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Wag \Wag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wagging}.] [OE. waggen; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. vagga to rock a cradle, vagga cradle, Icel. vagga, Dan. vugge; akin to AS. wagian to move, wag, wegan to bear, carry, G. & D. bewegen to move, and E. weigh. [fb]136. See {Weigh}.] To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the head. No discerner durst wag his tongue in censure. --Shak. Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head. --Jer. xviii. 16. Note: Wag expresses specifically the motion of the head and body used in buffoonery, mirth, derision, sport, and mockery. | |
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Wage \Wage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waging}.] [OE. wagen, OF. wagier, gagier, to pledge, promise, F. gager to wager, lay, bet, fr. LL. wadium a pledge; of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. wadi a pledge, gawadj[d3]n to pledge, akin to E. wed, G. wette a wager. See {Wed}, and cf. {Gage}.] 1. To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar. --Hakluyt. My life I never but as a pawn To wage against thy enemies. --Shak. 2. To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard. [bd]Too weak to wage an instant trial with the king.[b8] --Shak. To wake and wage a danger profitless. --Shak. 3. To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war. [He pondered] which of all his sons was fit To reign and wage immortal war with wit. --Dryden. The two are waging war, and the one triumphs by the destruction of the other. --I. Taylor. 4. To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out. [Obs.] [bd]Thou . . . must wage thy works for wealth.[b8] --Spenser. 5. To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay wages to. [Obs.] Abundance of treasure which he had in store, wherewith he might wage soldiers. --Holinshed. I would have them waged for their labor. --Latimer. 6. (O. Eng. Law) To give security for the performance of. --Burrill. {To wage battle} (O. Eng. Law), to give gage, or security, for joining in the duellum, or combat. See {Wager of battel}, under {Wager}, n. --Burrill. {To wage one's law} (Law), to give security to make one's law. See {Wager of law}, under {Wager}, n. | |
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Wagon \Wag"on\, n. [D. wagen. [root]136. See {Wain}.] 1. 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. 2. A freight car on a railway. [Eng.] 3. A chariot [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. (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}. | |
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Wagon \Wag"on\, n. [D. wagen. [root]136. See {Wain}.] 1. 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. 2. A freight car on a railway. [Eng.] 3. A chariot [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. (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}. | |
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Wagon \Wag"on\, n. [D. wagen. [root]136. See {Wain}.] 1. 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. 2. A freight car on a railway. [Eng.] 3. A chariot [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. (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}. | |
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Wagonage \Wag"on*age\, n. 1. Money paid for carriage or conveyance in wagon. 2. A collection of wagons; wagons, collectively. Wagonage, provender, and a piece or two of cannon. --Carlyle. | |
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Wake \Wake\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waked}or {Woke} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Waking}.] [AS. wacan, wacian; akin to OFries. waka, OS. wak[?]n, D. waken, G. wachen, OHG. wahh[?]n, Icel. vaka, Sw. vaken, Dan. vaage, Goth. wakan, v. i., uswakjan, v. t., Skr. v[be]jay to rouse, to impel. [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Vigil}, {Wait}, v. i., {Watch}, v. i.] 1. To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep. The father waketh for the daughter. --Ecclus. xlii. 9. Though wisdom wake, suspicion sleeps. --Milton. I can not think any time, waking or sleeping, without being sensible of it. --Locke. 2. To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night revel. The king doth wake to-night, and takes his rouse, Keeps wassail, and the swaggering upspring reels. --Shak. 3. To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to be awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with up. He infallibly woke up at the sound of the concluding doxology. --G. Eliot. 4. To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active. Gentle airs due at their hour To fan the earth now waked. --Milton. Then wake, my soul, to high desires. --Keble. | |
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Waking \Wak"ing\, n. 1. The act of waking, or the state or period of being awake. 2. A watch; a watching. [Obs.] [bd]Bodily pain . . . standeth in prayer, in wakings, in fastings.[b8] --Chaucer. In the fourth waking of the night. --Wyclif (Matt. xiv. 25). | |
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Washiness \Wash"i*ness\, n. The quality or state of being washy, watery, or weak. | |
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Wash \Wash\ (w[ocr]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Washed} (w[ocr]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Washing}.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perhaps to E. water. [root]150.] 1. To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, . . . he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person. --Matt. xxvii. 24. 2. To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves wash the shore. Fresh-blown roses washed with dew. --Milton. [The landscape] washed with a cold, gray mist. --Longfellow. 3. To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment. | |
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Washing \Wash"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution. 2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash. {Washing bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. {Washing bottle} (Chem.), a bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a filter, etc. {Washing fluid}, a liquid used as a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in their action. {Washing machine}, a machine for washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes. {Washing soda}. (Chem.) See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}. {Washing stuff}, any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for washing it; -- so called among gold miners. | |
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Washing \Wash"ing\, n. 1. (Mining) Gold dust procured by washing; also, a place where this is done; a washery. 2. A thin covering or coat; as, a washing of silver. 3. (Stock Exchanges) The operation of simultaneously buying and selling the same stock for the purpose of manipulating the market. The transaction is fictitious, and is prohibited by stock-exchange rules. 4. (Pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze. | |
