tools
A band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist


Watchdog   Dico Tools
A dog trained to guard property


Watchdog   Dico Tools
A guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste; "she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses"


Watcher   Dico Tools
A close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"


Watcher   Dico Tools
A person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body


Watcher   Dico Tools
A guard who keeps watch


Watchful   Dico Tools
Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"


Watchful   Dico Tools
Experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare


Watchfully   Dico Tools
In a watchful manner


Watchfulness   Dico Tools
Vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble"


Watchfulness   Dico Tools
The process of paying close and continuous attention


Watching   Dico Tools
The act of observing; taking a patient look


Watchmaker   Dico Tools
Someone who makes or repairs watches


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Watchman   Dico Tools
A guard who keeps watch


Watchstrap   Dico Tools
A band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist


Watchtower   Dico Tools
An observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies


Watchword   Dico Tools
A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"


Watchword   Dico Tools
A slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy''"


Watch_bracelet   Dico Tools
A band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist


Watch_cap   Dico Tools
A knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather


Watch_case   Dico Tools
The metal case in which the works of a watch are housed


Watch_chain   Dico Tools
Short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man''s vest


Watch_crystal   Dico Tools
A protective cover that protects the face of a watch


Watch_fire   Dico Tools
A fire lighted at night as a signal


Watch_glass   Dico Tools
A protective cover that protects the face of a watch


Watch_glass   Dico Tools
Laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker


Watch_guard   Dico Tools
Short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man''s vest


Watch_key   Dico Tools
Winder consisting of a key with a square hole; used for winding some watches


Watch_night   Dico Tools
A devotional service (especially on New Year''s Eve)


Watch_out   Dico Tools
Be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one''s guard, be careful; "Watch out for pickpockets!"


Watch_over   Dico Tools
Follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"


Watch_pocket   Dico Tools
A vest pocket to hold a pocket watch


Water   Dico Tools
Facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"


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Water   Dico Tools
A fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"


Water   Dico Tools
The part of the earth''s surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water''s edge"


Water   Dico Tools
Binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent


Water   Dico Tools
Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)


Water   Dico Tools
Liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"


Water   Dico Tools
Secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"


Water   Dico Tools
Supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"


Water   Dico Tools
Fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"


Water   Dico Tools
Provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"


Water-base_paint   Dico Tools
Paint in which water is used as the vehicle


Water-cooled   Dico Tools
Kept cool or designed to be kept cool by means of water especially circulating water; "a water-cooled engine"


Water-cooled_reactor   Dico Tools
Nuclear reactor using water as a coolant


Water-lily_family   Dico Tools
Dicot aquatic plants


Water-milfoil_family   Dico Tools
A family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales


Water-mint   Dico Tools
A European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America


Water-plantain_family   Dico Tools
Perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants


Water-rate   Dico Tools
Rate per quarter for water from a public supply


Water-repellent   Dico Tools
Hindering the penetration of water; "a water-repellent coat"


Water-resistant   Dico Tools
Hindering the penetration of water; "a water-repellent coat"


Water-shield   Dico Tools
Common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers


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Water-shield   Dico Tools
Aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums


Water-shield_family   Dico Tools
In some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia


Water-skiing   Dico Tools
Skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat


Water-soluble   Dico Tools
Soluble in water


Water-soluble_vitamin   Dico Tools
Any vitamin that is soluble in water


Water-target   Dico Tools
Aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums


Water-wash   Dico Tools
Wash with water


Water-washed   Dico Tools
Clean by virtue of having been washed in water


Water-washed   Dico Tools
Washed or swept with water especially waves of the sea


Waterbird   Dico Tools
Freshwater aquatic bird


Waterborne   Dico Tools
Supported by water; "waterborne craft"


Waterborne   Dico Tools
Transported by water; "waterborne freight"


Waterbuck   Dico Tools
Any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers


Waterbury   Dico Tools
A city in west central Connecticut


Watercannon   Dico Tools
A hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)


Watercolor   Dico Tools
A painting produced with watercolors


Watercolor   Dico Tools
A water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists


Watercolor   Dico Tools
Water-soluble pigment


Watercolor   Dico Tools
Paint with watercolors


Watercolorist   Dico Tools
Paints with watercolors


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Watercolour   Dico Tools
A painting produced with watercolors


Watercolour   Dico Tools
A water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists


Watercolour   Dico Tools
Water-soluble pigment


Watercolour   Dico Tools
Paint with watercolors


Watercolourist   Dico Tools
Paints with watercolors


Watercourse   Dico Tools
A conduit through which water flows


Watercourse   Dico Tools
A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth


Watercourse   Dico Tools
Natural or artificial channel through which water flows


Watercraft   Dico Tools
A craft designed for water transportation


Watercraft   Dico Tools
Skill in the management of boats


Watercress   Dico Tools
Cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams


Watercress   Dico Tools
Any of several water-loving cresses


Watercress   Dico Tools
Of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green


Waterdog   Dico Tools
Any of several large aquatic salamanders


Watered   Dico Tools
Of silk fabric; having a wavelike pattern


Watered-silk   Dico Tools
Silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern


Watered_stock   Dico Tools
Stock representing ownership of overvalued assets; stock of a corporation whose total worth is less than its invested capital


Waterer   Dico Tools
An assistant who supplies drinking water


Waterer   Dico Tools
Someone who waters plants or crops


Waterfall   Dico Tools
A steep descent of the water of a river


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Waterfinder   Dico Tools
Forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil


Waterford   Dico Tools
A port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry


Waterfowl   Dico Tools
Freshwater aquatic bird


Waterfront   Dico Tools
The area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water


Watergate   Dico Tools
A political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974


Watergate_scandal   Dico Tools
A political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974


Waterhouse-Friderichsen_syndrome   Dico Tools
Syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular collapse


Wateriness   Dico Tools
The property of resembling the viscosity of water


Watering   Dico Tools
Wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"


Watering   Dico Tools
Shedding tears


Watering_can   Dico Tools
A container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants


Watering_cart   Dico Tools
Water cart with a tank and sprinkler for sprinkling roads


Watering_hole   Dico Tools
A health resort near a spring or at the seaside


Watering_place   Dico Tools
A health resort near a spring or at the seaside


Watering_pot   Dico Tools
A container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants


Waterleaf   Dico Tools
Any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum


Waterleaf_family   Dico Tools
Perennial woodland herbs


Waterless   Dico Tools
Lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"


Waterlessness   Dico Tools
The condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)


Waterline   Dico Tools
A line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship


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Waterlogged   Dico Tools
Soaked with moisture; "a soggy lawn"; "the flood left waterlogged fields"


Waterloo   Dico Tools
The battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat; Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon


Waterloo   Dico Tools
A final crushing defeat; "he met his Waterloo"


Waterman   Dico Tools
Someone who drives or rides in a boat


Watermark   Dico Tools
A distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light


Watermark   Dico Tools
A line marking the level reached by a body of water


Watermeal   Dico Tools
Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Wolffia; throughout warmer regions of the world


Watermelon   Dico Tools
Large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp


Watermelon   Dico Tools
An African melon


Watermelon-shaped   Dico Tools
Having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"


Watermelon_begonia   Dico Tools
Grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America


Watermelon_vine   Dico Tools
An African melon


Waterpower   Dico Tools
The power to do work that is latent in a head of water


Waterproof   Dico Tools
A water-resistant coat


Waterproof   Dico Tools
Any fabric impervious to water


Waterproof   Dico Tools
Make watertight; "Waterproof the coat"


Waterproof   Dico Tools
Not permitting the passage of water


Waterproofed   Dico Tools
Not permitting the passage of water


Waterproofing   Dico Tools
The act of treating something to make it repel water


Waterproofing   Dico Tools
A coating capable of making a surface waterproof


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Waters   Dico Tools
The serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"


Waters   Dico Tools
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)


Watershed   Dico Tools
An event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"


Watershed   Dico Tools
A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems


Waterside   Dico Tools
Land bordering a body of water


Waterskin   Dico Tools
A container of skin for holding water


Waterspout   Dico Tools
A channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)


Waterspout   Dico Tools
A heavy rain


Waterspout   Dico Tools
A tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist


Watertight   Dico Tools
Without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument"


Watertight   Dico Tools
Not allowing water to pass in or out


Watertight   Dico Tools
Having no leaks


Watertown   Dico Tools
A town in northern New York


Watertown   Dico Tools
A town in southeastern Wisconsin


Waterway   Dico Tools
A conduit through which water flows


Waterway   Dico Tools
A navigable body of water


Waterweed   Dico Tools
A weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea


Waterwheel   Dico Tools
A wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine


Waterwheel   Dico Tools
A wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond


Waterwheel_plant   Dico Tools
Floating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6 to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water fleas


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Waterworks   Dico Tools
Workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community


Waterworks   Dico Tools
A public utility that provides water


Waterworn   Dico Tools
(of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water


Watery   Dico Tools
Overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"


Watery   Dico Tools
Relating to or resembling or consisting of water; "a watery grave"


Watery   Dico Tools
Filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "watery eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"


Watery   Dico Tools
Wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood or tears; "wiped his reeking neck"


Watery   Dico Tools
Filled with water; "watery soil"


Watery-eyed   Dico Tools
With eyes full of tears


Water_arum   Dico Tools
Plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries


Water_avens   Dico Tools
Erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and few nodding flowers with brown-purple calyx and orange-pink petals


Water_back   Dico Tools
Water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove


Water_Bearer   Dico Tools
The eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18


Water_Bearer   Dico Tools
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius


Water_bed   Dico Tools
A bed with a mattress made of strong plastic that is filled with water


Water_beetle   Dico Tools
Any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming


Water_birch   Dico Tools
Birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark


Water_bird   Dico Tools
Freshwater aquatic bird


Water_biscuit   Dico Tools
A thin flour-and-water biscuit usually made without shortening; often served with cheese


Water_bitternut   Dico Tools
Hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts


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Water_blister   Dico Tools
Blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content


Water_boatman   Dico Tools
Carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs


Water_bottle   Dico Tools
A bottle for holding water


Water_boy   Dico Tools
An assistant who supplies drinking water


Water_buffalo   Dico Tools
Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal


Water_bug   Dico Tools
Small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest


Water_bug   Dico Tools
A true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water


Water_butt   Dico Tools
A butt set on end to contain water especially to store rainwater


Water_buttercup   Dico Tools
Plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America


Water_cabbage   Dico Tools
Pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes


Water_caltrop   Dico Tools
A variety of water chestnut


Water_cannon   Dico Tools
A hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)


Water_carpet   Dico Tools
Aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western United States


Water_cart   Dico Tools
Cart with a tank for water (especially with fresh water for sale)


Water_chestnut   Dico Tools
Edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant


Water_chestnut   Dico Tools
Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers


Water_chestnut   Dico Tools
A plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits


Water_chestnut_plant   Dico Tools
A plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits


Water_chevrotain   Dico Tools
Largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa


Water_chickweed   Dico Tools
Small Indian lettuce of northern regions


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Water_chinquapin   Dico Tools
Edible nutlike seeds of an American lotus having the flavor of a chinquapin


Water_chinquapin   Dico Tools
Water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds


Water_chute   Dico Tools
Chute with flowing water down which toboggans and tubes and people slide into a pool


Water_clock   Dico Tools
Clock that measures time by the escape of water


Water_closet   Dico Tools
A toilet in England


Water_clover   Dico Tools
Water fern of Europe and Asia and the eastern United States distinguished by four leaflets resembling clover leaves


Water_company   Dico Tools
A public utility that provides water


Water_conservation   Dico Tools
The conservation of water resources


Water_cooler   Dico Tools
A device for cooling and dispensing drinking water


Water_crowfoot   Dico Tools
Plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America


Water_deer   Dico Tools
Largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa


Water_development   Dico Tools
Making an area of water more useful


Water_dog   Dico Tools
A dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl


Water_dog   Dico Tools
A person who enjoys being in or on the water


Water_down   Dico Tools
Thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine"


Water_down   Dico Tools
Make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture"


Water_dragon   Dico Tools
Swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups


Water_dragon   Dico Tools
North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers


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


Water_elm   Dico Tools
Large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America


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Water_elm   Dico Tools
Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment


Water_faucet   Dico Tools
A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask


Water_fennel   Dico Tools
European poisonous herb with fibrous roots


Water_fern   Dico Tools
Ferns that grow in water


Water_filter   Dico Tools
A filter to remove impurities from the water supply


Water_finder   Dico Tools
Forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil


Water_flaxseed   Dico Tools
Cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some oceanic islands


Water_flea   Dico Tools
Minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae


Water_flea   Dico Tools
Minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms


Water_fountain   Dico Tools
A public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water


Water_gage   Dico Tools
Gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir


Water_gap   Dico Tools
A pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows


Water_gas   Dico Tools
A mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal


Water_gate   Dico Tools
Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice


Water_gauge   Dico Tools
Gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir


Water_gillyflower   Dico Tools
A featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers


Water_glass   Dico Tools
Clock that measures time by the escape of water


Water_glass   Dico Tools
Gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir


Water_glass   Dico Tools
A glass for drinking water


Water_glass   Dico Tools
A viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs


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Water_gum   Dico Tools
Columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood


Water_gun   Dico Tools
Plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water


Water_hammer   Dico Tools
The banging sound of steam in pipes


Water_hazard   Dico Tools
Hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must avoid


Water_heater   Dico Tools
A heater and storage tank to supply heated water


Water_hemlock   Dico Tools
Tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas


Water_hen   Dico Tools
Any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens


Water_hen   Dico Tools
North American coot


Water_hickory   Dico Tools
Hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts


Water_hole   Dico Tools
A natural hole or hollow containing water


Water_horehound   Dico Tools
Aromatic perennial herb of United States


Water_horsetail   Dico Tools
Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia


Water_hyacinth   Dico Tools
A tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States


Water_ice   Dico Tools
An ice containing no milk


Water_ice   Dico Tools
Water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"


Water_jacket   Dico Tools
A container filled with water that surrounds a machine to cool it; especially that surrounding the cylinder block of an engine


Water_jug   Dico Tools
A jug that holds water


Water_jump   Dico Tools
A pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest


Water_lemon   Dico Tools
The edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle


Water_lettuce   Dico Tools
Pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes


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Water_level   Dico Tools
A water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube


Water_level   Dico Tools
The level of the surface of a body of water


Water_level   Dico Tools
A line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship


Water_level   Dico Tools
Underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table"


Water_lily   Dico Tools
An aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae


Water_line   Dico Tools
A line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship


Water_line   Dico Tools
A line marking the level reached by a body of water


Water_lobelia   Dico Tools
Erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water


Water_locust   Dico Tools
Honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood


Water_main   Dico Tools
Main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water


Water_mat   Dico Tools
Aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western United States


Water_meter   Dico Tools
Meter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet


Water_milfoil   Dico Tools
An aquatic plant of the genus Myriophyllum having feathery underwater leaves and small inconspicuous flowers


Water_mill   Dico Tools
A mill powered by a water wheel


Water_mint   Dico Tools
A European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America


Water_moccasin   Dico Tools
Any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters


Water_moccasin   Dico Tools
Venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States


Water_mold   Dico Tools
Parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil


Water_nymph   Dico Tools
A fairy that inhabits water


Water_nymph   Dico Tools
(Greek mythology) any nymph of the water


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Water_nymph   Dico Tools
A water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions


Water_nymph   Dico Tools
Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water


Water_oak   Dico Tools
Relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil


Water_of_crystallisation   Dico Tools
The water present in hydrated compounds


Water_of_crystallization   Dico Tools
The water present in hydrated compounds


Water_of_hydration   Dico Tools
The water present in hydrated compounds


Water_on_the_knee   Dico Tools
Hydrarthrosis affecting the knee


Water_orchid   Dico Tools
A tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States


Water_ouzel   Dico Tools
Small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom


Water_ox   Dico Tools
Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal


Water_parsnip   Dico Tools
Stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia


Water_parting   Dico Tools
A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems


Water_pill   Dico Tools
Any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine


Water_pimpernel   Dico Tools
A white-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus


Water_pipe   Dico Tools
An oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"


Water_pistol   Dico Tools
Plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water


Water_plant   Dico Tools
A plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth


Water_plantain   Dico Tools
Marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves


Water_pollution   Dico Tools
Pollution of the water in rivers and lakes


Water_polo   Dico Tools
A game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents'' goal


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Water_pore   Dico Tools
A pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants


Water_program   Dico Tools
Making an area of water more useful


Water_project   Dico Tools
Making an area of water more useful


Water_pump   Dico Tools
The pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulate


Water_rat   Dico Tools
Any of various amphibious rats


Water_rat   Dico Tools
Common large Eurasian vole


Water_rat   Dico Tools
A person who enjoys being in or on the water


Water_right   Dico Tools
Right of access to water


Water_sapphire   Dico Tools
A deep blue cordierite often used as a gemstone


Water_scooter   Dico Tools
A motorboat resembling a motor scooter


Water_scorpion   Dico Tools
Long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube


Water_shamrock   Dico Tools
Perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface


Water_shrew   Dico Tools
Any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams


Water_skater   Dico Tools
Long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water


Water_ski   Dico Tools
Broad ski for skimming over water towed by a speedboat


Water_ski   Dico Tools
Ride water skis


Water_skin   Dico Tools
A container of skin for holding water


Water_snake   Dico Tools
Any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water


Water_softener   Dico Tools
A substance (such as sodium chloride) that lessens the hardness of water by replacing calcium and magnesium ions with sodium ions and so gives the water more efficient sudsing power


Water_spaniel   Dico Tools
Any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl


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Water_speedwell   Dico Tools
Plant of wet places in Eurasia and America


Water_sport   Dico Tools
Sports that involve bodies of water


Water_sprite   Dico Tools
A fairy that inhabits water


Water_sprite   Dico Tools
Aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums


Water_starwort   Dico Tools
Any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia


Water_star_grass   Dico Tools
Grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms


Water_stoma   Dico Tools
A pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants


Water_strider   Dico Tools
Long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water


Water_supply   Dico Tools
Facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"


Water_system   Dico Tools
Facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"


Water_system   Dico Tools
A river and all of its tributaries


Water_table   Dico Tools
Underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table"


Water_tank   Dico Tools
A tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet


Water_tap   Dico Tools
A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask


Water_thrush   Dico Tools
Brownish North American warbler found near streams


Water_tower   Dico Tools
A large reservoir for water


Water_travel   Dico Tools
Travel by water


Water_trumpet   Dico Tools
Any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia


Water_turkey   Dico Tools
Blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions


Water_under_the_bridge   Dico Tools
Past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones"


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Water_vapor   Dico Tools
Water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature


Water_vapour   Dico Tools
Water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature


Water_vascular_system   Dico Tools
System of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration


Water_violet   Dico Tools
Featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowers


Water_vole   Dico Tools
Of western North America


Water_vole   Dico Tools
Common large Eurasian vole


Water_waggon   Dico Tools
A wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime)


Water_wagon   Dico Tools
A wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime)


Water_wheel   Dico Tools
A wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine


Water_wheel   Dico Tools
A wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond


Water_wings   Dico Tools
A life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person''s arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim


Water_witch   Dico Tools
Someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water


Water_yam   Dico Tools
Grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh


WATS   Dico Tools
A telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service


Watson   Dico Tools
United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928)


Watson   Dico Tools
United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958)


Watson   Dico Tools
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)


WATS_line   Dico Tools
A telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service


Watt   Dico Tools
Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)


Watt   Dico Tools
A unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm


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Watt-hour   Dico Tools
A unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour


Wattage   Dico Tools
The product of voltage and current


Watteau   Dico Tools
French painter (1684-1721)


Wattle   Dico Tools
Framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence


Wattle   Dico Tools
A fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards


Wattle   Dico Tools
Interlace to form wattle


Wattle   Dico Tools
Build of or with wattle


Wattle_and_daub   Dico Tools
Building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay


Watts   Dico Tools
English poet and theologian (1674-1748)


Watt_second   Dico Tools
A unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second


Watusi   Dico Tools
A member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi


Watutsi   Dico Tools
A member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi


Waugh   Dico Tools
English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)


Waul   Dico Tools
Make high-pitched, whiney noises


Wausau   Dico Tools
A town in north central Wisconsin


Wave   Dico Tools
A movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"


Wave   Dico Tools
A hairdo that creates undulations in the hair


Wave   Dico Tools
The act of signaling by a movement of the hand


Wave   Dico Tools
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth


Wave   Dico Tools
One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)


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Wave   Dico Tools
Something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"


Wave   Dico Tools
A member of the women''s reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch


Wave   Dico Tools
A persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)


Wave   Dico Tools
An undulating curve


Wave   Dico Tools
Set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"


Wave   Dico Tools
Signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"


Wave   Dico Tools
Twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"


Wave   Dico Tools
Move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"


Wave   Dico Tools
Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"


Wave-off   Dico Tools
An approach that fails and gives way to another attempt


Wave-particle_duality   Dico Tools
(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory


Waveband   Dico Tools
A band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals)


Waveform   Dico Tools
The shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time


Wavefront   Dico Tools
(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium


Waveguide   Dico Tools
A hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar


Wavelength   Dico Tools
The distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave


Wavelength   Dico Tools
A shared orientation leading to mutual understanding; "they are on the same wavelength"


Wavelet   Dico Tools
A small wave on the surface of a liquid


Wavelike   Dico Tools
Having wrinkles or waves


Wavell   Dico Tools
British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950)


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Waver   Dico Tools
The act of moving back and forth


Waver   Dico Tools
The act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"


Waver   Dico Tools
Someone who communicates by waving


Waver   Dico Tools
Give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency


Waver   Dico Tools
Sway to and fro


Waver   Dico Tools
Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"


Waver   Dico Tools
Move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"


Waver   Dico Tools
Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way


Waver   Dico Tools
Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"


Waver   Dico Tools
Be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"


Waverer   Dico Tools
One who hesitates (uaually out of fear)


Wavering   Dico Tools
The quality of being unsteady and subject to fluctuations; "he kept a record of price fluctuations"


Wavering   Dico Tools
Indecision in speech or action


Wavering   Dico Tools
Uncertain in purpose or action


Wave_angle   Dico Tools
The angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with respect to the axis of an antenna array


Wave_equation   Dico Tools
A differential equation that describes the passage of harmonic waves through a medium


Wave_form   Dico Tools
The shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time


Wave_front   Dico Tools
(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium


Wave_front   Dico Tools
All the points just reached by a wave as it propagates


Wave_guide   Dico Tools
A hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar


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Wave_mechanics   Dico Tools
The modern form of quantum theory; an extension of quantum mechanics based on Schrodinger''s equation; atomic events are explained as interactions between particle waves


Wave_number   Dico Tools
The reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave


Wave_off   Dico Tools
Dismiss as insignificant; "He waved off suggestions of impropriety"


Wave_shape   Dico Tools
The shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time


Wave_theory   Dico Tools
(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves


Wave_theory_of_light   Dico Tools
(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves


Wave_train   Dico Tools
A succession of waves spaced at regular intervals


Waving   Dico Tools
The act of signaling by a movement of the hand


Waving   Dico Tools
Streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze"


Wavy   Dico Tools
Having wrinkles or waves


Wavy   Dico Tools
In waves


Wavy-leaved_aster   Dico Tools
A variety of aster


Waw   Dico Tools
The 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet


Wawl   Dico Tools
Make high-pitched, whiney noises


Wax   Dico Tools
Any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water


Wax   Dico Tools
Go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"


Wax   Dico Tools
Increase in phase; "the moon is waxing"


Wax   Dico Tools
Cover with wax; "wax the car"


Wax-chandler   Dico Tools
One who deals in wax candles


Wax-myrtle_family   Dico Tools
Constituting the order Myricales


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Waxberry   Dico Tools
Deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries


Waxberry   Dico Tools
Deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries


Waxed   Dico Tools
Treated with wax; "waxed floors"; "waxed mustache"


Waxen   Dico Tools
Having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness"


Waxen   Dico Tools
Made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy"


Waxflower   Dico Tools
Small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age


Waxflower   Dico Tools
Epiphytic clusia of British Guiana


Waxflower   Dico Tools
Twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions


Waxing   Dico Tools
The application of wax to a surface


Waxing   Dico Tools
A gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon"


Waxing   Dico Tools
(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases; "the waxing moon passes from new to full"


Waxlike   Dico Tools
Having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness"


Waxlike   Dico Tools
Resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves"


Waxmallow   Dico Tools
Any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers


Waxwing   Dico Tools
Brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips


Waxwork   Dico Tools
An effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax


Waxwork   Dico Tools
Twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds


Waxy   Dico Tools
Having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness"


Waxy   Dico Tools
Resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves"


Waxy   Dico Tools
Made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy"


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Waxycap   Dico Tools
Any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance


Wax_bean   Dico Tools
Snap beans with yellow pods


Wax_bean   Dico Tools
A common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod


Wax_begonia   Dico Tools
Hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze- or black-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant


Wax_crayon   Dico Tools
Writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing


Wax_figure   Dico Tools
An effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax


Wax_insect   Dico Tools
Any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance


Wax_light   Dico Tools
Stick of wax with a wick in the middle


Wax_mallow   Dico Tools
Any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers


Wax_moth   Dico Tools
Moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs


Wax_myrtle   Dico Tools
Any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries


Wax_palm   Dico Tools
Palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles


Wax_palm   Dico Tools
Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax


Wax_palm   Dico Tools
South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax


Wax_paper   Dico Tools
Paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax of paraffin


Wax_plant   Dico Tools
Succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers


Way   Dico Tools
How a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"


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A journey or passage; "they are on the way"


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A course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"


Way   Dico Tools
Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"


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How something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"


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The property of distance in general; "it''s a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways"


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Doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way"


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A general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of''; "they didn''t have much in the way of clothing"


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A line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn''t know the way home"


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A portion of something divided into shares; "the split the loot three ways"


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Space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"


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The condition of things generally; "that''s the way it is"; "I felt the same way"


Way   Dico Tools
To a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart'' is regional in the United States); "way over budget"; "way off base"; "the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on"


Way-out   Dico Tools
Informal terms; strikingly unconventional


Waybill   Dico Tools
A receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery


Wayfarer   Dico Tools
Goes on a trip


Wayfarer   Dico Tools
Walks from place to place


Wayfaring   Dico Tools
Traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger"


Wayfaring_tree   Dico Tools
Vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black


Wayland   Dico Tools
(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund


Wayland_the_Smith   Dico Tools
(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund


Waylay   Dico Tools
Wait in hiding to attack


Wayne   Dico Tools
American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)


Wayne   Dico Tools
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)


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Wayne_Gretzky   Dico Tools
High-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961)


Ways   Dico Tools
Structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired


Ways   Dico Tools
The property of distance in general; "it''s a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways"


Ways   Dico Tools
N is between 2 and infinity; "They split the loot four ways"


Wayside   Dico Tools
Edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside"


Ways_and_means   Dico Tools
Resources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government)


Ways_and_Means_Committee   Dico Tools
A permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the House on all bills that would raise revenue


Wayward   Dico Tools
Resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"


Way_of_life   Dico Tools
A course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"


Way_out   Dico Tools
An opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"


Way_station   Dico Tools
A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal


Way_station   Dico Tools
A stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago"


Wb   Dico Tools
A unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells


WBC   Dico Tools
Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body''s defense system


WbN   Dico Tools
The compass point that is one point north of due west


WbS   Dico Tools
The compass point that is one point south of due west


Weak   Dico Tools
Overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"


Weak   Dico Tools
Lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument"


Weak   Dico Tools
Characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence; "an effeminate civilization"


Weak   Dico Tools
Having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I''m only human"; "frail humanity"


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Weak   Dico Tools
Lacking physical strength or vigor


Weak   Dico Tools
Lacking power


Weak   Dico Tools
Used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection


Weak   Dico Tools
Lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"


Weak   Dico Tools
Used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"


Weak   Dico Tools
Having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak radio signal"; "a weak link"


Weak-kneed   Dico Tools
Lacking will power or resolution; "the role of the dissenter is not for the weak-kneed"


Weaken   Dico Tools
Become weaker; "The prisoner''s resistance weakened after seven days"


Weaken   Dico Tools
Lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"


Weaken   Dico Tools
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"


Weaken   Dico Tools
Lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"


Weaken   Dico Tools
Destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"


Weakened   Dico Tools
Used of inanimate objects or their value


Weakened   Dico Tools
Mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"


Weakened   Dico Tools
Reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"


Weakened   Dico Tools
Impaired by diminution


Weakened   Dico Tools
Made weak or weaker


Weakener   Dico Tools
That which weakens or causes a loss of strength; "doubt is a great weakener of resolve"


Weakening   Dico Tools
The act of reducing the strength of something


Weakening   Dico Tools
Becoming weaker


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Weakening   Dico Tools
Moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker


Weakening   Dico Tools
Causing debilitation


Weakfish   Dico Tools
Food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out


Weakfish   Dico Tools
Lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States


Weakling   Dico Tools
A person who is physically weak and ineffectual


Weakly   Dico Tools
Lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"


Weakly   Dico Tools
In a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree; "weakly agreed to a compromise"; "wheezed weakly"; "he was weakly attracted to her"


Weakly_interacting_massive_particle   Dico Tools
A hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe


Weakness   Dico Tools
The property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"


Weakness   Dico Tools
Powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active"


Weakness   Dico Tools
A penchant for something even though it might not be good for you; "he has a weakness for chocolate"


Weakness   Dico Tools
A flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife''s failings"


Weakness   Dico Tools
The condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"


Weak_force   Dico Tools
(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons


Weak_interaction   Dico Tools
(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons


Weak_part   Dico Tools
A place of especial vulnerability


Weak_point   Dico Tools
An attribute that is inadequate or deficient


Weak_spot   Dico Tools
A place of especial vulnerability


Weal   Dico Tools
A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions


Weald   Dico Tools
An area of open or forested country


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Wealth   Dico Tools
The quality of profuse abundance; "she has a wealth of talent"


Wealth   Dico Tools
Property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value


Wealth   Dico Tools
An abundance of material possessions and resources


Wealth   Dico Tools
The state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"


Wealthily   Dico Tools
With riches


Wealthiness   Dico Tools
The state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"


Wealthy   Dico Tools
Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations"


Wealthy_man   Dico Tools
A man who is wealthy


Wealthy_person   Dico Tools
A person who possesses great material wealth


Wean   Dico Tools
Gradually deprive (infants) of mother''s milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"


Wean   Dico Tools
Detach the affections of


Weaned   Dico Tools
Freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother''s milk; "the just-weaned calf bawled for its mother"


Weaning   Dico Tools
The act of substituting other food for the mother''s milk in the diet of a child or young mammal


Weapon   Dico Tools
Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"


Weapon   Dico Tools
A means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"


Weapon-grade_plutonium   Dico Tools
Plutonium 239 that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembled; it is stored in plutonium pits


Weaponed   Dico Tools
Carrying weapons


Weaponize   Dico Tools
Make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon; "Will modern physicists weaponize String Theory?"


Weaponless   Dico Tools
Without a weapon


Weaponry   Dico Tools
Weapons considered collectively


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Weapons-grade   Dico Tools
Extremely strong or concentrated or durable; "industrial-strength detergent"; "weapons-grade salsa"


Weapons-grade   Dico Tools
Of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction); "weapons-grade plutonium"; "weapons-grade anthrax"


Weapons_carrier   Dico Tools
Military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews


Weapons_emplacement   Dico Tools
An emplacement for a gun


Weapons_platform   Dico Tools
Any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons


Weapons_plutonium   Dico Tools
Plutonium 239 that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembled; it is stored in plutonium pits


Weapons_system   Dico Tools
Weapons considered collectively


Weapon_of_mass_destruction   Dico Tools
A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)


Weapon_system   Dico Tools
Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"


Wear   Dico Tools
The act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"


Wear   Dico Tools
A covering designed to be worn on a person''s body


Wear   Dico Tools
Impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"


Wear   Dico Tools
Have or show an appearance of; "wear one''s hair in a certain way"


Wear   Dico Tools
Have on one''s person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"


Wear   Dico Tools
Put clothing on one''s body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"


Wear   Dico Tools
Be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"


Wear   Dico Tools
Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"


Wear   Dico Tools
Deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"


Wear   Dico Tools
Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"


Wear   Dico Tools
Last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"


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Wear   Dico Tools
Have in one''s aspect; wear an expression of one''s attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"


Wearable   Dico Tools
Suitable for wear or able to be worn; "wearable evening clothes"; "a wearable hearing aid"


Wearer   Dico Tools
One that wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory; "the wearer of the crown"


Wearied   Dico Tools
Exhausted; "my father''s words had left me jaded and depressed"- William Styron


Wearily   Dico Tools
In a weary manner; "he walked around tiredly"


Weariness   Dico Tools
Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve h


Wearing   Dico Tools
The act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"


Wearing   Dico Tools
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)


Wearing   Dico Tools
Producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"


Wearing_apparel   Dico Tools
Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"


Wearing_away   Dico Tools
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)


Wearisome   Dico Tools
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn''t capture their attention";


Weary   Dico Tools
Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"


Weary   Dico Tools
Get tired of something or somebody


Weary   Dico Tools
Physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary'' is archaic"


Wearying   Dico Tools
Producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"


Weary_Willie   Dico Tools
United States circus clown (1898-1979)


Wear_and_tear   Dico Tools
Decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use


Wear_away   Dico Tools
Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"


Wear_away   Dico Tools
Diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"


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Wear_away   Dico Tools
Cut away in small pieces


Wear_down   Dico Tools
Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"


Wear_off   Dico Tools
Deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"


Wear_off   Dico Tools
Diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"


Wear_on   Dico Tools
Pass slowly (of time); "The day wore on"


Wear_out   Dico Tools
Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"


Wear_out   Dico Tools
Deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"


Wear_out   Dico Tools
Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"


Wear_round   Dico Tools
Turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"


Wear_ship   Dico Tools
Turn away from the wind; "The sailors decided it was time to wear ship"


Wear_the_trousers   Dico Tools
Exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the shots in this house?"


