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   Wain
         n 1: English writer (1925-1994) [syn: {Wain}, {John Wain}, {John
               Barrington Wain}]
         2: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
            [syn: {Big Dipper}, {Dipper}, {Plough}, {Charles's Wain},
            {Wain}, {Wagon}]
         3: large open farm wagon

English Dictionary: weeny	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wan adj (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" Synonym(s): pale, pallid, wan, sick abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" Synonym(s): pale, pallid, wan lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile" n a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network Synonym(s): wide area network, WAN v become pale and sickly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wane n a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) Synonym(s): ebb, ebbing, wane v grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" [syn: decline, go down, wane] become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned" Antonym(s): climb, mount, rise, wax decrease in phase; "the moon is waning" Antonym(s): full, wax
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wayne n United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979) Synonym(s): Wayne, John Wayne, Duke Wayne American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796) Synonym(s): Wayne, Anthony Wayne, Mad Anthony Wayne
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wean v gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle" Synonym(s): wean, ablactate detach the affections of
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weenie n a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll Synonym(s): frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weeny adj (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wen n a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked Synonym(s): sebaceous cyst, pilar cyst, wen, steatocystoma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wham v hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" [syn: whack, wham, whop, wallop]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whammy n a serious or devastating setback an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" Synonym(s): hex, jinx, curse, whammy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whim n a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" [syn: caprice, impulse, whim] an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" Synonym(s): notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whin n very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden- yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe Synonym(s): gorse, furze, whin, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental Synonym(s): woodwaxen, dyer's greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, greenweed, whin, woadwaxen, Genista tinctoria any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) Synonym(s): whinstone, whin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whine n a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way [syn: whimper, whine] v move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us" talk in a tearful manner Synonym(s): snivel, whine make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" Synonym(s): whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak complain whiningly Synonym(s): whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whiney adj habitually complaining; "a whiny child" [syn: fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whinny n the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny] v make a characteristic sound, of a horse [syn: neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whiny adj habitually complaining; "a whiny child" [syn: fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
win n a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win" something won (especially money) Synonym(s): winnings, win, profits Antonym(s): losings, losses v be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" Antonym(s): lose win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" Synonym(s): acquire, win, gain Antonym(s): lose obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" Synonym(s): gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground Antonym(s): drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" Synonym(s): succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods Antonym(s): fail, go wrong, miscarry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wine n fermented juice (of grapes especially) [syn: wine, vino] a red as dark as red wine Synonym(s): wine, wine-colored, wine-coloured v drink wine treat to wine; "Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
winey adj having the taste of wine; "a rich winy taste" [syn: winy, winey]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
winnow n the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women" Synonym(s): winnow, winnowing, sifting v separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field" Synonym(s): winnow, fan blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass" select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants" Synonym(s): cull out, winnow blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wino n a chronic drinker [syn: drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
winy adj having the taste of wine; "a rich winy taste" [syn: winy, winey]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
WMO n the United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data Synonym(s): World Meteorological Organization, WMO
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
WNW n the compass point midway between west and northwest [syn: west northwest, WNW]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
won adj not subject to defeat; "with that move it's a won game" Antonym(s): lost n the basic unit of money in South Korea [syn: {South Korean won}, won] the basic unit of money in North Korea Synonym(s): North Korean won, won
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wuhan n a city of central China on the Chang Jiang; the commercial and industrial center of central China
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wynnea n a genus of fungi belonging to the family Sarcoscyphaceae Synonym(s): Wynnea, genus Wynnea
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wain \Wain\, n. [OE. wain, AS. w[91]gn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. [?][?][?][?]. See {Way}, {Weigh}, and cf. {Wagon}.] 1. A four-wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a wagon. The wardens see nothing but a wain of hay. --Jeffrey. Driving in ponderous wains their household goods to the seashore. --Longfellow. 2. A chariot. [Obs.] {The Wain}. (Astron.) See {Charles's Wain}, in the Vocabulary. {Wain rope}, a cart rope. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conestoga wagon \Con`es*to"ga wag`on\ [or] wain \wain\ [From Conestoga, Pennsylvania.] A kind of large broad-wheeled wagon, usually covered, for traveling in soft soil and on prairies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wain \Wain\, n. [OE. wain, AS. w[91]gn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. [?][?][?][?]. See {Way}, {Weigh}, and cf. {Wagon}.] 1. A four-wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a wagon. The wardens see nothing but a wain of hay. --Jeffrey. Driving in ponderous wains their household goods to the seashore. --Longfellow. 2. A chariot. [Obs.] {The Wain}. (Astron.) See {Charles's Wain}, in the Vocabulary. {Wain rope}, a cart rope. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conestoga wagon \Con`es*to"ga wag`on\ [or] wain \wain\ [From Conestoga, Pennsylvania.] A kind of large broad-wheeled wagon, usually covered, for traveling in soft soil and on prairies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wan \Wan\, a. [AS. wann, wonn, wan, won, dark, lurid, livid, perhaps originally, worn out by toil, from winnan to labor, strive. See {Win}.] Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid. [bd]Sad to view, his visage pale and wan.[b8] --Spenser. My color . . . [is] wan and of a leaden hue. --Chaucer. Why so pale and wan, fond lover? --Suckling. With the wan moon overhead. --Longfellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wan \Wan\, obs. imp. of {Win}. Won. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wan \Wan\, n. The quality of being wan; wanness. [R.] Tinged with wan from lack of sleep. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wan \Wan\, v. i. To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks. [bd]All his visage wanned.[b8] --Shak. And ever he mutter'd and madden'd, and ever wann'd with despair. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Win \Win\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Won}, Obs. {Wan}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winning}.] [OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen to win, gain, G. gewinnen, OHG. winnan to strive, struggle, Icel. vinna to labor, suffer, win, Dan. vinde to win, Sw. vinna, Goth. winnan to suffer, Skr. van to wish, get, gain, conquer. [root]138. Cf. {Venerate}, {Winsome}, {Wish}, {Wont}, a.] 1. To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country. [bd]This city for to win.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]Who thus shall Canaan win.[b8] --Milton. Thy well-breathed horse Impels the flying car, and wins the course. --Dryden. 2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship. Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. --Sir P. Sidney. She is a woman; therefore to be won. --Shak. 3. To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury. 4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake. [Archaic] Even in the porch he him did win. --Spenser. And when the stony path began, By which the naked peak they wan, Up flew the snowy ptarmigan. --Sir W. Scott. 5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. --Raymond. Syn: To gain; get; procure; earn. See {Gain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wane \Wane\, n. 1. The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator. 2. Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension. An age in which the church is in its wane. --South. Though the year be on the wane. --Keble. 3. An inequality in a board. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wane \Wane\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waning}.] [OE. wanien, AS. wanian, wonian, from wan, won, deficient, wanting; akin to D. wan-, G. wahnsinn, insanity, OHG. wan, wana-, lacking, wan[?]n to lessen, Icel. vanr lacking, Goth. vans; cf. Gr. [?] bereaved, Skr. [?]na wanting, inferior. [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Want} lack, and {Wanton}.] 1. To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with {wax}, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon. Like the moon, aye wax ye and wane. Waning moons their settled periods keep. --Addison. 2. To decline; to fail; to sink. You saw but sorrow in its waning form. --Dryden. Land and trade ever will wax and wane together. --Sir J. Child.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wane \Wane\, v. t. To cause to decrease. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wane \Wane\, n. (Forestry) The natural curvature of a log or of the edge of a board sawed from a log.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Waney \Wan"ey\, n. A sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring. See {Wany}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wany \Wan"y\, a. 1. Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout; -- said especially of sawed boards or timber when tapering or uneven, from being cut too near the outside of the log. 2. Spoiled by wet; -- said of timber. --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wany \Wan"y\, v. i. To wane. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wean \Wean\, n. A weanling; a young child. I, being but a yearling wean. --Mrs. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wean \Wean\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weaning}.] [OE. wenen, AS. wenian, wennan, to accustom; akin to D. wennen, G. gew[94]hnen, OHG. giwennan, Icel. venja, Sw. v[84]nja, Dan. v[91]nne, Icel. vanr accustomed, wont; cf. AS. [be]wenian to wean, G. entw[94]hnen. See {Wont}, a.] 1. To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder; to cause to cease to depend on the mother nourishment. And the child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. --Gen. xxi. 8. 2. Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of anything. [bd]Wean them from themselves.[b8] --Shak. The troubles of age were intended . . . to wean us gradually from our fondness of life. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ween \Ween\, v. i. [OE. wenen, AS. w[?]nan, fr. w[?]n hope, expectation, opinion; akin to D. waan, OFries. w[?]n, OS. & OHG. w[be]n, G. wahn delusion, Icel. v[be]n hope, expectation, Goth. w[?]ns, and D. wanen to fancy, G. w[84]hnen, Icel. v[be]na to hope, Goth. w[?]njan, and perhaps to E. winsome, wish.] To think; to imagine; to fancy. [Obs. or Poetic] --Spenser. Milton. I have lost more than thou wenest. --Chaucer. For well I ween, Never before in the bowers of light Had the form of an earthly fay been seen. --J. R. Drake. Though never a dream the roses sent Of science or love's compliment, I ween they smelt as sweet. --Mrs. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wem \Wem\, v. t. [AS. wemman.] To stain; to blemish; to harm; to corrupt. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wem \Wem\, n. [AS. wenn; akin to D. wen, LG. wenne.] (Med.) An indolent, encysted tumor of the skin; especially, a sebaceous cyst.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wem \Wem\, n. [Cf. {Womb}.] The abdomen; the uterus; the womb. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wem \Wem\, n. [AS. wam, wamm.] Spot; blemish; harm; hurt. [Obs.] --Wyclif. Withouten wem of you, through foul and fair. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wyn \Wyn\, Wynn \Wynn\, n. Also Wen \Wen\ [AS. w[c7]n.] One of the runes ([?]) adopted into the Anglo-Saxon, or Old English, alphabet. It had the value of modern English w, and was replaced from about a. d. 1280 at first by uu, later by w.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wene \Wene\, v. i. To ween. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wennish \Wen"nish\, Wenny \Wen"ny\, a. [From {Wen}.] Having the nature of a wen; resembling a wen; as, a wennish excrescence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whame \Whame\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A breeze fly.
