walk in
         v 1: enter by walking; "She walks in at all hours, as if she
               lived here"

English Dictionary: walking papers	by the DICT Development Group
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walk on air v feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: exult, {walk on air}, be on cloud nine, jump for joy]
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walk-in adj (of e.g. closets or refrigerators) extending very far enough back to allow a person to enter; "a deep walk-in refrigerator"; "walk-in closets" n person who walks in without having an appointment; "the emergency room was overrun with walk-ins" an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum an assured victory (especially in an election) Synonym(s): walk- in, waltz a small room large enough to admit entrance
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walk-on adj not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines; "had a nonspeaking role in the play" Synonym(s): nonspeaking, walk-on Antonym(s): speaking(a) n plays a small part in a dramatic production
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walking adj close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory" Synonym(s): walk-to(a), walking(a) n the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" Synonym(s): walk, walking
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walking delegate n a union representative who visits workers at their jobs to see whether agreements are observed
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walking fern n ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn: walking fern, walking leaf, Asplenium rhizophyllum, Camptosorus rhizophyllus]
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Walking horse n a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk Synonym(s): Tennessee walker, Tennessee walking horse, Walking horse, Plantation walking horse
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walking leaf n ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn: walking fern, walking leaf, Asplenium rhizophyllum, Camptosorus rhizophyllus] tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies Synonym(s): walking leaf, leaf insect
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walking on air n a state of extreme happiness [syn: bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air]
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walking papers n (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge [syn: walking papers, marching orders]
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walking shoe n a light comfortable shoe designed for vigorous walking
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walking stick n a stick carried in the hand for support in walking any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies Synonym(s): walking stick, walkingstick, stick insect
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walkingstick n any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies Synonym(s): walking stick, walkingstick, stick insect
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Walkman n (trademark) a pocket-sized stereo system with light weight earphones
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Wallace Hume Carothers n United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937) [syn: Carothers, Wallace Carothers, Wallace Hume Carothers]
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welcome adj giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted; "a welcome relief"; "a welcome guest"; "made the children feel welcome"; "you are welcome to join us" Antonym(s): unwelcome n the state of being welcome; "don't outstay your welcome" a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome" v accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals" bid welcome to; greet upon arrival Synonym(s): welcome, receive Antonym(s): say farewell receive someone, as into one's house
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welcome mat n a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering Synonym(s): doormat, welcome mat
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welcome wagon n a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area
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welcomer n a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters" Synonym(s): greeter, saluter, welcomer
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welcoming adj very cordial; "a welcoming smile"
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welcoming committee n a committee to welcome new residents to a community
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welkin n the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected Synonym(s): celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
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well-conducted adj characterized by good organization and control; "a well- conducted meeting"
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well-connected adj connected by blood or close acquaintance with people of wealth or social position; "a well-connected Edinburgh family"
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well-knit adj strongly and firmly constructed; "a well-knit argument"; "a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set"- Alexander Hamilton Synonym(s): well-knit, well-set
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well-known adj widely or fully known; "a well-known politician"; "well- known facts"; "a politician who is well known"; "these facts are well known" frequently experienced; known closely or intimately; "a long- familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears" Synonym(s): long-familiar, well-known(a)
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well-wishing adj extending good wishes for success; "his well-wishing supporters" n an expression of good will from one person to another; "much hand-shaking and well-wishing"
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Welsh onion n Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions Synonym(s): Welsh onion, Japanese leek, Allium fistulosum
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Welshman n a native or resident of Wales [syn: Welshman, Welsh, Cambrian, Cymry]
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whole snipe n common snipe of Eurasia and Africa [syn: whole snipe, Gallinago gallinago]
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wholesome adj conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well- being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food" Antonym(s): unwholesome sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind; "exercise develops wholesome appetites"; "a grin on his ugly wholesome face"
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wholesomely adv in a wholesome manner; "the papers we found shed some valuable light on this question, wholesomely contradicting all lies"
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wholesomeness n the quality of being beneficial and generally good for you Antonym(s): morbidity, morbidness, unwholesomeness
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Wilkins n United States civil rights leader (1901-1981) [syn: Wilkins, Roy Wilkins] Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958) Synonym(s): Wilkins, George Hubert Wilkins English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (1916-2004) Synonym(s): Wilkins, Maurice Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins
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Wilkins Micawber n fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist Synonym(s): Micawber, Wilkins Micawber
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Wilkinson n English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921) Synonym(s): Wilkinson, Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson
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Wilson n author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870) Synonym(s): Wilson, Harriet Wilson English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991) Synonym(s): Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813) Synonym(s): Wilson, Alexander Wilson United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918) Synonym(s): Wilson, Robert Woodrow Wilson Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993) Synonym(s): Wilson, John Tuzo Wilson American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798) Synonym(s): Wilson, James Wilson United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929) Synonym(s): Wilson, E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959) Synonym(s): Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson United States literary critic (1895-1972) Synonym(s): Wilson, Edmund Wilson 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924) Synonym(s): Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high) Synonym(s): Wilson, Mount Wilson
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Wilson cloud chamber n apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track Synonym(s): cloud chamber, Wilson cloud chamber
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Wilson's blackcap n yellow wood warbler with a black crown [syn: {Wilson's warbler}, Wilson's blackcap, Wilsonia pusilla]
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Wilson's disease n a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain Synonym(s): hepatolenticular degeneration, Wilson's disease
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Wilson's phalarope n breeds on the northern great plains of Canada [syn: Wilson's phalarope, Steganopus tricolor]
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Wilson's snipe n American snipe [syn: Wilson's snipe, {Gallinago gallinago delicata}]
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Wilson's thrush n tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song [syn: veery, Wilson's thrush, Hylocichla fuscescens]
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Wilson's warbler n yellow wood warbler with a black crown [syn: {Wilson's warbler}, Wilson's blackcap, Wilsonia pusilla]
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Wilsonia pusilla n yellow wood warbler with a black crown [syn: {Wilson's warbler}, Wilson's blackcap, Wilsonia pusilla]
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Wilsonian adj of or relating to or suggestive of Woodrow Wilson
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woolly sunflower n any plant of the genus Eriophyllum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wale \Wale\, n. [AS. walu a mark of stripes or blows, probably       originally, a rod; akin to Icel. v[94]lr, Goth. walus a rod,       staff. [root]146. Cf. {Goal}, {Weal} a wale.]       1. A streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or whip; a             stripe; a wheal. See {Wheal}. --Holland.          2. A ridge or streak rising above the surface, as of cloth;             hence, the texture of cloth.                         Thou 'rt rougher far, And of a coarser wale, fuller                      of pride.                                          --Beau & Fl.          3. (Carp.) A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them             together and in position. --Knight.          4. (Naut.)             (a) pl. Certain sets or strakes of the outside planking of                   a vessel; as, the main wales, or the strakes of                   planking under the port sills of the gun deck; channel                   wales, or those along the spar deck, etc.             (b) A wale knot, or wall knot.          {Wale knot}. (Naut.) See {Wall knot}, under 1st {Wall}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walk \Walk\ (w[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Walked}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Walking}.] [OE. walken, probably from AS. wealcan to       roll, turn, revolve, akin to D. walken to felt hats, to work       a hat, G. walken to full, OHG. walchan to beat, to full,       Icel. v[be]lka to roll, to stamp, Sw. valka to full, to roll,       Dan. valke to full; cf. Skr. valg to spring; but cf. also AS.       weallian to roam, ramble, G. wallen. [root]130.]       1. To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a             moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to             proceed at a slower or faster rate, but without running,             or lifting one foot entirely before the other touches the             ground.                         At the end of twelve months, he walked in the palace                      of the kingdom of Babylon.                  --Dan. iv. 29.                         When Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked                      on the water, to go to Jesus.            --Matt. xiv.                                                                               29.          Note: In the walk of quadrupeds, there are always two, and                for a brief space there are three, feet on the ground                at once, but never four.          2. To move or go on the feet for exercise or amusement; to             take one's exercise; to ramble.          