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Wading BirdnounMWEany of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of foodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wading PoolnounMWEa shallow pool for childrenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Waffle IronnounMWEa kitchen appliance for baking wafflesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wage ClaimnounMWEthe wage demanded from management for workers by their union representativesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wage ConcessionnounMWEan agreement to raise wagesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wage EarnernounMWEsomeone who earn wages in return for their laborverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wage FloornounMWEfloor below which wages are not allowed to fallverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wage FreezenounMWEa freeze of wages at a given levelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wage HikenounMWEthe amount a salary is increasedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wage IncreasenounMWEthe amount a salary is increasedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wage ScalenounMWEa schedule of wages paid for different jobsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wage SchedulenounMWEa schedule of wages paid for different jobsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wage SetternounMWEany economic condition or variable that serves to set wage ratesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wagon TirenounMWEa metal hoop forming the tread of a wheelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wagon TrainnounMWEa procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single fileverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wagon WheelnounMWEa wheel of a wagonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Waist AnchornounMWEspare anchor for use in emergencyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Waist PacknounMWEa small pouch, usually with a zipper, that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waistverifiedMay 18, 2026
wait onverbMWEwork for or be a servant toverifiedJun 3, 2026
Waiter's AssistantnounMWEa restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Waiting AreanounMWEa room as in a hotel or airport with seating where people can waitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Waiting GamenounMWEa strategy of delayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Waiting LinenounMWEa line of people or vehicles waiting for somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Waiting ListnounMWEa roster of those waiting to obtain somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Waiting RoomnounMWEa room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can waitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wake BoardnounMWEa buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboatverifiedMay 18, 2026
wake upverbMWEcause to become awake or consciousverifiedJun 3, 2026
Wake-Up CallnounMWEa telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time, usually in hotelsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wake-Up SignalnounMWE(military) signal to wake upverifiedMay 18, 2026
Waking UpnounMWEthe act of wakingverifiedMay 18, 2026
walk aboutverbMWEwalk with no particular goalcandidateJun 3, 2026
walk aroundverbMWEbehave in a certain manner or have certain propertiescandidateJun 3, 2026
walk awayverbMWEgo away fromcandidateJun 3, 2026
Walk of LifenounMWEcareers in generalverifiedMay 18, 2026
walk offverbMWEtake without permissioncandidateJun 3, 2026
walk on airverbMWEfeel extreme happiness or elationcandidateJun 3, 2026
walk outverbMWEleave suddenly, often as an expression of disapprovalverifiedJun 3, 2026
walk out ofverbMWEleave, usually as an expression of disapprovalcandidateJun 3, 2026
walk oververbMWEbeat easilycandidateJun 3, 2026
walk throughverbMWEperform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsalverifiedJun 3, 2026
Walk-through drill/simulation testnounMWEThis test represents a preliminary step in the overall testing process that may be used for training employees but not as a preferred testing methodology. During this test, participants choose a specific scenario and apply the BCP to it.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Walk-Up ApartmentnounMWEan apartment in a building without an elevatorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walking DelegatenounMWEa union representative who visits workers at their jobs to see whether agreements are observedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walking FernnounMWEferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walking LeafnounMWEferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walking on AirnounMWEa state of extreme happinessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walking PapersnounMWE(informal) a notice of dismissal or dischargeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walking ShoenounMWEa light comfortable shoe designed for vigorous walkingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walking SticknounMWEany of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall BarleynounMWEEuropean annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerowsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall BracketnounMWEa support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall ClocknounMWEa clock mounted on a wallverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall CreepernounMWEcrimson-and-grey songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern AfricaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall FernnounMWEmat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east AsiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall GermandernounMWEEuropean perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose flowers with red and white spotsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall HangingnounMWEdecoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a windowverifiedMay 18, 2026
wall inverbMWEenclose with a wallverifiedJun 3, 2026
Wall of SilencenounMWEthe secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall PaintingnounMWEa painting that is applied to a wall surfaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall PanelnounMWEpaneling that forms part of a wallverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall PellitorynounMWEherb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall PeppernounMWEmossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall PlatenounMWEplate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the loadverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall PlugnounMWEreceptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devicesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall RocknounMWEa rock immediately adjacent to a vein or faultverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall RocketnounMWEyellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste placesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall RuenounMWEsmall delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall Rue SpleenwortnounMWEsmall delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall SocketnounMWEreceptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devicesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall TentnounMWEa canvas tent with four vertical wallsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wall UnitnounMWEa piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a roomverifiedMay 18, 2026
wall upverbMWEenclose with a wallverifiedJun 3, 2026
Wallet cardnounMWEPortable information cards that provide emergency communications information for customers and employees.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Walleyed PikenounMWEpike-like freshwater perchesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walnut BlightnounMWEa disease of English walnut treesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walnut FamilynounMWEtrees having usually edible nuts: butternutsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walnut OilnounMWEoil from walnutsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walnut TreenounMWEany of various trees of the genus JuglansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walrus MoustachenounMWEa bushy droopy mustacheverifiedMay 18, 2026
Walrus MustachenounMWEa bushy droopy mustacheverifiedMay 18, 2026
waltz aroundverbMWEdance a waltzverifiedJun 3, 2026
Wandering AlbatrossnounMWEvery large albatrossverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wandering NervenounMWEa mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal visceraverifiedMay 18, 2026
Want AdnounMWEa newspaper advertisement stating what is wantedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wanted NoticenounMWEa public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Wanted PosternounMWEa public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some personverifiedMay 18, 2026
wanton awayverbMWEspend wastefullyverifiedJun 3, 2026
War AdvocacynounMWEa policy of advocating warverifiedMay 18, 2026
War BabynounMWEconceived or born during warverifiedMay 18, 2026
War BridenounMWEbride of a serviceman during wartimeverifiedMay 18, 2026
War ChalkingnounMWEWar chalking is marking areas, usually on sidewalks with chalk, that receive wireless signals that can be accessed.verifiedAug 30, 2026
War ChestnounMWEa fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)verifiedMay 18, 2026
War CloudnounMWEan ominous sign that war threatensverifiedMay 18, 2026
War CorrespondentnounMWEa journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcastverifiedMay 18, 2026
War CrimenounMWEa crime committed in wartimeverifiedMay 18, 2026
War CriminalnounMWEan offender who violates international law during times of warverifiedMay 18, 2026
War CrynounMWEa yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battleverifiedMay 18, 2026
War DancenounMWEa ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victoryverifiedMay 18, 2026
War DialernounMWEA computer program that automatically dials a series of telephone numbers to find lines connected to computer systems, and catalogs those numbers so that a cracker can try to break into the systems.verifiedMay 9, 2026
War DialingnounMWEWar dialing is a simple means of trying to identify modems in a telephone exchange that may be susceptible to compromise in an attempt to circumvent perimeter security.verifiedMay 9, 2026