Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter W - Page 2
Waggel (n.) (Zool.) The young of the great black-backed gull ({Larus marinus), formerly considered a distinct species. [Prov. Eng.]
Waggeries (n. pl. ) of Waggery.
Waggery (n.) The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy. -- Locke.
A drollery and lurking waggery of expression. -- W. Irving.
Waggery (n.) Waggish behavior [syn: waggery, waggishness].
Waggery (n.) A quaint and amusing jest [syn: drollery, waggery].
Waggie (n.) The pied wagtail. [Prov. Eng.]
Waggish (a.) Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome. "A company of waggish boys." -- L'Estrange.
Waggish (a.) Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive; humorous; as, a waggish trick. -- Wag"gish*ly, adv. -- Wag"gish*ness, n.
Waggish (a.) Witty or joking; "Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer" -- James Fenimore Cooper
Waggled (imp. & p. p.) of Waggle.
Waggling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Waggle.
Waggle (v. t.) To move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird waggles his tail.
Waggle (n.) A waggling or wagging; specif. (Golf), the preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.
Waggle (v. i.) To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
Why do you go nodding and waggling so? -- L'Estrange.
Waggle (n.) Causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: wag, waggle, shake].
Waggle (v.) Move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail" [syn: wag, waggle].
Waggle (v.) Move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion [syn: wamble, waggle].
Wag-halter (n.) One who moves or wears a halter; one likely to be hanged. [Colloq. & Obs.]
I can tell you, I am a mad wag-halter. -- Marston.
Wagnerite (n.) (Min.) A fluophosphate of magnesia, occurring in yellowish crystals, and also in massive forms.
Wagon (n.) A wheeled carriage; a vehicle on four wheels, and usually drawn by horses; especially, one used for carrying freight or merchandise.
Note: In the United States, light wagons are used for the conveyance of persons and light commodities.
Wagon (n.) A freight car on a railway. [Eng.]
Wagon (n.) A chariot. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Wagon (n.) (Astron.) The Dipper, or Charles's Wain.
Note: This word and its compounds are often written with two g's (waggon, waggonage, etc.), chiefly in England. The forms wagon, wagonage, etc., are, however, etymologically preferable, and in the United States are almost universally used.
Wagon boiler. See the Note under Boiler, 3.
Wagon ceiling (Arch.), A semicircular, or wagon-headed, arch or ceiling; -- sometimes used also of a ceiling whose section is polygonal instead of semicircular.
Wagon master, An officer or person in charge of one or more wagons, especially of those used for transporting freight, as the supplies of an army, and the like.
Wagon shoe, A skid, or shoe, for retarding the motion of a wagon wheel; a drag.
Wagon vault, (Arch.) See under 1st Vault.
Wagoned (imp. & p. p.) of Wagon.
Wagoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wagon.
Wagon (v. t.) To transport in a wagon or wagons; as, goods are wagoned from city to city.
Wagon
(v. i.)
To wagon goods as a business; as, the man wagons between
Wagon (n.) Any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor [syn: wagon, waggon].
Wagon (n.) Van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: police van, police wagon, paddy wagon, patrol wagon, wagon, black Maria].
Wagon (n.) A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major [syn: Big Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's Wain, Wain, Wagon].
Wagon (n.) A child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting [syn: wagon, coaster wagon].
Wagon (n.) A car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat [syn: beach wagon, station wagon, wagon, estate car, beach waggon, station waggon, waggon].
Wagon, () Heb. aghalah; so rendered in Gen. 45:19, 21, 27; 46:5; Num. 7:3, 7,8, but elsewhere rendered "cart" (1 Sam. 6:7, etc.). This vehicle was used for peaceful purposes. In Ezek. 23:24, however, it is the rendering of a different Hebrew word, and denotes a war-chariot.
Wagon (n.) [ C ] (UK Also wagon) 四輪貨運馬車 A vehicle with four wheels, usually pulled by horses or oxen, used for transporting heavy goods, especially in the past.
// The first white settlers journeyed across America in covered wagons.
See also:
Bandwagon.
Station wagon.
Welcome Wagon.
Wagon (n.) [ C ] (UK Also wagon) (UK) (US Freight car) （火車的）貨運車廂，車皮 A large wheeled container for transporting goods, that is pulled by a train.
// A goods wagon.
Idiom:
Fall off the wagon.
On the wagon.
Wagonage (n.) Money paid for carriage or conveyance in wagon.