3. To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; --             said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, as a             sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person; to go             about as a somnambulist or a specter.                         I have heard, but not believed, the spirits of the                      dead May walk again.                           --Shak.                         When was it she last walked?               --Shak.          4. To be in motion; to act; to move; to wag. [Obs.] [bd]Her             tongue did walk in foul reproach.[b8] --Spenser.                         Do you think I'd walk in any plot?      --B. Jonson.                         I heard a pen walking in the chimney behind the                      cloth.                                                --Latimer.          5. To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct one's             self.                         We walk perversely with God, and he will walk                      crookedly toward us.                           --Jer. Taylor.          6. To move off; to depart. [Obs. or Colloq.]                         He will make their cows and garrans to walk.                                                                               --Spenser.          {To walk} in, to go in; to enter, as into a house.          {To walk after the flesh} (Script.), to indulge sensual             appetites, and to live in sin. --Rom. viii. 1.          {To walk after the Spirit} (Script.), to be guided by the             counsels and influences of the Spirit, and by the word of             God. --Rom. viii. 1.          {To walk by faith} (Script.), to live in the firm belief of             the gospel and its promises, and to rely on Christ for             salvation. --2 Cor. v. 7.          {To walk in darkness} (Script.), to live in ignorance, error,             and sin. --1 John i. 6.          {To walk in the flesh} (Script.), to live this natural life,             which is subject to infirmities and calamities. --2 Cor.             x. 3.          {To walk in the light} (Script.), to live in the practice of             religion, and to enjoy its consolations. --1 John i. 7.          {To walk over}, in racing, to go over a course at a walk; --             said of a horse when there is no other entry; hence,             colloquially, to gain an easy victory in any contest.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beam \Beam\, n. [AS. be[a0]m beam, post, tree, ray of light;       akin to OFries. b[be]m tree, OS. b[?]m, D. boom, OHG. boum,       poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[?]mr, Goth. bahms and Gr. [?] a       growth, [?] to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff, rod, spoke       of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow, spoke of a       wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [?]97. See {Be}; cf.       {Boom} a spar.]       1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to             its thickness, and prepared for use.          2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or             ship.                         The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber                      stretching across from side to side to support the                      decks.                                                --Totten.          3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more             beam than another.          4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales             are suspended.                         The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.                                                                               --Pope.          5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which             bears the antlers, or branches.          6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden.          7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which             weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder             on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being             called the fore beam, the other the back beam.          8. The straight part or shank of an anchor.          9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter             are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen             or horses that draw it.          10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating             motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected             with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and             the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called             also {working beam} or {walking beam}.          11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun             or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.                         How far that little candle throws his beams !                                                                               --Shak.          12. Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.                         Mercy with her genial beam.               --Keble.          13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called             also {beam feather}.          {Abaft the beam} (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a             line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the             direction of her beams, and that point of the compass             toward which her stern is directed.          {Beam center} (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the             working beam of an engine vibrates.          {Beam compass}, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam,             having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points;             -- used for drawing or describing large circles.          {Beam engine}, a steam engine having a working beam to             transmit power, in distinction from one which has its             piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel             shaft.          {Before the beam} (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included             between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and             that point of the compass toward which the ship steers.          {On the beam}, in a line with the beams, or at right angled             with the keel.          {On the weather beam}, on the side of a ship which faces the             wind.          {To be on her beam ends}, to incline, as a vessel, so much on             one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beam \Beam\, n. [AS. be[a0]m beam, post, tree, ray of light;       akin to OFries. b[be]m tree, OS. b[?]m, D. boom, OHG. boum,       poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[?]mr, Goth. bahms and Gr. [?] a       growth, [?] to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff, rod, spoke       of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow, spoke of a       wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [?]97. See {Be}; cf.       {Boom} a spar.]       1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to             its thickness, and prepared for use.          2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or             ship.                         The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber                      stretching across from side to side to support the                      decks.                                                --Totten.          3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more             beam than another.          4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales             are suspended.                         The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.                                                                               --Pope.          5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which             bears the antlers, or branches.          6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden.          7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which             weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder             on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being             called the fore beam, the other the back beam.          8. The straight part or shank of an anchor.          9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter             are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen             or horses that draw it.          10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating             motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected             with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and             the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called             also {working beam} or {walking beam}.          11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun             or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.                         How far that little candle throws his beams !                                                                               --Shak.          12. Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.                         Mercy with her genial beam.               --Keble.          13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called             also {beam feather}.          {Abaft the beam} (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a             line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the             direction of her beams, and that point of the compass             toward which her stern is directed.          {Beam center} (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the             working beam of an engine vibrates.          {Beam compass}, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam,             having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points;             -- used for drawing or describing large circles.          {Beam engine}, a steam engine having a working beam to             transmit power, in distinction from one which has its             piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel             shaft.          {Before the beam} (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included             between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and             that point of the compass toward which the ship steers.          {On the beam}, in a line with the beams, or at right angled             with the keel.          {On the weather beam}, on the side of a ship which faces the             wind.          {To be on her beam ends}, to incline, as a vessel, so much on             one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
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Langya \Lan"gya\, n. (Zo[94]l.) [Native name Anglicized.]       One of several species of East Indian and Asiatic fresh-water       fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, remarkable for their       power of living out of water, and for their tenacity of life;       -- called also {walking fishes}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,       a. & n. from {Walk}, v.          {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.          {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under             {Crane}.          {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.          {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of             which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They             have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane             adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are             thus able to travel considerable distances over the land             at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest             for their young. Called also {langya}.          {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills             subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance             but few words. [Cant]          {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such             parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.             [Cant]          {Walking leaf}.       (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus             rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper             into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,             thus producing new plants.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.          {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;             dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.          {Walking stick}.       (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support             or amusement when walking; a cane.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking             straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.          {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel             driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in             it or on it; a treadwheel.
