water deer
         n 1: largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa [syn:
               {water chevrotain}, {water deer}, {Hyemoschus aquaticus}]

English Dictionary: water dragon	by the DICT Development Group
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water development n making an area of water more useful [syn: {water development}, water project, water program]
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water dog n a person who enjoys being in or on the water [syn: {water dog}, water rat] a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl
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water down v make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture" thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine"
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water dragon n North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers Synonym(s): lizard's-tail, swamp lily, water dragon, Saururus cernuus swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups Synonym(s): marsh marigold, kingcup, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustris
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water dropwort n European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous Synonym(s): water dropwort, hemlock water dropwort, Oenanthe crocata
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water heater n a heater and storage tank to supply heated water [syn: water heater, hot-water heater, hot-water tank]
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water rat n a person who enjoys being in or on the water [syn: {water dog}, water rat] common large Eurasian vole Synonym(s): water vole, water rat, Arvicola amphibius any of various amphibious rats
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water table n underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table" Synonym(s): water table, water level, groundwater level
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water tank n a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet [syn: cistern, water tank]
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water tap n a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water faucet}, water tap, tap, hydrant]
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water thrush n brownish North American warbler found near streams
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water tower n a large reservoir for water
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water travel n travel by water Synonym(s): water travel, seafaring
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water trumpet n any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia Synonym(s): cryptocoryne, water trumpet
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water turkey n blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions [syn: {water turkey}, Anhinga anhinga]
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water witch n someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water Synonym(s): water witch, dowser, rhabdomancer
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water-rate n rate per quarter for water from a public supply
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water-target n aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums Synonym(s): water-shield, Brasenia schreberi, water-target
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waterdog n any of several large aquatic salamanders
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watered adj (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern [syn: moire, watered]
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watered stock n stock representing ownership of overvalued assets; stock of a corporation whose total worth is less than its invested capital
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watered-silk n silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern [syn: moire, watered-silk]
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watertight adj not allowing water to pass in or out without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument" Synonym(s): unassailable, unshakable, watertight, bulletproof
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Watertown n a town in southeastern Wisconsin a town in northern New York
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waterweed n a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea
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watery-eyed adj with eyes full of tears [syn: teary, teary-eyed, watery-eyed]
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weather deck n upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below Synonym(s): weather deck, shelter deck
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weather outlook n a forecast of the weather [syn: weather forecast, weather outlook]
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weather radar n radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation
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weathered adj worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles" Synonym(s): weather-beaten, weatherworn, weathered
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white-haired adj showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" Synonym(s): grey, gray, grey- haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set" Synonym(s): blue-eyed(a), fair-haired(a), white-haired(a)
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white-heart hickory n smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut Synonym(s): mockernut, mockernut hickory, black hickory, white-heart hickory, big-bud hickory, Carya tomentosa
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white-rayed mule's ears n herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream-colored rays; northwestern United States Synonym(s): white-rayed mule's ears, Wyethia helianthoides
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withered adj lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair" Synonym(s): shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" Synonym(s): dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered
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wood rat n any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) Synonym(s): wood rat, wood-rat
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wood-rat n any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) Synonym(s): wood rat, wood-rat
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Woodward n United States historian (1908-1999) [syn: Woodward, {C. Vann Woodward}, Comer Vann Woodward] United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979) Synonym(s): Woodward, Bob Woodward, Robert Woodward, Robert Burns Woodward
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Woodwardia n in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae: chain ferns Synonym(s): Woodwardia, genus Woodwardia
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Woodwardia virginica n North American fern [syn: Virginia chain fern, Woodwardia virginica]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Water adder \Wa"ter ad"der\ (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The water moccasin.             (b) The common, harmless American water snake                   ({Tropidonotus sipedon}). See Illust. under {Water                   Snake}.
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Water moccasin \Wa"ter moc"ca*sin\ (Zo[94]l.)       A venomous North American snake ({Ancistrodon piscivorus})       allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives       in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes.       Called also {water snake}, {water adder}, {water viper}.
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Water adder \Wa"ter ad"der\ (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The water moccasin.             (b) The common, harmless American water snake                   ({Tropidonotus sipedon}). See Illust. under {Water                   Snake}.
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Water moccasin \Wa"ter moc"ca*sin\ (Zo[94]l.)       A venomous North American snake ({Ancistrodon piscivorus})       allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives       in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes.       Called also {water snake}, {water adder}, {water viper}.
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Water deck \Wa"ter deck`\       A covering of painting canvas for the equipments of a       dragoon's horse. --Wilhelm.
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Water deer \Wa"ter deer`\ (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small Chinese deer ({Hydropotes inermis}). Both sexes             are destitute of antlers, but the male has large,             descending canine tusks.       (b) The water chevrotain.
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Water chevrotain \Wa"ter chev`ro*tain"\ (Zo[94]l.)       A large West African chevrotain ({Hy[91]moschus aquaticus}).       It has a larger body and shorter legs than the other allied       species. Called also {water deerlet}.
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Water deerlet \Wa"ter deer"let\       See {Water chevrotain}.
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Water chevrotain \Wa"ter chev`ro*tain"\ (Zo[94]l.)       A large West African chevrotain ({Hy[91]moschus aquaticus}).       It has a larger body and shorter legs than the other allied       species. Called also {water deerlet}.
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Water deerlet \Wa"ter deer"let\       See {Water chevrotain}.
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Water devil \Wa"ter dev"il\ (Zo[94]l.)       The rapacious larva of a large water beetle ({Hydrophilus       piceus}), and of other similar species. See Illust. of Water       beetle.
