wader
         n 1: any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search
               of food [syn: {wading bird}, {wader}]

English Dictionary: water	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waiter n a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) Synonym(s): waiter, server a person who waits or awaits
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water n binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent Synonym(s): water, H2O the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" Synonym(s): body of water, water once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" Synonym(s): water system, water supply, water liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" Synonym(s): urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water" v supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields" Synonym(s): water, irrigate provide with water; "We watered the buffalo" secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered" fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"
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waterway n a navigable body of water a conduit through which water flows Synonym(s): watercourse, waterway
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watery adj filled with water; "watery soil" wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears; "wiped his reeking neck" Synonym(s): reeking, watery relating to or resembling or consisting of water; "a watery substance"; "a watery color" overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea" Synonym(s): watery, washy, weak
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watt-hour n a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour
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weather adj towards the side exposed to wind [syn: upwind, weather(a)] n the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow" Synonym(s): weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition v face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements" Synonym(s): weather, endure, brave, brave out cause to slope sail to the windward of change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"
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weather eye n vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble" Synonym(s): watchfulness, vigilance, weather eye
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weeder n a farmhand hired to remove weeds a hand tool for removing weeds Synonym(s): weeder, weed- whacker
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wether n male sheep especially a castrated one
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wetter n a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved Synonym(s): wetting agent, wetter, surfactant, surface-active agent a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed Synonym(s): bedwetter, bed wetter, wetter
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wheatear n small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
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Whittier n United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892) Synonym(s): Whittier, John Greenleaf Whittier
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widower n a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried Synonym(s): widower, widowman
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wither v wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" Synonym(s): shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" Synonym(s): fade, wither
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wood tar n any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood
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woodhewer n any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers Synonym(s): woodhewer, woodcreeper, wood-creeper, tree creeper
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wader \Wad"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, wades.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in             search of food, especially any species of limicoline or             grallatorial birds; -- called also {wading bird}. See             Illust. g, under {Aves}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Waiter \Wait"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in             attendance, esp. at table.                         The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry, [bd]Make                      room,[b8] as if a duke were passing by. --Swift.          2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes,             etc.; a salver.          {Coast waiter}. See under {Coast}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Water \Wa"ter\ (w[add]"t[etil]r), n. [AS. w[91]ter; akin to OS.       watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG.       wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. wat[omac],       O. Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. 'y`dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to       wet, and perhaps to L. unda wave. [root]137. Cf. {Dropsy},       {Hydra}, {Otter}, {Wet}, {Whisky}.]       1. The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and             which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc. [bd]We will drink             water.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Powers of fire, air, water, and             earth.[b8] --Milton.          Note: Pure water consists of hydrogen and oxygen, {H2O}, and                is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, transparent                liquid, which is very slightly compressible. At its                maximum density, 39[deg] Fahr. or 4[deg] C., it is the                standard for specific gravities, one cubic centimeter                weighing one gram. It freezes at 32[deg] Fahr. or                0[deg] C. and boils at 212[deg] Fahr. or 100[deg] C.                (see {Ice}, {Steam}). It is the most important natural                solvent, and is frequently impregnated with foreign                matter which is mostly removed by distillation; hence,                rain water is nearly pure. It is an important                ingredient in the tissue of animals and plants, the                human body containing about two thirds its weight of                water.          2. A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or             other collection of water.                         Remembering he had passed over a small water a poor                      scholar when first coming to the university, he                      kneeled.                                             --Fuller.          3. Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling             water; esp., the urine.          4. (Pharm.) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily             volatile substance; as, ammonia water. --U. S. Pharm.          5. The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a             diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is,             perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water,             that is, of the first excellence.          6. A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted             to linen, silk, metals, etc. See {Water}, v. t., 3,             {Damask}, v. t., and {Damaskeen}.          7. An addition to the shares representing the capital of a             stock company so that the aggregate par value of the             shares is increased while their value for investment is             diminished, or [bd]diluted.