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Washing \Wash"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution. 2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash. {Washing bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. {Washing bottle} (Chem.), a bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a filter, etc. {Washing fluid}, a liquid used as a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in their action. {Washing machine}, a machine for washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes. {Washing soda}. (Chem.) See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}. {Washing stuff}, any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for washing it; -- so called among gold miners. | |
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Washing \Wash"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution. 2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash. {Washing bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. {Washing bottle} (Chem.), a bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a filter, etc. {Washing fluid}, a liquid used as a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in their action. {Washing machine}, a machine for washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes. {Washing soda}. (Chem.) See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}. {Washing stuff}, any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for washing it; -- so called among gold miners. | |
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Washing \Wash"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution. 2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash. {Washing bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. {Washing bottle} (Chem.), a bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a filter, etc. {Washing fluid}, a liquid used as a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in their action. {Washing machine}, a machine for washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes. {Washing soda}. (Chem.) See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}. {Washing stuff}, any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for washing it; -- so called among gold miners. | |
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Washing \Wash"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution. 2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash. {Washing bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. {Washing bottle} (Chem.), a bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a filter, etc. {Washing fluid}, a liquid used as a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in their action. {Washing machine}, a machine for washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes. {Washing soda}. (Chem.) See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}. {Washing stuff}, any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for washing it; -- so called among gold miners. | |
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Washing \Wash"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution. 2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash. {Washing bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. {Washing bottle} (Chem.), a bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a filter, etc. {Washing fluid}, a liquid used as a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in their action. {Washing machine}, a machine for washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes. {Washing soda}. (Chem.) See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}. {Washing stuff}, any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for washing it; -- so called among gold miners. | |
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Soda \So"da\, n. [It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making glass, fr. L. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having probably been a name of glasswort. See {Solid}.] (Chem.) (a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide. (b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate. {Caustic soda}, sodium hydroxide. {Cooking soda}, sodium bicarbonate. [Colloq.] {Sal soda}. See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}. {Soda alum} (Min.), a mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of alumina and soda. {Soda ash}, crude sodium carbonate; -- so called because formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain other plants, as saltwort ({Salsola}). See under {Sodium}. {Soda fountain}, an apparatus for drawing soda water, fitted with delivery tube, faucets, etc. {Soda lye}, a lye consisting essentially of a solution of sodium hydroxide, used in soap making. {Soda niter}. See {Nitratine}. {Soda salts}, salts having sodium for the base; specifically, sodium sulphate or Glauber's salts. {Soda waste}, the waste material, consisting chiefly of calcium hydroxide and sulphide, which accumulates as a useless residue or side product in the ordinary Leblanc process of soda manufacture; -- called also {alkali waste}. {Soda water}, originally, a beverage consisting of a weak solution of sodium bicarbonate, with some acid to cause effervescence; now, in common usage, a beverage consisting of water highly charged with carbon dioxide (carbonic acid). Fruit sirups, cream, etc., are usually added to give flavor. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}. {Washing soda}, sodium carbonate. [Colloq.] | |
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Sodium \So"di*um\, n. [NL., fr.E. soda.] (Chem.) A common metallic element of the alkali group, in nature always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc. It is isolated as a soft, waxy, white, unstable metal, so readily oxidized that it combines violently with water, and to be preserved must be kept under petroleum or some similar liquid. Sodium is used combined in many salts, in the free state as a reducer, and as a means of obtaining other metals (as magnesium and aluminium) is an important commercial product. Symbol Na (Natrium). Atomic weight 23. Specific gravity 0.97. {Sodium amalgam}, an alloy of sodium and mercury, usually produced as a gray metallic crystalline substance, which is used as a reducing agent, and otherwise. {Sodium bicarbonate}, a white crystalline substance, {HNaCO3}, with a slight alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate. It is found in many mineral springs and also produced artificially,. It is used in cookery, in baking powders, and as a source of carbonic acid gas (carbon dioxide) for soda water. Called also {cooking soda}, {saleratus}, and technically, {acid sodium carbonate}, {primary sodium carbonate}, {sodium dicarbonate}, etc. {Sodium carbonate}, a white crystalline substance, {Na2CO3.10H2O}, having a cooling alkaline taste, found in the ashes of many plants, and produced artifically in large quantities from common salt. It is used in making soap, glass, paper, etc., and as alkaline agent in many chemical industries. Called also {sal soda}, {washing soda}, or {soda}. Cf. {Sodium bicarbonate}, above and {Trona}. {Sodium chloride}, common, or table, salt, {NaCl}. {Sodium hydroxide}, a white opaque brittle solid, {NaOH}, having a fibrous structure, produced by the action of quicklime, or of calcium hydrate (milk of lime), on sodium carbonate. It is a strong alkali, and is used in the manufacture of soap, in making wood pulp for paper, etc. Called also {sodium hydrate}, and {caustic soda}. By extension, a solution of sodium hydroxide. | |