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Water dock \Wa"ter dock`\ (Bot.)       A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water       dock is {Rumex orbiculatus}, the European is {R.       Hydrolapathum}.
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Water doctor \Wa"ter doc"tor\ (Med.)       (a) One who professes to be able to divine diseases by             inspection of the urine.       (b) A physician who treats diseases with water; an             hydropathist.
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Water dog \Wa"ter dog`\       1. (Zo[94]l.) A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to             retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and             Newfoundland dogs are so trained.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The menobranchus.          3. A small floating cloud, supposed to indicate rain.          4. A sailor, esp. an old sailor; an old salt. [Colloq.]
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Hellbender \Hell"bend`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A large North American aquatic salamander ({Protonopsis       horrida} or {Menopoma Alleghaniensis}). It is very voracious       and very tenacious of life. Also called {alligator}, and       {water dog}.
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Water dog \Wa"ter dog`\       1. (Zo[94]l.) A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to             retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and             Newfoundland dogs are so trained.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The menobranchus.          3. A small floating cloud, supposed to indicate rain.          4. A sailor, esp. an old sailor; an old salt. [Colloq.]
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Hellbender \Hell"bend`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A large North American aquatic salamander ({Protonopsis       horrida} or {Menopoma Alleghaniensis}). It is very voracious       and very tenacious of life. Also called {alligator}, and       {water dog}.
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Water drain \Wa"ter drain`\       A drain or channel for draining off water.
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Water drainage \Wa"ter drain"age\ (?; 48).       The draining off of water.
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Water dressing \Wa"ter dress"ing\ (Med.)       The treatment of wounds or ulcers by the application of       water; also, a dressing saturated with water only, for       application to a wound or an ulcer.
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Water dropwort \Wa"ter drop"wort`\ (Bot.)       A European poisonous umbelliferous plant ({Enanthe       fistulosa}) with large hollow stems and finely divided       leaves.
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Water oat \Wa"ter oat`\       Indian rice. See under {Rice}.
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Rice \Rice\, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr.       [?][?][?], [?][?][?], probably from the Persian; cf. OPers.       br[c6]zi, akin to Skr. vr[c6]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf.       {Rye}.] (Bot.)       A well-known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed. This       plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the       grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants.       In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be       overflowed.          {Ant rice}. (Bot.) See under {Ant}.          {French rice}. (Bot.) See {Amelcorn}.          {Indian rice}., a tall reedlike water grass ({Zizania             aquatica}), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain,             much used for food by North American Indians. It is common             in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also             {water oat}, {Canadian wild rice}, etc.          {Mountain rice}, any species of an American genus             ({Oryzopsis}) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice.          {Rice bunting}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Ricebird}.          {Rice hen} (Zo[94]l.), the Florida gallinule.          {Rice mouse} (Zo[94]l.), a large dark-colored field mouse             ({Calomys palistris}) of the Southern United States.          {Rice paper}, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from             China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture             of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a             large herb ({Fatsia papyrifera}, related to the ginseng)             into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under             pressure. Called also {pith paper}.          {Rice troupial} (Zo[94]l.), the bobolink.          {Rice water}, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small             quantity of rice in water.          {Rice-water discharge} (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice             water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from             the bowels, in cholera.          {Rice weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small beetle ({Calandra, [or]             Sitophilus, oryz[91]}) which destroys rice, wheat, and             Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also             {black weevil}.
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Water oat \Wa"ter oat`\       Indian rice. See under {Rice}.
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Rice \Rice\, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr.       [?][?][?], [?][?][?], probably from the Persian; cf. OPers.       br[c6]zi, akin to Skr. vr[c6]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf.       {Rye}.] (Bot.)       A well-known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed. This       plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the       grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants.       In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be       overflowed.          {Ant rice}. (Bot.) See under {Ant}.          {French rice}. (Bot.) See {Amelcorn}.          {Indian rice}., a tall reedlike water grass ({Zizania             aquatica}), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain,             much used for food by North American Indians. It is common             in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also             {water oat}, {Canadian wild rice}, etc.          {Mountain rice}, any species of an American genus             ({Oryzopsis}) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice.          {Rice bunting}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Ricebird}.          {Rice hen} (Zo[94]l.), the Florida gallinule.          {Rice mouse} (Zo[94]l.), a large dark-colored field mouse             ({Calomys palistris}) of the Southern United States.          {Rice paper}, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from             China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture             of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a             large herb ({Fatsia papyrifera}, related to the ginseng)             into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under             pressure. Called also {pith paper}.          {Rice troupial} (Zo[94]l.), the bobolink.          {Rice water}, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small             quantity of rice in water.          {Rice-water discharge} (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice             water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from             the bowels, in cholera.          {Rice weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small beetle ({Calandra, [or]             Sitophilus, oryz[91]}) which destroys rice, wheat, and             Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also             {black weevil}.
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Water radish \Wa"ter rad"ish\ (Bot.)       A coarse yellow-flowered plant ({Nasturtium amphibium})       related to the water cress and to the horse-radish.
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Water rat \Wa"ter rat`\       1. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The water vole. See under {Vole}.             (b) The muskrat.             (c) The beaver rat. See under {Beaver}.          2. A thief on the water; a pirate.
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Water rate \Wa"ter rate`\       A rate or tax for a supply of water.
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Water rattle \Wa"ter rat"tle\ Water rattler \Wa"ter rat"tler\       (Zo[94]l.)       The diamond rattlesnake ({Crotalus adamanteus}); -- so called       from its preference for damp places near water.
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Water rattle \Wa"ter rat"tle\ Water rattler \Wa"ter rat"tler\       (Zo[94]l.)       The diamond rattlesnake ({Crotalus adamanteus}); -- so called       from its preference for damp places near water.
