W. H. Hudson
         n 1: English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922) [syn:
               {Hudson}, {W. H. Hudson}, {William Henry Hudson}]

English Dictionary: white campion	by the DICT Development Group
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watch night n a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)
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watching n the act of observing; taking a patient look [syn: observation, observance, watching]
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watchmaker n someone who makes or repairs watches [syn: watchmaker, horologist, horologer]
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watchman n a guard who keeps watch [syn: watchman, watcher, security guard]
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Watson n United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934) Synonym(s): Watson, Thomas Augustus Watson United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958) Synonym(s): Watson, John Broadus Watson United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928) Synonym(s): Watson, James Watson, James Dewey Watson
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what is more adv in addition; "computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving"; "the cellar was dark; moreover, mice nested there"; "what is more, there's no sign of a change" Synonym(s): furthermore, moreover, what is more
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whatchamacallit n something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use" Synonym(s): doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
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whatchamacallum n something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use" Synonym(s): doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
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white camas n plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals Synonym(s): white camas, Zigadenus glaucus
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white campion n bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis Synonym(s): white campion, evening lychnis, white cockle, bladder campion, Silene latifolia, Lychnis alba
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white cinnamon n highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic Synonym(s): canella, canella bark, white cinnamon
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white cinnamon tree n large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes Synonym(s): wild cinnamon, white cinnamon tree, Canella winterana, Canella-alba
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white knight n a company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover
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white sanicle n American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium Synonym(s): white snakeroot, white sanicle, Ageratina altissima, Eupatorium rugosum
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white snakeroot n American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium Synonym(s): white snakeroot, white sanicle, Ageratina altissima, Eupatorium rugosum
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white snapdragon n California plant with slender racemes of white flowers Synonym(s): white snapdragon, Antirrhinum coulterianum
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white zinnia n subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico Synonym(s): white zinnia, Zinnia acerosa
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white-chinned petrel n large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin Synonym(s): white-chinned petrel, Procellaria aequinoctialis
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Whitsun n Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days) Synonym(s): Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek
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Whitsun Monday n the day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland Synonym(s): Whitmonday, Whitsun Monday
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Whitsun Tuesday n the day after Whitmonday [syn: Whit-Tuesday, {Whitsun Tuesday}]
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Whitsunday n seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland Synonym(s): Pentecost, Whitsunday
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Whitsuntide n Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days) Synonym(s): Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek
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widgeon n freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals Synonym(s): widgeon, wigeon, Anas penelope
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witch-hunt n searching out and harassing dissenters
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witch-hunter n someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions
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witching adj possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" Synonym(s): charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching(a), wizard(a), wizardly n the use or practice of witchcraft
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Wittgenstein n British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951) Synonym(s): Wittgenstein, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johan Wittgenstein
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Wittgensteinian adj in the manner of Ludwig Wittgenstein
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woadwaxen n 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
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wood hyacinth n sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: wild hyacinth, wood hyacinth, bluebell, harebell, Hyacinthoides nonscripta, Scilla nonscripta]
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Wood's metal n a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit Synonym(s): Wood's metal, Wood's alloy
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woodsiness n the quality of abounding in trees [syn: woodiness, woodsiness]
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woodsman n someone who lives in the woods Synonym(s): woodsman, woodman makes things out of wood Synonym(s): woodworker, woodsman, woodman
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woodwaxen n 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Watches are often distinguished by the kind of                escapement used, as an {anchor watch}, a {lever watch},                a {chronometer watch}, etc. (see the Note under                {Escapement}, n., 3); also, by the kind of case, as a                {gold} or {silver watch}, an {open-faced watch}, a                {hunting watch}, or {hunter}, etc.          6. (Naut.)             (a) An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for                   standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf.                   {Dogwatch}.             (b) That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew,                   who together attend to the working of a vessel for an                   allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are                   designated as the {port watch}, and the {starboard                   watch}.          {Anchor watch} (Naut.), a detail of one or more men who keep             watch on deck when a vessel is at anchor.          {To be on the watch}, to be looking steadily for some event.                      {Watch and ward} (Law), the charge or care of certain             officers to keep a watch by night and a guard by day in             towns, cities, and other districts, for the preservation             of the public peace. --Wharton. --Burrill.          {Watch and watch} (Naut.), the regular alternation in being             on watch and off watch of the two watches into which a             ship's crew is commonly divided.          {Watch barrel}, the brass box in a watch, containing the             mainspring.          {Watch bell} (Naut.), a bell struck when the half-hour glass             is run out, or at the end of each half hour. --Craig.          {Watch bill} (Naut.), a list of the officers and crew of a             ship as divided into watches, with their stations.             --Totten.          {Watch case}, the case, or outside covering, of a watch;             also, a case for holding a watch, or in which it is kept.                      {Watch chain}. Same as {watch guard}, below.          {Watch clock}, a watchman's clock; see under {Watchman}.          {Watch fire}, a fire lighted at night, as a signal, or for             the use of a watch or guard.          {Watch glass}.             (a) A concavo-convex glass for covering the face, or dial,                   of a watch; -- also called {watch crystal}.             (b) (Naut.) A half-hour glass used to measure the time of                   a watch on deck.
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Note: Watches are often distinguished by the kind of                escapement used, as an {anchor watch}, a {lever watch},                a {chronometer watch}, etc. (see the Note under                {Escapement}, n., 3); also, by the kind of case, as a                {gold} or {silver watch}, an {open-faced watch}, a                {hunting watch}, or {hunter}, etc.          6. (Naut.)             (a) An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for                   standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf.                   {Dogwatch}.             (b) That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew,                   who together attend to the working of a vessel for an                   allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are                   designated as the {port watch}, and the {starboard                   watch}.          {Anchor watch} (Naut.), a detail of one or more men who keep             watch on deck when a vessel is at anchor.          {To be on the watch}, to be looking steadily for some event.                      {Watch and ward} (Law), the charge or care of certain             officers to keep a watch by night and a guard by day in             towns, cities, and other districts, for the preservation             of the public peace. --Wharton. --Burrill.          {Watch and watch} (Naut.), the regular alternation in being             on watch and off watch of the two watches into which a             ship's crew is commonly divided.          {Watch barrel}, the brass box in a watch, containing the             mainspring.          {Watch bell} (Naut.), a bell struck when the half-hour glass             is run out, or at the end of each half hour. --Craig.          {Watch bill} (Naut.), a list of the officers and crew of a             ship as divided into watches, with their stations.             --Totten.          {Watch case}, the case, or outside covering, of a watch;             also, a case for holding a watch, or in which it is kept.                      {Watch chain}. Same as {watch guard}, below.          {Watch clock}, a watchman's clock; see under {Watchman}.          {Watch fire}, a fire lighted at night, as a signal, or for             the use of a watch or guard.          {Watch glass}.             (a) A concavo-convex glass for covering the face, or dial,                   of a watch; -- also called {watch crystal}.             (b) (Naut.) A half-hour glass used to measure the time of                   a watch on deck.
