wager
         n 1: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: {bet},
               {wager}]
         2: the money risked on a gamble [syn: {stake}, {stakes}, {bet},
            {wager}]
         v 1: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new
               horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn:
               {bet}, {wager}, {play}]
         2: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"
            [syn: {bet}, {wager}]

English Dictionary: wager	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waggery n waggish behavior Synonym(s): waggery, waggishness a quaint and amusing jest Synonym(s): drollery, waggery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waker n someone who rouses others from sleep [syn: waker, rouser, arouser] a person who awakes; "an early waker"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
washer n someone who washes things for a living seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically Synonym(s): washer, automatic washer, washing machine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weigher n an official who weighs and records the weight
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Weser n a river in northwestern Germany that flows northward to the North Sea near Bremerhaven Synonym(s): Weser, Weser River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whacker n something especially big or impressive of its kind [syn: whacker, whopper]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whicker n the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny] v make a characteristic sound, of a horse [syn: neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whisker n a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker" Synonym(s): hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat Synonym(s): whisker, vibrissa, sensory hair v furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey" [syn: bewhisker, whisker]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whiskery adj having hair on the cheeks and chin [syn: bearded, barbate, bewhiskered, whiskered, whiskery]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wicker n slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) Synonym(s): wicker, wickerwork, caning
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wager \Wa"ger\, v. i.       To make a bet; to lay a wager.                   'T was merry when You wagered on your angling. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wager \Wa"ger\, n. [OE. wager, wajour, OF. wagiere, or wageure,       E. gageure. See {Wage}, v. t.]       1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a             contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a             pledge.                         Besides these plates for horse races, the wagers may                      be as the persons please.                  --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.                         If any atheist can stake his soul for a wager                      against such an inexhaustible disproportion, let him                      never hereafter accuse others of credulity.                                                                               --Bentley.          2. (Law) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a             certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or             delivered to one of them, on the happening or not             happening of an uncertain event. --Bouvier.          Note: At common law a wager is considered as a legal contract                which the courts must enforce unless it be on a subject                contrary to public policy, or immoral, or tending to                the detriment of the public, or affecting the interest,                feelings, or character of a third person. In many of                the United States an action can not be sustained upon                any wager or bet. --Chitty. --Bouvier.          3. That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.          {Wager of battel}, [or] {Wager of battle} (O. Eng. Law), the             giving of gage, or pledge, for trying a cause by single             combat, formerly allowed in military, criminal, and civil             causes. In writs of right, where the trial was by             champions, the tenant produced his champion, who, by             throwing down his glove as a gage, thus waged, or             stipulated, battle with the champion of the demandant,             who, by taking up the glove, accepted the challenge. The             wager of battel, which has been long in disuse, was             abolished in England in 1819, by a statute passed in             consequence of a defendant's having waged his battle in a             case which arose about that period. See {Battel}.          {Wager of law} (Law), the giving of gage, or sureties, by a             defendant in an action of debt, that at a certain day             assigned he would take a law, or oath, in open court, that             he did not owe the debt, and at the same time bring with             him eleven neighbors (called compurgators), who should             avow upon their oaths that they believed in their             consciences that he spoke the truth.          {Wager policy}. (Insurance Law) See under {Policy}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wager \Wa"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wagered}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Wagering}.]       To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that       is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to       bet.                   And wagered with him Pieces of gold 'gainst this which                he wore.                                                --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wager \Wa"ger\, n.          {Wagering, [or] gambling}, {contract}. A contract which is of             the nature of wager. Contracts of this nature include             various common forms of valid commercial contracts, as             contracts of insurance, contracts dealing in futures,             options, etc. Other wagering contracts and bets are now             generally made illegal by statute against betting and             gambling, and wagering has in many cases been made a             criminal offence. Wages \Wa"ges\, n. pl. (Theoretical       Economics)       The share of the annual product or national dividend which       goes as a reward to labor, as distinct from the remuneration       received by capital in its various forms. This economic or       technical sense of the word wages is broader than the current       sense, and includes not only amounts actually paid to       laborers, but the remuneration obtained by those who sell the       products of their own work, and the wages of superintendence       or management, which are earned by skill in directing the       work of others.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Waggery \Wag"ger*y\ (-g[etil]r*[ycr]), n.; pl. {Waggeries}.       [From {Wag}.]       The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment;       sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry;       jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy. --Locke.                   A drollery and lurking waggery of expression. --W.                                                                               Irving.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Waker \Wak"er\, n.       One who wakes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Washer \Wash"er\, n. [AS. w[91]scere.]       1. One who, or that which, washes.          2. A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a             perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a             bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or             around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub             of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a             packing, etc.          3. (Plumbing) A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a             cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet             opening.