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Walk-mill \Walk"-mill`\, n. [Walk to Walking Leaf, or full +       mill.]       A fulling mill. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Wall \Wall\, n. (Naut.)       A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot;       a wale.          {Wall knot}, a knot made by unlaying the strands of a rope,             and making a bight with the first strand, then passing the             second over the end of the first, and the third over the             end of the second and through the bight of the first; a             wale knot. Wall knots may be single or double, crowned or             double-crowned.
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Wallachian \Wal*la"chi*an\, a. [Also Walachian, Wallach,       Wallack, Vlach, etc.]       Of or pertaining to Wallachia, a former principality, now       part of the kingdom, of Roumania. -- n. An inhabitant of       Wallachia; also, the language of the Wallachians; Roumanian.
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Wealsman \Weals"man\, n.; pl. {Wealsmen}. [Weal + man.]       A statesman; a politician. [R.] --Shak.
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Wealsman \Weals"man\, n.; pl. {Wealsmen}. [Weal + man.]       A statesman; a politician. [R.] --Shak.
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Welchman \Welch"man\, n.       See {Welshman}. [R.]
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Welcome \Wel"come\, a. [OE. welcome, welcume, wilcume, AS.       wilcuma a welcome guest, from wil-, as a prefix, akin to       willa will + cuma a comer, fr. cuman to come; hence,       properly, one who comes so as to please another's will; cf.       Icel. velkominn welcome, G. willkommen. See {Will}, n., and       Come.]       1. Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house,             entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.                         When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest.                                                                               --Cowper.          2. Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present;             welcome news. [bd]O, welcome hour![b8] --Milton.          3. Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to             the use of my library.          Note: Welcome is used elliptically for you are welcome.                [bd]Welcome, great monarch, to your own.[b8] --Dryden.          {Welcome-to-our-house} (Bot.), a kind of spurge ({Euphorbia             Cyparissias}). --Dr. Prior.
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Welcome \Wel"come\, n.       1. Salutation to a newcomer. [bd]Welcome ever smiles.[b8]             --Shak.          2. Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the             house and found a ready welcome.                         His warmest welcome at an inn.            --Shenstone.                         Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too. --South.          {To bid welcome}, to receive with professions of kindness.                         To thee and thy company I bid A hearty welcome.                                                                               --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Welcome \Wel"come\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welcomed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Welcoming}.] [AS. wilcumian.]       To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and       entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a       visitor; to welcome a new idea. [bd]I welcome you to       land.[b8] --Addison.                   Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome                thee, and wish thee long.                        --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Welcome \Wel"come\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welcomed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Welcoming}.] [AS. wilcumian.]       To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and       entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a       visitor; to welcome a new idea. [bd]I welcome you to       land.[b8] --Addison.                   Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome                thee, and wish thee long.                        --Milton.
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Welcomely \Wel"come*ly\, adv.       In a welcome manner.
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Welcomeness \Wel"come*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being welcome; gratefulness;       agreeableness; kind reception.
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Welcomer \Wel"com*er\, n.       One who welcomes; one who salutes, or receives kindly, a       newcomer. --Shak.
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Welcome \Wel"come\, a. [OE. welcome, welcume, wilcume, AS.       wilcuma a welcome guest, from wil-, as a prefix, akin to       willa will + cuma a comer, fr. cuman to come; hence,       properly, one who comes so as to please another's will; cf.       Icel. velkominn welcome, G. willkommen. See {Will}, n., and       Come.]       1. Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house,             entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.                         When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest.                                                                               --Cowper.          2. Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present;             welcome news. [bd]O, welcome hour![b8] --Milton.          3. Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to             the use of my library.          Note: Welcome is used elliptically for you are welcome.                [bd]Welcome, great monarch, to your own.[b8] --Dryden.          {Welcome-to-our-house} (Bot.), a kind of spurge ({Euphorbia             Cyparissias}). --Dr. Prior.
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Welcome \Wel"come\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welcomed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Welcoming}.] [AS. wilcumian.]       To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and       entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a       visitor; to welcome a new idea. [bd]I welcome you to       land.[b8] --Addison.                   Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome                thee, and wish thee long.                        --Milton.
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Welkin \Wel"kin\, n. [OE. welken, welkene, welkne, wolcne,       weolcne, AS. wolcen, pl. wolcnu, a cloud; akin to D. wolk,       OFries. wolken, OS. wolkan, G. wolke, OHG. wolchan, and       probably to G. welk withered, OHG. welc moist, Russ. & OSlav.       vlaga moisture, Lith. vilgyti to moisten.]       The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.                   On the welkne shoon the sterres lyght.   --Chaucer.                   The fair welkin foully overcast.            --Spenser.                   When storms the welkin rend.                  --Wordsworth.          Note: Used adjectively by Shakespeare in the phase, [bd]Your                welkin eye,[b8] with uncertain meaning.
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Welk \Welk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Welked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Welking}.] [OE. welken; cf. D. & G. welken to wither, G.       welk withered, OHG. welc moist. See {Welkin}, and cf.       {Wilt}.]       To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane.       [Obs.]                   When ruddy Ph[?]bus 'gins to welk in west. --Spenser.                   The church, that before by insensible degrees welked                and impaired, now with large steps went down hill                decaying.                                                --Milton.
