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   wangle
         n 1: an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or
               trickery [syn: {wangle}, {wangling}]
         v 1: achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
               [syn: {wangle}, {finagle}, {manage}]
         2: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures";
            "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: {fudge},
            {manipulate}, {fake}, {falsify}, {cook}, {wangle},
            {misrepresent}]

English Dictionary: winkle by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wangler
n
  1. a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods [syn: finagler, wangler]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wangling
n
  1. an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
    Synonym(s): wangle, wangling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wankel engine
n
  1. a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts
    Synonym(s): Wankel engine, Wankel rotary engine, epitrochoidal engine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wankel rotary engine
n
  1. a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts
    Synonym(s): Wankel engine, Wankel rotary engine, epitrochoidal engine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Winckelmann
n
  1. German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768)
    Synonym(s): Winckelmann, Johann Winckelmann, Johann Joachim Winckelmann
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wine cellar
n
  1. storage space where wines are stored [syn: cellar, {wine cellar}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wine cooler
n
  1. a bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine [syn: {wine bucket}, wine cooler]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wine-colored
n
  1. a red as dark as red wine [syn: wine, wine-colored, wine-coloured]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wine-coloured
n
  1. a red as dark as red wine [syn: wine, wine-colored, wine-coloured]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wineglass
n
  1. a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wineglass heel
n
  1. a heel on a woman's shoe in the shape of a wineglass
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wing elm
n
  1. North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections
    Synonym(s): winged elm, wing elm, Ulmus alata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wing loading
n
  1. the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wingless
adj
  1. lacking wings
    Antonym(s): winged
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
winglike
adj
  1. resembling a wing in shape or position
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
winkle
n
  1. small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn: periwinkle, winkle]
  2. edible marine gastropod
    Synonym(s): periwinkle, winkle
v
  1. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
    Synonym(s): twinkle, winkle, scintillate
  2. gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
    Synonym(s): flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
  3. remove or displace from a position
    Synonym(s): winkle, winkle out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
winkle out
v
  1. force from a place or position; "The committee winkled out the unqualified candidates"
  2. remove or displace from a position
    Synonym(s): winkle, winkle out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Winslow
n
  1. English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)
    Synonym(s): Winslow, Edward Winslow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Winslow Homer
n
  1. United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)
    Synonym(s): Homer, Winslow Homer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wankle \Wan"kle\, a. [AS. wancol.]
      Not to be depended on; weak; unstable. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wenchless \Wench"less\, a.
      Being without a wench. -- Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Whinchat \Whin"chat`\, n. [So called because it frequents
      whins.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A small warbler ({Pratincola rubetra}) common in Europe; --
      called also {whinchacker}, {whincheck}, {whin-clocharet}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Wine bag}, a wine skin.
  
      {Wine biscuit}, a kind of sweet biscuit served with wine.
  
      {Wine cask}, a cask for holding wine, or which holds, or has
            held, wine.
  
      {Wine cellar}, a cellar adapted or used for storing wine.
  
      {Wine cooler}, a vessel of porous earthenware used to cool
            wine by the evaporation of water; also, a stand for wine
            bottles, containing ice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Wine bag}, a wine skin.
  
      {Wine biscuit}, a kind of sweet biscuit served with wine.
  
      {Wine cask}, a cask for holding wine, or which holds, or has
            held, wine.
  
      {Wine cellar}, a cellar adapted or used for storing wine.
  
      {Wine cooler}, a vessel of porous earthenware used to cool
            wine by the evaporation of water; also, a stand for wine
            bottles, containing ice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wineglass \Wine"glass`\, n.
      A small glass from which to drink wine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wineglassful \Wine"glass`ful\;, n. pl. {Wineglassfuls}.
      As much as a wineglass will hold; enough to fill a wineglass.
      It is usually reckoned at two fluid ounces, or four
      tablespoonfuls.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wineglassful \Wine"glass`ful\;, n. pl. {Wineglassfuls}.
      As much as a wineglass will hold; enough to fill a wineglass.
      It is usually reckoned at two fluid ounces, or four
      tablespoonfuls.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {On the wing}.
            (a) Supported by, or flying with, the wings another.
  
      {On the wings of the wind}, with the utmost velocity.
  
      {Under the wing}, [or] {wings}, {of}, under the care or
            protection of.
  
