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Water Star GrassnounMWEgrassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossomsverified
Water StarwortnounMWEany of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leavesverified
Water StomanounMWEa pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plantsverified
Water VapornounMWEwater in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperatureverified
Water VapournounMWEwater in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperatureverified
Water Vascular SystemnounMWEsystem of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respirationverified
Water VioletnounMWEfeatherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowersverified
Water WaggonnounMWEa wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime)verified
Water WagonnounMWEa wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime)verified
Water WingsnounMWEa life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancyverified
Water YamnounMWEgrown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white fleshverified
Water-Shield FamilynounMWEin some classifications considered an independent family of water liliesverified
Waterwheel PlantnounMWEfloating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6 to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water fleasverified
Watt SecondnounMWEa unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one secondverified
Wattle and DaubnounMWEbuilding material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clayverified
Wave AnglenounMWEthe angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with respect to the axis of an antenna arrayverified
Wave EquationnounMWEa differential equation that describes the passage of harmonic waves through a mediumverified
Wave FormnounMWEthe shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against timeverified
Wave FrontnounMWE(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a mediumverified
Wave ShapenounMWEthe shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against timeverified
Wave-Particle DualitynounMWE(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theoryverified
Wax BegonianounMWEhybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowersverified
Wax CrayonnounMWEwriting implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawingverified
Wax MyrtlenounMWEany shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berriesverified
Wax PalmnounMWEpalm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candlesverified
Wax PlantnounMWEsucculent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowersverified
Way StationnounMWEa small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signalverified
Ways and MeansnounMWEresources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government)verified
Weak ForcenounMWE(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decayverified
Weak InteractionnounMWE(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decayverified
Weakly Interacting Massive ParticlenounMWEa hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitationverified
Weapon of Mass DestructionnounMWEa weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)verified
Weapon-Grade PlutoniumnounMWEplutonium 239 that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembledverified
Weapons CarriernounMWEmilitary vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crewsverified
Weapons PlutoniumnounMWEplutonium 239 that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembledverified
Wearing AwaynounMWE(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)verified