Part 66

~Virtu~, _n._ ~1.~ Taste for curiosities, love of the fine arts.

~2.~ Curiosities, objects of art or of antiquity (_taken collectively_).

~Virtual~, _a._ Potential, in essence or effect though not in fact.

~Virtue~, _n._ ~1.~ Force, efficacy, power, strength, potency.

~2.~ Goodness (_that comes from self discipline_), uprightness, probity, integrity, rectitude, morality, worth, moral excellence.

~Virtuoso~, _n._ Connoisseur, amateur, dilettante, man devoted to virtu.

~Virtuous~, _a._ ~1.~ Upright, honest, good, righteous, exemplary, worthy.

~2.~ Chaste, modest, pure.

~Virulence~, _n._ ~1.~ Poisonousness, venomousness.

~2.~ Acrimony, malignancy, malignity, bitterness.

~Virulency~, _n._ ~1.~ Poisonousness, venomousness.

~2.~ Acrimony, malignancy, malignity, bitterness.

~Virulent~, _a._ ~1.~ Poisonous, venomous.

~2.~ Malignant, acrimonious, bitter.

~Virus~, _n._ Poison (_of a morbid nature_), VENOM.

~Visage~, _n._ Face, countenance, physiognomy, PHIZ.

~Viscera~, _n. pl._ [L.] Entrails, intestines, bowels, inwards, guts.

~Viscid~, _a._ Glutinous, viscous, sticky, tenacious, SLABBY.

~Viscidity~, _n._ Glutinousness, stickiness.

~Viscous~, _a._ Glutinous, VISCID.

~Visible~, _a._ ~1.~ Perceptible, discernible, in view, in sight, to be seen.

~2.~ Apparent, manifest, evident, open, obvious, conspicuous, clear, plain, palpable, patent, unmistakable.

~Vision~, _n._ ~1.~ Sight, seeing.

~2.~ Apparition, ghost, spectre, phantom, phantasm, chimera, illusion, supernatural appearance.

~Visionary~, _a._ ~1.~ Imaginative, romantic, given to reverie.

~2.~ Unreal, fanciful, fancied, ideal, fantastic, imaginary, chimerical, illusory, shadowy, Quixotic, Utopian, wild.

~Visionary~, _n._ Dreamer, FANATIC, enthusiast, zealot, castle-builder.

~Visit~, _v. a._ Go to see, call upon, pay a visit to.

~Visitable~, _a._ Subject to be visitated (_in order to be inspected_), liable to be inspected.

~Visitant~, _n._ Visitor.

~Visitation~, _n._ ~1.~ Dispensation (_especially of retributive evil_), calamity, disaster, affliction, misfortune, trial, blow, stroke, trouble, hardship, ill luck, ill fortune.

~2.~ (_Law._) Visiting (_in order to examine_), inspection.

~Visitor~, _n._ ~1.~ Guest.

~2.~ Inspector, examiner, censor, critic.

~Vista~, _n._ View (_especially through an avenue_), prospect, perspective.

~Visual~, _a._ Optic, optical, of the eye, of the sight or vision.

~Vital~, _a._ Essential, indispensable, very necessary.

~Vitality~, _n._ Life, animation, vital power.

~Vitalize~, _v. a._ Vivify, animate, quicken, make alive, give life to.

~Vitiate~, _v. a._ Impair, spoil, deteriorate, debase, deprave, corrupt, pollute, adulterate, injure, contaminate, infect, defile, poison.

~Vitiation~, _n._ Deterioration, degeneration, debasement, degradation, degeneracy, depravation, impairment, injury, corruption, perversion, pollution, prostitution.

~Vitriolated tartar~, Sulphate of potash.

~Vitriolated soda~, Sulphate of soda, Glauber's salt.

~Vitreous~, _a._ Glassy.

~Vitriform~, _a._ HYALOID, like glass.

~Vitriolic acid~, Sulphuric acid, oil of vitriol.