Wagonage (n.) A collection of wagons; wagons, collectively.
Wagonage, provender, and a piece or two of cannon. -- Carlyle.
Wagoner (n.) One who conducts a wagon; one whose business it is to drive a wagon.
Wagoner (n.) (Astron.) The constellation Charles's Wain, or Ursa Major. See Ursa major, under Ursa.
Wagoner (n.) The driver of a wagon [syn: wagoner, waggoner].
Wagoner -- U.S. County in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 57491
Housing Units (2000): 23174
Land area (2000): 562.914093 sq. miles (1457.940747 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 28.072040 sq. miles (72.706247 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 590.986133 sq. miles (1530.646994 sq. km)
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.970541 N, 95.544827 W
Headwords:
Wagoner
Wagoner, OK
Wagoner County
Wagoner County, OK
Wagoner, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 7669
Housing Units (2000): 3152
Land area (2000): 6.962781 sq. miles (18.033518 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.962781 sq. miles (18.033518 sq. km)
FIPS code: 77850
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.955501 N, 95.377938 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 74467
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Wagoner, OK
Wagoner
Wagonette (n.) A kind of pleasure wagon, uncovered and with seats extended along the sides, designed to carry six or eight persons besides the driver.
Wagonfuls (n. pl. ) of Wagonful.
Wagonful (n.) As much as a wagon will hold; enough to fill a wagon; a wagonload.
Wagon-headed (a.) Having a top, or head, shaped like the top of a covered wagon, or resembling in section or outline an inverted U, thus ?; as, a wagonheaded ceiling.
Wagonload (n.) Same as Wagonful.
Wagon-roofed (a.) Having a roof, or top, shaped like an inverted U; wagon-headed.
Wagonry (n.) Conveyance by means of a wagon or wagons.
Wagonwright (n.) One who makes wagons.
Wagtail (n.) Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name.
Wah (n.) The panda.
Wahabee (n.) A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of Mohammedanism. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of Arabia, and also into India.
Waid (a.) Oppressed with weight; crushed; weighed down.
Waif (n.) Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.
Waif (n.) Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
Waif (n.) A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.
Waift (n.) A waif.
Wail (v. t.) To choose; to select.
Wailed (imp. & p. p.) of Wail.
Wailing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wail.
Wail (v. t.) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death.
Wail (v. i.) To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.
Wail (n.) Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing.
Wailer (n.) One who wails or laments.
Waileress (n.) A woman who wails.
Wailful (a.) Sorrowful; mournful.
Wailingly (adv.) In a wailing manner.
Wailment (n.) Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.
Waiment (v. & n.) See Wayment.
Wain (n.) A four-wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a wagon.
Wain (n.) A chariot.
Wainable (a.) Capable of being plowed or cultivated; arable; tillable.
Wainage (n.) A finding of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.
Wainage (n.) See Gainage, a.
Wainbote (n.) See Cartbote. See also the Note under Bote.
Wainscot (n.) Oaken timber or boarding.
Wainscot (n.) A wooden lining or boarding of the walls of apartments, usually made in panels.
Wainscot (n.) Any one of numerous species of European moths of the family Leucanidae.
Wainscoted (imp. & p. p.) of Wainscot.
Wainscoting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wainscot.
Wainscot (v. t.) To line with boards or panelwork, or as if with panelwork; as, to wainscot a hall.
Wainscoting (n.) The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in panel.
Wainscoting (n.) The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot as a whole; panelwork.
Wainwright (n.) Same as Wagonwright.
Wair (n.) A piece of plank two yard/ long and a foot broad.
Waishengren (n.) In Taiwan, the term Benshengren is generally used to describe people who came to Taiwan from China hundreds of years ago and their descendants, whereas the term Waishengren (Mainlander) is used to describe people who came from China with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) after the Chinese civil war, and their offspring.
Waist (n.) That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips. -- Chaucer.
I am in the waist two yards about. -- Shak.
Waist (n.) Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship.
Waist (n.) A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
Waist (n.) A girdle or belt for the waist. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Waist anchor. See Sheet anchor, 1, in the Vocabulary.
Waist (n.) The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips [syn: waist, waistline].
Waist (n.) The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole [syn: shank, waist].
Waistband (n.) The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like.
Waistband (n.) A sash worn by women around the waist. [R.]
Waistband (n.) A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth].
Waistcloth (n.) A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension, such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs.
Waistcloth (n.) (Naut.) A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
Waistcloth (n.) A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth].
