English Dictionary: wenn es nach mir geht | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wangan \Wan"gan\, n. [American Indian.] A boat for conveying provisions, tools, etc.; -- so called by Maine lumbermen. [Written also {wangun}.] --Bartlett. | |
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Wangan \Wan"gan\, n. [American Indian.] A boat for conveying provisions, tools, etc.; -- so called by Maine lumbermen. [Written also {wangun}.] --Bartlett. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wench \Wench\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wenching}.] To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame. | |
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Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle, Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another, dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move briskly.] 1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice. Let every man enjoy his whim. --Churchill. 2. (Mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes; -- called also {whim gin}, and {whimsey}. {Whim gin} (Mining), a whim. See {Whim}, 2. {Whim shaft} (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water, etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim. Syn: Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy. Usage: {Whim}, {Freak}, {Caprice}. Freak denotes an impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle, Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another, dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move briskly.] 1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice. Let every man enjoy his whim. --Churchill. 2. (Mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes; -- called also {whim gin}, and {whimsey}. {Whim gin} (Mining), a whim. See {Whim}, 2. {Whim shaft} (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water, etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim. Syn: Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy. Usage: {Whim}, {Freak}, {Caprice}. Freak denotes an impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wince \Wince\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Winced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wincing}.] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan, wenken, to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to nod, akin to E. wink. See {Wink}.] 1. To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back. I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word. --Shak. 2. To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wincing \Win"cing\, n. The act of washing cloth, dipping it in dye, etc., with a wince. {Wincing machine}. (a) A wince. --Ure. (b) A succession of winces. See {Wince}. --Knight. | |
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Wincing \Win"cing\, n. The act of washing cloth, dipping it in dye, etc., with a wince. {Wincing machine}. (a) A wince. --Ure. (b) A succession of winces. See {Wince}. --Knight. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Wine fly} (Zo[94]l.), small two-winged fly of the genus {Piophila}, whose larva lives in wine, cider, and other fermented liquors. {Wine grower}, one who cultivates a vineyard and makes wine. {Wine measure}, the measure by which wines and other spirits are sold, smaller than beer measure. {Wine merchant}, a merchant who deals in wines. {Wine of opium} (Pharm.), a solution of opium in aromatized sherry wine, having the same strength as ordinary laudanum; -- also {Sydenham's laudanum}. {Wine press}, a machine or apparatus in which grapes are pressed to extract their juice. {Wine skin}, a bottle or bag of skin, used, in various countries, for carrying wine. {Wine stone}, a kind of crust deposited in wine casks. See 1st {Tartar}, 1. {Wine vault}. (a) A vault where wine is stored. (b) A place where wine is served at the bar, or at tables; a dramshop. --Dickens. {Wine vinegar}, vinegar made from wine. {Wine whey}, whey made from milk coagulated by the use of wine. | |
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{On the wing}. (a) Supported by, or flying with, the wings another. {On the wings of the wind}, with the utmost velocity. {Under the wing}, [or] {wings}, {of}, under the care or protection of. {Wing and wing} (Naut.), with sails hauled out on either side; -- said of a schooner, or her sails, when going before the wind with the foresail on one side and the mainsail on the other; also said of a square-rigged vessel which has her studding sails set. Cf. {Goosewinged}. {Wing case} (Zo[94]l.), one of the anterior wings of beetles, and of some other insects, when thickened and used to protect the hind wings; an elytron; -- called also {wing cover}. {Wing covert} (Zo[94]l.), one of the small feathers covering the bases of the wing quills. See {Covert}, n., 2. {Wing gudgeon} (Mach.), an iron gudgeon for the end of a wooden axle, having thin, broad projections to prevent it from turning in the wood. See Illust. of {Gudgeon}. {Wing shell} (Zo[94]l.), wing case of an insect. {Wing stroke}, the stroke or sweep of a wing. {Wing transom} (Naut.), the uppermost transom of the stern; -- called also {main transom}. --J. Knowles. | |
