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   Waslaw Nijinsky
         n 1: Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer
               of the 20th century (1890-1950) [syn: {Nijinsky}, {Vaslav
               Nijinsky}, {Waslaw Nijinsky}]

English Dictionary: wiggle nail by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weakling
n
  1. a person who is physically weak and ineffectual [syn: weakling, doormat, wuss]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weakly interacting massive particle
n
  1. a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
    Synonym(s): weakly interacting massive particle, WIMP
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weeklong
adj
  1. lasting through a week; "her weeklong vacation" [syn: weeklong, seven-day]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wesleyan
adj
  1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley; "Methodist theology"
    Synonym(s): Methodist, Wesleyan
n
  1. a follower of Wesleyanism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wesleyan Methodist Church
n
  1. the original Methodist Church [syn: {Wesleyan Methodist Church}, Wesleyan Methodists]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wesleyan Methodists
n
  1. the original Methodist Church [syn: {Wesleyan Methodist Church}, Wesleyan Methodists]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wesleyanism
n
  1. evangelical principles taught by John Wesley [syn: Wesleyanism, Wesleyism]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whizz along
v
  1. move along very quickly [syn: zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wiggle nail
n
  1. a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry
    Synonym(s): corrugated fastener, wiggle nail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wiggliness
n
  1. a jerky back and forth kind of mobility; "he walked with the wiggliness of a child on high heels"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wych elm
n
  1. Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree [syn: {witch elm}, wych elm, Ulmus glabra]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Waggle \Wag"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waggled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Waggling}.]
      To move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird
      waggles his tail.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weakling \Weak"ling\, n. [Weak + -ling.]
      A weak or feeble creature. --Shak. [bd]All looking on him as
      a weakling, which would post to the grave.[b8] --Fuller.
  
               We may not be weaklings because we have a strong enemy.
                                                                              --Latimer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weakling \Weak"ling\, a.
      Weak; feeble. --Sir T. North.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weasel \Wea"sel\, n. [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel,
      G. wiesel, OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyiv[c6]sla, Dan. v[84]sel,
      Sw. vessla; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. [?], [?], cat,
      weasel.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to
      the genus {Putorius}, as the ermine and ferret. They have a
      slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of
      their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in
      destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other
      species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others
      are brown at all seasons.
  
      {Malacca weasel}, the rasse.
  
      {Weasel coot}, a female or young male of the smew; -- so
            called from the resemblance of the head to that of a
            weasel. Called also {weasel duck}.
  
      {Weasel lemur}, a short-tailed lemur ({Lepilemur
            mustelinus}). It is reddish brown above, grayish brown
            below, with the throat white.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weech-elm \Weech"-elm`\, n. (Bot.)
      The wych-elm. [Obs.] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wesleyan \Wes"ley*an\, a. [See {Wesleyanism}.]
      Of or pertaining to Wesley or Wesleyanism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wesleyan \Wes"ley*an\, n. (Eccl.)
      One who adopts the principles of Wesleyanism; a Methodist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wesleyanism \Wes"ley*an*ism\, n. (Eccl.)
      The system of doctrines and church polity inculcated by John
      Wesley (b. 1703; d. 1791), the founder of the religious sect
      called Methodist; Methodism. See {Methodist}, n., 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Whigling \Whig"ling\, n.
      A petty or inferior Whig; -- used in contempt. --Spectator.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wiseling \Wise"ling\, n.
      One who pretends to be wise; a wiseacre; a witling. --Donne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wych-elm \Wych"-elm`\, n. [OE. wiche a kind of elm, AS. wice a
      kind of tree. Cf. {Wicker}.] (Bot.)
      A species of elm ({Ulmus montana}) found in Northern and
      Western Europe; Scotch elm.
  
      Note: By confusion this word is often written witch-elm.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Wesleyan College, NC
      Zip code(s): 27804
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