small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely wooly
whorled milkweed
Noun
milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers
windfall profit
Noun
profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it
winnings
Noun
something won (especially money)
wax plant
Noun
succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers
white matsutake
Noun
a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages
white milkweed
Noun
tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowers
worldly possessions
Noun
all the property that someone possess
worldly belongings
Noun
all the property that someone possess
worldly goods
Noun
all the property that someone possess
workmen's compensation
Noun
compensation for death or injury suffered by a worker in the course of his employment
wedding present
Noun
a present given to someone getting married
wedding gift
Noun
a present given to someone getting married
wage
Noun
something that remunerates
wage
Verb
carry on, such as wars, battles, or campaigns
withholding tax
Noun
income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
wherewithal
Noun
the necessary means (especially financial means)
working capital
Noun
assets available for use in the production of further assets
water-rate
Noun
rate per quarter for water from a public supply
wastage
Noun
anything lost by wear or waste
wastage
Noun
the process of wasting
wear and tear
Noun
decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
write-down
Noun
(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset
whole life insurance
Noun
insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured
war chest
Noun
a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)
ways and means
Noun
resources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government)
warehouseman's lien
Noun
right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid
watered stock
Noun
stock representing ownership of overvalued assets
wearing away
Noun
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
wane
Noun
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
wane
Verb
grow smaller
wane
Verb
decrease in phase
wane
Verb
to become smaller
Westernization
Noun
assimilation of Western culture
Westernisation
Noun
assimilation of Western culture
word processing
Noun
rapid and efficient processing (storage and printing) of linguistic data for composition and editing
weighting
Noun
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
weight unit
Noun
a unit used to measure weight
weight unit
Noun
a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
work unit
Noun
a unit of measurement for work
wave number
Noun
the reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave
watt
Noun
a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second
weber
Noun
a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells
watt-hour
Noun
a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour
whole number
Noun
any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
watt second
Noun
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
whit
Noun
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
wads
Noun
a large number or amount
west southwest
Noun
the compass point midway between west and southwest
west by south
Noun
the compass point that is one point south of due west