~Vituperate~, _v. a._ [_Rare._] Abuse, vilify, revile, reproach, defame, asperse, slander, traduce, malign, blacken, berate, rate, upbraid, rail at, sneer at, speak ill of, run down.

~Vituperation~, _n._ Abuse, blame, condemnation, reproach, aspersion, reviling, upbraiding, railing, objurgation, scolding, JAW, severe censure.

~Vituperative~, _a._ Abusive, reproachful, scorning, scurrilous, opprobrious, condemnatory, damnatory, contemptuous, scandalous, insulting.

~Vivacious~, _a._ Lively, sprightly, active, brisk, animated, spirited, gay, sportive, frolicsome, jocund, merry, cheerful, mirthful, pleasant, full of life.

~Vivaciousness~, _n._ VIVACITY.

~Vivacity~, _n._ Liveliness, sprightliness, animation, life, cheerfulness, gayety, cheer, good humor, good spirits, high spirits.

~Vivid~, _a._ ~1.~ Lively, sprightly, vigorous, animated, quick,

## active, strong.

~2.~ Bright, clear, lucid.

~Vivify~, _v. a._ Animate, vitalize, awake, arouse, quicken, make alive, give life to.

~Vixen~, _n._ Scold, termagant, shrew, tartar, brawler.

~Vocable~, _n._ Word, term, name.

~Vocabulary~, _n._ Dictionary, glossary, lexicon, word-book, list of words.

~Vocation~, _n._ Occupation, employment, calling, business, pursuit, profession, trade, AVOCATION.

~Vociferate~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Cry, bawl, roar, cry out.

~2.~ Rant, mouth.

~Vociferate~, _v. a._ Cry aloud, roar out, utter loudly or vehemently.

~Vociferation~, _n._ Clamor, outcry, HULLABALOO, loud utterance, hue and cry.

~Vociferous~, _a._ Noisy, clamorous, loud, blatant, stunning, uproarious, obstreperous.

~Vogue~, _n._ Fashion, mode, way, usage, custom, practice, repute, popularity, favor.

~Voice~, _n._ ~1.~ Spoken sound.

~2.~ Sound, noise, notes.

~3.~ Vote, suffrage.

~4.~ Tone, mode of speaking.

~Void~, _a._ ~1.~ Empty, vacant, inane, unfilled, unoccupied, unfurnished, unsupplied.

~2.~ Free, destitute, clear, without.

~3.~ Null, invalid, nugatory, ineffectual, of no effect, of no binding force.

~Void~, _n._ Vacuum, INANE, empty space.

~Volatile~, _a._ ~1.~ Evaporable.

~2.~ Airy, gay, lively, jolly, sprightly, vivacious, buoyant, full of spirit, jocund.

~3.~ Fickle, changeable, giddy, inconstant, flighty, reckless, uncircumspect, wild, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM.

~Volatile alkali~, Ammonia, ammoniacal gas.

~Volatility~, _n._ ~1.~ Evaporableness.

~2.~ Airiness, liveliness, gayety, vivacity, sprightliness, cheerfulness.

~3.~ Changeableness, fickleness, flightiness, giddiness, inconstancy, levity, frivolity, want of seriousness.

~Volition~, _n._ Willing, exercise of the will.

~Volley~, _n._ Discharge, emission, burst, explosion, blast.

~Voltaism~, _n._ Galvanism.

~Volubility~, _n._ Fluency, glibness, readiness of speech, command of language, facility of expression, GIFT OF THE GAB.

~Voluble~, _a._ Fluent, glib, loquacious, talkative, TONGUY, of a ready tongue, ready in speech, nimble of speech.

~Volume~, _n._ ~1.~ Convolution, turn, contortion, whirl, fold, coil, roll, scroll.

~2.~ Book, tome.

~3.~ Dimensions, bulk, size, mass, compass, amplitude, CAPACITY.