[b8] [Brokers' Cant]          Note: Water is often used adjectively and in the formation of                many self-explaining compounds; as, water drainage;                water gauge, or water-gauge; waterfowl, water-fowl, or                water fowl; water-beaten; water-borne, water-circled,                water-girdled, water-rocked, etc.          {Hard water}. See under {Hard}.          {Inch of water}, a unit of measure of quantity of water,             being the quantity which will flow through an orifice one             inch square, or a circular orifice one inch in diameter,             in a vertical surface, under a stated constant head; also             called {miner's inch}, and {water inch}. The shape of the             orifice and the head vary in different localities. In the             Western United States, for hydraulic mining, the standard             aperture is square and the head from 4 to 9 inches above             its center. In Europe, for experimental hydraulics, the             orifice is usually round and the head from [frac1x12] of             an inch to 1 inch above its top.          {Mineral water}, waters which are so impregnated with foreign             ingredients, such as gaseous, sulphureous, and saline             substances, as to give them medicinal properties, or a             particular flavor or temperature.          {Soft water}, water not impregnated with lime or mineral             salts.          {To hold water}. See under {Hold}, v. t.          {To keep one's head above water}, to keep afloat; fig., to             avoid failure or sinking in the struggles of life.             [Colloq.]          {To make water}.             (a) To pass urine. --Swift.             (b) (Naut.) To admit water; to leak.          {Water of crystallization} (Chem.), the water combined with             many salts in their crystalline form. This water is             loosely, but, nevertheless, chemically, combined, for it             is held in fixed and definite amount for each substance             containing it. Thus, while pure copper sulphate, {CuSO4},             is a white amorphous substance, blue vitriol, the             crystallized form, {CuSO4.5H2O}, contains five molecules             of water of crystallization.          {Water on the brain} (Med.), hydrocephalus.          {Water on the chest} (Med.), hydrothorax.          Note: Other phrases, in which water occurs as the first                element, will be found in alphabetical order in the                Vocabulary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Water \Wa"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Watered}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Watering}.] [AS. w[91]terian, gew[91]terian.]       1. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with             water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.                         With tears watering the ground.         --Milton.                         Men whose lives gilded on like rivers that water the                      woodlands.                                          --Longfellow.          2. To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to             drink; as, to water cattle and horses.          3. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a             lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with             wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. {Water}, n., 6.          4. To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity             or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend;             to dilute; to weaken.          {To water stock}, to increase the capital stock of a company             by issuing new stock, thus diminishing the value of the             individual shares. Cf. {Water}, n., 7. [Brokers' Cant]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Water \Wa"ter\, v. i.       1. To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter;             as, his eyes began to water.                         If thine eyes can water for his death. --Shak.          2. To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to             water.          {The mouth waters}, a phrase denoting that a person or animal             has a longing desire for something, since the sight of             food often causes one who is hungry to have an increased             flow of saliva.
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Pennywort \Pen"ny*wort`\, n. (Bot.)       A European trailing herb ({Linaria Cymbalaria}) with       roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging       baskets.          {March}, [or] {Water}, {pennywort}. (Bot.) See under {March}.
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Water way \Wa"ter way`\       Same as {Water course}.
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Waterie \Wa"ter*ie\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The pied wagtail; -- so called because it frequents ponds.
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Waterway \Wa"ter*way`\, n. (Naut.)       Heavy plank or timber extending fore and aft the whole length       of a vessel's deck at the line of junction with the sides,       forming a channel to the scuppers, which are cut through it.       In iron vessels the waterway is variously constructed.
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Watery \Wa"ter*y\, a. [AS. w[91]terig.]       1. Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water. [bd]The             watery god.[b8] --Dryden. [bd]Fish within their watery             residence.[b8] --Milton.          2. Abounding with water; wet; hence, tearful.          3. Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid; as,             watery humors.                         The oily and watery parts of the aliment.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.          4. Hence, abounding in thin, tasteless, or insipid fluid;             tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weather \Weath"er\, n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar,       OFries. weder, D. weder, we[88]r, G. wetter, OHG. wetar,       Icel. ve[edh]r, Dan. veir, Sw. v[84]der wind, air, weather,       and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith.       vetra storm, Russ. vieter', vietr', wind, and E. wind. Cf.       {Wither}.]       1. The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or             cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or             cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena;             meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm             weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.                         Not amiss to cool a man's stomach this hot weather.                                                                               --Shak.                         Fair weather cometh out of the north. --Job xxxvii.                                                                               22.          2. Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation             of the state of the air. --Bacon.          3. Storm; tempest.                         What gusts of weather from that gathering cloud My                      thoughts presage!                              --Dryden.          4. A light rain; a shower. [Obs.] --Wyclif.          {Stress of weather}, violent winds; force of tempests.          {To make fair weather}, to flatter; to give flattering             representations. [R.]          {To make good}, [or] {bad}, {weather} (Naut.), to endure a             gale well or ill; -- said of a vessel. --Shak.          {Under the weather}, ill; also, financially embarrassed.             [Colloq. U. S.] --Bartlett.          {Weather box}. Same as {Weather house}, below. --Thackeray.          {Weather breeder}, a fine day which is supposed to presage             foul weather.          {Weather bureau}, a popular name for the signal service. See             {Signal service}, under {Signal}, a. [U. S.]          {Weather cloth} (Naut.), a long piece of canvas of tarpaulin             used to preserve the hammocks from injury by the weather             when stowed in the nettings.          {Weather door}. (Mining) See {Trapdoor}, 2.          {Weather gall}. Same as {Water gall}, 2. [Prov. Eng.]             --Halliwell.          {Weather house}, a mechanical contrivance in the form of a             house, which indicates changes in atmospheric conditions             by the appearance or retirement of toy images.                         Peace to the artist whose ingenious thought Devised                      the weather house, that useful toy!   --Cowper.          {Weather molding}, [or]          {Weather moulding} (Arch.), a canopy or cornice over a door             or a window, to throw off the rain.          {Weather of a windmill sail}, the obliquity of the sail, or             the angle which it makes with its plane of revolution.          {Weather report}, a daily report of meteorological             observations, and of probable changes in the weather;             esp., one published by government authority.          {Weather spy}, a stargazer; one who foretells the weather.             [R.] --Donne.          {Weather strip} (Arch.), a strip of wood, rubber, or other             material, applied to an outer door or window so as to             cover the joint made by it with the sill, casings, or             threshold, in order to exclude rain, snow, cold air, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weather \Weath"er\, v. i.       To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer       meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter,       under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.                   The organisms . . . seem indestructible, while the hard                matrix in which they are imbedded has weathered from                around them.                                          --H. Miller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weather \Weath"er\, a. (Naut.)       Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as,       weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts,       weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.          {Weather gauge}.       (a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to the windward of             another.       (b) Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority; advantage             in position.                         To veer, and tack, and steer a cause Against the                      weather gauge of laws.                     --Hudibras.          {Weather helm} (Naut.), a tendency on the part of a sailing             vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to             put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side.          {Weather shore} (Naut.), the shore to the windward of a ship.             --Totten.          {Weather tide} (Naut.), the tide which sets against the lee             side of a ship, impelling her to the windward. --Mar.             Dict.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weather \Weath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weathered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Weathering}.]       1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to             air.                         [An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the                      air To weather his broad sails.         --Spenser.                         This gear lacks weathering.               --Latimer.          2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against             and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to             weather the storm.                         For I can weather the roughest gale.   --Longfellow.                         You will weather the difficulties yet. --F. W.                                                                               Robertson.          3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather             a cape; to weather another ship.          4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.             --Encyc. Brit.          {To weather a point}.             (a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee                   side.             (b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against                   opposition.          {To weather out}, to encounter successfully, though with             difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weather \Weath"er\, n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar,       OFries. weder, D. weder, we[88]r, G. wetter, OHG. wetar,       Icel. ve[edh]r, Dan. veir, Sw. v[84]der wind, air, weather,       and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith.       vetra storm, Russ. vieter', vietr', wind, and E. wind. Cf.       {Wither}.]       1. The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or             cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or             cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena;             meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm             weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.                         Not amiss to cool a man's stomach this hot weather.                                                                               --Shak.                         Fair weather cometh out of the north. --Job xxxvii.                                                                               22.          2. Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation             of the state of the air. --Bacon.          3. Storm; tempest.                         What gusts of weather from that gathering cloud My                      thoughts presage!                              --Dryden.          4. A light rain; a shower. [Obs.] --Wyclif.          {Stress of weather}, violent winds; force of tempests.          {To make fair weather}, to flatter; to give flattering             representations. [R.]          {To make good}, [or] {bad}, {weather} (Naut.), to endure a             gale well or ill; -- said of a vessel. --Shak.          {Under the weather}, ill; also, financially embarrassed.             [Colloq. U. S.] --Bartlett.          {Weather box}. Same as {Weather house}, below. --Thackeray.          {Weather breeder}, a fine day which is supposed to presage             foul weather.          {Weather bureau}, a popular name for the signal service. See             {Signal service}, under {Signal}, a. [U. S.]          {Weather cloth} (Naut.), a long piece of canvas of tarpaulin             used to preserve the hammocks from injury by the weather             when stowed in the nettings.          {Weather door}. (Mining) See {Trapdoor}, 2.          {Weather gall}. Same as {Water gall}, 2. [Prov. Eng.]             --Halliwell.          {Weather house}, a mechanical contrivance in the form of a             house, which indicates changes in atmospheric conditions             by the appearance or retirement of toy images.                         Peace to the artist whose ingenious thought Devised                      the weather house, that useful toy!   --Cowper.          {Weather molding}, [or]          {Weather moulding} (Arch.), a canopy or cornice over a door             or a window, to throw off the rain.          {Weather of a windmill sail}, the obliquity of the sail, or             the angle which it makes with its plane of revolution.          {Weather report}, a daily report of meteorological             observations, and of probable changes in the weather;             esp., one published by government authority.          {Weather spy}, a stargazer; one who foretells the weather.             [R.] --Donne.          {Weather strip} (Arch.), a strip of wood, rubber, or other             material, applied to an outer door or window so as to             cover the joint made by it with the sill, casings, or             threshold, in order to exclude rain, snow, cold air, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weather \Weath"er\, v. i.       To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer       meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter,       under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.                   The organisms . . . seem indestructible, while the hard                matrix in which they are imbedded has weathered from                around them.                                          --H. Miller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weather \Weath"er\, a. (Naut.)       Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as,       weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts,       weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.          {Weather gauge}.       (a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to the windward of             another.       (b) Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority; advantage             in position.                         To veer, and tack, and steer a cause Against the                      weather gauge of laws.                     --Hudibras.          {Weather helm} (Naut.), a tendency on the part of a sailing             vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to             put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side.          {Weather shore} (Naut.), the shore to the windward of a ship.             --Totten.          {Weather tide} (Naut.), the tide which sets against the lee             side of a ship, impelling her to the windward. --Mar.             Dict.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weather \Weath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weathered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Weathering}.]       1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to             air.                         [An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the                      air To weather his broad sails.         --Spenser.                         This gear lacks weathering.               --Latimer.          2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against             and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to             weather the storm.                         For I can weather the roughest gale.   --Longfellow.                         You will weather the difficulties yet. --F. W.                                                                               Robertson.          3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather             a cape; to weather another ship.          4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.             --Encyc. Brit.          {To weather a point}.             (a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee                   side.             (b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against                   opposition.          {To weather out}, to encounter successfully, though with             difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weather \Weath"er\, n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar,       OFries. weder, D. weder, we[88]r, G. wetter, OHG. wetar,       Icel. ve[edh]r, Dan. veir, Sw. v[84]der wind, air, weather,       and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith.       vetra storm, Russ. vieter', vietr', wind, and E. wind. Cf.       {Wither}.]       1. The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or             cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or             cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena;             meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm             weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.                         Not amiss to cool a man's stomach this hot weather.                                                                               --Shak.                         Fair weather cometh out of the north. --Job xxxvii.                                                                               22.          2. Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation             of the state of the air. --Bacon.          3. Storm; tempest.                         What gusts of weather from that gathering cloud My                      thoughts presage!                              --Dryden.          4. A light rain; a shower. [Obs.] --Wyclif.          {Stress of weather}, violent winds; force of tempests.          {To make fair weather}, to flatter; to give flattering             representations. [R.]          {To make good}, [or] {bad}, {weather} (Naut.), to endure a             gale well or ill; -- said of a vessel. --Shak.          {Under the weather}, ill; also, financially embarrassed.             [Colloq. U. S.] --Bartlett.          {Weather box}. Same as {Weather house}, below. --Thackeray.          {Weather breeder}, a fine day which is supposed to presage             foul weather.          {Weather bureau}, a popular name for the signal service. See             {Signal service}, under {Signal}, a. [U. S.]          {Weather cloth} (Naut.), a long piece of canvas of tarpaulin             used to preserve the hammocks from injury by the weather             when stowed in the nettings.          {Weather door}. (Mining) See {Trapdoor}, 2.          {Weather gall}. Same as {Water gall}, 2. [Prov. Eng.]             --Halliwell.          {Weather house}, a mechanical contrivance in the form of a             house, which indicates changes in atmospheric conditions             by the appearance or retirement of toy images.                         Peace to the artist whose ingenious thought Devised                      the weather house, that useful toy!   --Cowper.          {Weather molding}, [or]          {Weather moulding} (Arch.), a canopy or cornice over a door             or a window, to throw off the rain.          {Weather of a windmill sail}, the obliquity of the sail, or             the angle which it makes with its plane of revolution.          {Weather report}, a daily report of meteorological             observations, and of probable changes in the weather;             esp., one published by government authority.          {Weather spy}, a stargazer; one who foretells the weather.             [R.] --Donne.          {Weather strip} (Arch.), a strip of wood, rubber, or other             material, applied to an outer door or window so as to             cover the joint made by it with the sill, casings, or             threshold, in order to exclude rain, snow, cold air, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weather \Weath"er\, v. i.       To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer       meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter,       under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.                   The organisms . . . seem indestructible, while the hard                matrix in which they are imbedded has weathered from                around them.                                          --H. Miller.
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Weather \Weath"er\, a. (Naut.)       Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as,       weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts,       weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.          {Weather gauge}.       (a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to the windward of             another.       (b) Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority; advantage             in position.                         To veer, and tack, and steer a cause Against the                      weather gauge of laws.                     --Hudibras.          {Weather helm} (Naut.), a tendency on the part of a sailing             vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to             put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side.          {Weather shore} (Naut.), the shore to the windward of a ship.             --Totten.          {Weather tide} (Naut.), the tide which sets against the lee             side of a ship, impelling her to the windward. --Mar.             Dict.
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Weather \Weath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weathered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Weathering}.]       1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to             air.                         [An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the                      air To weather his broad sails.         --Spenser.                         This gear lacks weathering.               --Latimer.          2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against             and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to             weather the storm.                         For I can weather the roughest gale.   --Longfellow.                         You will weather the difficulties yet. --F. W.                                                                               Robertson.          3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather             a cape; to weather another ship.          4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.             --Encyc. Brit.          {To weather a point}.             (a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee                   side.             (b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against                   opposition.          {To weather out}, to encounter successfully, though with             difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.
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Wedder \Wed"der\, n.       See {Wether}. --Sir W. Scott.
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Weder \Wed"er\, n.       Weather. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Weeder \Weed"er\, n.       One who, or that which, weeds, or frees from anything       noxious.
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Weedery \Weed"er*y\, n.       Weeds, collectively; also, a place full of weeds or for       growing weeds. [R.] --Dr. H. More.
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Weedy \Weed"y\, a. [Compar. {Weedier}; superl. {Weediest}.]       1. Of or pertaining to weeds; consisting of weeds. [bd]Weedy             trophies.[b8] --Shak.          2. Abounding with weeds; as, weedy grounds; a weedy garden;             weedy corn.                         See from the weedy earth a rivulet break. --Bryant.          3. Scraggy; ill-shaped; ungainly; -- said of colts or horses,             and also of persons. [Colloq.]
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Wether \Weth"er\, n. [OE. wether, AS. we[edh]er; akin to OS.       wethar, withar, a ram, D. weder, G. widder, OHG. widar, Icel.       ve[edh]r, Sw. v[84]dur, Dan. v[91]dder, Goth. wi[thorn]rus a       lamb, L. vitulus calf, Skr. vatsa, L. vetus old, Gr. 'e`tos       year; -- originally meaning, a yearling. Cf. {Veal},       {Veteran}.]       A castrated ram.
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Wet \Wet\ (w[ecr]t), a. [Compar. {Wetter}; superl. {Wettest}.]       [OE. wet, weet, AS. w[aemac]t; akin to OFries. w[emac]t,       Icel. v[be]tr, Sw. v[86]t, Dan. vaad, and E. water.       [root]137. See {Water}.]       1. Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid;             moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid             upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table.             [bd]Wet cheeks.[b8] --Shak.          2. Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season. [bd]Wet             October's torrent flood.[b8] --Milton.          3. (Chem.) Employing, or done by means of, water or some             other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in             distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or             fusion is employed.          4. Refreshed with liquor; drunk. [Slang] --Prior.          {Wet blanket}, {Wet dock}, etc. See under {Blanket}, {Dock},             etc.          {Wet goods}, intoxicating liquors. [Slang]          Syn: Nasty; humid; damp; moist. See {Nasty}.
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Whate'er \What*e'er"\, pron.       A contraction of what-ever; -- used in poetry. [bd]Whate'er       is in his way.[b8] --Shak.
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Wheatear \Wheat"ear`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small European singing bird ({Saxicola [oe]nanthe}). The       male is white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings       and a black stripe through each eye. The tail is black at the       tip and in the middle, but white at the base and on each       side. Called also {checkbird}, {chickell}, {dykehopper},       {fallow chat}, {fallow finch}, {stonechat}, and {whitetail}.
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Wheder \Whed"er\, pron. & conj.       Whether. [Obs.]
