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"the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet is usually a consonant but sometimes it is a vowel forming the second element of certain diphthongs as in few how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetit

"One who or that which waddles."

"Woad." — "To go; to move forward." — "To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move sinking at each step as in water mud sand etc." — "Hence to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed /lowly among ob

"A thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer." — "A soft indented cake cooked in a waffle iron."

"To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet to lay; to wager; as to wage a dollar." — "To expose one's self to as a risk; to incur as a danger; to venture; to hazard." — "To engage in as a co

"A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage n. 2."

"A wheeled carriage; a vehicle on four wheels and usually drawn by horses; especially one used for carrying freight or merchandise." — "A freight car on a railway." — "A chariot" — "The Dipper or Charles's Wain."

"That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips." — "Hence the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.) that part of a vessel's

"To watch; to observe; to take notice." — "To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart." — "To stay for; to rest

"of Wait"

"of Wait" — "a. & n. from Wait v."

"The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension any track; as the wake of an army." — "To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep." — "To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night revel." — "To

"of Wake" — "The act of waking or the state or period of being awake." — "A watch; a watching."

"To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically of two-legged creatures to proceed at a slower or faster rate but without running or lifting one foot entirely before the other touc

"of Walk"

"One who walks; a pedestrian." — "That with which one walks; a foot." — "A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester." — "A fuller of cloth." — "Any ambulatorial orthopterou

"of Walk" — "a. & n. from Walk v."

"A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale." — "A work or structure of stone brick or other materials raised to some height and intended for defense or security solid and permanent inclosing

"A bag or sack for carrying about the person as a bag for carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a beggar's receptacle for charity; a peddler's pack." — "A pocketbook for keeping money about the person."

"To roll or wallow; to welter."

"Won." — "Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid." — "The quality of being wan; wanness." — "To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks." — "of Win"

"of Wander" — "a. & n. from Wander v."

"The jaw jawbone or cheek bone." — "A slap; a blow." — "See Whang."

"The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing." — "Sp

"of Want"

"of Want" — "Absent; lacking; missing; also deficient; destitute; needy; as one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion."

"Ware; aware." — "A contest between nations or states carried on by force whether for defence for revenging insults and redressing wrongs for the extension of commerce for the acquisition of territory for obtaining an

"The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch n. 1." — "One who or that which guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; pr

"A room or apartment where clothes are kept or wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes." — "Wearing apparel in general; articles of dress or personal decoration." — "A privy."

"A storehouse for wares or goods." — "To deposit or secure in a warehouse." — "To place in the warehouse of the government or customhouse stores to be kept until duties are paid."