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Washing \Wash"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution. 2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash. {Washing bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. {Washing bottle} (Chem.), a bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a filter, etc. {Washing fluid}, a liquid used as a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in their action. {Washing machine}, a machine for washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes. {Washing soda}. (Chem.) See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}. {Washing stuff}, any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for washing it; -- so called among gold miners. | |
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Soda \So"da\, n. [It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making glass, fr. L. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having probably been a name of glasswort. See {Solid}.] (Chem.) (a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide. (b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate. {Caustic soda}, sodium hydroxide. {Cooking soda}, sodium bicarbonate. [Colloq.] {Sal soda}. See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}. {Soda alum} (Min.), a mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of alumina and soda. {Soda ash}, crude sodium carbonate; -- so called because formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain other plants, as saltwort ({Salsola}). See under {Sodium}. {Soda fountain}, an apparatus for drawing soda water, fitted with delivery tube, faucets, etc. {Soda lye}, a lye consisting essentially of a solution of sodium hydroxide, used in soap making. {Soda niter}. See {Nitratine}. {Soda salts}, salts having sodium for the base; specifically, sodium sulphate or Glauber's salts. {Soda waste}, the waste material, consisting chiefly of calcium hydroxide and sulphide, which accumulates as a useless residue or side product in the ordinary Leblanc process of soda manufacture; -- called also {alkali waste}. {Soda water}, originally, a beverage consisting of a weak solution of sodium bicarbonate, with some acid to cause effervescence; now, in common usage, a beverage consisting of water highly charged with carbon dioxide (carbonic acid). Fruit sirups, cream, etc., are usually added to give flavor. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}. {Washing soda}, sodium carbonate. [Colloq.] | |
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Sodium \So"di*um\, n. [NL., fr.E. soda.] (Chem.) A common metallic element of the alkali group, in nature always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc. It is isolated as a soft, waxy, white, unstable metal, so readily oxidized that it combines violently with water, and to be preserved must be kept under petroleum or some similar liquid. Sodium is used combined in many salts, in the free state as a reducer, and as a means of obtaining other metals (as magnesium and aluminium) is an important commercial product. Symbol Na (Natrium). Atomic weight 23. Specific gravity 0.97. {Sodium amalgam}, an alloy of sodium and mercury, usually produced as a gray metallic crystalline substance, which is used as a reducing agent, and otherwise. {Sodium bicarbonate}, a white crystalline substance, {HNaCO3}, with a slight alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate. It is found in many mineral springs and also produced artificially,. It is used in cookery, in baking powders, and as a source of carbonic acid gas (carbon dioxide) for soda water. Called also {cooking soda}, {saleratus}, and technically, {acid sodium carbonate}, {primary sodium carbonate}, {sodium dicarbonate}, etc. {Sodium carbonate}, a white crystalline substance, {Na2CO3.10H2O}, having a cooling alkaline taste, found in the ashes of many plants, and produced artifically in large quantities from common salt. It is used in making soap, glass, paper, etc., and as alkaline agent in many chemical industries. Called also {sal soda}, {washing soda}, or {soda}. Cf. {Sodium bicarbonate}, above and {Trona}. {Sodium chloride}, common, or table, salt, {NaCl}. {Sodium hydroxide}, a white opaque brittle solid, {NaOH}, having a fibrous structure, produced by the action of quicklime, or of calcium hydrate (milk of lime), on sodium carbonate. It is a strong alkali, and is used in the manufacture of soap, in making wood pulp for paper, etc. Called also {sodium hydrate}, and {caustic soda}. By extension, a solution of sodium hydroxide. | |
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Washing \Wash"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution. 2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash. {Washing bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. {Washing bottle} (Chem.), a bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a filter, etc. {Washing fluid}, a liquid used as a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in their action. {Washing machine}, a machine for washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes. {Washing soda}. (Chem.) See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}. {Washing stuff}, any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for washing it; -- so called among gold miners. | |
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Washingtonian \Wash`ing*to"ni*an\, a. 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, George Washington; as, a Washingtonian policy. --Lowell. 2. Designating, or pertaining to, a temperance society and movement started in Baltimore in 1840 on the principle of total abstinence. -- n. A member of the Washingtonian Society. | |
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Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk'.] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow. Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl palmitate (constituting the less soluble part). 2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance. Specifically: (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}. (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc. (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. (d) (Zo[94]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See {Wax insect}, below. (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}. (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite. (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.] {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {R. succedanea}. {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2 (f), above. {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}. {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}. {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax. {Wax insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of scale insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, which secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called also {pela}. {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax. {Wax moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose larv[91] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee moth}. {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}. {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients, under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted with hot irons and the color thus fixed. {Wax palm}. (Bot.) (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax, which, when melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles. (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion. {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and other ingredients. {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as: (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}). (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished, fleshy leaves. (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage. {Wax tree} (Bot.) (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance resembling white wax. (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the berries of which yield a sort of wax. (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[91]agia utilis}) of New Grenada, called by the inhabitants [bd]arbol del cera.[b8] {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of beeswax. | |