Waistcoat (n.) A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.
Waistcoat (n.) A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume.
Note: The waistcoat was a part of female attire as well as male . . . It was only when the waistcoat was worn without a gown or upper dress that it was considered the mark of a mad or profligate woman. -- Nares.
Syn: See Vest.
Waistcoat (n.) A man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat [syn: vest, waistcoat].
Waistcoateer (n.) One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet. [Obs.]
Do you think you are here, sir, Amongst your waistcoateers, your base wenches? -- Beau. & Fl.
Waistcoating (n.) A fabric designed for waistcoats; esp., one in which there is a pattern, differently colored yarns being used.
Waister (n.) (Naut.) A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Waited (imp. & p. p.) of Wait.
Waiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wait.
Wait (v. i.) To watch; to observe; to take notice. [Obs.]
"But [unless] ye wait well and be privy, I wot right well, I am but dead," quoth she. -- Chaucer.
Wait (v. i.) To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.
All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. -- Job xiv. 14.
They also serve who only stand and wait. -- Milton.
Haste, my dear father; 't is no time to wait. -- Dryden.
To wait on or To wait upon. (a) To attend, as a servant; to perform services for; as, to wait on a gentleman; to wait on the table. "Authority and reason on her wait." -- Milton. "I must wait on myself, must I?" -- Shak.
To wait on or To wait upon. (b) To attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony.
To wait on or To wait upon. (c) To follow, as a consequence; to await. "That ruin that waits on such a supine temper." -- Dr. H. More.
To wait on or To wait upon. (d) To look watchfully at; to follow with the eye; to watch. [R.] "It is a point of cunning to wait upon him with whom you speak with your eye." -- Bacon.
To wait on or To wait upon. (e) To attend to; to perform. "Aaron and his sons . . . shall wait on their priest's office." -- Num. iii. 10.
To wait on or To wait upon. (f) (Falconry) To fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; -- said of a hawk. -- Encyc. Brit.
Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
Awed with these words, in camps they still abide,
And wait with longing looks their promised guide. -- Dryden.
Wait (v. t.) To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await. [Obs.]
Wait (v. t.) To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect. [Obs.]
He chose a thousand horse, the flower of all His warlike troops, to wait the funeral. -- Dryden.
Remorse and heaviness of heart shall wait thee, And everlasting anguish be thy portion. -- Rowe.
Wait (v. t.) To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner. [Colloq.]
Wait (n.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
There is a wait of three hours at the border Mexican town of El Paso. -- S. B. Griffin.
Wait (n.) Ambush. "An enemy in wait." -- Milton.
Wait (n.) One who watches; a watchman. [Obs.]
Wait (n.) pl. Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular. [Obs.] -- Halliwell.
Wait (n.) pl. Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [Written formerly wayghtes.]
Hark! are the waits abroad? -- Beau. & Fl.
The sound of the waits, rude as may be their minstrelsy, breaks upon the mild watches of a winter night with the effect of perfect harmony. -- W. Irving.
To lay wait, To prepare an ambuscade.
To lie in wait. See under 4th Lie.
Wait (n.) Time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait].
Wait (n.) The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him" [syn: wait, waiting].
Wait (v.) Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets."
Wait (v.) Wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment" [syn: wait,
hold off, hold back].
Wait (v.) Look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a
promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: expect, look, await, wait].
Wait (v.) Serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's" [syn: wait, waitress].
Waiter (n.) （男）侍者，服務生 One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table.
The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry, "Make room," as if a duke were passing by. -- Swift.
Waiter (n.) 托盤 A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver.
Coast waiter. See under Coast, n.
Waiter (n.) A person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) [syn: waiter, server].
Waiter (n.) A person who waits or awaits.
Waiting () a. & n. from Wait, v.
In waiting, In attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.]
Waiting gentlewoman, a woman who waits upon a person of rank.
Waiting maid, Waiting woman, A maid or woman who waits upon another as a personal servant.
Waiting (a.) Being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting" [syn: waiting, ready and waiting(p)].
Waiting (n.) The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him" [syn: wait, waiting].
Waitingly (adv.) By waiting.
Waitress (n.) 女服務生，女侍應生 [C] A female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman.
Waitress (n.) A woman waiter.
Waitress (v. i.) 做女服務生 Serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's" [syn: {wait}, {waitress}].
Waive (n.) A waif; a castaway. [Obs.] -- Donne.