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Wing-handed \Wing"-hand`ed\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as the bats and pterodactyls. | |
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Wing \Wing\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winging}.] 1. To furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity. Who heaves old ocean, and whowings the storms. --Pope. Living, to wing with mirth the weary hours. --Longfellow. 2. To supply with wings or sidepieces. The main battle, whose puissance on either side Shall be well winged with our chiefest horse. --Shak. 3. To transport by flight; to cause to fly. I, an old turtle, Will wing me to some withered bough. --Shak. 4. To move through in flight; to fly through. There's not an arrow wings the sky But fancy turns its point to him. --Moore. 5. To cut off the wings of; to wound in the wing; to disable a wing of; as, to wing a bird. | |
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Wingmanship \Wing"man*ship\, n. [From {Wing}, in imitation of horsemanship.] Power or skill in flying. [R.] --Duke of Argyll. | |
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Wink \Wink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Winked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winking}.] [OE. winken, AS. wincian; akin to D. wenken, G. winken to wink, nod, beckon, OHG. winchan, Sw. vinka, Dan. vinke, AS. wancol wavering, OHG. wanchal wavering, wanch[?]n to waver, G. wanken, and perhaps to E. weak; cf. AS. wincel a corner. Cf. {Wench}, {Wince}, v. i.] 1. To nod; to sleep; to nap. [Obs.] [bd]Although I wake or wink.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion. He must wink, so loud he would cry. --Chaucer. And I will wink, so shall the day seem night. --Shak. They are not blind, but they wink. --Tillotson. 3. To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink. A baby of some three months old, who winked, and turned aside its little face from the too vivid light of day. --Hawthorne. 4. To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only. Wink at the footman to leave him without a plate. --Swift. 5. To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at. The times of this ignorance God winked at. --Acts xvii. 30. And yet, as though he knew it not, His knowledge winks, and lets his humors reign. --Herbert. Obstinacy can not be winked at, but must be subdued. --Locke. 6. To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks. {Winking monkey} (Zo[94]l.), the white-nosed monkey ({Cersopithecus nictitans}). | |
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Wink \Wink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Winked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winking}.] [OE. winken, AS. wincian; akin to D. wenken, G. winken to wink, nod, beckon, OHG. winchan, Sw. vinka, Dan. vinke, AS. wancol wavering, OHG. wanchal wavering, wanch[?]n to waver, G. wanken, and perhaps to E. weak; cf. AS. wincel a corner. Cf. {Wench}, {Wince}, v. i.] 1. To nod; to sleep; to nap. [Obs.] [bd]Although I wake or wink.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion. He must wink, so loud he would cry. --Chaucer. And I will wink, so shall the day seem night. --Shak. They are not blind, but they wink. --Tillotson. 3. To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink. A baby of some three months old, who winked, and turned aside its little face from the too vivid light of day. --Hawthorne. 4. To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only. Wink at the footman to leave him without a plate. --Swift. 5. To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at. The times of this ignorance God winked at. --Acts xvii. 30. And yet, as though he knew it not, His knowledge winks, and lets his humors reign. --Herbert. Obstinacy can not be winked at, but must be subdued. --Locke. 6. To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks. {Winking monkey} (Zo[94]l.), the white-nosed monkey ({Cersopithecus nictitans}). | |
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Winkingly \Wink"ing*ly\, adv. In a winking manner; with the eye almost closed. --Peacham. | |
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Winsing \Win"sing\, a. Winsome. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Winsome \Win"some\, a. [Compar. {Winsomer}; superl. {Winsomest}.] [AS. wynsum, fr. wynn joy; akin to OS. wunnia, OHG. wunna, wunni, G. wonne, Goth. wunan to rejoice (in unwunands sad), AS. wunian to dwell. [?][?][?][?]. See {Win}, v. t., {Wont}, a.] 1. Cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted. Misled by ill example, and a winsome nature. --Jeffrey. 2. Causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant. Still plotting how their hungry ear That winsome voice again might hear. --Emerson. | |
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Winsomeness \Win"some*ness\, n. The characteristic of being winsome; attractiveness of manner. --J. R. Green. | |