      {Wing and wing} (Naut.), with sails hauled out on either
            side; -- said of a schooner, or her sails, when going
            before the wind with the foresail on one side and the
            mainsail on the other; also said of a square-rigged vessel
            which has her studding sails set. Cf. {Goosewinged}.
  
      {Wing case} (Zo[94]l.), one of the anterior wings of beetles,
            and of some other insects, when thickened and used to
            protect the hind wings; an elytron; -- called also {wing
            cover}.
  
      {Wing covert} (Zo[94]l.), one of the small feathers covering
            the bases of the wing quills. See {Covert}, n., 2.
  
      {Wing gudgeon} (Mach.), an iron gudgeon for the end of a
            wooden axle, having thin, broad projections to prevent it
            from turning in the wood. See Illust. of {Gudgeon}.
  
      {Wing shell} (Zo[94]l.), wing case of an insect.
  
      {Wing stroke}, the stroke or sweep of a wing.
  
      {Wing transom} (Naut.), the uppermost transom of the stern;
            -- called also {main transom}. --J. Knowles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wing-leaved \Wing"-leaved`\, a. (Bot.)
      Having pinnate or pinnately divided leaves.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wingless \Wing"less\, a.
      Having no wings; not able to ascend or fly.
  
      {Wingless bird} (Zo[94]l.), the apteryx.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wingless \Wing"less\, a.
      Having no wings; not able to ascend or fly.
  
      {Wingless bird} (Zo[94]l.), the apteryx.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Winglet \Wing"let\, n.
      1. A little wing; a very small wing.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A bastard wing, or alula.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wing-shell \Wing"-shell`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of various species of marine bivalve shells
            belonging to the genus {Avicula}, in which the hinge
            border projects like a wing.
      (b) Any marine gastropod shell of the genus {Strombus}. See
            {Strombus}.
      (c) Any pteropod shell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any periwinkle. --Holland.
      (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the
            United States, either of two species of {Fulgar} ({F.
            canaliculata}, and {F. carica}).
  
      Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large
               numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking
               their blood.
  
      {Sting winkle}, a European spinose marine shell ({Murex
            erinaceus}). See Illust. of {Murex}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Winkle-hawk \Win"kle-hawk`\, n. [D. winkel-haak a carpenter's
      square.]
      A rectangular rent made in cloth; -- called also
      {winkle-hole}. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Winkle-hawk \Win"kle-hawk`\, n. [D. winkel-haak a carpenter's
      square.]
      A rectangular rent made in cloth; -- called also
      {winkle-hole}. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wooingly \Woo"ing*ly\, adv.
      In a wooing manner; enticingly; with persuasiveness. --Shak.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Winkelman, AZ (town, FIPS 83790)
      Location: 32.98900 N, 110.76958 W
      Population (1990): 676 (297 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 85292

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Winkler County, TX (county, FIPS 495)
      Location: 31.85968 N, 103.04745 W
      Population (1990): 8626 (3708 housing units)
      Area: 2178.5 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Winslow, AR (city, FIPS 76190)
      Location: 35.80094 N, 94.13169 W
      Population (1990): 342 (147 housing units)
      Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 72959
   Winslow, AZ (city, FIPS 83930)
      Location: 35.02778 N, 110.70693 W
      Population (1990): 8190 (3108 housing units)
      Area: 30.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 86047
   Winslow, IL (village, FIPS 82543)
      Location: 42.49239 N, 89.79630 W
      Population (1990): 317 (143 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 61089
   Winslow, IN (town, FIPS 84968)
      Location: 38.38375 N, 87.21266 W
      Population (1990): 875 (420 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 47598
   Winslow, ME (CDP, FIPS 86480)
      Location: 44.55335 N, 69.60896 W
      Population (1990): 5436 (2270 housing units)
      Area: 15.7 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 04901
   Winslow, NE (village, FIPS 53415)
      Location: 41.60880 N, 96.50474 W
      Population (1990): 140 (45 housing units)
      Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Winslow, NJ
      Zip code(s): 08004
   Winslow, WA (city, FIPS 79345)
      Location: 47.62965 N, 122.51778 W
      Population (1990): 3081 (1596 housing units)
      Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Wang Laboratories
  
      Computer manufacturer, known for their {office automation}
      products.
  
      Quarterly sales $208M, profits $3M (Aug 1994).
  
      (1994-09-26)
  
  
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