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Waxen \Wax"en\, a. 1. Made of wax. [bd]The female bee, that . . . builds her waxen cells.[b8] --Milton. 2. Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet. 3. Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding. Men have marble, women waxen, minds. --Shak. {Waxen chatterer} (Zo[94]l.), the Bohemian chatterer. | |
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Waxiness \Wax"i*ness\, n. Quality or state of being waxy. | |
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Wax \Wax\, v. i. [imp. {Waxed}; p. p. {Waxed}, and Obs. or Poetic {Waxen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waxing}.] [AS. weaxan; akin to OFries. waxa, D. wassen, OS. & OHG. wahsan, G. wachsen, Icel. vaxa, Sw. v[84]xa, Dan. voxe, Goth. wahsjan, Gr. [?] to increase, Skr. waksh, uksh, to grow. [?][?][?]. Cf. {Waist}.] 1. To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane. The waxing and the waning of the moon. --Hakewill. Truth's treasures . . . never shall wax ne wane. --P. Plowman. 2. To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse. Your clothes are not waxen old upon you. --Deut. xxix. 5. Where young Adonis oft reposes, Waxing well of his deep wound. --Milton. {Waxing kernels} (Med.), small tumors formed by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the groins of children; -- popularly so called, because supposed to be caused by growth of the body. --Dunglison. | |
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Wax \Wax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waxed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waxing}.] To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table. {Waxed cloth}, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also {wax cloth}. {Waxed end}, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots, shoes, and the like; -- called also {wax end}. --Brockett. | |
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Wax \Wax\, v. i. [imp. {Waxed}; p. p. {Waxed}, and Obs. or Poetic {Waxen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waxing}.] [AS. weaxan; akin to OFries. waxa, D. wassen, OS. & OHG. wahsan, G. wachsen, Icel. vaxa, Sw. v[84]xa, Dan. voxe, Goth. wahsjan, Gr. [?] to increase, Skr. waksh, uksh, to grow. [?][?][?]. Cf. {Waist}.] 1. To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane. The waxing and the waning of the moon. --Hakewill. Truth's treasures . . . never shall wax ne wane. --P. Plowman. 2. To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse. Your clothes are not waxen old upon you. --Deut. xxix. 5. Where young Adonis oft reposes, Waxing well of his deep wound. --Milton. {Waxing kernels} (Med.), small tumors formed by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the groins of children; -- popularly so called, because supposed to be caused by growth of the body. --Dunglison. | |
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Waxwing \Wax"wing`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small birds of the genus {Ampelis}, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax. The Bohemian waxwing (see under {Bohemian}) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also {waxbird}. | |
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Way-going \Way"-go`ing\, a. Going away; departing; of or pertaining to one who goes away. {Way-going crop} (Law of Leases), a crop of grain to which tenants for years are sometimes entitled by custom; grain sown in the fall to be reaped at the next harvest; a crop which will not ripen until after the termination of the lease. --Burrill. | |
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Way-going \Way"-go`ing\, a. Going away; departing; of or pertaining to one who goes away. {Way-going crop} (Law of Leases), a crop of grain to which tenants for years are sometimes entitled by custom; grain sown in the fall to be reaped at the next harvest; a crop which will not ripen until after the termination of the lease. --Burrill. | |
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{Weak conjugation} (Gram.), the conjugation of weak verbs; -- called also {new, [or] regular, conjugation}, and distinguished from the old, or irregular, conjugation. {Weak declension} (Anglo-Saxon Gram.), the declension of weak nouns; also, one of the declensions of adjectives. {Weak side}, the side or aspect of a person's character or disposition by which he is most easily affected or influenced; weakness; infirmity. {Weak sore} [or] {ulcer} (Med.), a sore covered with pale, flabby, sluggish granulations. | |
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Weakness \Weak"ness\, n. 1. The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness. 2. That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect. Many take pleasure in spreading abroad the weakness of an exalted character. --Spectator. Syn: Feebleness; debility; languor; imbecility; infirmness; infirmity; decrepitude; frailty; faintness. | |
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Weasiness \Wea"si*ness\, n. Quality or state of being weasy; full feeding; sensual indulgence. [Obs.] --Joye. | |
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{Out of harm's way}, beyond the danger limit; in a safe place. {Out of joint}, not in proper connection or adjustment; unhinged; disordered. [bd]The time is out of joint.[b8] --Shak. {Out of mind}, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit of memory; as, time out of mind. {Out of one's head}, beyond commanding one's mental powers; in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.] {Out of one's time}, beyond one's period of minority or apprenticeship. {Out of order}, not in proper order; disarranged; in confusion. {Out of place}, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not proper or becoming. {Out of pocket}, in a condition of having expended or lost more money than one has received. {Out of print}, not in market, the edition printed being exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc. {Out of the question}, beyond the limits or range of consideration; impossible to be favorably considered. {Out of reach}, beyond one's reach; inaccessible. {Out of season}, not in a proper season or time; untimely; inopportune. {Out of sorts}, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell; unhappy; cross. See under {Sort}, n. {Out of temper}, not in good temper; irritated; angry. {Out of time}, not in proper time; too soon, or too late. {Out of time}, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an agreeing temper; fretful. {Out of twist}, {winding}, [or] {wind}, not in warped condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of surfaces. {Out of use}, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete. {Out of the way}. (a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded. (b) Improper; unusual; wrong. {Out of the woods}, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.] {Out to out}, from one extreme limit to another, including the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to measurements. {Out West}, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some Western State or Territory. [U. S.] {To come out}, {To cut out}, {To fall out}, etc. See under {Come}, {Cut}, {Fall}, etc. {To put out of the way}, to kill; to destroy. {Week in, week out}. See {Day in, day out} (above). | |