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Water tabby \Wa"ter tab"by\       A kind of waved or watered tabby. See {Tabby}, n., 1.
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Water table \Wa"ter ta"ble\ (Arch.)       A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to       throw off the water, -- generally used in the United States       for the first table above the surface of the ground (see       {Table}, n., 9), that is, for the table at the top of the       foundation and the beginning of the upper wall.
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Water table \Water table\ (Hydraulic Engin.)       The upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated       with water. The water table may be within a few inches of the       surface or many feet below it.
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Water telescope \Water telescope\       1. (Optics) A telescope in which the medium between the             objective and the eye piece is water instead of air, used             in some experiments in aberration.          2. A telescope devised for looking into a body of water.
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Water tender \Water tender\ (Nav.)       In the United States navy, a first-class petty officer in       charge in a fireroom. He [bd]tends[b8] water to the boilers,       sees that fires are properly cleaned and stoked, etc. There       is also a rating of {chief water tender}, who is a chief       petty officer.
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Water thermometer \Wa"ter ther*mom"e*ter\ (Physics)       A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for       ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains       its maximum density. This is about 39[deg] Fahr., or 4[deg]       Centigrade; and from that point down to 32[deg] Fahr., or       0[deg] Centigrade, or the freezing point, it expands.
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Water thief \Wa"ter thief`\       A pirate. [R.] --Shak.
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Water thrush \Wa"ter thrush`\ (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A North American bird of the genus {Seiurus}, belonging             to the Warbler family, especially the common species ({S.             Noveboracensis}).       (b) The European water ousel.       (b) The pied wagtail.
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Thrush \Thrush\, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin       to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf.       {Throstle}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds             belonging to {Turdus} and allied genera. They are noted             for the sweetness of their songs.          Note: Among the best-known European species are the song                thrush or throstle ({Turdus musicus}), the missel                thrush (see under {Missel}), the European redwing, and                the blackbird. The most important American species are                the wood thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}), Wilson's thrush                ({T. fuscescens}), the hermit thrush (see under                {Hermit}), Swainson's thrush ({T. Alici[91]}), and the                migratory thrush, or American robin (see {Robin}).          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds             more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or             habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush             (or thrasher). See {Brown thrush}.          {Ant thrush}. See {Ant thrush}, {Breve}, and {Pitta}.          {Babbling thrush}, any one of numerous species of Asiatic             timaline birds; -- called also {babbler}.          {Fruit thrush}, any species of bulbul.          {Shrike thrush}. See under {Shrike}.          {Stone thrush}, the missel thrush; -- said to be so called             from its marbled breast.          {Thrush nightingale}. See {Nightingale}, 2.          {Thrush tit}, any one of several species of Asiatic singing             birds of the genus {Cochoa}. They are beautifully colored             birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size             and habits.          {Water thrush}.             (a) The European dipper.             (b) An American warbler ({Seiurus Noveboracensis}).
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Water thyme \Wa"ter thyme`\ (Bot.)       See {Anacharis}.
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d8Anacharis \[d8]An*ach"a*ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] up + [?]       grace.] (Bot.)       A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family       ({Hydrocharidace[91]}), native to America. Transferred to       England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also       {waterweed} and {water thyme}.
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Water thyme \Wa"ter thyme`\ (Bot.)       See {Anacharis}.
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d8Anacharis \[d8]An*ach"a*ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] up + [?]       grace.] (Bot.)       A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family       ({Hydrocharidace[91]}), native to America. Transferred to       England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also       {waterweed} and {water thyme}.
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Water mite \Wa"ter mite`\ (Zo[94]l.)       Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to       {Hydrachna} and allied genera of the family {Hydrachnid[91]},       usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming.       They are often red or red and black in color, and while young       are parasites of fresh-water insects and mussels. Called also       {water tick}, and {water spider}.
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Water tick \Wa"ter tick`\       Same as {Water mite}.
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Water mite \Wa"ter mite`\ (Zo[94]l.)       Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to       {Hydrachna} and allied genera of the family {Hydrachnid[91]},       usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming.       They are often red or red and black in color, and while young       are parasites of fresh-water insects and mussels. Called also       {water tick}, and {water spider}.
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Water tick \Wa"ter tick`\       Same as {Water mite}.
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Water tiger \Wa"ter ti"ger\ (Zo[94]l.)       A diving, or water, beetle, especially the larva of a water       beetle. See Illust. b of {Water beetle}.
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Diving \Div"ing\, a.       That dives or is used or diving.          {Diving beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle of the family             {Dytiscid[91]}, which habitually lives under water; --             called also {water tiger}.          {Diving bell}, a hollow inverted vessel, sometimes             bell-shaped, in which men may descend and work under             water, respiration being sustained by the compressed air             at the top, by fresh air pumped in through a tube from             above.          {Diving dress}. See {Submarine armor}, under {Submarine}.          {Diving stone}, a kind of jasper.
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Water tiger \Wa"ter ti"ger\ (Zo[94]l.)       A diving, or water, beetle, especially the larva of a water       beetle. See Illust. b of {Water beetle}.
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Diving \Div"ing\, a.       That dives or is used or diving.          {Diving beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle of the family             {Dytiscid[91]}, which habitually lives under water; --             called also {water tiger}.          {Diving bell}, a hollow inverted vessel, sometimes             bell-shaped, in which men may descend and work under             water, respiration being sustained by the compressed air             at the top, by fresh air pumped in through a tube from             above.          {Diving dress}. See {Submarine armor}, under {Submarine}.          {Diving stone}, a kind of jasper.
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Water torch \Wa"ter torch`\ (Bot.)       The common cat-tail ({Typha latifolia}), the spike of which       makes a good torch soaked in oil. --Dr. Prior.
