W. Somerset Maugham
         n 1: English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories
               (1874-1965) [syn: {Maugham}, {Somerset Maugham}, {W.
               Somerset Maugham}, {William Somerset Maugham}]

English Dictionary: wax-myrtle family	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waggoner n the driver of a wagon Synonym(s): wagoner, waggoner
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waggonwright n a wagon maker [syn: wagonwright, waggonwright, wainwright]
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Wagner n Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918) Synonym(s): Wagner, Otto Wagner German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883) Synonym(s): Wagner, Richard Wagner, Wilhelm Richard Wagner the music of Wagner; "they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wagnerian adj of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music n a follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of Richard Wagner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wagoner n the driver of a wagon Synonym(s): wagoner, waggoner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wagonwright n a wagon maker [syn: wagonwright, waggonwright, wainwright]
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wax myrtle n any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries
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wax-myrtle family n constituting the order Myricales [syn: Myricaceae, family Myricaceae, wax-myrtle family]
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weakener n that which weakens or causes a loss of strength; "doubt is a great weakener of resolve"
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Wegener n German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930) Synonym(s): Wegener, Alfred Lothar Wegener
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Wigner n United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus (1902-1995) Synonym(s): Wigner, Eugene Wigner, Eugene Paul Wigner
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wagnerian \Wag*ne"ri*an\, a.       Of, pertaining to, or resembling the style of, Richard       Wagner, the German musical composer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wagnerite \Wag"ner*ite\, n. (Min.)       A fluophosphate of magnesia, occurring in yellowish crystals,       and also in massive forms.
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Wagoner \Wag"on*er\, n.       1. One who conducts a wagon; one whose business it is to             drive a wagon.          2. (Astron.) The constellation Charles's Wain, or Ursa Major.             See {Ursa major}, under {Ursa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wagon-roofed \Wag"on-roofed`\, a.       Having a roof, or top, shaped like an inverted U;       wagon-headed.
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Wagonry \Wag"on*ry\, n.       Conveyance by means of a wagon or wagons. [Obs.] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wagonwright \Wag"on*wright`\, n.       One who makes wagons.
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Wakener \Wak"en*er\, n.       One who wakens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,       OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.       vosk'.]       1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed             by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually             called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of             pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,             being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened             and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.          Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid                (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl                palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).          2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or             appearance. Specifically:             (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}.             (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for                   excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing                   wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.             (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing                   their thread.             (d) (Zo[94]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by                   several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.                   See {Wax insect}, below.             (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.                   See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}.             (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in                   connection with certain deposits of rock salt and                   coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.             (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar                   maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]          {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the             berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {R.             succedanea}.          {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2             (f), above.          {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}.          {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}.          {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.          {Wax insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of scale             insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, which             secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially             the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a             large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained.             Called also {pela}.          {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax.          {Wax moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana})             whose larv[91] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken             galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray             wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva             is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee             moth}.          {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}.          {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,             under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with             wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted             with hot irons and the color thus fixed.          {Wax palm}. (Bot.)             (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the                   Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,                   consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,                   which, when melted with a third of fat, makes                   excellent candles.             (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young                   leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy                   secretion.          {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and             other ingredients.          {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:             (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}).             (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished,                   fleshy leaves.             (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage.          {Wax tree} (Bot.)             (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on                   which certain insects make a thick deposit of a                   substance resembling white wax.             (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the                   berries of which yield a sort of wax.             (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[91]agia utilis}) of New                   Grenada, called by the inhabitants [bd]arbol del                   cera.[b8]          {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of             beeswax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myrtle \Myr"tle\ (m[etil]r"t'l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop.,       a little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr.       my`rtos; cf. Per. m[umac]rd.] (Bot.)       A species of the genus {Myrtus}, especially {Myrtus       communis}. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem,       eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head,       thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It       has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by       black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it       sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used       variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the       beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.          Note: The name is also popularly but wrongly applied in                America to two creeping plants, the blue-flowered                periwinkle and the yellow-flowered moneywort. In the                West Indies several myrtaceous shrubs are called                myrtle.          {Bog myrtle}, the sweet gale.          {Crape myrtle}. See under {Crape}.          {Myrtle warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a North American wood warbler             ({Dendroica coronata}); -- called also {myrtle bird},             {yellow-rumped warbler}, and {yellow-crowned warbler}.          {Myrtle wax}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry tallow}, under {Bayberry}.                      {Sand myrtle}, a low, branching evergreen shrub ({Leiophyllum             buxifolium}), growing in New Jersey and southward.          {Wax myrtle} ({Myrica cerifera}). See {Bayberry}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weakener \Weak"en*er\, n.       One who, or that which, weakens. [bd][Fastings] weakeners of       sin.[b8] --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whiggamore \Whig"ga*more\, n. [See {Whig}.]       A Whig; -- a cant term applied in contempt to Scotch       Presbyterians. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wise \Wise\, a. [Compar. {Wiser}; superl. {Wisest}.] [OE. wis,       AS. w[c6]s; akin to OS. & OFries. w[c6]s, D. wijs, G. weise,       OHG. w[c6]s, w[c6]si, Icel. v[c6]ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis,       Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See {Wit}, v., and cf.       {Righteous}, {Wisdom}.]       1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive             information; erudite; learned.                         They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have                      no knowledge.                                    --Jer. iv. 22.          2. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning             and judging soundly concerning what is true or false,             proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best             means for accomplishing them; sagacious.                         When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks.                                                                               --Shak.                         From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,                      which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. --2                                                                               Tim. iii. 15.          3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous;             specifically, skilled in divination.                         Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now                      with me; but she's gone. Sim. Pray you, sir, was't                      not the wise woman of Brentford?         --Shak.          4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.             [R.] [bd]Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and             wise.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Nor, on the other side, Will I be penuriously wise                      As to make money, that's my slave, my idol. --Beau.                                                                               & Fl.                         Lords do not care for me: I am too wise to die yet.                                                                               --Ford.          5. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting             wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious;             discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise             conduct or management; a wise determination. [bd]Eminent             in wise deport.[b8] --Milton.          {To make it wise}, to make it a matter of deliberation.             [Obs.] [bd] We thought it was not worth to make it             wise.[b8] --Chaucer.          {Wise in years}, old enough to be wise; wise from age and             experience; hence, aged; old. [Obs.]                         A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one; He's                      wise in years, and of a temperate warmth. --Ford.                         You are too wise in years, too full of counsel, For                      my green experience.                           --Ford.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wagener, SC (town, FIPS 74050)       Location: 33.65091 N, 81.36296 W       Population (1990): 731 (333 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 29164
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Waggoner, IL (village, FIPS 78383)       Location: 39.37822 N, 89.65233 W       Population (1990): 221 (90 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62572
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wagner, SD (city, FIPS 68020)       Location: 43.07807 N, 98.30155 W       Population (1990): 1462 (696 housing units)       Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57380
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wagoner, OK (city, FIPS 77850)       Location: 35.95849 N, 95.38184 W       Population (1990): 6894 (2879 housing units)       Area: 16.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 74467
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wagoner County, OK (county, FIPS 145)       Location: 35.95887 N, 95.52279 W       Population (1990): 47883 (19262 housing units)       Area: 1458.3 sq km (land), 72.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wisner, LA (town, FIPS 82565)       Location: 31.98087 N, 91.65512 W       Population (1990): 1153 (439 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 71378    Wisner, NE (city, FIPS 53450)       Location: 41.98670 N, 96.91351 W       Population (1990): 1253 (572 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68791