~4.~ (_Geom._) Solid contents.

~Voluminous~, _a._ ~1.~ Of many volumes.

~2.~ Large, bulky.

~Voluntarily~, _ad._ Spontaneously, freely, of one's own accord.

~Voluntary~, _a._ ~1.~ Spontaneous, free, unforced, unconstrained, without compulsion.

~2.~ Willing, from inclination.

~3.~ Designed, intended, intentional, purposed.

~Volunteer~, _v. a._ Offer, proffer, tender, present.

~Voluptuary~, _n._ Sensualist, epicure, man of pleasure.

~Voluptuous~, _a._ Luxurious, epicurean, sensual.

~Voluptuousness~, _n._ Sensuality, luxury, luxuriousness, epicurism, pleasure, animal gratification.

~Vomit~, _v. n._ Puke, spew, eject, throw up, cast up.

~Vomit~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Disgorge, throw up (_from the stomach_), puke up, cast up.

~2.~ Eject, emit, throw forth.

~Vomit~, _n._ Emetic, puke.

~Voracious~, _a._ Ravenous, greedy, rapacious, insatiable, insatiate.

~Voraciousness~, _n._ VORACITY.

~Voracity~, _n._ Ravenousness, greediness, avidity, voraciousness, swallow, gluttonous appetite, canine appetite.

~Vortex~, _n._ Whirl, whirlpool, eddy.

~Votary~, _n._ Devotee.

~Vote~, _n._ ~1.~ Suffrage, voice.

~2.~ Ballot.

~Vouch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Obtest, call to witness.

~2.~ Warrant, declare, affirm, avouch, attest, evidence.

~3.~ Support, back, follow up.

~Vouchsafe~, _v. a._ Concede, grant, accord, deign.

~Voussoir~, _n._ [Fr.] Arch-stone.

~Vow~, _n._ Promise (_solemnly made_), pledge.

~Vow~, _v. a._ Consecrate, dedicate, devote.

~Vow~, _v. n._ Promise (_solemnly_), pledge one's word.

~Voyage~, _n._ Journey by water, passage by sea.

~Voyage~, _v. n._ Cruise, sail, take a voyage, take a cruise, travel by sea, take ship, plough the waves, plough the deep.

~Vulgar~, _a._ ~1.~ Plebeian, low-born, base-born, untitled.

~2.~ Homespun, rustic, boorish, unrefined, low-bred.

~3.~ General, common, ordinary, popular.

~4.~ Low, mean, base, gross, coarse, vile, broad.

~5.~ Unauthorized, inelegant, cant.

~6.~ [_Rare._] Vernacular, native.

~Vulgarism~, _n._ Barbarism, vulgar expression, vulgar phrase, vulgar idiom.

~Vulgarity~, _n._ Grossness, coarseness, rudeness, vileness, meanness, want of refinement.

~Vulpine~, _a._ Cunning, crafty, artful, sly, fox-like.

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~Waddle~, _v. n._ Toddle, tottle, waggle.

~Waders~, _n. pl._ Wading birds, GRALLÆ, GRALLATORES.

~Waft~, _v. a._ Bear (_through a buoyant medium_), convey, transport, carry, transmit.

~Waft~, _v. n._ [_Rare._] Float, be wafted.

~Wag~, _v. a._ Shake, waggle.

~Wag~, _v. n._ Vibrate, move to and fro.

~Wag~, _n._ Wit, humorist, joker, jester, droll, humorous fellow, droll fellow.

~Wage~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Bet, stake, pledge, lay, wager.

~2.~ Undertake (_as war_), carry on, engage in.

~Wager~, _n._ Bet, stake, pledge.

~Wager~, _v. a._ Bet, stake, pledge, lay, wage.

~Wager~, _v. n._ Bet, lay a wager.

~Wages~, _n. pl._ Hire, salary, pay, compensation, remuneration, stipend, allowance, earnings.