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Water tower \Wa"ter tow"er\       A large metal pipe made to be extended vertically by       sections, and used for discharging water upon burning       buildings.
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Water tower \Water tower\       A tower or standpipe used as a reservoir to deliver water at       a required head, as to a fountain.
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Water tree \Wa"ter tree`\ (Bot.)       A climbing shrub ({Tetracera alnifolia, [or] potatoria}) of       Western Africa, which pours out a watery sap from the freshly       cut stems.
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Water trefoil \Wa"ter tre"foil`\ (Bot.)       The buck bean.
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Water tu tuy8are \Wa"ter tu tu`y[8a]re"\       A tuy[8a]re kept cool by water circulating within a casing.       It is used for hot blast.
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Water tu twist \Wa"ter tu twist`\       Yarn made by the throstle, or water frame.
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Water tube \Wa"ter tube`\ (Zo[94]l.)       One of a system of tubular excretory organs having external       openings, found in many invertebrates. They are believed to       be analogous in function to the kidneys of vertebrates. See       Illust. under {Trematodea}, and {Sporocyst}.
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Water tube \Water tube\       Any tube for passing or holding water; specif., in some steam       boilers, a tube in which water circulates and steam is       generated.
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Tube \Tube\, n. [L. tubus; akin to tuba a trumpet: cf F. tube.]       1. A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the             conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a             pipe.          2. A telescope. [bd]Glazed optic tube.[b8] --Milton.          3. A vessel in animal bodies or plants, which conveys a fluid             or other substance.          4. (Bot.) The narrow, hollow part of a gamopetalous corolla.          5. (Gun.) A priming tube, or friction primer. See under             {Priming}, and {Friction}.          6. (Steam Boilers) A small pipe forming part of the boiler,             containing water and surrounded by flame or hot gases, or             else surrounded by water and forming a flue for the gases             to pass through.          7. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A more or less cylindrical, and often spiral, case                   secreted or constructed by many annelids, crustaceans,                   insects, and other animals, for protection or                   concealment. See Illust. of {Tubeworm}.             (b) One of the siphons of a bivalve mollusk.          {Capillary tube}, a tube of very fine bore. See {Capillary}.                      {Fire tube} (Steam Boilers), a tube which forms a flue.          {Tube coral}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tubipore}.          {Tube foot} (Zo[94]l.), one of the ambulacral suckers of an             echinoderm.          {Tube plate}, [or] {Tube sheet} (Steam Boilers), a flue             plate. See under {Flue}.          {Tube pouch} (Mil.), a pouch containing priming tubes.          {Tube spinner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of             spiders that construct tubelike webs. They belong to             {Tegenaria}, {Agelena}, and allied genera.          {Water tube} (Steam Boilers), a tube containing water and             surrounded by flame or hot gases.
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Water tupelo \Wa"ter tu"pe*lo\ (Bot.)       A species of large tupelo ({Nyssa aquatica}) growing in       swamps in the southern of the United States. See {Ogeechee       lime}.
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Water turkey \Wa"ter tur"key\ (Zo[94]l.)       The American snakebird. See {Snakebird}.
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Snakebird \Snake"bird`\, n. [So named from its snakelike neck.]       (Zo[94]l.)       1. Any one of four species of aquatic birds of the genus             {Anhinga} or {Plotus}. They are allied to the gannets and             cormorants, but have very long, slender, flexible necks,             and sharp bills.          Note: The American species ({Anhinga, [or] Plotus, anhinga})                inhabits the Southern United States and tropical                America; -- called also {darter}, and {water turkey}.                The Asiatic species ({A. melanogaster}) is native of                Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two other species                inhabit Africa and Australia respectively.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The wryneck.
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Water turkey \Wa"ter tur"key\ (Zo[94]l.)       The American snakebird. See {Snakebird}.
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Snakebird \Snake"bird`\, n. [So named from its snakelike neck.]       (Zo[94]l.)       1. Any one of four species of aquatic birds of the genus             {Anhinga} or {Plotus}. They are allied to the gannets and             cormorants, but have very long, slender, flexible necks,             and sharp bills.          Note: The American species ({Anhinga, [or] Plotus, anhinga})                inhabits the Southern United States and tropical                America; -- called also {darter}, and {water turkey}.                The Asiatic species ({A. melanogaster}) is native of                Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two other species                inhabit Africa and Australia respectively.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The wryneck.
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Oak \Oak\ ([omac]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [be]c; akin to D.       eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks             have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and             staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,             called an {acorn}, which is more or less inclosed in a             scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now             recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly             fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,             Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few             barely reaching the northern parts of South America and             Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand             proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually             hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary             rays, forming the silver grain.          2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.          Note: Among the true oaks in America are:          {Barren oak}, or          {Black-jack}, {Q. nigra}.          {Basket oak}, {Q. Michauxii}.          {Black oak}, {Q. tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow} or             {quercitron oak}.          {Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Q. macrocarpa}; -- called also             {over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}.          {Chestnut oak}, {Q. Prinus} and {Q. densiflora}.          {Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Q. prinoides}.          {Coast live oak}, {Q. agrifolia}, of California; -- also             called {enceno}.          {Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Q. virens}, the best of all             for shipbuilding; also, {Q. Chrysolepis}, of California.                      {Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}.          {Post oak}, {Q. obtusifolia}.          {Red oak}, {Q. rubra}.          {Scarlet oak}, {Q. coccinea}.          {Scrub oak}, {Q. ilicifolia}, {Q. undulata}, etc.          {Shingle oak}, {Q. imbricaria}.          {Spanish oak}, {Q. falcata}.          {Swamp Spanish oak}, or          {Pin oak}, {Q. palustris}.          {Swamp white oak}, {Q. bicolor}.          {Water oak}, {Q. aguatica}.          {Water white oak}, {Q. lyrata}.          {Willow oak}, {Q. Phellos}. Among the true oaks in Europe             are:          {Bitter oak}, [or]          {Turkey oak}, {Q. Cerris} (see {Cerris}).          {Cork oak}, {Q. Suber}.          {English white oak}, {Q. Robur}.          {Evergreen oak},          {Holly oak}, [or]          {Holm oak}, {Q. Ilex}.          {Kermes oak}, {Q. coccifera}.          {Nutgall oak}, {Q. infectoria}.          Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus                {Quercus}, are:          {African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia             Africana}).          {Australian, [or] She}, {oak}, any tree of the genus             {Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}).          {Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}).          {Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}.          {New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon             excelsum}).          {Poison oak}, the poison ivy. See under {Poison}.
