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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

vulpine
vulpecular adjective resembling or characteristic of a fox; `vulpine cunning`

Vultur
genus Vultur noun a bird that is usually restricted to the Andean condor

vulture
noun any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

vulva
noun external parts of the female genitalia

vulvar
vulval adjective of or relating to the vulva

vulvectomy
noun surgical removal of part or all of the vulva

vulvitis
noun inflammation of the vulva

vulvovaginitis
noun inflammation of the vulva and the vagina

VX gas
noun a highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare; a toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt the nervous system and stop respiration; in combat VX gas is deployed by detonating a container over the target area and can persist in the environment up to several weeks after release; `VX gas is one of those things we wish we could disinvent`

Wabash
Wabash River noun a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana

Wac
noun a member of the Women`s Army Corps

Waco
noun a city in east central Texas

wad
noun a small mass of soft material; `he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter`

waddle
noun walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other; `ducks walk with a waddle`

waddler
noun someone who walks with a waddling gait; `fat waddlers who walk like pigeons`

waders
noun waterproof hip boots (sometimes extending to the chest) worn by anglers

wadi
noun gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season

wading
noun walking with your feet in shallow water

wading bird
noun any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food

wading pool
noun a shallow pool for children

wafer
noun a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters

wafer-like
adjective resembling a thin crisp wafer

wafer-thin
adjective very thin; `wafer-thin sheets of metal`

waffle
noun pancake batter baked in a waffle iron

waffle iron
noun a kitchen appliance for baking waffles; the appliance usually consists of two indented metal pans hinged together so that they create a pattern on the waffle

waffler
noun someone who speaks or writes in a vague and evasive manner

wag
waggle noun causing to move repeatedly from side to side

wage
pay 1 earnings noun something that remunerates; `wages were paid by check`; `he wasted his pay on drink`; `they saved a quarter of all their earnings`

wage
verb carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); `Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe`

wage claim
pay claim noun the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives

wage concession
noun an agreement to raise wages

wage floor
noun floor below which wages are not allowed to fall

wage freeze
noun freeze of wages at a given level

wage scale
wage schedule noun a schedule of wages paid for different jobs

wage setter
noun any financial condition or variable that serves to set wage rates

wage-earning
working-class adjective working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries; `working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor`

wages
reward noun a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; `the wages of sin is death`; `virtue is its own reward`

Wagga Wagga
noun a town on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales; agricultural trading center

waggery
waggishness noun waggish behavior

waggish
adjective witty or joking; `Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer`- James Fenimore Cooper

waggishly
adverb in a waggish manner

Wagner
noun the music of Wagner; `they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner`

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

Wagnerian
adjective of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music

wagon
waggon noun any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor

wagon
noun a child`s four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting

wagon tire
noun a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel

wagon wheel
noun a wheel of a wagon

wagoner
waggoner noun the driver of a wagon

wagonwright
waggonwright noun a wagon maker

Wagram
battle of Wagram noun a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians

wagtail
noun Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks

Wahhabi
Wahabi noun 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; `Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim`

Wahhabism
Wahabism noun a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; `Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism`

wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri noun large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide

wahoo
noun deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

waif
street child noun a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; `street children beg or steal in order to survive`

Waikiki
noun a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island southeast of Honolulu

wailer
noun a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries

wailing
noun loud cries made while weeping

Wailing Wall
noun 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
noun large open farm wagon

wainscot
wainscoting noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room

wainscot
noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall

waist
waistline noun the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

waist pack
belt bag noun a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist

waist-deep
waist-high adverb up to the waist; `the water rose waist-high`

waist-length
adjective (of clothing) extending only to the waist

waistcoat
noun a man`s sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

wait
waiting noun the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); `the wait was an ordeal for him`

wait
hold back verb wait before acting; `the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment`

wait on
attend verb 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`

Waite
Morrison Waite noun United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)

waiter
server noun a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

waiting
ready and waiting(p) adjective 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 game
noun a strategy of delay

waiting list
noun a roster of those waiting to obtain something

waitress
noun a woman waiter

waiver
noun a formal written statement of relinquishment

Wakashan
Wakashan language noun a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington

wake
viewing noun a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; `there`s no weeping at an Irish wake`

wake board
wakeboard noun a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat

Wake Island
Wake noun an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii

wake-up call
noun 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.`

wakefulness
noun a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world; `consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar`

waker
noun a person who awakes; `an early waker`

waker
arouser noun someone who rouses others from sleep

waking
wakeful adjective marked by full consciousness or alertness; `worked every moment of my waking hours`

Walapai
Hualapai noun the Yuman language spoken by the Walapai

Walbiri
Warlpiri noun a language of Australian aborigines

Waldenses
Vaudois noun a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century

Waldorf salad
noun typically made of apples and celery with nuts or raisins and dressed with mayonnaise

wale
strake noun thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

Wales
Cymru noun 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

walk
walkway noun a path set aside for walking; `after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk`

walk
verb take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; `The lovers held hands while walking`; `We like to walk every Sunday`

walk away
verb go away from; `The actor walked off before he got his cue`; `I got annoyed and just walked off`

walk of life
noun careers in general; `it happens in all walks of life`

walk off
verb go away from; `The actor walked off before he got his cue`; `I got annoyed and just walked off`

walk-in
waltz noun an assured victory (especially in an election)