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Whan \Whan\, adv. When. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wheen \Wheen\, n. [Cf. AS. hw[?]ne, hw[?]ne, a little, somewhat, hw[?]n little, few.] A quantity; a goodly number. [Scot.] [bd]A wheen other dogs.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
When \When\, adv. [OE. when, whan, whenne, whanne, AS. hw[91]nne, hwanne, hwonne; akin to OS. hwan, OD. wan, OHG. wanne, G. wann when, wenn if, when, Goth. hwan when, and to E. who. [?][?][?][?]. See {Who}.] 1. At what time; -- used interrogatively. When shall these things be? --Matt. xxiv. 3. Note: See the Note under {What}, pron., 1. 2. At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or just after, the moment that; -- used relatively. Kings may Take their advantage when and how they list. --Daniel. Book lore ne'er served, when trial came, Nor gifts, when faith was dead. --J. H. Newman. 3. While; whereas; although; -- used in the manner of a conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or clause, having a causal, conditional, or adversative relation to the principal proposition; as, he chose to turn highwayman when he might have continued an honest man; he removed the tree when it was the best in the grounds. 4. Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun. I was adopted heir by his consent; Since when, his oath is broke. --Shak. Note: When was formerly used as an exclamation of surprise or impatience, like what! Come hither; mend my ruff: Here, when! thou art such a tedious lady! --J. Webster. {When as}, {When that}, at the time that; when. [Obs.] When as sacred light began to dawn. --Milton. When that mine eye is famished for a look. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whim \Whim\, v. i. To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish. [R.] --Congreve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. {Whimbrel}.] (Zo[94]l.) The European widgeon. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle, Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another, dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move briskly.] 1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice. Let every man enjoy his whim. --Churchill. 2. (Mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes; -- called also {whim gin}, and {whimsey}. {Whim gin} (Mining), a whim. See {Whim}, 2. {Whim shaft} (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water, etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim. Syn: Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy. Usage: {Whim}, {Freak}, {Caprice}. Freak denotes an impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whimmy \Whim"my\, a. Full of whims; whimsical. The study of Rabbinical literature either finds a man whimmy or makes him so. --Coleridge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whin \Whin\, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.] 1. (Bot.) (a) Gorse; furze. See {Furze}. Through the whins, and by the cairn. --Burns. (b) Woad-waxed. --Gray. 2. Same as {Whinstone}. [Prov. Eng.] {Moor whin} [or] {Petty whin} (Bot.), a low prickly shrub ({Genista Anglica}) common in Western Europe. {Whin bruiser}, a machine for cutting and bruising whin, or furze, to feed cattle on. {Whin Sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.] {Whin Thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woad-waxen \Woad"-wax`en\, n. [Cf. {Wood-wax}.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Genista tinctoria}) of Europe and Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also {greenwood}, {greenweed}, {dyer's greenweed}, and {whin}, {wood-wash}, {wood-wax}, and {wood-waxen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Furze \Furze\, n. [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.) A thorny evergreen shrub ({Ulex Europ[91]us}), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also {gorse}, and {whin}. The dwarf furze is {Ulex nanus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whin \Whin\, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.] 1. (Bot.) (a) Gorse; furze. See {Furze}. Through the whins, and by the cairn. --Burns. (b) Woad-waxed. --Gray. 2. Same as {Whinstone}. [Prov. Eng.] {Moor whin} [or] {Petty whin} (Bot.), a low prickly shrub ({Genista Anglica}) common in Western Europe. {Whin bruiser}, a machine for cutting and bruising whin, or furze, to feed cattle on. {Whin Sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.] {Whin Thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woad-waxen \Woad"-wax`en\, n. [Cf. {Wood-wax}.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Genista tinctoria}) of Europe and Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also {greenwood}, {greenweed}, {dyer's greenweed}, and {whin}, {wood-wash}, {wood-wax}, and {wood-waxen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Furze \Furze\, n. [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.) A thorny evergreen shrub ({Ulex Europ[91]us}), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also {gorse}, and {whin}. The dwarf furze is {Ulex nanus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whine \Whine\, v. t. To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whine \Whine\, n. A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whine \Whine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whining}.] [OE. whinen, AS. hw[c6]nan to make a whistling, whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hv[c6]na, Sw. hvina, Dan. hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wih[omac]n, hweij[omac]n; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. {Whinny}, v. i.] To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely. [bd]Whining plovers.[b8] --Spenser. The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty. --Sir P. Sidney. Dost thou come here to whine? --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whinny \Whin"ny\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whinnied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whinnying}.] [From {Whine}] To utter the ordinary call or cry of a horse; to neigh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whinny \Whin"ny\, n.; pl. {Whinnies}. The ordinary cry or call of a horse; a neigh. [bd]The stately horse . . . stooped with a low whinny.[b8] --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whinny \Whin"ny\, a. Abounding in whin, gorse, or furze. A fine, large, whinny, . . . unimproved common. --Sterne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Who \Who\, pron. [Possess. {whose}; object. {Whom}.] [OE. who, wha, AS. hw[be], interrogative pron., neut. hw[91]t; akin to OFries. hwa, neut. hwet, OS. hw[emac], neut. hwat, D. wie, neut. wat, G. wer, neut. was, OHG. wer, hwer, neut. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, neut., Dan. hvo, neut. hvad, Sw. ho, hvem, neut. hvad, Goth. hwas, fem. hw[omac], neut. hwa, Lith. kas, Ir. & Gael. co, W. pwy, L. quod, neuter of qui, Gr. po`teros whether, Skr. kas. [root]182. Cf. {How}, {Quantity}, {Quorum}, {Quote}, {Ubiquity}, {What}, {When}, {Where}, {Whether}, {Which}, {Whither}, {Whom}, {Why}.] 1. Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. See the Note under {What}, pron., 1. As interrogative pronouns, who and whom ask the question: What or which person or persons? Who and whom, as relative pronouns (in the sense of that), are properly used of persons (corresponding to which, as applied to things), but are sometimes, less properly and now rarely, used of animals, plants, etc. Who and whom, as compound relatives, are also used especially of persons, meaning the person that; the persons that; the one that; whosoever. [bd]Let who will be President.[b8] --Macaulay. [He] should not tell whose children they were. --Chaucer. There thou tell'st of kings, and who aspire; Who fall, who rise, who triumph, who do moan. --Daniel. Adders who with cloven tongues Do hiss into madness. --Shak. Whom I could pity thus forlorn. --Milton. How hard is our fate, who serve in the state. --Addison. Who cheapens life, abates the fear of death. --Young. The brace of large greyhounds, who were the companions of his sports. --Sir W. Scott. 2. One; any; one. [Obs., except in the archaic phrase, as who should say.] As who should say, it were a very dangerous matter if a man in any point should be found wiser than his forefathers were. --Robynson (More's Utopia).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whom \Whom\, pron. [OE. wham, AS. dative hw[be]m, hw[?]m. See {Who}.] The objective case of who. See {Who}. Note: In Old English, whom was also commonly used as a dative. Cf. {Him}. And every grass that groweth upon root She shall eke know, and whom it will do boot. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Win \Win\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Won}, Obs. {Wan}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winning}.] [OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen to win, gain, G. gewinnen, OHG. winnan to strive, struggle, Icel. vinna to labor, suffer, win, Dan. vinde to win, Sw. vinna, Goth. winnan to suffer, Skr. van to wish, get, gain, conquer. [root]138. Cf. {Venerate}, {Winsome}, {Wish}, {Wont}, a.] 1. To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country. [bd]This city for to win.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]Who thus shall Canaan win.[b8] --Milton. Thy well-breathed horse Impels the flying car, and wins the course. --Dryden. 2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship. Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. --Sir P. Sidney. She is a woman; therefore to be won. --Shak. 3. To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury. 4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake. [Archaic] Even in the porch he him did win. --Spenser. And when the stony path began, By which the naked peak they wan, Up flew the snowy ptarmigan. --Sir W. Scott. 5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. --Raymond. Syn: To gain; get; procure; earn. See {Gain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Win \Win\, v. i. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail. Nor is it aught but just That he, who in debate of truth hath won, should win in arms. --Milton. {To win of}, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] --Shak. {To win on} [or] {upon}. (a) To gain favor or influence with. [bd]You have a softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others.[b8] --Dryden. (b) To gain ground on. [bd]The rabble . . . will in time win upon power.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wine \Wine\, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel. v[c6]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, [?], and E. withy. Cf. {Vine}, {Vineyard}, {Vinous}, {Withy}.] 1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. [bd]Red wine of Gascoigne.[b8] --Piers Plowman. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --Prov. xx. 1. Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton. Note: Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol, containing also certain small quantities of ethers and ethereal salts which give character and bouquet. According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines are called {red}, {white}, {spirituous}, {dry}, {light}, {still}, etc. 2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine. 3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication. Noah awoke from his wine. --Gen. ix. 24. {Birch wine}, {Cape wine}, etc. See under {Birch}, {Cape}, etc. {Spirit of wine}. See under {Spirit}. {To have drunk wine of ape} [or] {wine ape}, to be so drunk as to be foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Wine acid}. (Chem.) See {Tartaric acid}, under {Tartaric}. [Colloq.] {Wine apple} (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a rich, vinous flavor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Wine fly} (Zo[94]l.), small two-winged fly of the genus {Piophila}, whose larva lives in wine, cider, and other fermented liquors. {Wine grower}, one who cultivates a vineyard and makes wine. {Wine measure}, the measure by which wines and other spirits are sold, smaller than beer measure. {Wine merchant}, a merchant who deals in wines. {Wine of opium} (Pharm.), a solution of opium in aromatized sherry wine, having the same strength as ordinary laudanum; -- also {Sydenham's laudanum}. {Wine press}, a machine or apparatus in which grapes are pressed to extract their juice. {Wine skin}, a bottle or bag of skin, used, in various countries, for carrying wine. {Wine stone}, a kind of crust deposited in wine casks. See 1st {Tartar}, 1. {Wine vault}. (a) A vault where wine is stored. (b) A place where wine is served at the bar, or at tables; a dramshop. --Dickens. {Wine vinegar}, vinegar made from wine. {Wine whey}, whey made from milk coagulated by the use of wine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Winnew \Win"new\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winnowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winnowing}.] [OE. windewen, winewen, AS. windwian; akin to Goth. winpjan (in comp.), winpi-skauro a fan, L. ventilare to fan, to winnow; cf. L. wannus a fan for winnowing, G. wanne, OHG. wanna. [?][?][?][?]. See {Wind} moving air, and cf. {Fan}., n., {Ventilate}.] 1. To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain. Ho winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing floor. --Ruth. iii. 2. 2. To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as had from good. Winnow well this thought, and you shall find This light as chaff that flies before the wind. --Dryden. 3. To beat with wings, or as with wings.[Poetic] Now on the polar winds; then with quick fan Winnows the buxom air. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Winnow \Win"now\, v. i. To separate chaff from grain. Winnow not with every wind. --Ecclus. v. 9.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Winy \Win"y\, a. Having the taste or qualities of wine; vinous; as, grapes of a winy taste. --Dampier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Win \Win\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Won}, Obs. {Wan}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winning}.] [OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen to win, gain, G. gewinnen, OHG. winnan to strive, struggle, Icel. vinna to labor, suffer, win, Dan. vinde to win, Sw. vinna, Goth. winnan to suffer, Skr. van to wish, get, gain, conquer. [root]138. Cf. {Venerate}, {Winsome}, {Wish}, {Wont}, a.] 1. To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country. [bd]This city for to win.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]Who thus shall Canaan win.[b8] --Milton. Thy well-breathed horse Impels the flying car, and wins the course. --Dryden. 2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship. Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. --Sir P. Sidney. She is a woman; therefore to be won. --Shak. 3. To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury. 4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake. [Archaic] Even in the porch he him did win. --Spenser. And when the stony path began, By which the naked peak they wan, Up flew the snowy ptarmigan. --Sir W. Scott. 5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. --Raymond. Syn: To gain; get; procure; earn. See {Gain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Won \Won\, imp. & p. p. of {Win}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Won \Won\, v. i. [See 1st {Wone}.] To dwell or abide. [Obs. or Scot.] [bd] Where he wans in forest wild.[b8] --Milton. This land where I have woned thus long. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Won \Won\, n. Dwelling; wone. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wone \Wone\, v. i. [OE. wonen, wunen, wonien, wunien, AS. wunian. [?][?][?][?]. See {Wont}, a.] To dwell; to abide. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. Their habitation in which they woned. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wone \Wone\, n. [OE. See {Wone}, v. i., {Wont}, a.] 1. Dwelling; habitation; abode. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. Custom; habit; wont; use; usage. [Obs.] To liven in delight was all his wone. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woon \Woon\, n. Dwelling. See {Wone}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wooyen \Woo"yen\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Yuen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yuen \Yu"en\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The crowned gibbon ({Hylobates pileatus}), native of Siam, Southern China, and the Island of Hainan. It is entirely arboreal in its habits, and has very long arms. the males are dark brown or blackish, with a caplike mass of long dark hair, and usually with a white band around the face. The females are yellowish white, with a dark spot on the breast and another on the crown. Called also {wooyen}, and {wooyen ape}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wooyen \Woo"yen\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Yuen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yuen \Yu"en\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The crowned gibbon ({Hylobates pileatus}), native of Siam, Southern China, and the Island of Hainan. It is entirely arboreal in its habits, and has very long arms. the males are dark brown or blackish, with a caplike mass of long dark hair, and usually with a white band around the face. The females are yellowish white, with a dark spot on the breast and another on the crown. Called also {wooyen}, and {wooyen ape}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wyn \Wyn\, Wynn \Wynn\, n. Also Wen \Wen\ [AS. w[c7]n.] One of the runes ([?]) adopted into the Anglo-Saxon, or Old English, alphabet. It had the value of modern English w, and was replaced from about a. d. 1280 at first by uu, later by w.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wynn \Wynn\, n. A kind of timber truck, or carriage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wyn \Wyn\, Wynn \Wynn\, n. Also Wen \Wen\ [AS. w[c7]n.] One of the runes ([?]) adopted into the Anglo-Saxon, or Old English, alphabet. It had the value of modern English w, and was replaced from about a. d. 1280 at first by uu, later by w.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Waianae, HI (CDP, FIPS 74450) Location: 21.44940 N, 158.18401 W Population (1990): 8758 (2264 housing units) Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 4.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 96792
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Waimea, HI (CDP, FIPS 78500) Location: 20.01655 N, 155.63661 W Population (1990): 5972 (2140 housing units) Area: 100.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Waimea, HI (CDP, FIPS 78800) Location: 21.96208 N, 159.67499 W Population (1990): 1840 (638 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 96796
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Wana, WV Zip code(s): 26590
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Wann, OK (town, FIPS 78250) Location: 36.91493 N, 95.80476 W Population (1990): 126 (50 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74083
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Wayan, ID Zip code(s): 83285
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Wayne, IL (village, FIPS 79397) Location: 41.95210 N, 88.26129 W Population (1990): 1541 (551 housing units) Area: 14.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Wayne, ME Zip code(s): 04284 Wayne, MI (city, FIPS 84940) Location: 42.27675 N, 83.38820 W Population (1990): 19899 (7325 housing units) Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48184 Wayne, NE (city, FIPS 51840) Location: 42.23706 N, 97.01668 W Population (1990): 5142 (1830 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68787 Wayne, NJ (CDP, FIPS 77870) Location: 40.94590 N, 74.24550 W Population (1990): 47025 (16306 housing units) Area: 61.7 sq km (land), 3.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07470 Wayne, OH (village, FIPS 82334) Location: 41.30124 N, 83.47235 W Population (1990): 803 (316 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43466 Wayne, OK (town, FIPS 79300) Location: 34.91719 N, 97.31577 W Population (1990): 519 (239 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73095 Wayne, WV (town, FIPS 84940) Location: 38.22089 N, 82.44271 W Population (1990): 1128 (515 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 25570
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Winn, ME Zip code(s): 04495
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Winnie, TX (CDP, FIPS 79792) Location: 29.81666 N, 94.38017 W Population (1990): 2238 (941 housing units) Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77665
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Wynne, AR (city, FIPS 77090) Location: 35.23127 N, 90.78841 W Population (1990): 8187 (3079 housing units) Area: 17.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72396
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
weenie n. 1. [on BBSes] Any of a species of luser resembling a less amusing version of {B1FF} that infests many {BBS} systems. The typical weenie is a teenage boy with poor social skills travelling under a grandiose {handle} derived from fantasy or heavy-metal rock lyrics. Among sysops, `the weenie problem' refers to the marginally literate and profanity-laden {flamage} weenies tend to spew all over a newly-discovered BBS. Compare {spod}, {computer geek}, {terminal junkie}, {warez d00dz}. 2. [Among hackers] When used with a qualifier (for example, as in {Unix weenie}, VMS weenie, IBM weenie) this can be either an insult or a term of praise, depending on context, tone of voice, and whether or not it is applied by a person who considers him or herself to be the same sort of weenie. Implies that the weenie has put a major investment of time, effort, and concentration into the area indicated; whether this is good or bad depends on the hearer's judgment of how the speaker feels about that area. See also {bigot}. 3. The semicolon character, `;' (ASCII 0111011).
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
win [MIT; now common everywhere] 1. vi. To succeed. A program wins if no unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it sufficiently {robust} to take exceptions in stride. 2. n. Success, or a specific instance thereof. A pleasing outcome. "So it turned out I could use a {lexer} generator instead of hand-coding my own pattern recognizer. What a win!" Emphatic forms: `moby win', `super win', `hyper-win' (often used interjectively as a reply). For some reason `suitable win' is also common at MIT, usually in reference to a satisfactory solution to a problem. Oppose {lose}; see also {big win}, which isn't quite just an intensification of `win'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
WAM Intermediate language for compiled Prolog, used by the Warren Abstract Machine. "An Abstract Prolog Instruction Set", D.H.D. Warren, TR 309, SRI 1983.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
WAN {Wide Area Network}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
weenie 1. [on BBSes] Any of a species of {luser} resembling a less amusing version of {BIFF} that infests many {BBS}es. The typical weenie is a teenage boy with poor social skills travelling under a grandiose {handle} derived from fantasy or heavy-metal rock lyrics. Among {sysop}s, "the weenie problem" refers to the marginally literate and profanity-laden {flamage} weenies tend to spew all over a newly-discovered BBS. Compare {spod}, {computer geek}, {terminal junkie}. 2. Among hackers, when used with a qualifier (for example, as in {Unix weenie}, {VMS} weenie, {IBM} weenie) this can be either an insult or a term of praise, depending on context, tone of voice, and whether or not it is applied by a person who considers him or herself to be the same sort of weenie. It implies that the weenie has put a major investment of time, effort and concentration into the area indicated; whether this is good or bad depends on the hearer's judgment of how the speaker feels about that area. See also {bigot}. 3. The {semicolon} character, ";" ({ASCII} 59). (1995-01-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
win (Said of people, computers, {algorithms}, programs) (To be) a success at a given task. E.g. "{WYSIWYG} is a clear win for small documents". "winnitude" is the quality posessed by something which wins. "winning" is often (ab)used as an adjective. Synonyms: {cuspy}, {elegant}. Antonym: {lose}. Compare {lossy}, {lossless}. [{Jargon File}] (1996-09-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Win 95 {Windows 95}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Win 98 {Windows 98}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Win32 An {application programming interface} that is common to all {Microsoft}'s 32-bit Windows {operating systems}. These currently include: {Windows 95}, {Windows 98}, {Windows NT} and {Windows CE}. [Relationship with {Win32s}?] (1997-12-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
WMA {Windows Media Audio}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
WOM {write-only memory}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Wean Among the Hebrews children (whom it was customary for the mothers to nurse, Ex. 2:7-9; 1 Sam. 1:23; Cant. 8:1) were not generally weaned till they were three or four years old.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Wine The common Hebrew word for wine is _yayin_, from a root meaning "to boil up," "to be in a ferment." Others derive it from a root meaning "to tread out," and hence the juice of the grape trodden out. The Greek word for wine is _oinos_, and the Latin _vinun_. But besides this common Hebrew word, there are several others which are thus rendered. (1.) Ashishah (2 Sam. 6:19; 1 Chr. 16:3; Cant. 2:5; Hos. 3:1), which, however, rather denotes a solid cake of pressed grapes, or, as in the Revised Version, a cake of raisins. (2.) 'Asis, "sweet wine," or "new wine," the product of the same year (Cant. 8:2; Isa. 49:26; Joel 1:5; 3:18; Amos 9:13), from a root meaning "to tread," hence juice trodden out or pressed out, thus referring to the method by which the juice is obtained. The power of intoxication is ascribed to it. (3.) Hometz. See {VINEGAR}. (4.) Hemer, Deut. 32:14 (rendered "blood of the grape") Isa. 27:2 ("red wine"), Ezra 6:9; 7:22; Dan. 5:1, 2, 4. This word conveys the idea of "foaming," as in the process of fermentation, or when poured out. It is derived from the root _hamar_, meaning "to boil up," and also "to be red," from the idea of boiling or becoming inflamed. (5.) 