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Weigh \Weigh\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weighed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weighing}.] [OE. weien, weyen, weghen, AS. wegan to bear, move; akin to D. wegen to weigh, G. w[84]gen, wiegen, to weigh, bewegen to move, OHG. wegan, Icel. vega to move, carry, lift, weigh, Sw. v[84]ga to weigh, Dan. veie, Goth. gawigan to shake, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. [?][?][?][?]. See {Way}, and cf. {Wey}.] 1. To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor. [bd]Weigh the vessel up.[b8] --Cowper. 2. To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold. Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. --Dan. v. 27. 3. To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of. [bd]A body weighing divers ounces.[b8] --Boyle. 4. To pay, allot, take, or give by weight. They weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. --Zech. xi. 12. 5. To examine or test as if by the balance; to ponder in the mind; to consider or examine for the purpose of forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion; to estimate deliberately and maturely; to balance. A young man not weighed in state affairs. --Bacon. Had no better weighed The strength he was to cope with, or his own. --Milton. Regard not who it is which speaketh, but weigh only what is spoken. --Hooker. In nice balance, truth with gold she weighs. --Pope. Without sufficiently weighing his expressions. --Sir W. Scott. 6. To consider as worthy of notice; to regard. [Obs. or Archaic] [bd]I weigh not you.[b8] --Shak. All that she so dear did weigh. --Spenser. {To weigh down}. (a) To overbalance. (b) To oppress with weight; to overburden; to depress. [bd]To weigh thy spirits down.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Weighing \Weigh"ing\, a. & n. from {Weigh}, v. {Weighing cage}, a cage in which small living animals may be conveniently weighed. {Weighing house}. See {Weigh-house}. {Weighing machine}, any large machine or apparatus for weighing; especially, platform scales arranged for weighing heavy bodies, as loaded wagons. | |
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Weighing \Weigh"ing\, a. & n. from {Weigh}, v. {Weighing cage}, a cage in which small living animals may be conveniently weighed. {Weighing house}. See {Weigh-house}. {Weighing machine}, any large machine or apparatus for weighing; especially, platform scales arranged for weighing heavy bodies, as loaded wagons. | |
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Weighing \Weigh"ing\, a. & n. from {Weigh}, v. {Weighing cage}, a cage in which small living animals may be conveniently weighed. {Weighing house}. See {Weigh-house}. {Weighing machine}, any large machine or apparatus for weighing; especially, platform scales arranged for weighing heavy bodies, as loaded wagons. | |
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Weighing \Weigh"ing\, a. & n. from {Weigh}, v. {Weighing cage}, a cage in which small living animals may be conveniently weighed. {Weighing house}. See {Weigh-house}. {Weighing machine}, any large machine or apparatus for weighing; especially, platform scales arranged for weighing heavy bodies, as loaded wagons. | |
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Weighmaster \Weigh"mas`ter\, n. One whose business it is to weigh ore, hay, merchandise, etc.; one licensed as a public weigher. | |
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Weighbeam \Weigh"beam`\, n. A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise; -- also called {weighmaster's beam}. | |
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Whack \Whack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whacking}.] [Cf. {Thwack}.] To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks. [Colloq.] Rodsmen were whackingtheir way through willow brakes. --G. W. Cable. | |
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Whacking \Whack"ing\, a. Very large; whapping. [Colloq.] | |
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Wheeze \Wheeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wheezed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wheezing}.] [OE. whesen, AS. hw[?]san (cf. Icel. hv[91]sa to hiss, Sw. hv[84]sa, Dan. hv[91]se); akin to AS. hw[?]sta a cough, D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. h[?]sti, Lith. kosti to cough, Skr. k[?]s. [root]43. Cf. {Husky} hoarse.] To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. [bd]Wheezing lungs.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Wheyish \Whey"ish\, a. Somewhat like whey; wheyey. --J. Philips. -- {Whey"ish*ness}, n. | |
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Whisk \Whisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whisked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whisking}.] [Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D. wisschen. See {Whisk}, n.] 1. To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth. 2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion. He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. --J. Fletcher. I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element into another. --Walpole. | |
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Whisking \Whisk"ing\, a. 1. Sweeping along lightly. 2. Large; great. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Whiz \Whiz\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whizzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whizzing}.] [Of imitative origin. [?][?][?]. Cf. {Whistle}, and {Hiss}.] To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or whistling sound. [Written also {whizz}.] It flew, and whizzing, cut the liquid way. --Dryden. | |
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Whizzingly \Whiz"zing*ly\, adv. With a whizzing sound. | |
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Wicking \Wick"ing\, n. the material of which wicks are made; esp., a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton. | |
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Wig \Wig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wigging}.] To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold. [Slang] | |