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Well \Well\, n. [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to       well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain.       [?][?][?][?]. See {Well}, v. i.]       1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.                         Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well. --Milton.          2. A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to             reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form,             and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth             from caving in.                         The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to                      draw with, and the well is deep.         --John iv. 11.          3. A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.          4. Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring. [bd]This             well of mercy.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Dan Chaucer, well of English undefiled. --Spenser.                         A well of serious thought and pure.   --Keble.          5. (Naut.)             (a) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around                   the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to                   preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their                   inspection.             (b) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing                   vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes                   perforated in the bottom to let in water for the                   preservation of fish alive while they are transported                   to market.             (c) A vertical passage in the stern into which an                   auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of                   water.             (d) A depressed space in the after part of the deck; --                   often called the cockpit.          6. (Mil.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from             which run branches or galleries.          7. (Arch.) An opening through the floors of a building, as             for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.          8. (Metal.) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal             falls.          {Artesian well}, {Driven well}. See under {Artesian}, and             {Driven}.          {Pump well}. (Naut.) See {Well}, 5             (a), above.          {Well boring}, the art or process of boring an artesian well.                      {Well drain}.             (a) A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or                   pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land.             (b) A drain conducting to a well or pit.          {Well room}.             (a) A room where a well or spring is situated; especially,                   one built over a mineral spring.             (b) (Naut.) A depression in the bottom of a boat, into                   which water may run, and whence it is thrown out with                   a scoop.          {Well sinker}, one who sinks or digs wells.          {Well sinking}, the art or process of sinking or digging             wells.          {Well staircase} (Arch.), a staircase having a wellhole (see             {Wellhole}             (b) ), as distinguished from one which occupies the whole                   of the space left for it in the floor.          {Well sweep}. Same as {Sweep}, n., 12.          {Well water}, the water that flows into a well from             subterraneous springs; the water drawn from a well.
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Well \Well\, n. [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to       well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain.       [?][?][?][?]. See {Well}, v. i.]       1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.                         Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well. --Milton.          2. A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to             reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form,             and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth             from caving in.                         The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to                      draw with, and the well is deep.         --John iv. 11.          3. A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.          4. Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring. [bd]This             well of mercy.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Dan Chaucer, well of English undefiled. --Spenser.                         A well of serious thought and pure.   --Keble.          5. (Naut.)             (a) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around                   the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to                   preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their                   inspection.             (b) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing                   vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes                   perforated in the bottom to let in water for the                   preservation of fish alive while they are transported                   to market.             (c) A vertical passage in the stern into which an                   auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of                   water.             (d) A depressed space in the after part of the deck; --                   often called the cockpit.          6. (Mil.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from             which run branches or galleries.          7. (Arch.) An opening through the floors of a building, as             for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.          8. (Metal.) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal             falls.          {Artesian well}, {Driven well}. See under {Artesian}, and             {Driven}.          {Pump well}. (Naut.) See {Well}, 5             (a), above.          {Well boring}, the art or process of boring an artesian well.                      {Well drain}.             (a) A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or                   pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land.             (b) A drain conducting to a well or pit.          {Well room}.             (a) A room where a well or spring is situated; especially,                   one built over a mineral spring.             (b) (Naut.) A depression in the bottom of a boat, into                   which water may run, and whence it is thrown out with                   a scoop.          {Well sinker}, one who sinks or digs wells.          {Well sinking}, the art or process of sinking or digging             wells.          {Well staircase} (Arch.), a staircase having a wellhole (see             {Wellhole}             (b) ), as distinguished from one which occupies the whole                   of the space left for it in the floor.          {Well sweep}. Same as {Sweep}, n., 12.          {Well water}, the water that flows into a well from             subterraneous springs; the water drawn from a well.
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Well-known \Well"-known`\, a.       Fully known; generally known or acknowledged.                   A church well known with a well-known rite. --M.                                                                               Arnold.
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Well-liking \Well"-lik`ing\, a.       Being in good condition. [Obs. or Archaic]                   They also shall bring forth more fruit in their age,                and shall be fat and well-liking.            --Bk. of Com.                                                                               Prayer (Ps.                                                                               xcii.).
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Well-seen \Well"-seen`\, a.       Having seen much; hence, accomplished; experienced. [Obs.]       --Beau. & Fl.                   Well-seen in arms and proved in many a fight.                                                                               --Spenser.
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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}.
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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}.
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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}.
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Onion \On"ion\, n. [F. ognon, fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a       single large pearl, an onion. See {One}, {Union}.] (Bot.)       A liliaceous plant of the genus {Allium} ({A. cepa}), having       a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its       bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is       often extended to other species of the genus.          {Onion fish} (Zo[94]l.), the grenadier.          {Onion fly} (Zo[94]l.) a dipterous insect whose larva feeds             upon the onion; especially, {Anthomyia ceparum} and             {Ortalis flexa}.          {Welsh onion}. (Bot.) See {Cibol}.          {Wild onion} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the             genus {Allium}.
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Welshman \Welsh"man\, n.; pl. {Welshmen}.       1. A native or inhabitant of Wales; one of the Welsh.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A squirrel fish.             (b) The large-mouthed black bass. See {Black bass}.                   [Southern U. S.]
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Welshman \Welsh"man\, n.; pl. {Welshmen}.       1. A native or inhabitant of Wales; one of the Welsh.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A squirrel fish.             (b) The large-mouthed black bass. See {Black bass}.                   [Southern U. S.]
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Welsome \Wel"some\, a.       Prosperous; well. [Obs.] --Wyclif. -- {Wel"some*ly}, adv.       Wyclif.
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Welsome \Wel"some\, a.       Prosperous; well. [Obs.] --Wyclif. -- {Wel"some*ly}, adv.       Wyclif.
