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

week
hebdomad noun any period of seven consecutive days; `it rained for a week`

week
noun a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday

week after week
adverb for an indefinite number of successive weeks

week by week
adverb weekly; `week by week, the betrayal gnawed at his heart`

week from Monday
noun a time period of a week or more; `a week from Monday will be too soon!`

weekday
adjective occurring every day of the week except Sunday (and sometimes Saturday); `his weekday commute`; `a weekday newspaper`

weekend
noun 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 warrior
noun a reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends

weekender
noun a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip

weeklong
seven-day adjective lasting through a week; `her weeklong vacation`

weekly
adjective occurring or payable every week; `a weekly trip to town`; `weekly wages`; `weekly rent`

weeknight
noun any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday

weeper
noun a person who weeps

weepiness
tearfulness noun sadness expressed by weeping

weeping beech
Fagus pendula noun variety of European beech with pendulous limbs

weeping love grass
African love grass noun perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control

weeping spruce
Brewer`s spruce noun medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches

weeping tree broom
noun small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent two-seeded pods

weeping willow
Babylonian weeping willow noun willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental

weepy
adjective liable to weep easily

weevil
noun any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles

Wegener
Alfred Lothar Wegener noun German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930)

Wei
Wei dynasty noun any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556

weigela
Weigela florida noun deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers

weighbridge
noun platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc

weigher
noun an official who weighs and records the weight

weighing
advisement noun careful consideration; `a little deliberation would have deterred them`

weighing machine
noun a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

weight
noun an artifact that is heavy

weight
exercising weight noun sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms

weight gainer
noun a person who gains weight

weight gaining
noun bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight

weight unit
weight noun a unit used to measure weight; `he placed two weights in the scale pan`

weighted
adjective adjusted to reflect value or proportion; `votes weighted according to the size of constituencies`; `a law weighted in favor of landlords`; `a weighted average`

weightily
adverb as something very heavy; `she moved weightily`

weighting
noun (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

weightless
adjective 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
noun the property of being comparatively small in weight; `the lightness of balsa wood`

weightlift
weightlifting noun bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights

weightlifter
lifter noun an athlete who lifts barbells

weighty
adjective weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; `weighty problems`

Weil
noun French philosopher (1909-1943)

Weil`s disease
noun a severe form of leptospirosis in human beings

Weill
Kurt Weill noun German composer; collaborated with Bertolt Brecht (1900-1950)

Weimar
noun a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933

Weimar Republic
noun the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; `The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich`

Weimaraner
noun large breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat; originated in Germany

weir
noun a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

weird
adjective strikingly odd or unusual; `some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow`- Bram Stoker

weirdly
adverb in a weird manner; `she was dressed weirdly`

Weismann
August Friedrich Leopold Weismann noun 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
white beer noun a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent

Weisshorn
noun a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high)

Weizenbier
noun a general name in southern Germany for wheat beers

Weizenbock
noun a German wheat beer of bock strength

Weizmann
Chaim Weizmann noun Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to recognize the new state of Israel and became its first president (1874-1952)

weka
maori hen noun flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting

welcher
welsher noun someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager

welcome
adjective 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`

welcome wagon
noun a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area

welcoming committee
noun a committee to welcome new residents to a community

weld
noun a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together

welder
noun joins pieces of metal by welding them together

welder`s mask
noun a mask that you wear for protection when doing welding

welding
noun fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure

weldment
noun an assembly of parts welded together

welfare case
charity case noun a case for a welfare worker

welfare state
noun 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
social service noun an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society

welfarist
welfare-statist adjective of or relating to a welfare state

well
good adverb (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-argued thesis`; `a well-seasoned dish`; `a well-planned party`; `the baby can walk pretty good`

well
adverb in a manner affording benefit or advantage; `she married well`; `The children were settled advantageously in Seattle`

well endowed
adjective having plentiful supplies of a resource; `Brazil is well endowed with coffee`

well point
wellpoint noun a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area

well-adjusted
well-balanced adjective free from psychological disorder; `a well-adjusted personality`

well-advised
adjective having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel; `a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan`

well-appointed
well-found adjective having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings; `a well-appointed kitchen`; `a well-appointed apartment`

well-balanced
adjective in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium; `a well-balanced wheel`

well-behaved
well behaved adjective (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; `a well-behaved child`

well-bound
adjective (of books) having a sturdy and attractive binding

well-branched
adjective having good branches

well-bred
well-mannered adjective of good upbringing

well-conducted
adjective characterized by good organization and control; `a well-conducted meeting`

well-defined
adjective accurately stated or described; `a set of well-defined values`

well-done
adjective (meat) cooked until there is no pink meat left inside

well-dressed
adjective having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat

well-fed
well-nourished adjective properly nourished

well-groomed
adjective having your hair neatly brushed and combed

well-groomed
adjective having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat

well-intentioned
well-meaning adjective 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 but well-meant criticism`

well-knit
well-set adjective 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
adjective widely or fully known; `a well-known politician`; `well-known facts`; `a politician who is well known`; `these facts are well known`

well-lined
adjective full of money; `a well-lined purse`

well-made
adjective skillfully constructed

well-marked
adjective clearly indicated; `a well-marked route`

well-meaning
unthreatening adjective not unfriendly or threatening; `her well-meaning words were received in silence`; `the exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs`

well-mined
adjective well known and commonly used; `Shakespeare exploited many well-mined sources for his plays`

well-off
adjective fortunately situated; `doesn`t know when he`s well-off`

well-ordered
adjective ordered well; `well-ordered work habits`

well-preserved
adjective used of older persons who are healthy