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The common raccoon.          5. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Washerwoman}, 2. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Waywiser \Way"wis`er\, n. [Cf. G. wegweiser a waymark, a guide;       weg way + weisen to show, direct.]       An instrument for measuring the distance which one has       traveled on the road; an odometer, pedometer, or       perambulator.                   The waywiser to a coach, exactly measuring the miles,                and showing them by an index.                  --Evelyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weak \Weak\ (w[emac]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (-[etil]r); superl.       {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg       soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[be]c weak, soft, pliant, D.       week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel.       v[c6]kja to turn, veer, recede, AS. w[c6]can to yield, give       way, G. weichen, OHG. w[c6]hhan, akin to Skr. vij, and       probably to E. week, L. vicis a change, turn, Gr. e'i`kein to       yield, give way. [fb]132. Cf. {Week}, {Wink}, v. i.       {Vicissitude}.]       1. Wanting physical strength. Specifically:             (a) Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly;                   debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.                               A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man.                                                                               --Shak.                               Weak with hunger, mad with love.   --Dryden.             (b) Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or                   strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.             (c) Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or                   separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.             (d) Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of                   a plant.             (e) Not able to resist external force or onset; easily                   subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak                   fortress.             (f) Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous;                   low; small; feeble; faint.                               A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish.                                                                               --Ascham.             (g) Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the                   usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and                   nourishing substances; of less than the usual                   strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak                   decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.             (h) Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office;                   as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a                   weak regiment, or army.          2. Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical,             moral, or political strength, vigor, etc. Specifically:             (a) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor;                   spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.                               To think every thing disputable is a proof of a                            weak mind and captious temper.      --Beattie.                               Origen was never weak enough to imagine that                            there were two Gods.                     --Waterland.             (b) Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment,                   discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.                               If evil thence ensue, She first his weak                            indulgence will accuse.               --Milton.             (c) Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided                   or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.                               Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but                            not to doubtful disputations.      --Rom. xiv. 1.             (d) Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion,                   etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome;                   accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak                   virtue.                               Guard thy heart On this weak side, where most                            our nature fails.                        --Addison.             (e) Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties;                   a weak sense of honor of duty.             (f) Not having power to convince; not supported by force                   of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument                   or case. [bd]Convinced of his weak arguing.[b8]                   --Milton.                               A case so weak . . . hath much persisted in.                                                                               --Hooker.             (g) Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak                   sentence; a weak style.             (h) Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be                   prevalent; not potent; feeble. [bd]Weak prayers.[b8]                   --Shak.             (i) Lacking in elements of political strength; not                   wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in                   the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation;                   as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.                               I must make fair weather yet awhile, Till Henry                            be more weak, and I more strong.   --Shak.             (k) (Stock Exchange) Tending towards lower prices; as, a                   weak market.          3. (Gram.)             (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its                   preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to                   the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form                   -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated;                   deny, denied; feel, felt. See {Strong}, 19             (a) .             (b) Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon,                   etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See {Strong}, 19             (b) .          Note: Weak is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, weak-eyed, weak-handed, weak-hearted,                weak-minded, weak-spirited, and the like.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weaser \Wea"ser\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The American merganser; -- called also {weaser sheldrake}.       [Local, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weigher \Weigh"er\, n.       One who weighs; specifically, an officer whose duty it is to       weigh commodities.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whacker \Whack"er\, n.       1. One who whacks. [Colloq.]          2. Anything very large; specif., a great lie; a whapper.             [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whey cure \Whey cure\       Treatment with whey as a drink and in baths.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whiggery \Whig"ger*y\, n.       The principles or practices of the Whigs; Whiggism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whisker \Whisk"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick,             sweeping motion.          2. Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; --             usually in the plural.                         Hoary whiskers and a forky beard.      --Pope.          3. pl. That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of             the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side             whiskers; chin whiskers.          4. A hair of the beard.          5. One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of             the mouth of a cat, or other animal.          6. pl. (Naut.) Iron rods extending on either side of the             bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wike \Wike\, n.       A temporary mark or boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in       marking out or dividing anything, as tithes, swaths to be       mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also {wicker}. [Prov.       Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wicker \Wick"er\, n. [OE. wiker, wikir, osier, probably akin to       AS. w[c6]can to give way. Cf. {Weak}.]       1. A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork             and the like; a withe.          2. Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket.                         Then quick did dress His half milk up for cheese,                      and in a press Of wicker pressed it.   --Chapman.          3. Same as 1st {Wike}. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wicker \Wick"er\, a.       Made of, or covered with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork.                   Each one a little wicker basket had, Made of fine                twigs, entrail[82]d curiously.               --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wike \Wike\, n.       A temporary mark or boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in       marking out or dividing anything, as tithes, swaths to be       mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also {wicker}. [Prov.       Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wicker \Wick"er\, n. [OE. wiker, wikir, osier, probably akin to       AS. w[c6]can to give way. Cf. {Weak}.]       1. A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork             and the like; a withe.          2. Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket.                         Then quick did dress His half milk up for cheese,                      and in a press Of wicker pressed it.   --Chapman.          3. Same as 1st {Wike}. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wicker \Wick"er\, a.       Made of, or covered with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork.                   Each one a little wicker basket had, Made of fine                twigs, entrail[82]d curiously.               --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wiggery \Wig"ger*y\, n.       1. A wig or wigs; false hair. [R.] --A. Trollope.          2. Any cover or screen, as red-tapism. [R.]                         Fire peels the wiggeries away from them [facts.]                                                                               --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wigher \Wig"her\, v. i. [Cf. G. wiehern, E. whine.]       To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wise \Wise\, a. [Compar. {Wiser}; superl. {Wisest}.] [OE. wis,       AS. w[c6]s; akin to OS. & OFries. w[c6]s, D. wijs, G. weise,       OHG. w[c6]s, w[c6]si, Icel. v[c6]ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis,       Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See {Wit}, v., and cf.       {Righteous}, {Wisdom}.]       1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive             information; erudite; learned.                         They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have                      no knowledge.                                    --Jer. iv. 22.          2. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning             and judging soundly concerning what is true or false,             proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best             means for accomplishing them; sagacious.                         When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks.                                                                               --Shak.                         From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,                      which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. --2                                                                               Tim. iii. 15.          3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous;             specifically, skilled in divination.                         Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now                      with me; but she's gone. Sim. Pray you, sir, was't                      not the wise woman of Brentford?         --Shak.          4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.             [R.] [bd]Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and             wise.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Nor, on the other side, Will I be penuriously wise                      As to make money, that's my slave, my idol. --Beau.                                                                               & Fl.                         Lords do not care for me: I am too wise to die yet.                                                                               --Ford.          5. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting             wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious;             discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise             conduct or management; a wise determination. [bd]Eminent             in wise deport.[b8] --Milton.          {To make it wise}, to make it a matter of deliberation.             [Obs.] [bd] We thought it was not worth to make it             wise.[b8] --Chaucer.          {Wise in years}, old enough to be wise; wise from age and             experience; hence, aged; old. [Obs.]                         A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one; He's                      wise in years, and of a temperate warmth. --Ford.                         You are too wise in years, too full of counsel, For                      my green experience.                           --Ford.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wisher \Wish"er\, n.       One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish. --Shak.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Weiser, ID (city, FIPS 86140)       Location: 44.25083 N, 116.96675 W       Population (1990): 4571 (1945 housing units)       Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 83672
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
whacker n.   [University of Maryland: from {hacker}] 1. A    person, similar to a {hacker}, who enjoys exploring the details of    programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities.   Whereas    a hacker tends to produce great hacks, a whacker only ends up    whacking the system or program in question.   Whackers are often    quite egotistical and eager to claim {wizard} status, regardless of    the views of their peers.   2. A person who is good at programming    quickly, though rather poorly and ineptly.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
whacker          [University of Maryland: from {hacker}] 1. A person, similar       to a {hacker}, who enjoys exploring the details of       programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities.       Whereas a hacker tends to produce great hacks, a whacker only       ends up whacking the system or program in question.   Whackers       are often quite egotistical and eager to claim {wizard}       status, regardless of the views of their peers.   2. A person       who is good at programming quickly, though rather poorly and       ineptly.