Wear_thin   Dico Tools
Deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"


Wear_upon   Dico Tools
Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"


Weasel   Dico Tools
Small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck


Weasel-worded   Dico Tools
Evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement


Weasel_word   Dico Tools
An equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion


Weather   Dico Tools
The meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"


Weather   Dico Tools
Change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"


Weather   Dico Tools
Sail to the windward of


Weather   Dico Tools
Cause to slope


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Weather   Dico Tools
Face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"


Weather(a)   Dico Tools
Towards the side exposed to wind


Weather-beaten   Dico Tools
Tanned and coarsened from being outdoors; "a weather-beaten face"


Weather-beaten   Dico Tools
Worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles"


Weather-bound   Dico Tools
Delayed or shut in by bad weather; "weather-bound traffic"; "irritable weather-bound children"


Weather-stripped   Dico Tools
Having cracks blocked with weather stripping


Weatherboard   Dico Tools
The side toward the wind


Weatherboard   Dico Tools
A long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below


Weatherboarding   Dico Tools
A long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below


Weathercock   Dico Tools
Weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster


Weathered   Dico Tools
Worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles"


Weatherglass   Dico Tools
A simple barometer for indicating changes in atmospheric pressure


Weatherliness   Dico Tools
(of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind); "the Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness"


Weatherly   Dico Tools
(of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled


Weatherman   Dico Tools
Predicts the weather


Weatherproof   Dico Tools
Make resistant to bad weather


Weatherproof   Dico Tools
Able to withstand exposure to weather without damage; "weatherproof electric wiring"; "a weatherproof coat"


Weatherstrip   Dico Tools
Provide with weatherstripping; "The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in"


Weatherstrip   Dico Tools
Equip with weatherstripping; "He weatherstripped the windows when it got cold"


Weathervane   Dico Tools
Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind


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Weatherworn   Dico Tools
Worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles"


Weather_bureau   Dico Tools
An administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts


Weather_chart   Dico Tools
A map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region


Weather_condition   Dico Tools
The meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"


Weather_deck   Dico Tools
Upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below


Weather_eye   Dico Tools
Vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble"


Weather_forecast   Dico Tools
A forecast of the weather


Weather_forecaster   Dico Tools
Predicts the weather


Weather_forecasting   Dico Tools
Predicting what the weather will be


Weather_map   Dico Tools
A map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region


Weather_outlook   Dico Tools
A forecast of the weather


Weather_radar   Dico Tools
Radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation


Weather_satellite   Dico Tools
A satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below


Weather_sheet   Dico Tools
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind


Weather_ship   Dico Tools
An oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations


Weather_side   Dico Tools
The side toward the wind


Weather_station   Dico Tools
One of a networks of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded


Weather_strip   Dico Tools
A strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold


Weather_stripping   Dico Tools
A strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold


Weather_vane   Dico Tools
Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind


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Weave   Dico Tools
Pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric


Weave   Dico Tools
Interlace by or as it by weaving


Weave   Dico Tools
Create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles"


Weave   Dico Tools
Sway to and fro


Weave   Dico Tools
To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"


Weaver   Dico Tools
Finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests


Weaver   Dico Tools
A craftsman who weaves cloth


Weaver's_broom   Dico Tools
Tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California


Weaver's_hitch   Dico Tools
A hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)


Weaver's_knot   Dico Tools
A hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)


Weaverbird   Dico Tools
Finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests


Weaver_finch   Dico Tools
Finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests


Weaving   Dico Tools
Creating fabric


Weaving   Dico Tools
Walking unsteadily; "a stqaggering gait"


Web   Dico Tools
The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft


Web   Dico Tools
Membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals


Web   Dico Tools
An intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim


Web   Dico Tools
A fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)


Web   Dico Tools
Computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol


Web   Dico Tools
An interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth"


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Web   Dico Tools
An intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn"


Web   Dico Tools
Construct or form a web, as if by weaving


Web-footed   Dico Tools
Having feet with webbed toes


Web-toed   Dico Tools
Having feet with webbed toes


Web-toed_salamander   Dico Tools
Any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces


Webb   Dico Tools
English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947)


Webb   Dico Tools
English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)


Webbed   Dico Tools
Having open interstices or resembling a web


Webbed   Dico Tools
(of the feet of some animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin


Webbed_foot   Dico Tools
A bird''s foot with folds of skin between the toes


Webbing   Dico Tools
A strong fabric woven in strips


Webbing   Dico Tools
A narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts


Webbing_clothes_moth   Dico Tools
Moth that forms a web in which it lives


Webbing_moth   Dico Tools
Moth that forms a web in which it lives


Webby   Dico Tools
Having open interstices or resembling a web


Webcam   Dico Tools
A digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internet


Weber   Dico Tools
German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878)


Weber   Dico Tools
German conductor and composer of Romantic operas (1786-1826)


Weber   Dico Tools
German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920)


Weber   Dico Tools
United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961)


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Weber   Dico Tools
German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891)


Weber   Dico Tools
A unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells


Weber's_law   Dico Tools
(psychophysics) the concept that a just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to the magnitude of the original stimulus; "Weber''s law explains why you don''t notice your headlights are on in the daytime"


Weber-Fechner_law   Dico Tools
(psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber


Webfoot   Dico Tools
A foot having the toes connected by folds of skin


Weblike   Dico Tools
Having open interstices or resembling a web


Webster   Dico Tools
United States lexicographer (1758-1843)


Webster   Dico Tools
United States politician and orator (1782-1817)


Webster   Dico Tools
English playwright (1580-1625)


Webworm   Dico Tools
Several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed


Webworm_moth   Dico Tools
A variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives


Web_browser   Dico Tools
A program used to view HTML documents


Web_log   Dico Tools
A shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies


Web_page   Dico Tools
A document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser


Web_site   Dico Tools
A computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; "the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers"


Web_spinner   Dico Tools
Any of a small order of slender typically tropical insects that nest in colonies in silken tunnels that they spin


Wed   Dico Tools
The fourth day of the week; the third working day


Wed   Dico Tools
Take in marriage


Wed   Dico Tools
Perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"


Wed   Dico Tools
Having been taken in marriage


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Wedded   Dico Tools
Having been taken in marriage


Weddell_Sea   Dico Tools
An arm of the south Atlantic in Antarctica east of the Antarctic Penninsula


Wedding   Dico Tools
The act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"


Wedding   Dico Tools
The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed


Wedding   Dico Tools
A party of people at a wedding


Wedding_anniversary   Dico Tools
The anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)


Wedding_band   Dico Tools
A ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding


Wedding_cake   Dico Tools
A rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception


Wedding_ceremony   Dico Tools
The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed


Wedding_chest   Dico Tools
Chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage


Wedding_day   Dico Tools
The day of a wedding


Wedding_dress   Dico Tools
A gown worn by the bride at a wedding


Wedding_gift   Dico Tools
A present given to someone getting married


Wedding_gown   Dico Tools
A gown worn by the bride at a wedding


Wedding_guest   Dico Tools
A guest at a wedding


Wedding_licence   Dico Tools
A license authorizing a man and a woman to marry


Wedding_license   Dico Tools
A license authorizing a man and a woman to marry


Wedding_march   Dico Tools
A march to be played for a wedding procession


Wedding_night   Dico Tools
The night after the wedding when bride and groom sleep together


Wedding_party   Dico Tools
A party of people at a wedding


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Wedding_pictures   Dico Tools
Photographs of bride and groom and their friends taken at their wedding


Wedding_present   Dico Tools
A present given to someone getting married


Wedding_reception   Dico Tools
A reception wedding guests held after the wedding


Wedding_ring   Dico Tools
A ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding


Wedge   Dico Tools
A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object


Wedge   Dico Tools
Something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them


Wedge   Dico Tools
(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole


Wedge   Dico Tools
A heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe


Wedge   Dico Tools
A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation


Wedge   Dico Tools
A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States


Wedge   Dico Tools
Any shape that is triangular in cross section


Wedge   Dico Tools
Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"


Wedge   Dico Tools
Fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"


Wedge-shaped   Dico Tools
Of a leaf shape; narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base


Wedge-shaped   Dico Tools
Shaped like a wedge


Wedged   Dico Tools
Wedged or packed in together; "an impacted tooth"


Wedge_bone   Dico Tools
Part of the sirloin nearest the rump


Wedge_heel   Dico Tools
A heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe


Wedge_shape   Dico Tools
Any shape that is triangular in cross section


Wedgie   Dico Tools
A shoe with a wedge heel


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Wedgwood   Dico Tools
A type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background


Wedgwood   Dico Tools
English potter (1730-1795)


Wedlock   Dico Tools
The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"


Wednesday   Dico Tools
The fourth day of the week; the third working day


Wee   Dico Tools
A short time; "bide a wee"


Wee   Dico Tools
Eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"


Wee   Dico Tools
Very early; "the wee hours of the morning"


Wee   Dico Tools
(used informally) very small; "a wee tot"


Wee-wee   Dico Tools
Eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"


Weed   Dico Tools
Street names for marijuana


Weed   Dico Tools
Any plant that crowds out cultivated plants


Weed   Dico Tools
Clear of weeds; "weed the garden"


Weeded   Dico Tools
Having had weeds removed


Weeder   Dico Tools
A hand tool for removing weeds


Weeder   Dico Tools
A farmhand hired to remove weeds


Weedkiller   Dico Tools
A chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth


Weedless   Dico Tools
Free from weeds; "a weedless garden"


Weeds   Dico Tools
A black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning


Weeds   Dico Tools
A black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning


Weedy   Dico Tools
Having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"


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Weedy   Dico Tools
Abounding with or resembling weeds; "a weedy path"; "weedy plants that take over a garden"


Weed_killer   Dico Tools
A chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth


Weed_out   Dico Tools
Remove unwanted elements; "The company weeded out the incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old inequities"


Week   Dico Tools
Hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week"


Week   Dico Tools
A period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday


Week   Dico Tools
Any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week"


Weekday   Dico Tools
Any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)


Weekday   Dico Tools
Occurring every day of the week except Sunday (and sometimes Saturday); "his weekday commute"; "a weekday newspaper"


Weekend   Dico Tools
A time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday


Weekend   Dico Tools
Spend the weekend


Weekender   Dico Tools
A small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip


Weekender   Dico Tools
Someone who vacations on a weekend


Weekend_warrior   Dico Tools
A reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends


Weekend_warrior   Dico Tools
A homeowner who acts as a contractor and tries to do major improvement projects on weekends (often without understanding the scope of the work to be done)


Weeklong   Dico Tools
Lasting through a week; "her weeklong vacation"


Weekly   Dico Tools
A periodical that is published every week


Weekly   Dico Tools
Occurring or payable every week; "a weekly trip to town"; "weekly wages"; "weekly rent"


Weekly   Dico Tools
Without missing a week; "she visited her aunt weekly"


Weeknight   Dico Tools
Any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday


Week_after_week   Dico Tools
For an indefinite number of successive weeks


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Week_by_week   Dico Tools
Weekly; "week by week, the betrayal gnawed at his heart"


Week_from_Monday   Dico Tools
A time period of a week or more; "a week from Monday will be too soon!"


Weeness   Dico Tools
The property of being very small in size


Weenie   Dico Tools
A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll


Weenie_roast   Dico Tools
A cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course


Weensy   Dico Tools
(used informally) very small; "a wee tot"


Weeny   Dico Tools
(used informally) very small; "a wee tot"


Weep   Dico Tools
Shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"


Weeper   Dico Tools
A hired mourner


Weeper   Dico Tools
A person who weeps


Weepiness   Dico Tools
Sadness expressed by weeping


Weeping   Dico Tools
The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"


Weeping   Dico Tools
Showing sorrow


Weeping_beech   Dico Tools
Variety of European beech with pendulous limbs


Weeping_love_grass   Dico Tools
Perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control


Weeping_spruce   Dico Tools
Medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches


Weeping_tree_broom   Dico Tools
Small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent 2-seeded pods


Weeping_willow   Dico Tools
Willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental


Weepy   Dico Tools
Liable to weep easily


Weevil   Dico Tools
Any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout weevils and seed weevils


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Weewee   Dico Tools
Liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"


Wee_small_voice   Dico Tools
An inner voice that judges your behavior


Weft   Dico Tools
The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving


Wegener   Dico Tools
German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930)


Wei   Dico Tools
Any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556


Weigela   Dico Tools
Deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers


Weigela_florida   Dico Tools
Deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers


Weigh   Dico Tools
Show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender''s youth and was lenient"


Weigh   Dico Tools
Have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"


Weigh   Dico Tools
To be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"


Weigh   Dico Tools
Determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"


Weigh   Dico Tools
Have a certain weight


Weighbridge   Dico Tools
Platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc


Weighed_down   Dico Tools
Full of; bearing great weight; "trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes"


Weighed_down(p)   Dico Tools
Heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares"


Weigher   Dico Tools
An official who weighs and records the weight


Weighing   Dico Tools
Careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them"


Weighing_machine   Dico Tools
A measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass


Weight   Dico Tools
An artifact that is heavy


Weight   Dico Tools
Sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; a weight that is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms


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Weight   Dico Tools
The vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity


Weight   Dico Tools
The relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"


Weight   Dico Tools
An oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"


Weight   Dico Tools
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance


Weight   Dico Tools
A unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"


Weight   Dico Tools
A system of units used to express the weight of something


Weight   Dico Tools
Present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"


Weight   Dico Tools
Weight down with a load


Weight-lift   Dico Tools
Lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds"


Weighted   Dico Tools
Adjusted to reflect value or proportion; "votes weighted according to the size of constituencies"; "a law weighted in favor of landlords"; "a weighted average"


Weighted   Dico Tools
Made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"


Weightily   Dico Tools
As something very heavy; "she moved weightily"


Weightily   Dico Tools
In a serious manner; "the speech was weighty and it was weightily delivered"


Weightiness   Dico Tools
The property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"


Weighting   Dico Tools
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance


Weightless   Dico Tools
Having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light; "floating freely in a weightless condition"; "a baby bat...fluffy and weightless as a moth"; "jackets made of a weightless polyester fabric"


Weightlessness   Dico Tools
The property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood"


Weightlift   Dico Tools
Lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds"


Weightlifter   Dico Tools
An athlete who lifts barbells


Weightlifting   Dico Tools
Exercise by lifting weights


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Weighty   Dico Tools
Powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"


Weighty   Dico Tools
Excessively fat; "a weighty man"


Weighty   Dico Tools
Having relatively great weight; heavy; "a weighty load"; "a weighty package"


Weighty   Dico Tools
Weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; "weighty problems"


Weighty   Dico Tools
Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"


Weight_down   Dico Tools
Weight down with a load


Weight_gainer   Dico Tools
A person who gains weight


Weight_gaining   Dico Tools
Bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight


Weight_unit   Dico Tools
A unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"


Weight_unit   Dico Tools
A decimal unit of weight based on the gram


Weigh_anchor   Dico Tools
Heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing


Weigh_down   Dico Tools
Exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"


Weigh_down   Dico Tools
Be oppressive or disheartening to


Weigh_on   Dico Tools
Be oppressive or disheartening to


Weigh_the_anchor   Dico Tools
Heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing


Weil   Dico Tools
United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998)


Weil   Dico Tools
French philosopher (1909-1943)


Weil's_disease   Dico Tools
A severe form of leptospirosis in human beings


Weill   Dico Tools
German composer; collaborated with Bertolt Brecht (1900-1950)


Weimar   Dico Tools
A German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933


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Weimaraner   Dico Tools
Large breed of hound having a smooth grayish coat; originated in Germany


Weimar_Republic   Dico Tools
The German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; "The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich"


Weinberg   Dico Tools
United States theoretical physicist (born in 1933)


Weir   Dico Tools
A low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow


Weir   Dico Tools
A fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish


Weird   Dico Tools
Fate personified; one of the three Weird Sisters


Weird   Dico Tools
Strikingly odd or unusual; "some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow"- Bram Stoker


Weird   Dico Tools
Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew pierc


Weirdie   Dico Tools
Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric


Weirdly   Dico Tools
In a weird manner; "she was dressed weirdly"


Weirdness   Dico Tools
Strikingly out of the ordinary


Weirdo   Dico Tools
Someone deranged and possibly dangerous


Weirdo   Dico Tools
Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric


Weirdy   Dico Tools
Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric


Weird_Sisters   Dico Tools
A group of three goddesses of destiny


Weisenheimer   Dico Tools
An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments


Weismann   Dico Tools
German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914)


Weissbier   Dico Tools
A general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent


Weisshorn   Dico Tools
A mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high)


Weizenbier   Dico Tools
A general name in southern Germany for wheat beers


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Weizenbock   Dico Tools
A German wheat beer of bock strength


Weizmann   Dico Tools
Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to recognize the new state of Israel and became its first president (1874-1952)


Wei_dynasty   Dico Tools
Any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556


Weka   Dico Tools
Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting


Welcher   Dico Tools
Someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager


Welcome   Dico Tools
A greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome"


Welcome   Dico Tools
The state of being welcome; "don''t outstay your welcome"


Welcome   Dico Tools
Bid welcome to; greet upon arrival


Welcome   Dico Tools
Receive someone, as into one''s house


Welcome   Dico Tools
Accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"


Welcome   Dico Tools
Giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted; "a welcome relief"; "a welcome guest"; "made the children feel welcome"; "you are welcome to join us"


Welcomed(a)   Dico Tools
Gladly and cordially received or admitted


Welcomer   Dico Tools
A person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters"


Welcome_mat   Dico Tools
A mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering


Welcome_wagon   Dico Tools
A wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area


Welcoming   Dico Tools
Very cordial; "a welcoming smile"


Welcoming_committee   Dico Tools
A committee to welcome new residents to a community


Weld   Dico Tools
A metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together


Weld   Dico Tools
United States abolitionist (1803-1895)


Weld   Dico Tools
European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America


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Weld   Dico Tools
Unite closely or intimately; "Her gratitude welded her to him"


Weld   Dico Tools
Join together by heating; "weld metal"


Welder   Dico Tools
Joins pieces of metal by welding them together


Welder's_mask   Dico Tools
A mask that you wear for protection when doing welding


Welding   Dico Tools
Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure


Weldment   Dico Tools
An assembly of parts welded together


Welfare   Dico Tools
Governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need


Welfare   Dico Tools
Something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"


Welfare   Dico Tools
A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"


Welfare-statist   Dico Tools
Of or relating to a welfare state


Welfare_case   Dico Tools
A case for a welfare worker


Welfare_state   Dico Tools
A government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.


Welfare_work   Dico Tools
An organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society


Welfare_worker   Dico Tools
Someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)


Welfarist   Dico Tools
Of or relating to a welfare state


Welkin   Dico Tools
The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected


Well   Dico Tools
A deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine


Well   Dico Tools
An enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane''s landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship''s pumps


Well   Dico Tools
An open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)


Well   Dico Tools
A cavity or vessel used to contain liquid


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Well   Dico Tools
An abundant source; "she was a well of information"


Well   Dico Tools
Come up; "Tears well in her eyes"


Well   Dico Tools
In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I''m well; at least I feel well"


Well   Dico Tools
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good'' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well''); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-ar


Well   Dico Tools
Without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well"


Well   Dico Tools
Indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us"


Well   Dico Tools
Thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef", "well-satisfied cu


Well   Dico Tools
Favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book"


Well   Dico Tools
To a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades"


Well   Dico Tools
In financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died"


Well   Dico Tools
In a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"


Well   Dico Tools
To a great extent or degree; "I''m afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially"


Well   Dico Tools
With skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well"


Well   Dico Tools
With prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse"


Well   Dico Tools
With great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well"


Well   Dico Tools
(used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully; "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on"


Well(p)   Dico Tools
Wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well to start early"


Well(p)   Dico Tools
Resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn''t there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all''s well that ends well"


Well-adjusted   Dico Tools
Free from psychological disorder; "a well-adjusted personality"


Well-advised   Dico Tools
Having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel; "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan"


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Well-appointed   Dico Tools
Having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings; "a well-appointed kitchen"; "a well-appointed apartment"


Well-balanced   Dico Tools
Free from psychological disorder; "a well-adjusted personality"


Well-balanced   Dico Tools
In an optimal state of balance or equilibrium; "a well-balanced wheel"


Well-behaved   Dico Tools
(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child"


Well-being   Dico Tools
A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"


Well-bound   Dico Tools
(of books) having a sturdy and attractive binding


Well-bred   Dico Tools
Of good upbringing


Well-chosen   Dico Tools
Well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"; "a felicitous comment"


Well-conducted   Dico Tools
Characterized by good organization and control; "a well-conducted meeting"


Well-connected   Dico Tools
Connected by blood or close acquaintance with people of wealth or social position; "a well-connected Edinburgh family"


Well-defined   Dico Tools
Accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values"


Well-defined   Dico Tools
Having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges; "a finely chiseled nose"; "well-defined features"


Well-disposed   Dico Tools
Favorably disposed; not antagonistic; "a government favorable to our interests"


Well-done   Dico Tools
(of meat) cooked until there is no pink meat left inside


Well-educated   Dico Tools
Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"


Well-endowed   Dico Tools
(of a woman''s body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress"


Well-favored   Dico Tools
Pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women a


Well-favoured   Dico Tools
Pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women a


Well-fed   Dico Tools
Properly nourished


Well-fixed   Dico Tools
In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"


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Well-formed   Dico Tools
Conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences"


Well-found   Dico Tools
Having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings; "a well-appointed kitchen"; "a well-appointed apartment"


Well-founded   Dico Tools
Based on sound reasoning or evidence; "a reasonable argument"; "well-founded suspicions"


Well-grooved   Dico Tools
Established as if settled into a groove or rut


Well-grounded   Dico Tools
Reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound argument"


Well-heeled   Dico Tools
In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"


Well-informed   Dico Tools
Possessing sound knowledge; "well-informed readers"


Well-intentioned   Dico Tools
Marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results; "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son''s well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father''s admirers"- S.W.Maughm; "blunt bu


Well-kept   Dico Tools
Kept in good condition


Well-kept   Dico Tools
Of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"


Well-knit   Dico Tools
Strongly and firmly constructed; "a well-knit argument"; "a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set"- Alexander Hamilton


Well-known   Dico Tools
Widely or fully known; "a well-known politician"; "well-known facts"; "a politician who is well known"; "these facts are well known"


Well-known(a)   Dico Tools
Frequently experienced; known closely or intimately; "a long-familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears"


Well-lighted   Dico Tools
Provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"


Well-lined   Dico Tools
Full of money; "a well-lined purse"


Well-made   Dico Tools
Skillfully constructed


Well-mannered   Dico Tools
Socially correct in behavior


Well-mannered   Dico Tools
Of good upbringing


Well-marked   Dico Tools
Clearly indicated; "a well-marked route"


Well-matched   Dico Tools
(of a couple) existing together harmoniously


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Well-meaning   Dico Tools
Not unfriendly or threatening; "her well-meaning words were received in silence"; "the exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs"


Well-meaning   Dico Tools
Marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results; "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son''s well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father''s admirers"- S.W.Maughm; "blunt bu


Well-meant   Dico Tools
Marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results; "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son''s well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father''s admirers"- S.W.Maughm; "blunt bu


Well-mined   Dico Tools
Well known and commonly used; "Shakespeare exploited many well-mined sources for his plays"


Well-nigh   Dico Tools


Well-nourished   Dico Tools
Properly nourished


Well-off   Dico Tools
Fortunately situated; "doesn''t know when he''s well-off"


Well-off   Dico Tools
In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"


Well-ordered   Dico Tools
Ordered well; "well-ordered work habits"


Well-preserved   Dico Tools
Used of older persons who are healthy


Well-proportioned   Dico Tools
Of pleasing proportions


Well-qualified   Dico Tools
More than adequately qualified; "a well-qualified officer"


Well-read   Dico Tools
Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"


Well-read   Dico Tools
Well informed or deeply versed through reading; "respect for a well-read man"; "well-read in medieval history"


Well-rounded   Dico Tools
Many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum"


Well-set   Dico Tools
Strongly and firmly constructed; "a well-knit argument"; "a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set"- Alexander Hamilton


Well-shaven   Dico Tools
Closely shaved recently


Well-situated   Dico Tools
In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"


Well-spoken   Dico Tools
Speaking or spoken fittingly or pleasingly; "a well-spoken gentleman"; "a few well-spoken words on civic pride"


Well-stacked   Dico Tools
Well or attractively formed with respect to physique


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Well-thought-of   Dico Tools
Receiving deferential regard; "a respected family"


Well-timed   Dico Tools
At an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos"


Well-timed(a)   Dico Tools
Done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book''s publication was well timed"


Well-to-do   Dico Tools
In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"


Well-tried   Dico Tools
Tested and proved useful or correct; "a tested method"


Well-turned   Dico Tools
(of language) aptly and pleasingly expressed; "a well-turned phrase"


Well-turned   Dico Tools
Of a pleasing shape; "a well-turned ankle"


Well-wisher   Dico Tools
Someone who shares your feelings and expresses sympathy or hopes that something will be successful


Well-wishing   Dico Tools
An expression of good will from one person to another; "much hand-shaking and well-wishing"


Well-wishing(a)   Dico Tools
Extending good wishes for success; "his well-wishing supporters"


Well-worn   Dico Tools
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails''"


Well-worn   Dico Tools
Showing signs of much wear or use


Well-written   Dico Tools
Knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style"


Wellbeing   Dico Tools
A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"


Wellborn   Dico Tools
Of good or upper-class lineage; "a rich and wellborn husband"


Wellerism   Dico Tools
A comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel


Welles   Dico Tools
United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)


Wellhead   Dico Tools
A structure built over a well


Wellhead   Dico Tools
The source of water for a well


Wellington   Dico Tools
(19th century) a man''s high tasseled boot


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Wellington   Dico Tools
The capital of New Zealand


Wellington   Dico Tools
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)


Wellington_boot   Dico Tools
(19th century) a man''s high tasseled boot


Wellness   Dico Tools
A healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients"


Wellpoint   Dico Tools
A perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area


Wells   Dico Tools
Prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)


Wellspring   Dico Tools
An abundant source; "she was a well of information"


Wellspring   Dico Tools
The source of water for a well


Well_aware(p)   Dico Tools
(usually followed by `of'') having knowledge or understanding; "our youth are cognizant of the law"; "I am well aware of his limitations"


Well_behaved   Dico Tools
(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child"


Well_endowed   Dico Tools
Having plentiful supplies of a resource; "Brazil is well endowed with coffee"


Well_enough   Dico Tools
In a tolerable manner; "she did it well enough"


Well_out   Dico Tools
Flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"


Well_over   Dico Tools
Flow or run over (a limit or brim)


Well_point   Dico Tools
A perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area


Well_thought_out(p)   Dico Tools
Resulting from careful thought; "the paper was well thought out"


Well_timed(p)   Dico Tools
Done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book''s publication was well timed"


Well_up   Dico Tools
As of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things; "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it"


Well_water   Dico Tools
Underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks


Welsh   Dico Tools
Welsh breed of dual-purpose cattle


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Welsh   Dico Tools
A Celtic language of Wales


Welsh   Dico Tools
A native or resident of Wales


Welsh   Dico Tools
Cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt


Welsh   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh syntax"


Welsher   Dico Tools
Someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager


Welshman   Dico Tools
A native or resident of Wales


Welsh_Black   Dico Tools
Welsh breed of dual-purpose cattle


Welsh_corgi   Dico Tools
Either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head


Welsh_onion   Dico Tools
Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions


Welsh_pony   Dico Tools
Breed of small ponies originally from Wales


Welsh_poppy   Dico Tools
Widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale yellow flowers


Welsh_rabbit   Dico Tools
Cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast


Welsh_rarebit   Dico Tools
Cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast


Welsh_springer_spaniel   Dico Tools
A red-and-white breed slightly smaller than the English springer spaniel


Welsh_terrier   Dico Tools
Wire-haired terrier resembling airedales but smaller; developed in Wales for hunting


Welt   Dico Tools
A raised or strengthened seam


Welt   Dico Tools
A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions


Welt   Dico Tools
Put a welt on; "welt the shoes"


Welt   Dico Tools
Beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"


Weltanschauung   Dico Tools
A comprehensive view of the world and human life


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Welted_thistle   Dico Tools
European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of spiny-winged branches


Welter   Dico Tools
A confused multitude of things


Welter   Dico Tools
Be immersed in; "welter in work"


Welter   Dico Tools
Roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"


Welter   Dico Tools
Toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"


Welterweight   Dico Tools
A professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds


Welterweight   Dico Tools
A wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds


Welterweight   Dico Tools
An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds


Welterweight   Dico Tools
A weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race)


Weltschmerz   Dico Tools
Sadness on thinking about the evils of the world


Welty   Dico Tools
United States writer about rural Southern life (1909-2001)


Welwitschia   Dico Tools
Curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-


Welwitschiaceae   Dico Tools
In some classifications included in the Gnetaceae


Welwitschia_mirabilis   Dico Tools
Curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-


Wembley   Dico Tools
A southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium


Wen   Dico Tools
A common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked


Wen-Ti   Dico Tools
Chinese god of literature


Wench   Dico Tools
Informal terms for a (young) woman


Wench   Dico Tools
Frequent prostitutes


Wencher   Dico Tools
Someone who patronizes prostitutes


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Wend   Dico Tools
Direct one''s course or way; "wend yoour way through the crowds"


Wendy_house   Dico Tools
Plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of


Wen_Ch'ang   Dico Tools
Chinese god of literature


Werdnig-Hoffman_disease   Dico Tools
Autosomal recessive disease in which the degeneration of spinal nerve cells and brain nerve cells leads to atrophy of skeletal muscles and flaccid paralysis; death usually occurs in early childhood


Werewolf   Dico Tools
A monster able to change appearance from human to wolf


Werfel   Dico Tools
United States writer (1890-1945)


Werlhof's_disease   Dico Tools
Purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors


Werner_Karl_Heisenberg   Dico Tools
German mathematical physicist noted for stating the uncertainty principle (1901-1976)


Wernher_Magnus_Maximilian_von_Braun   Dico Tools
United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)


Wernher_von_Braun   Dico Tools
United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)


Wernicke   Dico Tools
German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia (1848-1905)


Wernicke's_aphasia   Dico Tools
Aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words


Wernicke's_area   Dico Tools
The auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people


Wernicke's_center   Dico Tools
The auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people


Wernicke's_encephalopathy   Dico Tools
Inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism


Wesley   Dico Tools
English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791)


Wesley   Dico Tools
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)


Wesleyan   Dico Tools
A follower of Wesleyanism


Wesleyan   Dico Tools
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley; "Methodist theology"


Wesleyanism   Dico Tools
Evangelical principles taught by John Wesley


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Wesleyan_Methodists   Dico Tools
The original Methodist Church


Wesleyan_Methodist_Church   Dico Tools
The original Methodist Church


Wesleyism   Dico Tools
Evangelical principles taught by John Wesley


Wessex   Dico Tools
A Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century


West   Dico Tools
The countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North and South America


West   Dico Tools
The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River


West   Dico Tools
English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)


West   Dico Tools
United States film actress (1892-1980)


West   Dico Tools
British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)


West   Dico Tools
The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees


West   Dico Tools
Situated in or facing or moving toward the west


West   Dico Tools
To, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"


West-central   Dico Tools
Of a region of the United States usually including Colorado; Nevada; Utah


West-sider   Dico Tools
A resident of the west side of Manhattan in New York City


Westbound   Dico Tools
Moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"


Wester   Dico Tools
Wind that blows from west to east


Westerly   Dico Tools
The west-to-east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth


Westerly   Dico Tools
Moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"


Westerly   Dico Tools
Of wind; from the west


Westerly   Dico Tools
Lying in or toward the west


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Westerly   Dico Tools
From the west; "the wind blew westerly"


Westerly   Dico Tools
Toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe


Western   Dico Tools
A film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development


Western   Dico Tools
A sandwich made from a western omelet


Western   Dico Tools
Lying toward or situated in the west; "our company''s western office"


Western   Dico Tools
Of wind; from the west


Western   Dico Tools
Lying in or toward the west


Western   Dico Tools
Relating to or characteristic of regions of western parts of the world; "the Western Hemisphere"; "Western Europe"; "the Western Roman Empire"


Western   Dico Tools
Of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch"


Westerner   Dico Tools
An inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.


