Dictionary

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west by north Noun the compass point that is one point north of due west
whole to part relation Noun the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts
wing loading Noun the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area
windward side Noun the side toward the wind
weatherboard Noun the side toward the wind
weatherboard Noun a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other
weather side Noun the side toward the wind
wind scale Noun an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
wage scale Noun a schedule of wages paid for different jobs
wage schedule Noun a schedule of wages paid for different jobs
wedlock Noun the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
war power Noun an extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an extension of the powers that the government normally has in peacetime
widowhood Noun the state of being a widow who has not remarried
widowhood Noun the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
wave angle Noun the angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with respect to the axis of an antenna array
wedge shape Noun any shape that is triangular in cross section
walking on air Noun a state of extreme happiness
weariness Noun temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
woolsorter's pneumonia Noun a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis
woolsorter's disease Noun a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis
wholeness Noun a state of robust good health
wholeness Noun an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
white plague Noun an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
white plague Noun involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
wet lung Noun acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales
white lung Noun acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales
white leg Noun painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth
white-coat hypertension Noun temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office
word deafness Noun an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss
word blindness Noun inability to perceive written words
white pox Noun a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
wasting disease Noun involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
whooping cough Noun a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
whitlow Noun a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
wheat scab Noun a disease of the heads of wheat plants
walnut blight Noun a disease of English walnut trees
water on the knee Noun hydrarthrosis affecting the knee
wen Noun a common cyst of the skin
wilt disease Noun any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling
whiplash injury Noun an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
weal Noun a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip)
wheal Noun a raised mark on the skin, as produced by the blow of a whip
windburn Noun redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind
white-pine rust Noun any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally
white pine blister rust Noun any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally
water blister Noun blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content
writer's cramp Noun muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil
wrick Noun a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
wrick Verb twist suddenly so as to sprain
wasting Noun a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse