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abbreviation
- Washington, a state of the United States of America.
- (netball) wing attack
initialism
- Western Australia
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proper noun
- a city in New South Wales, Australia
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| Wales |
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proper noun
- A principality in the west of, and one of the constituent nations of, the United Kingdom.
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| Walker |
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proper noun
- an northern English occupational surname from the occupation of treating cloth by "walking" it
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| Wallachia |
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proper noun
- A former principality in Eastern Europe, now part of South Romania.
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| Warren |
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proper noun
- A surname.
- (given name, male) used in medieval England and revived in the nineteenth century, partly with reference to the surname.
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| Warrington |
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proper noun
- A town in Cheshire, England
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| Warsaw |
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proper noun
- The capital of Poland.
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| Warwick |
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proper noun
- The county town of Warwickshire, England
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| Warwickshire |
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proper noun
- An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.
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| wash |
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noun (washes)
- The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water.
- The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
- The sound of breaking of the seas e.g. on the shore.
- The wake of a moving ship.
- The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
- A lotion with medicinal or hygienic properties.
- Mouthwash
- Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
- A shallow body of water.
- (rfv-sense) In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo; wadi
- 1997 Stanley Desmond Smith, et al. Physiological Ecology of North American Desert Plants, Nature
- :In some desert- systems (which have been termed "xero-riparian")
- 1999 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert
- :" though the may carry surface water for only a few hours a year.
- 2005 Le Hayes Pilgrims in the Desert: The Early History of the East Mojave Desert
- :Rock Spring Wash continues a short distance then joins Watson Wash. Water from Rock Spring comes out of the boulder strewn and disappears into the sand
- A lack of progress or regress; no change
- ''His first week at the new job was a , since he spent so much time learning the system instead of using it. <!--is there a corresponding verb sense?--No, AFAIK>
verb (wash, es)
- To clean with water.
- To move by the force of water in motion (as in the flood washed away houses).
- (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
- (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
- (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
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| Washington |
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proper noun
- w:George Washington, George Washington, the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army and first President of the United States of America, from 1789 to 1797.
- Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States since 1800.
- (context, by synecdoche) The government or administrative authority of the United States.
- "Washington"s conclusion that Israel likely misused U.S.-made cluster munitions by firing them at civilian areas in Lebanon has brought new pressure on Israel to review its wartime practices." " http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/israel_cluster_bombs Cluster-bomb report weighs on Israel, Yahoo News, January 30, 2007.
- A (USstate) Capital: Olympia.
- A town in the county of Tyne and Wear in the Northeast of England.
- (given name, male) popular during the first century of American independence, also in the form George Washington.
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| Waterford |
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proper noun
- A city in Munster, Ireland
- A former county of Ireland, see Wikipedia:County Waterford
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| Waterloo |
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noun
- A notable and decisive defeat for an individual; often in the phrase meet one's Waterloo.
proper noun
- The name of any of several villages, towns, and city, cities around the world.
- A battle fought at Waterloo, Belgium on June 18, 1815, resulting in the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. Also, Battle of Waterloo.
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| Wausau |
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proper noun
- a city in north-central Wisconsin
- a town in north-central Wisconsin
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| Wayne |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), transferred use of the surname.
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| weald |
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noun
- A wood or forest; a wooded land or region; also, an open country; -- often used in place names.
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| Webster |
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proper noun
- An English surname.
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| Wellington |
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noun
- A gumboot.
proper noun
- The capital of New Zealand.
- The Government of New Zealand
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| Wells |
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proper noun
- a small cathedral city in Somerset, England; the smallest city in England.
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| West Bank |
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proper noun west, West bank, Bank
- A territory on the west bank of the Jordan river, claimed by both Israel and Palestine
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| West Bengal |
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proper noun - State in eastern India which has Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) as its capital.
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| West Berlin |
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proper noun
- The western part of Berlin, between 1949 and 1990
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| Western Sahara |
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proper noun western, Western Sahara
- A territory in northern Africa and a former Spain, Spanish colony, now mostly occupation, occupied by Morocco.
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| Western Samoa |
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proper noun western, Western Samoa
- The former name of Samoa, from 1914 to 1997
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| West Flanders |
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proper noun
- The westernmost province of Belgium and Flanders, with capital Bruges.
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| West Frisian Islands |
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proper noun west, West Frisian islands, Islands
- A chain of islands in the North Sea, belonging to the Netherlands, part of the Frisian Islands.
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| West Germany |
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proper noun
- A former country in Europe, now part of Germany. Officially called the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG).
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| West Midlands |
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proper noun
- A metropolitan county in England.
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| Westminster |
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proper noun (wikipedia, City of Westminster)
(or the City of Westminster)
- (London) A borough of London; it includes the principal offices of the British government
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| Westmorland |
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proper noun
- A traditional county in the north-west of England, bordered by Cumberland, County Durham, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Morecambe Bay; part of Cumbria for administrative purposes.
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| Weston |
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proper noun
- Any of many placenames in England and Scotland
- An English and Scottish habitational surname.
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| West Pakistan |
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proper noun
- The western part of Pakistan before it split from Bangladesh
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| Westphalia |
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proper noun
- A former province of Germany, now part of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony; Westfalen.
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| West Sussex |
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proper noun - A county in south east England bordered by East Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey and the English Channel.
category:English counties
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| West Virginia |
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proper noun - A (USstate) Capital: Charleston.
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| West Yorkshire |
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proper noun
- ((1974 to 1986) A metropolitan county in the north of England corresponding to most of the former West Riding of Yorkshire.