Westernisation   Dico Tools
Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization


Westernise   Dico Tools
Make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up"


Westernization   Dico Tools
Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization


Westernize   Dico Tools
Make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up"


Westernmost   Dico Tools
Farthest to the west


Western_Australia   Dico Tools
A state containing the western third of Australia


Western_Australia_coral_pea   Dico Tools
Vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers


Western_ax   Dico Tools
An ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head


Western_axe   Dico Tools
An ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head


Western_balsam_poplar   Dico Tools
Cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath


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Western_big-eared_bat   Dico Tools
Bat of western North America having extremely large ears


Western_birch   Dico Tools
Birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark


Western_black-legged_tick   Dico Tools
Feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California


Western_blackberry   Dico Tools
American blackberry with oblong black fruit


Western_blind_snake   Dico Tools
Burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States


Western_box_turtle   Dico Tools
Primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and northern Mexico


Western_buttercup   Dico Tools
Perennial of western North America


Western_chimpanzee   Dico Tools
Masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species


Western_chokecherry   Dico Tools
Chokecherry of western United States


Western_Church   Dico Tools
The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy


Western_civilization   Dico Tools
The modern culture of western Europe and North America; "when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea"


Western_coral_snake   Dico Tools
Ranges from Central America to southwestern United States


Western_crab_apple   Dico Tools
Wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers


Western_culture   Dico Tools
The modern culture of western Europe and North America; "when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea"


Western_dewberry   Dico Tools
American blackberry with oblong black fruit


Western_diamondback   Dico Tools
Largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico


Western_diamondback_rattlesnake   Dico Tools
Largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico


Western_Empire   Dico Tools
The western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476


Western_fence_lizard   Dico Tools
Common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks


Western_gray_squirrel   Dico Tools
Large gray squirrel of far western areas of United States


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Western_hemisphere   Dico Tools
The hemisphere that includes North and South America


Western_hemlock   Dico Tools
Tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree


Western_holly_fern   Dico Tools
North American fern


Western_honey_mesquite   Dico Tools
Thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets


Western_Islands   Dico Tools
A group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland


Western_Isles   Dico Tools
A group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland


Western_kingbird   Dico Tools
A kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale gray and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black


Western_ladies'_tresses   Dico Tools
Similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana;States


Western_larch   Dico Tools
Tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree


Western_lowland_gorilla   Dico Tools
A kind of gorilla


Western_Malayo-Polynesian   Dico Tools
A western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages


Western_meadowlark   Dico Tools
A meadowlark of western North America


Western_mountain_ash   Dico Tools
An ash of the Western coast of North America


Western_mugwort   Dico Tools
Perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States


Western_narrow-mouthed_toad   Dico Tools
Small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America


Western_omelet   Dico Tools
A firm omelet that has diced ham and peppers and onions


Western_paper_birch   Dico Tools
Birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark


Western_pasqueflower   Dico Tools
Of western North America


Western_pipistrel   Dico Tools
Of western North America


Western_poison_oak   Dico Tools
Poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact


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Western_poppy   Dico Tools
Showy annual of California with red flowers


Western_prince's_pine   Dico Tools
Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb


Western_ragweed   Dico Tools
Coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico


Western_rattlesnake   Dico Tools
Widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies


Western_red-backed_salamander   Dico Tools
Salamander of the Pacific coast of North America


Western_redbud   Dico Tools
Shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets


Western_red_cedar   Dico Tools
Large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States


Western_ribbon_snake   Dico Tools
Yellow- or reddish-striped snake of temperate woodlands and grasslands to tropics


Western_Roman_Empire   Dico Tools
The western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476


Western_saddle   Dico Tools
An ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat


Western_Sahara   Dico Tools
An area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992


Western_Samoa   Dico Tools
A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific


Western_Samoan_monetary_unit   Dico Tools
Monetary unit in Western Samoa


Western_sandwich   Dico Tools
A sandwich made from a western omelet


Western_sand_cherry   Dico Tools
Dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit


Western_saxifrage   Dico Tools
Saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America


Western_silvery_aster   Dico Tools
A variety of aster


Western_skink   Dico Tools
Found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands


Western_spadefoot   Dico Tools
Of California


Western_tamarack   Dico Tools
Tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree


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Western_tanager   Dico Tools
Of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red


Western_toad   Dico Tools
Of a great variety of habitats from southern Alaska to Baja California west of the Rockies


Western_United_States   Dico Tools
The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River


Western_wall_flower   Dico Tools
Biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus


Western_wheatgrass   Dico Tools
Valuable forage grass of western United States


Western_whiptail   Dico Tools
Active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings; of semiarid areas from Oregon and Idaho to Baja California


Western_white_pine   Dico Tools
Tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles; bark is gray-brown with rectangular plates when mature


Western_wood_pewee   Dico Tools
Small flycatcher of western North America


Western_yellow_pine   Dico Tools
Common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature


Western_yew   Dico Tools
Small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood


Westinghouse   Dico Tools
United States inventor and manufacturer (1846-1914)


Westland_pine   Dico Tools
Timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood


Westminster   Dico Tools
A borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey


Westminster_Abbey   Dico Tools
A famous Gothic church in London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery; "Westminster Abbey is the scene of the coronations of almost all English monarchs"; "Distinguished English subjects are buried in Westminster Abbey"


Westmost   Dico Tools
Farthest to the west


Weston   Dico Tools
United States photographer(1886-1958)


Weston_cell   Dico Tools
A standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston)


Westside   Dico Tools
Of the western part of a city; "he lives in upper westside Manhattan"


Westward   Dico Tools
Moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"


Westward   Dico Tools
Toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"


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Westwards   Dico Tools
Toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"


West_Africa   Dico Tools
An area of western African between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea


West_African   Dico Tools
A group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa


West_African   Dico Tools
Of or relating to the countries or cultures or people of West Africa


West_Bank   Dico Tools
An area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians


West_Bengal   Dico Tools
A state in eastern India


West_Berlin   Dico Tools
The part of Berlin under United States and British and French control until 1989


West_Berliner   Dico Tools
An inhabitant of West Berlin


West_by_north   Dico Tools
The compass point that is one point north of due west


West_by_south   Dico Tools
The compass point that is one point south of due west


West_Chadic   Dico Tools
A group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member


West_Coast   Dico Tools
The western seaboard of the United States from Washington to California


West_coast_hemlock   Dico Tools
Tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree


West_Country   Dico Tools
The southwest of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset)


West_End   Dico Tools
The part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas


West_Germanic   Dico Tools
A branch of the Germanic languages


West_Germanic_language   Dico Tools
A branch of the Germanic languages


West_Germany   Dico Tools
A republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990


West_Highland_white_terrier   Dico Tools
Small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland


West_Indian   Dico Tools
A native or inhabitant of the West Indies


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West_Indian_cherry   Dico Tools
Acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C


West_Indian_cherry   Dico Tools
Tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries


West_Indian_jasmine   Dico Tools
Tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers


West_Indian_satinwood   Dico Tools
West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood


West_Indian_smallpox   Dico Tools
A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus


West_Indian_snowberry   Dico Tools
Evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries


West_Indies   Dico Tools
The string of islands between North and South America; a popular resort area


West_Malaysia   Dico Tools
The region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula


West_Midland   Dico Tools
A dialect of Middle English


West_Nile_encephalitis   Dico Tools
Encephalitis caused by the West Nile virus; can be fatal in humans and horses and birds


West_Nile_encephalitis_virus   Dico Tools
The flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis


West_Nile_virus   Dico Tools
The flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis


West_northwest   Dico Tools
The compass point midway between west and northwest


West_Pakistan   Dico Tools
A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947


West_Palm_Beach   Dico Tools
A town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm Beach


West_Point   Dico Tools
United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy


West_Saxon   Dico Tools
A dialect of Middle English


West_Saxon   Dico Tools
A literary dialect of Old English


West_Saxon   Dico Tools
An inhabitant of Wessex


West_side   Dico Tools
The side that is on the west


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West_southwest   Dico Tools
The compass point midway between west and southwest


West_Sussex   Dico Tools
A county in southern England on the English Channel


West_Tocharian   Dico Tools
A dialect of Tocharian


West_Virginia   Dico Tools
A state in east central United States


West_Virginian   Dico Tools
A resident of West Virginia


West_wind   Dico Tools
Wind that blows from west to east


West_Yorkshire   Dico Tools
A metropolitan county in northern England


Wet   Dico Tools
Wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window"


Wet   Dico Tools
Make one''s bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed"


Wet   Dico Tools
Cause to become wet; "Wet your face"


Wet   Dico Tools
Very drunk


Wet   Dico Tools
Consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"


Wet   Dico Tools
Covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet weather"


Wet   Dico Tools
Producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"


Wet   Dico Tools
Supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county"


Wet-bulb_thermometer   Dico Tools
A thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity


Wet-nurse   Dico Tools
A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else


Wet-nurse   Dico Tools
Give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"


Wetback   Dico Tools
Offensive terms for a person of Mexican descent


Wether   Dico Tools
Male sheep especially a castrated one


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Wetland   Dico Tools
A low area where the land is saturated with water


Wetness   Dico Tools
The condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the paint"


Wetnurse   Dico Tools
A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else


Wetter   Dico Tools
Someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed


Wetter   Dico Tools
A workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process


Wetter   Dico Tools
A substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved


Wetting   Dico Tools
The act of making something wet


Wetting   Dico Tools
A euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak"


Wetting_agent   Dico Tools
A substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved


Wet_bar   Dico Tools
A bar for mixing drinks that has a sink with running water


Wet_behind_the_ears(p)   Dico Tools
Lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"; "he was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vessel"


Wet_blanket   Dico Tools
Someone who spoils the pleasure of others


Wet_cell   Dico Tools
A primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte


Wet_dream   Dico Tools
An erotic dream (usually at night) accompanied by the (nocturnal) emission of semen


Wet_fly   Dico Tools
Fisherman''s fly that floats under the surface of the water


Wet_lung   Dico Tools
Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.


Wet_nurse   Dico Tools
A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else


Wet_suit   Dico Tools
A close-fitting garment made of a permeable material; worn in cold water (as by skin divers) to retain body heat


Weymouth_pine   Dico Tools
Tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree


Whack   Dico Tools
The act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"


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Whack   Dico Tools
The sound made by a sharp swift blow


Whack   Dico Tools
Hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"


Whacked   Dico Tools
(British informal) exhausted or worn out


Whacker   Dico Tools
Something especially big or impressive of its kind


Whacking   Dico Tools
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows


Whacking   Dico Tools
(British informal) enormous; "a whacking phone bill"; "a whacking lie"


Whacking   Dico Tools
Extremely; "a whacking good story"


Whacko   Dico Tools
A person who is regarded as eccentric or mad


Whacky   Dico Tools
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"


Whacky   Dico Tools
Pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"


Whale   Dico Tools
Any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head


Whale   Dico Tools
A very large person; impressive in size or qualities


Whale   Dico Tools
Hunt for whales


Whaleboat   Dico Tools
A long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas


Whalebone   Dico Tools
A horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets


Whalebone_whale   Dico Tools
Whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water


Whaler   Dico Tools
A ship engaged in whale fishing


Whaler   Dico Tools
A seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales


Whalesucker   Dico Tools
Large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins


Whale_louse   Dico Tools
Amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans


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Whale_oil   Dico Tools
A white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant


Whale_shark   Dico Tools
Large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton


Whale_sucker   Dico Tools
Large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins


Whaling_gun   Dico Tools
A gun (or device resembling a gun) for discharging a projectile (especially a harpoon) at a whale


Whaling_ship   Dico Tools
A ship engaged in whale fishing


Wham   Dico Tools
Hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"


Whammy   Dico Tools
An evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"


Whammy   Dico Tools
A serious or devastating setback


Whang   Dico Tools
The act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"


Whang   Dico Tools
Attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan"


Whang   Dico Tools
Propel or hit with force; "whang the ball"


Whang   Dico Tools
Beat with force


Whap   Dico Tools
Hit hard


Wharf   Dico Tools
A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats


Wharf   Dico Tools
Moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed"


Wharf   Dico Tools
Come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"


Wharf   Dico Tools
Discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"


Wharf   Dico Tools
Store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise"


Wharf   Dico Tools
Provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"


Wharfage   Dico Tools
A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats


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Wharfage   Dico Tools
A fee charged for the use of a wharf


Wharf_rat   Dico Tools
Brown rat that infests wharves


Wharf_rat   Dico Tools
Someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses


Wharton   Dico Tools
United States novelist (1862-1937)


Whatchamacallit   Dico Tools
Miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"


Whatever   Dico Tools
One or some or every or all without specification; "give me any peaches you don''t want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "be


Whatever_may_come   Dico Tools
In spite of all obstacles; "we''ll go to Tibet come hell or high water"


Whatnot   Dico Tools
Miscellaneous curios


Whatsis   Dico Tools
Miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"


Whatsoever   Dico Tools
One or some or every or all without specification; "give me any peaches you don''t want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "be


What_for   Dico Tools
A strong reprimand


What_is_more   Dico Tools
In addition; "computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving"; "the cellar was dark; moreover, mice nested there"; "what is more, there''s no sign of a change"


Wheal   Dico Tools
A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions


Wheat   Dico Tools
Grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour


Wheat   Dico Tools
Annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains


Wheat-grass   Dico Tools
A grass of the genus Agropyron


Wheatear   Dico Tools
Small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump


Wheately_elm   Dico Tools
A variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves


Wheaten   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or derived from wheat; "wheaten bread"


Wheatfield   Dico Tools
A field planted with wheat


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Wheatflake   Dico Tools
Crisp flake made from wheat


Wheatgrass   Dico Tools
A grass of the genus Agropyron


Wheatley   Dico Tools
American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784)


Wheatstone   Dico Tools
English physicist and inventor who devised the Wheatstone bridge (1802-1875)


Wheatstone_bridge   Dico Tools
A bridge used to measure resistances


Wheatworm   Dico Tools
Small roundworm parasitic on wheat


Wheat_beer   Dico Tools
A general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent


Wheat_berry   Dico Tools
Grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour


Wheat_berry   Dico Tools
A grain of wheat


Wheat_eel   Dico Tools
Small roundworm parasitic on wheat


Wheat_eelworm   Dico Tools
Small roundworm parasitic on wheat


Wheat_field   Dico Tools
A field planted with wheat


Wheat_flag_smut   Dico Tools
Fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat


Wheat_flour   Dico Tools
Flour prepared from wheat


Wheat_future   Dico Tools
Wheat bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date


Wheat_germ   Dico Tools
Embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins


Wheat_gluten   Dico Tools
Gluten prepared from wheat


Wheat_rust   Dico Tools
Rust fungus that attacks wheat


Wheat_scab   Dico Tools
A disease of the heads of wheat plants


Wheedle   Dico Tools
Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"


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Wheedler   Dico Tools
Someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing


Wheedling   Dico Tools
The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery


Wheel   Dico Tools
A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals


Wheel   Dico Tools
An instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims


Wheel   Dico Tools
Game equipment consisting of a rotating wheel with slots that is used for gambling; players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in


Wheel   Dico Tools
A handwheel that is used for steering


Wheel   Dico Tools
A simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)


Wheel   Dico Tools
A circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel


Wheel   Dico Tools
Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President''s convoy rolled past the crowds"


Wheel   Dico Tools
Ride a bicycle


Wheel   Dico Tools
Change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left"


Wheel   Dico Tools
Wheel somebody or something


Wheelbarrow   Dico Tools
A cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels


Wheelbase   Dico Tools
The distance from the center of a car''s front wheel to the rear axle


Wheelchair   Dico Tools
A movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant


Wheeled   Dico Tools
Having wheels; often used in combination


Wheeled_vehicle   Dico Tools
A vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"


Wheeler   Dico Tools
A draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle


Wheeler   Dico Tools
A person who rides a bicycle


Wheeler   Dico Tools
The man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling


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Wheeler   Dico Tools
Someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels


Wheeler   Dico Tools
Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)


Wheeler_dealer   Dico Tools
A shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties


Wheeler_Peak   Dico Tools
A mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains


Wheelhouse   Dico Tools
An enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated


Wheeling   Dico Tools
Propelling something on wheels


Wheeling   Dico Tools
A city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river


Wheelless   Dico Tools
Having no wheels or having no wheeled vehicles; "dragging a wheelless stoneboat filled with rocks"; "wheelless societies"


Wheels   Dico Tools
Forces that provide energy and direction; "the wheels of government began to turn"


Wheelwork   Dico Tools
Mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears)


Wheelwright   Dico Tools
Someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels


Wheel_and_axle   Dico Tools
Hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel


Wheel_around   Dico Tools
Change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left"


Wheel_around   Dico Tools
Wheel somebody or something


Wheel_bug   Dico Tools
Large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects


Wheel_horse   Dico Tools
A draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle


Wheel_lock   Dico Tools
An obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel


Wheel_tree   Dico Tools
Eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers


Wheeze   Dico Tools
Breathing with a husky or whistling sound


Wheeze   Dico Tools
(Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"


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Wheeze   Dico Tools
Breathe with difficulty


Wheezily   Dico Tools
With a wheeze; "he talked wheezily"


Wheeziness   Dico Tools
Presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis)


Wheezing   Dico Tools
Relating to breathing with a whistling sound


Wheezingly   Dico Tools
With a wheeze; "he talked wheezily"


Wheezy   Dico Tools
Relating to breathing with a whistling sound


Wheezy   Dico Tools
Having a tone of a reed instrument


Whelk   Dico Tools
Large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell


Whelk   Dico Tools
Large marine snail much used as food in Europe


Whelk   Dico Tools
Gather whelk


Whelm   Dico Tools
Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli


Whelp   Dico Tools
Young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf


Whelp   Dico Tools
Birth; "the dog whelped"


Whelped   Dico Tools
(used of a canine) born


When   Dico Tools
As soon as; "once we are home, we can rest"


Whence   Dico Tools
From what place or origin or source; "whence did he come?"; "whence comes this splendid feast?"; "sketches the lawless society whence the ballads sprang"-DeLancey Ferguson


When_first_seen   Dico Tools
As a first impression; "at first blush the offer seemed attractive"


When_the_time_comes   Dico Tools
At the appropriate time; "we''ll get to this question in due course"


Where   Dico Tools
In or at or to what place; "I know where he is"; "use it wherever necessary"


Whereabout   Dico Tools
About where or near what place; "I don''t know whereabouts the border will be drawn"; "whereabout do you live?"


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Whereabouts   Dico Tools
The general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"


Whereabouts   Dico Tools
About where or near what place; "I don''t know whereabouts the border will be drawn"; "whereabout do you live?"


Whereat   Dico Tools
At or toward which; "we were at a party whereat there was lots of dancing"


Whereat   Dico Tools
In consequence of which; "this is a statement whereat the listeners may get angry"


Whereby   Dico Tools
By or through which; "the means whereby we achieved our goal"


Whereby   Dico Tools
As a result of which


Wherefor   Dico Tools
For which reason; "wherefore do I receive this honor?"


Wherefore   Dico Tools
The cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores''


Wherefore   Dico Tools
For which reason; "wherefore do I receive this honor?"


Wherefrom   Dico Tools
From what place or origin or source; "whence did he come?"; "whence comes this splendid feast?"; "sketches the lawless society whence the ballads sprang"-DeLancey Ferguson


Wherein   Dico Tools
In what; "wherein consists this matter?"


Wherein   Dico Tools
In which; where; "the particular state wherein you reside"


Wherein   Dico Tools
In the course or during which; "a period wherein he did not work"


Wherein   Dico Tools
In regard to which; "a case wherein he took an active part"


Whereof   Dico Tools
Of what; "he knows whereof he speaks"


Whereof   Dico Tools
Of which; "punishment for a crime whereof he was convicted"


Whereon   Dico Tools
On which; "land whereon to grow corn"


Wheresoever   Dico Tools
In any place whatever


Whereto   Dico Tools
To what place, purpose, or end


Whereto   Dico Tools
To which; "the species whereto this name might be better applied"


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Whereto   Dico Tools
To or unto which


Whereunto   Dico Tools
To or unto which


Whereupon   Dico Tools
In consequence of which; "this is a statement whereat the listeners may get angry"


Whereupon   Dico Tools
Upon which; "the rock whereupon she stood"


Whereupon   Dico Tools
Closely following and in consequence of which; "the Japanese refused to import U.S. made cellular phones whereupon the U.S. imposed strict tariffs on Japanese exports"


Wherever   Dico Tools
In or at or to what place; "I know where he is"; "use it wherever necessary"


Wherewith   Dico Tools
Out of, or by means of which; "tools wherewith to scrape the windshield of my car"


Wherewithal   Dico Tools
The necessary means (especially financial means)


Wherewithal   Dico Tools
Out of, or by means of which; "tools wherewith to scrape the windshield of my car"


Wherry   Dico Tools
Light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors


Wherry   Dico Tools
Sailing barge used especially in East Anglia


Whet   Dico Tools
Sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone


Whet   Dico Tools
Make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"


Whetstone   Dico Tools
A flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives


Whey   Dico Tools
Watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"


Whey   Dico Tools
The serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese


Whicker   Dico Tools
The characteristic sounds made by a horse


Whicker   Dico Tools
Characteristic of horses


Whidah   Dico Tools
Mostly black African weaverbird


Whiff   Dico Tools
A strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike


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Whiff   Dico Tools
A lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil


Whiff   Dico Tools
A short light gust of air


Whiff   Dico Tools
Utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"


Whiff   Dico Tools
Smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"


Whiff   Dico Tools
Strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third


Whiff   Dico Tools
Drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"


Whiff   Dico Tools
Perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"


Whiffer   Dico Tools
A batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike


Whiffletree   Dico Tools
A crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling


Whig   Dico Tools
A member of the Whig Party in the United States in pre-Civil-War times


Whig   Dico Tools
A supporter of the American Revolution


Whig   Dico Tools
Urged social reform in 19th century England


Whig_Party   Dico Tools
A former political party in the United States; formed in 1834 in opposition to the Democratic Party; advocated a loose interpretation of the Constitution and high protective tariffs


While   Dico Tools
A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"


While_away   Dico Tools
Spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time


Whim   Dico Tools
An odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"


Whim   Dico Tools
A sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse"


Whimper   Dico Tools
A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way


Whimper   Dico Tools
Cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"


Whimsey   Dico Tools
The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"


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Whimsey   Dico Tools
An odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"


Whimsical   Dico Tools
Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"


Whimsicality   Dico Tools
The trait of behaving like an imp


Whimsicality   Dico Tools
The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"


Whimsically   Dico Tools
In a fanciful manner; "the Christmas tree was fancifully decorated"


Whimsy   Dico Tools
The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"


Whimsy   Dico Tools
An odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"


Whin   Dico Tools
Any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)


Whin   Dico Tools
Small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental


Whin   Dico Tools
Very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe


Whinberry   Dico Tools
Erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries


Whinchat   Dico Tools
Brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows


Whine   Dico Tools
A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way


Whine   Dico Tools
Complain whiningly


Whine   Dico Tools
Talk in a tearful manner


Whine   Dico Tools
Move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"


Whiner   Dico Tools
A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining


Whiney   Dico Tools
Habitually complaining; "a whining child"


Whining   Dico Tools
Long and high-pitched like a whine or plaintive crying


Whining(a)   Dico Tools
Habitually complaining; "a whining child"


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Whiningly   Dico Tools
In a whining manner


Whinny   Dico Tools
The characteristic sounds made by a horse


Whinny   Dico Tools
Characteristic of horses


Whinstone   Dico Tools
Any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)


Whiny   Dico Tools
Habitually complaining; "a whining child"


Whip   Dico Tools
A quick blow with a whip


Whip   Dico Tools
An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping


Whip   Dico Tools
(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club


Whip   Dico Tools
A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit


Whip   Dico Tools
A legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline


Whip   Dico Tools
Subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"


Whip   Dico Tools
Defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"


Whip   Dico Tools
Strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"


Whip   Dico Tools
Beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"


Whip   Dico Tools
Whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"


Whip   Dico Tools
Thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"


Whip-round   Dico Tools
Solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose


Whip-scorpion   Dico Tools
Nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin stingless tail


Whip-snake   Dico Tools
Any of several fast-moving North American snakes with long whiplike tails


Whipcord   Dico Tools
A strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib


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Whipcord   Dico Tools
Closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips


Whiplash   Dico Tools
A quick blow with a whip


Whiplash   Dico Tools
An injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)


Whiplash_injury   Dico Tools
An injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)


Whiplike   Dico Tools
Having or resembling a flagellum or flagella


Whipped_cream   Dico Tools
Cream that has been beaten until light and fluffy


Whipper   Dico Tools
A person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip


Whipper-in   Dico Tools
Huntsman''s assistant in managing the hounds


Whippersnapper   Dico Tools
Someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous


Whippet   Dico Tools
Small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England


Whipping   Dico Tools
Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment


Whipping   Dico Tools
The act of overcoming or outdoing


Whipping   Dico Tools
A stitch passing over an edge diagonally


Whipping   Dico Tools
A sound defeat


Whipping   Dico Tools
Smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"


Whipping_boy   Dico Tools
Someone punished for the errors of others


Whipping_cream   Dico Tools
Cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped


Whipping_post   Dico Tools
Post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped


Whipping_top   Dico Tools
A top that is spun by whipping


Whipple's_penstemon   Dico Tools
Wine-lavender to black-purple flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico


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Whippletree   Dico Tools
A crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling


Whippoorwill   Dico Tools
American nocturnal goatsucker with gray-and-white plumage


Whippy   Dico Tools
Rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"


Whipsaw   Dico Tools
A handsaw intended for use by two people


Whipsaw   Dico Tools
Saw with a whipsaw


Whipsaw   Dico Tools
Victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations


Whipstitch   Dico Tools
A stitch passing over an edge diagonally


Whipstitching   Dico Tools
A stitch passing over an edge diagonally


Whiptail   Dico Tools
Any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards


Whiptail_lizard   Dico Tools
Any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards


Whip_hand   Dico Tools
Position of advantage and control


Whip_scorpion   Dico Tools
Nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin stingless tail


Whip_snake   Dico Tools
Any of several fast-moving North American snakes with long whiplike tails


Whip_through   Dico Tools
Go through very fast; "We whipped through the last papers that we had to read before the weekend"


Whip_top   Dico Tools
A top that is spun by whipping


Whip_up   Dico Tools
Prepare or cook quickly or hastily


Whir   Dico Tools
Sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird''s wings"; "the whir of the propellers"


Whir   Dico Tools
Make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"


Whirl   Dico Tools
The act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"


Whirl   Dico Tools
A usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"


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Whirl   Dico Tools
Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"


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The shape of something rotating rapidly


Whirl   Dico Tools
Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one''s own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"


Whirl   Dico Tools
Flow in a circular current, of liquids


Whirl   Dico Tools
Fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"


Whirl   Dico Tools
Cause to spin; "spin a coin"


Whirl   Dico Tools
Turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"


Whirlaway   Dico Tools
Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941


Whirler   Dico Tools
A revolving mechanism


Whirler   Dico Tools
A dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling


Whirligig   Dico Tools
Large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on


Whirligig   Dico Tools
A conical child''s plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"


Whirligig   Dico Tools
Whirl or spin like a whirligig


Whirligig_beetle   Dico Tools
Aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface


Whirling   Dico Tools
The act of rotating in a circle or spiral


Whirling   Dico Tools
Rotating rapidly about an axis; "a spinning top"; "the whirling dance of the Dervish"


Whirling   Dico Tools
Moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado''s whirling winds"; "swirling currents"


Whirling_dervish   Dico Tools
A dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling


Whirlpool   Dico Tools
A powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides)


Whirlpool   Dico Tools
Flow in a circular current, of liquids


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Whirlwind   Dico Tools
A more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth


Whirlybird   Dico Tools
An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades


Whirl_around   Dico Tools
Fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"


Whirr   Dico Tools
Sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird''s wings"; "the whir of the propellers"


Whirr   Dico Tools
Make a vibrant sound, as of some birds


Whirr   Dico Tools
Make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"


Whirring   Dico Tools
Sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird''s wings"; "the whir of the propellers"


Whirring   Dico Tools
Like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings


Whish   Dico Tools
Move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"


Whish   Dico Tools
Make a sibilant sound


Whisk   Dico Tools
A small short-handled broom used to brush clothes


Whisk   Dico Tools
A mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream


Whisk   Dico Tools
Whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"


Whisk   Dico Tools
Brush or wipe off lightly


Whisk   Dico Tools
Move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"


Whisk   Dico Tools
Move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"


Whisker   Dico Tools
A long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat


Whisker   Dico Tools
A very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair''s-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"


Whisker   Dico Tools
Furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey"


Whiskered   Dico Tools
Having hair on the cheeks and chin


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Whiskerless   Dico Tools
Having no beard


Whiskers   Dico Tools
The hair growing on the lower part of a man''s face


Whiskery   Dico Tools
Having hair on the cheeks and chin


Whisker_jack   Dico Tools
Gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery


Whiskey   Dico Tools
A liquor made from fermented mash of grain


Whiskey_bottle   Dico Tools
A bottle for holding whiskey


Whiskey_jug   Dico Tools
A jug that contains whiskey


Whiskey_neat   Dico Tools
A drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered a whiskey neat"


Whiskey_on_the_rocks   Dico Tools
Whiskey with ice


Whiskey_sour   Dico Tools
A sour made with whiskey


Whisky   Dico Tools
A liquor made from fermented mash of grain


Whisky_neat   Dico Tools
A drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered a whiskey neat"


Whisky_on_the_rocks   Dico Tools
Whiskey with ice


Whisky_sour   Dico Tools
A sour made with whiskey


Whisk_away   Dico Tools
Take away quickly and suddenly


Whisk_broom   Dico Tools
A small short-handled broom used to brush clothes


Whisk_by   Dico Tools
Move by very quickly


Whisk_fern   Dico Tools
Chiefly tropical clump-forming plants of skeletal appearance resembling whisk brooms; lacking roots


Whisk_off   Dico Tools
Take away quickly and suddenly


Whisk_off   Dico Tools
Brush or wipe off lightly


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Whisper   Dico Tools
Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords


Whisper   Dico Tools
The light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind


Whisper   Dico Tools
Speak softly; in a low voice


Whispered   Dico Tools
Spoken in soft hushed tones (without vibrations of the vocal cords); "a long whispered conversation"


Whisperer   Dico Tools
One who speaks in a whisper


Whispering   Dico Tools
Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords


Whispering   Dico Tools
The light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind


Whispering   Dico Tools
Making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices"


Whispering_bells   Dico Tools
Viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers


Whispering_campaign   Dico Tools
The organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate


Whispering_dome   Dico Tools
A space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points


Whispering_gallery   Dico Tools
A space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points


Whist   Dico Tools
A card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six


Whistle   Dico Tools
An inexpensive fipple flute


Whistle   Dico Tools
Acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound


Whistle   Dico Tools
The act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game"


Whistle   Dico Tools
The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture


Whistle   Dico Tools
Utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"


Whistle   Dico Tools
Give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"


Whistle   Dico Tools
Make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"


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Whistle   Dico Tools
Move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets whistled past him"


Whistle   Dico Tools
Move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries"


Whistle   Dico Tools
Make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling"


Whistle-blower   Dico Tools
An informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions i


Whistle-stop_tour   Dico Tools
A tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited; "in 1948 Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours"


Whistleblower   Dico Tools
An informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions i


Whistler   Dico Tools
Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call


Whistler   Dico Tools
Large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions


Whistler   Dico Tools
Large North American mountain marmot


Whistler   Dico Tools
Makes a loud high sound


Whistler   Dico Tools
United States painter (1834-1903)


Whistlestop   Dico Tools
Tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election


Whistle_blower   Dico Tools
An informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions i


Whistle_buoy   Dico Tools
A buoy that makes a whistling noise


Whistle_stop   Dico Tools
A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal


Whistling   Dico Tools
The act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"


Whistling   Dico Tools
The act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game"


Whistling   Dico Tools
The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture


Whistling_buoy   Dico Tools
A buoy that makes a whistling noise


Whistling_marmot   Dico Tools
Large North American mountain marmot


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Whistling_swan   Dico Tools
North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note


Whist_drive   Dico Tools
A progressive whist party


Whist_drive   Dico Tools
A party of people assembled to play progressive whist


Whit   Dico Tools
A tiny or scarcely detectable amount


Whit-Tuesday   Dico Tools
The day after Whitmonday


White   Dico Tools
(usually in the plural) trousers


White   Dico Tools
(board games) the lighter pieces


White   Dico Tools
The quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)


White   Dico Tools
A tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri


White   Dico Tools
A member of the Caucasoid race


White   Dico Tools
United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)


White   Dico Tools
United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)


White   Dico Tools
United States architect (1853-1906)


White   Dico Tools
United States political journalist (1915-1986)


White   Dico Tools
Australian writer (1912-1990)


White   Dico Tools
Turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry"


White   Dico Tools
Of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population"


White   Dico Tools
Of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets; "white nights"


White   Dico Tools
Being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride''s white dress"


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Ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid''s blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror


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White   Dico Tools
(of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old age"


White   Dico Tools
Dressed (or especially habited) in white; "white nuns"


White   Dico Tools
(of coffee) having cream or milk added


White   Dico Tools
Of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"


White   Dico Tools
Benevolent; without malicious intent; "white magic"; "a white lie"; "that''s white of you"


White   Dico Tools
Glowing white with heat; "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire"


White   Dico Tools
Restricted to whites only; "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"


White   Dico Tools
Marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter"


White   Dico Tools
Free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied; "in shining white armor"


White-alder_family   Dico Tools
Coextensive with the genus Clethra


White-bellied_swallow   Dico Tools
Bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities


White-berry_yew   Dico Tools
Yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries


White-bread   Dico Tools
Of or belonging to or representative of the white middle class; "white-bread America"; "a white-bread college student"


White-breasted_nuthatch   Dico Tools
Bluish-gray nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America


White-chinned_petrel   Dico Tools
Large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin


White-coat_hypertension   Dico Tools
Temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor''s office


White-collar   Dico Tools
Of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers; "the coal miner''s son aspired to a white-collar occupation as a bookkeeper"


White-crowned_sparrow   Dico Tools
Finch with black-and-white striped crown


White-faced_hornet   Dico Tools
North American hornet


White-footed_mouse   Dico Tools
American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts


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White-haired   Dico Tools
Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"


White-haired(a)   Dico Tools
Favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set"


White-headed_stilt   Dico Tools
Stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck


White-heart_hickory   Dico Tools
Smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut


White-hot   Dico Tools
Glowing white with heat; "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire"


White-hot   Dico Tools
Intensely zealous or fervid; "fierce white-hot loyalty"


White-leaved_rockrose   Dico Tools
Compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers


White-lipped   Dico Tools
Having white lips from fear or terror


White-lipped_peccary   Dico Tools
Blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the collared peccary


White-livered   Dico Tools
Easily frightened


White-man's_foot   Dico Tools
Common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed


White-out   Dico Tools
Widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads


White-out   Dico Tools
Lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain


White-out   Dico Tools
Cover up with white-out; "white-out the typo"


White-pine_rust   Dico Tools
Any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally


White-rayed_mule's_ears   Dico Tools
Herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream rays; northwestern United States


White-rumped_shrike   Dico Tools
Of western North America; gray with white underparts


White-shoe   Dico Tools
Denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative; "the politician tried to hide his white-shoe background"


White-stemmed_filaree   Dico Tools
Low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria


White-tailed_deer   Dico Tools
Common North American deer; tail has a white underside


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White-tailed_jackrabbit   Dico Tools
Largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-gray in summer and pale gray in winter; tail nearly always all white


White-tailed_kite   Dico Tools
Gray-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions


White-tailed_sea_eagle   Dico Tools
Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland


White-throated_sparrow   Dico Tools
Common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown


White-tie   Dico Tools
Requiring white ties and tailcoats for men; "a white-tie occasion"


White-tipped_shark   Dico Tools
Large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark


White-topped_aster   Dico Tools
Herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits


Whitebait   Dico Tools
The edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts


Whitebait   Dico Tools
Minnows or other small fresh- or salt-water fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole


Whitebarked_pine   Dico Tools
Small pine of western North America; having smooth gray-white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine


Whitebark_pine   Dico Tools
Small pine of western North America; having smooth gray-white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine


Whitecap   Dico Tools
A wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white


Whitecup   Dico Tools
Prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose


Whited_sepulcher   Dico Tools
A person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous


Whited_sepulchre   Dico Tools
A person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous


Whiteface   Dico Tools
Hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States


Whiteface   Dico Tools
A clown whose face is covered with white make-up


Whitefish   Dico Tools
Silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere


Whitefish   Dico Tools
Flesh of salmon- or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere


Whitefish   Dico Tools
Any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring


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Whitefly   Dico Tools
Minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects


Whitehall   Dico Tools
The British civil service


Whitehall   Dico Tools
A wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices


Whitehead   Dico Tools
A small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland


Whitehead   Dico Tools
English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)


Whitehorse   Dico Tools
The provincial capital of the Yukon Territory


Whitelash   Dico Tools
Backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances


Whiteman's_foot   Dico Tools
Common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed


Whiten   Dico Tools
Turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry"


Whitened   Dico Tools
(of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old age"


Whitener   Dico Tools
An agent that makes things white or colorless


Whiteness   Dico Tools
The quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)


Whitening   Dico Tools
Changing to a lighter color


Whiteout   Dico Tools
An arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds


Whitetail   Dico Tools
Common North American deer; tail has a white underside


Whitetail_antelope_squirrel   Dico Tools
Small ground squirrel of western United States


Whitetail_deer   Dico Tools
Common North American deer; tail has a white underside


Whitetail_jackrabbit   Dico Tools
Largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-gray in summer and pale gray in winter; tail nearly always all white


Whitetail_prairie_dog   Dico Tools
Tail is white tipped


Whitethorn   Dico Tools
Thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America


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Whitethroat   Dico Tools
Common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown


Whitethroat   Dico Tools
Grayish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts


Whitethroat   Dico Tools
Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller


Whitetip_shark   Dico Tools
Large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark


Whitetip_shark   Dico Tools
Smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins


Whitewash   Dico Tools
A specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects


Whitewash   Dico Tools
Wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces


Whitewash   Dico Tools
A defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score


Whitewash   Dico Tools
Exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data


Whitewash   Dico Tools
Cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"


Whitewash   Dico Tools
Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let''s not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"


Whitewashed   Dico Tools
Coated with whitewash; "miles of whitewashed fences"


Whitewood   Dico Tools
Light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer


Whitey   Dico Tools
Offensive names for a White man


White_admiral   Dico Tools
Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings


White_admiral   Dico Tools
North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band


White_alder   Dico Tools
Shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers


White_alder   Dico Tools
Tree of western United States


White_Anglo-Saxon_Protestant   Dico Tools
A white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination


White_ant   Dico Tools
Whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood


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White_ash   Dico Tools
Spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood


White_ash   Dico Tools
Small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips


White_aspen   Dico Tools
A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces


White_avens   Dico Tools
North American white-flowered avens


White_avens   Dico Tools
Avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers


White_backlash   Dico Tools
Backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances


White_baneberry   Dico Tools
North American herb with white poisonous berries


White_basswood   Dico Tools
American basswood of the Allegheny region


White_bead   Dico Tools
North American herb with white poisonous berries


White_bean   Dico Tools
White-seeded bean; usually dried


White_bedstraw   Dico Tools
Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America


White_beech   Dico Tools
North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts


White_beer   Dico Tools
A general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent


White_birch   Dico Tools
European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches


White_blood_cell   Dico Tools
Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body''s defense system


White_blood_corpuscle   Dico Tools
Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body''s defense system


White_book   Dico Tools
A government report; bound in white


White_bread   Dico Tools
Bread made with finely ground and usually bleached wheat flour


White_broom   Dico Tools
Low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers


White_bryony   Dico Tools
White-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran


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White_Burgundy   Dico Tools
Dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it


White_cake   Dico Tools
Cake made without egg yolks


White_camas   Dico Tools
Plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals


White_campion   Dico Tools
Bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis


White_cedar   Dico Tools
Slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae


White_cedar   Dico Tools
Small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets


White_cell   Dico Tools
Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body''s defense system


White_chocolate   Dico Tools
A blend of cocoa butter and milk solids and sugar and vanilla; used in candy bars and backing and coatings; not technically chocolate because it contains no chocolate liquor


White_cinnamon   Dico Tools
Highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic


White_cinnamon_tree   Dico Tools
Large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes


White_clover   Dico Tools
Creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage


White_cockle   Dico Tools
Bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis


White_cohosh   Dico Tools
North American herb with white poisonous berries


White_corpuscle   Dico Tools
Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body''s defense system


White_crappie   Dico Tools
A crappie that is white


White_croaker   Dico Tools
Small silvery marine food fish found off California


White_croaker   Dico Tools
Silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters


White_currant   Dico Tools
Garden currant bearing small white berries


White_cypress   Dico Tools
Slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae


White_cypress_pine   Dico Tools
Small tree or shrub of southern Australia


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White_daisy   Dico Tools
Tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum


White_dead_nettle   Dico Tools
European dead nettle with white flowers


White_dipladenia   Dico Tools
Shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats


White_dog's-tooth_violet   Dico Tools
North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue- or pink-tinted exteriors


White_dogtooth_violet   Dico Tools
North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue- or pink-tinted exteriors


White_dwarf   Dico Tools
A faint star of enormous density


White_dwarf_star   Dico Tools
A faint star of enormous density


White_elephant   Dico Tools
Albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia


White_elephant   Dico Tools
A valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive


White_elm   Dico Tools
Large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America


White_fairy_lantern   Dico Tools
Globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California


White_false_indigo   Dico Tools
Erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States


White_feather   Dico Tools
A symbol of cowardice


White_feldspar   Dico Tools
A widely distributed rock-forming feldspar


White_fir   Dico Tools
Medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed


White_fir   Dico Tools
Medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood


White_flag   Dico Tools
Flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce


White_fox   Dico Tools
Thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter


White_Friar   Dico Tools
A Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers


White_fringed_orchid   Dico Tools
Bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers


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White_fringed_orchis   Dico Tools
Bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers


White_fritillary   Dico Tools
California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers usually green-tinged


White_fungus   Dico Tools
A fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins)


White_globe_lily   Dico Tools
Globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California


White_gold   Dico Tools
A pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladium


White_goods   Dico Tools
Drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth


White_goods   Dico Tools
Large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel


White_heat   Dico Tools
The hotness of something heated until it turns white


White_heather   Dico Tools
Heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers


White_hellebore   Dico Tools
North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally


White_honeysuckle   Dico Tools
Shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle


White_honeysuckle   Dico Tools
Bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or yellow-white flowers; southern United States


White_hope   Dico Tools
Someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field; "this company is the great white hope of the nuclear industry''s waste management policy"


White_horehound   Dico Tools
European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract use medicinally and as flavoring


White_horse   Dico Tools
A wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white


White_horse_nettle   Dico Tools
Weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America


White_House   Dico Tools
The government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States


White_House   Dico Tools
The chief executive department of the United States government


White_knight   Dico Tools
A company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover


White_lead   Dico Tools
A poisonous lead-containing white pigment


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White_lead_ore   Dico Tools
A mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead


White_leather   Dico Tools
A leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt


White_leg   Dico Tools
Painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth


White_lettuce   Dico Tools
Herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes


White_lie   Dico Tools
An unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)


White_lily   Dico Tools
White Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians


White_lily   Dico Tools
Lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers


White_line   Dico Tools
A white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes


White_lotus   Dico Tools
White Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians


White_lung   Dico Tools
Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.


White_lupine   Dico Tools
White-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control


White_madder   Dico Tools
Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America


White_magic   Dico Tools
Magic used only for good purposes


White_maire   Dico Tools
Small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit


White_mallee   Dico Tools
Small shrubby mallee


White_mallow   Dico Tools
European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers


White_man   Dico Tools
A man who is White


White_man's_burden   Dico Tools
The supposed responsibility of the white race to take of their non-white subjects


White_mangrove   Dico Tools
Shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin


White_mangrove   Dico Tools
A small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific


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White_marlin   Dico Tools
Small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic


White_matsutake   Dico Tools
A large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic; collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific Northwest


White_matter   Dico Tools
Whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths


White_meat   Dico Tools
Meat carved from the breast of a fowl


White_melilot   Dico Tools
Biennial plant; valuable honey plant


White_metal   Dico Tools
An alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings


White_milkweed   Dico Tools
Tall herb with leafless waxy-white stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States


White_mountain_ash   Dico Tools
Large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European or American ashes


White_mulberry   Dico Tools
Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms


White_mullein   Dico Tools
Densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America


White_mullet   Dico Tools
Silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts


White_mustard   Dico Tools
Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil


White_Nile   Dico Tools
A headstream of the Nile; joins the Blue Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile


White_noise   Dico Tools
A `sh'' noise produced by a stimulus containing all audible frequencies of vibration


White_oak   Dico Tools
Any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf


White_onion_sauce   Dico Tools
Veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping cream


White_pages   Dico Tools
A telephone directory or section of a directory (suually printed on white paper) where the names of people are listed alphabetically along with their telephone numbers


White_paper   Dico Tools
A government report; bound in white


White_pelican   Dico Tools
Large American pelican; white with black wing feathers


White_people   Dico Tools
A light-skinned race


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White_pepper   Dico Tools
Pepper ground from husked peppercorns


White_pepper   Dico Tools
Climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam


White_perch   Dico Tools
Small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams


White_person   Dico Tools
A member of the Caucasoid race


White_pine   Dico Tools
Soft white wood of white pine trees


White_pine   Dico Tools
Any of several 5-needled pines with white wood and smooth usually light gray bark when young; especially the eastern white pine


White_pine_blister_rust   Dico Tools
Any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally


White_plague   Dico Tools
An addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)


White_plague   Dico Tools
Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body


White_popinac   Dico Tools
Low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods


White_poplar   Dico Tools
Light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer


White_poplar   Dico Tools
A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces


White_potato   Dico Tools
An edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland


White_potato   Dico Tools
Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous


White_potato_vine   Dico Tools
Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous


White_pox   Dico Tools
A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus


White_prairie_aster   Dico Tools
Perennial of western North America having white flowers


White_race   Dico Tools
A light-skinned race


White_rhinoceros   Dico Tools
Large light-gray African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros


White_rice   Dico Tools
Having husk or outer brown layers removed


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White_River   Dico Tools
A tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri


White_rocket   Dico Tools
From Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout southern Europe


White_room   Dico Tools
A room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment


White_Russia   Dico Tools
A landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet


White_Russian   Dico Tools
A native or inhabitant of Byelorussia


White_rust   Dico Tools
Fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia


White_sage   Dico Tools
Perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States


White_sale   Dico Tools
A sale of household linens


White_sanicle   Dico Tools
American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium


White_sauce   Dico Tools
Milk thickened with a butter and flour roux


White_Sea   Dico Tools
A large inlet of the Barents Sea in the northwestern part of European Russia


White_separatism   Dico Tools
A social system in which white people live separately from members of other races


White_separatist   Dico Tools
Someone who advocates a society in which white people live separately from members of other races


White_shark   Dico Tools
Large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans


White_sheep   Dico Tools
Large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska


White_silk-cotton_tree   Dico Tools
Massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber


White_slave   Dico Tools
A woman sold into prostitution


White_slaver   Dico Tools
A person who forces women to become prostitutes


White_slime_mushroom   Dico Tools
A type of slime mushroom


White_snakeroot   Dico Tools
American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium


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White_snapdragon   Dico Tools
California plant with slender racemes of white flowers


White_Spanish_broom   Dico Tools
Low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers


White_spruce   Dico Tools
Medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender cones


White_squire   Dico Tools
A white knight that buys less than a majority interest


White_stork   Dico Tools
The common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill


White_stringybark   Dico Tools
Stringybark having white wood


White_sturgeon   Dico Tools
Food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America


White_sturgeon   Dico Tools
Valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas


White_supremacist   Dico Tools
A person who believes that the white race is or should be supreme


White_supremacy   Dico Tools
The prejudice that members of the white race are superior to members of other races


White_sweet_clover   Dico Tools
Biennial plant; valuable honey plant


White_Tai   Dico Tools
A branch of the Tai languages


White_tail   Dico Tools
Common North American deer; tail has a white underside


White_thistle   Dico Tools
Spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico


White_thistle   Dico Tools
Any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America


White_tie   Dico Tools
Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men


White_tie   Dico Tools
Bow tie worn as part of a man''s formal evening dress


White_tie_and_tails   Dico Tools
Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men


White_titi   Dico Tools
Shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange-crimson foliage


White_trash   Dico Tools
An offensive term for White people who are impoverished


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White_trumpet_lily   Dico Tools
Tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring


White_turnip   Dico Tools
White root of a turnip plant


White_turnip   Dico Tools
Widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root


White_violet   Dico Tools
Short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers


White_violet   Dico Tools
Tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and purple-streaked white flowers


White_vitriol   Dico Tools
A colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc


White_walnut   Dico Tools
North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye


White_water   Dico Tools
Frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls


White_wax_tree   Dico Tools
Erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet


White_whale   Dico Tools
Small northern whale that is white when adult


White_willow   Dico Tools
Large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having grayish canescent leaves and gray bark


White_wine   Dico Tools
Pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation


White_wolf   Dico Tools
Wolf of arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail


White_woman   Dico Tools
A woman who is White


White_wood_aster   Dico Tools
Rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowers


White_yam   Dico Tools
Grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh


White_zinnia   Dico Tools
Subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico


Whither   Dico Tools
To what place; "whither go you?"


Whitherso   Dico Tools
To whatever place; "whithersoever you go..."


Whithersoever   Dico Tools
To whatever place; "whithersoever you go..."


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Whiting   Dico Tools
A food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus


Whiting   Dico Tools
Found off Atlantic coast of North America


Whiting   Dico Tools
Any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters


Whiting   Dico Tools
A small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish


Whiting   Dico Tools
Flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America


Whiting   Dico Tools
Flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe


Whitish   Dico Tools
Tending toward white


Whitish   Dico Tools
Resembling milk in color or cloudiness; not clear; "milky glass"


Whitlavia   Dico Tools
Desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes


Whitlow   Dico Tools
A purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail


Whitlowwort   Dico Tools
Any of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leaves; widespread throughout warm regions of both Old and New Worlds; formerly thought to cure whitlows (suppurative infections around a fin


Whitlow_grass   Dico Tools
Annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules


Whitman   Dico Tools
United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802=1847)


Whitman   Dico Tools
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)


Whitmonday   Dico Tools
The day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland


Whitney   Dico Tools
The highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high)


Whitney   Dico Tools
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)


Whitney_Moore_Young_Jr.   Dico Tools
United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)


Whitney_Young   Dico Tools
United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)


Whitsun   Dico Tools
Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)


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Whitsunday   Dico Tools
Seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland


Whitsuntide   Dico Tools
Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)


Whitsun_Monday   Dico Tools
The day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland


Whitsun_Tuesday   Dico Tools
The day after Whitmonday


Whittier   Dico Tools
United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)


Whittle   Dico Tools
Cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood"


Whittler   Dico Tools
Someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)


Whittle_away   Dico Tools
Cut away in small pieces


Whittle_down   Dico Tools
Cut away in small pieces


Whitweek   Dico Tools
Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)


Whit_leather   Dico Tools
A leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt


Whiz   Dico Tools
A buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"


Whiz   Dico Tools
Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field


Whiz   Dico Tools
Make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"


Whiz-kid   Dico Tools
Someone whose career progresses rapidly


Whizbang   Dico Tools
A firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion


Whizbang   Dico Tools
A small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits


Whizz   Dico Tools
Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field


Whizz   Dico Tools
Move along very quickly


Whizz   Dico Tools
Make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"


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Whizz-kid   Dico Tools
Someone whose career progresses rapidly


Whizzbang   Dico Tools
A firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion


Whizzbang   Dico Tools
A small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits


Whizz_along   Dico Tools
Move along very quickly


WHO   Dico Tools
A United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services


Whodunit   Dico Tools
A story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie


Whole   Dico Tools
An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"


Whole   Dico Tools
All of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"


Whole   Dico Tools
Including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip hom


Whole   Dico Tools
(of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters"


Whole   Dico Tools
Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"


Whole   Dico Tools
To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole'' is often used informally for `wholly''); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a total


Whole-souled   Dico Tools
With unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance"


Whole-wheat   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or derived from wheat; "wheaten bread"


Whole-word_method   Dico Tools
Teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words


Wholehearted   Dico Tools
With unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance"


Wholeheartedly   Dico Tools
Without reserve; without reservation; "he adopted wholeheartedly some of the policies that he had previously criticized"


Wholeheartedness   Dico Tools
Undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm


Wholeheartedness   Dico Tools
The quality of hearty sincerity


Wholeheartedness   Dico Tools
Undivided purpose or will or enthusiasm


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Wholemeal   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or derived from wheat; "wheaten bread"


Wholeness   Dico Tools
A state of robust good health


Wholeness   Dico Tools
An unreduced or unbroken completeness or totality


Wholesale   Dico Tools
The selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers


Wholesale   Dico Tools
Sell in large quantities


Wholesale   Dico Tools
Ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"


Wholesale   Dico Tools
Selling or related to selling goods in large quantities for resale to the consumer; "wholesale prices"; "a wholesale produce market"


Wholesale   Dico Tools
On a large scale without careful discrimination; "I buy food wholesale"


Wholesale   Dico Tools
At a wholesale price; "I can sell it to you wholesale"


Wholesaler   Dico Tools
Someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers


Wholesale_house   Dico Tools
A sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price


Wholesale_price_index   Dico Tools
An index of changes in wholesale prices


Wholesome   Dico Tools
Sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind; "exercise develops wholesome appetites"; "a grin on his ugly wholesome face"


Wholesome   Dico Tools
Conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"


Wholesomely   Dico Tools
In a wholesome manner; "the papers we found shed some valuable light on this question, wholesomely contradicting all lies"


Wholesomeness   Dico Tools
The quality of being beneficial and generally good for you


Whole_blood   Dico Tools
Blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant; "whole blood is normally used in blood transfusions"


Whole_caboodle   Dico Tools
Everything available; usually preceded by `the''; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"


Whole_gale   Dico Tools
Wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale


Whole_kit   Dico Tools
Everything available; usually preceded by `the''; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"


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Whole_kit_and_boodle   Dico Tools
Everything available; usually preceded by `the''; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"


Whole_kit_and_caboodle   Dico Tools
Everything available; usually preceded by `the''; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"


Whole_life_insurance   Dico Tools
Insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured


Whole_lot   Dico Tools
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"


Whole_meal_bread   Dico Tools
Bread made with whole wheat flour


Whole_meal_flour   Dico Tools
Flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour'' is British usage)


Whole_milk   Dico Tools
Milk from which no constituent (such as fat) has been removed


Whole_name   Dico Tools
A word that names the whole of which a given word is a part; "`hat'' is a holonym for `brim'' and `crown''"


Whole_note   Dico Tools
A musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)


Whole_number   Dico Tools
Any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero


Whole_rest   Dico Tools
A musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common time


Whole_shebang   Dico Tools
Everything available; usually preceded by `the''; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"


Whole_slew   Dico Tools
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"


Whole_snipe   Dico Tools
Common snipe of Eurasia and Africa


Whole_step   Dico Tools
A musical interval of two semitones


Whole_thing   Dico Tools
An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"


Whole_tone   Dico Tools
A musical interval of two semitones


Whole_to_part_relation   Dico Tools
The semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts


Whole_wheat_bread   Dico Tools
Bread made with whole wheat flour


Whole_wheat_flour   Dico Tools
Flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour'' is British usage)


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Whole_works   Dico Tools
Everything available; usually preceded by `the''; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"


Wholly   Dico Tools
To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole'' is often used informally for `wholly''); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a total


Whomp   Dico Tools
Beat overwhelmingly


Whomp   Dico Tools
Hit with the hand


Whomp_up   Dico Tools
Prepare or cook quickly or hastily


Whoop   Dico Tools
A loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement


Whoop   Dico Tools
Cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"


Whoop   Dico Tools
Shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table"


Whoopee   Dico Tools
Noisy and boisterous revelry


Whooper   Dico Tools
Common Old World swan noted for its whooping call


Whooper   Dico Tools
Rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call


Whooper_swan   Dico Tools
Common Old World swan noted for its whooping call


Whooping_cough   Dico Tools
A disease of the respiratory mucous membrane


Whooping_crane   Dico Tools
Rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call


Whoop_it_up   Dico Tools
Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let''s whoop it up--the boss is gone!"


Whoosh   Dico Tools
Gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well"


Whoosh   Dico Tools
Move with a whooshing sound


Whoosh   Dico Tools
Move with a sibilant sound; "He whooshed the doors open"


Whop   Dico Tools
Hit hard


Whop   Dico Tools
Hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"


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Whopper   Dico Tools
Something especially big or impressive of its kind


Whopper   Dico Tools
A gross untruth; a blatant lie


Whopping   Dico Tools
(used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"


Whopping   Dico Tools
Extremely; "they all were whopping drunk"


Whore   Dico Tools
A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money


Whore   Dico Tools
Have unlawful sex with a whore


Whore   Dico Tools
Corrupt by lewd intercourse


Whoredom   Dico Tools
Offering sexual intercourse for pay


Whorehouse   Dico Tools
A building where prostitutes are available


Whoremaster   Dico Tools
A pimp who procures whores


Whoremaster   Dico Tools
A prostitute''s customer


Whoremonger   Dico Tools
A pimp who procures whores


Whoremonger   Dico Tools
A prostitute''s customer


Whoreson   Dico Tools
Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous


Whoreson   Dico Tools
The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents


Whorl   Dico Tools
A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"


Whorl   Dico Tools
A strand or cluster of hair


Whorl   Dico Tools
A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles


Whorled   Dico Tools
Forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)


Whorled   Dico Tools
In the shape of a coil


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Whorled   Dico Tools
Like the pattern basic to the human fingerprint


Whorled_aster   Dico Tools
North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers


Whorled_caraway   Dico Tools
A caraway with whorled leaves


Whorled_loosestrife   Dico Tools
Common North American yellow-flowered plant


Whorled_milkweed   Dico Tools
Milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers


Whorlywort   Dico Tools
A tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America


Whortleberry   Dico Tools
Blue-black berries similar to American blueberries


Whortleberry   Dico Tools
Erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries


Why   Dico Tools
The cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores''


Why   Dico Tools
Question word; what is the reason (`how come'' is a nonstandard variant); "why are you here?"; "how come he got an ice cream cone but I didn''t?"


Whydah   Dico Tools
Mostly black African weaverbird


WI   Dico Tools
A midwestern state in north central United States


Wichita   Dico Tools
The Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita people


Wichita   Dico Tools
The largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River


Wichita   Dico Tools
A member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas and central Texas


Wichita_Falls   Dico Tools
A city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border


Wick   Dico Tools
A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame


Wick   Dico Tools
Any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action


Wicked   Dico Tools
Morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"


Wicked   Dico Tools
Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy''s guns"; "a wicked cough"


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Wicked   Dico Tools
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"


Wicked   Dico Tools
Having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person"


Wicked   Dico Tools
Morally bad in principle or practice


Wickedly   Dico Tools
In a wicked evil manner; "act wickedly"; "grin evilly"


Wickedness   Dico Tools
Morally objectionable behavior


Wickedness   Dico Tools
Estrangement from god


Wickedness   Dico Tools
The quality of being wicked


Wickedness   Dico Tools
Absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"


Wicker   Dico Tools
Work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)


Wicker   Dico Tools
Slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork


Wickerwork   Dico Tools
Work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)


Wicker_basket   Dico Tools
A basket made of wickerwork


Wicket   Dico Tools
Small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted


Wicket   Dico Tools
Small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)


Wicket   Dico Tools
A small arch used as croquet equipment


Wicket   Dico Tools
Cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket


Wicket-keeper   Dico Tools
Stands behind the wicket to catch balls


Wicket_door   Dico Tools
Small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)


Wicket_gate   Dico Tools
Small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)


Wickiup   Dico Tools
A lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American indians in the southwestern United States


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Wickliffe   Dico Tools
English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)


Wickup   Dico Tools
Tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant


Wiclif   Dico Tools
English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)


Wicopy   Dico Tools
Deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers


Widal's_test   Dico Tools
A test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections


Widal_test   Dico Tools
A test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections


Wide   Dico Tools
Not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"


Wide   Dico Tools
Having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"


Wide   Dico Tools
Broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide


Wide   Dico Tools
Great in range or scope; "an extended vocabulary"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "extensive examples of picture writing"; "suffered extensive damage"; "a wide selection"


Wide   Dico Tools
Very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"


Wide   Dico Tools
(used of eyes) fully open or extended; "listened in round-eyed wonder"; "stared with wide eyes"


Wide   Dico Tools
Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"


Wide   Dico Tools
Great in degree; "won by a wide margin"


Wide   Dico Tools
To or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"


Wide   Dico Tools
With or by a broad space; "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"


Wide   Dico Tools
Far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"


Wide   Dico Tools
To the fullest extent possible; "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"


Wide-angle   Dico Tools
Of or relating to a fisheye lens


Wide-angle_lens   Dico Tools
A camera lens having a wider than normal angle of view (and usually a short focal length); produces an image that is foreshortened in the center and increasingly distorted in the periphery


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Wide-awake   Dico Tools
Fully alert and watchful; "played heads-up ball"


Wide-awake   Dico Tools
Fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night"


Wide-body   Dico Tools
A commerical airliner with two aisles


Wide-body_aircraft   Dico Tools
A commerical airliner with two aisles


Wide-cut   Dico Tools
Having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"


Wide-eyed   Dico Tools
(used of eyes) fully open or extended; "listened in round-eyed wonder"; "stared with wide eyes"


Wide-eyed   Dico Tools
Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "simple courtesy"


Wide-open   Dico Tools
Lax in enforcing laws; "an open town"


Wide-open   Dico Tools
Open wide; "left the doors wide-open"


Wide-ranging   Dico Tools
Widely different; "varied motives prompt people to join a political party"; "varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants"


Wide-ranging   Dico Tools
Including much; "the pianist''s wide-ranging repertoire"


Wide-screen(a)   Dico Tools
(motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height


Wide-spreading   Dico Tools
Spreading over a wide area; "under the spreading chestnut tree"; "the spreading circle of lamplight"; "wide-spreading branches"


Wide-spreading   Dico Tools
Extending far; "beyond the misty gray of the rain he saw the stretching hutment"; "wide-spreading plains"


Wideband   Dico Tools
Responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies; "a broadband antenna"


Widebody_aircraft   Dico Tools
A commerical airliner with two aisles


Widegrip_pushup   Dico Tools
A pushup with the arms widely separated


Widely   Dico Tools
To or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"


Widely   Dico Tools
To a great degree; "her work is widely known"


Widely   Dico Tools
So as to leave much space or distance between; "widely separated"


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Widely_distributed   Dico Tools
Growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution"


Widen   Dico Tools
Become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"


Widen   Dico Tools
Make wider; "widen the road"


Widen   Dico Tools
Make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"


Widen   Dico Tools
Extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"


Wideness   Dico Tools
The property of being wide; having great width


Widening   Dico Tools
The act of making something wider


Widening   Dico Tools
A part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park


Widening   Dico Tools
An increase in width


Widespread   Dico Tools
Distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West''s far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout"


Widespread   Dico Tools
Widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"


Wide_area_network   Dico Tools
A computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network


Wide_of_the_mark   Dico Tools
Not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"


Wide_screen   Dico Tools
A projection screen that is much wider than it is high


Wide_wale   Dico Tools
Corduroy with wide ribs


Widgeon   Dico Tools
Freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals


Widget   Dico Tools
A device that is very useful for a particular job


Widow   Dico Tools
A woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried


Widow   Dico Tools
Cause to be without a spouse; "The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia"


Widow's_peak   Dico Tools
A V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead


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Widow's_walk   Dico Tools
A lookout atop a coastal house


Widow's_weeds   Dico Tools
A black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning


Widowed   Dico Tools
Single because of death of the spouse


Widower   Dico Tools
A man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried


Widowhood   Dico Tools
The state of being a widow who has not remarried


Widowhood   Dico Tools
The time of a woman''s life when she is a widow


Widowman   Dico Tools
A man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried


Widow_bird   Dico Tools
Mostly black African weaverbird


Widow_woman   Dico Tools
A woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried


Width   Dico Tools
The extent of something from side to side


Wieland   Dico Tools
(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund


Wield   Dico Tools
Handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"


Wield   Dico Tools
Of power or authority


Wieldy   Dico Tools
Easy to handle or use or manage; "a large but wieldy book"


Wiener   Dico Tools
A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll


Wiener   Dico Tools
United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964)


Wienerwurst   Dico Tools
A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll


Wiener_roast   Dico Tools
A cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course


Wiener_schnitzel   Dico Tools
Deep-fried breaded veal cutlets


Wiesbaden   Dico Tools
A city in western Germany; a spa since Roman times


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Wiesel   Dico Tools
United States writer who survived Nazi concentration camps and is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust (born in 1928)


Wiesenboden   Dico Tools
A dark meadow soil rich in organic material; developed through poor drainage in humid grassy or sedge regions


Wiesenthal   Dico Tools
Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908)


Wife   Dico Tools
A married woman; a man''s partner in marriage


Wifelike   Dico Tools
Of or befitting or characteristic of a wife


Wifely   Dico Tools
Of or befitting or characteristic of a wife


Wiffle   Dico Tools
(trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts


Wiffle_Ball   Dico Tools
(trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts


WiFi   Dico Tools
A local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol


Wig   Dico Tools
Hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair


Wig   Dico Tools
British slang for a scolding


Wigeon   Dico Tools
Freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals


Wigged   Dico Tools
Wearing a wig; "the judges all wigged and robed"


Wigging   Dico Tools
British slang for a scolding


Wiggle   Dico Tools
The act of wiggling


Wiggle   Dico Tools
Move to and fro; "Don''t jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"


Wiggler   Dico Tools
Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers


Wiggler   Dico Tools
Larva of a mosquito


Wiggler   Dico Tools
One who can''t stay still (especially a child); "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips"


Wiggle_nail   Dico Tools
A small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry


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Wiggle_room   Dico Tools
Flexibility of interpretation or of options; "the request left some wiggle room for future restructuring"


Wiggliness   Dico Tools
A jerky back and forth kind of mobility; "he walked with the wiggliness of a child on high heels"


Wiggling   Dico Tools
Having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"


Wiggly   Dico Tools
Having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"


Wiggly   Dico Tools
Curved or curving in and out; "wiggly lines"


Wight   Dico Tools
An isle and county of southern England in the English Channel


Wight   Dico Tools
A human being; `wight'' is an archaic term


Wigless   Dico Tools
Not wearing a wig


Wigmaker   Dico Tools
Someone who makes and sells wigs


Wigner   Dico Tools
United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus (born in 1902)


Wigwag   Dico Tools
Signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code


Wigwag   Dico Tools
Send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code


Wigwam   Dico Tools
A native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides


Wig_tree   Dico Tools
Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke


Wikiup   Dico Tools
A lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American indians in the southwestern United States


Wilbur_Wright   Dico Tools
United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)


Wild   Dico Tools
A wild and uninhabited area


Wild   Dico Tools
A wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"


Wild   Dico Tools
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"


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Without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"


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Wild   Dico Tools
Not subjected to control or restraint; "a piano played with a wild exuberance"- Louis Bromfield


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Deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "a wild pitch"


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Located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"


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(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"


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In a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"


Wild   Dico Tools
Produced without being planted or without human labor; "wild strawberries"


Wild   Dico Tools
Talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic"


Wild   Dico Tools
In a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"


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Marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild ideas"; "wild talk"; "wild originality"; "wild parties"


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In a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild"


Wild   Dico Tools
In an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here"


Wild-eyed   Dico Tools
Appearing extremely agitated; "crowded the wild-eyed animals into a truck"


Wild-eyed   Dico Tools
Not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state"


Wild-goose_chase   Dico Tools
The fruitless pursuit of something unattainable


Wildcat   Dico Tools
Any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild


Wildcat   Dico Tools
An exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field


Wildcat   Dico Tools
A cruelly rapacious person


Wildcat   Dico Tools
(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"


Wildcat   Dico Tools
Without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"


Wildcat   Dico Tools
Outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"


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Wildcatter   Dico Tools
An oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field


Wildcat_strike   Dico Tools
A strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union


Wildcat_well   Dico Tools
An exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field


Wilde   Dico Tools
Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)


Wildebeest   Dico Tools
Large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail


Wilder   Dico Tools
United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)


Wilder   Dico Tools
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)


Wilderness   Dico Tools
A wild and uninhabited area


Wilderness_Campaign   Dico Tools
American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant''s campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses


Wilde_dagga   Dico Tools
Relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco


Wildfire   Dico Tools
A raging and rapidly spreading conflagration


Wildflower   Dico Tools
Wild or uncultivated flowering plant


Wildfowl   Dico Tools
Flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food


Wilding   Dico Tools
An outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women


Wilding   Dico Tools
A wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crab-apple tree)


Wildlife   Dico Tools
All living things (except people) that are undomesticated; "chemicals could kill all the wildlife"


Wildly   Dico Tools
To an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree; "the storyline is wildly unrealistic"


Wildly   Dico Tools
With violent and uncontrollable passion; "attacked wildly, slashing and stabbing over and over"


Wildly   Dico Tools
In an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner; "He gesticulated wildly"


Wildness   Dico Tools
A state of nature


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Wildness   Dico Tools
The property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm''s violence"


Wildness   Dico Tools
A feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"


Wild_angelica   Dico Tools
European herb with compound leaves and white flowers; adventive on Cape Breton Island


Wild_apple   Dico Tools
Any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acid fruit


Wild_ass   Dico Tools
Any of several plain-colored equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa


Wild_basil   Dico Tools
Aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia


Wild_bean   Dico Tools
Nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans


Wild_bean   Dico Tools
A North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans


Wild_bergamot   Dico Tools
Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda


Wild_Bill_Hickock   Dico Tools
Frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876)


Wild_blue_yonder   Dico Tools
The sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue"


Wild_boar   Dico Tools
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States


Wild_buckwheat   Dico Tools
Low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah)


Wild_cabbage   Dico Tools
Wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe


Wild_calla   Dico Tools
Plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries


Wild_card   Dico Tools
A playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it


Wild_card   Dico Tools
An unpredictable factor; "the weather was a wild card"


Wild_carrot   Dico Tools
A widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots


Wild_cavy   Dico Tools
South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig


Wild_celery   Dico Tools
Submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia


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Wild_celery   Dico Tools
Herb of Europe and temperate Asia


Wild_chamomile   Dico Tools
Annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior


Wild_cherry   Dico Tools
An uncultivated cherry tree


Wild_cherry   Dico Tools
The fruit of the wild cherry tree


Wild_cherry_tree   Dico Tools
An uncultivated cherry tree


Wild_chervil   Dico Tools
Coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America


Wild_China_tree   Dico Tools
Deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin


Wild_cinnamon   Dico Tools
West Indian tree; source of bay rum


Wild_cinnamon   Dico Tools
Large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes


Wild_clary   Dico Tools
Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States


Wild_climbing_hempweed   Dico Tools
Herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees


Wild_coffee   Dico Tools
Coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers


Wild_cotton   Dico Tools
Shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico


Wild_crab   Dico Tools
Wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples


Wild_cranberry   Dico Tools
Evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


Wild_crocus   Dico Tools
Short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia


Wild_dog   Dico Tools
Any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves


Wild_duck   Dico Tools
An undomesticated duck (especially a mallard)


Wild_emmer   Dico Tools
Found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat


Wild_fig   Dico Tools
A West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit


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Wild_fig   Dico Tools
A strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas


Wild_flower   Dico Tools
Wild or uncultivated flowering plant


Wild_garlic   Dico Tools
Pungent Old World wild onion


Wild_garlic   Dico Tools
Pungent Old World weedy plant


Wild_geranium   Dico Tools
Common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers


Wild_ginger   Dico Tools
Low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes


Wild_goat   Dico Tools
Undomesticated goat


Wild_hollyhock   Dico Tools
A rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea


Wild_hollyhock   Dico Tools
Perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated


Wild_hop   Dico Tools
Bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia


Wild_horse   Dico Tools
Undomesticated or feral domestic horse


Wild_hyacinth   Dico Tools
Eastern camas; eastern and central North America


Wild_hyacinth   Dico Tools
Sometimes placed in genus Scilla


Wild_hydrangea   Dico Tools
Deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States


Wild_indigo   Dico Tools
Any of several plants of the genus Baptisia


Wild_leek   Dico Tools
Coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized


Wild_leek   Dico Tools
North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers


Wild_licorice   Dico Tools
European perennial


Wild_licorice   Dico Tools
North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties


Wild_licorice   Dico Tools
Bedstraw with sweetish roots


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Wild_lily_of_the_valley   Dico Tools
North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters


Wild_lily_of_the_valley   Dico Tools
Evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds


Wild_liquorice   Dico Tools
European perennial


Wild_liquorice   Dico Tools
North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties


Wild_lupine   Dico Tools
Stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers


Wild_madder   Dico Tools
Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America


Wild_man   Dico Tools
A person who is not socialized


Wild_mandrake   Dico Tools
North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit


Wild_mango   Dico Tools
African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green termite-resistant wood


Wild_mango_tree   Dico Tools
African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green termite-resistant wood


Wild_marjoram   Dico Tools
Aromatic Eurasian perennial


Wild_meadow_lily   Dico Tools
Common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown


Wild_medlar   Dico Tools
Small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit


Wild_medlar_tree   Dico Tools
Small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit


Wild_morning-glory   Dico Tools
Weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed


Wild_morning-glory   Dico Tools
Common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus


Wild_mustard   Dico Tools
Weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields


Wild_oat   Dico Tools
Common in meadows and pastures


Wild_oats   Dico Tools
Any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers


Wild_oat_grass   Dico Tools
Common in meadows and pastures


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Wild_olive   Dico Tools
Erect shrub or climber of India and China with red olivelike fruit


Wild_onion   Dico Tools
Any of various plants of the genus Allium with edible bulbs found growing wild


Wild_orange   Dico Tools
Small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States


Wild_orange   Dico Tools
Small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges


Wild_ox   Dico Tools
Any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos


Wild_pansy   Dico Tools
A common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived


Wild_parsley   Dico Tools
Any of various uncultivated umbelliferous plants with foliage resembling that of carrots or parsley


Wild_parsnip   Dico Tools
Biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip


Wild_pea   Dico Tools
Any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines


Wild_peach   Dico Tools
Large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage


Wild_peanut   Dico Tools
Vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts


Wild_pink   Dico Tools
Perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters


Wild_pink   Dico Tools
A bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada


Wild_pitch   Dico Tools
An errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base


Wild_plum   Dico Tools
Wild plum of southern United States


Wild_plum   Dico Tools
An uncultivated plum tree or shrub


Wild_plum_tree   Dico Tools
An uncultivated plum tree or shrub


Wild_potato   Dico Tools
Erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream tubers resembling potatoes


Wild_potato_vine   Dico Tools
Tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato


Wild_pumpkin   Dico Tools
Perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit


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Wild_quinine   Dico Tools
Stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba indians to treat burns


Wild_radish   Dico Tools
Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits


Wild_rape   Dico Tools
Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits


Wild_raspberry   Dico Tools
The common European raspberry; fruit red or orange


Wild_red_oat   Dico Tools
Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat


Wild_rice   Dico Tools
Grains of aquatic grass of North America


Wild_rice   Dico Tools
Perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food


Wild_rosemary   Dico Tools
Bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan


Wild_rye   Dico Tools
Any of several grasses of the genus Elymus


Wild_sage   Dico Tools
Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States


Wild_sarsaparilla   Dico Tools
Common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America


Wild_sarsparilla   Dico Tools
Common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America


Wild_senna   Dico Tools
North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia


Wild_sensitive_plant   Dico Tools
Tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia


Wild_service_tree   Dico Tools
European tree bearing edible small speckled brown fruit


Wild_sheep   Dico Tools
Undomesticated sheep


Wild_snapdragon   Dico Tools
Common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America


Wild_spinach   Dico Tools
Leaves collected from the wild


Wild_spinach   Dico Tools
Leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach


Wild_spinach   Dico Tools
Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb


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Wild_spinach   Dico Tools
European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb


Wild_spurge   Dico Tools
Common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts


Wild_strawberry   Dico Tools
Europe


Wild_sweet_pea   Dico Tools
Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone


Wild_sweet_potato_vine   Dico Tools
Tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato


Wild_tamarind   Dico Tools
A tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods


Wild_tamarind   Dico Tools
Common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum


Wild_teasel   Dico Tools
European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States


Wild_thyme   Dico Tools
Aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States


Wild_tobacco   Dico Tools
Tobacco plant of South America and Mexico


Wild_vanilla   Dico Tools
Perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla


Wild_water_lemon   Dico Tools
Tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed


Wild_West   Dico Tools
The western United States during its frontier period


Wild_West_Show   Dico Tools
A spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe


Wild_wheat   Dico Tools
Found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat


Wild_wilkworm   Dico Tools
Larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon


Wild_winterpea   Dico Tools
Week-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop


Wild_yam   Dico Tools
Having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders


Wild_yellow_lily   Dico Tools
Common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown


Wile   Dico Tools
The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)


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Wiley_Post   Dico Tools
United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)


Wilful   Dico Tools
By conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"


Wilful   Dico Tools
Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition


Wilful   Dico Tools
Done by design; "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience"


Wilfully   Dico Tools
In a willful manner; "she had willfully deceived me"


Wilfulness   Dico Tools
The trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline


Wilhelm_Apollinaris_de_Kostrowitzki   Dico Tools
French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918)


Wilhelm_Eduard_Weber   Dico Tools
German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891)


Wilhelm_Grimm   Dico Tools
The younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)


Wilhelm_II   Dico Tools
Grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888 to 1918; he was vilified as causing World War I (1859-1941)


Wilhelm_Karl_Grimm   Dico Tools
The younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)


Wilhelm_Konrad_Roentgen   Dico Tools
German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)


Wilhelm_Konrad_Rontgen   Dico Tools
German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)


Wilhelm_Ostwald   Dico Tools
German chemist (1853-1932)


Wilhelm_Reich   Dico Tools
Austrian born psychoanalyst who lived in the United States; advocated sexual freedom and believed that cosmic energy could be concentrated in a human being (1897-1957)


Wilhelm_Richard_Wagner   Dico Tools
German composer of operas and inventor of the music drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883)


Wilhelm_von_Opel   Dico Tools
German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948)


Wiliness   Dico Tools
Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception


Wilkes   Dico Tools
United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877)


Wilkes   Dico Tools
English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)


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Wilkes_Land   Dico Tools
A coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by Australia


Wilkie_Collins   Dico Tools
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)


Wilkins   Dico Tools
English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (born in 1916)


Wilkins   Dico Tools
Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958)


Wilkins   Dico Tools
United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)


Wilkinson   Dico Tools
English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)


Wilkins_Micawber   Dico Tools
Fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist


Will   Dico Tools
The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith


Will   Dico Tools
A fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there''s a will there''s a way"


Will   Dico Tools
A legal document declaring a person''s wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die


Will   Dico Tools
Determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"


Will   Dico Tools
Have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow"


Will   Dico Tools
Decree or ordain; "God wills our existence"


Will   Dico Tools
Leave or give by will after one''s death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"


Will-o'-the-wisp   Dico Tools
An illusion that misleads


Will-o'-the-wisp   Dico Tools
A pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground


Willamette   Dico Tools
A river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland


Willamette_River   Dico Tools
A river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland


Willard   Dico Tools
United States educator who was an early campaigner for higher education for women (1787-1870)


Willard   Dico Tools
United States advocate of temperance and women''s suffrage (1839-1898)


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Willard_Frank_Libby   Dico Tools
United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980)


Willard_Huntington_Wright   Dico Tools
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)


Willard_Van_Orman_Quine   Dico Tools
United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001)


Willa_Cather   Dico Tools
United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)


Willa_Sibert_Cather   Dico Tools
United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)


Willebrand   Dico Tools
Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949)


Willem_de_Kooning   Dico Tools
United States painter (born in the Netherlands) who was a leading American exponent of abstract expressionism (1904-1997)


Willem_de_Sitter   Dico Tools
Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)


Willem_Einthoven   Dico Tools
Dutch physiologist who devised the first electrocardiograph (1860-1927)


Willet   Dico Tools
Large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf coasts


Willful   Dico Tools
By conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"


Willful   Dico Tools
Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition


Willful   Dico Tools
Done by design; "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience"


Willfully   Dico Tools
In a willful manner; "she had willfully deceived me"


Willfulness   Dico Tools
The trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline


Willful_neglect   Dico Tools
A tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"


Williams   Dico Tools
United States playwright (1911-1983)


Williams   Dico Tools
English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)


Williams   Dico Tools
United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)


Williams   Dico Tools
United States poet (1883-1963)


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Williams   Dico Tools
English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)


Williams   Dico Tools
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)


Williamstown   Dico Tools
A town in northwestern Massachusetts


Williams_syndrome   Dico Tools
A rare congenital disorder associated with deletion of genetic material in chromosome 7; characterized by mental deficiency and some growth deficiency and elfin faces but an overly social personality and a remarkable gift for vocabulary


William_A._Craigie   Dico Tools
English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)


William_and_Mary   Dico Tools
Joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II


William_Augustus   Dico Tools
English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)


William_Averell_Harriman   Dico Tools
United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)


William_Beaumont   Dico Tools
United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)


William_Benjamin_Hogan   Dico Tools
United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (born in 1912)


William_Blake   Dico Tools
Visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)


William_Bligh   Dico Tools
British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)


William_Bradford   Dico Tools
United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City''s first newspaper (1663-1752)


William_Bradford_Shockley   Dico Tools
United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989)


William_Burroughs   Dico Tools
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)


William_Butler_Yeats   Dico Tools
Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)


William_Butterfield   Dico Tools
English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900)


William_Byrd   Dico Tools
English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)


William_Carlos_Williams   Dico Tools
United States poet (1883-1963)


William_Caxton   Dico Tools
English printer who in 1474 printed the first book in English (1422-1491)


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William_Chambers   Dico Tools
English architect (1723-1796)


William_Christopher_Handy   Dico Tools
United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)


William_Claire_Menninger   Dico Tools
United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1899-1966)


William_Clark   Dico Tools
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)


William_Clark_Gable   Dico Tools
United States film actor (1901-1960)


William_Claude_Dukenfield   Dico Tools
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)


William_Cowper   Dico Tools
English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800)


William_Cowper   Dico Tools
English surgeon who discovered Cowper''s gland (1666-1709)


William_Crawford_Gorgas   Dico Tools
United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920)


William_Crookes   Dico Tools
English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919)


William_Curtis   Dico Tools
English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)


William_Cuthbert_Faulkner   Dico Tools
United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)


William_Dawes   Dico Tools
American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)


William_Dean_Howells   Dico Tools
United States writer and editor (1837-1920)


William_Dudley_Haywood   Dico Tools
United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928)


William_Edward_Burghardt_Du_Bois   Dico Tools
United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)


William_Ewart_Gladstone   Dico Tools
Liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)


William_F._Cody   Dico Tools
United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)


William_Falkner   Dico Tools
United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)


William_Faulkner   Dico Tools
United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)


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William_Felton_Russell   Dico Tools
United States basketball center (born in 1934)


William_Franklin_Graham   Dico Tools
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)


William_Frederick_Cody   Dico Tools
United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)


William_Fulbright   Dico Tools
United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995)


William_Gilbert   Dico Tools
English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)


William_Gilbert   Dico Tools
A librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)


William_Gladstone   Dico Tools
Liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)


William_Golding   Dico Tools
English novelist (1911-1993)


William_Graham_Sumner   Dico Tools
United States sociologist (1840-1910)


William_Green   Dico Tools
United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952)


William_H._Bonney   Dico Tools
United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)


William_Harrison_Dempsey   Dico Tools
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)


William_Harrison_Hays   Dico Tools
United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United states films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)


William_Harvey   Dico Tools
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)


William_Hazlitt   Dico Tools
English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)


William_Henry   Dico Tools
English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)


William_Henry_Beveridge   Dico Tools
British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)


William_Henry_Fox_Talbot   Dico Tools
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)


William_Henry_Gates   Dico Tools
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)


William_Henry_Harrison   Dico Tools
9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841)


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William_Henry_Hoover   Dico Tools
United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)


William_Henry_Hudson   Dico Tools
English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922)


William_Henry_Mauldin   Dico Tools
United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (born in 1921)


William_Henry_Pratt   Dico Tools
United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)


William_Henry_Seward   Dico Tools
United States politician who as secretary of state in 1867 arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at the time as Seward''s Folly) (1801-1872)


William_Herschel   Dico Tools
English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)


William_Hogarth   Dico Tools
English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764)


William_Holman_Hunt   Dico Tools
Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)


William_Holmes_McGuffey   Dico Tools
United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800-1873)


William_Hoover   Dico Tools
United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)


William_Howard_Taft   Dico Tools
27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)


William_Hubbs_Rehnquist   Dico Tools
United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924)


William_Hyde_Wollaston   Dico Tools
English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828)


William_I   Dico Tools
Duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced many Norman customs into England (1027-1087)


William_II   Dico Tools
The second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100)


William_III   Dico Tools
King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702)


William_Inge   Dico Tools
United States playwright (1913-1973)


William_IV   Dico Tools
King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837)


William_James   Dico Tools
United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)


William_James_Durant   Dico Tools
United States historian (1885-1981)


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William_Jefferson_Clinton   Dico Tools
42nd President of the United States (1946-)


William_Jennings_Bryan   Dico Tools
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)


William_John_Clifton_Haley_Jr.   Dico Tools
United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock''n''roll music (1925-1981)


William_Kidd   Dico Tools
Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)


William_Lawrence_Shirer   Dico Tools
United States broadcast journalist who was in Berlin at the outbreak of World War II (born in 1904)


William_Le_Baron_Jenny   Dico Tools
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)


William_Lloyd_Garrison   Dico Tools
United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)


William_Makepeace_Thackeray   Dico Tools
English writer (born in India) (1811-1863)


William_Maxwell_Aitken   Dico Tools
British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)


William_McKinley   Dico Tools
25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901)


William_Menninger   Dico Tools
United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1899-1966)


William_Mitchell   Dico Tools
United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)


William_Morris   Dico Tools
English poet and craftsman (1834-1896)


William_Nunn_Lipscom_Jr.   Dico Tools
United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular structure (born in 1919)


William_of_Occam   Dico Tools
English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam''s Razor (1285-1349)


William_of_Ockham   Dico Tools
English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam''s Razor (1285-1349)


William_of_Orange   Dico Tools
King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702)


William_of_Wykeham   Dico Tools
English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404)


William_Patterson   Dico Tools
American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806)


William_Penn   Dico Tools
Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)


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William_Penn_Adair_Rogers   Dico Tools
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)


William_Pitt   Dico Tools
English statesman who brought the Seven Years'' War to an end (1708-1778)


William_Pitt   Dico Tools
English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)


William_Ralph_Inge   Dico Tools
English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)


William_Randolph_Hearst   Dico Tools
United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951)


William_Rehnquist   Dico Tools
United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924)


William_Richard_Morris   Dico Tools
British industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963)


William_Rose_Benet   Dico Tools
United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)


William_Rowan_Hamilton   Dico Tools
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)


William_Rufus   Dico Tools
The second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100)


William_S._Burroughs   Dico Tools
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)


William_S._Gilbert   Dico Tools
A librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)


William_Saroyan   Dico Tools
United States writer of plays and short stories (1908-1981)


William_Schwenk_Gilbert   Dico Tools
A librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)


William_Seward_Burroughs   Dico Tools
United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)


William_Seward_Burroughs   Dico Tools
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)


William_Shakespeare   Dico Tools
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)


William_Shakspere   Dico Tools
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)


William_Shockley   Dico Tools
United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989)


William_Somerset_Maugham   Dico Tools
English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965)


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William_Stanley_Jevons   Dico Tools
English economist and logician who contributed to the development of the theory of marginal utility (1835-1882)


William_Strickland   Dico Tools
United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854)


William_Stubbs   Dico Tools
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)


William_Styron   Dico Tools
United States writer best known for his novels (born in 1925)


William_Sydney_Porter   Dico Tools
United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)


William_Tatem_Tilden_Jr.   Dico Tools
United States tennis player who dominated men''s tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953)


William_Tecumseh_Sherman   Dico Tools
United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)


William_Tell   Dico Tools
A Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son''s head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)


William_the_Conqueror   Dico Tools
Duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced many Norman customs into England (1027-1087)


William_Thompson   Dico Tools
British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)


William_Thornton   Dico Tools
American architect (1759-1828)


William_Tindal   Dico Tools
English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1


William_Tindale   Dico Tools
English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1


William_Tyndale   Dico Tools
English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1


William_Wilkie_Collins   Dico Tools
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)


William_Wordsworth   Dico Tools
A romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)


William_Wycherley   Dico Tools
English playwright noted for his humorous and satirical plays (1640-1716)


William_Wyler   Dico Tools
United States filmmaker (1902-1981)


William_Wymark_Jacobs   Dico Tools
English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)


Willies   Dico Tools
Feelings of uneasiness; "that guy gave me the willies"


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Willie_Howard_Mays_Jr.   Dico Tools
United States baseball player (born in 1931)


Willie_Mays   Dico Tools
United States baseball player (born in 1931)


Willing   Dico Tools
The act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"


Willing   Dico Tools
Disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41


Willing   Dico Tools
Not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced"


Willing   Dico Tools
Disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"


Willingly   Dico Tools
In a willing manner; "I willingly accept"


Willingness   Dico Tools
Cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"


Willing_and_able   Dico Tools
Not reluctant


Willow   Dico Tools
A textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers


Willow   Dico Tools
Any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix


Willow-pattern   Dico Tools
Chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river


Willowherb   Dico Tools
A plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs


Willowware   Dico Tools
Chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river


Willowy   Dico Tools
Slender and graceful


Willow_aster   Dico Tools
A variety of aster


Willow_bell   Dico Tools
Perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers


Willow_family   Dico Tools
Two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus


Willow_oak   Dico Tools
Medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood


Willow_tree   Dico Tools
Any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix


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Willpower   Dico Tools
The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior


Willy-nilly   Dico Tools
In a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"


Willy-nilly   Dico Tools
Without having a choice


Willy_Brandt   Dico Tools
German states who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992)


Will_Durant   Dico Tools
United States historian (1885-1981)


Will_Hays   Dico Tools
United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United states films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)


Will_Keith_Kellog   Dico Tools
United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951)


Will_Rogers   Dico Tools
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)


Wilmington   Dico Tools
The largest city in Delaware


Wilmington   Dico Tools
A town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River


Wilms'_tumor   Dico Tools
Malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass


Wilms_tumour   Dico Tools
Malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass


Wilmut   Dico Tools
English geneticist who succeeded in cloning a sheep from a cell from an adult ewe (born in 1944)


Wilno   Dico Tools
The capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania


Wilson   Dico Tools
A peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)


Wilson   Dico Tools
28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)


Wilson   Dico Tools
United States literary critic (1895-1972)


Wilson   Dico Tools
Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)


Wilson   Dico Tools
United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)


Wilson   Dico Tools
American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)


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Wilson   Dico Tools
Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)


Wilson   Dico Tools
United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918)


Wilson   Dico Tools
Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)


Wilson   Dico Tools
English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)


Wilson   Dico Tools
Author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)


Wilson's_blackcap   Dico Tools
Yellow wood warbler with a black crown


Wilson's_disease   Dico Tools
A rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain


Wilson's_phalarope   Dico Tools
Breeds on the northern great plains of Canada


Wilson's_snipe   Dico Tools
American snipe


Wilson's_thrush   Dico Tools
Tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song


Wilson's_warbler   Dico Tools
Yellow wood warbler with a black crown


Wilsonian   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or suggestive of Woodrow Wilson


Wilsonia_pusilla   Dico Tools
Yellow wood warbler with a black crown


Wilson_cloud_chamber   Dico Tools
Apparatus that detects high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track


Wilt   Dico Tools
Causing to become limp or drooping


Wilt   Dico Tools
Any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots


Wilt   Dico Tools
Become limp; "The flowers wilted"


Wilt   Dico Tools
Lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"


Wilted   Dico Tools
Not firm; "wilted lettuce"


Wilting   Dico Tools
Causing to become limp or drooping


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Wilton   Dico Tools
A carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile


Wilton_carpet   Dico Tools
A carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile


Wilt_disease   Dico Tools
Any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots


Wily   Dico Tools
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney"


Wimble   Dico Tools
Hand tool for boring holes


Wimbledon   Dico Tools
A suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts


WIMP   Dico Tools
A hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe


Wimp   Dico Tools
A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy


Wimpish   Dico Tools
Weak and ineffectual


Wimple   Dico Tools
Headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women


Wimpy   Dico Tools
Weak and ineffectual


Wimshurst_machine   Dico Tools
Electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity


Win   Dico Tools
A victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"


Win   Dico Tools
Something won (especially money)


Win   Dico Tools
Be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"


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Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"


Win   Dico Tools
Win something through one''s efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"


Win   Dico Tools
Attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"


Wince   Dico Tools
A reflex response to sudden pain


Wince   Dico Tools
The facial expression of sudden pain


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Wince   Dico Tools
Make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"


Wince   Dico Tools
Draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"


Wincey   Dico Tools
A plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas


Winceyette   Dico Tools
Cotton flannelette with a nap on both sides


Winch   Dico Tools
Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds


Winch   Dico Tools
Pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line"


Winchester   Dico Tools
A shoulder rifle


Winchester   Dico Tools
A city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire


Winchester_College   Dico Tools
The oldest English public school; located in Winchester


Winchester_drive   Dico Tools
Computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it


Winckelmann   Dico Tools
German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768)


Wind   Dico Tools
The act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"


Wind   Dico Tools
Breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"


Wind   Dico Tools
A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus


Wind   Dico Tools
A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath


Wind   Dico Tools
An indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"


Wind   Dico Tools
Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that''s a lot of wind"; "don''t give me any of that jazz"


Wind   Dico Tools
A tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change"


Wind   Dico Tools
Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmo


Wind   Dico Tools
Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"


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Wind   Dico Tools
Form into a wreath


Wind   Dico Tools
Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"


Wind   Dico Tools
Wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"


Wind   Dico Tools
To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"


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Catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"


Wind   Dico Tools
Extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"


Windage   Dico Tools
The deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind


Windage   Dico Tools
Exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel''s hull which is responsible for wind resistance)


Windage   Dico Tools
Bore-to-projectile difference in diameter


Windage   Dico Tools
The retarding force of air friction on a moving object


Windaus   Dico Tools
German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959)


Windbag   Dico Tools
A boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics


Windblown   Dico Tools
Used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds


Windbreak   Dico Tools
Hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion


Windbreaker   Dico Tools
A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater'' is a British term)


Windburn   Dico Tools
Redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind


Windburned   Dico Tools
Suffering from windburn


Windburnt   Dico Tools
Suffering from windburn


Windcheater   Dico Tools
A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater'' is a British term)


Winded   Dico Tools
Breathing laboriously or convulsively


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Winder   Dico Tools
Mechanical device around which something can be wound


Winder   Dico Tools
Mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)


Winder   Dico Tools
A worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)


Windfall   Dico Tools
A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line"


Windfall   Dico Tools
Fruit that has fallen from the tree


Windfall_profit   Dico Tools
Profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it


Windflower   Dico Tools
Any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves


Windhoek   Dico Tools
Capital of Namibia in the center of the country


Windily   Dico Tools
In a verbose manner; "she explained her ideas verbosely"


Windiness   Dico Tools
A mildly windy state of the air


Winding   Dico Tools
The act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"


Winding   Dico Tools
Of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"


Winding   Dico Tools
Marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"


Winding-clothes   Dico Tools
Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped


Winding-sheet   Dico Tools
Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped


Windjammer   Dico Tools
A large sailing ship


Windlass   Dico Tools
Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds


Windless   Dico Tools
Without or almost without wind; "he prefers windless days for playing golf"


Windlessness   Dico Tools
Calmness without winds


Windmill   Dico Tools
Generator that extracts usable energy from winds


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Windmill   Dico Tools
A mill that is powered by the wind


Windmill_grass   Dico Tools
Perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill


Window   Dico Tools
A framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air


Window   Dico Tools
A transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened


Window   Dico Tools
A transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material


Window   Dico Tools
(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen


Window   Dico Tools
An opening in the wall of a building (usually to admit light and air); "he stuck his head in the window"


Window   Dico Tools
A pane in a window; "the ball shattered the window"


Window   Dico Tools
An opening that resembles a window in appearance or function; "he could see them through a window in the trees"


Window   Dico Tools
The time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something; "the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves"; "they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded"


Window-dress   Dico Tools
Make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don''t try to dress up the unpleasant truth"


Window-shop   Dico Tools
Examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only


Window-washing   Dico Tools
The activity of washing windows


Windowpane   Dico Tools
Very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America


Windowpane   Dico Tools
A pane in a window; "the ball shattered the window"


Windowpane_oyster   Dico Tools
Marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell


Windowsill   Dico Tools
The sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame


Window_blind   Dico Tools
A blind for privacy or to keep out light


Window_box   Dico Tools
A long narrow box for growing plants on a windowsill


Window_cleaner   Dico Tools
Someone who cleans windows for pay


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Window_dresser   Dico Tools
Someone who decorates shop windows


Window_dressing   Dico Tools
The decoration of shop windows


Window_dressing   Dico Tools
A showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant


Window_envelope   Dico Tools
An envelope with a transparent panel that reveals the address on the enclosure


Window_frame   Dico Tools
The framework that supports a window


Window_glass   Dico Tools
Sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors


Window_lock   Dico Tools
A lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position


Window_oyster   Dico Tools
Marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell


Window_pane   Dico Tools
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide


Window_sash   Dico Tools
A framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame


Window_screen   Dico Tools
Screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open window


Window_seat   Dico Tools
A bench or bench-like seat built into a window recess


Window_shade   Dico Tools
An opaque window blind that can cover or uncover a window


Window_trimmer   Dico Tools
Someone who decorates shop windows


Window_washer   Dico Tools
Someone who washes windows


Windpipe   Dico Tools
Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi


Windscreen   Dico Tools
Transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle


Windscreen_wiper   Dico Tools
A mechanical device that cleans the windshield


Windshield   Dico Tools
Transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle


Windshield_wiper   Dico Tools
A mechanical device that cleans the windshield


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Windsock   Dico Tools
A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind


Windsor   Dico Tools
The British royal family since 1917


Windsor   Dico Tools
A city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit


Windsor_chair   Dico Tools
Straight chair having a shaped seat and a back of many spindles


Windsor_green   Dico Tools
A light chrome green pigment


Windsor_knot   Dico Tools
A wide triangular slipknot for tying a tie


Windsor_tie   Dico Tools
A wide necktie worn in a loose bow


Windstorm   Dico Tools
A storm consisting of violent winds


Windsurf   Dico Tools
Ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water; "You cannot windsurf when the air is completely still"


Windswept   Dico Tools
Open to or swept by wind; "windswept headlands"


Windtalker   Dico Tools
A secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II


Windup   Dico Tools
A concluding action


Windup(a)   Dico Tools
Operated by a mechanism; "windup toys"


Windward   Dico Tools
The direction from which the wind is coming


Windward   Dico Tools
On the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands"


Windward   Dico Tools
Away from the wind; "they were sailing windward"


Windward_Islands   Dico Tools
A group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles


Windward_Isles   Dico Tools
A group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles


Windward_Passage   Dico Tools
A channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea


Windward_side   Dico Tools
The side toward the wind


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Windy   Dico Tools
Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff"


Windy   Dico Tools
Using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"


Windy_City   Dico Tools
Largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan


Wind_bells   Dico Tools
A decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle


Wind_Cave_National_Park   Dico Tools
A national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns


Wind_chimes   Dico Tools
A decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle


Wind_cone   Dico Tools
A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind


Wind_deflection   Dico Tools
The deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind


Wind_energy_facility   Dico Tools
A power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity


Wind_exposure   Dico Tools
Exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel''s hull which is responsible for wind resistance)


Wind_farm   Dico Tools
A power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity


Wind_gage   Dico Tools
A gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind


Wind_gap   Dico Tools
A pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it


Wind_gauge   Dico Tools
A gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind


Wind_generation   Dico Tools
Power derived from the wind (as by windmills)


Wind_generator   Dico Tools
Generator that extracts usable energy from winds


Wind_harp   Dico Tools
A harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them


Wind_instrument   Dico Tools
A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath


Wind_off   Dico Tools
Reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"


Wind_park   Dico Tools
A power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity


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Wind_poppy   Dico Tools
California wild poppy with bright red flowers


Wind_power   Dico Tools
Power derived from the wind (as by windmills)


Wind_rose   Dico Tools
Weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions


Wind_scale   Dico Tools
An international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)


Wind_sleeve   Dico Tools
Truncated cloth cone used to indicate wind direction


Wind_sleeve   Dico Tools
A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind


Wind_sock   Dico Tools
Truncated cloth cone used to indicate wind direction


Wind_tee   Dico Tools
Weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield


Wind_tunnel   Dico Tools
A structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft


Wind_turbine   Dico Tools
A turbine that is driven by the wind


Wind_up   Dico Tools
Finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"


Wind_up   Dico Tools
Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"


Wind_up   Dico Tools
Stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"


Wind_up   Dico Tools
Give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching


Wind_vane   Dico Tools
Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind


Wine   Dico Tools
A red as dark as red wine


Wine   Dico Tools
Fermented juice (of grapes especially)


Wine   Dico Tools
Treat to wine; "Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week"


Wine   Dico Tools
Drink wine


Wine-colored   Dico Tools
A red as dark as red wine


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Wine-maker's_yeast   Dico Tools
Used in making wine


Wineberry   Dico Tools
Graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine


Wineberry   Dico Tools
Raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits


Wineglass   Dico Tools
A glass that has a stem and in which wine is served


Wineglass_heel   Dico Tools
A heel on a woman''s shoe in the shape of a wineglass


Winemaker   Dico Tools
Someone who makes wine


Winemaking   Dico Tools
The craft and science of growing grapes and making wine


Winepress   Dico Tools
A press that is used to extract the juice from grapes


Winery   Dico Tools
Distillery where wine is made


Winesap   Dico Tools
Crisp apple with dark red skin


Wineskin   Dico Tools
An animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine


Winey   Dico Tools
Having the taste of wine; "a rich winy taste"


Wine_and_dine   Dico Tools
Provide with food and drink, usually lavishly


Wine_and_dine   Dico Tools
Eat sumptuously; "we wined and dined in Paris"


Wine_bar   Dico Tools
A bar that serves only wine


Wine_barrel   Dico Tools
A barrel that holds wine


Wine_bottle   Dico Tools
A bottle for holding wine


Wine_bucket   Dico Tools
A bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine


Wine_cask   Dico Tools
A barrel that holds wine


Wine_cellar   Dico Tools
Storage space where wines are stored


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Wine_cooler   Dico Tools
A bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine


Wine_lover   Dico Tools
A connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut


Wine_maker   Dico Tools
Distillery where wine is made


Wine_maker   Dico Tools
Someone who makes wine


Wine_merchant   Dico Tools
Someone who sells wine


Wine_palm   Dico Tools
Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving


Wine_palm   Dico Tools
Fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago


Wine_sauce   Dico Tools
White or veloute sauce with wine and stock variously seasoned with onions and herbs; for fish or meat


Wine_steward   Dico Tools
A waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant


Wine_taster   Dico Tools
A taster who evaluates the quality of wines


Wine_tasting   Dico Tools
A gathering of people to taste and compare different wines


Wine_vinegar   Dico Tools
Vinegar made from wine


Wine_waiter   Dico Tools
A waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant


Winfield_Scott   Dico Tools
United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)


Winfred   Dico Tools
(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)


Wing   Dico Tools
A movable organ for flying (one of a pair)


Wing   Dico Tools
An addition that extends a main building


Wing   Dico Tools
A barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in England they call a fender a wing"


Wing   Dico Tools
One of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane


Wing   Dico Tools
A stage area out of sight of the audience


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Wing   Dico Tools
The wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"


Wing   Dico Tools
A unit of military aircraft


Wing   Dico Tools
The side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy''s right flank"


Wing   Dico Tools
A hockey player stationed in a forward positin on either side


Wing   Dico Tools
Travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"


Wing-nut   Dico Tools
A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning


Wing-nut   Dico Tools
Any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia


Wing-shaped   Dico Tools
Having or resembling wings


Wingback   Dico Tools
The position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end


Wingback   Dico Tools
(football) the person who plays wingback


Winged   Dico Tools
Very fast; as if with wings; "on winged feet"


Winged   Dico Tools
Having or as if having wings; "the winged feet of Mercury";


Winged_bean   Dico Tools
Tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics


Winged_elm   Dico Tools
North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections


Winged_everlasting   Dico Tools
Australian plant widely cultivated for its beautiful silvery-white blooms with bright yellow centers on long winged stems


Winged_pea   Dico Tools
Sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod


Winged_pea   Dico Tools
Tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics


Winged_pigweed   Dico Tools
Bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds


Winged_spindle_tree   Dico Tools
Bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China


Winger   Dico Tools
(sports) player in wing position


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Wingless   Dico Tools
Lacking wings


Winglike   Dico Tools
Resembling a wing in shape or position


Wingman   Dico Tools
The pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation


Wings   Dico Tools
A means of flight or ascent; "necessity lends wings to inspiration"


Wings   Dico Tools
Stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members


Wingspan   Dico Tools
Linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil


Wingspread   Dico Tools
Linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil


Wingspread   Dico Tools
Distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended


Wingstem   Dico Tools
Perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States


Wing_case   Dico Tools
Either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings


Wing_chair   Dico Tools
Easy chair having wings on each side of a high back


Wing_commander   Dico Tools
(RAF rank) one who is next below a Group Captain


Wing_elm   Dico Tools
North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections


Wing_flat   Dico Tools
A flat situated in the wings


Wing_loading   Dico Tools
The ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area


Wing_nut   Dico Tools
A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning


Wing_nut   Dico Tools
Any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia


Wing_screw   Dico Tools
A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning


Wing_shooting   Dico Tools
Shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing)


Wing_tip   Dico Tools
A decorative toecap having a point extending toward the throat of the shoe


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Wing_tip   Dico Tools
A shoe having a wing-tip toecap


Wink   Dico Tools
A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly


Wink   Dico Tools
Closing one eye quickly as a signal


Wink   Dico Tools
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I''d do it in a flash"


Wink   Dico Tools
Briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"


Wink   Dico Tools
Signal by winking; "She winked at him"


Wink   Dico Tools
Force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"


Wink   Dico Tools
Gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"


Winker   Dico Tools
Blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side


Winker   Dico Tools
A person who winks


Winking   Dico Tools
A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly


Winking   Dico Tools
Closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"


Winkle   Dico Tools
Edible marine gastropod


Winkle   Dico Tools
Small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked


Winkle   Dico Tools
Remove or displace from a position


Winkle   Dico Tools
Gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"


Winkle   Dico Tools
Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"


Winkle_out   Dico Tools
Remove or displace from a position


Winkle_out   Dico Tools
Force from a place or position; "The committee winkled out the unqualified candidates"


Wink_at   Dico Tools
Give one''s silent approval to


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Winless   Dico Tools
Having no wins; "the team had a very disappointing winless season"


Winnebago   Dico Tools
The Siouan language spoken by the Winnebago people


Winnebago   Dico Tools
A member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people


Winner   Dico Tools
A person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"


Winner   Dico Tools
A gambler who wins a bet


Winner   Dico Tools
The contestant who wins the contest


Winner's_circle   Dico Tools
A small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses


Winning   Dico Tools
Succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything"


Winning   Dico Tools
Very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"


Winning   Dico Tools
Having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"


Winning   Dico Tools
Bringing success; "the winning run"


Winnings   Dico Tools
Something won (especially money)


Winning_post   Dico Tools
The post at the end of a racecourse


Winning_streak   Dico Tools
A streak of wins


Winnipeg   Dico Tools
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters


Winnipeg   Dico Tools
A lake in southern Canada in Manitoba


Winnow   Dico Tools
The act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"


Winnow   Dico Tools
Remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff"


Winnow   Dico Tools
Treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated; "winnow grain"


Winnow   Dico Tools
Separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"


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Winnow   Dico Tools
Blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"


Winnowing   Dico Tools
The act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"


Winslow   Dico Tools
English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)


Winslow_Homer   Dico Tools
United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)


Winsome   Dico Tools
Charming in a childlike or naive way


Winsomely   Dico Tools
In an engaging manner; "she played the role engagingly"


Winsomeness   Dico Tools
Childlike charm or appeal


Winston-Salem   Dico Tools
A city of north central North Carolina


Winston_Churchill   Dico Tools
British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel Prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965)


Winston_S._Churchill   Dico Tools
British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel Prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965)


Winter   Dico Tools
The coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox


Winter   Dico Tools
Spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"


Winter's_bark   Dico Tools
South American evergreen tree yielding winter''s bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood


Winter's_bark   Dico Tools
Aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties


Winter's_bark_family   Dico Tools
Small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae


Winter's_bark_tree   Dico Tools
South American evergreen tree yielding winter''s bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood


Wintera   Dico Tools
Evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand


Winteraceae   Dico Tools
Small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae


Wintera_colorata   Dico Tools
Evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits


Winterberry   Dico Tools
Deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States


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Wintergreen   Dico Tools
Spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil


Wintergreen   Dico Tools
Creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil


Wintergreen   Dico Tools
Any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola


Wintergreen_family   Dico Tools
Evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola; Chimaphila; Moneses; Orthilia


Wintergreen_oil   Dico Tools
Oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant


Winterise   Dico Tools
Prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses"


Winterize   Dico Tools
Prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses"


Wintertime   Dico Tools
The coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox


Wintery   Dico Tools
Characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses"


Winter_aconite   Dico Tools
Small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone


Winter_cherry   Dico Tools
Small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit


Winter_cherry   Dico Tools
Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx


Winter_cress   Dico Tools
Cress cultivated for winter salads


Winter_cress   Dico Tools
Any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad


Winter_crookneck   Dico Tools
Any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks


Winter_crookneck_squash   Dico Tools
A squash with a hard rind and an elongated curved neck


Winter_crookneck_squash   Dico Tools
Any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks


Winter_currant   Dico Tools
A flowering shrub


Winter_fern   Dico Tools
Large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous


Winter_flounder   Dico Tools
Important American food fish in the winter


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Winter_flounder   Dico Tools
Flesh of American flounder; important in the winter


Winter_flowering_cherry   Dico Tools
Shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers


Winter_hazel   Dico Tools
Any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves


Winter_heath   Dico Tools
Dwarf European shrub with very early-blooming bell-shaped red flowers


Winter_heliotrope   Dico Tools
European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers


Winter_jasmine   Dico Tools
Deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers


Winter_melon   Dico Tools
The fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well


Winter_melon   Dico Tools
Any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell


Winter_melon_vine   Dico Tools
Any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell


Winter_mushroom   Dico Tools
An edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters


Winter_Olympics   Dico Tools
An olympics for winter sports


Winter_Olympic_Games   Dico Tools
An olympics for winter sports


Winter_purslane   Dico Tools
Succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America


Winter_rose   Dico Tools
European evergreen plant with white or purplish roselike winter-blooming flowers


Winter_savory   Dico Tools
Resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf


Winter_savory   Dico Tools
Erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe


Winter_savoury   Dico Tools
Resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf


Winter_solstice   Dico Tools
December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point


Winter_squash   Dico Tools
Any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and can be stored for several months


Winter_squash   Dico Tools
Any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall


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Winter_squash_plant   Dico Tools
Any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall


Winter_sweet   Dico Tools
Deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers


Winter_sweet   Dico Tools
Medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits


Winter_sweet   Dico Tools
Aromatic Eurasian perennial


Winter_sweet   Dico Tools
Dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete


Winter_urn   Dico Tools
A common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae


Winter_wren   Dico Tools
Small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere


Wintry   Dico Tools
Characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses"


Wintry   Dico Tools
Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"


Wintun   Dico Tools
A Copehan language spoken by the Wintun people


Wintun   Dico Tools
A member of a North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California


Winy   Dico Tools
Having the taste of wine; "a rich winy taste"


Win_back   Dico Tools
Recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers"


Win_over   Dico Tools
Make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"


Wipe   Dico Tools
The act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"


Wipe   Dico Tools
Rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"


Wiped_out(p)   Dico Tools
Destroyed completely


Wiped_out(p)   Dico Tools
Destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family"


Wipeout   Dico Tools
A spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)


Wipeout   Dico Tools
An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something


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Wiper   Dico Tools
A mechanical device that cleans the windshield


Wiper   Dico Tools
Contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet


Wiper   Dico Tools
A worker who wipes


Wiper_arm   Dico Tools
Contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet


Wiper_blade   Dico Tools
A mechanical device that cleans the windshield


Wiper_motor   Dico Tools
Electric motor that moves the windshield wiper


Wipe_away   Dico Tools
Remove by wiping


Wipe_off   Dico Tools
Remove by wiping


Wipe_off   Dico Tools
Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"


Wipe_out   Dico Tools
Kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"


Wipe_out   Dico Tools
Wipe out the effect of something; "The new tax effectively cancels out my raise"; "The `A'' will cancel out the `C'' on your record"


Wipe_out   Dico Tools
Mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President''s speech"


Wipe_out   Dico Tools
Remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"


Wipe_out   Dico Tools
Use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"


Wipe_out   Dico Tools
Eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values have been wiped out"


Wipe_up   Dico Tools
To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"


Wire   Dico Tools
Ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc


Wire   Dico Tools
A metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance


Wire   Dico Tools
A message transmitted by telegraph


Wire   Dico Tools
The finishing line on a racetrack


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Wire   Dico Tools
Equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"


Wire   Dico Tools
Send cables, wires, or telegrams


Wire   Dico Tools
Fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support"


Wire   Dico Tools
String on a wire; "wire beads"


Wire   Dico Tools
Provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house"


Wire-haired   Dico Tools
(especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair; "a wire-haired terrier"


Wire-haired_fox_terrier   Dico Tools
A fox terrier with wiry hair


Wire-haired_pointing_griffon   Dico Tools
Breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France


Wire-haired_terrier   Dico Tools
A terrier with wiry hair


Wire-puller   Dico Tools
One who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends


Wired   Dico Tools
Tied or bound with wire; "wired bundles of newspapers"


Wired   Dico Tools
Tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he was so pumped he couldn''t sleep"


Wired   Dico Tools
Equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service; "a well-wired house"


Wirehair   Dico Tools
A terrier with wiry hair


Wirehaired_terrier   Dico Tools
A terrier with wiry hair


Wireless   Dico Tools
A communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves


Wireless   Dico Tools
An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals


Wireless   Dico Tools
Transmission by radio waves


Wireless   Dico Tools
Medium for communication


Wireless   Dico Tools
Having no wires; "a wireless security system"


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Wireless_fidelity   Dico Tools
A local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol


Wireless_local_area_network   Dico Tools
A local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol


Wireless_telegraph   Dico Tools
The use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code)


Wireless_telegraphy   Dico Tools
The use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code)


Wireless_telegraphy   Dico Tools
Telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire


Wireless_telephone   Dico Tools
A telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables


Wireless_telephone   Dico Tools
Telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire


Wireman   Dico Tools
A worker who installs and repairs electric wiring


Wirer   Dico Tools
A worker who installs and repairs electric wiring


Wirer   Dico Tools
Someone who sends a telegram


Wiretap   Dico Tools
The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information


Wiretap   Dico Tools
Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"


Wiretapper   Dico Tools
Someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire


Wirework   Dico Tools
Mesh netting made of wires


Wireworm   Dico Tools
Wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants


Wire_cloth   Dico Tools
Fabric woven of metallic wire


Wire_cutter   Dico Tools
An edge tool used in cutting wire


Wire_gage   Dico Tools
Gauge for measuring the diameter of wire


Wire_gauge   Dico Tools
Gauge for measuring the diameter of wire


Wire_glass   Dico Tools
A glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it


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Wire_grass   Dico Tools
Coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere


Wire_grass   Dico Tools
Handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn


Wire_matrix_printer   Dico Tools
An impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli


Wire_printer   Dico Tools
An impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli


Wire_recorder   Dico Tools
An early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire


Wire_service   Dico Tools
An agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically


Wire_wool   Dico Tools
A mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive


Wiring   Dico Tools
The work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device


Wiring   Dico Tools
A circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity


Wiring_diagram   Dico Tools
A schematic drawing of the wiring of an electrical system


Wiry   Dico Tools
Lean and sinewy


Wisconsin   Dico Tools
A midwestern state in north central United States


Wisconsin   Dico Tools
A tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin


Wisconsinite   Dico Tools
A resident of Wisconsin


Wisconsin_River   Dico Tools
A tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin


Wisconsin_weeping_willow   Dico Tools
Hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit


Wisdom   Dico Tools
The trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight


Wisdom   Dico Tools
The quality of being prudent and sensible


Wisdom   Dico Tools
Ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight


Wisdom   Dico Tools
Accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment


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Wisdom   Dico Tools
An Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC


Wisdom_book   Dico Tools
Any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain widom


Wisdom_literature   Dico Tools
Any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain widom


Wisdom_of_Jesus_the_Son_of_Sirach   Dico Tools
An Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)


Wisdom_of_Solomon   Dico Tools
An Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC


Wisdom_tooth   Dico Tools
Any of the last 4 teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaw; the last of the permanent teeth to erupt (between ages 16 and 21)


Wise   Dico Tools
A way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise"


Wise   Dico Tools
United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)


Wise   Dico Tools
United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)


Wise   Dico Tools
Carefully considered; "a considered opinion"


Wise   Dico Tools
Able to take a broad view of negotiations between states


Wise   Dico Tools
Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one''s money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision"


Wise   Dico Tools
Having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"


Wise(p)   Dico Tools
Evidencing the possession of inside information


Wiseacre   Dico Tools
An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments


Wisecrack   Dico Tools
Witty remark


Wisecrack   Dico Tools
Make a comment, usually ironic


Wisely   Dico Tools
In a wise manner; "she acted wisely when she invited her parents"


Wiseness   Dico Tools
The trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight


Wiseness   Dico Tools
The quality of being prudent and sensible


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Wisenheimer   Dico Tools
An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments


Wisent   Dico Tools
European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison


Wise_guy   Dico Tools
An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments


Wise_man   Dico Tools
A wise and trusted guide and advisor


Wise_Men   Dico Tools
(New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usuall


Wise_to(p)   Dico Tools
Evidencing the possession of inside information


Wise_up   Dico Tools
Get wise to; "They wised up to it"


Wise_up   Dico Tools
Cause someone to become aware of something


Wish   Dico Tools
The particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people"


Wish   Dico Tools
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone''s welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"


Wish   Dico Tools
An expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention"


Wish   Dico Tools
A specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"


Wish   Dico Tools
Have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow"


Wish   Dico Tools
Invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"


Wish   Dico Tools
Order politely; express a wish for


Wish   Dico Tools
Make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over"


Wish   Dico Tools
Hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now"


Wish   Dico Tools
Feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of


Wish   Dico Tools
Prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"


Wish-wash   Dico Tools
Nonsensical talk or writing


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Wish-wash   Dico Tools
Any thin watery drink


Wishbone   Dico Tools
The furcula of a domestic fowl


Wished-for   Dico Tools
Greatly desired


Wishful   Dico Tools
Seeking advancement or recognition


Wishfully   Dico Tools
In a wishful manner; "he wishfully indulged in dreams of fame"


Wishfulness   Dico Tools
An unrealistic yearning


Wishful_thinker   Dico Tools
A person who escapes into a world of fantasy


Wishful_thinking   Dico Tools
The illusion that what you wish for is actually true


Wishing   Dico Tools
A specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"


Wishing_bone   Dico Tools
The furcula of a domestic fowl


Wishing_cap   Dico Tools
A magical cap that secures whatever one wishes for


Wishy-washy   Dico Tools
Weak in willpower


Wish_list   Dico Tools
A list of events that you wish would occur


Wish_well   Dico Tools
Feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of


Wisp   Dico Tools
A small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"


Wisp   Dico Tools
A flock of snipe


Wisp   Dico Tools
A small bundle of straw or hay


Wisp   Dico Tools
A small person; "a mere wisp of a girl"


Wisplike   Dico Tools
Thin and weak; "a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson


Wispy   Dico Tools
Lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"


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Wispy   Dico Tools
Thin and weak; "a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson


Wistaria   Dico Tools
Any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria


Wister   Dico Tools
United States writer (1860-1938)


Wisteria   Dico Tools
Any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria


Wisteria_chinensis   Dico Tools
Having deep purple flowers


Wisteria_floribunda   Dico Tools
Having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue


Wisteria_frutescens   Dico Tools
An eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers


Wisteria_venusta   Dico Tools
A wisteria of China having white flowers


Wistful   Dico Tools
Showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"


Wistful   Dico Tools
Full of longing or unfulfilled desire; "those wistful little ads that the lovelorn place in the classifieds"


Wistfully   Dico Tools
In a wistful manner; "his sister would have looked beautiful in that dress, he thought wistfully, just like an angel"


Wistfulness   Dico Tools
A sadly pensive longing


Wit   Dico Tools
Mental ability; "he''s got plenty of brains but no common sense"


Wit   Dico Tools
A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter


Wit   Dico Tools
A witty amusing person who makes jokes


Witch   Dico Tools
A being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil


Witch   Dico Tools
A female sorcerer or magician


Witch   Dico Tools
An ugly evil-looking old woman


Witch   Dico Tools
Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something


Witch's_brew   Dico Tools
A fearsome mixture; "a witches'' brew of gansters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches'' brew"


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Witch-hazel_family   Dico Tools
Comprises genera Hamamelis; Corylopsis; Fothergilla; Liquidambar; Parrotia; other small genera


Witch-hunt   Dico Tools
Searching out and harassing dissenters


Witch-hunter   Dico Tools
Someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions


Witchcraft   Dico Tools
The art of sorcery


Witchery   Dico Tools
The art of sorcery


Witches'_brew   Dico Tools
A fearsome mixture; "a witches'' brew of gansters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches'' brew"


Witches'_broom   Dico Tools
An abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance


Witches'_broth   Dico Tools
A fearsome mixture; "a witches'' brew of gansters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches'' brew"


Witches'_butter   Dico Tools
A yellow jelly fungus


Witches'_Sabbath   Dico Tools
A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy


Witchgrass   Dico Tools
European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed


Witchgrass   Dico Tools
North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land


Witching(a)   Dico Tools
Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "''tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wi


Witchlike   Dico Tools
Being or having the character of witchcraft


Witch_alder   Dico Tools
Any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains


Witch_broom   Dico Tools
An abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance


Witch_doctor   Dico Tools
Someone who is believed to heal through magical powers


Witch_elm   Dico Tools
Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree


Witch_grass   Dico Tools
European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed


Witch_grass   Dico Tools
North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land


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Witch_hazel   Dico Tools
Lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant


Witch_hazel   Dico Tools
Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion


With-it   Dico Tools
Having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment


With-it   Dico Tools
In accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique"


Withal   Dico Tools
Despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I''m a little afraid, however I''d like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all t


Withal   Dico Tools
Together with this


Withdraw   Dico Tools
Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the envir


Withdraw   Dico Tools
Keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"


Withdraw   Dico Tools
Take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"


Withdraw   Dico Tools
Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We''ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"


Withdraw   Dico Tools
Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"


Withdraw   Dico Tools
Lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"


Withdraw   Dico Tools
Pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"


Withdraw   Dico Tools
Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital''s emergency bank"


Withdraw   Dico Tools
Cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"


Withdraw   Dico Tools
Withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"


Withdraw   Dico Tools
Retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"


Withdraw   Dico Tools
Break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"


Withdrawal   Dico Tools
The act of withdrawing


Withdrawal   Dico Tools
The termination of drug taking


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Withdrawal   Dico Tools
Formal separation from an alliance or federation


Withdrawal   Dico Tools
The act of taking out money or other capital


Withdrawal   Dico Tools
A retraction of a previously held position


Withdrawal   Dico Tools
Avoiding emotional involvement


Withdrawal_method   Dico Tools
A method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation


Withdrawal_symptom   Dico Tools
Any physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of the drug


Withdrawer   Dico Tools
A depositor who withdraws funds previously deposited


Withdrawer   Dico Tools
A student who withdraws from the educational institution in which he or she was enrolled


Withdrawer   Dico Tools
A contestant who withdraws from competition


Withdrawer   Dico Tools
A drug addict who is discontinuing the use of narcotics


Withdrawer   Dico Tools
An individualist who withdraws from social interaction


Withdrawer   Dico Tools
An authority who withdraws permission


Withdrawing   Dico Tools
Forced withdrawal; "pursued the withdrawing redcoats"


Withdrawing_room   Dico Tools
A formal room where visitors can be received and entertained


Withdrawn   Dico Tools
Tending to reserve or introspection; "a quiet indrawn man"


Withdrawn   Dico Tools
Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life"


Withdrawnness   Dico Tools
A disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner


Withe   Dico Tools
Band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems


Withe   Dico Tools
Strong flexible twig


Wither   Dico Tools
Wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"


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Wither   Dico Tools
Lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"


Withered   Dico Tools
Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman''s shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered


Withered   Dico Tools
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"


Withering   Dico Tools
Any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)


Withering   Dico Tools
Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"


Withering   Dico Tools
Making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I''ve a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert


Witheringly   Dico Tools
In a withering manner; "guns fired witheringly at the railroad cars"


Withers   Dico Tools
The highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals


Withers   Dico Tools
Sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase `wring one''s withers''); "the lawsuit was wringing his withers"; "our withers are unwrung"--Shakespeare


Witherspoon   Dico Tools
American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794)


Withhold   Dico Tools
Hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"


Withhold   Dico Tools
Retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"


Withholder   Dico Tools
A person who restrains or checks or holds back


Withholder   Dico Tools
A person who refrains from granting; "a withholder of payments"


Withholding   Dico Tools
The act of deducting from an employee''s salary


Withholding   Dico Tools
The act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence"


Withholding   Dico Tools
Income tax withheld from employees'' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer


Withholding_tax   Dico Tools
Income tax withheld from employees'' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer


Within   Dico Tools
On the inside; "inside, the car is a mess"


Within_reason   Dico Tools
To a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason"


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Without_aim   Dico Tools
In an aimless manner; "he wandered around aimlessly"


Without_ambiguity   Dico Tools
In an unambiguous manner; "she stated her intentions unequivocally"


Without_a_stitch   Dico Tools
Without any clothing at all


Without_becoming_upset   Dico Tools
Without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism in stride"


Without_bias   Dico Tools
Without selfish motives; "he decided the case disinterestedly"


Without_bloodshed   Dico Tools
In a bloodless manner; without shedding blood; "the coup disposed of the dictator bloodlessly"


Without_checking   Dico Tools
With trust and confidence; "we accepted him on faith"


Without_concern   Dico Tools
In an unconcerned manner; "she could leave the children alone at home without fear"


Without_consideration   Dico Tools
In an inconsiderate manner; "inconsiderately, he asked to be invited for dinner"


Without_delay   Dico Tools
In a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly"


Without_diplomacy   Dico Tools
In an undiplomatic manner; "she declined the invitation undiplomatically"


Without_doubt   Dico Tools
Used to reinforces an assertion; "it''s expensive all right"


Without_doubt   Dico Tools
With certainty; "it''s undoubtedly very beautiful"


Without_doubt   Dico Tools
Admittedly; "to be sure, he is no Einstein"


Without_emotion   Dico Tools
In a cold unemotional manner; "he killed her in cold blood"


Without_emotion   Dico Tools
In an unemotional manner; "the defendant stared unemotionally at the victim''s family"


Without_end   Dico Tools
(spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; "the Nubian desert seemed to stretch out before them endlessly"


Without_expression   Dico Tools
In a blank manner; "she stared at him blankly"


Without_favoring_one_party   Dico Tools
In a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another"


Without_favouring_one_party   Dico Tools
In a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another"


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Without_fear   Dico Tools
In an unconcerned manner; "she could leave the children alone at home without fear"


Without_formality   Dico Tools
Without formality; "he visited us informally"


Without_graciousness   Dico Tools
Without grace; rigidly; "they moved woodenly"


Without_humor   Dico Tools
In a humorless manner; "he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors"


Without_humour   Dico Tools
In a humorless manner; "he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors"


Without_moderation   Dico Tools
In an immoderate manner; "he eats immoderately"


Without_modesty   Dico Tools
In an immodest manner; "the book was entitled, immodestly, `All about Wisdom''"


Without_questioning   Dico Tools
In every detail; "he believed her story hook, line, and sinker"


Without_reasoning   Dico Tools
In an irrational manner; "they acted irrationally"


Without_showing_responsibility   Dico Tools
In an irresponsible manner; "he acted irresponsibly"


Without_stopping   Dico Tools
On and on for a long time; "the child cried no end"


Without_sympathy   Dico Tools
In an unsympathetic manner; "the judge listened to the accused unsympathetically"


Without_thinking   Dico Tools
In a stupid manner; "he had stupidly bought a one way ticket"


Without_worrying   Dico Tools
In an unconcerned manner; "she could leave the children alone at home without fear"


Withstand   Dico Tools
Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something


Withstand   Dico Tools
Resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"


Withstander   Dico Tools
A fighter who holds out against attack


Withstander   Dico Tools
An opponent who resists with force or resolution; "obstinate withstanders of innovation"


Withy   Dico Tools
Strong flexible twig


With_adroitness   Dico Tools
In an adroit manner; "he handled the situation adroitly"


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With_all_respect   Dico Tools
In a respectful manner; "might I respectfully suggest to the Town Council that they should adopt a policy of masterly inactivity?"


With_ambition   Dico Tools
In an ambitious and energetic manner; "she pursued her goals ambitiously"


With_an_editorial   Dico Tools
By means of an editorial; "the paper commented editorially on the scandal"


With_approval   Dico Tools
In an approving manner; "she nodded approvingly"


With_attention   Dico Tools
In an attentive manner; "he listened attentively"


With_authority   Dico Tools
In an authoritative manner; "she spoke authoritatively"


With_a_rush   Dico Tools
Without delay; "she tackled the job lickety-split"


With_bitterness   Dico Tools
In a resentful manner; "she complained bitterly"


With_boldness   Dico Tools
In a bold manner; "we must tackle these tasks boldly"


With_chemicals   Dico Tools
By the use of chemicals; "chemically fertilized"


With_child(p)   Dico Tools
In an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"


With_compassion   Dico Tools
In a compassionate manner; "the nurse looked at him pityingly"


With_competence   Dico Tools
In a competent capable manner; "they worked competently"


With_conceit   Dico Tools
In a conceited manner; "he always acts so conceitedly!"


With_concern   Dico Tools
In a manner showing concern; "`Are you all right,'' he asked concernedly"


With_confidence   Dico Tools
In a confident manner; "we have to do what is right confidently"


With_consideration   Dico Tools
In a considerate manner; "they considerately withdrew"


With_convulsions   Dico Tools
In a convulsive way; "her leg twitched convulsively"


With_courtesy   Dico Tools
In a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...''"


With_cynicism   Dico Tools
In a cynical manner; "Larsen''s frost-blackened lips curved cynically"


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With_determination   Dico Tools
In a determined manner; "he clung to the past determinedly"


With_diplomacy   Dico Tools
In a diplomatic manner; "he answered very diplomatically"


With_efficiency   Dico Tools
In an efficient manner; "he functions efficiently"


With_empathy   Dico Tools
In a sympathetic manner; "she listened to him sympathetically"


With_excitement   Dico Tools
In an excited manner; "she shook his hand excitedly"


With_expertise   Dico Tools
In an expert manner; "he repaired the TV set expertly"


With_formality   Dico Tools
In a formal manner; "he was dressed rather formally"


With_full_force   Dico Tools
With all your strength; "he pulled the ropes amain"


With_greater_reason   Dico Tools
For a still stronger, more certain reason; "if you are wrong then, a foritori, so am I"


With_great_care   Dico Tools
In a careful manner; "you must treat this plant just so"


With_happiness   Dico Tools
In a joyous manner; "they shouted happily"


With_hostility   Dico Tools
In a belligerent hostile manner; "he pushed her against the wall belligerently"


With_humor   Dico Tools
In a humorous manner; "Dickens had humorously suggested a special service of intercession at St. Paul''s Cathedral"


With_humour   Dico Tools
In a humorous manner; "Dickens had humorously suggested a special service of intercession at St. Paul''s Cathedral"


With_impatience   Dico Tools
In an impatient manner; "he answered her impatiently"


With_inspiration   Dico Tools
In an inspiring manner, "he talked inspirationally"


With_kid_gloves   Dico Tools
With caution or prudence or tact; "she ventured cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the incident with kid gloves"


With_longing   Dico Tools
In a yearning manner; "he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit''"


With_love   Dico Tools
In an amorous manner; "he looked at her amorously"


With_many_interruptions   Dico Tools
Intermittently; "he worked on his book by fits and starts"


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With_mercy   Dico Tools
In a compassionate manner; "he dealt with the thief mercifully"


With_moderation   Dico Tools
In a moderate manner; "he drinks moderately"


With_modesty   Dico Tools
In a modest manner; "the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare''"


With_more_reason   Dico Tools
For a still stronger, more certain reason; "if you are wrong then, a foritori, so am I"


With_much_to-do   Dico Tools
With much ceremony; "they celebrated her birthday in a big way"


With_nostalgia   Dico Tools
In a nostalgic manner; "they spent an hour together, talking nostalgically as they wandered slowly down the coast road"


With_ostentation   Dico Tools
In an ostentatious manner; "Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly"


With_patience   Dico Tools
In a patient manner; "he patiently played with the child"


With_pity   Dico Tools
In a compassionate manner; "the nurse looked at him pityingly"


With_politeness   Dico Tools
In a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...''"


With_pride   Dico Tools
In a proud manner; "he walked proudly into town"


With_reason   Dico Tools
With good reason; "he is justifiably bitter"


With_specific_intentions   Dico Tools
For the express purpose; "she needs the money expressly for her patients"


With_speculation   Dico Tools
In a speculative manner; "he looked at her speculatively"


With_spite   Dico Tools
In a spiteful manner; "he answered his accusers spitefully"


With_success   Dico Tools
In a successful manner; "she performed the surgery successfully"


With_sympathy   Dico Tools
In a sympathetic manner; "she listened to him sympathetically"


With_that   Dico Tools
Immediately after that; "thereupon the entire class applauded"; "with that, she left the room"; "I therewith withdraw my complaints"


With_the_wind   Dico Tools
In the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind"


With_validity   Dico Tools
In a valid manner; "this may not validly be done"


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With_wisdom   Dico Tools
In a wise manner; "she acted wisely when she invited her parents"


Witless   Dico Tools
(of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment


Witloof   Dico Tools
Young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head


Witloof   Dico Tools
Widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched


Witness   Dico Tools
Testimony by word or deed to your religious faith


Witness   Dico Tools
A close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"


Witness   Dico Tools
Someone who sees an event and reports what happened


Witness   Dico Tools
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature


Witness   Dico Tools
(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law


Witness   Dico Tools
Be a witness to


Witness   Dico Tools
Perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You''ll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see


Witnesser   Dico Tools
Someone who sees an event and reports what happened


Witness_box   Dico Tools
A box enclosure for a witness when testifying


Witness_stand   Dico Tools
A box enclosure for a witness when testifying


Witold_Gombrowicz   Dico Tools
Polish author (1904-1969)


Wits   Dico Tools
The basic human power of intelligent thought and perception; "he used his wits to get ahead"; "I was scared out of my wits"; "he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind"


Wittgenstein   Dico Tools
British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951)


Wittgensteinian   Dico Tools
In the manner of Ludwig Wittgenstein


Witticism   Dico Tools
A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter


Wittily   Dico Tools
In a witty manner; "he would wittily chime into our conversation"


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Wittiness   Dico Tools
A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter


Witting   Dico Tools
Aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists"


Witting   Dico Tools
Intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy"


Wittingly   Dico Tools
With full knowledge and deliberation; "he wittingly deleted the references"


Witty   Dico Tools
Combining clever conception and facetious expression; "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent"


Witwatersrand   Dico Tools
A rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese


Wive   Dico Tools
Provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife


Wive   Dico Tools
Marry a woman, take a wife


Wive   Dico Tools
Take (someone) as a wife


Wivern   Dico Tools
A fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs


Wiz   Dico Tools
Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field


Wizard   Dico Tools
Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field


Wizard   Dico Tools
One who practices magic or sorcery


Wizard(a)   Dico Tools
Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "''tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wi


Wizardly   Dico Tools
Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "''tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wi


Wizardry   Dico Tools
Exceptional creative ability


Wizen   Dico Tools
Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman''s shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered


Wizened   Dico Tools
Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman''s shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered


WLAN   Dico Tools
A local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol


WMD   Dico Tools
A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)


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WMO   Dico Tools
The United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data


WNW   Dico Tools
The compass point midway between west and northwest


Woad   Dico Tools
Any of several herbs of the genus Isatis


Woad   Dico Tools
A blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant


Woadwaxen   Dico Tools
Small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental


Wobble   Dico Tools
An unsteady rocking motion


Wobble   Dico Tools
Move unsteadily; "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street"


Wobble   Dico Tools
Tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"


Wobble   Dico Tools
Move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"


Wobbler   Dico Tools
Something that wobbles


Wobbling   Dico Tools
(of sound) fluctuating unsteadily; "a low-pitched wobbling sound"


Wobbly   Dico Tools
A member of the Industrial Workers of the World


Wobbly   Dico Tools
Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"


Wodan   Dico Tools
Chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan


Wodehouse   Dico Tools
English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975)


Woden   Dico Tools
Chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan


Woe   Dico Tools
Intense mournfulness


Woe   Dico Tools
Misery resulting from affliction


Woebegone   Dico Tools
Affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier


Woebegone   Dico Tools
Worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"


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Woeful   Dico Tools
Affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier


Woeful   Dico Tools
Of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"


Woefully   Dico Tools
In an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"


Woefulness   Dico Tools
Intense mournfulness


Wog   Dico Tools
An offensive slang term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia


Wok   Dico Tools
Pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking


Wold   Dico Tools
A tract of open rolling country (especially upland)


Wolf   Dico Tools
Any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs


Wolf   Dico Tools
A cruelly rapacious person


Wolf   Dico Tools
A man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women


Wolf   Dico Tools
German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)


Wolf   Dico Tools
Austrian composer (1860-1903)


Wolf   Dico Tools
Eat hastily; "The teenager wolfed down the pizza"


Wolf's_bane   Dico Tools
Poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock


Wolf's_milk   Dico Tools
Tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America


Wolf-whistle   Dico Tools
Whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males


Wolfbane   Dico Tools
Poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock


Wolfe   Dico Tools
United States writer best known for his autobiographical novels (1900-1938)


Wolfe   Dico Tools
United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)


Wolff   Dico Tools
German anatomist (1733-1794)


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Wolffia   Dico Tools
Minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond


Wolffia_columbiana   Dico Tools
Smallest flowering plants known; of the Americas


Wolffiella   Dico Tools
Minute rootless aquatic herbs having flat fronds floating on or below the water surface and bearing 1-2 flowers per frond; America and Africa


Wolffiella_gladiata   Dico Tools
Having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America


Wolffish   Dico Tools
Large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin


Wolffish   Dico Tools
Large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins


Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart   Dico Tools
Prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791)


Wolfgang_Pauli   Dico Tools
United States physicist (born in Austria) who proposed the exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for the periodic table) (1900-1958)


Wolfhound   Dico Tools
The largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves


Wolfish   Dico Tools
Devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"


Wolfish   Dico Tools
Resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf; "ran in wolflike packs"; "wolfish rapacity"


Wolfishly   Dico Tools
In the manner of a wolf


Wolflike   Dico Tools
Resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf; "ran in wolflike packs"; "wolfish rapacity"


Wolfman   Dico Tools
A monster able to change appearance from human to wolf


Wolfram   Dico Tools
A heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite


Wolframite   Dico Tools
A mineral consisting of iron-manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks


Wolfram_steel   Dico Tools
A very hard heat-resistant steel containing tungsten


Wolfsbane   Dico Tools
Poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock


Wolf_bean   Dico Tools
White-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control


Wolf_boy   Dico Tools
A male person assumed to have been raised by wolves


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Wolf_cub   Dico Tools
A young wolf


Wolf_down   Dico Tools
Eat hastily; "The teenager wolfed down the pizza"


Wolf_fish   Dico Tools
Large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins


Wolf_pack   Dico Tools
A group of wolves hunting together


Wolf_pack   Dico Tools
A group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys


Wolf_pup   Dico Tools
A young wolf


Wolf_spider   Dico Tools
Ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web


Wollaston   Dico Tools
English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828)


Wollastonite   Dico Tools
A white or grayish mineral typically found in metamorphic limestone; a silicate of calcium


Wollaston_prism   Dico Tools
Optical device that produces plane-polarized ultraviolet light


Wollemi_pine   Dico Tools
Newly discovered (1994) pine thought to have been long extinct; Australia; genus and species names not yet assigned


Wollstonecraft   Dico Tools
English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary Shelley (1759-1797)


Wolof   Dico Tools
The West AFrican language of the Wolof people in Senegal; related to Fula


Wolstonian_glaciation   Dico Tools
The next-to-last Plesitocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time


Wolverine   Dico Tools
Stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal


Wolverine   Dico Tools
Wolverine of northern Eurasia


Wolverine   Dico Tools
A resident of Michigan


Wolverine_State   Dico Tools
A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region


Woman   Dico Tools
Women as a class; "it''s an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"


Woman   Dico Tools
A human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet"


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Woman   Dico Tools
An adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"


Woman   Dico Tools
A female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman"


Woman's_body   Dico Tools
The body of an adult woman


Woman's_doctor   Dico Tools
A specialist in gynecology


Woman's_hat   Dico Tools
Hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner


Woman-worship   Dico Tools
Worship of women


Womanhood   Dico Tools
The status of a woman


Womanhood   Dico Tools
Women as a class; "it''s an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"


Womanhood   Dico Tools
The state of being an adult woman


Womanise   Dico Tools
Have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for years"


Womaniser   Dico Tools
A man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them


Womanish   Dico Tools
Having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men; "womanish tears"


Womanishness   Dico Tools
The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)


Womanize   Dico Tools
To give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man"


Womanize   Dico Tools
Have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for years"


Womanizer   Dico Tools
A man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them


Womankind   Dico Tools
Women as distinguished from men


Womanlike   Dico Tools
The trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female


Womanlike   Dico Tools
Resembling a woman; "a womanlike stone image"


Womanliness   Dico Tools
The trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female


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Womanly   Dico Tools
Befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion"


Woman_chaser   Dico Tools
A man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women


Woman_hater   Dico Tools
A misanthrope who dislikes women in particular


Woman_of_the_house   Dico Tools
A wife who who manages a household while her husband earns the family income


Woman_of_the_street   Dico Tools
A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money


Womb   Dico Tools
A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus


Womb-to-tomb   Dico Tools
Continuing through life; "a lifelong friend"; "from lifelong habit"; "his lifelong study of Greek art"


Wombat   Dico Tools
Burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger


Women's_lib   Dico Tools
The movement aimed at equal rights for women


Women's_liberationist   Dico Tools
A supporter of feminism


Women's_liberation_movement   Dico Tools
The movement aimed at equal rights for women


Women's_rightist   Dico Tools
A supporter of feminism


Won   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in North Korea


Won   Dico Tools
The basic unit of money in South Korea


Won   Dico Tools
Not subject to defeat; "with that move it''s a won game"


Won-lost_record   Dico Tools
(sports) a record of win versus losses


Wonder   Dico Tools
A state in which you want to learn more about something


Wonder   Dico Tools
Something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"


Wonder   Dico Tools
The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising


Wonder   Dico Tools
Have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"


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Wonder   Dico Tools
Place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"


Wonder   Dico Tools
Be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child''s linguistic abilities"


Wonder-struck   Dico Tools
Affected by or overcome with wonder


Wonderberry   Dico Tools
Improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries


Wonderer   Dico Tools
Someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something


Wonderer   Dico Tools
Someone who is curious about something


Wonderful   Dico Tools
Extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"


Wonderfully   Dico Tools
(used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly"


Wonderfulness   Dico Tools
Admirable excellence


Wondering(a)   Dico Tools
Showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"


Wonderingly   Dico Tools
In a curious and questioning manner; "they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions"


Wonderland   Dico Tools
An imaginary realm of marvels or wonders


Wonderland   Dico Tools
A place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder


Wonderment   Dico Tools
The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising


Wonderworking   Dico Tools
Performing or able to perform wonders or miracles


Wonder_bean   Dico Tools
Annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage


Wonder_boy   Dico Tools
A man who is unusually successful at an early age


Wonder_child   Dico Tools
A prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy"


Wonder_flower   Dico Tools
South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers


Wonder_woman   Dico Tools
A woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same time


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Wondrous   Dico Tools
Extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"


Wondrous   Dico Tools
(used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly"


Wondrously   Dico Tools
(used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly"


Wonk   Dico Tools
An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively


Wonky   Dico Tools
Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"


Wonky   Dico Tools
Turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"


Wont   Dico Tools
A pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"


Wont   Dico Tools
An established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"


Wonted(a)   Dico Tools
Commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor"


Wonton   Dico Tools
A soup with won ton dumplings


Wonton   Dico Tools
A Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup


Wonton_soup   Dico Tools
A soup with won ton dumplings


Wont_to(p)   Dico Tools
In the habit; "I am used to hitchhiking"; "you''ll get used to the idea"; "...was wont to complain that this is a cold world"- Henry David Thoreau


Won_ton   Dico Tools
A soup with won ton dumplings


Won_ton   Dico Tools
A Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup


Woo   Dico Tools
Make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"


Woo   Dico Tools
Seek someone''s favor; "China is wooing Russia"


Wood   Dico Tools
A golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; metal woods are now available


Wood   Dico Tools
Any wind instrument other than the brass instruments


Wood   Dico Tools
The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area


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Wood   Dico Tools
United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)


Wood   Dico Tools
English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)


Wood   Dico Tools
English conductor (1869-1944)


Wood   Dico Tools
United States film actress (1938-1981)


Wood   Dico Tools
The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees


Wood's_alloy   Dico Tools
A fusible bismuth-base alloy; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit


Wood's_metal   Dico Tools
A fusible bismuth-base alloy; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit


Wood-creeper   Dico Tools
Any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers


Wood-fern   Dico Tools
Any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris


Wood-frog   Dico Tools
Wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce


Wood-rat   Dico Tools
Any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)


Wood-sorrel_family   Dico Tools
A family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers


Woodbine   Dico Tools
European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers


Woodbine   Dico Tools
Common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit


Woodborer   Dico Tools
Any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood


Woodbury   Dico Tools
United States social economist (1876-1933)


Woodcarver   Dico Tools
Makes decorative wooden panels


Woodcarving   Dico Tools
A carving created by carving wood


Woodchuck   Dico Tools
Reddish brown North American marmot


Woodcock   Dico Tools
Game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe


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Woodcock_snipe   Dico Tools
Small long-billed American woodcock; prized as a game bird


Woodcock_snipe   Dico Tools
Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe


Woodcraft   Dico Tools
Skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood


Woodcraft   Dico Tools
Skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping)


Woodcreeper   Dico Tools
Any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers


Woodcut   Dico Tools
Engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints


Woodcut   Dico Tools
An engraving made from a woodcut


Woodcutter   Dico Tools
Cuts down trees and chops wood as a job


Wooded   Dico Tools
Covered with growing trees and bushes etc; "wooded land"; "a heavily wooded tract"


Wooden   Dico Tools
Lacking ease or grace; "the actor''s performance was wooden"; "a wooden smile"


Wooden   Dico Tools
Made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood; "a wooden box"; "an ancient cart with wooden wheels"; "wood houses"; "a wood fire"


Wooden-headed   Dico Tools
Used informally


Woodenly   Dico Tools
Without grace; rigidly; "they moved woodenly"


Woodenware   Dico Tools
Ware for domestic use made of wood


Wooden_Horse   Dico Tools
A large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War


Wooden_leg   Dico Tools
A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg


Wooden_shoe   Dico Tools
A shoe carved from a single block of wood


Wooden_spoon   Dico Tools
A spoon made of wood


Wooden_spoon   Dico Tools
A booby prize consisting of a spoon made of wood


Woodfern   Dico Tools
Any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris


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Woodgrain   Dico Tools
Texture of fibers in wood


Woodgraining   Dico Tools
A texture like that of wood


Woodhewer   Dico Tools
Any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers


Woodhull   Dico Tools
United States advocate of women''s suffrage; in 1872 she was the first woman to run for the United States presidency (1838-1927)


Woodland   Dico Tools
Land that is covered with trees and shrubs


Woodland_caribou   Dico Tools
Any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus


Woodland_oxeye   Dico Tools
Hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on rocky slopes


Woodland_star   Dico Tools
California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima


Woodland_white_violet   Dico Tools
Short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers


Woodlet   Dico Tools
Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth


Woodlouse   Dico Tools
Any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats


Woodman   Dico Tools
Makes things out of wood


Woodman   Dico Tools
Someone who lives in the woods


Woodpecker   Dico Tools
Bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects


Woodpile   Dico Tools
A pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel


Woodrow_Charles_Herman   Dico Tools
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)


Woodrow_Wilson   Dico Tools
28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)


Woodrow_Wilson_Guthrie   Dico Tools
United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967)


Woodruff   Dico Tools
Any plant of the genus Asperula


Woodruff   Dico Tools
Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula


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Woods   Dico Tools
The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area


Woodscrew   Dico Tools
A metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver


Woodshed   Dico Tools
A shed for storing firewood or garden tools


Woodsia   Dico Tools
Any fern of the genus Woodsia


Woodsia_alpina   Dico Tools
Slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori


Woodsia_glabella   Dico Tools
Rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to eastern Asia


Woodsia_ilvensis   Dico Tools
A common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds


Woodsman   Dico Tools
Makes things out of wood


Woodsman   Dico Tools
Someone who lives in the woods


Woodsy   Dico Tools
Abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway"


Woodsy   Dico Tools
Characteristic or suggestive of woods; "a fresh woodsy fragrance"


Woodward   Dico Tools
United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979)


Woodward   Dico Tools
United States historian (born in 1908)


Woodwardia   Dico Tools
In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae: chain ferns


Woodwardia_virginica   Dico Tools
North American fern


Woodwaxen   Dico Tools
Small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental


Woodwind   Dico Tools
Any wind instrument other than the brass instruments


Woodwind_instrument   Dico Tools
Any wind instrument other than the brass instruments


Woodwork   Dico Tools
The craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood


Woodwork   Dico Tools
Work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture


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Woodworker   Dico Tools
Makes things out of wood


Woodworking   Dico Tools
The craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood


Woodworking_plane   Dico Tools
A carpenter''s hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"


Woodworking_vise   Dico Tools
A vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it


Woodworm   Dico Tools
A larva of a woodborer


Woody   Dico Tools
Made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls


Woody   Dico Tools
Abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway"


Woody   Dico Tools
Made of or containing or resembling wood; "woody plants"; "perennial herbs with woody stems"; "a woody taste"


Woody_Allen   Dico Tools
United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)


Woody_Guthrie   Dico Tools
United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967)


Woody_Herman   Dico Tools
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)


Woody_nightshade   Dico Tools
Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America


Woody_pear   Dico Tools
Tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp


Woody_plant   Dico Tools
A plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems


Wood_alcohol   Dico Tools
A light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol


Wood_anemone   Dico Tools
European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands


Wood_anemone   Dico Tools
Common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers


Wood_ant   Dico Tools
Reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands


Wood_aster   Dico Tools
Any of several asters of eastern North America usually growing in woods


Wood_avens   Dico Tools
Hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally


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Wood_block   Dico Tools
Engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints


Wood_chisel   Dico Tools
A chisel for working wood; it is either struck with a mallet or pushed by hand


Wood_coal   Dico Tools
A carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air


Wood_coal   Dico Tools
Intermediate between peat and bituminous coal


Wood_cudweed   Dico Tools
Weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike


Wood_drake   Dico Tools
Male wood duck


Wood_duck   Dico Tools
Showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees


Wood_engraving   Dico Tools
Engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints


Wood_engraving   Dico Tools
An engraving made from a woodcut


Wood_fern   Dico Tools
Any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris


Wood_file   Dico Tools
A coarse file with sharp pointed projections


Wood_frog   Dico Tools
Wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce


Wood_garlic   Dico Tools
Pungent Old World weedy plant


Wood_grain   Dico Tools
Texture of fibers in wood


Wood_hen   Dico Tools
Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting


Wood_hoopoe   Dico Tools
Tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest


Wood_horsetail   Dico Tools
Eurasia except southern Russia; northern North America


Wood_hyacinth   Dico Tools
Sometimes placed in genus Scilla


Wood_ibis   Dico Tools
American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics


Wood_ibis   Dico Tools
Old World wood ibis


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Wood_laurel   Dico Tools
A North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers


Wood_laurel   Dico Tools
Bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers


Wood_lily   Dico Tools
Lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers


Wood_lily   Dico Tools
Any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower


Wood_meadowgrass   Dico Tools
Slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia


Wood_mint   Dico Tools
American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers


Wood_mouse   Dico Tools
Any of various New World woodland mice


Wood_nettle   Dico Tools
American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles


Wood_nymph   Dico Tools
A deity or nymph of the woods


Wood_pewee   Dico Tools
Small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America


Wood_pigeon   Dico Tools
Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck


Wood_poppy   Dico Tools
Perennial here native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers


Wood_pulp   Dico Tools
Wood that has been ground to a pulp; used in making cellulose products (as rayon or paper)


Wood_pussy   Dico Tools
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae


Wood_rabbit   Dico Tools
Common small rabbit of North America having grayish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)


Wood_rat   Dico Tools
Any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)


Wood_sage   Dico Tools
Subshrub with serrate leaves and cream to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America


Wood_sage   Dico Tools
European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow flowers; naturalized in North America


Wood_shavings   Dico Tools
Thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing


Wood_sorrel   Dico Tools
Any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis


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Wood_spirit   Dico Tools
A light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol


Wood_spurge   Dico Tools
European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters


Wood_stork   Dico Tools
American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics


Wood_stork   Dico Tools
Old World wood ibis


Wood_strawberry   Dico Tools
Europe


Wood_sugar   Dico Tools
A sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics


Wood_swallow   Dico Tools
Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow


Wood_tar   Dico Tools
Any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood


Wood_thrush   Dico Tools
Large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song


Wood_tick   Dico Tools
Common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia


Wood_vinegar   Dico Tools
A red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars


Wood_violet   Dico Tools
Common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies


Wood_violet   Dico Tools
Common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows


Wood_vise   Dico Tools
A vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it


Wood_warbler   Dico Tools
European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage


Wood_warbler   Dico Tools
Small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song


Wood_widgeon   Dico Tools
Showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees


Wooer   Dico Tools
A man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess"


Woof   Dico Tools
The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving


Woofer   Dico Tools
A loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency sounds


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Wooing   Dico Tools
A man''s courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship"


Wool   Dico Tools
Outer coat of especially sheep and yaks


Wool   Dico Tools
A fabric made from the hair of sheep


Wool   Dico Tools
Fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving


Woolen   Dico Tools
A fabric made from the hair of sheep


Woolen   Dico Tools
Of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater"


Woolf   Dico Tools
English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941)


Woolgather   Dico Tools
Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy


Woolgatherer   Dico Tools
Someone who indulges in idle or absent-minded daydreaming


Woolgathering   Dico Tools
An idle indulgence in fantasy


Woolgathering   Dico Tools
Dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment"


Woollcott   Dico Tools
United States drama critic and journalist (1887-1943)


Woollen   Dico Tools
A fabric made from the hair of sheep


Woollen   Dico Tools
Of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater"


Woolley   Dico Tools
English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur (1880-1960)


Woolly   Dico Tools
Covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton"


Woolly   Dico Tools
Covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs"


Woolly   Dico Tools
Confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"


Woolly   Dico Tools
Having a fluffy character or appearance


Woolly-headed   Dico Tools
Confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"


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Woolly_adelgid   Dico Tools
An insect that feeds on hemlocks; its egg sacs are small fuzzy white balls like artificial snow on a Christmas tree


Woolly_alder_aphid   Dico Tools
Attacks alders


Woolly_aphid   Dico Tools
Secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads


Woolly_apple_aphid   Dico Tools
Primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees


Woolly_bear   Dico Tools
Caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests


Woolly_bear_caterpillar   Dico Tools
Caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests


Woolly_bear_moth   Dico Tools
Larva of moth of the family Arctiidae


Woolly_daisy   Dico Tools
Tiny gray woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum


Woolly_indris   Dico Tools
Nocturnal indris with thick gray-brown fur and a long tail


Woolly_mammoth   Dico Tools
Very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere


Woolly_manzanita   Dico Tools
Erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young


Woolly_monkey   Dico Tools
Large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins


Woolly_mullein   Dico Tools
Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches


Woolly_plant_louse   Dico Tools
Secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads


Woolly_rhinoceros   Dico Tools
Extinct thick-haired species of arctic regions


Woolly_sunflower   Dico Tools
Any plant of the genus Eriophyllum


Woolly_thistle   Dico Tools
Thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves


Woolly_thistle   Dico Tools
Biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America


Woolsorter   Dico Tools
A person who sorts wool into different grades


Woolsorter's_disease   Dico Tools
A form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse


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Woolsorter's_pneumonia   Dico Tools
A form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse


Woolworth   Dico Tools
United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919)


Wooly   Dico Tools
Covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs"


Wooly   Dico Tools
Confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"


Wooly   Dico Tools
Having a fluffy character or appearance


Wooly-minded   Dico Tools
Confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"


Wooly_blue_curls   Dico Tools
Aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico


Wooly_lip_fern   Dico Tools
Small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely wooly


Wool_fat   Dico Tools
A yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics


Wool_grass   Dico Tools
Grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass


Wool_grass   Dico Tools
Sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets


Wool_grease   Dico Tools
A yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics


Wool_oil   Dico Tools
Any oil used to oil wool before spinning


Wool_stapler   Dico Tools
A person who sorts wool into different grades


Wool_stapler   Dico Tools
A dealer in wool


Woozy   Dico Tools
Having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff"


Wop   Dico Tools
Offensive terms for a person of Italian descent


Worcester   Dico Tools
A cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn


Worcester   Dico Tools
An industrial and university city in central Massachusetts west of Boston


Worcester   Dico Tools
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)


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Worcestershire   Dico Tools
A savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices


Worcestershire_sauce   Dico Tools
A savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices


Worcester_sauce   Dico Tools
A savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices


Word   Dico Tools
A unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"


Word   Dico Tools
The sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"


Word   Dico Tools
New information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"


Word   Dico Tools
A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"


Word   Dico Tools
A brief statement; "he didn''t say a word about it"


Word   Dico Tools
An exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"


Word   Dico Tools
A verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"


Word   Dico Tools
A promise; "he gave his word"


Word   Dico Tools
The divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)


Word   Dico Tools
A word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"


Word   Dico Tools
Put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"


Word-blind   Dico Tools
Of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia


Word-for-word   Dico Tools
(of a translation) corresponding word for word with the original; "literal translation of the article"; "an awkward word-for-word translation"


Word-of-mouth   Dico Tools
Expressed orally; "a viva-voce report"; "the film had good word-of-mouth publicity"


Word-painter   Dico Tools
A writer of vivid or graphic descriptive power


Word-painting   Dico Tools
A graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"


Word-perfect   Dico Tools
Correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words; "a letter-perfect rendition of the soliloquy"; "she was word-perfect in her part"


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Word-splitting   Dico Tools
Making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn''t take his hairsplitting seriously"


Word-worship   Dico Tools
Worship of words


Wordbook   Dico Tools
A reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)


Wordfinder   Dico Tools
A thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want but cannot think of


Wordily   Dico Tools
In a verbose manner; "she explained her ideas verbosely"


Wordiness   Dico Tools
Boring verboseness


Wording   Dico Tools
The manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton


Wordless   Dico Tools
Expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and


Wordlessly   Dico Tools
Without speaking; "he sat mutely next to her"


Wordmonger   Dico Tools
A writer who uses language carelessly or pretentiously with little regard for meaning


WordNet   Dico Tools
A machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University


Wordnet   Dico Tools
Any of the machine-readable lexical databases modeled after the Princeton WordNet


Wordplay   Dico Tools
A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"


Words   Dico Tools
Language that is spoken or written; "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words"


Words   Dico Tools
Words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"


Words   Dico Tools
The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"


Words   Dico Tools
The words that are spoken; "I listened to his words very closely"


Words   Dico Tools
An angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"


Wordsmith   Dico Tools
A fluent and prolific writer


Wordsworth   Dico Tools
A romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)


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Wordsworthian   Dico Tools
In the manner of William Wordsworth


Words_per_minute   Dico Tools
The rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing)


Wordy   Dico Tools
Using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"


Wordy   Dico Tools
Use of more words than required to express an idea; "a wordy gossipy account of a simple incident"; "a redundant text crammed with amplifications of the obvious"


Word_accent   Dico Tools
The distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word


Word_blindness   Dico Tools
Inability to perceive written words


Word_class   Dico Tools
One of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context


Word_deafness   Dico Tools
An impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss


Word_division   Dico Tools
Division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page


Word_finder   Dico Tools
A thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want but cannot think of


Word_form   Dico Tools
The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"


Word_for_word   Dico Tools
Using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim"


Word_game   Dico Tools
Any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words


Word_meaning   Dico Tools
The accepted meaning of a word


Word_of_advice   Dico Tools
Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)


Word_of_farewell   Dico Tools
An acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting


Word_of_God   Dico Tools
The sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"


Word_of_God   Dico Tools
The message of the gospel of Christ


Word_of_God   Dico Tools
A manifestation of the mind and will of God


Word_of_honor   Dico Tools
A promise; "he gave his word"


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Word_of_mouth   Dico Tools
Gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"


Word_order   Dico Tools
The order of words in a text


Word_picture   Dico Tools
A graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"


Word_play   Dico Tools
Playing on words or speech sounds


Word_processing   Dico Tools
Rapid and efficient processing (storage and printing) of linguistic data for composition and editing


Word_processing_system   Dico Tools
An application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer


Word_processor   Dico Tools
An application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer


Word_salad   Dico Tools
Jumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in schizophrenia


Word_sense   Dico Tools
The accepted meaning of a word


Word_square   Dico Tools
A puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across


Word_stress   Dico Tools
The distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word


Word_string   Dico Tools
A linear sequence of words as spoken or written


Word_structure   Dico Tools
The admissible arrangement of sounds in words


Work   Dico Tools
Activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"


Work   Dico Tools
The occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"


Work   Dico Tools
The total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso''s work can be divided into periods"


Work   Dico Tools
A product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewe


Work   Dico Tools
A place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"


Work   Dico Tools
Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design"


Work   Dico Tools
(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force times distance"


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Work   Dico Tools
Give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one''s muscles"


Work   Dico Tools
Arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"


Work   Dico Tools
Go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"


Work   Dico Tools
Cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"


Work   Dico Tools
Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn''t going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He


Work   Dico Tools
Use or manipulate to one''s advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"


Work   Dico Tools
Make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"


Work   Dico Tools
Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won''t go unless it''s plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn''t work anymore"


Work   Dico Tools
Move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"


Work   Dico Tools
Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"


Work   Dico Tools
Make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"


Work   Dico Tools
Shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"


Work   Dico Tools
Prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"


Work   Dico Tools
Gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"


Work   Dico Tools
Move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension"


Work   Dico Tools
Proceed along a path; "work one''s way through the crowd"; "make one''s way into the forest"


Work   Dico Tools
Provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"


Work   Dico Tools
Proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"


Work   Dico Tools
Cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"


Work   Dico Tools
Be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"


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Work   Dico Tools
Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"


Work   Dico Tools
Cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"


Work   Dico Tools
Operate in or through; "Work the phones"


Work   Dico Tools
Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn''t work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn''t work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works on


Work   Dico Tools
Have and exert influence or effect; "The artist''s work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"


Work   Dico Tools
Operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"


Work   Dico Tools
Behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well"


Work-board   Dico Tools
A horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work


Work-clothes   Dico Tools
Clothing worn for doing manual labor


Work-clothing   Dico Tools
Clothing worn for doing manual labor


Work-in   Dico Tools
Occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory


Work-shy   Dico Tools
Disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"


Work-study_program   Dico Tools
An educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study


Workable   Dico Tools
Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are


Workaday   Dico Tools
Found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there''s nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant


Workaholic   Dico Tools
Person with a compulsive need to work


Workaholism   Dico Tools
Compulsiveness about working


Workbag   Dico Tools
Container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)


Workbasket   Dico Tools
Container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)


Workbench   Dico Tools
A strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic


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Workboard   Dico Tools
A horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work


Workbook   Dico Tools
A student''s book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them


Workbox   Dico Tools
Container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)


Workday   Dico Tools
The amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day"


Workday   Dico Tools
A day on which work is done


Worked_up   Dico Tools
Of persons; excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"


Worker   Dico Tools
Sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae


Worker   Dico Tools
A person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"


Worker   Dico Tools
A person who acts and gets things done; "he''s a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he''s a miracle worker"


Worker   Dico Tools
A member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!"


Worker_bee   Dico Tools
Sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive


Workfellow   Dico Tools
An associate you work with


Workflow   Dico Tools
Progress (or rate of progress) in work being done


Workforce   Dico Tools
The force of workers available


Workhorse   Dico Tools
A horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor


Workhorse   Dico Tools
Machine that performs dependably under heavy use; "the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world"


Workhouse   Dico Tools
A county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months


Workhouse   Dico Tools
A poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor


Working   Dico Tools
A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked


Working   Dico Tools
Serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity; "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects"


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Working   Dico Tools
Adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something; "the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish"


Working(a)   Dico Tools
Actively engaged in paid work; "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night"


Working(a)   Dico Tools
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"


Working(a)   Dico Tools
Adopted as a temporary basis for further work; "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis"


Working-class   Dico Tools
Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw


Working-class   Dico Tools
Working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries; "working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor"


Workings   Dico Tools
A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked


Workings   Dico Tools
The internal mechanism of a device


Working_agreement   Dico Tools
An informal agreement to work together


Working_capital   Dico Tools
Assets available for use in the production of further assets


Working_class   Dico Tools
A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"


Working_day   Dico Tools
The amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day"


Working_day   Dico Tools
A day on which work is done


Working_dog   Dico Tools
Any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs


Working_girl   Dico Tools
A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money


Working_girl   Dico Tools
A young woman who is employed


Working_group   Dico Tools
A group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks"


Working_man   Dico Tools
An employee who performs manual or industrial labor


Working_memory   Dico Tools
Memory for intermediate results that must be held during thinking


Working_out   Dico Tools
Developing in intricate and painstaking detail


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Working_papers   Dico Tools
A legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries


Working_papers   Dico Tools
Records kept of activities involved in carrying out a project; "the auditor was required to produce his working papers"


Working_party   Dico Tools
A group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks"


Working_person   Dico Tools
An employee who performs manual or industrial labor


Working_principle   Dico Tools
A rule that is adequate to permit work to be done


Working_rule   Dico Tools
A rule that is adequate to permit work to be done


Workload   Dico Tools
Work that a person is expected to do in a specified time


Workman   Dico Tools
An employee who performs manual or industrial labor


Workmanlike   Dico Tools
Worthy of a good workman; "a competent job"; "the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index"


Workmanship   Dico Tools
Skill in an occupation or trade


Workmate   Dico Tools
A fellow worker


Workmen's_compensation   Dico Tools
Compensation for death or injury suffered by a worker in the course of his employment


Workout   Dico Tools
The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"


Workout_suit   Dico Tools
Garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt


Workpiece   Dico Tools
Work consisting of a piece of metal being machined


Workplace   Dico Tools
A place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"


Workroom   Dico Tools
Room where work is done


Works   Dico Tools
Performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"


Works   Dico Tools
Buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"


Works   Dico Tools
The internal mechanism of a device


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Works   Dico Tools
Everything available; usually preceded by `the''; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"


Worksheet   Dico Tools
A sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements


Worksheet   Dico Tools
A piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project


Workshop   Dico Tools
A brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving


Workshop   Dico Tools
Small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done


Workspace   Dico Tools
Space allocated for your work (as in an office)


Workstation   Dico Tools
A desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer


Works_council   Dico Tools
(chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc


Works_program   Dico Tools
A program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds


Worktable   Dico Tools
A table designed for a particular task


Workweek   Dico Tools
Hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week"


Work_animal   Dico Tools
An animal trained for and used for heavy labor


Work_at   Dico Tools
To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold"


Work_bench   Dico Tools
A strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic


Work_camp   Dico Tools
Camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects


Work_day   Dico Tools
A day on which work is done


Work_flow   Dico Tools
Progress (or rate of progress) in work being done


Work_force   Dico Tools
The force of workers available


Work_in   Dico Tools
Add by mixing or blending on or attaching; "work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency"; "In his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of learned words"


Work_in_progress   Dico Tools
A piece of work that is not yet finished


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Work_off   Dico Tools
Cause to go away through effort or work; "work off the extra pounds you have gained over the holidays"; "we must work off the debt"


Work_of_art   Dico Tools
Art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)


Work_on   Dico Tools
Shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"


Work_on   Dico Tools
To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold"


Work_out   Dico Tools
Do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"


Work_out   Dico Tools
Give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one''s muscles"


Work_out   Dico Tools
Come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client"


Work_out   Dico Tools
Work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"


Work_out   Dico Tools
Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn''t going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He


Work_out   Dico Tools
Make a mathematical calculation or computation


Work_out   Dico Tools
Be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000"


Work_out   Dico Tools
Happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well; "Things worked out in an interesting way"; "Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed"


Work_over   Dico Tools
Give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"


Work_papers   Dico Tools
A legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries


Work_party   Dico Tools
An organized group of workmen


Work_permit   Dico Tools
A legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries


Work_shift   Dico Tools
The time period during which you are at work


Work_shoe   Dico Tools
A thick and heavy shoe


Work_song   Dico Tools
A usually rhythmical song song to accompany repetitious work


Work_stoppage   Dico Tools
A group''s refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"


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Work_study   Dico Tools
An analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort


Work_surface   Dico Tools
A horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games


Work_table   Dico Tools
A table designed for a particular task


Work_through   Dico Tools
Apply thoroughly; think through; "We worked through an example"


Work_time   Dico Tools
A time period when you are required to work


Work_to_rule   Dico Tools
A job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace


Work_unit   Dico Tools
A unit of measurement for work


Work_up   Dico Tools
Develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite"


Work_up   Dico Tools
Come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client"


Work_up   Dico Tools
Form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager''s plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"


Work_up   Dico Tools
Bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"


World   Dico Tools
The concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"


World   Dico Tools
All of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"


World   Dico Tools
All of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind'' because `mankind'' seemed to slight the women"


World   Dico Tools
People in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"


World   Dico Tools
People in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"


World   Dico Tools
The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"


World   Dico Tools
Everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"


World   Dico Tools
A part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"


World(a)   Dico Tools
Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"


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World-beater   Dico Tools
A competitor who holds a preeminent position


World-class   Dico Tools
Ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"


World-shaking   Dico Tools
Sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering"


World-shattering   Dico Tools
Sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering"


World-weariness   Dico Tools
Sadness on thinking about the evils of the world


World-weary   Dico Tools
Tired of the world; "bored with life"; "strolled through the museum with a bored air"


Worldliness   Dico Tools
The quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated through cultivation or experience or disillusionment


Worldly   Dico Tools
Concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual"


Worldly   Dico Tools
Very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond''"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom"


Worldly   Dico Tools
Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world; "worldly goods and advancement"


Worldly-minded   Dico Tools
Marked by materialism


Worldly-wise   Dico Tools
Experienced in and wise to the ways of the world


Worldly_belongings   Dico Tools
All the property that you possess; "he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter"


Worldly_concern   Dico Tools
The concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"


Worldly_goods   Dico Tools
All the property that you possess; "he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter"


Worldly_possessions   Dico Tools
All the property that you possess; "he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter"


Worldwide   Dico Tools
Of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"


Worldwide   Dico Tools
Spanning or extending throughout the entire world; "worldwide distribution"; "a worldwide epidemic"


Worldwide   Dico Tools
Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"


World_affairs   Dico Tools
Affairs between nations; "you can''t really keep up with world affairs by watching television"


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World_Bank   Dico Tools
A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments


World_council   Dico Tools
A council with representatives from different nations


World_Council_of_Churches   Dico Tools
An ecumenical organization of Protestant and Eastern churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in religious and secular matters


World_Court   Dico Tools
A court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations


World_Cup   Dico Tools
A soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion


World_Health_Organization   Dico Tools
A United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services


World_Meteorological_Organization   Dico Tools
The United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data


World_organisation   Dico Tools
An international alliance involving many different countries


World_organization   Dico Tools
An international alliance involving many different countries


World_power   Dico Tools
A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world


World_premiere   Dico Tools
(music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world


World_record   Dico Tools
The best record in the whole world


World_Series   Dico Tools
Series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship; "we watched the World Series on TV"


World_Tamil_Association   Dico Tools
A terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tact


World_Tamil_Movement   Dico Tools
A terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tact


World_Trade_Center   Dico Tools
Twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001


World_Trade_Organization   Dico Tools
An international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade


World_traveler   Dico Tools
Someone who travels widely and often


World_view   Dico Tools
A comprehensive view of the world and human life


World_war   Dico Tools
A war in which the major nations of the world are involved


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World_War_1   Dico Tools
A war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918


World_War_2   Dico Tools
A war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherl


World_War_I   Dico Tools
A war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918


World_War_II   Dico Tools
A war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherl


World_Wide_Web   Dico Tools
Computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol


Worm   Dico Tools
Any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae


Worm   Dico Tools
Screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack


Worm   Dico Tools
A software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"


Worm   Dico Tools
A person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect


Worm   Dico Tools
To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt''s embrace"


Worm-eaten   Dico Tools
Eaten (or as if eaten) by worms


Worm-shaped   Dico Tools
Resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical


Wormcast   Dico Tools
Fossil trail of a worm


Wormcast   Dico Tools
Cylindrical mass of earth voided by a burrowing earthworm or lugworm


Wormhole   Dico Tools
Hole made by a burrowing worm


Wormian_bone   Dico Tools
Any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between cranial bones


Wormlike   Dico Tools
Totally submissive


Wormseed   Dico Tools
Rank-smelling tropical American pigweed


Wormseed_mustard   Dico Tools
Slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic


Wormwood   Dico Tools
Any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium


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Wormwood_oil   Dico Tools
A dark bitter oil obtained obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs


Wormwood_sage   Dico Tools
Silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets


Wormy   Dico Tools
Totally submissive


Wormy   Dico Tools
Eaten (or as if eaten) by worms


Worm_family   Dico Tools
A family of worms


Worm_fence   Dico Tools
Rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails


Worm_fish   Dico Tools
Poorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes related to gobies


Worm_gear   Dico Tools
Gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion


Worm_genus   Dico Tools
A genus of worms


Worm_lizard   Dico Tools
A lizard of the genus Amphisbaena; harmless wormlike limbless lizard of warm or tropical regions having concealed eyes and ears and a short blunt tail


Worm_salamander   Dico Tools
Any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States


Worm_snake   Dico Tools
Small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States


Worm_snake   Dico Tools
Wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes


Worm_wheel   Dico Tools
Gear with the thread of a worm


Worn   Dico Tools
Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young fa


Worn   Dico Tools
Affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"


Worn-out   Dico Tools
Worn until no longer useful; "battered trumpets and raddled radios"; "worn-out shoes with flapping soles"


Worn-out(a)   Dico Tools
Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day''s shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out


Worn_out(p)   Dico Tools
Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day''s shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out


Worn_spot   Dico Tools
A spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion


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Worried   Dico Tools
Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son''s leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last wo


Worriedly   Dico Tools
In a worried manner; "`I wonder what to do,'' she said worriedly"; "he paused worriedly before calling the bank"


Worrier   Dico Tools
Thinks about unfortunate things that might happen


Worriment   Dico Tools
A difficulty that causes anxiety


Worrisome   Dico Tools
Not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety


Worrisome   Dico Tools
Causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worr


Worry   Dico Tools
Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it''s a major worry"


Worry   Dico Tools
A strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"


Worry   Dico Tools
Touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"


Worry   Dico Tools
Lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"


Worry   Dico Tools
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter''s health is worrying me"


Worry   Dico Tools
Be concerned with; "I worry about my grades"


Worry   Dico Tools
Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"


Worry   Dico Tools
Be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"


Worrying   Dico Tools
The act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"


Worrying   Dico Tools
The act of harassing someone


Worrying   Dico Tools
Causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worr


Worryingly   Dico Tools
In a manner to cause worry


Worrywart   Dico Tools
Thinks about unfortunate things that might happen


Worse   Dico Tools
Something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"


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Worse   Dico Tools
(comparative of `bad'') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"


Worse   Dico Tools
Changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse"


Worse   Dico Tools
(comparative of `ill'') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner; "he did worse on the second exam"


Worsen   Dico Tools
Grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"


Worsen   Dico Tools
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"


Worsened   Dico Tools
Made or become worse; impaired; "troubled by the worsened economic conditions"; "the worsened diplomatic relations"


Worsened   Dico Tools
Changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse"


Worsening   Dico Tools
Changing something with the result that it becomes worse


Worsening   Dico Tools
Process of changing to an inferior state


Worsening   Dico Tools
Changing for the worse; "worried by the worsening storm"


Worship   Dico Tools
The activity of worshipping


Worship   Dico Tools
A feeling of profound love and admiration


Worship   Dico Tools
Love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"


Worship   Dico Tools
Show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"


Worship   Dico Tools
Attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner"


Worshiper   Dico Tools
A person who has religious faith


Worshiper   Dico Tools
Someone who admires too much to recognize faults


Worshipful   Dico Tools
Showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"


Worshipful   Dico Tools
Showing adoration


Worshiping   Dico Tools
That is at worship; "a worshiping group"


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Worshipped(a)   Dico Tools
Regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife"


Worshipper   Dico Tools
A person who has religious faith


Worshipper   Dico Tools
Someone who admires too much to recognize faults


Worshipping   Dico Tools
That is at worship; "a worshiping group"


Worship_of_heavenly_bodies   Dico Tools
Worship of planets or stars


Worship_of_man   Dico Tools
Worship of human beings


Worship_of_saints   Dico Tools
Worship of saints


Worst   Dico Tools
The weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"


Worst   Dico Tools
The greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man''s best"


Worst   Dico Tools
The least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"


Worst   Dico Tools
Defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"


Worst   Dico Tools
(superlative of `bad'') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"


Worst   Dico Tools
To the highest degree of inferiority or badness; "She suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person present"


Worsted   Dico Tools
A woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns


Worsted   Dico Tools
A tightly twisted woolen yarn


Wort   Dico Tools
Unfermented or fermenting malt


Wort   Dico Tools
Usually used in combination: `liverwort''; `milkwort''; `whorlywort''


Worth   Dico Tools
The quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful


Worth   Dico Tools
French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)


Worth   Dico Tools
An indefinite quantity of something having a specified value; "10 dollars worth of gasoline"


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Worth(p)   Dico Tools
Having a specified value; "not worth his salt"; "worth her weight in gold"


Worth(p)   Dico Tools
Having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)


Worthful   Dico Tools
Having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"


Worthily   Dico Tools
In a worthy manner; with worthiness


Worthiness   Dico Tools
The quality or state of having merit or value


Worthless   Dico Tools
Lacking in excellence or value; "a worthless idler"


Worthlessly   Dico Tools
In a worthless manner


Worthlessness   Dico Tools
Having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant''s intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness"


Worthlessness   Dico Tools
The quality of being without practical use


Worthwhile   Dico Tools
Sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest; "a worthwhile book"


Worthwhileness   Dico Tools
Value sufficient to repay time or effort spent


Worthy   Dico Tools
Word is often used humorously


Worthy   Dico Tools
Worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"


Worthy   Dico Tools
Morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"


Worthy   Dico Tools
Having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor"


Worthy   Dico Tools
Meriting respect or esteem; "the worthy gentleman"


Worthy   Dico Tools
Having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "orthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause"


Wotan   Dico Tools
Supreme Teutonic god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Anglo-Saxon Woden


Wouk   Dico Tools
United States writer (born in 1915)


Would-be(a)   Dico Tools
Unfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition


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Would-be(a)   Dico Tools
Seeking advancement or recognition


Wound   Dico Tools
The act of inflicting a wound


Wound   Dico Tools
A casualty to military personnel resulting from combat


Wound   Dico Tools
A figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--t


Wound   Dico Tools
Any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision


Wound   Dico Tools
Cause injuries or bodily harm to


Wound   Dico Tools
Hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"


Wound   Dico Tools
Put in a coil


Wounded   Dico Tools
People who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where they fell"


Wounded   Dico Tools
Suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women"


Wounding   Dico Tools
The act of inflicting a wound


Wounding   Dico Tools
Causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"


Wound_tumor_virus   Dico Tools
A tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers


Wound_up   Dico Tools
Brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a fight"


Woven   Dico Tools
Made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole; "woven fabrics"; "woven baskets"; "the incidents woven into the story"; "folk songs woven into a symphony"


Wove_paper   Dico Tools
Writing paper having a very faint mesh pattern


Wow   Dico Tools
A joke that seems extremely funny


Wow   Dico Tools
Impress greatly; "The speaker wowed the audience"


Wpm   Dico Tools
The rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing)


Wrack   Dico Tools
Dried seaweed especially that cast ashore


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Wrack   Dico Tools
Growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp


Wrack   Dico Tools
The destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin"


Wrack   Dico Tools
Smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"


Wraith   Dico Tools
A mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"


Wraithlike   Dico Tools
Lacking in substance; "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler; "dim shadowy forms"; "a wraithlike column of smoke"


Wrangell-St._Elias_National_Park   Dico Tools
The largest national park of the United States; located in Alaska


Wrangle   Dico Tools
An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)


Wrangle   Dico Tools
An angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"


Wrangle   Dico Tools
To quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"


Wrangle   Dico Tools
Herd and care for; "wrangle horses"


Wrangler   Dico Tools
A cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses


Wrangler   Dico Tools
Someone who argues noisily or angrily


Wrangling   Dico Tools
An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)


Wrap   Dico Tools
Cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person


Wrap   Dico Tools
The covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped


Wrap   Dico Tools
A sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla


Wrap   Dico Tools
Arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"


Wrap   Dico Tools
Wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"


Wrap   Dico Tools
Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"


Wraparound   Dico Tools
A garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around


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Wrapped   Dico Tools
Wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder";


Wrapped   Dico Tools
Covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks"


Wrapped   Dico Tools
Enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like; "gaily wrapped gifts"


Wrapped_up   Dico Tools
Deeply devoted to; "bound up in her teaching"; "is wrapped up in his family"


Wrapper   Dico Tools
A loose dressing gown for women


Wrapper   Dico Tools
Cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person


Wrapper   Dico Tools
The covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped


Wrapping   Dico Tools
An enveloping bandage


Wrapping   Dico Tools
The covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped


Wrapping_paper   Dico Tools
A tough paper used for wrapping


Wrap_up   Dico Tools
Clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"


Wrap_up   Dico Tools
Form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"


Wrap_up   Dico Tools
Finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"


Wrap_up   Dico Tools
Arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"


Wrasse   Dico Tools
Chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored


Wrath   Dico Tools
Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)


Wrath   Dico Tools
Intense anger (usually on an epic scale)


Wrathful   Dico Tools
Vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation"


Wrathfully   Dico Tools
In a wrathful manner; "he looked at her, not wrathfully now, but quizzically"


Wrawl   Dico Tools
Cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert"


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Wreak   Dico Tools
Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"


Wreath   Dico Tools
Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes


Wreath   Dico Tools
Encircle with or as if with a wreath; "Her face was wreathed with blossoms"


Wreathe   Dico Tools
Form into a wreath


Wreathe   Dico Tools
Decorate or deck with wreathes; "wreathe the grave site"


Wreathe   Dico Tools
Move with slow, sinuous movements


Wreathe   Dico Tools
Encircle with or as if with a wreath; "Her face was wreathed with blossoms"


Wreathed   Dico Tools
Adorned or crowned with a circlet; sometimes used as combining forms; "a brow encircled with laurel"; "wreathed in an extraordinary luminescence"; "ringed round with daisies"; "smoke-wreathed"


Wreck   Dico Tools
A ship that has been destroyed at sea


Wreck   Dico Tools
A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"


Wreck   Dico Tools
An accident that destroys a ship at sea


Wreck   Dico Tools
Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation; "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"


Wreck   Dico Tools
Smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"


Wreckage   Dico Tools
The remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors"


Wrecked   Dico Tools
Destroyed in an accident; "a wrecked ship"; "a highway full of wrecked cars"


Wrecker   Dico Tools
A truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)


Wrecker   Dico Tools
Someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks


Wrecker   Dico Tools
Someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job


Wreckfish   Dico Tools
Brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks


Wrecking   Dico Tools
Destruction achieved by wrecking something


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Wrecking   Dico Tools
The event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled


Wrecking_bar   Dico Tools
A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge


Wren   Dico Tools
And of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects


Wren   Dico Tools
English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)


Wren-tit   Dico Tools
Small brown bird of California resembling a wren


Wrench   Dico Tools
A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt


Wrench   Dico Tools
A jerky pulling movement


Wrench   Dico Tools
A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"


Wrench   Dico Tools
Twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one''s ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn''t walk for several days"


Wrench   Dico Tools
Twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one''s hand"


Wrench   Dico Tools
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody''s grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his ch


Wrench   Dico Tools
Make a sudden twisting motion


Wrenching   Dico Tools
Causing great physical or mental suffering; "a wrenching pain"


Wren_warbler   Dico Tools
Small Asiatic and African bird; constructs nests like those of tailorbirds


Wrest   Dico Tools
Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"


Wrester   Dico Tools
Someone who obtains something by pulling it violently with twisting movements


Wrestle   Dico Tools
The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"


Wrestle   Dico Tools
Engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"


Wrestle   Dico Tools
Combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"


Wrestle   Dico Tools
Engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"


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Wrestle   Dico Tools
To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt''s embrace"


Wrestler   Dico Tools
Combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground


Wrestling   Dico Tools
The sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down


Wrestling   Dico Tools
The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"


Wrestling_hold   Dico Tools
A hold used in the sport of wrestling


Wrestling_mat   Dico Tools
A mat on which wrestling matches are conducted


Wrestling_match   Dico Tools
A match between wrestlers


Wrestling_ring   Dico Tools
A ring in which wrestlers compete


Wretch   Dico Tools
Someone you feel sorry for


Wretch   Dico Tools
Performs some wicked deed


Wretched   Dico Tools
Characterized by physical misery; "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor"


Wretched   Dico Tools
Deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor d


Wretched   Dico Tools
Very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"


Wretched   Dico Tools
Of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"


Wretchedly   Dico Tools
In a wretched manner; "`I can''t remember who I am,'' I said, wretchedly"


Wretchedness   Dico Tools
A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"


Wrick   Dico Tools
A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick'' and `wrick'' are British)


Wrick   Dico Tools
Twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one''s ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn''t walk for several days"


Wriggle   Dico Tools
The act of wiggling


Wriggle   Dico Tools
To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt''s embrace"


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Wriggler   Dico Tools
Larva of a mosquito


Wriggler   Dico Tools
One who can''t stay still (especially a child); "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips"


Wriggling   Dico Tools
Having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"


Wriggly   Dico Tools
Having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"


Wright   Dico Tools
Someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)


Wright   Dico Tools
United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)


Wright   Dico Tools
Influential United States architect (1869-1959)


Wright   Dico Tools
United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)


Wright   Dico Tools
United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)


Wright   Dico Tools
United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)


Wright   Dico Tools
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)


Wring   Dico Tools
A twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"


Wring   Dico Tools
Twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one''s hand"


Wring   Dico Tools
Twist and press out of shape


Wring   Dico Tools
Twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"


Wring   Dico Tools
Obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"


Wringer   Dico Tools
A clothes dryer consisting of two roles between which the wet clothes are squeezed


Wring_from   Dico Tools
Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner


Wring_out   Dico Tools
Extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth"


Wrinkle   Dico Tools
A clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)


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Wrinkle   Dico Tools
A minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"


Wrinkle   Dico Tools
A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"


Wrinkle   Dico Tools
Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won''t wrinkle"


Wrinkle   Dico Tools
Make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one''s brow"


Wrinkle   Dico Tools
Make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"


Wrinkle   Dico Tools
Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones''s lips"


Wrinkle-resistant   Dico Tools
Of fabric that does not wrinkle easily


Wrinkled   Dico Tools
(of linens or clothes) not ironed; "a pile of unironed laundry"; "wore unironed jeans"


Wrinkled   Dico Tools
Made or become wrinkled as by crushing or folding; "tired travelers in wrinkled clothes"


Wrinkled   Dico Tools
Marked with wrinkles or furrows; "her ancient wrinkled cheeks"


Wrinkleless   Dico Tools
Not wrinkled or creased


Wrinkleproof   Dico Tools
Of fabric that does not wrinkle easily


Wrinkly   Dico Tools
Marked with wrinkles or furrows; "her ancient wrinkled cheeks"


Wrist   Dico Tools
A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones


Wristband   Dico Tools
A band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist


Wristband   Dico Tools
Band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist


Wristlet   Dico Tools
A band or bracelet worn around the wrist


Wristwatch   Dico Tools
A watch that is worn strapped to the wrist


Wrist_band   Dico Tools
A band or bracelet worn around the wrist


Wrist_bone   Dico Tools
Any of the eight small bones of the wrist


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Wrist_joint   Dico Tools
A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones


Wrist_pad   Dico Tools
Protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football players


Wrist_pin   Dico Tools
Pin joining a piston to a connecting rod


Wrist_watch   Dico Tools
A watch that is worn strapped to the wrist


Writ   Dico Tools
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer


Write   Dico Tools
Communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"


Write   Dico Tools
Record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"


Write   Dico Tools
Communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!"


Write   Dico Tools
Communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon"


Write   Dico Tools
Mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"


Write   Dico Tools
Produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"


Write   Dico Tools
Write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter"


Write   Dico Tools
Write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"


Write   Dico Tools
Have (one''s written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"


Write-down   Dico Tools
(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset


Write-in   Dico Tools
A vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot


Write-in   Dico Tools
A candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters


Write-in_candidate   Dico Tools
A candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters


Write-off   Dico Tools
The act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset


Write-off   Dico Tools
(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset


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Writer   Dico Tools
Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)


Writer   Dico Tools
A person who is able to write and has written something


Writer's_block   Dico Tools
An inability to write; "he had writer''s block; the words wouldn''t come"


Writer's_cramp   Dico Tools
Muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil


Writer's_name   Dico Tools
The name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work


Write_about   Dico Tools
Write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China"


Write_copy   Dico Tools
Write for commercial publications; "She writes copy for Harper''s Bazaar"


Write_down   Dico Tools
Reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"


Write_down   Dico Tools
Put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.


Write_in   Dico Tools
Write to an organization; "Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program"


Write_in   Dico Tools
Cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot; "Many voters wrote in the names of strangers"


Write_in_code   Dico Tools
Convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"


Write_of   Dico Tools
Write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China"


Write_off   Dico Tools
Reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"


Write_off   Dico Tools
Concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"


Write_off   Dico Tools
Write something fluently, and without hesitation


Write_off   Dico Tools
Cancel (a debt)


Write_on   Dico Tools
Write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China"


Write_out   Dico Tools
Make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"


Write_out   Dico Tools
Put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract"


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Write_up   Dico Tools
A short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o''clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"


Write_up   Dico Tools
Bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation; "The New York Times wrote him up last week"; "Did your boss write you up?"


Write_up   Dico Tools
Put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract"


Writhe   Dico Tools
To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt''s embrace"


Writhed   Dico Tools
Twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott


Writhen   Dico Tools
Twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott


Writhing   Dico Tools
Having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"


Writing   Dico Tools
The activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"


Writing   Dico Tools
The act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"


Writing   Dico Tools
Letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn''t show"; "the doctor''s writing was illegible"


Writing   Dico Tools
The work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"


Writing   Dico Tools
(usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway''s writings"


Writings   Dico Tools
The third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures


Writing_arm   Dico Tools
An arm of a tablet-armed chair; widened to provide a writing surface


Writing_assignment   Dico Tools
An assignment to write something


Writing_board   Dico Tools
Work surface consisting of a wide light-weight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writing


Writing_desk   Dico Tools
A desk for writing (usually with a sloping top)


Writing_desk   Dico Tools
A portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface


Writing_implement   Dico Tools
An implement that is used to write


Writing_ink   Dico Tools
Any permanent or washable ink used with pens


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Writing_pad   Dico Tools
A pad of paper on which messages can be written


Writing_paper   Dico Tools
Paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts


Writing_style   Dico Tools
A style of expressing yourself in writing


Writing_system   Dico Tools
A method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols


Writing_table   Dico Tools
A desk used for writing


Written   Dico Tools
Written as for a film or play or broadcast


Written   Dico Tools
Set down in writing in any of various ways; "written evidence"


Written   Dico Tools
Systematically collected and written down; "written laws"


Written_account   Dico Tools
A written document preserving knowledge of facts or events


Written_agreement   Dico Tools
A legal document summarizing the agreement between parties


Written_assignment   Dico Tools
An assignment to write something


Written_communication   Dico Tools
Communication by means of written symbols


Written_document   Dico Tools
Writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)


Written_language   Dico Tools
Communication by means of written symbols


Written_material   Dico Tools
The work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"


Written_matter   Dico Tools
Matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials


Written_record   Dico Tools
A written document preserving knowledge of facts or events


Written_report   Dico Tools
A written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"


Written_symbol   Dico Tools
A written or printed symbol


Written_text   Dico Tools
Something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation


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Written_word   Dico Tools
The written form of a word


Writ_large   Dico Tools
Made more obvious or prominent; "the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features"


Writ_of_certiorari   Dico Tools
A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case


Writ_of_detinue   Dico Tools
A writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained


Writ_of_election   Dico Tools
A writ ordering the holding of an election


Writ_of_error   Dico Tools
A judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial


Writ_of_execution   Dico Tools
A routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out


Writ_of_habeas_corpus   Dico Tools
A writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge


Writ_of_mandamus   Dico Tools
An extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official''s discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail


Writ_of_prohibition   Dico Tools
A judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case


Writ_of_right   Dico Tools
A writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner


Wroclaw   Dico Tools
A city in southwestern Poland on the Oder


Wrong   Dico Tools
A legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right


Wrong   Dico Tools
That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"


Wrong   Dico Tools
Treat unjustly; do wrong to


Wrong   Dico Tools
Not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"


Wrong   Dico Tools
Not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"


Wrong   Dico Tools
Based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"


Wrong   Dico Tools
Badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"


Wrong   Dico Tools
Used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out"


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Not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work"


Wrong   Dico Tools
Not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"


Wrong   Dico Tools
Contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"


Wrong   Dico Tools
Not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"; "the facts as reported were wrong"


Wrong   Dico Tools
In an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong"


Wrong(p)   Dico Tools
Not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"


Wrong-side-out(p)   Dico Tools
With the inside surface on the outside


Wrong-site_surgery   Dico Tools
A surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body


Wrongdoer   Dico Tools
A person who transgresses moral or civil law


Wrongdoing   Dico Tools
Activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"


Wrongdoing   Dico Tools
Departure from what is ethically acceptable


Wrongful   Dico Tools
Not just or fair; "a wrongful act"; "a wrongful charge"


Wrongful   Dico Tools
Unlawfully violating the rights of others; "wrongful death"; "a wrongful diversion of trust income"


Wrongful   Dico Tools
Having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to the throne"


Wrongfully   Dico Tools
By law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now"


Wrongfulness   Dico Tools
That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"


Wrongful_conduct   Dico Tools
Activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"


Wrongful_death   Dico Tools
A death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person''s family or heirs


Wrongheaded   Dico Tools
Obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion; "a wrongheaded policy"


Wrongheadedly   Dico Tools
In a wrongheaded manner


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Wrongly   Dico Tools
In an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong"


Wrongly   Dico Tools
Without justice or fairness; "wouldst not play false and yet would wrongly win"- Shakespeare


Wrongness   Dico Tools
The quality of not conforming to fact or truth


Wrongness   Dico Tools
Contrary to conscience or morality


Wrongness   Dico Tools
Inappropriate conduct


Wrong_'un   Dico Tools
A cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way


Wroth   Dico Tools
Vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation"


Wrothful   Dico Tools
Vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation"


Wrought   Dico Tools
Shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet"


Wrought_iron   Dico Tools
Iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded


Wry   Dico Tools
Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"


Wry   Dico Tools
Disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman


Wry   Dico Tools
Bent to one side; "a wry neck"


Wryly   Dico Tools
In a wry manner; "`I see,'' he commented wryly"


Wrymouth   Dico Tools
Eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth


Wryneck   Dico Tools
Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck


Wryneck   Dico Tools
An unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted


Wry_face   Dico Tools
A disdainful pouting grimace


WSW   Dico Tools
The compass point midway between west and southwest


WTC   Dico Tools
Twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001


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WTO   Dico Tools
An international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade


WTV   Dico Tools
A tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers


Wu   Dico Tools
A dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta


Wuerzburg   Dico Tools
A city of south central Germany


Wuhan   Dico Tools
A city of central China on the Chang Jiang; the commercial and industrial center of central China


Wulfenite   Dico Tools
A yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore


Wulfila   Dico Tools
A Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)


Wurlitzer   Dico Tools
United States businessman (born in German) who founded a company to make pipe organs (1831-1914)


Wurzburg   Dico Tools
A city of south central Germany


Wuss   Dico Tools
A person who is physically weak and ineffectual


Wu_dialect   Dico Tools
A dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta


WV   Dico Tools
A state in east central United States


WWW   Dico Tools
Computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol


WY   Dico Tools
A state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east


Wyat   Dico Tools
English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542)


Wyatt   Dico Tools
English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542)


Wyatt   Dico Tools
English architect (1746-1813)


Wycherley   Dico Tools
English playwright noted for his humorous and satirical plays (1640-1716)


Wych_elm   Dico Tools
Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree


Wych_hazel   Dico Tools
Lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant


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Wych_hazel   Dico Tools
Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion


Wyclif   Dico Tools
English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)


Wycliffe   Dico Tools
English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)


Wyeth   Dico Tools
United States painter (born in 1917)


Wyethia   Dico Tools
Low tufted white-woolly yellow-flowered herb of California


Wyethia_amplexicaulis   Dico Tools
Balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States


Wyethia_helianthoides   Dico Tools
Herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream rays; northwestern United States


Wyethia_ovata   Dico Tools
Low tufted white-woolly yellow-flowered herb of California


Wykeham   Dico Tools
English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404)


Wykehamist   Dico Tools
A student enrolled in (or graduated from) Winchester College


Wyler   Dico Tools
United States filmmaker (1902-1981)


Wylie   Dico Tools
United States poet (1885-1928)


Wynette   Dico Tools
United States country singer (1942-1998)


Wynfrith   Dico Tools
(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)


Wynnea   Dico Tools
A genus of fungi belonging to the family Sarcoscyphaceae


Wynnea_americana   Dico Tools
A fungus composed of several apothecia that look like elongated rabbit ears; the sterile surface is dark brown and warty; the fertile surface is smooth and pinkish orange


Wynnea_sparassoides   Dico Tools
A fungus with a long solid stalk embedded in soil and a cauliflower-shaped yellow-brown head


Wyoming   Dico Tools
A state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east


Wyomingite   Dico Tools
A resident of Wyoming


Wyrd   Dico Tools
Fate personified; one of the three Weird Sisters


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Wysiwyg   Dico Tools
Relating to or being a word processing system that prints the text exactly as it appears on the computer screen


Wystan_Hugh_Auden   Dico Tools
United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)


Wyszynski   Dico Tools
Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981)


Wytensin   Dico Tools
Antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system


Wyvern   Dico Tools
A fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs



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