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Water witch \Wa"ter witch`\ (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The dabchick.       (b) The stormy petrel. [Prov. Eng.]
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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]
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Tabby \Tab"by\, n.; pl. {Tabbies}. [F. tabis (cf. It. tab[8d],       Sp. & Pg. tab[a1], LL. attabi), fr. Ar. 'att[be]b[c6],       properly the name of a quarter of Bagdad where it was made,       the quarter being named from the prince Attab, great grandson       of Omeyya. Cf. {Tobine}.]       1. A kind of waved silk, usually called {watered silk},             manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The             watering is given to it by calendering.          2. A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal             proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry,             this becomes as hard as rock. --Weale.          3. A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat.          4. An old maid or gossip. [Colloq.] --Byron.
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Water-ret \Wa"ter-ret`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water-retted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Water-retting}.]       To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water-rot.
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Water-ret \Wa"ter-ret`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water-retted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Water-retting}.]       To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water-rot.
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Water-ret \Wa"ter-ret`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water-retted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Water-retting}.]       To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water-rot.
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Water-rot \Wa"ter-rot`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water-rotted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Water-rotting}.]       To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot       hemp or flax.
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Water-rot \Wa"ter-rot`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water-rotted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Water-rotting}.]       To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot       hemp or flax.
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Water-rot \Wa"ter-rot`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water-rotted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Water-rotting}.]       To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot       hemp or flax.
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Watertath \Wa"ter*tath`\, n. [Water + tath, n.]       A kind of coarse grass growing in wet grounds, and supposed       to be injurious to sheep. [Prov. Eng.]
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Water-tight \Wa"ter-tight`\, a.       So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky.
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Waterweed \Wa"ter*weed`\, n. (Bot.)       See {Anacharis}.
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d8Anacharis \[d8]An*ach"a*ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] up + [?]       grace.] (Bot.)       A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family       ({Hydrocharidace[91]}), native to America. Transferred to       England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also       {waterweed} and {water thyme}.
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Waterweed \Wa"ter*weed`\, n. (Bot.)       See {Anacharis}.
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d8Anacharis \[d8]An*ach"a*ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] up + [?]       grace.] (Bot.)       A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family       ({Hydrocharidace[91]}), native to America. Transferred to       England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also       {waterweed} and {water thyme}.
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Water-white \Wa"ter-white`\, n. (Bot.)       A vinelike plant ({Vitis Carib[91]a}) growing in parched       districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount       of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst.
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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.
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Trapdoor \Trap"door`\, n.       1. (Arch.) A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a             roof or floor.          2. (Mining) A door in a level for regulating the ventilating             current; -- called also {weather door}. --Raymond.          {Trapdoor spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large spiders which make a nest consisting of a vertical             hole in the earth, lined with a hinged lid, like a             trapdoor. Most of the species belong to the genus             {Cteniza}, as the California species ({C. Californica}).
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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.
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Trapdoor \Trap"door`\, n.       1. (Arch.) A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a             roof or floor.          2. (Mining) A door in a level for regulating the ventilating             current; -- called also {weather door}. --Raymond.          {Trapdoor spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large spiders which make a nest consisting of a vertical             hole in the earth, lined with a hinged lid, like a             trapdoor. Most of the species belong to the genus             {Cteniza}, as the California species ({C. Californica}).
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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-driven \Weath"er-driv`en\, a.       Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather.       --Carew.
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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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Weathered \Weath"ered\, a.       1. (Arch.) Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a             weathered cornice or window sill.          2. (Geol.) Having the surface altered in color, texture, or             composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the             elements.