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3. A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede.          4. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form;             a disk; an orb. --Milton.          5. A turn revolution; rotation; compass.                         According to the common vicissitude and wheel of                      things, the proud and the insolent, after long                      trampling upon others, come at length to be trampled                      upon themselves.                                 --South.                         [He] throws his steep flight in many an a[89]ry                      wheel.                                                --Milton.          {A wheel within a wheel}, [or] {Wheels within wheels}, a             complication of circumstances, motives, etc.          {Balance wheel}. See in the Vocab.          {Bevel wheel}, {Brake wheel}, {Cam wheel}, {Fifth wheel},       {Overshot wheel}, {Spinning wheel}, etc. See under {Bevel},             {Brake}, etc.          {Core wheel}. (Mach.)             (a) A mortise gear.             (b) A wheel having a rim perforated to receive wooden                   cogs; the skeleton of a mortise gear.          {Measuring wheel}, an odometer, or perambulator.          {Wheel and axle} (Mech.), one of the elementary machines or             mechanical powers, consisting of a wheel fixed to an axle,             and used for raising great weights, by applying the power             to the circumference of the wheel, and attaching the             weight, by a rope or chain, to that of the axle. Called             also {axis in peritrochio}, and {perpetual lever}, -- the             principle of equilibrium involved being the same as in the             lever, while its action is continuous. See {Mechanical             powers}, under {Mechanical}.          {Wheel animal}, or {Wheel animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), any one of             numerous species of rotifers having a ciliated disk at the             anterior end.          {Wheel barometer}. (Physics) See under {Barometer}.          {Wheel boat}, a boat with wheels, to be used either on water             or upon inclined planes or railways.          {Wheel bug} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American hemipterous             insect ({Prionidus cristatus}) which sucks the blood of             other insects. So named from the curious shape of the             prothorax.          {Wheel carriage}, a carriage moving on wheels.          {Wheel chains}, or {Wheel ropes} (Naut.), the chains or ropes             connecting the wheel and rudder.          {Wheel cutter}, a machine for shaping the cogs of gear             wheels; a gear cutter.          {Wheel horse}, one of the horses nearest to the wheels, as             opposed to a leader, or forward horse; -- called also             {wheeler}.          {Wheel lathe}, a lathe for turning railway-car wheels.          {Wheel lock}.             (a) A letter lock. See under {Letter}.             (b) A kind of gunlock in which sparks were struck from a                   flint, or piece of iron pyrites, by a revolving wheel.             (c) A kind of brake a carriage.          {Wheel ore} (Min.), a variety of bournonite so named from the             shape of its twin crystals. See {Bournonite}.          {Wheel pit} (Steam Engine), a pit in the ground, in which the             lower part of the fly wheel runs.          {Wheel plow}, or {Wheel plough}, a plow having one or two             wheels attached, to render it more steady, and to regulate             the depth of the furrow.          {Wheel press}, a press by which railway-car wheels are forced             on, or off, their axles.          {Wheel race}, the place in which a water wheel is set.          {Wheel rope} (Naut.), a tiller rope. See under {Tiller}.          {Wheel stitch} (Needlework), a stitch resembling a spider's             web, worked into the material, and not over an open space.             --Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework).          {Wheel tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Aspidosperma excelsum}) of             Guiana, which has a trunk so curiously fluted that a             transverse section resembles the hub and spokes of a             coarsely made wheel. See {Paddlewood}.          {Wheel urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any sea urchin of the genus             {Rotula} having a round, flat shell.          {Wheel window} (Arch.), a circular window having radiating             mullions arranged like the spokes of a wheel. Cf. {Rose             window}, under {Rose}.
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Whole \Whole\, a. [OE. hole, hol, hal, hool, AS. h[be]l well,       sound, healthy; akin to OFries. & OS. h[?]l, D. heel, G.       heil, Icel. heill, Sw. hel whole, Dan. heel, Goth. hails       well, sound, OIr. c[?]l augury. Cf. {Hale}, {Hail} to greet,       {Heal} to cure, {Health}, {Holy}.]       1. Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all             the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as,             the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army;             the whole nation. [bd]On their whole host I flew             unarmed.[b8] --Milton.                         The whole race of mankind.                  --Shak.          2. Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; not broken             or fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a whole             orange; the egg is whole; the vessel is whole.                         My life is yet whole in me.               --2 Sam. i. 9.          3. Possessing, or being in a state of, heath and soundness;             healthy; sound; well.                         [She] findeth there her friends hole and sound.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         They that be whole need not a physician. --Matt. ix.                                                                               12.                         When Sir Lancelot's deadly hurt was whole.                                                                               --Tennyson.          {Whole blood}. (Law of Descent) See under {Blood}, n., 2.          {Whole note} (Mus.), the note which represents a note of             longest duration in common use; a semibreve.          {Whole number} (Math.), a number which is not a fraction or             mixed number; an integer.          {Whole snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common snipe, as distinguished             from the smaller jacksnipe. [Prov. Eng.]          Syn: All; total; complete; entire; integral; undivided;                uninjured; unimpaired; unbroken; healthy.          Usage: {Whole}, {Total}, {Entire}, {Complete}. When we use                   the word whole, we refer to a thing as made up of                   parts, none of which are wanting; as, a whole week; a                   whole year; the whole creation. When we use the word                   total, we have reference to all as taken together, and                   forming a single totality; as, the total amount; the                   total income. When we speak of a thing as entire, we                   have no reference to parts at all, but regard the                   thing as an integer, i. e., continuous or unbroken;                   as, an entire year; entire prosperity. When we speak                   of a thing as complete, there is reference to some                   progress which results in a filling out to some end or                   object, or a perfected state with no deficiency; as,                   complete success; a complete victory.                               All the whole army stood agazed on him. --Shak.                               One entire and perfect chrysolite. --Shak.                               Lest total darkness should by night regain Her                            old possession, and extinguish life. --Milton.                               So absolute she seems, And in herself complete.                                                                               --Milton.
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Wholesome \Whole"some\, a. [Compar. {Wholesomer}; superl.       {Wholesomest}.] [Whole + some; cf. Icel. heilsamr, G.       heilsam, D. heilzaam.]       1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious;             salutary.                         Wholesome thirst and appetite.            --Milton.                         From which the industrious poor derive an agreeable                      and wholesome variety of food.            --A Smith.          2. Contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to             morals, religion, or prosperity; conducive to good;             salutary; sound; as, wholesome advice; wholesome             doctrines; wholesome truths; wholesome laws.                         A wholesome tongue is a tree of life. --Prov. xv. 4.                         I can not . . . make you a wholesome answer; my                      wit's diseased.                                 --Shak.                         A wholesome suspicion began to be entertained. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          3. Sound; healthy. [Obs.] --Shak. -- {Whole"some*ly}, adv. --             {Whole"some*ness}, n.
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Wholesome \Whole"some\, a. [Compar. {Wholesomer}; superl.       {Wholesomest}.] [Whole + some; cf. Icel. heilsamr, G.       heilsam, D. heilzaam.]       1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious;             salutary.                         Wholesome thirst and appetite.            --Milton.                         From which the industrious poor derive an agreeable                      and wholesome variety of food.            --A Smith.          2. Contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to             morals, religion, or prosperity; conducive to good;             salutary; sound; as, wholesome advice; wholesome             doctrines; wholesome truths; wholesome laws.                         A wholesome tongue is a tree of life. --Prov. xv. 4.                         I can not . . . make you a wholesome answer; my                      wit's diseased.                                 --Shak.                         A wholesome suspicion began to be entertained. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          3. Sound; healthy. [Obs.] --Shak. -- {Whole"some*ly}, adv. --             {Whole"some*ness}, n.
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Wholesome \Whole"some\, a. [Compar. {Wholesomer}; superl.       {Wholesomest}.] [Whole + some; cf. Icel. heilsamr, G.       heilsam, D. heilzaam.]       1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious;             salutary.                         Wholesome thirst and appetite.            --Milton.                         From which the industrious poor derive an agreeable                      and wholesome variety of food.            --A Smith.          2. Contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to             morals, religion, or prosperity; conducive to good;             salutary; sound; as, wholesome advice; wholesome             doctrines; wholesome truths; wholesome laws.                         A wholesome tongue is a tree of life. --Prov. xv. 4.                         I can not . . . make you a wholesome answer; my                      wit's diseased.                                 --Shak.                         A wholesome suspicion began to be entertained. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          3. Sound; healthy. [Obs.] --Shak. -- {Whole"some*ly}, adv. --             {Whole"some*ness}, n.