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Whether \Wheth"er\, pron. [OE. whether, AS. hw[91][?]er; akin to       OS. hwe[?]ar, OFries. hweder, OHG. hwedar, wedar, G. weder,       conj., neither, Icel. hv[be]rr whether, Goth. hwa[?]ar, Lith.       katras, L. uter, Gr. [?], [?], Skr. katara, from the       interrogatively pronoun, in AS. hw[be] who. [?][?][?][?]. See       {Who}, and cf. {Either}, {Neither}, {Or}, conj.]       Which (of two); which one (of two); -- used interrogatively       and relatively. [Archaic]                   Now choose yourself whether that you liketh. --Chaucer.                   One day in doubt I cast for to compare Whether in                beauties' glory did exceed.                     --Spenser.                   Whether of them twain did the will of his father?                                                                               --Matt. xxi.                                                                               31.
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Whether \Wheth"er\, conj.       In case; if; -- used to introduce the first or two or more       alternative clauses, the other or others being connected by       or, or by or whether. When the second of two alternatives is       the simple negative of the first it is sometimes only       indicated by the particle not or no after the correlative,       and sometimes it is omitted entirely as being distinctly       implied in the whether of the first.                   And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?                                                                               --Shak.                   You have said; but whether wisely or no, let the forest                judge.                                                   --Shak.                   For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether                we die, we die unto the Lord; whether we live                therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.      --Rom. xiv. 8.                   But whether thus these things, or whether not; Whether                the sun, predominant in heaven, Rise on the earth, or                earth rise on the sun, . . . Solicit not thy thoughts                with matters hid.                                    --Milton.          {Whether or no}, in either case; in any case; as, I will go             whether or no.          {Whether that}, whether. --Shak.
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Whetter \Whet"ter\, n.       1. One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or stimulates.          2. A tippler; one who drinks whets. [Obs.] --Steele.
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Whider \Whid"er\, adv.       Whither. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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White-ear \White"-ear`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The wheatear.
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White \White\, a. [Compar. {Whiter}; superl. {Whitest}.] [OE.       whit, AS. hw[?]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[c6]t, D. wit, G.       weiss, OHG. w[c6]z, hw[c6]z, Icel. hv[c6]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan.       hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to make bright, Russ.       sviet' light, Skr. [?]v[?]ta white, [?]vit to be bright.       [?][?][?]. Cf. {Wheat}, {Whitsunday}.]       1. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum             combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or             their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; --             the opposite of {black} or {dark}; as, white paper; a             white skin. [bd]Pearls white.[b8] --Chaucer.                         White as the whitest lily on a stream. --Longfellow.          2. Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of             blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.                         Or whispering with white lips, [bd]The foe! They                      come! they come![b8]                           --Byron.          3. Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or             from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.                         White as thy fame, and as thy honor clear. --Dryden.                         No whiter page than Addison's remains. --Pope.          4. Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.                         Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head So old                      and white as this.                              --Shak.          5. Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the             like; fortunate; happy; favorable.                         On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as                      one of the white days of his life.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          6. Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.                         Come forth, my white spouse.               --Chaucer.                         I am his white boy, and will not be gullet. --Ford.          Note: White is used in many self-explaining compounds, as                white-backed, white-bearded, white-footed.          {White alder}. (Bot.) See {Sweet pepper bush}, under             {Pepper}.          {White ant} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of social             pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus {Termes}. These             insects are very abundant in tropical countries, and form             large and complex communities consisting of numerous             asexual workers of one or more kinds, of large-headed             asexual individuals called soldiers, of one or more queens             (or fertile females) often having the body enormously             distended by the eggs, and, at certain seasons of numerous             winged males, together with the larv[91] and pup[91] of             each kind in various stages of development. Many of the             species construct large and complicated nests, sometimes             in the form of domelike structures rising several feet             above the ground and connected with extensive subterranean             galleries and chambers. In their social habits they             closely resemble the true ants. They feed upon animal and             vegetable substances of various kinds, including timber,             and are often very destructive to buildings and furniture.                      {White arsenic} (Chem.), arsenious oxide, {As2O3}, a             substance of a white color, and vitreous adamantine             luster, having an astringent, sweetish taste. It is a             deadly poison.          {White bass} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water North American bass             ({Roccus chrysops}) found in the Great Likes.          {White bear} (Zo[94]l.), the polar bear. See under {Polar}.                      {White blood cell}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}.          {White brand} (Zo[94]l.), the snow goose.          {White brass}, a white alloy of copper; white copper.          {White campion}. (Bot.)             (a) A kind of catchfly ({Silene stellata}) with white                   flowers.             (b) A white-flowered Lychnis ({Lychnis vespertina}).          {White canon} (R. C. Ch.), a Premonstratensian.          {White caps}, the members of a secret organization in various             of the United States, who attempt to drive away or reform             obnoxious persons by lynch-law methods. They appear masked             in white.          {White cedar} (Bot.), an evergreen tree of North America             ({Thuja occidentalis}), also the related {Cupressus             thyoides}, or {Cham[91]cyparis sph[91]roidea}, a slender             evergreen conifer which grows in the so-called cedar             swamps of the Northern and Atlantic States. Both are much             valued for their durable timber. In California the name is             given to the {Libocedrus decurrens}, the timber of which             is also useful, though often subject to dry rot.             --Goodale. The white cedar of Demerara, Guiana, etc., is a             lofty tree ({Icica, [or] Bursera, altissima}) whose             fragrant wood is used for canoes and cabinetwork, as it is             not attacked by insect.          {White cell}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}.          {White cell-blood} (Med.), leucocyth[91]mia.          {White clover} (Bot.), a species of small perennial clover             bearing white flowers. It furnishes excellent food for             cattle and horses, as well as for the honeybee. See also             under {Clover}.          {White copper}, a whitish alloy of copper. See {German             silver}, under {German}.          {White copperas} (Min.), a native hydrous sulphate of iron;             coquimbite.          {White coral} (Zo[94]l.), an ornamental branched coral             ({Amphihelia oculata}) native of the Mediterranean.          {White corpuscle}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}.          {White cricket} (Zo[94]l.), the tree cricket.          {White crop}, a crop of grain which loses its green color, or             becomes white, in ripening, as wheat, rye, barley, and             oats, as distinguished from a green crop, or a root crop.                      {White currant} (Bot.), a variety of the common red currant,             having white berries.          {White daisy} (Bot.), the oxeye daisy. See under {Daisy}.          {White damp}, a kind of poisonous gas encountered in coal             mines. --Raymond.          {White elephant} (Zo[94]l.), a whitish, or albino, variety of             the Asiatic elephant.
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Whither \Whith"er\, adv. [OE. whider. AS. hwider; akin to E.       where, who; cf. Goth. hvadr[c7] whither. See {Who}, and cf.       {Hither}, {Thither}.]       1. To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest             thou? [bd]Whider may I flee?[b8] --Chaucer.                         Sir Valentine, whither away so fast?   --Shak.          2. To what or which place; -- used relatively.                         That no man should know . . . whither that he went.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         We came unto the land whither thou sentest us.                                                                               --Num. xiii.                                                                               27.          3. To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design;             whereunto; whereto; -- used in a sense not physical.                         Nor have I . . . whither to appeal.   --Milton.          {Any whither}, to any place; anywhere. [Obs.] [bd]Any             whither, in hope of life eternal.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.          {No whither}, to no place; nowhere. [Obs.] --2 Kings v. 25.          Syn: Where.          Usage: {Whither}, {Where}. Whither properly implies motion to                   place, and where rest in a place. Whither is now,                   however, to a great extent, obsolete, except in                   poetry, or in compositions of a grave and serious                   character and in language where precision is required.                   Where has taken its place, as in the question,                   [bd]Where are you going?[b8]
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Wide \Wide\ (w[imac]d), a. [Compar. {Wider} (-[etil]r); superl.       {Widest}.] [OE. wid, wyde, AS. w[c6]d; akin to OFries. & OS.       w[c6]d, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. w[c6]t, Icel. v[c6][eb]r, Sw.       & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.]       1. Having considerable distance or extent between the sides;             spacious across; much extended in a direction at right             angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide             cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide             hall or entry.                         The chambers and the stables weren wyde. --Chaucer.                         Wide is the gate . . . that leadeth to destruction.                                                                               --Matt. vii.                                                                               18.          2. Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious;             broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean;             a wide difference. [bd]This wyde world.[b8] --Chaucer.                         For sceptered cynics earth were far too wide a den.                                                                               --Byron.                         When the wide bloom, on earth that lies, Seems of a                      brighter world than ours.                  --Bryant.          3. Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide             views; a wide understanding.                         Men of strongest head and widest culture. --M.                                                                               Arnold.          4. Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a             direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table             three feet wide.          5. Remote; distant; far.                         The contrary being so wide from the truth of                      Scripture and the attributes of God.   --Hammond.          6. Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the             like. [bd]Our wide expositors.[b8] --Milton.                         It is far wide that the people have such judgments.                                                                               --Latimer.                         How wide is all this long pretense !   --Herbert.          7. On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise             from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.                         Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand. --Spenser.                         I was but two bows wide.                     --Massinger.          8. (Phon.) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open             and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to             primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr.             Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the             relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr.             Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue.             The wide of [emac] ([emac]ve) is [icr] ([icr]ll); of [be]             ([be]te) is [ecr] ([ecr]nd), etc. See Guide to             Pronunciation, [sect] 13-15.          Note: Wide is often prefixed to words, esp. to participles                and participial adjectives, to form self-explaining                compounds; as, wide-beaming, wide-branched,                wide-chopped, wide-echoing, wide-extended,                wide-mouthed, wide-spread, wide-spreading, and the                like.          {Far and wide}. See under {Far}.          {Wide gauge}. See the Note under {Cauge}, 6.