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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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{White elm} (Bot.), a majestic tree of North America ({Ulmus             Americana}), the timber of which is much used for hubs of             wheels, and for other purposes.          {White ensign}. See {Saint George's ensign}, under {Saint}.                      {White feather}, a mark or symbol of cowardice. See {To show             the white feather}, under {Feather}, n.          {White fir} (Bot.), a name given to several coniferous trees             of the Pacific States, as {Abies grandis}, and {A.             concolor}.          {White flesher} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. See under             {Ruffed}. [Canada]          {White frost}. See {Hoarfrost}.          {White game} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan.          {White garnet} (Min.), leucite.          {White grass} (Bot.), an American grass ({Leersia Virginica})             with greenish-white pale[91].          {White grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The white ptarmigan.             (b) The prairie chicken. [Local, U. S.]          {White grub} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the June bug and other             allied species. These grubs eat the roots of grasses and             other plants, and often do much damage.          {White hake} (Zo[94]l.), the squirrel hake. See under             {Squirrel}.          {White hawk}, [or] {kite} (Zo[94]l.), the hen harrier.          {White heat}, the temperature at which bodies become             incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which             they emit.          {White hellebore} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Veratrum}             ({V. album}) See {Hellebore}, 2.          {White herring}, a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as             distinguished from a red, or cured, herring. [R.] --Shak.          {White hoolet} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl. [Prov. Eng.]          {White horses} (Naut.), white-topped waves; whitecaps.          {The White House}. See under {House}.          {White ibis} (Zo[94]l.), an American ibis ({Guara alba})             having the plumage pure white, except the tips of the             wings, which are black. It inhabits tropical America and             the Southern United States. Called also {Spanish curlew}.                      {White iron}.             (a) Thin sheets of iron coated with tin; tinned iron.             (b) A hard, silvery-white cast iron containing a large                   proportion of combined carbon.          {White iron pyrites} (Min.), marcasite.          {White land}, a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry,             but blackish after rain. [Eng.]          {White lark} (Zo[94]l.), the snow bunting.          {White lead}.             (a) A carbonate of lead much used in painting, and for                   other purposes; ceruse.             (b) (Min.) Native lead carbonate; cerusite.          {White leather}, buff leather; leather tanned with alum and             salt.          {White leg} (Med.), milk leg. See under {Milk}.          {White lettuce} (Bot.), rattlesnake root. See under             {Rattlesnake}.          {White lie}. See under {Lie}.          {White light}.             (a) (Physics) Light having the different colors in the                   same proportion as in the light coming directly from                   the sun, without having been decomposed, as by passing                   through a prism. See the Note under {Color}, n., 1.             (b) A kind of firework which gives a brilliant white                   illumination for signals, etc.          {White lime}, a solution or preparation of lime for             whitewashing; whitewash.          {White line} (Print.), a void space of the breadth of a line,             on a printed page; a blank line.          {White meat}.             (a) Any light-colored flesh, especially of poultry.             (b) Food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc.                               Driving their cattle continually with them, and                            feeding only upon their milk and white meats.                                                                               --Spenser.          {White merganser} (Zo[94]l.), the smew.          {White metal}.             (a) Any one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia,                   etc.             (b) (Metal.) A fine grade of copper sulphide obtained at a                   certain stage in copper smelting.          {White miller}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The common clothes moth.             (b) A common American bombycid moth ({Spilosoma                   Virginica}) which is pure white with a few small black                   spots; -- called also {ermine moth}, and {virgin                   moth}. See {Woolly bear}, under {Woolly}.          {White money}, silver money.          {White mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the albino variety of the common             mouse.          {White mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a silvery mullet ({Mugil curema})             ranging from the coast of the United States to Brazil; --             called also {blue-back mullet}, and {liza}.          {White nun} (Zo[94]l.), the smew; -- so called from the white             crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its             head, which give the appearance of a hood.          {White oak}. (Bot.) See under {Oak}.          {White owl}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The snowy owl.             (b) The barn owl.          {White partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan.          {White perch}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A North American fresh-water bass ({Morone Americana})                   valued as a food fish.             (b) The croaker, or fresh-water drum.             (c) Any California surf fish.          {White pine}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Pine}.          {White poplar} (Bot.), a European tree ({Populus alba}) often             cultivated as a shade tree in America; abele.          {White poppy} (Bot.), the opium-yielding poppy. See {Poppy}.                      {White powder}, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to             exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise.             [Obs.]                         A pistol charged with white powder.   --Beau. & Fl.          {White precipitate}. (Old Chem.) See under {Precipitate}.          {White rabbit}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American northern hare in its winter pelage.             (b) An albino rabbit.          {White rent},             (a) (Eng. Law) Formerly, rent payable in silver; --                   opposed to black rent. See {Blackmail}, n., 3.             (b) A rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by                   every tinner in Devon and Cornwall to the Duke of                   Cornwall, as lord of the soil. [Prov. Eng.]          {White rhinoceros}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The one-horned, or Indian, rhinoceros ({Rhinoceros                   Indicus}). See {Rhinoceros}.             (b) The umhofo.          {White ribbon}, the distinctive badge of certain             organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral             purity; as, the White-ribbon Army.          {White rope} (Naut.), untarred hemp rope.          {White rot}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of several plants, as marsh pennywort and                   butterwort, which were thought to produce the disease                   called rot in sheep.             (b) A disease of grapes. See {White rot}, under {Rot}.          {White sage} (Bot.), a white, woolly undershrub ({Eurotia             lanata}) of Western North America; -- called also {winter             fat}.          {White salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the silver salmon.          {White salt}, salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt.          {White scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus Nerii})             injurious to the orange tree. See {Orange scale}, under             {Orange}.          {White shark} (Zo[94]l.), a species of man-eating shark. See             under {Shark}.          {White softening}. (Med.) See {Softening of the brain}, under             {Softening}.          {White spruce}. (Bot.) See {Spruce}, n., 1.          {White squall} (Naut.), a sudden gust of wind, or furious             blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach             otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on             the surface of the sea.          {White staff}, the badge of the lord high treasurer of             England. --Macaulay.          {White stork} (Zo[94]l.), the common European stork.          {White sturgeon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Shovelnose}             (d) .          {White sucker}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The common sucker.             (b) The common red horse ({Moxostoma macrolepidotum}).          {White swelling} (Med.), a chronic swelling of the knee,             produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial             membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of             the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also             to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind.          {White tombac}. See {Tombac}.          {White trout} (Zo[94]l.), the white weakfish, or silver             squeteague ({Cynoscion nothus}), of the Southern United             States.          {White vitriol} (Chem.), hydrous sulphate of zinc. See {White             vitriol}, under {Vitriol}.          {White wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the common, or pied, wagtail.          {White wax}, beeswax rendered white by bleaching.          {White whale} (Zo[94]l.), the beluga.          {White widgeon} (Zo[94]l.), the smew.          {White wine}. any wine of a clear, transparent color,             bordering on white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; --             distinguished from wines of a deep red color, as port and             Burgundy. [bd]White wine of Lepe.[b8] --Chaucer.          {White witch}, a witch or wizard whose supernatural powers             are supposed to be exercised for good and beneficent             purposes. --Addison. --Cotton Mather.          {White wolf}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A light-colored wolf ({Canis laniger}) native of                   Thibet; -- called also {chanco}, {golden wolf}, and                   {Thibetan wolf}.             (b) The albino variety of the gray wolf.          {White wren} (Zo[94]l.), the willow warbler; -- so called             from the color of the under parts.