~Waggery~, _n._ Jocularity, facetiousness, drollery, pleasantry, humor, fun, waggishness.

~Waggish~, _a._ Jocular, jocose, humorous, sportive, merry, facetious, droll, funny, comical.

~Waggishness~, _n._ WAGGERY.

~Waggle~, _v. n._ Tottle, toddle, waddle.

~Waggle~, _v. a._ Wag, shake.

~Waggon~, _n._ Wain.

~Wagtail~, _n._ ~1.~ Goosander, dun-diver, dish-washer (_Mergus merganser_ or _Mergus castor_).

~2.~ Bird of the genus _Motacilla_.

~Waif~, _n._ Estray.

~Wail~, _v. a._ Lament, moan, bemoan, bewail, deplore, mourn over, grieve for (_audibly_).

~Wail~, _v. n._ Moan, lament, cry.

~Wail~, _n._ Moan, lamentation, complaint, plaint, lament, wailing, cry.

~Wailing~, _n._ Moaning, ululation, HUBBUBBOO, howling, wail, loud lamentation.

~Wain~, _n._ ~1.~ Waggon.

~2.~ (_Astron._) [With _The_ prefixed.] Charles's Wain, Ursa Major, the Great Bear.

~Waist~, _n._ ~1.~ Middle part (_as of the human body or a ship_).

~2.~ BODICE.

~Waistcoat~, _n._ Vest, doublet.

~Wait~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Stay, tarry, delay, remain, linger, bide one's time.

~2.~ Watch, look, be expectant.

~Wait~, _v. a._ Await, abide, stay for, wait for, look for.

~Waiter~, _n._ ~1.~ Attendant, servant, servitor, vassal, lackey, valet, squire.

~2.~ Tray, salver.

~Waiting~, _n._ ~1.~ Staying, delaying, tarrying.

~2.~ Expectation, abeyance.

~Wait on~, ~1.~ Call upon.

~2.~ Serve, lackey, attend (_as a servant_), accompany, minister to, wait upon, dance attendance on.

~Wait upon~, WAIT ON.

~Waive~, _v. a._ Relinquish, renounce, give up, forego.

~Wake~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Watch, be awake, not be asleep.

~2.~ Awake, waken, be awakened, be roused from sleep.

~3.~ Revel, carouse, feast.

~Wake~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Awaken, waken, rouse from sleep.

~2.~ Arouse, rouse, excite, kindle, stimulate, provoke, stir up.

~Wake~, _n._ ~1.~ Vigil, watching.

~2.~ Track (_of a vessel_), trail.

~Wakeful~, _a._ ~1.~ Sleepless, indisposed to sleep.

~2.~ Watchful, vigilant, observant, wary.

~Wakefulness~, _n._ ~1.~ Sleeplessness, INSOMNIA, want of sleep, Indisposition to sleep.

~2.~ Watchfulness, vigilance, wariness.

~Waken~, _v. n._ WAKE.

~Waken~, _v. a._ WAKE.

~Wale~, _n._ Ridge (_made by stripes on the skin_), whelk, stripe, streak, mark of the lash.

~Walk~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Go on foot, travel.

~2.~ Behave, conduct one's self.

~Walk~, _n._ ~1.~ Step, gait, carriage, manner of walking.

~2.~ Sphere, beat, career, course.

~3.~ Conduct, behavior.

~4.~ Avenue, path, alley.

~5.~ Promenade, stroll.

~Walk on~, Tread.

~Walking-stick~, _n._ Cane, staff.

~Wallet~, _n._ ~1.~ Bag, sack, knapsack.

~2.~ Pocket-book.

~Wallop~, _v. a._ [_Colloquial._] Beat, thrash, flog, drub, pommel, bang, maul, thump, thwack, pound, knock, deal roughly with.

~Wallow~, _v. n._ Flounder, roll, welter.

~Wall-paper~, _n._ Paper-hangings.

~Wallower~, _n._ Trundle, lantern-wheel.

~Walrus~, _n._ Morse, sea-horse, sea-cow (_Trichechus rosmarus_).

~Wan~, _a._ Pale, pallid, cadaverous, ashy, of a sickly hue.

~Wan~, _v. n._ Turn pale, grow pale.

~Wand~, _n._ Rod, stick.

~Wander~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Ramble, roam, rove, stroll, straggle, range, range about, gad about.

~2.~ Deviate, swerve, stray, digress, turn aside, go astray.

~3.~ Be delirious, be crazed.

~Wanderer~, _n._ Rambler, rover, stroller, landloper, nomad, traveller, vagrant.

~Wandering~, _n._ ~1.~ Roving, rambling, travelling, travel, peregrination, excursion, range, roaming.

~2.~ Aberration, deviation from rectitude.

~Wander over~, Traverse, pass, travel over.

~Wane~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Decrease, diminish, grow less.

~2.~ Decline, fail, sink.

~Wane~, _n._ ~1.~ Diminution, decrease, lessening, abatement.

~2.~ Decline, declension, decay, failure, falling off.

~Want~, _n._ ~1.~ Deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, scarcity, scarceness, scantiness, meagreness, shortness, dearth, DEFICIT, lack, absence, default, defect, defectiveness, failure.

~2.~ Need, necessity, requirement, desideratum.

~3.~ Desire, wish, craving, longing.

~4.~ Poverty, indigence, penury, destitution, distress, straits.

~Want~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Lack, be without, be destitute of, be in need of.

~2.~ Require, need, have need of, have occasion for, stand in need of, cannot do without, cannot dispense with.

~3.~ Desire, wish, crave, wish for.

~Want~, _v. n._ Lack, fall, be deficient, fall short, come short.

~Wanting~, _a._ Deficient, defective, lacking.

~Wanton~, _a._ ~1.~ Wandering, loose, unrestrained, unchecked, free.

~2.~ Luxuriant, exuberant, abounding, rank, rampant.

~3.~ Sportive, frolicsome, playful, gay, frisky, coltish, airy.

~4.~ Dissolute, licentious, lewd, incontinent, prurient, lustful, lascivious, lecherous, carnal, salacious, libidinous, concupiscent, lickerish, unchaste, loose.

~Wanton~, _n._ Lewd person.

~Wanton~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Revel, frolic, sport, play, disport, frisk, romp, caper, make fun, make merry.

~2.~ Luxuriate, live luxuriously, live in clover.

~Wapiti~, _n._ American elk, gray moose (_Cervus Canadensis_).

~War~, _n._ ~1.~ Hostilities, fighting, warfare, ULTIMA RATIO REGUM, the last argument of kings.

~2.~ Art of war, profession of arms.

~War~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Make war, carry on war.

~2.~ Contend, fight, strive.

~Warble~, _v. a._ Sing (_with turns or trills like a bird_), trill, carol, chant, hum, hymn.

~Warbler~, _n._ Singer, songster.

~Ward~, _n._ ~1.~ Watch, guard, guardianship.

~2.~ (_Law._) Pupil, minor (_under guardianship_).

~Warden~, _n._ Keeper, guardian, warder, custodian, curator, superintendent.

~Warder~, _n._ Keeper, guardian, warden.

~Ward off~, Avert, FOREFEND, parry, repel, turn aside, fend off, keep off.

~Wardrobe~, _n._ ~1.~ Closet (_for clothes_).

~2.~ Apparel, raiment, clothes, clothing, dresses, garments, vestments, habiliments, attire, vesture, garb, trappings, rigging, TOGGERY.

~Warehouse~, _n._ Store, storehouse, magazine, repository, depot, ENTREPOT.

~Wares~, _n. pl._ Goods, commodities, merchandise, movables.

~Warfare~, _n._ ~1.~ Hostilities, war, state of war.

~2.~ Contest, struggle, strife.

~Warily~, _ad._ Cautiously, carefully, heedfully, circumspectly, watchfully, vigilantly, charily.

~Wariness~, _n._ Caution, cautiousness, care, circumspection, watchfulness, forethought, vigilance.

~Warlike~, _a._ ~1.~ Military, martial, bellicose.

~2.~ Inimical, unfriendly, hostile, at variance.

~Warm~, _a._ ~1.~ Not cold.

~2.~ Sunny, mild, genial, pleasant.

~3.~ Close, muggy, oppressive.

~4.~ Zealous, ardent, fervent, earnest, fervid, glowing, enthusiastic, hearty.

~5.~ Excited, lively, vehement, passionate, furious, violent, fiery.

~6.~ [_Colloquial._] Rich, wealthy, forehanded, well off.

~Warm~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Heat (_moderately_), make warm.

~2.~ Animate, excite, rouse, waken, stir up.

~Warm-hearted~, _n._ Kind, affectionate, hearty, cordial, tender.

~Warmth~, _n._ ~1.~ Glow, moderate heat.

~2.~ Ardor, zeal, excitement, vehemence, enthusiasm, earnestness, fervor, transport, fervency, passion, intensity, soul, spirit.

~Warn~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Caution (_against danger_), premonish, forewarn, exhort to take heed.

~2.~ Admonish (_with respect to some duty_), advise.

~3.~ Inform, notify, apprise, disclose to, mention to, communicate to, make aware, make acquainted, give notice to.

~4.~ Summon, bid, call.

~Warning~, _n._ ~1.~ Caution (_against danger_).

~2.~ Admonition, advice, monition.

~3.~ Notice, notification.

~4.~ Omen, presage, portent, prognostic, augury, sign.

~Warp~, _v. n._ Twist or be twisted out of shape (_by drying_), spring, bend.

~Warp~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Twist out of shape (_by drying_).

~2.~ Pervert, distort, deviate, bend, bias, turn aside, cause to swerve.

~Warrant~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Guarantee, secure, answer for.

~2.~ Assure, vouch, avouch, declare, affirm, attest, evidence, give assurance to.

~3.~ Maintain, support, sanction, authorize, justify.

~Warrant~, _n._ ~1.~ Guarantee, security, surety, pledge, warranty.

~2.~ Authority, commission, sanction.

~3.~ Permit, order, writ.

~Warrantable~, _a._ Justifiable, allowable, permissible, admissible, lawful, proper, defensible, vindicable, right, fit.

~Warranty~, _n._ ~1.~ Stipulation, agreement.

~2.~ Guaranty, security, surety, pledge, warrant.

~Warrior~, _n._ Soldier, captain, military man, man at arms, fighting- man.

~Wart~, _n._ Morbid excrescence, fungous growth.

~Wary~, _a._ Cautious, heedful, careful, watchful, vigilant, circumspect, prudent, discreet, guarded.

~Wash~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Cleanse by ablution.

~2.~ Wet, moisten, bathe, lave.

~3.~ Stain, tint, color.

~4.~ Overlay (_with a thin coat of metal_), cover.

~Wash~, _v. n._ Perform ablution.

~Wash~, _n._ ~1.~ ABLUTION, lavation, washing, bathing.

~2.~ Bog, marsh, fen, quagmire, slough, morass, swamp.

~3.~ Lotion.

~4.~ Thin coating.

~Washboard~, _n._ ~1.~ Skirting-board, mop-board.

~2.~ (_Naut._) Wasteboard.

~Washerwoman~, _n._ Laundress.

~Washing~, _n._ ABLUTION, lavation, bathing.

~Wash one's hands of~, Exonerate one's self from, clear one's skirts from.

~Washy~, _a._ ~1.~ Watery, damp, moist, oozy, wet, sloppy.

~2.~ Weak, thin, dilute.

~3.~ Vapid, trashy, spiritless, pointless, feeble, poor.