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Winsome \Win"some\, a. [Compar. {Winsomer}; superl. {Winsomest}.] [AS. wynsum, fr. wynn joy; akin to OS. wunnia, OHG. wunna, wunni, G. wonne, Goth. wunan to rejoice (in unwunands sad), AS. wunian to dwell. [?][?][?][?]. See {Win}, v. t., {Wont}, a.] 1. Cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted. Misled by ill example, and a winsome nature. --Jeffrey. 2. Causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant. Still plotting how their hungry ear That winsome voice again might hear. --Emerson. | |
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Winsome \Win"some\, a. [Compar. {Winsomer}; superl. {Winsomest}.] [AS. wynsum, fr. wynn joy; akin to OS. wunnia, OHG. wunna, wunni, G. wonne, Goth. wunan to rejoice (in unwunands sad), AS. wunian to dwell. [?][?][?][?]. See {Win}, v. t., {Wont}, a.] 1. Cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted. Misled by ill example, and a winsome nature. --Jeffrey. 2. Causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant. Still plotting how their hungry ear That winsome voice again might hear. --Emerson. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wanakena, NY Zip code(s): 13695 | |
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Wayne County, GA (county, FIPS 305) Location: 31.54758 N, 81.91326 W Population (1990): 22356 (8812 housing units) Area: 1669.9 sq km (land), 10.6 sq km (water) Wayne County, IA (county, FIPS 185) Location: 40.73844 N, 93.32646 W Population (1990): 7067 (3334 housing units) Area: 1361.4 sq km (land), 3.8 sq km (water) Wayne County, IL (county, FIPS 191) Location: 38.43167 N, 88.42348 W Population (1990): 17241 (7622 housing units) Area: 1849.1 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water) Wayne County, IN (county, FIPS 177) Location: 39.86237 N, 85.00638 W Population (1990): 71951 (29586 housing units) Area: 1045.3 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water) Wayne County, KY (county, FIPS 231) Location: 36.81056 N, 84.83142 W Population (1990): 17468 (7791 housing units) Area: 1189.9 sq km (land), 64.2 sq km (water) Wayne County, MI (county, FIPS 163) Location: 42.28460 N, 83.26027 W Population (1990): 2111687 (832710 housing units) Area: 1590.6 sq km (land), 150.5 sq km (water) Wayne County, MO (county, FIPS 223) Location: 37.11288 N, 90.46123 W Population (1990): 11543 (6406 housing units) Area: 1971.2 sq km (land), 33.8 sq km (water) Wayne County, MS (county, FIPS 153) Location: 31.64370 N, 88.70208 W Population (1990): 19517 (7723 housing units) Area: 2098.9 sq km (land), 8.2 sq km (water) Wayne County, NC (county, FIPS 191) Location: 35.36232 N, 78.00461 W Population (1990): 104666 (39483 housing units) Area: 1431.2 sq km (land), 10.7 sq km (water) Wayne County, NE (county, FIPS 179) Location: 42.21381 N, 97.12477 W Population (1990): 9364 (3517 housing units) Area: 1148.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Wayne County, NY (county, FIPS 117) Location: 43.28302 N, 77.05355 W Population (1990): 89123 (35188 housing units) Area: 1565.0 sq km (land), 2020.1 sq km (water) Wayne County, OH (county, FIPS 169) Location: 40.82962 N, 81.88998 W Population (1990): 101461 (37036 housing units) Area: 1438.5 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water) Wayne County, PA (county, FIPS 127) Location: 41.65018 N, 75.30639 W Population (1990): 39944 (28480 housing units) Area: 1889.0 sq km (land), 55.0 sq km (water) Wayne County, TN (county, FIPS 181) Location: 35.23579 N, 87.78697 W Population (1990): 13935 (5741 housing units) Area: 1901.1 sq km (land), 4.2 sq km (water) Wayne County, UT (county, FIPS 55) Location: 38.36413 N, 110.89703 W Population (1990): 2177 (1061 housing units) Area: 6372.6 sq km (land), 15.9 sq km (water) Wayne County, WV (county, FIPS 99) Location: 38.14996 N, 82.43311 W Population (1990): 41636 (16991 housing units) Area: 1310.0 sq km (land), 16.6 sq km (water) | |
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Winchendon, MA (CDP, FIPS 80370) Location: 42.68196 N, 72.04475 W Population (1990): 4316 (1695 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 01475 | |
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Wingina, VA Zip code(s): 24599 | |
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Winigan, MO Zip code(s): 63566 | |
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Winneconne, WI (village, FIPS 87900) Location: 44.11203 N, 88.71188 W Population (1990): 2059 (880 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54986 | |
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Wyomissing, PA (borough, FIPS 86880) Location: 40.33050 N, 75.96775 W Population (1990): 7332 (3196 housing units) Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19610 | |
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Wyomissing Hills, PA (borough, FIPS 86888) Location: 40.33475 N, 75.98201 W Population (1990): 2469 (916 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) |