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Watch meeting \Watch meeting\       A religious meeting held in the closing hours of the year.
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{Watch guard}, a chain or cord by which a watch is attached             to the person.          {Watch gun} (Naut.), a gun sometimes fired on shipboard at 8             p. m., when the night watch begins.          {Watch light}, a low-burning lamp used by watchers at night;             formerly, a candle having a rush wick.          {Watch night}, The last night of the year; -- so called by             the Methodists, Moravians, and others, who observe it by             holding religious meetings lasting until after midnight.                      {Watch paper}, an old-fashioned ornament for the inside of a             watch case, made of paper cut in some fanciful design, as             a vase with flowers, etc.          {Watch tackle} (Naut.), a small, handy purchase, consisting             of a tailed double block, and a single block with a hook.
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Watch \Watch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Watched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Watching}.]       1. To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for             any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and             observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the             legislature.                         Saul also sent messengers unto David's house to                      watch him, and to slay him.               --1 Sam. xix.                                                                               11                         I must cool a little, and watch my opportunity.                                                                               --Landor.                         In lazy mood I watched the little circles die.                                                                               --Longfellow.          2. To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.                         And flaming ministers, to watch and tend Their                      earthy charge.                                    --Milton.                         Paris watched the flocks in the groves of Ida.                                                                               --Broome.
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Watchmaker \Watch"mak`er\, n.       One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.
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Watchman \Watch"man\, n.; pl. {Watchmen}.       1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a             sentinel.          2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of             a city, by night.          {Watchman beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the European dor.          {Watchman's clock}, a watchman's detector in which the             apparatus for recording the times of visiting several             stations is contained within a single clock.          {Watchman's detector}, [or] {Watchman's time detector}, an             apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a             station on his rounds.          {Watchman's rattle}, an instrument having at the end of a             handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong             spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh,             rattling sound.
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Watchman \Watch"man\, n.; pl. {Watchmen}.       1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a             sentinel.          2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of             a city, by night.          {Watchman beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the European dor.          {Watchman's clock}, a watchman's detector in which the             apparatus for recording the times of visiting several             stations is contained within a single clock.          {Watchman's detector}, [or] {Watchman's time detector}, an             apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a             station on his rounds.          {Watchman's rattle}, an instrument having at the end of a             handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong             spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh,             rattling sound.
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Watchman \Watch"man\, n.; pl. {Watchmen}.       1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a             sentinel.          2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of             a city, by night.          {Watchman beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the European dor.          {Watchman's clock}, a watchman's detector in which the             apparatus for recording the times of visiting several             stations is contained within a single clock.          {Watchman's detector}, [or] {Watchman's time detector}, an             apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a             station on his rounds.          {Watchman's rattle}, an instrument having at the end of a             handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong             spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh,             rattling sound.
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Watchman \Watch"man\, n.; pl. {Watchmen}.       1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a             sentinel.          2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of             a city, by night.          {Watchman beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the European dor.          {Watchman's clock}, a watchman's detector in which the             apparatus for recording the times of visiting several             stations is contained within a single clock.          {Watchman's detector}, [or] {Watchman's time detector}, an             apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a             station on his rounds.          {Watchman's rattle}, an instrument having at the end of a             handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong             spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh,             rattling sound.
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Watchman \Watch"man\, n.; pl. {Watchmen}.       1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a             sentinel.          2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of             a city, by night.          {Watchman beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the European dor.          {Watchman's clock}, a watchman's detector in which the             apparatus for recording the times of visiting several             stations is contained within a single clock.          {Watchman's detector}, [or] {Watchman's time detector}, an             apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a             station on his rounds.          {Watchman's rattle}, an instrument having at the end of a             handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong             spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh,             rattling sound.
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Watchman \Watch"man\, n.; pl. {Watchmen}.       1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a             sentinel.          2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of             a city, by night.          {Watchman beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the European dor.          {Watchman's clock}, a watchman's detector in which the             apparatus for recording the times of visiting several             stations is contained within a single clock.          {Watchman's detector}, [or] {Watchman's time detector}, an             apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a             station on his rounds.          {Watchman's rattle}, an instrument having at the end of a             handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong             spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh,             rattling sound.
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Watchman \Watch"man\, n.; pl. {Watchmen}.       1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a             sentinel.          2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of             a city, by night.          {Watchman beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the European dor.          {Watchman's clock}, a watchman's detector in which the             apparatus for recording the times of visiting several             stations is contained within a single clock.          {Watchman's detector}, [or] {Watchman's time detector}, an             apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a             station on his rounds.          {Watchman's rattle}, an instrument having at the end of a             handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong             spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh,             rattling sound.
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Wedge \Wedge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wedged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Wedging}.]       1. To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a             wedge; to rive. [bd]My heart, as wedged with a sigh, would             rive in twain.[b8] --Shak.          2. To force or drive as a wedge is driven.                         Among the crowd in the abbey where a finger Could                      not be wedged in more.                        --Shak.                         He 's just the sort of man to wedge himself into a                      snug berth.                                       --Mrs. J. H.                                                                               Ewing.          3. To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to             wedge one's way. --Milton.          4. To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the manner of a             wedge that is driven into something.                         Wedged in the rocky shoals, and sticking fast.                                                                               --Dryden.          5. To fasten with a wedge, or with wedges; as, to wedge a             scythe on the snath; to wedge a rail or a piece of timber             in its place.          6. (Pottery) To cut, as clay, into wedgelike masses, and work             by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles, etc.             --Tomlinson.
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Wheat \Wheat\ (hw[emac]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[aemac]te; akin       to OS. hw[emac]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel.       hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white.       See {White}.] (Bot.)       A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain, which       furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the       grain most largely used by the human race.          Note: Of this grain the varieties are numerous, as red wheat,                white wheat, bald wheat, bearded wheat, winter wheat,                summer wheat, and the like. Wheat is not known to exist                as a wild native plant, and all statements as to its                origin are either incorrect or at best only guesses.          {Buck wheat}. (Bot.) See {Buckwheat}.          {German wheat}. (Bot.) See 2d {Spelt}.          {Guinea wheat} (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.          {Indian wheat}, [or] {Tartary wheat} (Bot.), a grain             ({Fagopyrum Tartaricum}) much like buckwheat, but only             half as large.          {Turkey wheat} (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.          {Wheat aphid}, [or] {Wheat aphis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of             several species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the             sap of growing wheat.          {Wheat beetle}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small, slender, rusty brown beetle ({Sylvanus             Surinamensis}) whose larv[91] feed upon wheat, rice, and             other grains.       (b) A very small, reddish brown, oval beetle ({Anobium             paniceum}) whose larv[91] eat the interior of grains of             wheat.          {Wheat duck} (Zo[94]l.), the American widgeon. [Western U.             S.]          {Wheat fly}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Wheat midge}, below.          {Wheat grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Agropyrum caninum})             somewhat resembling wheat. It grows in the northern parts             of Europe and America.          {Wheat jointworm}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Jointworm}.          {Wheat louse} (Zo[94]l.), any wheat aphid.          {Wheat maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a wheat midge.          {Wheat midge}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small two-winged fly ({Diplosis tritici}) which is very             destructive to growing wheat, both in Europe and America.             The female lays her eggs in the flowers of wheat, and the             larv[91] suck the juice of the young kernels and when             full grown change to pup[91] in the earth.       (b) The Hessian fly. See under {Hessian}.          {Wheat moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth whose larv[91] devour the             grains of wheat, chiefly after it is harvested; a grain             moth. See {Angoumois Moth}, also {Grain moth}, under             {Grain}.          {Wheat thief} (Bot.), gromwell; -- so called because it is a             troublesome weed in wheat fields. See {Gromwell}.          {Wheat thrips} (Zo[94]l.), a small brown thrips ({Thrips             cerealium}) which is very injurious to the grains of             growing wheat.          {Wheat weevil}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The grain weevil.       (b) The rice weevil when found in wheat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
White \White\, a. [Compar. {Whiter}; superl. {Whitest}.] [OE.       whit, AS. hw[?]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[c6]t, D. wit, G.       weiss, OHG. w[c6]z, hw[c6]z, Icel. hv[c6]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan.       hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to make bright, Russ.       sviet' light, Skr. [?]v[?]ta white, [?]vit to be bright.       [?][?][?]. Cf. {Wheat}, {Whitsunday}.]       1. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum             combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or             their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; --             the opposite of {black} or {dark}; as, white paper; a             white skin. [bd]Pearls white.[b8] --Chaucer.                         White as the whitest lily on a stream. --Longfellow.          2. Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of             blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.                         Or whispering with white lips, [bd]The foe! They                      come! they come![b8]                           --Byron.          3. Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or             from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.                         White as thy fame, and as thy honor clear. --Dryden.                         No whiter page than Addison's remains. --Pope.          4. Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.                         Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head So old                      and white as this.                              --Shak.          5. Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the             like; fortunate; happy; favorable.                         On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as                      one of the white days of his life.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          6. Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.                         Come forth, my white spouse.               --Chaucer.                         I am his white boy, and will not be gullet. --Ford.          Note: White is used in many self-explaining compounds, as                white-backed, white-bearded, white-footed.          {White alder}. (Bot.) See {Sweet pepper bush}, under             {Pepper}.          {White ant} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of social             pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus {Termes}. These             insects are very abundant in tropical countries, and form             large and complex communities consisting of numerous             asexual workers of one or more kinds, of large-headed             asexual individuals called soldiers, of one or more queens             (or fertile females) often having the body enormously             distended by the eggs, and, at certain seasons of numerous             winged males, together with the larv[91] and pup[91] of             each kind in various stages of development. Many of the             species construct large and complicated nests, sometimes             in the form of domelike structures rising several feet             above the ground and connected with extensive subterranean             galleries and chambers. In their social habits they             closely resemble the true ants. They feed upon animal and             vegetable substances of various kinds, including timber,             and are often very destructive to buildings and furniture.                      {White arsenic} (Chem.), arsenious oxide, {As2O3}, a             substance of a white color, and vitreous adamantine             luster, having an astringent, sweetish taste. It is a             deadly poison.          {White bass} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water North American bass             ({Roccus chrysops}) found in the Great Likes.          {White bear} (Zo[94]l.), the polar bear. See under {Polar}.                      {White blood cell}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}.          {White brand} (Zo[94]l.), the snow goose.          {White brass}, a white alloy of copper; white copper.          {White campion}. (Bot.)             (a) A kind of catchfly ({Silene stellata}) with white                   flowers.             (b) A white-flowered Lychnis ({Lychnis vespertina}).          {White canon} (R. C. Ch.), a Premonstratensian.          {White caps}, the members of a secret organization in various             of the United States, who attempt to drive away or reform             obnoxious persons by lynch-law methods. They appear masked             in white.          {White cedar} (Bot.), an evergreen tree of North America             ({Thuja occidentalis}), also the related {Cupressus             thyoides}, or {Cham[91]cyparis sph[91]roidea}, a slender             evergreen conifer which grows in the so-called cedar             swamps of the Northern and Atlantic States. Both are much             valued for their durable timber. In California the name is             given to the {Libocedrus decurrens}, the timber of which             is also useful, though often subject to dry rot.             --Goodale. The white cedar of Demerara, Guiana, etc., is a             lofty tree ({Icica, [or] Bursera, altissima}) whose             fragrant wood is used for canoes and cabinetwork, as it is             not attacked by insect.          {White cell}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}.          {White cell-blood} (Med.), leucocyth[91]mia.          {White clover} (Bot.), a species of small perennial clover             bearing white flowers. It furnishes excellent food for             cattle and horses, as well as for the honeybee. See also             under {Clover}.          {White copper}, a whitish alloy of copper. See {German             silver}, under {German}.          {White copperas} (Min.), a native hydrous sulphate of iron;             coquimbite.          {White coral} (Zo[94]l.), an ornamental branched coral             ({Amphihelia oculata}) native of the Mediterranean.          {White corpuscle}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}.          {White cricket} (Zo[94]l.), the tree cricket.          {White crop}, a crop of grain which loses its green color, or             becomes white, in ripening, as wheat, rye, barley, and             oats, as distinguished from a green crop, or a root crop.                      {White currant} (Bot.), a variety of the common red currant,             having white berries.          {White daisy} (Bot.), the oxeye daisy. See under {Daisy}.          {White damp}, a kind of poisonous gas encountered in coal             mines. --Raymond.          {White elephant} (Zo[94]l.), a whitish, or albino, variety of             the Asiatic elephant.
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White \White\, a. [Compar. {Whiter}; superl. {Whitest}.] [OE.       whit, AS. hw[?]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[c6]t, D. wit, G.       weiss, OHG. w[c6]z, hw[c6]z, Icel. hv[c6]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan.       hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to make bright, Russ.       sviet' light, Skr. [?]v[?]ta white, [?]vit to be bright.       [?][?][?]. Cf. {Wheat}, {Whitsunday}.]       1. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum             combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or             their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; --             the opposite of {black} or {dark}; as, white paper; a             white skin. [bd]Pearls white.[b8] --Chaucer.                         White as the whitest lily on a stream. --Longfellow.          2. Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of             blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.                         Or whispering with white lips, [bd]The foe! They                      come! they come![b8]                           --Byron.          3. Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or             from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.                         White as thy fame, and as thy honor clear. --Dryden.                         No whiter page than Addison's remains. --Pope.          4. Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.                         Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head So old                      and white as this.                              --Shak.          5. Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the             like; fortunate; happy; favorable.                         On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as                      one of the white days of his life.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          6. Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.                         Come forth, my white spouse.               --Chaucer.                         I am his white boy, and will not be gullet. --Ford.          Note: White is used in many self-explaining compounds, as                white-backed, white-bearded, white-footed.          {White alder}. (Bot.) See {Sweet pepper bush}, under             {Pepper}.          {White ant} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of social             pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus {Termes}. These             insects are very abundant in tropical countries, and form             large and complex communities consisting of numerous             asexual workers of one or more kinds, of large-headed             asexual individuals called soldiers, of one or more queens             (or fertile females) often having the body enormously             distended by the eggs, and, at certain seasons of numerous             winged males, together with the larv[91] and pup[91] of             each kind in various stages of development. Many of the             species construct large and complicated nests, sometimes             in the form of domelike structures rising several feet             above the ground and connected with extensive subterranean             galleries and chambers. In their social habits they             closely resemble the true ants. They feed upon animal and             vegetable substances of various kinds, including timber,             and are often very destructive to buildings and furniture.                      {White arsenic} (Chem.), arsenious oxide, {As2O3}, a             substance of a white color, and vitreous adamantine             luster, having an astringent, sweetish taste. It is a             deadly poison.          {White bass} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water North American bass             ({Roccus chrysops}) found in the Great Likes.          {White bear} (Zo[94]l.), the polar bear. See under {Polar}.                      {White blood cell}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}.          {White brand} (Zo[94]l.), the snow goose.          {White brass}, a white alloy of copper; white copper.          {White campion}. (Bot.)             (a) A kind of catchfly ({Silene stellata}) with white                   flowers.             (b) A white-flowered Lychnis ({Lychnis vespertina}).          {White canon} (R. C. Ch.), a Premonstratensian.          {White caps}, the members of a secret organization in various             of the United States, who attempt to drive away or reform             obnoxious persons by lynch-law methods. They appear masked             in white.          {White cedar} (Bot.), an evergreen tree of North America             ({Thuja occidentalis}), also the related {Cupressus             thyoides}, or {Cham[91]cyparis sph[91]roidea}, a slender             evergreen conifer which grows in the so-called cedar             swamps of the Northern and Atlantic States. Both are much             valued for their durable timber. In California the name is             given to the {Libocedrus decurrens}, the timber of which             is also useful, though often subject to dry rot.             --Goodale. The white cedar of Demerara, Guiana, etc., is a             lofty tree ({Icica, [or] Bursera, altissima}) whose             fragrant wood is used for canoes and cabinetwork, as it is             not attacked by insect.          {White cell}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}.          {White cell-blood} (Med.), leucocyth[91]mia.          {White clover} (Bot.), a species of small perennial clover             bearing white flowers. It furnishes excellent food for             cattle and horses, as well as for the honeybee. See also             under {Clover}.          {White copper}, a whitish alloy of copper. See {German             silver}, under {German}.          {White copperas} (Min.), a native hydrous sulphate of iron;             coquimbite.          {White coral} (Zo[94]l.), an ornamental branched coral             ({Amphihelia oculata}) native of the Mediterranean.          {White corpuscle}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}.          {White cricket} (Zo[94]l.), the tree cricket.          {White crop}, a crop of grain which loses its green color, or             becomes white, in ripening, as wheat, rye, barley, and             oats, as distinguished from a green crop, or a root crop.                      {White currant} (Bot.), a variety of the common red currant,             having white berries.          {White daisy} (Bot.), the oxeye daisy. See under {Daisy}.          {White damp}, a kind of poisonous gas encountered in coal             mines. --Raymond.          {White elephant} (Zo[94]l.), a whitish, or albino, variety of             the Asiatic elephant.
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Premonstratensian \Pre*mon`stra*ten"sian\, n. [F.       pr[82]montr[82], fr. Pr[82]montr[82], fr. L. pratum       monstratum.] (R. C. Ch.)       One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St.       Norbert at Pr[82]montr[82], in France, in 1119. The members       of the order are called also {White Canons}, {Norbertines},       and {Premonstrants}.
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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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Jamaica \Ja*mai"ca\, n.       One of the West India is islands.          {Jamaica ginger}, a variety of ginger, called also {white             ginger}, prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which             are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately.          {Jamaica pepper}, allspice.          {Jamaica rose} (Bot.), a West Indian melastomaceous shrub             ({Blakea trinervis}), with showy pink flowers.
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Oakum \Oak"um\, n. [AS. [be]cumba; pref. [?] (cf.G. er-, Goth.       us-, orig. meaning, out) + cemban to comb, camb comb. See       {Comb}.]       1. The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose             fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of             ships, stopping leaks, etc.          2. The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in             nackling. --Knight.          {White oakum}, that made from untarred rope.
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Whitesmith \White"smith`\, n.       1. One who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or white iron;             a tinsmith.          2. A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, in             distinction from one who forges it.
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Whitewash \White"wash`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whitewashed}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Whitewashing}.]       1. To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with             whitewash.          2. To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to             clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a             bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts.
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Whitishness \Whit"ish*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being whitish or somewhat white.
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Whitson \Whit"son\, a.       See {Whitsun}. [Obs.]
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Whitsun \Whit"sun\, a.       Of, pertaining to, or observed at, Whitsuntide; as, Whitsun       week; Whitsun Tuesday; Whitsun pastorals.
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Whitmonday \Whit"mon`day\, n. (Eccl.)       The day following Whitsunday; -- called also {Whitsun       Monday}.
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Whittuesday \Whit"tues`day\, n. (Eccl.)       The day following Whitmonday; -- called also {Whitsun       Tuesday}.
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Whitsunday \Whit"sun*day\, n. [White + Sunday.]       1. (Eccl.) The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after             Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the             descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost;             Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the             primitive church, those who had been newly baptized             appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white             garments.          2. (Scots Law) See the Note under {Term}, n., 12.
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Pentecost \Pen"te*cost\, n. [L. pentecoste, Gr. [?] (sc. [?])       the fiftieth day, Pentecost, fr. [?] fiftieth, fr. [?] fifty,       fr. [?] five. See {Five}, and cf. {Pingster}.]       1. A solemn festival of the Jews; -- so called because             celebrated on the fiftieth day (seven weeks) after the             second day of the Passover (which fell on the sixteenth of             the Jewish month Nisan); -- hence called, also, the {Feast             of Weeks}. At this festival an offering of the first             fruits of the harvest was made. By the Jews it was             generally regarded as commemorative of the gift of the law             on the fiftieth day after the departure from Egypt.          2. A festival of the Roman Catholic and other churches in             commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the             apostles; which occurred on the day of Pentecost; --             called also {Whitsunday}. --Shak.
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Whitsuntide \Whit"sun*tide`\, n. [Whitsunday + tide.]       The week commencing with Whitsunday, esp. the first three       days -- Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the       time of Pentecost. --R. of Gloucester.
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Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.       vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,       -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially       those belonging to the subgenus {Mareca}, of the genus       {Anas}. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope}) and the       American widgeon ({A. Americana}) are the most important       species. The latter is called also {baldhead}, {baldpate},       {baldface}, {baldcrown}, {smoking duck}, {wheat}, {duck}, and       {whitebelly}.          {Bald-faced}, [or] {Green-headed}, widgeon, the American             widgeon.          {Black widgeon}, the European tufted duck.          {Gray widgeon}.       (a) The gadwall.       (b) The pintail duck.          {Great headed widgeon}, the poachard.          {Pied widgeon}.       (a) The poachard.       (b) The goosander.          {Saw-billed widgeon}, the merganser.          {Sea widgeon}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Spear widgeon}, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]          {Spoonbilled widgeon}, the shoveler.          {White widgeon}, the smew.          {Wood widgeon}, the wood duck.
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Poachard \Poach"ard\, n. [From {Poach} to stab.] [Written also       {pocard}, {pochard}.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A common European duck ({Aythya ferina}); -- called also             {goldhead}, {poker}, and {fresh-water, [or] red-headed},             {widgeon}.       (b) The American redhead, which is closely allied to the             European poachard.          {Red-crested poachard} (Zo[94]l.), an Old World duck ({Branta             rufina}).          {Scaup poachard}, the scaup duck.          {Tufted poachard}, a scaup duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula             cristata}), native of Europe and Asia.
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Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.       vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,       -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially       those belonging to the subgenus {Mareca}, of the genus       {Anas}. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope}) and the       American widgeon ({A. Americana}) are the most important       species. The latter is called also {baldhead}, {baldpate},       {baldface}, {baldcrown}, {smoking duck}, {wheat}, {duck}, and       {whitebelly}.          {Bald-faced}, [or] {Green-headed}, widgeon, the American             widgeon.          {Black widgeon}, the European tufted duck.          {Gray widgeon}.       (a) The gadwall.       (b) The pintail duck.          {Great headed widgeon}, the poachard.          {Pied widgeon}.       (a) The poachard.       (b) The goosander.          {Saw-billed widgeon}, the merganser.          {Sea widgeon}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Spear widgeon}, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]          {Spoonbilled widgeon}, the shoveler.          {White widgeon}, the smew.          {Wood widgeon}, the wood duck.
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Poachard \Poach"ard\, n. [From {Poach} to stab.] [Written also       {pocard}, {pochard}.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A common European duck ({Aythya ferina}); -- called also             {goldhead}, {poker}, and {fresh-water, [or] red-headed},             {widgeon}.       (b) The American redhead, which is closely allied to the             European poachard.          {Red-crested poachard} (Zo[94]l.), an Old World duck ({Branta             rufina}).          {Scaup poachard}, the scaup duck.          {Tufted poachard}, a scaup duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula             cristata}), native of Europe and Asia.
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Widow \Wid"ow\, n. [OE. widewe, widwe, AS. weoduwe, widuwe,       wuduwe; akin to OFries. widwe, OS. widowa, D. weduwe, G.       wittwe, witwe, OHG. wituwa, witawa, Goth. widuw[?], Russ.       udova, OIr. fedb, W. gweddw, L. vidua, Skr. vidhav[be]; and       probably to Skr. vidh to be empty, to lack; cf. Gr. [?] a       bachelor. [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Vidual}.]       A woman who has lost her husband by death, and has not       married again; one living bereaved of a husband. [bd]A poor       widow.[b8] --Chaucer.          {Grass widow}. See under {Grass}.          {Widow bewitched}, a woman separated from her husband; a             grass widow. [Colloq.]          {Widow-in-mourning} (Zo[94]l.), the macavahu.          {Widow monkey} (Zo[94]l.), a small South American monkey             ({Callithrix lugens}); -- so called on account of its             color, which is black except the dull whitish arms, neck,             and face, and a ring of pure white around the face.          {Widow's chamber} (Eng. Law), in London, the apparel and             furniture of the bedchamber of the widow of a freeman, to             which she was formerly entitled.
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Witch \Witch\, n. [OE. wicche, AS. wicce, fem., wicca, masc.;       perhaps the same word as AS. w[c6]tiga, w[c6]tga, a       soothsayer (cf. {Wiseacre}); cf. Fries. wikke, a witch, LG.       wikken to predict, Icel. vitki a wizard, vitka to bewitch.]       1. One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as             possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with             an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or             sorceress; -- now applied chiefly or only to women, but             formerly used of men as well.                         There was a man in that city whose name was Simon, a                      witch.                                                --Wyclif (Acts                                                                               viii. 9).                         He can not abide the old woman of Brentford; he                      swears she's a witch.                        --Shak.          2. An ugly old woman; a hag. --Shak.          3. One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a             charming or bewitching person; also, one given to             mischief; -- said especially of a woman or child.             [Colloq.]          4. (Geom.) A certain curve of the third order, described by             Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The stormy petrel.          {Witch balls}, a name applied to the interwoven rolling             masses of the stems of herbs, which are driven by the             winds over the steppes of Tartary. Cf. {Tumbleweed}.             --Maunder (Treas. of Bot.)          {Witches' besoms} (Bot.), tufted and distorted branches of             the silver fir, caused by the attack of some fungus.             --Maunder (Treas. of Bot.)          {Witches' butter} (Bot.), a name of several gelatinous             cryptogamous plants, as {Nostoc commune}, and {Exidia             glandulosa}. See {Nostoc}.          {Witch grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum capillare})             with minute spikelets on long, slender pedicels forming a             light, open panicle.          {Witch meal} (Bot.), vegetable sulphur. See under             {Vegetable}.
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Witching \Witch"ing\, a.       That witches or enchants; suited to enchantment or       witchcraft; bewitching. [bd]The very witching time of       night.[b8] --Shak. -- {Witch"ing*ly}, adv.
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Witch \Witch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Witched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Witching}.] [AS. wiccian.]       To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant.                   [I 'll] witch sweet ladies with my words and looks.                                                                               --Shak.                   Whether within us or without The spell of this illusion                be That witches us to hear and see.         --Lowell.
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Witching \Witch"ing\, a.       That witches or enchants; suited to enchantment or       witchcraft; bewitching. [bd]The very witching time of       night.[b8] --Shak. -- {Witch"ing*ly}, adv.
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(e) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount;                   grand; noble.                               Both meet to hear and answer such high things.                                                                               --Shak.                               Plain living and high thinking are no more.                                                                               --Wordsworth.             (f) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods                   at a high price.                               If they must be good at so high a rate, they                            know they may be safe at a cheaper. --South.             (g) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; --                   used in a bad sense.                               An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin.                                                                               --Prov. xxi.                                                                               4.                               His forces, after all the high discourses,                            amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot.                                                                               --Clarendon.          3. Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or             superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i.             e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy)             seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e.,             deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough)             scholarship, etc.                         High time it is this war now ended were. --Spenser.                         High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies.                                                                               --Baker.          4. (Cookery) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures             do not cook game before it is high.          5. (Mus.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to {grave} or {low}; as,             a high note.          6. (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the             tongue in relation to the palate, as [emac] ([emac]ve),             [oomac] (f[oomac]d). See Guide to Pronunciation,             [sect][sect] 10, 11.          {High admiral}, the chief admiral.          {High altar}, the principal altar in a church.          {High and dry}, out of water; out of reach of the current or             tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached.          {High and mighty} arrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.]          {High art}, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects             and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all             meretricious display.          {High bailiff}, the chief bailiff.          {High Church}, [and] {Low Church}, two ecclesiastical parties             in the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal             Church. The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the             apostolic succession, and hold, in general, to a             sacramental presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal             regeneration, and to the sole validity of Episcopal             ordination. They attach much importance to ceremonies and             symbols in worship. Low-churchmen lay less stress on these             points, and, in many instances, reject altogether the             peculiar tenets of the high-church school. See {Broad             Church}.          {High constable} (Law), a chief of constabulary. See             {Constable}, n., 2.          {High commission court},a court of ecclesiastical             jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal             power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse             of its powers it was abolished in 1641.          {High day} (Script.), a holy or feast day. --John xix. 31.          {High festival} (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full             ceremonial.          {High German}, [or] {High Dutch}. See under {German}.          {High jinks}, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry;             wild sport. [Colloq.] [bd]All the high jinks of the             county, when the lad comes of age.[b8] --F. Harrison.          {High latitude} (Geog.), one designated by the higher             figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator.                      {High life}, life among the aristocracy or the rich.          {High liver}, one who indulges in a rich diet.          {High living}, a feeding upon rich, pampering food.          {High Mass}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Mass}.          {High milling}, a process of making flour from grain by             several successive grindings and intermediate sorting,             instead of by a single grinding.          {High noon}, the time when the sun is in the meridian.          {High place} (Script.), an eminence or mound on which             sacrifices were offered.          {High priest}. See in the Vocabulary.          {High relief}. (Fine Arts) See {Alto-rilievo}.          {High school}. See under {School}.          {High seas} (Law), the open sea; the part of the ocean not in             the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty,             usually distant three miles or more from the coast line.             --Wharton.          {High steam}, steam having a high pressure.          {High steward}, the chief steward.          {High tea}, tea with meats and extra relishes.          {High tide}, the greatest flow of the tide; high water.          {High time}.             (a) Quite time; full time for the occasion.             (b) A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal.                   [Slang]          {High treason}, treason against the sovereign or the state,             the highest civil offense. See {Treason}.          Note: It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as                treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a                distinct offense, has been abolished. --Mozley & W.          {High water}, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the             tide; also, the time of such elevation.          {High-water mark}.             (a) That line of the seashore to which the waters                   ordinarily reach at high water.             (b) A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a                   river or other body of fresh water, as in time of                   freshet.          {High-water shrub} (Bot.), a composite shrub ({Iva             frutescens}), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic             coast of the United States.          {High wine}, distilled spirits containing a high percentage             of alcohol; -- usually in the plural.          {To be on a high horse}, to be on one's dignity; to bear             one's self loftily. [Colloq.]          {With a high hand}.             (a) With power; in force; triumphantly. [bd]The children                   of Israel went out with a high hand.[b8] --Ex. xiv. 8.             (b) In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. [bd]They                   governed the city with a high hand.[b8] --Jowett                   (Thucyd. ).          Syn: Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious;                proud; violent; full; dear. See {Tall}.
