W
W (dŭb″'l ū), the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Wa'n't
Wa'n't (?). A colloquial contraction of was not.
Waag
Waag (wäg), n.(Zoöl.) The grivet.
Waahoo
Waa‐hoo″ (wä‐ho͞o″), n.(Bot.) The burning bush; — said to be called after a quack medicine made from it.
Wabble
Wab″ble (wŏb″b'l), v. i. [Cf. Prov. G. wabbeln to wabble, and E. whap. Cf. Quaver.] To move staggeringly or unsteadily from one side to the other; to vacillate; to move the mann...
Wabble (2)
Wab″ble, n. A hobbling, unequal motion, as of a wheel unevenly hung; a staggering to and fro.
Wabbly
Wab″bly (?), a. Inclined to wabble; wabbling.
Wacke
{ Wack″e (?), Wack″y (?), } n. [G. wacke, MHG. wacke a large stone, OHG. waggo a pebble.] (Geol.) A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.
Wad
Wad (?), n. [See Woad.] Woad.
Wad (2)
Wad, n. [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. vadd wadding, Dan vat, D. & G. watte. Cf. Wadmol.]1. A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow. Holland.2. Specifically: A lit...
Wad (3)
Wad, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Waded; p. pr. & vb. n.Wadding.]1. To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton.2. To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a g...
Wad (4)
{ Wad, Wadd, } n.(Min.) (a) An earthy oxide of manganese, or mixture of different oxides and water, with some oxide of iron, and often silica, alumina, lime, or baryta; black oc...
Waddie
Wad″die (?), n. & v. See Waddy.
Wadding
Wad″ding (?), n. [See Wad a little mass.]1. A wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable substance of which wads may be made.2. Any soft stuff of loose texture, used for stuffi...
Waddle
Wad″dle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Waddled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Waddling (?).] [Freq. of wade; cf. AS. wædlian to beg, from wadan to go. See Wade.] To walk with short steps, swaying...
Waddle (2)
Wad″dle, v. t. To trample or tread down, as high grass, by walking through it. Drayton.
Waddler
Wad″dler (?), n. One who, or that which, waddles.
Waddlingly
Wad″dling‐ly, adv. In a waddling manner.
Waddy
Wad″dy, n.; pl.Waddies (�). [Written also waddie, whaddie.] [Native name. Thought by some to be a corrup. of E. wood.] 1. An aboriginal war club.2. A piece of wood; stick; peg; ...
Waddy (2)
Wad″dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Waddied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Waddying.] To attack or beat with a waddy.
Waddywood
Wad″dy‐wood′ (?), n. An Australian tree (Pittosporum bicolor); also, its wood, used in making waddies.
Wade
Wade (?), n. Woad. Mortimer.
Wade (2)
Wade (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Waded; p. pr. & vb. n.Wading.] [OE. waden to wade, to go, AS. wadan; akin to OFries. wada, D. waden, OHG. watan, Icel. va�a, Sw. vada, Dan. vade, L....
Wade (3)
Wade, v. t. To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded �he rivers and swamps.
Wade (4)
Wade (?), n. The act of wading.
Wader
Wad″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, wades.2. (Zoöl.) Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial b...
Wading
Wad″ing, a. & n. from Wade, v.Wading bird. (Zoöl.) See Wader, 2.