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Wholesome \Whole"some\, a. [Compar. {Wholesomer}; superl.       {Wholesomest}.] [Whole + some; cf. Icel. heilsamr, G.       heilsam, D. heilzaam.]       1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious;             salutary.                         Wholesome thirst and appetite.            --Milton.                         From which the industrious poor derive an agreeable                      and wholesome variety of food.            --A Smith.          2. Contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to             morals, religion, or prosperity; conducive to good;             salutary; sound; as, wholesome advice; wholesome             doctrines; wholesome truths; wholesome laws.                         A wholesome tongue is a tree of life. --Prov. xv. 4.                         I can not . . . make you a wholesome answer; my                      wit's diseased.                                 --Shak.                         A wholesome suspicion began to be entertained. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          3. Sound; healthy. [Obs.] --Shak. -- {Whole"some*ly}, adv. --             {Whole"some*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wholesome \Whole"some\, a. [Compar. {Wholesomer}; superl.       {Wholesomest}.] [Whole + some; cf. Icel. heilsamr, G.       heilsam, D. heilzaam.]       1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious;             salutary.                         Wholesome thirst and appetite.            --Milton.                         From which the industrious poor derive an agreeable                      and wholesome variety of food.            --A Smith.          2. Contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to             morals, religion, or prosperity; conducive to good;             salutary; sound; as, wholesome advice; wholesome             doctrines; wholesome truths; wholesome laws.                         A wholesome tongue is a tree of life. --Prov. xv. 4.                         I can not . . . make you a wholesome answer; my                      wit's diseased.                                 --Shak.                         A wholesome suspicion began to be entertained. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          3. Sound; healthy. [Obs.] --Shak. -- {Whole"some*ly}, adv. --             {Whole"some*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Willsome \Will"some\, a. [Written also wilsome.]       1. Willful; obstinate. [Obs.]          2. Fat; indolent. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          3. Doubtful; uncertain. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. --             {Will"some*ness}, n. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Willsome \Will"some\, a. [Written also wilsome.]       1. Willful; obstinate. [Obs.]          2. Fat; indolent. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          3. Doubtful; uncertain. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. --             {Will"some*ness}, n. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain       bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from       pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See       {Float}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds             belonging to the family {Charadrid[91]}, and especially             those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[91]}. They             are prized as game birds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling,             the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola});             the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and             other species of sandpipers.          Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied,                [or] blackbreasted, plover} ({Charadrius squatarola})                of America and Europe; -- called also {gray plover},                {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea plover}, and                {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under {Golden}); the                {ring [or] ringed plover} ({[92]gialitis hiaticula}).                See {Ringneck}. The {piping plover} ({[92]gialitis                meloda}); {Wilson's plover} ({[92]. Wilsonia}); the                {mountain plover} ({[92]. montana}); and the                {semipalmated plover} ({[92]. semipalmata}), are all                small American species.          {Bastard plover} (Zo[94]l.), the lapwing.          {Long-legged}, [or] {yellow-legged}, {plover}. See {Tattler}.                      {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]          {Rock plover}, [or] {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover.             [Prov. Eng.]          {Whistling plover}.             (a) The golden plover.             (b) The black-bellied plover.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veery \Veer"y\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       An American thrush ({Turdus fuscescens}) common in the       Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown       above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown.       Called also {Wilson's thrush}.                   Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion.      --Thoreau.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wool \Wool\ (w[oocr]l), n. [OE. wolle, wulle, AS. wull; akin to       D. wol, OHG. wolla, G. wolle, Icel. & Sw. ull, Dan. uld,       Goth, wulla, Lith. vilna, Russ. volna, L. vellus, Skr.       [umac]r[nsdot][amac] wool, v[rsdot] to cover. [root]146, 287.       Cf. {Flannel}, {Velvet}.]       1. The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which             grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in             fineness sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied             to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most             essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate             climates.          Note: Wool consists essentially of keratin.          2. Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.                         Wool of bat and tongue of dog.            --Shak.          3. (Bot.) A sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense,             curling hairs on the surface of certain plants.          {Dead pulled wool}, wool pulled from a carcass.          {Mineral wool}. See under {Mineral}.          {Philosopher's wool}. (Chem.) See {Zinc oxide}, under {Zinc}.                      {Pulled wool}, wool pulled from a pelt, or undressed hide.          {Slag wool}. Same as {Mineral wool}, under {Mineral}.          {Wool ball}, a ball or mass of wool.          {Wool burler}, one who removes little burs, knots, or             extraneous matter, from wool, or the surface of woolen             cloth.          {Wool comber}.             (a) One whose occupation is to comb wool.             (b) A machine for combing wool.          {Wool grass} (Bot.), a kind of bulrush ({Scirpus Eriophorum})             with numerous clustered woolly spikes.          {Wool scribbler}. See {Woolen scribbler}, under {Woolen}, a.                      {Wool sorter's disease} (Med.), a disease, resembling             malignant pustule, occurring among those who handle the             wool of goats and sheep.          {Wool staple}, a city or town where wool used to be brought             to the king's staple for sale. [Eng.]          {Wool stapler}.             (a) One who deals in wool.             (b) One who sorts wool according to its staple, or its                   adaptation to different manufacturing purposes.          {Wool winder}, a person employed to wind, or make up, wool             into bundles to be packed for sale.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wallowa County, OR (county, FIPS 63)       Location: 45.57748 N, 117.17291 W       Population (1990): 6911 (3755 housing units)       Area: 8146.6 sq km (land), 16.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Walsenburg, CO (city, FIPS 82350)       Location: 37.62673 N, 104.77706 W       Population (1990): 3300 (1654 housing units)       Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Welcome, MD       Zip code(s): 20693    Welcome, MN (city, FIPS 69070)       Location: 43.66839 N, 94.61853 W       Population (1990): 790 (327 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56181    Welcome, NC (CDP, FIPS 71760)       Location: 35.91085 N, 80.25420 W       Population (1990): 3377 (1357 housing units)       Area: 21.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Welcome, SC (CDP, FIPS 75535)       Location: 34.82094 N, 82.45803 W       Population (1990): 6560 (2713 housing units)       Area: 11.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wells County, IN (county, FIPS 179)       Location: 40.72747 N, 85.22040 W       Population (1990): 25948 (9928 housing units)       Area: 958.3 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)    Wells County, ND (county, FIPS 103)       Location: 47.58084 N, 99.67107 W       Population (1990): 5864 (2869 housing units)       Area: 3292.8 sq km (land), 50.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkin County, MN (county, FIPS 167)       Location: 46.35533 N, 96.47104 W       Population (1990): 7516 (3140 housing units)       Area: 1946.3 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkins Township, PA (CDP, FIPS 85192)       Location: 40.42635 N, 79.82430 W       Population (1990): 7487 (3325 housing units)       Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkinsburg, PA (borough, FIPS 85188)       Location: 40.44477 N, 79.87330 W       Population (1990): 21080 (11354 housing units)       Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15221
