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

whopping
adverb extremely; `they all were whopping drunk`

whorehouse
brothel noun a building where prostitutes are available

whoremaster
noun a prostitute`s customer

whoremonger
noun a prostitute`s customer

whorled aster
Aster acuminatus noun North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers

whorled caraway
noun a caraway with whorled leaves

whorled loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia noun common North American yellow-flowered plant

whorled milkweed
Asclepias verticillata noun milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers

why
wherefore noun the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores`

whydah
whidah noun mostly black African weaverbird

Wicca
noun the polytheistic nature religion of modern witchcraft whose central deity is a mother goddess; claims origins in pre-Christian pagan religions of western Europe

Wiccan
adjective of or relating to Wicca

Wichita
noun the Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita

Wichita Falls
noun a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border

wick
noun a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

wicked
adjective morally bad in principle or practice

wickedly
evilly adverb in a wicked evil manner; `act wickedly`; `grin evilly`

wicker
wickerwork noun work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)

wicker basket
noun a basket made of wickerwork

wicket
noun small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted

wicket
wicket gate noun small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)

wicket door
wicket gate noun small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)

wicket-keeper
noun stands behind the wicket to catch balls

wickiup
wikiup noun a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States

wicopy
ropebark noun deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers

Widal test
Widal`s test noun a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections

wide
wide of the mark adjective not on target; `the kick was wide`; `the arrow was wide of the mark`; `a claim that was wide of the truth`

wide area network
WAN noun a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network

wide screen
noun a projection screen that is much wider than it is high

wide wale
noun corduroy with wide ribs

wide-angle lens
fisheye lens noun 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

wide-eyed
wide adjective (used of eyes) fully open or extended; `stared with wide eyes`

wide-open
adjective open wide; `left the doors wide-open`

wide-ranging
adjective including much; `the pianist`s wide-ranging repertoire`

wide-screen(a)
adjective (motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height

widebody aircraft
wide-body aircraft noun a commercial airliner with two aisles

widegrip pushup
noun a pushup with the arms widely separated

widely
adverb to a great degree; `her work is widely known`

wideness
broadness noun the property of being wide; having great width

widening
noun the act of making something wider

widening
noun a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

widespread
adjective widely circulated or diffused; `a widespread doctrine`; `widespread fear of nuclear war`

widgeon
wigeon noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals

widow
widow woman noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

widow`s peak
noun a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead

widow`s walk
noun a lookout atop a coastal house

widowed
adjective single because of death of the spouse

widower
widowman noun a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried

widowhood
noun the state of being a widow who has not remarried

width
breadth noun the extent of something from side to side

wieldy
adjective easy to handle or use or manage; `a large but wieldy book`

wiener roast
weenie roast noun a cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course

Wiesbaden
noun a city in western Germany; a spa since Roman times

wiesenboden
noun a dark meadow soil rich in organic material; developed through poor drainage in humid grassy or sedge regions

wife
married woman noun a married woman; a man`s partner in marriage

wifely
wifelike adjective befitting or characteristic of a wife

Wiffle
Wiffle Ball noun (trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts

wig
wigging noun British slang for a scolding

wigged
adjective wearing a wig; `the judges all wigged and robed`

wiggle
wriggle noun the act of wiggling

wiggle room
noun flexibility of interpretation or of options; `the request left some wiggle room for future restructuring`

wiggler
wriggler noun one who can`t stay still (especially a child); `the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips`

wiggler
noun larva of a mosquito

wiggliness
noun a jerky back and forth kind of mobility; `he walked with the wiggliness of a child on high heels`

Wight
Isle of Wight noun an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel

wight
noun a human being; `wight` is an archaic term

wigless
adjective not wearing a wig

wigmaker
noun someone who makes and sells wigs

wigwam
noun a native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides

Wilbur Wright
noun United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)

wild
adjective in a state of extreme emotion; `wild with anger`; `wild with grief`

wild
adjective (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`

wild angelica
Angelica sylvestris noun European herb with compound leaves and white flowers; adventive on Cape Breton Island

wild apple
noun any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acid fruit

wild ass
noun any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa

wild basil
cushion calamint noun aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia

wild boar
noun Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States

wild buckwheat
California buckwheat noun low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah)

wild cabbage
Brassica oleracea noun wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe

wild calla
water arum noun plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries

wild card
noun a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it

wild carrot
Queen Anne`s lace noun a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots

wild celery
noun herb of Europe and temperate Asia

wild cherry
wild cherry tree noun an uncultivated cherry tree

wild China tree
Sapindus drumondii noun deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin

wild cinnamon
Canella winterana noun large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes

wild cotton
Arizona wild cotton noun shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico

wild crab
Malus sylvestris noun wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples

wild dog
noun any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves

wild duck
noun an undomesticated duck (especially a mallard)

wild fig
Clusia flava noun a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit

wild garlic
Ramsons noun pungent Old World weedy plant

wild geranium
spotted cranesbill noun common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers

wild ginger
noun low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes

wild goat
noun undomesticated goat

wild hollyhock
Sphaeralcea remota noun a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea

wild horse
noun undomesticated or feral domestic horse

wild hyacinth
bluebell 2 harebell 2 Hyacinthoides nonscripta noun sometimes placed in genus Scilla

wild hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens noun deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States

wild indigo
noun any of several plants of the genus Baptisia