'Enabh, a grape (Deut. 32:14). The last clause of this verse should be rendered as in the Revised Version, "and of the blood of the grape ['enabh] thou drankest wine [hemer]." In Hos. 3:1 the phrase in Authorized Version, "flagons of wine," is in the Revised Version correctly "cakes of raisins." (Comp. Gen. 49:11; Num. 6:3; Deut. 23:24, etc., where this Hebrew word is rendered in the plural "grapes.") (6.) Mesekh, properly a mixture of wine and water with spices that increase its stimulating properties (Isa. 5:22). Ps. 75:8, "The wine [yayin] is red; it is full of mixture [mesekh];" Prov. 23:30, "mixed wine;" Isa. 65:11, "drink offering" (R.V., "mingled wine"). (7.) Tirosh, properly "must," translated "wine" (Deut. 28:51); "new wine" (Prov. 3:10); "sweet wine" (Micah 6:15; R.V., "vintage"). This Hebrew word has been traced to a root meaning "to take possession of" and hence it is supposed that tirosh is so designated because in intoxicating it takes possession of the brain. Among the blessings promised to Esau (Gen. 27:28) mention is made of "plenty of corn and tirosh." Palestine is called "a land of corn and tirosh" (Deut. 33:28; comp. Isa. 36:17). See also Deut. 28:51; 2 Chr. 32:28; Joel 2:19; Hos. 4:11, ("wine [yayin] and new wine [tirosh] take away the heart"). (8.) Sobhe (root meaning "to drink to excess," "to suck up," "absorb"), found only in Isa. 1:22, Hos. 4:18 ("their drink;" Gesen. and marg. of R.V., "their carouse"), and Nah. 1:10 ("drunken as drunkards;" lit., "soaked according to their drink;" R.V., "drenched, as it were, in their drink", i.e., according to their sobhe). (9.) Shekar, "strong drink," any intoxicating liquor; from a root meaning "to drink deeply," "to be drunken", a generic term applied to all fermented liquors, however obtained. Num. 28:7, "strong wine" (R.V., "strong drink"). It is sometimes distinguished from wine, c.g., Lev. 10:9, "Do not drink wine [yayin] nor strong drink [shekar];" Num. 6:3; Judg. 13:4, 7; Isa. 28:7 (in all these places rendered "strong drink"). Translated "strong drink" also in Isa. 5:11; 24:9; 29:9; 56:12; Prov. 20:1; 31:6; Micah 2:11. (10.) Yekebh (Deut. 16:13, but in R.V. correctly "wine-press"), a vat into which the new wine flowed from the press. Joel 2:24, "their vats;" 3:13, "the fats;" Prov. 3:10, "Thy presses shall burst out with new wine [tirosh];" Hag. 2:16; Jer. 48:33, "wine-presses;" 2 Kings 6:27; Job. 24:11. (11.) Shemarim (only in plural), "lees" or "dregs" of wine. In Isa. 25:6 it is rendered "wines on the lees", i.e., wine that has been kept on the lees, and therefore old wine. (12.) Mesek, "a mixture," mixed or spiced wine, not diluted with water, but mixed with drugs and spices to increase its strength, or, as some think, mingled with the lees by being shaken (Ps. 75:8; Prov. 23:30). In Acts 2:13 the word _gleukos_, rendered "new wine," denotes properly "sweet wine." It must have been intoxicating. In addition to wine the Hebrews also made use of what they called _debash_, which was obtained by boiling down must to one-half or one-third of its original bulk. In Gen. 43:11 this word is rendered "honey." It was a kind of syrup, and is called by the Arabs at the present day dibs. This word occurs in the phrase "a land flowing with milk and honey" (debash), Ex. 3:8, 17; 13:5; 33:3; Lev. 20:24; Num. 13: 27. (See {HONEY}.) Our Lord miraculously supplied wine at the marriage feast in Cana of Galilee (John 2:1-11). The Rechabites were forbidden the use of wine (Jer. 35). The Nazarites also were to abstain from its use during the period of their vow (Num. 6:1-4); and those who were dedicated as Nazarites from their birth were perpetually to abstain from it (Judg. 13:4, 5; Luke 1:15; 7:33). The priests, too, were forbidden the use of wine and strong drink when engaged in their sacred functions (Lev. 10:1, 9-11). "Wine is little used now in the East, from the fact that Mohammedans are not allowed to taste it, and very few of other creeds touch it. When it is drunk, water is generally mixed with it, and this was the custom in the days of Christ also. The people indeed are everywhere very sober in hot climates; a drunken person, in fact, is never seen", (Geikie's Life of Christ). The sin of drunkenness, however, must have been not uncommon in the olden times, for it is mentioned either metaphorically or literally more than seventy times in the Bible. A drink-offering of wine was presented with the daily sacrifice (Ex. 29:40, 41), and also with the offering of the first-fruits (Lev. 23:13), and with various other sacrifices (Num. 15:5, 7, 10). Wine was used at the celebration of the Passover. And when the Lord's Supper was instituted, the wine and the unleavened bread then on the paschal table were by our Lord set apart as memorials of his body and blood. Several emphatic warnings are given in the New Testament against excess in the use of wine (Luke 21:34; Rom. 13:13; Eph. 5:18; 1 Tim. 3:8; Titus 1:7).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Winnow Corn was winnowed, (1.) By being thrown up by a shovel against the wind. As a rule this was done in the evening or during the night, when the west wind from the sea was blowing, which was a moderate breeze and fitted for the purpose. The north wind was too strong, and the east wind came in gusts. (2.) By the use of a fan or van, by which the chaff was blown away (Ruth 3:2; Isa. 30:24; Jer. 4:11, 12; Matt. 3:12).