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkinson, IN (town, FIPS 84302)       Location: 39.88477 N, 85.60827 W       Population (1990): 446 (177 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 46186
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkinson County, GA (county, FIPS 319)       Location: 32.79853 N, 83.16759 W       Population (1990): 10228 (4151 housing units)       Area: 1156.7 sq km (land), 14.1 sq km (water)    Wilkinson County, MS (county, FIPS 157)       Location: 31.16437 N, 91.31864 W       Population (1990): 9678 (4242 housing units)       Area: 1752.8 sq km (land), 28.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkinson Heights, SC (CDP, FIPS 77672)       Location: 33.49165 N, 80.82994 W       Population (1990): 3394 (1317 housing units)       Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilkinsonville, MA       Zip code(s): 01590
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Will County, IL (county, FIPS 197)       Location: 41.43924 N, 87.98240 W       Population (1990): 357313 (122870 housing units)       Area: 2168.5 sq km (land), 31.6 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilson, AR (town, FIPS 75920)       Location: 35.56617 N, 90.04193 W       Population (1990): 1068 (391 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72395    Wilson, KS (city, FIPS 79675)       Location: 38.82561 N, 98.47441 W       Population (1990): 834 (423 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67490    Wilson, LA (village, FIPS 82215)       Location: 30.91974 N, 91.11140 W       Population (1990): 707 (255 housing units)       Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 70789    Wilson, MI       Zip code(s): 49896    Wilson, NC (city, FIPS 74540)       Location: 35.73177 N, 77.92446 W       Population (1990): 36930 (15383 housing units)       Area: 47.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 27893    Wilson, NY (village, FIPS 82359)       Location: 43.31065 N, 78.82695 W       Population (1990): 1307 (553 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 14172    Wilson, OH (village, FIPS 85834)       Location: 39.85822 N, 81.06778 W       Population (1990): 136 (58 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)    Wilson, OK (city, FIPS 81500)       Location: 34.15895 N, 97.43249 W       Population (1990): 1639 (810 housing units)       Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Wilson, PA (borough, FIPS 85592)       Location: 40.68525 N, 75.24007 W       Population (1990): 7830 (3325 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Wilson, TX (city, FIPS 79612)       Location: 33.31978 N, 101.72669 W       Population (1990): 568 (211 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 79381    Wilson, WI (village, FIPS 87475)       Location: 44.95563 N, 92.17236 W       Population (1990): 163 (57 housing units)       Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54027    Wilson, WY       Zip code(s): 83014
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilson Airport, GA       Zip code(s): 31206
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilson City, MO (town, FIPS 80260)       Location: 36.92299 N, 89.22283 W       Population (1990): 210 (95 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilson County, KS (county, FIPS 205)       Location: 37.55894 N, 95.74166 W       Population (1990): 10289 (5091 housing units)       Area: 1486.4 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water)    Wilson County, NC (county, FIPS 195)       Location: 35.70482 N, 77.91911 W       Population (1990): 66061 (26662 housing units)       Area: 961.1 sq km (land), 8.3 sq km (water)    Wilson County, TN (county, FIPS 189)       Location: 36.15781 N, 86.29866 W       Population (1990): 67675 (26198 housing units)       Area: 1477.9 sq km (land), 32.7 sq km (water)    Wilson County, TX (county, FIPS 493)       Location: 29.17403 N, 98.08562 W       Population (1990): 22650 (8516 housing units)       Area: 2090.6 sq km (land), 3.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilson Creek, WA (town, FIPS 79135)       Location: 47.42261 N, 119.11571 W       Population (1990): 148 (86 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilsondale, WV       Zip code(s): 25699
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilsons, VA       Zip code(s): 23894
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wilsonville, AL (town, FIPS 82848)       Location: 33.23604 N, 86.47901 W       Population (1990): 1185 (572 housing units)       Area: 20.4 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 35186    Wilsonville, IL (village, FIPS 82218)       Location: 39.06887 N, 89.85530 W       Population (1990): 609 (284 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)    Wilsonville, NE (village, FIPS 53240)       Location: 40.11154 N, 100.10589 W       Population (1990): 136 (88 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 69046    Wilsonville, OR (city, FIPS 82800)       Location: 45.30909 N, 122.76630 W       Population (1990): 7106 (3331 housing units)       Area: 16.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 97070
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wyalusing, PA (borough, FIPS 86656)       Location: 41.66911 N, 76.26267 W       Population (1990): 686 (313 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 18853
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
walking drives n.   An occasional failure mode of magnetic-disk    drives back in the days when they were huge, clunky {washing    machine}s.   Those old {dinosaur} parts carried terrific angular    momentum; the combination of a misaligned spindle or worn bearings    and stick-slip interactions with the floor could cause them to    `walk' across a room, lurching alternate corners forward a couple of    millimeters at a time.   There is a legend about a drive that walked    over to the only door to the computer room and jammed it shut; the    staff had to cut a hole in the wall in order to get at it!   Walking    could also be induced by certain patterns of drive access (a fast    seek across the whole width of the disk, followed by a slow seek in    the other direction).   Some bands of old-time hackers figured out    how to induce disk-accessing patterns that would do this to    particular drive models and held disk-drive races.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
well-connected adj.   Said of a computer installation, asserts    that it has reliable email links with the network and/or that it    relays a large fraction of available {Usenet} newsgroups.    `Well-known' can be almost synonymous, but also implies that the    site's name is familiar to many (due perhaps to an archive service    or active Usenet users).
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
whalesong n.   The peculiar clicking and whooshing sounds made    by a PEP modem such as the Telebit Trailblazer as it tries to    synchronize with another PEP modem for their special high-speed    mode.   This sound isn't anything like the normal two-tone handshake    between conventional V-series modems and is instantly recognizable    to anyone who has heard it more than once.   It sounds, in fact, very    much like whale songs.   This noise is also called "the moose call"    or "moose tones".
