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Weeping Tree BroomnounMWEsmall shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent two-seeded podsverified
Weevilnounany of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant productsverified
Weightingnoun(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importanceverified
Wekanounflightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fightingverified
Welcome MatnounMWEa mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before enteringverified
Welcome WagonnounMWEa wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an areaverified
Weldingnounfastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressureverified
Welfare StatenounMWEa government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.verified
Welfare WorknounMWEan organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in societyverified
Welfare WorkernounMWEsomeone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)verified
Welkinnounthe apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projectedverified
Well PointnounMWEa perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding areaverified
Well-know portsnounMWEWell-known ports--0 through 1023: Controlled and assigned by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), and on most systems can be used only by system (or root) processes or by programs executed by privileged users. The assigned ports use the first portion of the possible port numbers. Initially, these assigned ports were in the range 0-255. Currently, the range for assigned ports managed by the IANA has been expanded to the range 0-1023.NetworkPublicInfo
Well-Wishernounsomeone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successfulverified
Welted ThistlenounMWEEuropean biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branchesverified
Welwitschianouncurious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the baseverified
Wendy HousenounMWEplaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside ofverified
Western Blind SnakenounMWEburrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United Statesverified
Western Crab ApplenounMWEwild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowersverified
Western LarchnounMWEtall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong conesverified
Western Narrow-Mouthed ToadnounMWEsmall secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North Americaverified
Western Poison OaknounMWEpoisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contactverified
Western Prince's PinenounMWEEurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymbverified
Western RagweednounMWEcoarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexicoverified