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Look up: Wanton

  1. wanton
    [n] - lewd or lascivious woman 2. [v] - indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life 3. [v] - spend wastefully 4. [v] - engage in amorous play 5. [v] - behave extremely cruelly and brutally
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Wanton
    Wan'ton adjective [ Middle English wantoun , contr. from wantowen ; prefix wan- wanting (see Wane , intransitive verb ), hence expressing negation + towen , past participle , Anglo-Saxon togen , past participle of teón to draw, to educate, bring up; hence, properly, ill bred. See Tug , transitive ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/6

  3. Wanton
    Wan'ton noun 1. A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a term of endearment. « I am afeard you make a wanton of me.» Shak. « Peace, my wantons ; he will do More than you can aim unto.» B. Jonson. 2. One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet. « Anything, sir, That's dry and wholesome; I am no bre ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/6

  4. Wanton
    Wan'ton intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Wantoned ; present participle & verbal noun Wantoning .] 1. To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic. « Nature here wantoned as in her prime.» Milton. « How merrily we would sally into the ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/6

  5. Wanton
    Wan'ton transitive verb To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness. [ Obsolete]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/6

  6. wanton
    1. A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; used rarely as a term of endearment. 'I am afeard you make a wanton of me.' (Shak) 'Peace, my wantons; he will do More than you can aim unto.' (B. Jonson) ... 2. One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet. 'Anything, sir, That's dry and wholesome; I am no bred wanton.' (Beau. & Fl) ... 3. A lewd per ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. wanton
    noun lewd or lascivious woman
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. wanton
    trifle away verb spend wastefully; `wanton one`s money away`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Wanton
    `Wanton` may refer to: * an alternative spelling for Wonton, a Chinese dumpling * a word in English `DefinitionReckless; Heartless, Unjustifiable; Loose in morals; A spoiled, pampered person
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanton

  10. Wanton
    • (n.) A lewd person; a lascivious man or woman. • (v. t.) Wandering from moral rectitude; perverse; dissolute. • (v. t.) To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness. • (v. t.) Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive. • (n.) One brought up without restraint; a pamp...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning


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