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Wiseness \Wise"ness\, n. Wisdom. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Wish \Wish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wishing}.] [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w[?]scan; akin to D. wenschen, G. w[81]nschen, Icel. [91]eskja, Dan. [94]nske, Sw. [94]nska; from AS. w[?]sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. [?]sk, Skr. v[be][?]ch[be] a wish, v[be][?]ch to wish; also to Skr. van to like, to wish. [?]. See {Winsome}, {Win}, v. t., and cf. {Wistful}.] 1. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker. They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. --Acts xxvii. 29. This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Wishing \Wish"ing\, a. & n. from {Wish}, v. t. {Wishing bone}. See {Wishbone}. {Wishing cap}, a cap fabled to give one whatever he wishes for when wearing it. | |
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Wishbone \Wish"bone`\, n. The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also {merrythought}, and {wishing bone}. See {Merrythought}, and {Furculum}. | |
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Wishing \Wish"ing\, a. & n. from {Wish}, v. t. {Wishing bone}. See {Wishbone}. {Wishing cap}, a cap fabled to give one whatever he wishes for when wearing it. | |
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Wishbone \Wish"bone`\, n. The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also {merrythought}, and {wishing bone}. See {Merrythought}, and {Furculum}. | |
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Wishing \Wish"ing\, a. & n. from {Wish}, v. t. {Wishing bone}. See {Wishbone}. {Wishing cap}, a cap fabled to give one whatever he wishes for when wearing it. | |
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Wishing \Wish"ing\, a. & n. from {Wish}, v. t. {Wishing bone}. See {Wishbone}. {Wishing cap}, a cap fabled to give one whatever he wishes for when wearing it. | |
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Washington, AR (city, FIPS 73370) Location: 33.77315 N, 93.68296 W Population (1990): 148 (92 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71862 Washington, DC (city, FIPS 50000) Location: 38.90505 N, 77.01617 W Population (1990): 606900 (278489 housing units) Area: 159.1 sq km (land), 18.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 20001, 20002, 20003, 20004, 20005, 20006, 20007, 20008, 20009, 20010, 20011, 20012, 20015, 20016, 20017, 20018, 20019, 20020, 20024, 20032, 20036, 20037, 20336 Washington, GA (city, FIPS 80704) Location: 33.73551 N, 82.74397 W Population (1990): 4279 (1776 housing units) Area: 20.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30673 Washington, IA (city, FIPS 82335) Location: 41.29885 N, 91.69088 W Population (1990): 7074 (3014 housing units) Area: 12.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52353 Washington, IL (city, FIPS 79033) Location: 40.69821 N, 89.43511 W Population (1990): 10099 (3903 housing units) Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Washington, IN (city, FIPS 80504) Location: 38.65817 N, 87.17301 W Population (1990): 10838 (4787 housing units) Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47501 Washington, KS (city, FIPS 75825) Location: 39.81687 N, 97.05220 W Population (1990): 1304 (675 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66968 Washington, KY (city, FIPS 80742) Location: 38.61589 N, 83.80805 W Population (1990): 795 (296 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Washington, LA (town, FIPS 79870) Location: 30.61541 N, 92.05966 W Population (1990): 1253 (529 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70589 Washington, ME Zip code(s): 04574 Washington, MI Zip code(s): 48094 Washington, MO (city, FIPS 77416) Location: 38.55315 N, 91.01264 W Population (1990): 10704 (4338 housing units) Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63090 Washington, NC (city, FIPS 71220) Location: 35.55628 N, 77.05050 W Population (1990): 9075 (3873 housing units) Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27889 Washington, NE (village, FIPS 51595) Location: 41.39827 N, 96.20871 W Population (1990): 125 (46 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Washington, NH Zip code(s): 03280 Washington, NJ (borough, FIPS 77270) Location: 40.75931 N, 74.98289 W Population (1990): 6474 (2787 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07882, 08012 Washington, OH (city, FIPS 81214) Location: 39.53771 N, 83.43113 W Population (1990): 12983 (5394 housing units) Area: 13.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Washington, OK (town, FIPS 78700) Location: 35.05833 N, 97.48351 W Population (1990): 279 (138 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73093 Washington, PA (city, FIPS 81328) Location: 40.17434 N, 80.24735 W Population (1990): 15864 (7380 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15301 Washington, TX Zip code(s): 77880 Washington, UT (city, FIPS 81960) Location: 37.13466 N, 113.49347 W Population (1990): 4198 (1793 housing units) Area: 65.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84780 Washington, VA (town, FIPS 83248) Location: 38.71274 N, 78.15977 W Population (1990): 198 (97 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 22747 Washington, WV (CDP, FIPS 84724) Location: 39.24090 N, 81.67336 W Population (1990): 1030 (424 housing units) Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) | |
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Washington Boro, PA Zip code(s): 17582 | |
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Washington Colle, TN Zip code(s): 37681 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Washington County, AL (county, FIPS 129) Location: 31.40270 N, 88.20275 W Population (1990): 16694 (6625 housing units) Area: 2799.1 sq km (land), 20.4 sq km (water) Washington County, AR (county, FIPS 143) Location: 35.98574 N, 94.21435 W Population (1990): 113409 (47349 housing units) Area: 2461.1 sq km (land), 15.1 sq km (water) Washington County, CO (county, FIPS 121) Location: 39.97553 N, 103.20080 W Population (1990): 4812 (2307 housing units) Area: 6529.8 sq km (land), 8.1 sq km (water) Washington County, FL (county, FIPS 133) Location: 30.61316 N, 85.67069 W Population (1990): 16919 (7703 housing units) Area: 1501.9 sq km (land), 93.1 sq km (water) Washington County, GA (county, FIPS 303) Location: 32.96775 N, 82.79487 W Population (1990): 19112 (7416 housing units) Area: 1762.4 sq km (land), 10.2 sq km (water) Washington County, IA (county, FIPS 183) Location: 41.33709 N, 91.71674 W Population (1990): 19612 (7866 housing units) Area: 1473.3 sq km (land), 5.1 sq km (water) Washington County, ID (county, FIPS 87) Location: 44.44899 N, 116.77904 W Population (1990): 8550 (3685 housing units) Area: 3772.0 sq km (land), 44.6 sq km (water) Washington County, IL (county, FIPS 189) Location: 38.35086 N, 89.41713 W Population (1990): 14965 (6261 housing units) Area: 1457.3 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water) Washington County, IN (county, FIPS 175) Location: 38.59928 N, 86.10559 W Population (1990): 23717 (9520 housing units) Area: 1332.4 sq km (land), 5.5 sq km (water) Washington County, KS (county, FIPS 201) Location: 39.78420 N, 97.08590 W Population (1990): 7073 (3355 housing units) Area: 2327.1 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water) Washington County, KY (county, FIPS 229) Location: 37.75273 N, 85.17386 W Population (1990): 10441 (4009 housing units) Area: 778.6 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water) Washington