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waver |
Verb
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move back and forth very rapidly |
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waver |
Verb
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move hesitatingly, as if about to give way |
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waver |
Verb
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pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness |
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withholding |
Noun
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the act of deducting from an employee's salary |
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withholding |
Noun
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the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control |
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withholding |
Noun
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income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer |
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wilt |
Noun
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causing to become limp or drooping |
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wilt |
Noun
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any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling |
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wilt |
Verb
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become limp |
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wilt |
Verb
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lose strength |
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wilting |
Noun
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causing to become limp or drooping |
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warehousing |
Noun
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depositing in a warehouse |
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word division |
Noun
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division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page |
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warpath |
Noun
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a course leading to warfare or battle |
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warpath |
Noun
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hostile or belligerent mood |
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witch-hunt |
Noun
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searching out and harassing dissenters |
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way of life |
Noun
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a course of conduct |
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widening |
Noun
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the act of making something wider |
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widening |
Noun
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a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park |
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widening |
Noun
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an increase in width |
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water-skiing |
Noun
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skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat |
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wrestling |
Noun
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the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down |
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wrestling |
Noun
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the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat |
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walkover |
Noun
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backbends combined with handstands |
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walkover |
Noun
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any undertaking that is easy to do |
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water sport |
Noun
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sports that involve bodies of water |
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war game |
Noun
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a simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy |
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whist |
Noun
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a card game for four players who form two partnerships |
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wrong 'un |
Noun
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a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way |
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water polo |
Noun
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a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal |
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waggery |
Noun
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a quaint and amusing jest |
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waggery |
Noun
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waggish behavior |
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word game |
Noun
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any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words |
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whoopee |
Noun
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noisy and boisterous revelry |
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wager |
Noun
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the act of gambling |
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wager |
Noun
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the money risked on a gamble |
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wager |
Verb
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maintain with or as if with a bet |
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wager |
Verb
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stake on the outcome of an issue |
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word play |
Noun
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playing on words or speech sounds |
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waltz |
Noun
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a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat |
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waltz |
Noun
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music composed in triple time for waltzing |
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waltz |
Noun
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an assured victory (especially in an election) |
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waltz |
Verb
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dance a waltz |
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whistling |
Noun
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the act of whistling a tune |
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whistling |
Noun
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the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle |
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whistling |
Noun
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the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture |
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war dance |
Noun
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a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory |
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work |
Noun
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activity directed toward making or doing something |
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work |
Noun
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the occupation for which you are paid |
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work |
Noun
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the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it) |