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   wage schedule
         n 1: a schedule of wages paid for different jobs [syn: {wage
               scale}, {wage schedule}]

English Dictionary: washstand by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wage setter
n
  1. any economic condition or variable that serves to set wage rates
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
washstand
n
  1. furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term
    Synonym(s): washstand, wash-hand stand
  2. a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
    Synonym(s): washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wash stand \Wash stand\
      In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that
      carriages or automobiles may be washed there and the water
      run off. [Cant]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Washstand \Wash"stand`\, n.
      A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and
      other requisites for washing the person.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Waxy \Wax"y\, a.
      Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid;
      adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.
      [bd]Waxy to persuasion.[b8] --Bp. Hall.
  
      {Waxy degeneration} (Med.), amyloid degeneration. See under
            {Amyloid}.
  
      {Waxy kidney}, {Waxy liver}, etc. (Med.), a kidney or liver
            affected by waxy degeneration.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weak \Weak\ (w[emac]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (-[etil]r); superl.
      {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg
      soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[be]c weak, soft, pliant, D.
      week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel.
      v[c6]kja to turn, veer, recede, AS. w[c6]can to yield, give
      way, G. weichen, OHG. w[c6]hhan, akin to Skr. vij, and
      probably to E. week, L. vicis a change, turn, Gr. e'i`kein to
      yield, give way. [fb]132. Cf. {Week}, {Wink}, v. i.
      {Vicissitude}.]
      1. Wanting physical strength. Specifically:
            (a) Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly;
                  debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.
  
                           A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                           Weak with hunger, mad with love.   --Dryden.
            (b) Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or
                  strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.
            (c) Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or
                  separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.
            (d) Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of
                  a plant.
            (e) Not able to resist external force or onset; easily
                  subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak
                  fortress.
            (f) Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous;
                  low; small; feeble; faint.
  
                           A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish.
                                                                              --Ascham.
            (g) Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the
                  usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and
                  nourishing substances; of less than the usual
                  strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak
                  decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.
            (h) Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office;
                  as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a
                  weak regiment, or army.
  
      2. Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical,
            moral, or political strength, vigor, etc. Specifically:
            (a) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor;
                  spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.
  
                           To think every thing disputable is a proof of a
                           weak mind and captious temper.      --Beattie.
  
                           Origen was never weak enough to imagine that
                           there were two Gods.                     --Waterland.
            (b) Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment,
                  discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
  
                           If evil thence ensue, She first his weak
                           indulgence will accuse.               --Milton.
            (c) Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided
                  or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.
  
                           Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but
                           not to doubtful disputations.      --Rom. xiv. 1.
            (d) Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion,
                  etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome;
                  accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak
                  virtue.
  
                           Guard thy heart On this weak side, where most
                           our nature fails.                        --Addison.
            (e) Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties;
                  a weak sense of honor of duty.
            (f) Not having power to convince; not supported by force
                  of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument
                  or case. [bd]Convinced of his weak arguing.[b8]
                  --Milton.
  
                           A case so weak . . . hath much persisted in.
                                                                              --Hooker.
            (g) Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak
                  sentence; a weak style.
            (h) Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be
                  prevalent; not potent; feeble. [bd]Weak prayers.[b8]
                  --Shak.
            (i) Lacking in elements of political strength; not
                  wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in
                  the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation;
                  as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.
  
                           I must make fair weather yet awhile, Till Henry
                           be more weak, and I more strong.   --Shak.
            (k) (Stock Exchange) Tending towards lower prices; as, a
                  weak market.
  
      3. (Gram.)
            (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its
                  preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to
                  the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form
                  -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated;
                  deny, denied; feel, felt. See {Strong}, 19
            (a) .
            (b) Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon,
                  etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See {Strong}, 19
            (b) .
  
      Note: Weak is often used in the formation of self-explaining
               compounds; as, weak-eyed, weak-handed, weak-hearted,
               weak-minded, weak-spirited, and the like.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wigwag \Wig"wag`\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Wigwagged}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Wigwagging}.]
      To move to and fro, to wag.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wise \Wise\, a. [Compar. {Wiser}; superl. {Wisest}.] [OE. wis,
      AS. w[c6]s; akin to OS. & OFries. w[c6]s, D. wijs, G. weise,
      OHG. w[c6]s, w[c6]si, Icel. v[c6]ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis,
      Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See {Wit}, v., and cf.
      {Righteous}, {Wisdom}.]
      1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive
            information; erudite; learned.
  
                     They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have
                     no knowledge.                                    --Jer. iv. 22.
  
      2. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning
            and judging soundly concerning what is true or false,
            proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best
            means for accomplishing them; sagacious.
  
                     When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
                     which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. --2
                                                                              Tim. iii. 15.
  
      3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous;
            specifically, skilled in divination.
  
                     Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now
                     with me; but she's gone. Sim. Pray you, sir, was't
                     not the wise woman of Brentford?         --Shak.
  
      4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
            [R.] [bd]Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and
            wise.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
                     Nor, on the other side, Will I be penuriously wise
                     As to make money, that's my slave, my idol. --Beau.
                                                                              & Fl.
  
                     Lords do not care for me: I am too wise to die yet.
                                                                              --Ford.
  
      5. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting
            wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious;
            discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise
            conduct or management; a wise determination. [bd]Eminent
            in wise deport.[b8] --Milton.
  
      {To make it wise}, to make it a matter of deliberation.
            [Obs.] [bd] We thought it was not worth to make it
            wise.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      {Wise in years}, old enough to be wise; wise from age and
            experience; hence, aged; old. [Obs.]
  
                     A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one; He's
                     wise in years, and of a temperate warmth. --Ford.
  
                     You are too wise in years, too full of counsel, For
                     my green experience.                           --Ford.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Washgtin, VT
      Zip code(s): 05675

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Wiscasset, ME (CDP, FIPS 87040)
      Location: 44.01236 N, 69.67038 W
      Population (1990): 1233 (602 housing units)
      Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 04578

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Which Stands For Nothing
  
      (WSFN) A beginner's language with emphasis on
      graphics produced by {Atari} in 1983 for {Atari} home
      computers.   There is also {Advanced WSFN}.
  
      (1996-06-12)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Wise, wisdom
      a moral rather than an intellectual quality. To be "foolish" is
      to be godless (Ps. 14:1; comp. Judg. 19:23; 2 Sam. 13:13). True
      wisdom is a gift from God to those who ask it (Job 28:12-28;
      Prov. 3:13-18; Rom. 1:22; 16:27; 1 Cor. 1:17-21; 2:6-8; James
      1:5). "Wisdom" in Prov. 1:20; 8:1; 9:1-5 may be regarded not as
      a mere personification of the attribute of wisdom, but as a
      divine person, "Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God"
      (1 Cor. 1:24). In Matt. 11:19 it is the personified principle of
      wisdom that is meant.
     
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