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Wit-snapper \Wit"-snap`per\, n.       One who affects repartee; a wit-cracker. [Obs.] --Shak.
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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}.
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Wood gum \Wood gum\ (Chem.)       Xylan.
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Wood hyacinth \Wood hyacinth\       A European squill ({Scilla nonscripta}) having a scape       bearing a raceme of drooping blue, purple, white, or       sometimes pink, bell-shaped flowers.
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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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Woodknacker \Wood"knack`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The yaffle.
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Wood's metal \Wood's" met"al\       A fusible alloy consisting of one or two parts of cadmium,       two parts of tin, four of lead, with seven or eight part of       bismuth. It melts at from 66[deg] to 71[deg] C. See {Fusible       metal}, under {Fusible}.
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Woodman \Wood"man\, n.; pl. {Woodmen}. [Written also       {woodsman}.]       1. A forest officer appointed to take care of the king's             woods; a forester. [Eng.]          2. A sportsman; a hunter.                         [The duke] is a better woodman than thou takest him                      for.                                                   --Shak.          3. One who cuts down trees; a woodcutter.                         Woodman, spare that tree.                  --G. P.                                                                               Morris.          4. One who dwells in the woods or forest; a bushman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woodsman \Woods"man\, n.; pl. {Woodsmen}.       A woodman; especially, one who lives in the forest.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woodman \Wood"man\, n.; pl. {Woodmen}. [Written also       {woodsman}.]       1. A forest officer appointed to take care of the king's             woods; a forester. [Eng.]          2. A sportsman; a hunter.                         [The duke] is a better woodman than thou takest him                      for.                                                   --Shak.          3. One who cuts down trees; a woodcutter.                         Woodman, spare that tree.                  --G. P.                                                                               Morris.          4. One who dwells in the woods or forest; a bushman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woodsman \Woods"man\, n.; pl. {Woodsmen}.       A woodman; especially, one who lives in the forest.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woodsman \Woods"man\, n.; pl. {Woodsmen}.       A woodman; especially, one who lives in the forest.
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]:
Wood-wash \Wood"-wash`\, Wood-wax \Wood"-wax`\, Wood-waxen    \Wood"-wax`en\, n. [AS. wuduweaxe.] (Bot.)       Same as {Woadwaxen}.
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]:
Wood-wash \Wood"-wash`\, Wood-wax \Wood"-wax`\, Wood-waxen    \Wood"-wax`en\, n. [AS. wuduweaxe.] (Bot.)       Same as {Woadwaxen}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Watchung, NJ (borough, FIPS 77600)       Location: 40.64385 N, 74.43773 W       Population (1990): 5110 (1794 housing units)       Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Watkins, CO       Zip code(s): 80137    Watkins, IA       Zip code(s): 52354    Watkins, MN (city, FIPS 68620)       Location: 45.31481 N, 94.40794 W       Population (1990): 849 (334 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55389
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Watkins Glen, NY (village, FIPS 78696)       Location: 42.38031 N, 76.86780 W       Population (1990): 2207 (1049 housing units)       Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 14891
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Watkinsville, GA (town, FIPS 80788)       Location: 33.86189 N, 83.40760 W       Population (1990): 1600 (638 housing units)       Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 30677
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Watson, AR (city, FIPS 73550)       Location: 33.89358 N, 91.25737 W       Population (1990): 282 (109 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 71674    Watson, IL (village, FIPS 79241)       Location: 39.02557 N, 88.56954 W       Population (1990): 646 (227 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62473    Watson, MN (city, FIPS 68656)       Location: 45.01028 N, 95.79989 W       Population (1990): 211 (108 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56295    Watson, MO (village, FIPS 77848)       Location: 40.48014 N, 95.62315 W       Population (1990): 137 (58 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 64496    Watson, OK       Zip code(s): 74963
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Watsontown, PA (borough, FIPS 81616)       Location: 41.08468 N, 76.86463 W       Population (1990): 2310 (1017 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 17777
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Watsonville, CA (city, FIPS 83668)       Location: 36.91925 N, 121.76854 W       Population (1990): 31099 (9909 housing units)       Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Watts Mills, SC (CDP, FIPS 75220)       Location: 34.51602 N, 81.98516 W       Population (1990): 1535 (701 housing units)       Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Whatcom County, WA (county, FIPS 73)       Location: 48.83375 N, 121.90013 W       Population (1990): 127780 (55742 housing units)       Area: 5490.9 sq km (land), 993.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
White Center-Shorewood, WA (CDP, FIPS 78242)       Location: 47.50200 N, 122.34977 W       Population (1990): 20531 (8218 housing units)       Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
White County, AR (county, FIPS 145)       Location: 35.25481 N, 91.74579 W       Population (1990): 54676 (21658 housing units)       Area: 2678.4 sq km (land), 21.4 sq km (water)    White County, GA (county, FIPS 311)       Location: 34.64537 N, 83.75252 W       Population (1990): 13006 (6082 housing units)       Area: 625.8 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)    White County, IL (county, FIPS 193)       Location: 38.08745 N, 88.17830 W       Population (1990): 16522 (7797 housing units)       Area: 1281.9 sq km (land), 17.6 sq km (water)    White County, IN (county, FIPS 181)       Location: 40.74760 N, 86.86480 W       Population (1990): 23265 (11875 housing units)       Area: 1308.6 sq km (land), 9.2 sq km (water)    White County, TN (county, FIPS 185)       Location: 35.92672 N, 85.45498 W       Population (1990): 20090 (8369 housing units)       Area: 975.8 sq km (land), 7.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
White Sands, NM (CDP, FIPS 84845)       Location: 32.38267 N, 106.49236 W       Population (1990): 2616 (724 housing units)       Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
