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Works CouncilnounMWE(chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etcverified
World PremierenounMWE(music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the worldverified
World Wide WebnounMWEThe global, hypermedia-based collection of information and services that is available on Internet servers and is accessed by browsers using Hypertext Transfer Protocol and other information retrieval mechanisms.verified
Worldly ConcernnounMWEthe concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlifeverified
Worldly GoodnounMWEa commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beingsverified
Worldly PossessionnounMWEa commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beingsverified
WORM (Acronym)nounMWEWrite once, read many times. A type of optical disk where a computer can save information once, can then read that information, but cannot change it.verified
Worm FishnounMWEpoorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes related to gobiesverified
Worm GearnounMWEgear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel)verified
Worm SalamandernounMWEany of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United Statesverified
Wormwood SagenounMWEsilky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphereverified
Wrist JointnounMWEa joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bonesverified
Writ of CertiorarinounMWEa common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular caseverified
Writ of DetinuenounMWEa writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detainedverified
Writ of ErrornounMWEa judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trialverified
Writ of ExecutionnounMWEa routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it outverified
Writ of MandamusnounMWEan extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretionverified
Writ of ProhibitionnounMWEa judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular caseverified
Write blockernounMWEA devices that allows the acquisition of information on a drive without creating the possibility of accidentally damaging the driveverified
Write protectnounMWEThe use of hardware or software to prevent data to be overwritten or deletedverified
Write-In CandidatenounMWEa candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the votersverified
Writer's CrampnounMWEmuscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencilverified
Writing BoardnounMWEwork surface consisting of a wide lightweight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writingverified
Writing DesknounMWEa portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surfaceverified
Writing SystemnounMWEa method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbolsverified
Written CommunicationnounMWEcommunication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)verified
Written DocumentnounMWEwriting that provides information (especially information of an official nature)verified
Written LanguagenounMWEcommunication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)verified