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Rot \Rot\, n.       1. Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.          2. (Bot.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood,             supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See {Bitter rot},             {Black rot}, etc., below.          3. [Cf. G. rotz glanders.] A fatal distemper which attacks             sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the             presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder.             See 1st {Fluke}, 2.                         His cattle must of rot and murrain die. --Milton.          {Bitter rot} (Bot.), a disease of apples, caused by the             fungus {Gl[91]osporium fructigenum}. --F. L. Scribner.          {Black rot} (Bot.), a disease of grapevines, attacking the             leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus {L[91]stadia             Bidwellii}. --F. L. Scribner.          {Dry rot} (Bot.) See under {Dry}.          {Grinder's rot} (Med.) See under {Grinder}.          {Potato rot}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {White rot} (Bot.), a disease of grapes, first appearing in             whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus             {Coniothyrium diplodiella}. --F. L. Scribner.
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White-heart \White"-heart`\, n. (Bot.)       A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin.
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Whitewort \White"wort`\, n. (Bot.)       (a) Wild camomile.       (b) A kind of Solomon's seal ({Polygonum officinale}).
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Whittret \Whit"tret\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A weasel. [Scot.]
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Whitworth ball \Whit"worth ball`\ (Gun.)       A prejectile used in the Whitworth gun.
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Whitworth gun \Whit"worth gun`\ (Gun.)       A form of rifled cannon and small arms invented by Sir Joseph       Whitworth, of Manchester, England.          Note: In Mr. Whitworth's system, the bore of the gun has a                polygonal section, and the twist is rapid. The ball,                which is pointed in front, is made to fit the bore                accurately, and is very much elongated, its length                being about three and one half times as great as its                diameter. --H. L. Scott.
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Widowerhood \Wid"ow*er*hood\, n.       The state of being a widower.
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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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Withered \With"ered\, a.       Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away. --       {With"ered*ness}, n. --Bp. Hall.
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Withered \With"ered\, a.       Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away. --       {With"ered*ness}, n. --Bp. Hall.
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Witherite \With"er*ite\, n. [So called after Dr. W. Withering.]       (Min.)       Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin       crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses.
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Withe-rod \Withe"-rod`\, n. (Bot.)       A North American shrub ({Viburnum nudum}) whose tough       osierlike shoots are sometimes used for binding sheaves.
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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.
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Rat \Rat\, n. [AS. r[91]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G.       ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[86]tta, F.       rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf.       {Raccoon}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of             the genus {Mus} and allied genera, larger than mice, that             infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway,             or brown, rat ({M. Alexandrinus}). These were introduced             into Anerica from the Old World.          2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,             used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their             natural hair. [Local, U.S.]          3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the             trades, one who works for lower wages than those             prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]          Note: [bd]It so chanced that, not long after the accession of                the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the                German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this                country (in some timber as is said); and being much                stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,                rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.                The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,                as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the                government of George the First, but has by degrees                obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any                sudden and mercenary change in politics.[b8] --Lord                Mahon.          {Bamboo rat} (Zo[94]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus             {Rhizomys}.          {Beaver rat}, {Coast rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Beaver} and             {Coast}.          {Blind rat} (Zo[94]l.), the mole rat.          {Cotton rat} (Zo[94]l.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon             hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and             Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious             to the crop.          {Ground rat}. See {Ground Pig}, under {Ground}.          {Hedgehog rat}. See under {Hedgehog}.          {Kangaroo rat} (Zo[94]l.), the potoroo.          {Norway rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common brown rat. See {Rat}.          {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) See {Pocket Gopher}, under {Pocket}.             (b) Any African rodent of the genus {Cricetomys}.          {Rat Indians} (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near             Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock.          {Rat mole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole rat}, under {Mole}.          {Rat pit}, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be             killed by a dog for sport.          {Rat snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas             mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters             dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.          {Spiny rat} (Zo[94]l.), any South America rodent of the genus             {Echinomys}.          {To smell a rat}. See under {Smell}.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any American rat of the genus             {Neotoma}, especially {N. Floridana}, common in the             Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white.