White Sands Miss, NM       Zip code(s): 88002
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
White Swan, WA (CDP, FIPS 78365)       Location: 46.38824 N, 120.72083 W       Population (1990): 2669 (765 housing units)       Area: 268.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 98952
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wood County, OH (county, FIPS 173)       Location: 41.36101 N, 83.62238 W       Population (1990): 113269 (41760 housing units)       Area: 1599.0 sq km (land), 8.3 sq km (water)    Wood County, TX (county, FIPS 499)       Location: 32.78192 N, 95.38156 W       Population (1990): 29380 (14541 housing units)       Area: 1684.3 sq km (land), 118.0 sq km (water)    Wood County, WI (county, FIPS 141)       Location: 44.45055 N, 90.04162 W       Population (1990): 73605 (28839 housing units)       Area: 2053.5 sq km (land), 43.1 sq km (water)    Wood County, WV (county, FIPS 107)       Location: 39.21252 N, 81.51413 W       Population (1990): 86915 (37620 housing units)       Area: 951.4 sq km (land), 24.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woods County, OK (county, FIPS 151)       Location: 36.76525 N, 98.86145 W       Population (1990): 9103 (4782 housing units)       Area: 3332.4 sq km (land), 9.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woodson, IL (village, FIPS 83336)       Location: 39.62753 N, 90.22286 W       Population (1990): 472 (183 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Woodson, TX (town, FIPS 80188)       Location: 33.01436 N, 99.05340 W       Population (1990): 262 (149 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 76491
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woodson County, KS (county, FIPS 207)       Location: 37.88741 N, 95.73866 W       Population (1990): 4116 (2199 housing units)       Area: 1296.7 sq km (land), 12.6 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woodson Terrace, MO (city, FIPS 80962)       Location: 38.72840 N, 90.36014 W       Population (1990): 4362 (1812 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wythe County, VA (county, FIPS 197)       Location: 36.92108 N, 81.08505 W       Population (1990): 25466 (10659 housing units)       Area: 1199.8 sq km (land), 3.6 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Watcom C/C++          A compiler and development tools for       multi-{platform}, 16 and 32-bit applications.   Watcom C/C++       10.0 has an integrated development environment (IDE) and       development tools.   It includes the {SOMobjects Toolkit} to       enable access to {IBM}'s {System Object Model} (SOM) and       {Distributed System Object Model} (DSOM).   It supports 16 bit       {MS DOS}, {Microsoft Windows} 3.x, {OS/2} 1.x, and 32 bit       platforms including extended DOS, OS/2 2.x, {Windows NT},       {Win32s}, 32-bit Windows 3.x, {Novell NLM} and {AutoCAD}       {ADS}/{ADI}.          (1995-04-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Watcom International          A provider of application development tools and {IBM       PC}-based {SQL} {database} {server}s.          Founded in 1974, Watcom initially focused on scientific and       engineering markets establishing itself as a supplier of       programming and information tools worldwide, serving customers       in 60 countries with highly regarded products such as       {WATFOR}-77 for {mainframe}s, {minicomputer}s and {PC}s.          Since the introduction of {Watcom C} in 1988, the company has       emerged as an industry leader in optimising compilers for 16       and 32-bit {Intel-based} {IBM PC}s.          Moving into the {client/server} market in 1992, Watcom       introduced {Watcom SQL}, including {SQL} {database} {servers}       for multi-user networks and single-user {stand-alone}       applications.   The product has since been incorporated into       {Powersoft}'s {PowerBuilder} development environment and the       {Powersoft Enterprise Series}.   In June, 1993, Watcom launched       {VX*REXX}, an integrated visual development environment for       {OS/2}.          In February 1994, Watcom became a wholly-owned subsidiary of       {Powersoft Corporation} which merged with {Sybase Inc.}       on 13 February 1995.   Today the company addresses a broad       range of application developers, including corporate {MIS}       professionals, system integrators, {VAR}s and independent       software vendors.          Watcom has strategic relationships with {IBM}, {Lotus},       {Microsoft}, {Intel} and {Novell}.   Based on its academic       roots, Watcom maintains a research relationship with the       nearby {University of Waterloo}.          Watcom's products include the {Watcom SQL} {database}s,       {Watcom C/C++}, and {Watcom VX*REXX} 2.1.          Ian McPhee is President and Chief Executive Officer, David       Boswell is Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Craig Dynes       is Vice President of Finance and David Yach is Vice President       of Development.          Headquarters: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.          (1995-04-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Watcom SQL          A family of {database}s from {Watcom       International}, based on scalable technology and a {SQL}       {database engine}.   Version 4.0 adds {stored procedure}s and       {trigger}s.   It is designed for environments ranging from       large departmental networks with a diverse range of PC client       systems, to peer-to-peer {workgroups}, to {stand-alone} PCs.       It is available in stand-alone versions for {Microsoft       Windows}, {Windows NT}, {OS/2} and {MS DOS}; and {multi-user}       network server versions for {Microsoft Windows}, {Windows NT},       {OS/2}, {NetWare NLM} and {MS DOS}.          (1995-04-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Watcom VX*REXX          A visual development environment for       creating {OS/2} applications with {graphical user interface}s.       It includes a project management facility, visual designer and       an interactive {source level debugger}.   Version 2.1       introduced the VX*REXX Client/Server Edition for       {client/server} {GUI} application development on {OS/2} by       incorporating {database} {object}s.   Using {IBM}'s {DRDA}       support on OS/2, users can access {DB2} for {MVS}, DB2/400 for       {AS/400}, and DB2/VSE and VM (SQL/DS) for {VM} and {VSE}.       Also supported are {Watcom SQL} and {ODBC}-enabled databases.       Since the VX*REXX visual development environment is based on       IBM's {object-oriented} {SOM} technology, VX*REXX applications       are open and extensible through the addition of new SOM       objects.          (1995-04-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
WDASM          (Probably "Windows disassembler") An {interactive}       {Intel 486} {disassembler} for {Windows 3.1} written by Eric       Grass at the University of Missouri, St. Louis.   WDASM       supports multiple disassembly formats.          {(ftp://ftp.simtel.com/cica/win3/util/wdasm15.zip)}.          (1993-06-01)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Watchings       (2 Cor. 6:5), lit. "sleeplessnesses," the result of "manual       labour, teaching, travelling, meditating, praying, cares, and       the like" (Meyer's Com.).