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| Weymouth |
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proper noun
- a town in Dorset, England
- a city in Norfolk Country, Massachusetts
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| whales |
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noun - (plural of, whale)
verb
- (third-person singular of, whale)
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| wheeling |
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verb
- (present participle of, wheel)
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| Whitby |
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proper noun
- A town and seaport in North Yorkshire, England
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| Whitehall |
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proper noun - (London) a wide street in Westminster between Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square; it houses several government offices
- a personification of the British government or civil service
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| Whitehorse |
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proper noun - Capital of the Yukon Territory (Canada).
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| White Russia |
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proper noun
- (obsolete) Literal name of Belarus, a country in Eastern Europe.
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| whitewater |
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noun
- (alternative spelling of, white water)
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| Whitney |
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proper noun
- A habitational surname.
- (given name, female) derived from the surname, popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
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| WI |
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abbreviation
- Wisconsin, a state of the United States of America.
- Women's Institute.
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| wick |
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noun
- (context, usually of fabric or paper) Something that transports liquid by capillary action, usually a woven string, cord, or strap
- (context, especially on a candle, kerosene heater or oil lamp) The porous cord that delivers liquid fuel to the base of the flame for conversion to gases for burning.
- Trim the fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.
- (curling) A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction.
verb
- (transitive) To transmit liquid by capillary action
- The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.
adjective
- (rfv-inflection, more wick, Should this be "wicker"?)
- lively, mischievous or wicked
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| Wiesbaden |
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proper noun
- The capital city of the state of Hesse, in Germany
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| wight |
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noun
- (archaic) A living creature, especially a human being.
- (context, paganism) A being of one of the Nine Worlds of heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.
adjective
- (archaic except in dialects) brave, valorous, strong
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| Wilhelmina |
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proper noun
- (given name, female) of German origin; the female form of William.
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| Willoughby |
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proper noun
- Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere, derived from Old English wilig meaning willow and Old Norse byr meaning settlement
- An English habitational surname derived from any of the places in England
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| Wilson |
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proper noun (PersonalName?)
- An English, Scottish and northern Irish patronymic surname derived from the given name Will (short form of William)
- (given name, male) derived from the surname.
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| Wilton |
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proper noun - A type of carpet, originally made in the town of Wilton.
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| Wiltshire |
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proper noun
- An inland county of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire and Berkshire.
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| Wimbledon |
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proper noun
- A borough of London
- The w:The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Championships, a prestigious tennis tournament
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| Winchester |
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noun
- The county town of Hampshire, England; w:Winchester (disambiguation), one of the towns named after it.
- Usual shortened form for Winchester rifle or a bottle holding a Winchester quart.
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| Windhoek |
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proper noun
- The capital of Namibia.
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| Windsor |
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proper noun
- A town in Berkshire, England - famous for w:Windsor Castle, Windsor Castle
- Several other places in England, Australia, Canada and the United States
- An English habitational surname from the town in Berkshire
- A male given name transferred from the surname
- The Royal w:House of Windsor, House of Windsor
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| Winnebago |
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proper noun
- a Native American people of Wisconsin and Nebraska
- the language of this people
- a brand of American recreational vehicle
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| Winnipeg |
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proper noun
- provincial, Provincial capital of Manitoba (Canada).
- A large lake in Manitoba.
- A river that flows 200 miles into Lake Winnipeg.
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| Wis. |
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abbreviation - Wisconsin
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| Wisconsin |
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proper noun - A (USstate) Capital: Madison.
- A river flowing 430 miles from Wisconsin to the Mississippi River.
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| Wollongong |
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proper noun
- A coastal city in New South Wales, Australia.
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| Wolverhampton |
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proper noun
- A city in the West Midlands of England.
category:Cities
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| wolverine |
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noun (plural wolverines)
- A solitary, fierce member of the weasel family; Gulo gulo
- A comic book character found in Marvel Comics.
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| woodland |
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noun
- land covered with woody vegetation
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a creature or object growing, living, or existing in a woodland
- The creatures ran from the fire.
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| Woods |
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proper noun
- an English topographic surname, variant of Wood
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| Woodstock |
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proper noun
- w:Woodstock Festival, Woodstock Festival, an American music festival
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| Worcester |
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proper noun
- A city in Worcestershire, England
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| Worcestershire |
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proper noun
- A midland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
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| worms |
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noun
- Plural of worm.
verb
- Third-person singular simple present of to worm.
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| worth |
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noun
- Monetary value.
- I"ll have a dollar's of candy, please.
- merit, Merit, excellence.
- Our new director is a man whose is well acknowledged.
verb (worths, worthing, or worthed, , worthed, or worthen)
- (context, obsolete, except in set phrases) To be, become, betide.
- Woe the man that crosses me.
adjective
- equal, Equal in value to; proper to be exchanged for.
- My house now is double what I paid for it.
- deserving, Deserving of.
- I think you"ll find my proposal your attention.
- (context, obsolete, except in Scots) valuable, Valuable, worth while.
- Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.
- This job is hardly the effort.
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| WY |
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abbreviation
- Wyoming, a state of the United States of America.
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| Wyandotte |
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noun
- A breed of poultry.
- "The is the classic example of a fine breed which has been spoiled through over-concentration on eggs to the detriment of other characteristics. See ref. p39.
proper noun
- alternative spelling of Wyandot
- As they approached Knaggs recognised among them Jack Brandy, a chief, and George Blue Jacket, a Shawnee chief.'' - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/gOhio.html History of the Knaggs family of Ohio and Michigan
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| Wyoming |
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proper noun - A (USstate) Capital: Cheyenne.
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