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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]:
Reed \Reed\, n. [AS. hre[oacute]d; akin to D. riet, G. riet,       ried, OHG. kriot, riot.]       1. (Bot.) A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or             grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems,             such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the             common reed of Europe and North America ({Phragmites             communis}).          2. A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some             plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe.                         Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed Of Hermes.                                                                               --Milton.          3. An arrow, as made of a reed. --Prior.          4. Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.]          5. (Mus.)             (a) A small piece of cane or wood attached to the                   mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in                   vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a                   single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is                   double, forming a compressed tube.             (b) One of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of                   which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon,                   harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets                   or registers of pipes in an organ.          6. (Weaving) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or             reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the             swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the             weft; a sley. See {Batten}.          7. (Mining) A tube containing the train of powder for             igniting the charge in blasting.          8. (Arch.) Same as {Reeding}.          {Egyptian reed} (Bot.), the papyrus.          {Free reed} (Mus.), a reed whose edges do not overlap the             wind passage, -- used in the harmonium, concertina, etc.             It is distinguished from the beating or striking reed of             the organ and clarinet.          {Meadow reed grass} (Bot.), the {Glyceria aquatica}, a tall             grass found in wet places.          {Reed babbler}. See {Reedbird}.          {Reed bunting} (Zo[94]l.) A European sparrow ({Emberiza             sch[oe]niclus}) which frequents marshy places; -- called             also {reed sparrow}, {ring bunting}.             (b) Reedling.          {Reed canary grass} (Bot.), a tall wild grass ({Phalaris             arundinacea}).          {Reed grass}. (Bot.)             (a) The common reed. See {Reed}, 1.             (b) A plant of the genus {Sparganium}; bur reed. See under                   {Bur}.          {Reed organ} (Mus.), an organ in which the wind acts on a set             of free reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, concertina,             etc.          {Reed pipe} (Mus.), a pipe of an organ furnished with a reed.                      {Reed sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Reed bunting}, above.          {Reed stop} (Mus.), a set of pipes in an organ furnished with             reeds.          {Reed warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small European warbler ({Acrocephalus streperus});                   -- called also {reed wren}.             (b) Any one of several species of Indian and Australian                   warblers of the genera {Acrocephalus}, {Calamoherpe},                   and {Arundinax}. They are excellent singers.          {Sea-sand reed} (Bot.), a kind of coarse grass ({Ammophila             arundinacea}). See {Beach grass}, under {Beach}.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall, elegant grass ({Cinna             arundinacea}), common in moist woods.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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]:
Woodward \Wood"ward`\, n. (Eng. Forest Law)       An officer of the forest, whose duty it was to guard the       woods.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woodwardia \Wood*war"di*a\, n. [NL. After Thomas J. Woodward, an       English botanist.] (Bot.)       A genus of ferns, one species of which ({Woodwardia       radicans}) is a showy plant in California, the Azores, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woodwardia \Wood*war"di*a\, n. [NL. After Thomas J. Woodward, an       English botanist.] (Bot.)       A genus of ferns, one species of which ({Woodwardia       radicans}) is a showy plant in California, the Azores, etc.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Watertown, CT       Zip code(s): 06795    Watertown, FL (CDP, FIPS 75300)       Location: 30.18782 N, 82.59910 W       Population (1990): 3340 (1473 housing units)       Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)    Watertown, MA (CDP, FIPS 73440)       Location: 42.36950 N, 71.17758 W       Population (1990): 33284 (14748 housing units)       Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)    Watertown, MN (city, FIPS 68548)       Location: 44.96315 N, 93.84573 W       Population (1990): 2408 (915 housing units)       Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55388    Watertown, NY (city, FIPS 78608)       Location: 43.97361 N, 75.91019 W       Population (1990): 29429 (12405 housing units)       Area: 22.5 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 13601    Watertown, SD (city, FIPS 69300)       Location: 44.91260 N, 97.16660 W       Population (1990): 17592 (7631 housing units)       Area: 34.2 sq km (land), 20.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57201    Watertown, TN (city, FIPS 78320)       Location: 36.09964 N, 86.13953 W       Population (1990): 1250 (566 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 37184    Watertown, WI (city, FIPS 83975)       Location: 43.19163 N, 88.72486 W       Population (1990): 19142 (7009 housing units)       Area: 25.3 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 53094
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wheat Ridge, CO (city, FIPS 84440)       Location: 39.77345 N, 105.09855 W       Population (1990): 29419 (14130 housing units)       Area: 23.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 80033
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
White Earth, MN (CDP, FIPS 70006)       Location: 47.09828 N, 95.85537 W       Population (1990): 319 (131 housing units)       Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)    White Earth, ND (city, FIPS 85540)       Location: 48.38009 N, 102.77178 W       Population (1990): 73 (57 housing units)       Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58794
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wood Ridge, NJ       Zip code(s): 07075
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wood-Ridge, NJ (borough, FIPS 82570)       Location: 40.85040 N, 74.08769 W       Population (1990): 7506 (2982 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woodridge, IL (village, FIPS 83245)       Location: 41.73908 N, 88.04253 W       Population (1990): 26256 (10198 housing units)       Area: 19.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60517    Woodridge, NY (village, FIPS 82953)       Location: 41.71122 N, 74.57337 W       Population (1990): 783 (476 housing units)       Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 12789
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wood-Ridge, NJ (borough, FIPS 82570)       Location: 40.85040 N, 74.08769 W       Population (1990): 7506 (2982 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woodridge, IL (village, FIPS 83245)       Location: 41.73908 N, 88.04253 W       Population (1990): 26256 (10198 housing units)       Area: 19.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60517    Woodridge, NY (village, FIPS 82953)       Location: 41.71122 N, 74.57337 W       Population (1990): 783 (476 housing units)       Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 12789
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woodward, IA (city, FIPS 86970)       Location: 41.85627 N, 93.92127 W       Population (1990): 1197 (511 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50276    Woodward, OK (city, FIPS 82150)       Location: 36.42491 N, 99.40446 W       Population (1990): 12340 (5616 housing units)       Area: 33.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 73801    Woodward, PA       Zip code(s): 16882
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woodward County, OK (county, FIPS 153)       Location: 36.42083 N, 99.26006 W       Population (1990): 18976 (8512 housing units)       Area: 3217.8 sq km (land), 9.6 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woodworth, LA (village, FIPS 83125)       Location: 31.15003 N, 92.50155 W       Population (1990): 754 (286 housing units)       Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 71485    Woodworth, ND (city, FIPS 87580)       Location: 47.14223 N, 99.30387 W       Population (1990): 102 (63 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58496