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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language
Category: General
Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA
Words: 85192
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wittily adverb in a witty manner; `he would wittily chime into our conversation`
witting adjective aware or knowing; `a witting tool of the Communists`
wittinglyknowingly adverb with full knowledge and deliberation; `he wittingly deleted the references`
wittol noun an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife`s infidelity but tolerates it
witty adjective combining clever conception and facetious expression; `his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent`
WitwatersrandRand noun a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
woad noun any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
wobble noun an unsteady rocking motion
wobbler noun something that wobbles
wobbling adjective (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily; `a low-pitched wobbling sound`
Wobbly noun a member of the Industrial Workers of the World
WodenWodan noun chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan
woewoefulness noun intense mournfulness
woe noun misery resulting from affliction
woebegonewoeful adjective affected by or full of grief or woe; `his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone`- George du Maurier
wog noun (offensive British slang) term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia
wok noun pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking
wold noun a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)
wolf noun any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
Wolf noun German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)
wolf boy noun a male person assumed to have been raised by wolves
wolf pack noun a group of wolves hunting together
wolf pupwolf cub noun a young wolf
wolf spiderhunting spider noun ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
wolf-sized adjective having the approximate size of a wolf
WolffKaspar Friedrich Wolff noun German anatomist (1733-1794)
Wolffiagenus Wolffia noun minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond
Wolffiellagenus Wolffiella noun minute rootless aquatic herbs having flat fronds floating on or below the water surface and bearing 1-2 flowers per frond; America and Africa
wolfhound noun the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves
wolfishly adverb in the manner of a wolf
wolflikewolfish adjective resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf; `ran in wolflike packs`; `wolfish rapacity`
wolframiteiron manganese tungsten noun a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks
wolfsbanewolfbane noun poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock
WollastonWilliam Hyde Wollaston noun English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828)
wollastonite noun a white or greyish mineral typically found in metamorphic limestone; a silicate of calcium
Wollemi pine noun newly discovered (1994) pine thought to have been long extinct; Australia; genus and species names not yet assigned
WollstonecraftMary Wollstonecraft noun English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary Shelley (1759-1797)
Wolof noun the West African language of the Wolof in Senegal; related to Fula
Wolstonian glaciation noun the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time
wolverineskunk bear noun stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
womanadult female noun an adult female person (as opposed to a man); `the woman kept house while the man hunted`
woman`s clothing noun clothing that is designed for women to wear
womanhoodwoman noun women as a class; `it`s an insult to American womanhood`; `woman is the glory of creation`; `the fair sex gathered on the veranda`
womanish adjective having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men; `womanish tears`
womanizerwomaniser noun a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
womankind noun women as distinguished from men
womanlike adjective resembling a woman; `a womanlike stone image`
womanlinesswomanlike noun the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female
womanly adjective befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; `womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion`
wombat noun burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
Women`s Army CorpsWAC noun an army corps that was organized in World War II but is no longer a separate branch of the United States Army
won adjective not subject to defeat; `with that move it`s a won game`
won tonwonton noun a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup
won ton noun a soup with won ton dumplings
won-lost record noun (sports) a record of win versus losses
wonderwonderment noun the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
wonder boygolden boy noun a man who is unusually successful at an early age
wonder woman noun a woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same time
wonder-struck adjective affected by or overcome with wonder
wonderermarveller noun someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something
wonderfullywondrous adverb (used as an intensifier) extremely well; `her voice is superbly disciplined`; `the colors changed wondrously slowly`
wonderland noun an imaginary realm of marvels or wonders
wonderworking adjective performing or able to perform wonders or miracles
wont noun a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; `she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair`; `long use had hardened him to it`
wonton noun a soup with won ton dumplings
wonton soup noun a soup with won ton dumplings
WoodGrant Wood noun United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)
WoodEllen Price Wood noun English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)
wood anemone noun European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands
wood antFormica rufa noun reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands
wood aster noun any of several asters of eastern North America usually growing in woods
wood chisel noun a chisel for working wood; it is either struck with a mallet or pushed by hand
wood drake noun male wood duck
wood ducksummer duck noun showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
wood fernwood-fern noun any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris
wood garlicRamsons noun pungent Old World weedy plant
wood grainwoodgrain noun texture produced by the fibers in wood
wood hoopoe noun tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest
wood horsetailEquisetum Sylvaticum noun Eurasia except southern Russia; northern North America
wood hyacinthbluebell 2 harebell 2 Hyacinthoides nonscripta noun sometimes placed in genus Scilla
wood ibisMycteria americana noun an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics
wood laurelcalico bush noun a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
wood lily noun lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers
wood meadowgrassPoa nemoralis noun slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia
wood mint noun American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers
wood mouse noun any of various New World woodland mice
wood nettleLaportea canadensis noun American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles
wood pigeonringdove 2 cushat noun Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
wood pulp noun wood that has been ground to a pulp; used in making cellulose products (as rayon or paper)
wood rabbitcottontail noun common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
wood ratwood-rat noun any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
wood sage noun European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow flowers; naturalized in North America
wood spurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides noun European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters
wood storkMycteria americana noun an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics
wood sugarxylose noun a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics
wood swallowswallow shrike noun Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow
wood tar noun any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood
wood thrushHylocichla mustelina noun large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song
wood tickAmerican dog tick noun common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
wood visewoodworking vise noun a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it
