watcher
         n 1: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as
               an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the
               performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers
               discovered a new star" [syn: {spectator}, {witness},
               {viewer}, {watcher}, {looker}]
         2: a guard who keeps watch [syn: {watchman}, {watcher},
            {security guard}]
         3: a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a
            dead body

English Dictionary: white shark	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
watchword n a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" Synonym(s): war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" Synonym(s): password, watchword, word, parole, countersign
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weed-whacker n a hand tool for removing weeds [syn: weeder, {weed- whacker}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wheat germ n embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wheat-grass n a grass of the genus Agropyron [syn: wheatgrass, {wheat- grass}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wheatgrass n a grass of the genus Agropyron [syn: wheatgrass, {wheat- grass}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
white corpuscle n blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system Synonym(s): leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
white crappie n a crappie that is white [syn: white crappie, {Pomoxis annularis}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
white croaker n silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters Synonym(s): white croaker, queenfish, Seriphus politus small silvery marine food fish found off California Synonym(s): white croaker, chenfish, kingfish, Genyonemus lineatus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
white currant n garden currant bearing small white berries [syn: {white currant}, Ribes sativum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
white shark n large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans Synonym(s): great white shark, white shark, man-eater, man-eating shark, Carcharodon carcharias
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
white squire n a white knight that buys less than a majority interest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
white-crowned sparrow n finch with black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white- crowned sparrow}, Zonotrichia leucophrys]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wide screen n a projection screen that is much wider than it is high
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wide-screen adj (motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
widegrip pushup n a pushup with the arms widely separated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
witchery n the art of sorcery Synonym(s): witchcraft, witchery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wood garlic n pungent Old World weedy plant [syn: wild garlic, {wood garlic}, Ramsons, Allium ursinum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wood grain n texture produced by the fibers in wood [syn: wood grain, woodgrain, woodiness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wood sorrel n any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wood-creeper n any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers Synonym(s): woodhewer, woodcreeper, wood-creeper, tree creeper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wood-sorrel family n a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers Synonym(s): Oxalidaceae, family Oxalidaceae, wood-sorrel family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
woodcarver n makes decorative wooden panels [syn: woodcarver, carver]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
woodcarving n a carving created by carving wood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
woodcraft n skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping) skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
woodcreeper n any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers Synonym(s): woodhewer, woodcreeper, wood-creeper, tree creeper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
woodgrain n texture produced by the fibers in wood [syn: wood grain, woodgrain, woodiness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
woodgraining n a texture like that of wood [syn: graining, woodgraining]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
woodscrew n a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Watcher \Watch"er\ (-[etil]r), n.       One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent       observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during       the night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Watchword \Watch"word`\, n.       1. A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to             visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is             known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass             the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password.          2. A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or             a signal for action.                         Nor deal in watchwords overmuch.         --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whatsoe'er \What`so*e'er"\, pron.       A contraction of whatsoever; -- used in poetry. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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]:
Charlock \Char"lock\, n. [AS. cerlic; the latter part perh. fr.       AS. le[a0]c leek. Cf. {Hemlock}.] (Bot.)       A cruciferous plant ({Brassica sinapistrum}) with yellow       flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields.       Called also {chardock}, {chardlock}, {chedlock}, and       {kedlock}.          {Jointed charlock}, {White charlock}, a troublesome weed             ({Raphanus Raphanistrum}) with straw-colored, whitish, or             purplish flowers, and jointed pods: wild radish.
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.
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.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tree \Tree\ (tr[emac]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[a2],       tre[a2]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[emac], OS. treo,       trio, Icel. tr[emac], Dan. tr[91], Sw. tr[84], tr[84]d, Goth.       triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr.       dry^s a tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru       tree, wood, d[be]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. {Dryad},       {Germander}, {Tar}, n., {Trough}.]       1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size             (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single             trunk.          Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,                is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,                fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.          2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as             resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and             branches; as, a genealogical tree.          3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;             -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,             chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.          4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.                         [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts                                                                               x. 39.          5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.                         In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of                      silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2                                                                               Tim. ii. 20).          6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent             forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.             See {Lead tree}, under {Lead}.          {Tree bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]          {Tree beetle} (Zo[94]l.) any one of numerous species of             beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as             the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the             goldsmith beetle.          {Tree bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,             trees and shrubs. They belong to {Arma}, {Pentatoma},             {Rhaphigaster}, and allied genera.          {Tree cat} (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus             musang}).          {Tree clover} (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus             alba}). See {Melilot}.          {Tree crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. See under {Purse}.          {Tree creeper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             arboreal creepers belonging to {Certhia}, {Climacteris},             and allied genera. See {Creeper}, 3.          {Tree cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a nearly white arboreal American             cricket ({Ecanthus niv[oe]us}) which is noted for its loud             stridulation; -- called also {white cricket}.          {Tree crow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World crows belonging to {Crypsirhina} and allied genera,             intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail             is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.          {Tree dove} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of East             Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to {Macropygia} and             allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly             arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.          {Tree duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of ducks             belonging to {Dendrocygna} and allied genera. These ducks             have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are             arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical             parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.          {Tree fern} (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight             trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even             higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most             of the existing species are tropical.          {Tree fish} (Zo[94]l.), a California market fish             ({Sebastichthys serriceps}).          {Tree frog}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Same as {Tree toad}.             (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs                   belonging to {Chiromantis}, {Rhacophorus}, and allied                   genera of the family {Ranid[91]}. Their toes are                   furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog                   (see under {Flying}) is an example.          {Tree goose} (Zo[94]l.), the bernicle goose.          {Tree hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on             the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by             sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the             prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the             form of a spine or crest.          {Tree jobber} (Zo[94]l.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]          {Tree kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}.          {Tree lark} (Zo[94]l.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]          {Tree lizard} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a group of Old World             arboreal lizards ({Dendrosauria}) comprising the             chameleons.          {Tree lobster}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tree crab}, above.          {Tree louse} (Zo[94]l.), any aphid; a plant louse.          {Tree moss}. (Bot.)             (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.             (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.                            {Tree mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             African mice of the subfamily {Dendromyin[91]}. They have             long claws and habitually live in trees.          {Tree nymph}, a wood nymph. See {Dryad}.          {Tree of a saddle}, a saddle frame.          {Tree of heaven} (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus             glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and             greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.          {Tree of life} (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor             vit[91].          {Tree onion} (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium             proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or             among its flowers.          {Tree oyster} (Zo[94]l.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea             folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;             -- called also {raccoon oyster}.          {Tree pie} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Asiatic birds of the             genus {Dendrocitta}. The tree pies are allied to the             magpie.          {Tree pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and             Australia, and belonging to {Megaloprepia}, {Carpophaga},             and allied genera.          {Tree pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pipit}.          {Tree porcupine} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging             to the genera {Ch[91]tomys} and {Sphingurus}. They have an             elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on             the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed             with bristles. One South American species ({S. villosus})             is called also {couiy}; another ({S. prehensilis}) is             called also {c[oe]ndou}.          {Tree rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large             ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera             {Capromys} and {Plagiodon}. They are allied to the             porcupines.          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), a tree snake.          {Tree shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bush shrike.          {Tree snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             snakes of the genus {Dendrophis}. They live chiefly among             the branches of trees, and are not venomous.          {Tree sorrel} (Bot.), a kind of sorrel ({Rumex Lunaria})             which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears             greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and             Teneriffe.          {Tree sparrow} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of small             arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow             ({Spizella monticola}), and the common European species             ({Passer montanus}).          {Tree swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             swallows of the genus {Hylochelidon} which lay their eggs             in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and             adjacent regions. Called also {martin} in Australia.          {Tree swift} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of swifts             of the genus {Dendrochelidon} which inhabit the East             Indies and Southern Asia.          {Tree tiger} (Zo[94]l.), a leopard.          {Tree toad} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             amphibians belonging to {Hyla} and allied genera of the             family {Hylid[91]}. They are related to the common frogs             and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into             suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and             leaves of trees. Only one species ({Hyla arborea}) is             found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and             Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United             States ({H. versicolor}) is noted for the facility with             which it changes its colors. Called also {tree frog}. See             also {Piping frog}, under {Piping}, and {Cricket frog},             under {Cricket}.          {Tree warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             arboreal warblers belonging to {Phylloscopus} and allied             genera.          {Tree wool} (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of             pine trees.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tree \Tree\ (tr[emac]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[a2],       tre[a2]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[emac], OS. treo,       trio, Icel. tr[emac], Dan. tr[91], Sw. tr[84], tr[84]d, Goth.       triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr.       dry^s a tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru       tree, wood, d[be]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. {Dryad},       {Germander}, {Tar}, n., {Trough}.]       1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size             (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single             trunk.          Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,                is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,                fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.          2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as             resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and             branches; as, a genealogical tree.          3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;             -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,             chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.          4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.                         [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts                                                                               x. 39.          5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.                         In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of                      silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2                                                                               Tim. ii. 20).          6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent             forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.             See {Lead tree}, under {Lead}.          {Tree bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]          {Tree beetle} (Zo[94]l.) any one of numerous species of             beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as             the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the             goldsmith beetle.          {Tree bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,             trees and shrubs. They belong to {Arma}, {Pentatoma},             {Rhaphigaster}, and allied genera.          {Tree cat} (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus             musang}).          {Tree clover} (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus             alba}). See {Melilot}.          {Tree crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. See under {Purse}.          {Tree creeper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             arboreal creepers belonging to {Certhia}, {Climacteris},             and allied genera. See {Creeper}, 3.          {Tree cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a nearly white arboreal American             cricket ({Ecanthus niv[oe]us}) which is noted for its loud             stridulation; -- called also {white cricket}.          {Tree crow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World crows belonging to {Crypsirhina} and allied genera,             intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail             is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.          {Tree dove} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of East             Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to {Macropygia} and             allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly             arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.          {Tree duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of ducks             belonging to {Dendrocygna} and allied genera. These ducks             have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are             arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical             parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.          {Tree fern} (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight             trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even             higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most             of the existing species are tropical.          {Tree fish} (Zo[94]l.), a California market fish             ({Sebastichthys serriceps}).          {Tree frog}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Same as {Tree toad}.             (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs                   belonging to {Chiromantis}, {Rhacophorus}, and allied                   genera of the family {Ranid[91]}. Their toes are                   furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog                   (see under {Flying}) is an example.          {Tree goose} (Zo[94]l.), the bernicle goose.          {Tree hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on             the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by             sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the             prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the             form of a spine or crest.          {Tree jobber} (Zo[94]l.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]          {Tree kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}.          {Tree lark} (Zo[94]l.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]          {Tree lizard} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a group of Old World             arboreal lizards ({Dendrosauria}) comprising the             chameleons.          {Tree lobster}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tree crab}, above.          {Tree louse} (Zo[94]l.), any aphid; a plant louse.          {Tree moss}. (Bot.)             (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.             (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.                            {Tree mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             African mice of the subfamily {Dendromyin[91]}. They have             long claws and habitually live in trees.          {Tree nymph}, a wood nymph. See {Dryad}.          {Tree of a saddle}, a saddle frame.          {Tree of heaven} (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus             glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and             greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.          {Tree of life} (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor             vit[91].          {Tree onion} (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium             proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or             among its flowers.          {Tree oyster} (Zo[94]l.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea             folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;             -- called also {raccoon oyster}.          {Tree pie} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Asiatic birds of the             genus {Dendrocitta}. The tree pies are allied to the             magpie.          {Tree pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and             Australia, and belonging to {Megaloprepia}, {Carpophaga},             and allied genera.          {Tree pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pipit}.          {Tree porcupine} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging             to the genera {Ch[91]tomys} and {Sphingurus}. They have an             elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on             the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed             with bristles. One South American species ({S. villosus})             is called also {couiy}; another ({S. prehensilis}) is             called also {c[oe]ndou}.          {Tree rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large             ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera             {Capromys} and {Plagiodon}. They are allied to the             porcupines.          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), a tree snake.          {Tree shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bush shrike.          {Tree snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             snakes of the genus {Dendrophis}. They live chiefly among             the branches of trees, and are not venomous.          {Tree sorrel} (Bot.), a kind of sorrel ({Rumex Lunaria})             which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears             greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and             Teneriffe.          {Tree sparrow} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of small             arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow             ({Spizella monticola}), and the common European species             ({Passer montanus}).          {Tree swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             swallows of the genus {Hylochelidon} which lay their eggs             in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and             adjacent regions. Called also {martin} in Australia.          {Tree swift} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of swifts             of the genus {Dendrochelidon} which inhabit the East             Indies and Southern Asia.          {Tree tiger} (Zo[94]l.), a leopard.          {Tree toad} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             amphibians belonging to {Hyla} and allied genera of the             family {Hylid[91]}. They are related to the common frogs             and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into             suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and             leaves of trees. Only one species ({Hyla arborea}) is             found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and             Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United             States ({H. versicolor}) is noted for the facility with             which it changes its colors. Called also {tree frog}. See             also {Piping frog}, under {Piping}, and {Cricket frog},             under {Cricket}.          {Tree warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             arboreal warblers belonging to {Phylloscopus} and allied             genera.          {Tree wool} (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of             pine trees.
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.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whitewasher \White"wash`er\, n.       One who whitewashes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whitsour \Whit"sour`\, n. [White + sour.] (Bot.)       A sort of apple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Witchery \Witch"er*y\, n.; pl. {Witcheries}.       1. Sorcery; enchantment; witchcraft.                         Great Comus, Deep skilled in all his mother's                      witcheries.                                       --Milton.                         A woman infamous . . . for witcheries. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. Fascination; irresistible influence; enchantment.                         He never felt The witchery of the soft blue sky.                                                                               --Wordsworth.                         The dear, dear witchery of song.         --Bryant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Witchery \Witch"er*y\, n.; pl. {Witcheries}.       1. Sorcery; enchantment; witchcraft.                         Great Comus, Deep skilled in all his mother's                      witcheries.                                       --Milton.                         A woman infamous . . . for witcheries. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. Fascination; irresistible influence; enchantment.                         He never felt The witchery of the soft blue sky.                                                                               --Wordsworth.                         The dear, dear witchery of song.         --Bryant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wit-cracker \Wit"-crack`er\, n.       One who breaks jests; a joker. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Witcraft \Wit"craft`\, n.       1. Art or skill of the mind; contrivance; invention; wit.             [Obs.] --Camden.          2. The art of reasoning; logic. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Germander \Ger*man"der\, n. [OE. germaunder, F. germandr[82]e,       It. calamandrea, L. chamaedrys, fr. Gr.[?]; [?] on the earth       or ground + [?] tree. See {Humble}, and {Tree}.] (Bot.)       A plant of the genus {Teucrium} (esp. {Teucrium Cham[91]drys}       or wall germander), mintlike herbs and low shrubs.          {American germander}, {Teucrium Canadense}.          {Germander chickweed}, {Veronica agrestis}.          {Water germander}, {Teucrium Scordium}.          {Wood germander}, {Teucrium Scorodonia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe,       female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in       LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a       screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.]       1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a             continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it             spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a             continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, --             used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or             pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of             the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the             threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being             distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more             usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female             screw, or, more usually, the nut.          Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of                the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a                right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the                hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the                screw, its base equaling the circumference of the                cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.          2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a             head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.             Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to             fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw             nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below.          3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of             wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the             stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal             surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a             screw. See {Screw propeller}, below.          4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a             screw steamer; a propeller.          5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.             --Thackeray.          6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary             severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a             student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]          7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew.          8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and             commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton.          9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite             linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th             {Pitch}, 10             (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid                   body, which may always be made to consist of a                   rotation about an axis combined with a translation                   parallel to that axis.          10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw             ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}.          {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See             under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc.          {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not             done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H.             Martineau.          {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give             motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads             between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}.                      {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}.          {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the             measurement of very small spaces.          {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the             opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.          {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}.          {Screw bean}. (Bot.)             (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree                   ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to                   California. It is used for fodder, and ground into                   meal by the Indians.             (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for                   fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.          {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in             distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3.          {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the             thread on a wooden screw.          {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw             propeller.          {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}.          {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}.          {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner             wrench.          {Screw machine}.             (a) One of a series of machines employed in the                   manufacture of wood screws.             (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of                   cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work                   successively, for making screws and other turned                   pieces from metal rods.          {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus             {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species,             natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; --             named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like             leaves.          {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws,             consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of             perforations with internal screws forming dies.          {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means             of a screw.          {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in             the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel             propelled by a screw.          {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod             shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied             genera. See {Turritella}.          {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw.          {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw.          {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite.          {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres},             consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,             with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled             capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}.          {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a             screw.          {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly             ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which             sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about             wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.          {Screw wrench}.             (a) A wrench for turning a screw.             (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a                   screw.          {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure             upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.          {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to             pressure; to force.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse             pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of             {Wood screw}, under {Wood}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe,       female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in       LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a       screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.]       1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a             continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it             spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a             continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, --             used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or             pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of             the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the             threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being             distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more             usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female             screw, or, more usually, the nut.          Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of                the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a                right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the                hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the                screw, its base equaling the circumference of the                cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.          2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a             head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.             Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to             fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw             nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below.          3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of             wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the             stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal             surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a             screw. See {Screw propeller}, below.          4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a             screw steamer; a propeller.          5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.             --Thackeray.          6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary             severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a             student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]          7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew.          8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and             commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton.          9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite             linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th             {Pitch}, 10             (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid                   body, which may always be made to consist of a                   rotation about an axis combined with a translation                   parallel to that axis.          10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw             ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}.          {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See             under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc.          {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not             done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H.             Martineau.          {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give             motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads             between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}.                      {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}.          {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the             measurement of very small spaces.          {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the             opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.          {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}.          {Screw bean}. (Bot.)             (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree                   ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to                   California. It is used for fodder, and ground into                   meal by the Indians.             (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for                   fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.          {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in             distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3.          {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the             thread on a wooden screw.          {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw             propeller.          {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}.          {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}.          {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner             wrench.          {Screw machine}.             (a) One of a series of machines employed in the                   manufacture of wood screws.             (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of                   cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work                   successively, for making screws and other turned                   pieces from metal rods.          {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus             {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species,             natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; --             named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like             leaves.          {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws,             consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of             perforations with internal screws forming dies.          {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means             of a screw.          {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in             the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel             propelled by a screw.          {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod             shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied             genera. See {Turritella}.          {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw.          {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw.          {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite.          {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres},             consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,             with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled             capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}.          {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a             screw.          {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly             ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which             sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about             wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.          {Screw wrench}.             (a) A wrench for turning a screw.             (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a                   screw.          {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure             upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.          {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to             pressure; to force.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse             pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of             {Wood screw}, under {Wood}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s[?]r       sour. See {Sour}.] (Bot.)       One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a       plant of the genus {Rumex}, as {Rumex Acetosa}, {Rumex       Acetosella}, etc.          {Mountain sorrel}. (Bot.) See under {Mountain}.          {Red sorrel}. (Bot.)       (a) A malvaceous plant ({Hibiscus Sabdariffa}) whose acid             calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for             making tarts and acid drinks.       (b) A troublesome weed ({Rumex Acetosella}), also called             {sheep sorrel}.          {Salt of sorrel} (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called             because obtained from the juice of {Rumex Acetosella}, or             {Rumex Axetosa}.          {Sorrel tree} (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum             arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and             have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies.             Called also {sourwood}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxalis \Ox"a*lis\, n. [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr. [?][?][?], fr.       [?][?][?][?] sharp, pungent, acid.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting       trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also {wood       sorrel}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s[?]r       sour. See {Sour}.] (Bot.)       One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a       plant of the genus {Rumex}, as {Rumex Acetosa}, {Rumex       Acetosella}, etc.          {Mountain sorrel}. (Bot.) See under {Mountain}.          {Red sorrel}. (Bot.)       (a) A malvaceous plant ({Hibiscus Sabdariffa}) whose acid             calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for             making tarts and acid drinks.       (b) A troublesome weed ({Rumex Acetosella}), also called             {sheep sorrel}.          {Salt of sorrel} (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called             because obtained from the juice of {Rumex Acetosella}, or             {Rumex Axetosa}.          {Sorrel tree} (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum             arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and             have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies.             Called also {sourwood}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxalis \Ox"a*lis\, n. [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr. [?][?][?], fr.       [?][?][?][?] sharp, pungent, acid.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting       trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also {wood       sorrel}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woodcracker \Wood"crack`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The nuthatch. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woodcraft \Wood"craft`\, n.       Skill and practice in anything pertaining to the woods,       especially in shooting, and other sports in the woods.                   Men of the glade and forest! leave Your woodcraft for                the field of fight.                                 --Bryant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woodhack \Wood"hack`\, Woodhacker \Wood"hack`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood-sare \Wood"-sare`\, n. [Wood + Prov. E. sare for sore.]       (Bot.)       A kind of froth seen on herbs. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood-sere \Wood"-sere`\, n.       The time when there no sap in the trees; the winter season.       [Written also {wood-seer}.] [Obs.] --Tusser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood-sere \Wood"-sere`\, n.       The time when there no sap in the trees; the winter season.       [Written also {wood-seer}.] [Obs.] --Tusser.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wadsworth, IL (village, FIPS 78370)       Location: 42.43691 N, 87.92337 W       Population (1990): 1826 (620 housing units)       Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60083    Wadsworth, NV (CDP, FIPS 81000)       Location: 39.63263 N, 119.29004 W       Population (1990): 640 (292 housing units)       Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 89442    Wadsworth, NY       Zip code(s): 14533    Wadsworth, OH (city, FIPS 80304)       Location: 41.02378 N, 81.73193 W       Population (1990): 15718 (6218 housing units)       Area: 21.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 44281    Wadsworth, TX       Zip code(s): 77483
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
What Cheer, IA (city, FIPS 84900)       Location: 41.40014 N, 92.35388 W       Population (1990): 762 (361 housing units)       Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50268
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wheatcroft, KY (city, FIPS 82200)       Location: 37.48930 N, 87.86118 W       Population (1990): 206 (87 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Whitacre, VA       Zip code(s): 22625
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Whitaker, PA (borough, FIPS 84440)       Location: 40.39965 N, 79.88740 W       Population (1990): 1416 (617 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Whitakers, NC (town, FIPS 73160)       Location: 36.10594 N, 77.71269 W       Population (1990): 860 (356 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 27891
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
White Creek, NY       Zip code(s): 12057
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Whites Creek, TN       Zip code(s): 37189
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Whittaker, WV       Zip code(s): 25083
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woodacre, CA (CDP, FIPS 86216)       Location: 38.00575 N, 122.63468 W       Population (1990): 1478 (620 housing units)       Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 94973
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woodcreek, TX (town, FIPS 80058)       Location: 30.03108 N, 98.11222 W       Population (1990): 889 (458 housing units)       Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woodcrest, CA (CDP, FIPS 86244)       Location: 33.88585 N, 117.36202 W       Population (1990): 7796 (2467 housing units)       Area: 26.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woods Cross, UT (city, FIPS 85370)       Location: 40.87360 N, 111.91186 W       Population (1990): 5384 (1642 housing units)       Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 84087