Wabash River
         n 1: a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio
               and flows southwestward across Indiana [syn: {Wabash},
               {Wabash River}]

English Dictionary: wavy-grained	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wavy-grained adj of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel Synonym(s): curly-grained, cross-grained, wavy-grained
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whip scorpion n nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin tail without a stinger Synonym(s): whip-scorpion, whip scorpion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whip-scorpion n nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin tail without a stinger Synonym(s): whip-scorpion, whip scorpion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whipcord n closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wave \Wave\, n. [From {Wave}, v.; not the same word as OE. wawe,       waghe, a wave, which is akin to E. wag to move. [root]136.       See {Wave}, v. i.]       1. An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as             of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the             particles composing it when disturbed by any force their             position of rest; an undulation.                         The wave behind impels the wave before. --Pope.          2. (Physics) A vibration propagated from particle to particle             through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission             of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all             phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of             vibration; an undulation. See {Undulation}.          3. Water; a body of water. [Poetic] [bd]Deep drank Lord             Marmion of the wave.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.                         Build a ship to save thee from the flood, I 'll                      furnish thee with fresh wave, bread, and wine.                                                                               --Chapman.          4. Unevenness; inequality of surface. --Sir I. Newton.          5. A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the             hand, a flag, etc.          6. The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered,             or calendered, or on damask steel.          7. Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or             energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.          {Wave front} (Physics), the surface of initial displacement             of the particles in a medium, as a wave of vibration             advances.          {Wave length} (Physics), the space, reckoned in the direction             of propagation, occupied by a complete wave or undulation,             as of light, sound, etc.; the distance from a point or             phase in a wave to the nearest point at which the same             phase occurs.          {Wave line} (Shipbuilding), a line of a vessel's hull, shaped             in accordance with the wave-line system.          {Wave-line system}, {Wave-line theory} (Shipbuilding), a             system or theory of designing the lines of a vessel, which             takes into consideration the length and shape of a wave             which travels at a certain speed.          {Wave loaf}, a loaf for a wave offering. --Lev. viii. 27.          {Wave moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of small             geometrid moths belonging to {Acidalia} and allied genera;             -- so called from the wavelike color markings on the             wings.          {Wave offering}, an offering made in the Jewish services by             waving the object, as a loaf of bread, toward the four             cardinal points. --Num. xviii. 11.          {Wave of vibration} (Physics), a wave which consists in, or             is occasioned by, the production and transmission of a             vibratory state from particle to particle through a body.                      {Wave surface}.             (a) (Physics) A surface of simultaneous and equal                   displacement of the particles composing a wave of                   vibration.             (b) (Geom.) A mathematical surface of the fourth order                   which, upon certain hypotheses, is the locus of a wave                   surface of light in the interior of crystals. It is                   used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction.                   See under {Refraction}.          {Wave theory}. (Physics) See {Undulatory theory}, under             {Undulatory}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whip \Whip\, n. [OE. whippe. See {Whip}, v. t.]       1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for             correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a             handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a             flexible rod. [bd][A] whip's lash.[b8] --Chaucer.                         In his right hand he holds a whip, with which he is                      supposed to drive the horses of the sun. --Addison.          2. A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip.             --Beaconsfield.          3. (Mach.)             (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the                   sails are spread.             (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.          4. (Naut.)             (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light                   bodies.             (b) The long pennant. See {Pennant}             (a)          5. A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.          6. (Eng. Politics)             (a) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to                   enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of                   the members of a Parliament party at any important                   session, especially when their votes are needed.             (b) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be                   in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to                   be taken.          {Whip and spur}, with the utmost haste.          {Whip crane}, [or] {Whip purchase}, a simple form of crane             having a small drum from which the load is suspended,             turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on             the same axle.          {Whip gin}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}.          {Whip grafting}. See under {Grafting}.          {Whip hand}, the hand with which the whip is used; hence,             advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a             person. --Dryden.          {Whip ray} (Zo[94]l.), the European eagle ray. See under             {Ray}.          {Whip roll} (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a             loom, on which the warp threads rest.          {Whip scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             arachnids belonging to {Thelyphonus} and allied genera.             They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long,             slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the             body, instead of a sting.          {Whip snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of             slender snakes. Specifically:             (a) A bright green South American tree snake ({Philodryas                   viridissimus}) having a long and slender body. It is                   not venomous. Called also {emerald whip snake}.             (b) The coachwhip snake.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whip \Whip\, n. [OE. whippe. See {Whip}, v. t.]       1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for             correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a             handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a             flexible rod. [bd][A] whip's lash.[b8] --Chaucer.                         In his right hand he holds a whip, with which he is                      supposed to drive the horses of the sun. --Addison.          2. A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip.             --Beaconsfield.          3. (Mach.)             (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the                   sails are spread.             (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.          4. (Naut.)             (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light                   bodies.             (b) The long pennant. See {Pennant}             (a)          5. A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.          6. (Eng. Politics)             (a) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to                   enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of                   the members of a Parliament party at any important                   session, especially when their votes are needed.             (b) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be                   in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to                   be taken.          {Whip and spur}, with the utmost haste.          {Whip crane}, [or] {Whip purchase}, a simple form of crane             having a small drum from which the load is suspended,             turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on             the same axle.          {Whip gin}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}.          {Whip grafting}. See under {Grafting}.          {Whip hand}, the hand with which the whip is used; hence,             advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a             person. --Dryden.          {Whip ray} (Zo[94]l.), the European eagle ray. See under             {Ray}.          {Whip roll} (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a             loom, on which the warp threads rest.          {Whip scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             arachnids belonging to {Thelyphonus} and allied genera.             They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long,             slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the             body, instead of a sting.          {Whip snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of             slender snakes. Specifically:             (a) A bright green South American tree snake ({Philodryas                   viridissimus}) having a long and slender body. It is                   not venomous. Called also {emerald whip snake}.             (b) The coachwhip snake.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grafting \Graft"ing\ n. 1. (Hort.) The act, art, or process of       inserting grafts.       2. (Naut.) The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring,             rope end, etc.          3. (Surg.) The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to             a denuded surface; autoplasty.          4. (Carp.) A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to             another.          {Cleft grafting} (Hort.) a method of grafting in which the             scion is placed in a cleft or slit in the stock or stump             made by sawing off a branch, usually in such a manaer that             its bark evenly joins that of the stock.          {Crown, [or] Rind, grafting}, a method of grafting which the             alburnum and inner bark are separated, and between them is             inserted the lower end of the scion cut slantwise.          {Saddle grafting}, a mode of grafting in which a deep cleft             is made in the end of the scion by two sloping cuts, and             the end of the stock is made wedge-shaped to fit the cleft             in the scion, which is placed upon it saddlewise.          {Side grafting}, a mode of grafting in which the scion, cut             quite across very obliquely, so as to give it the form of             a slender wedge, is thrust down inside of the bark of the             stock or stem into which it is inserted, the cut side of             the scion being next the wood of the stock.          {Skin grafting}. (Surg.) See {Autoplasty.}          {Splice grafting} (Hort.), a method of grafting by cutting             the ends of the scion and stock completely across and             obliquely, in such a manner that the sections are of the             same shape, then lapping the ends so that the one cut             surface exactly fits the other, and securing them by tying             or otherwise.          {Whip grafting}, tongue grafting, the same as splice             grafting, except that a cleft or slit is made in the end             of both scion and stock, in the direction of the grain and             in the middle of the sloping surface, forming a kind of             tongue, so that when put together, the tongue of each is             inserted in the slit of the other.          {Grafting scissors}, a surgeon's scissors, used in             rhinoplastic operations, etc.          {Grafting tool}.             (a) Any tool used in grafting.             (b) A very strong curved spade used in digging canals.          {Grafting wax}, a composition of rosin, beeswax tallow, etc.,             used in binding up the wounds of newly grafted trees.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whip \Whip\, n. [OE. whippe. See {Whip}, v. t.]       1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for             correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a             handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a             flexible rod. [bd][A] whip's lash.[b8] --Chaucer.                         In his right hand he holds a whip, with which he is                      supposed to drive the horses of the sun. --Addison.          2. A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip.             --Beaconsfield.          3. (Mach.)             (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the                   sails are spread.             (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.          4. (Naut.)             (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light                   bodies.             (b) The long pennant. See {Pennant}             (a)          5. A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.          6. (Eng. Politics)             (a) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to                   enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of                   the members of a Parliament party at any important                   session, especially when their votes are needed.             (b) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be                   in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to                   be taken.          {Whip and spur}, with the utmost haste.          {Whip crane}, [or] {Whip purchase}, a simple form of crane             having a small drum from which the load is suspended,             turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on             the same axle.          {Whip gin}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}.          {Whip grafting}. See under {Grafting}.          {Whip hand}, the hand with which the whip is used; hence,             advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a             person. --Dryden.          {Whip ray} (Zo[94]l.), the European eagle ray. See under             {Ray}.          {Whip roll} (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a             loom, on which the warp threads rest.          {Whip scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             arachnids belonging to {Thelyphonus} and allied genera.             They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long,             slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the             body, instead of a sting.          {Whip snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of             slender snakes. Specifically:             (a) A bright green South American tree snake ({Philodryas                   viridissimus}) having a long and slender body. It is                   not venomous. Called also {emerald whip snake}.             (b) The coachwhip snake.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whipcord \Whip"cord`\, n.       A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for       making whiplashes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whipgraft \Whip"graft`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whipgrafted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Whipgrafting}.]       To graft by cutting the scion and stock in a certain manner.       See {Whip grafting}, under {Grafting}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whipgraft \Whip"graft`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whipgrafted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Whipgrafting}.]       To graft by cutting the scion and stock in a certain manner.       See {Whip grafting}, under {Grafting}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whipgraft \Whip"graft`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whipgrafted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Whipgrafting}.]       To graft by cutting the scion and stock in a certain manner.       See {Whip grafting}, under {Grafting}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apron string \A"pron string`\       The string of an apron.          {To be tied to a} {wife's [or] mother's} {apron strings}, to             be unduly controlled by a wife or mother.                         He was so made that he could not submit to be tied                      to the apron strings even of the best of wives.                                                                               --Macaulay.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Waipio Acres, HI (CDP, FIPS 80000)       Location: 21.47416 N, 158.02013 W       Population (1990): 5304 (1836 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Webbs Cross Road, KY       Zip code(s): 42642
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
WabiServer          An addition to {Wabi} which allows       the {Microsoft Windows} application to run on a {server},       e.g. a powerful {Intel}-based computer, with users accessing       it from their desktop which can be a cheap computer such as an       {X terminal}.          (1997-01-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
web server          {HTTP server}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Web Services          A business and technology       term encompassing the possibility of openly working with other       business, {developers}, and {programs} through       publicly-available open {APIs}.          See {UDDI}, {WSDL}, {Simple Object Access Protocol}.          {W3C Web Services Activity (http://www.w3.org/2002/ws)}.          (2002-06-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
WebCrawler          A free {World-Wide Web} {search engine}       developed by Brian Pinkerton at the {University of Washington}       and now moved to {America Online, Inc}.   WebCrawler collects       {URL}s by searching the {Internet} and allows users to perform       keyword searches through a World-Wide Web {browser}.          {Home (http://webcrawler.com/)}.          (1995-11-28)