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Widewhere \Wide"where`\, adv. [See {Wide}, and {Where}.]       Widely; far and wide. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Widower \Wid"ow*er\, n.       A man who has lost his wife by death, and has not married       again. --Shak.
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Wither \With"er\, v. t.       1. To cause to fade, and become dry.                         The sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but                      it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof                      falleth.                                             --James i. 11.          2. To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal             moisture. [bd]Age can not {wither} her.[b8] --Shak.                         Shot forth pernicious fire Among the accursed, that                      withered all their strength.               --Milton.          3. To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as,             a reputation withered by calumny.                         The passions and the cares that wither life.                                                                               --Bryant.
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Wither \With"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Withered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Withering}.] [OE. wideren; probably the same word as       wederen to weather (see {Weather}, v. & n.); or cf. G.       verwittern to decay, to be weather-beaten, Lith. vysti to       wither.]       1. To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become             sapless; to dry or shrivel up.                         Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off                      the fruit thereof, that it wither?      --Ezek. xvii.                                                                               9.          2. To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin[?] away,             as animal bodies.                         This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered. --Shak.                         There was a man which had his hand withered. --Matt.                                                                               xii. 10.                         Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave.                                                                               --Dryden.          3. To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.             [bd]Names that must not wither.[b8] --Byron.                         States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane.                                                                               --Cowper.
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Witty \Wit"ty\, a. [Compar. {Wittier}; superl. {Wittiest}.] [AS.       witig, wittig. See {Wit}, n.]       1. Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful; judicious;             clever; cunning. [Obs.] [bd]The deep-revolving witty             Buckingham.[b8] --Shak.          2. Especially, possessing wit or humor; good at repartee;             droll; facetious; sometimes, sarcastic; as, a witty             remark, poem, and the like. [bd]Honeycomb, who was so             unmercifully witty upon the women.[b8] --Addison.          Syn: Acute; smart; sharp; arch; keen; facetious; amusing;                humorous; satirical; ironical; taunting.
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Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tar \Tar\, n. [OE. terre, tarre, AS. teru, teoru; akin to D.       teer, G. teer, theer, Icel. tjara, Sw. tj[84]ra, Dan.       ti[91]re, and to E. tree. [fb]63. See {Tree}.]       A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation       of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition       according to the temperature and material employed in       obtaining it.          {Coal tar}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Mineral tar} (Min.), a kind of soft native bitumen.          {Tar board}, a strong quality of millboard made from junk and             old tarred rope. --Knight.          {Tar water}.       (a) A cold infusion of tar in water, used as a medicine.       (b) The ammoniacal water of gas works.          {Wood tar}, tar obtained from wood. It is usually obtained by             the distillation of the wood of the pine, spruce, or fir,             and is used in varnishes, cements, and to render ropes,             oakum, etc., impervious to water.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Whittier, AK (city, FIPS 84510)       Location: 60.79356 N, 148.65158 W       Population (1990): 243 (265 housing units)       Area: 30.8 sq km (land), 17.0 sq km (water)    Whittier, CA (city, FIPS 85292)       Location: 33.96660 N, 118.02169 W       Population (1990): 77671 (28758 housing units)       Area: 32.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 90601, 90602, 90603, 90604, 90605    Whittier, NC       Zip code(s): 28789
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Witter, AR       Zip code(s): 72776
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
wetware /wet'weir/ n.   [prob. from the novels of Rudy Rucker]    1. The human nervous system, as opposed to computer hardware or    software.   "Wetware has 7 plus or minus 2 temporary registers."   2.    Human beings (programmers, operators, administrators) attached to a    computer system, as opposed to the system's hardware or software.    See {liveware}, {meatware}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
wetware          /wet'weir/ (Probably from the novels of Rudy Rucker,       or maybe Stanislav Lem) The human nervous system, as opposed       to electronic computer {hardware} or {software}.   "Wetware has       7 plus or minus 2 temporary {register}s."   Also, human beings       (programmers, operators, administrators) attached to a       computer system, as opposed to the system's hardware or       software.          See {liveware}, {meatware}.          [True origin?   Dates?]          [{Jargon File}]          (1996-08-19)