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

watering
noun wetting with water; `the lawn needs a great deal of watering`

watering can
watering pot noun a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants

watering cart
noun water cart with a tank and sprinkler for sprinkling roads

watering place
watering hole noun a health resort near a spring or at the seaside

waterleaf
noun any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum

waterline
water line noun 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

Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo noun the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon

watermark
noun a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light

watermark
noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water

watermeal
noun any of various aquatic plants of the genus Wolffia; throughout warmer regions of the world

watermelon
noun large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp

watermelon begonia
Peperomia argyreia noun grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America

waterpower
noun the power to do work that is latent in a head of water

waterproofing
sealing noun the act of treating something to make it repel water

Waters
Ethel Waters noun United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

watershed
water parting noun a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

waterside
noun land bordering a body of water

waterskin
water skin noun a container of skin for holding water

waterspout
noun a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)

watertight
adjective not allowing water to pass in or out

Watertown
noun a town in northern New York

waterway
noun a navigable body of water

waterweed
noun a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea

waterwheel
water wheel noun a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine

waterwheel plant
Aldrovanda vesiculosa noun 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

waterworks
noun workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community

waterworn
adjective (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water

watery
washy adjective overly diluted; thin and insipid; `washy coffee`; `watery milk`; `weak tea`

WATS
WATS line noun a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service

watt
W noun 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

watt-hour
noun a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour

Watteau
Jean Antoine Watteau noun French painter (1684-1721)

wattle
lappet noun 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 and daub
noun building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay

wattmeter
noun an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit

Watts
Isaac Watts noun English poet and theologian (1674-1748)

Waugh
Evelyn Waugh noun English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)

waul
wawl verb make high-pitched, whiney noises

Wausau
noun a town in north central Wisconsin

wave
undulation noun (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

wave
wafture noun the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

wave angle
noun the angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with respect to the axis of an antenna array

wave equation
noun a differential equation that describes the passage of harmonic waves through a medium

wave form
waveform noun the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time

wave front
wavefront noun (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium

wave mechanics
noun 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
noun the reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave

wave theory
undulatory theory noun (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves

wave train
noun a succession of waves spaced at regular intervals

waveguide
wave guide noun a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar

wavelength
noun the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave

Wavell
Archibald Percival Wavell noun British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950)

waver
flutter noun the act of moving back and forth

waver
verb give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

waverer
vacillator noun one who hesitates (usually out of fear)

waving
wafture noun the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

wavy
adjective of hair in waves; `she had long wavy hair`

wavy-leaved aster
noun a variety of aster

waw
noun the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

wax
noun any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

wax
verb increase in phase; `the moon is waxing`

wax bean
yellow bean noun snap beans with yellow pods

wax begonia
Begonia semperflorens noun hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant

wax insect
noun any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance

wax myrtle
noun any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries

wax palm
Ceroxylon alpinum noun palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles

wax paper
noun paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax of paraffin

wax plant
Hoya carnosa noun succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers

wax-chandler
noun one who deals in wax candles

waxed
adjective treated with wax; `waxed floors`; `waxed mustache`

waxen
waxlike adjective 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`

waxflower
noun epiphytic clusia of British Guiana

waxiness
noun the quality of being made of wax or covered with wax

waxing
adjective (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
wax-coated adjective resembling or covered with wax; `as shiny as a waxy pippin`; `the ceraceous surface of the leaves`

waxmallow
wax mallow noun any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers

waxwing
noun brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips

waxwork
wax figure noun an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax

waxycap
noun any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance

way
right smart adverb 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`

wayfarer
journeyer noun a traveler going on a trip

wayfaring
noun traveling (especially on foot)

wayfaring tree
twist wood noun vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black

Wayland
Wayland the Smith noun (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund

Wayne
Anthony Wayne noun American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)

ways
shipway noun structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

Ways and Means Committee
noun a permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the US House on all bills that would raise revenue

ways and means
noun resources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government)

wayside
roadside noun edge of a way or road or path; `flowers along the wayside`

weak
adjective deficient in intelligence or mental power; `a weak mind`

weak interaction
weak force noun (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
weak spot noun a place of especial vulnerability

weak point
noun an attribute that is inadequate or deficient

weak-kneed
adjective lacking will power or resolution; `the role of the dissenter is not for the weak-kneed`

weak-stemmed
adjective having a weak stem

weakened
adjective made weak or weaker

weakener
noun that which weakens or causes a loss of strength; `doubt is a great weakener of resolve`

weakening
adjective moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

weakfish
Cynoscion regalis noun food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out

weakling
doormat noun a person who is physically weak and ineffectual