wall socket
         n 1: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where
               current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall
               socket}, {wall plug}, {electric outlet}, {electrical
               outlet}, {outlet}, {electric receptacle}]

English Dictionary: Wilkie Collins	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wallace Carothers n United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937) [syn: Carothers, Wallace Carothers, Wallace Hume Carothers]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wallace Stevens n United States poet (1879-1955) [syn: Stevens, {Wallace Stevens}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
well-chosen adj well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words" Synonym(s): happy, well- chosen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Welsh corgi n either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head Synonym(s): corgi, Welsh corgi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Welsh springer spaniel n a red-and-white breed slightly smaller than the English springer spaniel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whale sucker n large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins Synonym(s): whale sucker, whalesucker, Remilegia australis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whalesucker n large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins Synonym(s): whale sucker, whalesucker, Remilegia australis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wilkes n English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797) Synonym(s): Wilkes, John Wilkes United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877) Synonym(s): Wilkes, Charles Wilkes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wilkes Land n a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean to the south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by Australia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wilkie Collins n English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889) Synonym(s): Collins, Wilkie Collins, William Wilkie Collins
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wall \Wall\, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a       stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. [?] a nail. Cf.       {Interval}.]       1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials,             raised to some height, and intended for defense or             security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a             field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright             inclosing parts of a building or a room.                         The plaster of the wall of the King's palace. --Dan.                                                                               v. 5.          2. A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the             plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense.                         The waters were a wall unto them on their right                      hand, and on their left.                     --Ex. xiv. 22.                         In such a night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the                      Troyan walls.                                    --Shak.                         To rush undaunted to defend the walls. --Dryden.          3. An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls             of a steam-engine cylinder.          4. (Mining)             (a) The side of a level or drift.             (b) The country rock bounding a vein laterally. --Raymond.          Note: Wall is often used adjectively, and also in the                formation of compounds, usually of obvious                signification; as in wall paper, or wall-paper; wall                fruit, or wall-fruit; wallflower, etc.          {Blank wall}, Blind wall, etc. See under {Blank}, {Blind},             etc.          {To drive to the wall}, to bring to extremities; to push to             extremes; to get the advantage of, or mastery over.          {To go to the wall}, to be hard pressed or driven; to be the             weaker party; to be pushed to extremes.          {To take the wall}. to take the inner side of a walk, that             is, the side next the wall; hence, to take the precedence.             [bd]I will take the wall of any man or maid of             Montague's.[b8] --Shak.          {Wall barley} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Hordeum murinum})             much resembling barley; squirrel grass. See under             {Squirrel}.          {Wall box}. (Mach.) See {Wall frame}, below.          {Wall creeper} (Zo[94]l.), a small bright-colored bird             ({Tichodroma muraria}) native of Asia and Southern Europe.             It climbs about over old walls and cliffs in search of             insects and spiders. Its body is ash-gray above, the wing             coverts are carmine-red, the primary quills are mostly red             at the base and black distally, some of them with white             spots, and the tail is blackish. Called also {spider             catcher}.          {Wall cress} (Bot.), a name given to several low cruciferous             herbs, especially to the mouse-ear cress. See under             {Mouse-ear}.          {Wall frame} (Mach.), a frame set in a wall to receive a             pillow block or bearing for a shaft passing through the             wall; -- called also {wall box}.          {Wall fruit}, fruit borne by trees trained against a wall.          {Wall gecko} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World geckos which live in or about buildings and run over             the vertical surfaces of walls, to which they cling by             means of suckers on the feet.          {Wall lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a common European lizard ({Lacerta             muralis}) which frequents houses, and lives in the chinks             and crevices of walls; -- called also {wall newt}.          {Wall louse}, a wood louse.          {Wall moss} (Bot.), any species of moss growing on walls.          {Wall newt} (Zo[94]l.), the wall lizard. --Shak.          {Wall paper}, paper for covering the walls of rooms; paper             hangings.          {Wall pellitory} (Bot.), a European plant ({Parictaria             officinalis}) growing on old walls, and formerly esteemed             medicinal.          {Wall pennywort} (Bot.), a plant ({Cotyledon Umbilicus})             having rounded fleshy leaves. It is found on walls in             Western Europe.          {Wall pepper} (Bot.), a low mosslike plant ({Sedum acre})             with small fleshy leaves having a pungent taste and             bearing yellow flowers. It is common on walls and rocks in             Europe, and is sometimes seen in America.          {Wall pie} (Bot.), a kind of fern; wall rue.          {Wall piece}, a gun planted on a wall. --H. L. Scott.          {Wall plate} (Arch.), a piece of timber placed horizontally             upon a wall, and supporting posts, joists, and the like.             See Illust. of {Roof}.          {Wall rock}, granular limestone used in building walls. [U.             S.] --Bartlett.          {Wall rue} (Bot.), a species of small fern ({Asplenium             Ruta-muraria}) growing on walls, rocks, and the like.          {Wall spring}, a spring of water issuing from stratified             rocks.          {Wall tent}, a tent with upright cloth sides corresponding to             the walls of a house.          {Wall wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a common European solitary wasp             ({Odynerus parietus}) which makes its nest in the crevices             of walls.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Welsh \Welsh\, a. [AS. w[91]lisc, welisc, from wealh a stranger,       foreigner, not of Saxon origin, a Welshman, a Celt, Gael;       akin to OHG. walh, whence G. w[84]lsch or welsch, Celtic,       Welsh, Italian, French, Foreign, strange, OHG. walhisc; from       the name of a Celtic tribe. See {Walnut}.]       Of or pertaining to Wales, or its inhabitants. [Sometimes       written also {Welch}.]          {Welsh flannel}, a fine kind of flannel made from the fleece             of the flocks of the Welsh mountains, and largely             manufactured by hand.          {Welsh glaive}, [or] {Welsh hook}, a weapon of war used in             former times by the Welsh, commonly regarded as a kind of             poleax. --Fairholt. --Craig.          {Welsh mortgage} (O. Eng. Law), a species of mortgage, being             a conveyance of an estate, redeemable at any time on             payment of the principal, with an understanding that the             profits in the mean time shall be received by the             mortgagee without account, in satisfaction of interest.             --Burrill.          {Welsh mutton}, a choice and delicate kind of mutton obtained             from a breed of small sheep in Wales.          {Welsh onion} (Bot.), a kind of onion ({Allium fistulosum})             having hollow inflated stalks and leaves, but scarcely any             bulb, a native of Siberia. It is said to have been             introduced from Germany, and is supposed to have derived             its name from the German term w[84]lsch foreign.          {Welsh parsley}, hemp, or halters made from hemp. [Obs. &             Jocular] --J. Fletcher.          {Welsh rabbit}. See under {Rabbit}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Welsh \Welsh\, a. [AS. w[91]lisc, welisc, from wealh a stranger,       foreigner, not of Saxon origin, a Welshman, a Celt, Gael;       akin to OHG. walh, whence G. w[84]lsch or welsch, Celtic,       Welsh, Italian, French, Foreign, strange, OHG. walhisc; from       the name of a Celtic tribe. See {Walnut}.]       Of or pertaining to Wales, or its inhabitants. [Sometimes       written also {Welch}.]          {Welsh flannel}, a fine kind of flannel made from the fleece             of the flocks of the Welsh mountains, and largely             manufactured by hand.          {Welsh glaive}, [or] {Welsh hook}, a weapon of war used in             former times by the Welsh, commonly regarded as a kind of             poleax. --Fairholt. --Craig.          {Welsh mortgage} (O. Eng. Law), a species of mortgage, being             a conveyance of an estate, redeemable at any time on             payment of the principal, with an understanding that the             profits in the mean time shall be received by the             mortgagee without account, in satisfaction of interest.             --Burrill.          {Welsh mutton}, a choice and delicate kind of mutton obtained             from a breed of small sheep in Wales.          {Welsh onion} (Bot.), a kind of onion ({Allium fistulosum})             having hollow inflated stalks and leaves, but scarcely any             bulb, a native of Siberia. It is said to have been             introduced from Germany, and is supposed to have derived             its name from the German term w[84]lsch foreign.          {Welsh parsley}, hemp, or halters made from hemp. [Obs. &             Jocular] --J. Fletcher.          {Welsh rabbit}. See under {Rabbit}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woolsack \Wool"sack`\, n.       A sack or bag of wool; specifically, the seat of the lord       chancellor of England in the House of Lords, being a large,       square sack of wool resembling a divan in form.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wallace County, KS (county, FIPS 199)       Location: 38.90893 N, 101.75403 W       Population (1990): 1821 (840 housing units)       Area: 2367.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Walsh County, ND (county, FIPS 99)       Location: 48.37288 N, 97.72282 W       Population (1990): 13840 (6093 housing units)       Area: 3320.4 sq km (land), 31.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Welches, OR       Zip code(s): 97067
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Welchs Creek, KY       Zip code(s): 42287
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilcox, NE (village, FIPS 52995)       Location: 40.36447 N, 99.16883 W       Population (1990): 349 (147 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68982    Wilcox, PA       Zip code(s): 15870
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilcox County, AL (county, FIPS 131)       Location: 31.99090 N, 87.30889 W       Population (1990): 13568 (5119 housing units)       Area: 2301.9 sq km (land), 48.6 sq km (water)    Wilcox County, GA (county, FIPS 315)       Location: 31.97034 N, 83.43574 W       Population (1990): 7008 (2865 housing units)       Area: 985.2 sq km (land), 7.6 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkes Barre, PA       Zip code(s): 18701, 18705
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkes County, GA (county, FIPS 317)       Location: 33.78664 N, 82.74436 W       Population (1990): 10597 (4548 housing units)       Area: 1220.9 sq km (land), 6.8 sq km (water)    Wilkes County, NC (county, FIPS 193)       Location: 36.20305 N, 81.16568 W       Population (1990): 59393 (24960 housing units)       Area: 1961.2 sq km (land), 7.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkes-Barre, PA (city, FIPS 85152)       Location: 41.24640 N, 75.87580 W       Population (1990): 47523 (20734 housing units)       Area: 17.7 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkes-Barre Township, PA (CDP, FIPS 85168)       Location: 41.23749 N, 75.86305 W       Population (1990): 3572 (1685 housing units)       Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkesboro, NC (town, FIPS 74020)       Location: 36.14097 N, 81.16484 W       Population (1990): 2573 (1027 housing units)       Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 28697
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkeson, WA (town, FIPS 78925)       Location: 47.10715 N, 122.04696 W       Population (1990): 366 (137 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkesville, OH (village, FIPS 85190)       Location: 39.07652 N, 82.32663 W       Population (1990): 151 (73 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Willacoochee, GA (town, FIPS 82972)       Location: 31.34015 N, 83.04617 W       Population (1990): 1205 (520 housing units)       Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 31650
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Willacy County, TX (county, FIPS 489)       Location: 26.49371 N, 97.59815 W       Population (1990): 17705 (6072 housing units)       Area: 1545.5 sq km (land), 485.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Willcox, AZ (city, FIPS 83090)       Location: 32.25067 N, 109.83516 W       Population (1990): 3122 (1371 housing units)       Area: 15.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 85643