Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Wastor

Wast″or, n. A waster; a thief. [Written also wastour.] Chaucer. Southey.

488

Wastorel

Wast″o‐rel (?), n. See Wastrel.

489

Wastrel

Wast″rel (?), n. 1. Any waste thing or substance; as: (a) Waste land or common land. Carew. (b) A profligate. (c) A neglected child; a street Arab.2. Anything cast away as bad o...

490

Watch

Watch (wŏch), n. [OE. wacche, AS. wæcce, fr. wacian to wake; akin to D. wacht, waak, G. wacht, wache. √134. See Wake, v. i.]1. The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; ...

491

Watch (2)

Watch (?), v. i. [Cf. AS. wœccan, wacian. √134. See Watch, n., Wake, v. i.]1. To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.I have two nights watched with...

492

Watch (3)

Watch, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Watched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Watching.]1. To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sigh...

493

Watch meeting

Watch meeting. A religious meeting held in the closing hours of the year.

494

Watchdog

Watch″dog′ (wŏch″dŏg′), n. A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to give notice of the approach of intruders.

495

Watcher

Watch″er (–ẽr), n. One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during the night.

496

Watches

Watch″es (–ĕz), n. pl.(Bot.) The leaves of Saracenia flava. See Trumpets.

497

Watchet

Watchet (–ĕt), a. [Probably from F. vaciet bilberry, whortleberry; cf. L. vaccinium blueberry, whortleberry.] Pale or light blue. “Watchet mantles.” Spenser.Who stares in German...

498

Watchful

Watch″ful (?), a. Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; — with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful ...

499

Watchhouse

Watch″house′ (?), n.; pl.Watchhouses (�). 1. A house in which a watch or guard is placed.2. A place where persons under temporary arrest by the police of a city are kept; a poli...

500

Watchmaker

Watch″mak′er (?), n. One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.

501

Watchman

Watch″man (?), n.; pl.Watchmen (�).1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by ni...

502

Watchtower

Watch″tow′er (?), n. A tower in which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies, the approach of danger, or the like.

503

Watchword

Watch″word′ (?), n. 1. A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who ha...

504

Water

Wa″ter (wa̤″tẽr), n. [AS. wæter; akin to OS. watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG. wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. watō, O. Slav. & Russ....

505

Water (2)

Wa″ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Watered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Watering.] [AS. wæterian, gewæterian.]1. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate;...

506

Water (3)

Wa″ter, v. i. 1. To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water.If thine eyes can water for his death. Shak.2. To get or take in water; as, ...

507

Water adder

Wa″ter ad″der (?). (Zoöl.) (a) The water moccasin. (b) The common, harmless American water snake (Tropidonotus sipedon). See Illust. under Water Snake.

508

Water agrimony

Wa″ter ag″ri‐mo‐ny (?). (Bot.) A kind of bur marigold (Bidens tripartita) found in wet places in Europe.

509

Water aloe

Wa″ter al″oe (?). (Bot.) See Water soldier.

510

Water antelope

Wa″ter an″te‐lope (?). See Water buck.

511

Water arum

Wa″ter a″rum (?). (Bot.) An aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone.

512

Water back

Wa″ter back′ (?). See under 1st Back.

513

Water bailiff

Wa″ter bail″iff (?). An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to search vessels.