County, MD (county, FIPS 43) Location: 39.60387 N, 77.81449 W Population (1990): 121393 (47448 housing units) Area: 1186.6 sq km (land), 24.4 sq km (water) Washington County, ME (county, FIPS 29) Location: 44.96897 N, 67.60999 W Population (1990): 35308 (19124 housing units) Area: 6652.6 sq km (land), 1778.2 sq km (water) Washington County, MN (county, FIPS 163) Location: 45.03807 N, 92.88921 W Population (1990): 145896 (51648 housing units) Area: 1014.6 sq km (land), 81.5 sq km (water) Washington County, MO (county, FIPS 221) Location: 37.96882 N, 90.87711 W Population (1990): 20380 (8075 housing units) Area: 1968.0 sq km (land), 6.9 sq km (water) Washington County, MS (county, FIPS 151) Location: 33.28553 N, 90.94751 W Population (1990): 67935 (24567 housing units) Area: 1875.2 sq km (land), 96.5 sq km (water) Washington County, NC (county, FIPS 187) Location: 35.83681 N, 76.56471 W Population (1990): 13997 (5644 housing units) Area: 900.9 sq km (land), 197.9 sq km (water) Washington County, NE (county, FIPS 177) Location: 41.52725 N, 96.22308 W Population (1990): 16607 (6378 housing units) Area: 1011.4 sq km (land), 8.6 sq km (water) Washington County, NY (county, FIPS 115) Location: 43.32009 N, 73.43058 W Population (1990): 59330 (24216 housing units) Area: 2164.0 sq km (land), 26.9 sq km (water) Washington County, OH (county, FIPS 167) Location: 39.46034 N, 81.49418 W Population (1990): 62254 (25752 housing units) Area: 1645.3 sq km (land), 12.8 sq km (water) Washington County, OK (county, FIPS 147) Location: 36.72234 N, 95.90427 W Population (1990): 48066 (21707 housing units) Area: 1079.7 sq km (land), 19.0 sq km (water) Washington County, OR (county, FIPS 67) Location: 45.55507 N, 123.09457 W Population (1990): 311554 (124716 housing units) Area: 1874.6 sq km (land), 6.8 sq km (water) Washington County, PA (county, FIPS 125) Location: 40.18878 N, 80.24784 W Population (1990): 204584 (84113 housing units) Area: 2220.0 sq km (land), 10.0 sq km (water) Washington County, RI (county, FIPS 9) Location: 41.38814 N, 71.62152 W Population (1990): 110006 (49856 housing units) Area: 862.2 sq km (land), 595.7 sq km (water) Washington County, TN (county, FIPS 179) Location: 36.29370 N, 82.49718 W Population (1990): 92315 (38378 housing units) Area: 844.9 sq km (land), 9.0 sq km (water) Washington County, TX (county, FIPS 477) Location: 30.21370 N, 96.40546 W Population (1990): 26154 (11717 housing units) Area: 1578.0 sq km (land), 31.4 sq km (water) Washington County, UT (county, FIPS 53) Location: 37.27849 N, 113.51674 W Population (1990): 48560 (19523 housing units) Area: 6286.4 sq km (land), 7.4 sq km (water) Washington County, VA (county, FIPS 191) Location: 36.72422 N, 81.96117 W Population (1990): 45887 (19183 housing units) Area: 1461.3 sq km (land), 8.8 sq km (water) Washington County, VT (county, FIPS 23) Location: 44.26963 N, 72.62131 W Population (1990): 54928 (25328 housing units) Area: 1786.0 sq km (land), 16.2 sq km (water) Washington County, WI (county, FIPS 131) Location: 43.36676 N, 88.23090 W Population (1990): 95328 (34382 housing units) Area: 1115.9 sq km (land), 13.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Washington Court, OH Zip code(s): 43160 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Washington Cross, PA Zip code(s): 18977 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Washington Depot, CT Zip code(s): 06793, 06794 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Washington Grove, MD (town, FIPS 81675) Location: 39.14115 N, 77.17493 W Population (1990): 434 (182 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Washington Heights, NY (CDP, FIPS 78421) Location: 41.46951 N, 74.41762 W Population (1990): 1159 (462 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Washington Islan, WI Zip code(s): 54246 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Washington Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 117) Location: 30.85203 N, 90.04154 W Population (1990): 43185 (17617 housing units) Area: 1734.3 sq km (land), 16.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Washington Park, FL (CDP, FIPS 75225) Location: 26.13308 N, 80.18044 W Population (1990): 6930 (2400 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Washington Park, IL (village, FIPS 79085) Location: 38.62990 N, 90.09220 W Population (1990): 7431 (2597 housing units) Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62204 Washington Park, NC (town, FIPS 71240) Location: 35.53247 N, 77.03122 W Population (1990): 403 (193 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Washington Terrace, UT (city, FIPS 82070) Location: 41.17005 N, 111.97951 W Population (1990): 8189 (2898 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Washington Township, NJ (CDP, FIPS 77510) Location: 40.98904 N, 74.06503 W Population (1990): 9245 (3190 housing units) Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Washingtonville, NY (village, FIPS 78465) Location: 41.42967 N, 74.15757 W Population (1990): 4906 (1709 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 10992 Washingtonville, OH (village, FIPS 81732) Location: 40.90015 N, 80.76792 W Population (1990): 894 (343 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44490 Washingtonville, PA (borough, FIPS 81424) Location: 41.05188 N, 76.67513 W Population (1990): 228 (89 housing units) Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Waukomis, OK (town, FIPS 79200) Location: 36.28157 N, 97.90461 W Population (1990): 1322 (582 housing units) Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73773 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wessington, SD (city, FIPS 70140) Location: 44.45486 N, 98.69616 W Population (1990): 265 (145 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57381 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wessington Sprin, SD Zip code(s): 57382 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wessington Springs, SD (city, FIPS 70220) Location: 44.08079 N, 98.57125 W Population (1990): 1083 (569 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wicomico Church, VA Zip code(s): 22579 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wicomico County, MD (county, FIPS 45) Location: 38.36874 N, 75.62921 W Population (1990): 74339 (30108 housing units) Area: 977.0 sq km (land), 58.5 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wiconisco, PA Zip code(s): 17097 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wiggins, CO (town, FIPS 84770) Location: 40.23030 N, 104.07325 W Population (1990): 499 (218 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Wiggins, MS (city, FIPS 80160) Location: 30.86027 N, 89.13827 W Population (1990): 3185 (1225 housing units) Area: 11.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39577 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wisconsin Dells, WI (city, FIPS 88150) Location: 43.62639 N, 89.77792 W Population (1990): 2393 (1099 housing units) Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53965 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wisconsin Rapids, WI (city, FIPS 88200) Location: 44.39449 N, 89.83287 W Population (1990): 18245 (7833 housing units) Area: 30.3 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54494 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
