wakening
         n 1: the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the
               waking up he hated most" [syn: {awakening}, {wakening},
               {waking up}]

English Dictionary: washwoman	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
washwoman n a working woman who takes in washing [syn: washwoman, washerwoman, laundrywoman, laundress]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weakening adj causing debilitation [syn: debilitative, enervating, enfeebling, weakening] moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker n becoming weaker Antonym(s): strengthening the act of reducing the strength of something Antonym(s): strengthening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weisenheimer n an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments Synonym(s): wise guy, smart aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Weismann n German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914) Synonym(s): Weismann, August Friedrich Leopold Weismann
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Weizmann n Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to recognize the new state of Israel and became its first president (1874-1952) Synonym(s): Weizmann, Chaim Weizmann, Chaim Azriel Weizmann
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wise man n a wise and trusted guide and advisor [syn: mentor, {wise man}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wise Men n (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them Synonym(s): Wise Men, Magi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wisenheimer n an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments Synonym(s): wise guy, smart aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wagon \Wag"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wagoned}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Wagoning}.]       To transport in a wagon or wagons; as, goods are wagoned from       city to city.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Waken \Wak"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. pr. {Wakened}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Wakening}.] [OE. waknen, AS. w[91]cnan; akin to Goth.       gawaknan. See {Wake}, v. i.]       To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.                   Early, Turnus wakening with the light.   --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wakening \Wak"en*ing\, n.       1. The act of one who wakens; esp., the act of ceasing to             sleep; an awakening.          2. (Scots Law) The revival of an action. --Burrill.                         They were too much ashamed to bring any wakening of                      the process against Janet.                  --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weaken \Weak"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weakened}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Weakening}.]       1. To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of             strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to             weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a             magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an             argument.                         Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it                      be not done.                                       --Neh. vi. 9.          2. To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken             tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weak-minded \Weak"-mind`ed\, a.       Having a weak mind, either naturally or by reason of disease;       feebleminded; foolish; idiotic. -- {Weak"-mind`ed*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weak-minded \Weak"-mind`ed\, a.       Having a weak mind, either naturally or by reason of disease;       feebleminded; foolish; idiotic. -- {Weak"-mind`ed*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weismannism \Weis"mann*ism\, n. (Biol.)       The theories and teachings in regard to heredity propounded       by the German biologist August Weismann, esp. in regard to       germ plasm as the basis of heredity and the impossibility of       transmitting acquired characteristics; -- often called       {neo-Darwinism}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Waggaman, LA (CDP, FIPS 79100)       Location: 29.93760 N, 90.23365 W       Population (1990): 9405 (2966 housing units)       Area: 14.4 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wagon Mound, NM (village, FIPS 83340)       Location: 36.00288 N, 104.71431 W       Population (1990): 319 (209 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 87752
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wakeman, OH (village, FIPS 80458)       Location: 41.25590 N, 82.40397 W       Population (1990): 948 (343 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 44889
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wiseman, AR       Zip code(s): 72587
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Wise men       mentioned in Dan. 2:12 included three classes, (1) astrologers,       (2) Chaldeans, and (3) soothsayers. The word in the original       (hakamim) probably means "medicine men. In Chaldea medicine was       only a branch of magic. The "wise men" of Matt. 2:7, who came       from the East to Jerusalem, were magi from Persia or Arabia.