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Winter Crookneck SquashnounMWEany of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necksverified
Winter FernnounMWElarge branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowersverified
Winter Flowering CherrynounMWEshrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowersverified
Winter HazelnounMWEany of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leavesverified
Winter MelonnounMWEany of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smellverified
Winter Melon VinenounMWEany of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smellverified
Winter MushroomnounMWEan edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms areverified
Winter RosenounMWEEuropean evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowersverified
Winter SavorynounMWEerect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thymeverified
Winter SquashnounMWEany of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and can be stored for several monthsverified
Winter Squash PlantnounMWEany of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fallverified
Winter SweetnounMWEmedium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruitsverified
Winter's BarknounMWESouth American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswoodverified
Winter's Bark FamilynounMWEsmall family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowinteraverified
Winter's Bark TreenounMWESouth American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswoodverified
Wintergreen FamilynounMWEevergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthiliaverified
Wintergreen OilnounMWEoil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plantverified
Wiper ArmnounMWEcontact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outletverified
Wire GrassnounMWEhandsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumnverified
Wire Matrix PrinternounMWEan impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styliverified
Wire PrinternounMWEan impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styliverified
Wire ServicenounMWEan agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronicallyverified
Wire StrippernounMWEa hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wireverified
Wire-Haired Pointing GriffonnounMWEbreed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coatverified
Wired Equivalent PrivacynounMWEA security protocol, specified in the IEEE 802.11 standard, that is designed to provide a WLAN with a level of security and privacy comparable to what is usually expected of a wired LAN. WEP is no longer considered a viable encryption mechanism due to known weaknesses.verified
Wireless Access PointnounMWEA device that acts as a conduit to connect wireless communication devices together to allow them to communicate and create a wireless network.verified
Wireless Application ProtocolnounMWEA standard that defines the way in which Internet communications and other advanced services are provided on wireless mobile devices.verified
Wireless application protocol (WAP)nounMWEA data transmission standard to deliver wireless markup language (WML) content.verified
Wireless communicationnounMWEThe transfer of signals from place to place without cables, usually using infrared light or radio waves.verified
Wireless FidelitynounMWEa local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feetverified
Wireless gateway servernounMWEA computer (server) that transmits messages between a computer network and a cellular telephone or other wireless access device.verified
Wireless local area networknounMWEA group of wireless networking devices within a limited geographic area, such as an office building, that exchange data through radio communications. The security of each WLAN is heavily dependent on how well each WLAN component—including client devices, APs, and wireless switches—is secured throughout the WLAN lifecycle, from initial WLAN design and deployment through ongoing maintenance and monitoring.candidate
Wireless TechnologynounMWETechnology that permits the transfer of information between separated points without physical connection. Note: Currently wireless technologies use infrared, acoustic, radio frequency, and optical.verified
Wireless TelegraphnounMWEthe use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code)verified
Wireless TelegraphynounMWEthe use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code)verified
Wisdom BooknounMWEany of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdomverified
Wisdom LiteraturenounMWEany of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdomverified
Witch AldernounMWEany of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn colorverified
Witch BroomnounMWEan abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbanceverified
Witch HazelnounMWElotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plantverified
Witch-Hazel FamilynounMWEcomprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small generaverified
Witches' BroomnounMWEan abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbanceverified
Withdrawal MethodnounMWEa method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculationverified
Withdrawal SymptomnounMWEany physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of the drugverified
Withholding TaxnounMWEincome tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employerverified