washing machine n. 1. Old-style 14-inch hard disks in floor-standing cabinets. So called because of the size of the cabinet and the `top-loading' access to the media packs -- and, of course, they were always set on `spin cycle'. The washing-machine idiom transcends language barriers; it is even used in Russian hacker jargon. See also {walking drives}. The thick channel cables connecting these were called `bit hoses' (see {hose}, sense 3). 2. [CMU] A machine used exclusively for {washing software}. CMU has clusters of these. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
washing software n. The process of recompiling a software distribution (used more often when the recompilation is occuring from scratch) to pick up and merge together all of the various changes that have been made to the source. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Weaknesses of the Hacker Personality Hackers have relatively little ability to identify emotionally with other people. This may be because hackers generally aren't much like `other people'. Unsurprisingly, hackers also tend towards self-absorption, intellectual arrogance, and impatience with people and tasks perceived to be wasting their time. As cynical as hackers sometimes wax about the amount of idiocy in the world, they tend by reflex to assume that everyone is as rational, `cool', and imaginative as they consider themselves. This bias often contributes to weakness in communication skills. Hackers tend to be especially poor at confrontation and negotiation. Because of their passionate embrace of (what they consider to be) the {Right Thing}, hackers can be unfortunately intolerant and bigoted on technical issues, in marked contrast to their general spirit of camaraderie and tolerance of alternative viewpoints otherwise. Old-time {{ITS}} partisans look down on the ever-growing hordes of {{Unix}} hackers; Unix aficionados despise {VMS} and {{MS-DOS}}; and hackers who are used to conventional command-line user interfaces loudly loathe mouse-and-menu based systems such as the Macintosh. Hackers who don't indulge in {Usenet} consider it a huge waste of time and {bandwidth}; fans of old adventure games such as {ADVENT} and {Zork} consider {MUD}s to be glorified chat systems devoid of atmosphere or interesting puzzles; hackers who are willing to devote endless hours to Usenet or MUDs consider {IRC} to be a _real_ waste of time; IRCies think MUDs might be okay if there weren't all those silly puzzles in the way. And, of course, there are the perennial {holy wars} -- {EMACS} vs. {vi}, {big-endian} vs. {little-endian}, RISC vs. CISC, etc., etc., etc. As in society at large, the intensity and duration of these debates is usually inversely proportional to the number of objective, factual arguments available to buttress any position. As a result of all the above traits, many hackers have difficulty maintaining stable relationships. At worst, they can produce the classic {computer geek}: withdrawn, relationally incompetent, sexually frustrated, and desperately unhappy when not submerged in his or her craft. Fortunately, this extreme is far less common than mainstream folklore paints it -- but almost all hackers will recognize something of themselves in the unflattering paragraphs above. Hackers are often monumentally disorganized and sloppy about dealing with the physical world. Bills don't get paid on time, clutter piles up to incredible heights in homes and offices, and minor maintenance tasks get deferred indefinitely. 1994-95's fad behavioral disease was a syndrome called Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), supposedly characterized by (among other things) a combination of short attention span with an ability to `hyperfocus' imaginatively on interesting tasks. In 1998-1999 another syndrome that is said to overlap with many hacker traits entered popular awareness: Asperger's syndrome (AS). This disorder is also sometimes called `high-function autism', though researchers are divided on whether AS is in fact a mild form of autism or a distinct syndrome with a different etiology. AS patients exhibit mild to severe deficits in interpreting facial and body-language cues and in modeling or empathizing with others' emotions. Though some AS patients exhibit mild retardation, others compensate for their deficits with high intelligence and analytical ability, and frequently seek out technical fields where problem-solving abilities are at a premium and people skills are relatively unimportant. Both syndromes are thought to relate to abnormalities in neurotransmitter chemistry, especially the brain's processing of serotonin. Many hackers have noticed that mainstream culture has shown a tendency to pathologize and medicalize normal variations in personality, especially those variations that make life more complicated for authority figures and conformists. Thus, hackers aware of the issue tend to be among those questioning whether ADD and AS actually exist; and if so whether they are really `diseases' rather than extremes of a normal genetic variation like having freckles or being able to taste DPT. In either case, they have a sneaking tendency to wonder if these syndromes are over-diagnosed and over-treated. After all, people in authority will always be inconvenienced by schoolchildren or workers or citizens who are prickly, intelligent individualists - thus, any social system that depends on authority relationships will tend to helpfully ostracize and therapize and drug such `abnormal' people until they are properly docile and stupid and `well-socialized'. So hackers tend to believe they have good reason for skepticism about clinical explanations of the hacker personality. That being said, most would also concede that some hacker traits coincide with indicators for ADD and AS. It is probably true that boosters of both would find a rather higher rate of clinical ADD among hackers than the supposedly mainstream-normal 10% (AS is rarer and there are not yet good estimates of incidence as of 2000). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
W3 Consortium {World Wide Web Consortium} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
washing machine cabinet. So called because of the size of the cabinet and the "top-loading" access to the media packs - and, of course, they were always set on "spin cycle". The thick channel cables connecting these were called "{bit hoses}". The washing-machine idiom transcends language barriers; it is even used in Russian hacker jargon. See also {walking drives}. (1995-02-15) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Washing (Mark 7:1-9). The Jews, like other Orientals, used their fingers when taking food, and therefore washed their hands before doing so, for the sake of cleanliness. Here the reference is to the ablutions prescribed by tradition, according to which "the disciples ought to have gone down to the side of the lake, washed their hands thoroughly, 'rubbing the fist of one hand in the hollow of the other, then placed the ten finger-tips together, holding the hands up, so that any surplus water might flow down to the elbow, and thence to the ground.'" To neglect to do this had come to be regarded as a great sin, a sin equal to the breach of any of the ten commandments. Moses had commanded washings oft, but always for some definite cause; but the Jews multiplied the legal observance till they formed a large body of precepts. To such precepts about ceremonial washing Mark here refers. (See {ABLUTION}.) |