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noun (uncountable)
- Small beads made from polished shells, formerly used as money and jewelry by certain Native American peoples
- (informal) Money
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| war bonnet |
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noun
- A ceremonial headdress, decorated with a trail extension of eagle feathers, worn by by some American Indians
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| warlock |
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noun
- The male equivalent of witch.
- (obsolete) A traitor or oath-breaker.
- (obsolete) The Devil, Satan; a demon.
- (originally Scotland and Northern UK) A man in league with the Devil; a male magic-user, a wizard.
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| warpath |
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noun
- a course of action that leads to battle or hostility
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| wickiup |
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noun - a domed hut, similar to a wigwam, used by some semi-nomadic Native American tribes.
- 1992: At that time there were still indians camped on the western plains and late in the day he passed in his riding a scattered group of their wickiups propped upon that scoured and trembling waste. " Cormac McCarthy?, All the Pretty Horses
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| widow |
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noun
- A woman whose husband has died (and has not re-married)
- (informal, in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport etc
- A golf-
- (printing) a single line of type, that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column
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| widower |
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noun
- A man whose wife has died (and who has not re-married)
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| wife |
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noun (wives)
- A marry, married woman.
- The female of a pair of mated animals.
- A new for the gander is introduced into the pen.
- (context, Geordie, dialect) A woman (compare old wife and aad wife).
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| wigwam |
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noun - A Native American dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats.
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| wikiup |
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noun
- Spelling variant of wickiup
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| witch |
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noun
- A (usually female) person who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft (according to the OED, its use in the masculine is "now only dialectal").
- (derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.
- I hate that old witch.
verb to witch (third-person singular simple present witches, present participle witching, simple past witched, past participle witched)
- to dowse for water
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| witchcraft |
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noun
- The practice of witches; magic, sorcery or the use supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
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| witch doctor |
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noun
- A person who is believed to heal through magical powers; a shaman.
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