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
walking drives          An occasional failure mode of magnetic-disk drives back in the       days when they were huge, clunky {washing machines}.   Those       old {dinosaur} parts carried terrific angular momentum; the       combination of a misaligned spindle or worn bearings and       stick-slip interactions with the floor could cause them to       "walk" across a room, lurching alternate corners forward a       couple of millimeters at a time.   There is a legend about a       drive that walked over to the only door to the computer room       and jammed it shut; the staff had to cut a hole in the wall in       order to get at it!   Walking could also be induced by certain       patterns of drive access (a fast seek across the whole width       of the disk, followed by a slow seek in the other direction).       Some bands of old-time hackers figured out how to induce       disk-accessing patterns that would do this to particular drive       models and held disk-drive races.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
well-connected          Said of a computer installation, asserts that it has reliable       {electronic mail} links with the network and/or that it relays       a large fraction of available {Usenet} newsgroups.       "Well-known" can be almost synonymous, but also implies that       the site's name is familiar to many (due perhaps to an archive       service or active {Usenet} users).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
well-known port          A {TCP or {UDP} {port} with a number in the range       0-1023 (originally 0-255).   The well-known port numbers are       assigned by the {IANA} and on most systems can only be used by       system (or root) processes or by programs executed by       privileged users.          (2002-10-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
whalesong          The peculiar clicking and whooshing sounds made by a {PEP}       {modem} such as the {Telebit} {Trailblazer} as it tries to       synchronise with another PEP modem for their special       high-speed mode.   This sound isn't anything like the normal       two-tone handshake between conventional modems and is       instantly recognizable to anyone who has heard it more than       once.   It sounds, in fact, very much like whale songs.   This       noise is also called "the moose call" or "moose tones".
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Wallis And Futuna       (overseas territory of France)       Wallis And Futuna:Geography       Location: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about    two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand       Map references: Oceania       Area:    total area: 274 sq km    land area: 274 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than Washington, DC    note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island),    Ile Alofi, and 20 islets       Land boundaries: 0 km       Coastline: 129 km       Maritime claims:    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: none       Climate: tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry    season (May to October)       Terrain: volcanic origin; low hills       Natural resources: negligible       Land use:    arable land: 5%    permanent crops: 20%    meadows and pastures: 0%    forest and woodland: 0%    other: 75%       Irrigated land: NA sq km       Environment:    current issues: deforestation (only small portions of the original    forests remain) largely as a result of the continued use of wood as    the main fuel source; as a consequence of cutting down the forests,    the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion;    there are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of    natural fresh water resources    natural hazards: NA    international agreements: NA       Note: both island groups have fringing reefs       Wallis And Futuna:People       Population: 14,499 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: NA    15-64 years: NA    65 years and over: NA       Population growth rate: 1.11% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 25.06 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 5.14 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: -8.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 24.92 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 72.24 years    male: 71.62 years    female: 72.9 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 3.11 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders    adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander       Ethnic divisions: Polynesian       Religions: Roman Catholic       Languages: French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1969)    total population: 50%    male: 50%    female: 51%       Labor force: NA    by occupation: agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4%    (est.)       Wallis And Futuna:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands    conventional short form: Wallis and Futuna    local long form: Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna    local short form: Wallis et Futuna       Digraph: WF       Type: overseas territory of France       Capital: Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)       Administrative divisions: none (overseas territory of France)       Independence: none (overseas territory of France)       Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)       Legal system: French legal system       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)    head of government: High Administrator Philippe LEGRIX (since NA);    President of the Territorial Assembly Soane Mani UHILA (since NA March    1992)    cabinet: Council of the Territory consists of 3 kings and 3 members    appointed by the high administrator on advice of the Territorial    Assembly    note: there are three traditional kings with limited powers       Legislative branch: unicameral    Territorial Assembly (Assemblee Territoriale): elections last held 15    March 1987 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party    NA; seats - (20 total) RPR 7, UPL 5, UDF 4, UNF 4    French Senate: elections last held 24 September 1989 (next to be held    by NA September 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats -    (1 total) RPR 1    French National Assembly: elections last held 21 and 28 March 1992    (next to be held by NA September 1996); results - percent of vote by    party NA; seats - (1 total) MRG 1; note - Wallis and Futuna elect one    deputy       Judicial branch: none; justice generally administered under French law    by the chief administrator, but the three traditional kings administer    customary law and there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu       Political parties and leaders: Rally for the Republic (RPR); Union    Populaire Locale (UPL); Union Pour la Democratie Francaise (UDF); Lua    kae tahi (Giscardians); Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche (MRG)       Member of: FZ, SPC       Diplomatic representation in US: none (overseas territory of France)       US diplomatic representation: none (overseas territory of France)       Flag: the flag of France is used       Economy       Overview: The economy is limited to traditional subsistence    agriculture, with about 80% of the labor force earning its livelihood    from agriculture (coconuts and vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs),    and fishing. About 4% of the population is employed in government.    Revenues come from French Government subsidies, licensing of fishing    rights to Japan and South Korea, import taxes, and remittances from    expatriate workers in New Caledonia. Wallis and Futuna imports food -    particularly sugar and beef - fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport    equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and    handicrafts.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $28.7 million (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: NA%       National product per capita: $2,000 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%       Unemployment rate: NA%       Budget:    revenues: $2.7 million    expenditures: $2.7 million, including capital expenditures of $NA    (1983 est.)       Exports: $6.6 million (f.o.b., 1986)    commodities: copra, handicrafts    partners: NA       Imports: $13.3 million (c.i.f., 1984)    commodities: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, transportation equipment,    fuel, clothing    partners: France, Australia, New Zealand       External debt: $NA       Industrial production: growth rate NA%       Electricity:    capacity: 1,200 kW    production: 1 million kWh    consumption per capita: 70 kWh (1990)       Industries: copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber       Agriculture: dominated by coconut production, with subsistence crops    of yams, taro, bananas, and herds of pigs and goats       Economic aid:    recipient: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral    commitments (1970-89), $118 million       Currency: 1 CFP franc (CFPF) = 100 centimes       Exchange rates: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (CFPF) per US$1    - 96.25 (January 1995), 100.94 (1994), 102.96 (1993), 96.24 (1992),    102.57 (1991), 99.0 (1990); note - linked at the rate of 18.18 to the    French franc       Fiscal year: NA       Wallis And Futuna:Transportation       Railroads: 0 km       Highways:    total: 120 km (Ile Uvea 100 km, Ile Futuna 20km)    paved: 16 km (on Il Uvea)    unpaved: 104 km (Ile Uvea 84 km, Ile Futuna 20 km)       Inland waterways: none       Ports: Leava, Mata-Utu       Merchant marine:    total: 1 oil tanker (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 26,000 GRT/40,000 DWT       Airports:    total: 2    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1       Wallis And Futuna:Communications       Telephone system: 225 telephones    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: NA       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 0    televisions: NA       Wallis And Futuna:Defense Forces       Note: defense is the responsibility of France