~Waspish~, _a._ Irritable, irascible, petulant, snappish, pettish, churlish, snarly, peevish, captious, cynical, testy, fretful, splenetic, touchy, passionate, choleric, ill-humored.

~Wassail~, _n._ Carousal, revelry, revels, saturnalia, debauch, orgies, potation, compotation, SPREE, convivial entertainment, jollification, drunken bout.

~Waste~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Decrease, diminish, wear, corrode, use up, prey upon, wear away.

~2.~ Consume (_foolishly_), spend, expend, squander, dissipate, lose, misspend, misuse, fool away, fritter away, muddle away.

~3.~ Destroy, desolate, ravage, pillage, plunder, strip, ruin, spoil, devastate, sack, devour.

~Waste~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Dwindle, wither, pine, perish, decay, be diminished, waste away.

~2.~ Swale, melt (_as a candle_), sweal, consume.

~Waste~, _a._ ~1.~ Destroyed, ruined, ravaged, spoiled, devastated, desolated.

~2.~ Wild, uncultivated, bare, untitled.

~3.~ Worthless, refuse.

~Waste~, _n._ ~1.~ Consumption, loss, diminution, decrement, expenditure, wasting, dissipation.

~2.~ Squandering, wanton destruction, loss.

~3.~ Devastation, ravage, ruin, rapine, destruction, desolation, pillage, havoc.

~4.~ Refuse, worthless matter.

~5.~ Wild, wilderness, desert, solitude, lonely place, deserted region.

~Wasteboard~, _n._ (_Naut._) Washboard.

~Wasteful~, _a._ ~1.~ Destructive, ruinous.

~2.~ Lavish, prodigal, profuse, extravagant, thriftless, unthrifty, too free, too liberal.

~Waster~, _n._ Squanderer, prodigal, spendthrift.

~Wasting~, _n._ Decay, decline, consumption, marasmus, emaciation, atrophy, tabes, PHTHISIS.

~Watch~, _n._ ~1.~ Vigil, watching, wakefulness, watchfulness, outlook.

~2.~ Inspection, observation, attention.

~3.~ Guard, sentry, watchman.

~4.~ Pocket timepiece.

~Watch~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Wake, be awake, keep awake, not be asleep.

~2.~ Keep guard, keep watch and ward, stand guard, be on guard, be on the watch, act as sentinel, be on the lookout, look sharp, keep a sharp lookout, have all one's eyes about one, mind one's P's and Q's.

~3.~ Wait, look, be expectant.

~Watch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Guard, tend, attend, have in keeping.

~2.~ Mark, observe, eye, keep the eye on, keep an eye upon.

~Watchful~, _a._ Vigilant, attentive, observant, awake, alive, heedful, careful, wary, cautious, circumspect, guarded, on one's guard, on the alert, with the eyes open, wide awake, on the lookout.

~Watchman~, _n._ Guard, sentinel, picket, sentry, guardsman.

~Watch-pocket~, _n._ Fob.

~Watchword~, _n._ Countersign, password.

~Water~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Irrigate, moisten, wet.

~2.~ Supply with water (_for drink_), furnish with water, give water to.

~3.~ Sprinkle and calender (_as cloth, to give it an undulating or wavy appearance_).

~Water-bearer~, _n._ Aquarius.

~Water-beech~, _n._ Sycamore, button-wood, plane-tree, button-ball-tree, water-birch (_Platanus Occidentalis_).

~Water-brash~, _n._ Water-qualm, PYROSIS.

~Water-clock~, _n._ Clepsydra.

~Water-closet~, _n._ Privy, backhouse, necessary, jakes.

~Water-course~, _n._ ~1.~ Stream, brook, river.

~2.~ Canal, drain, trench, ditch, channel, fosse, moat, sewer, leat.

~Water-crake~, _n._ WATER-OUSEL.

~Water-crow~, _n._ WATER-OUSEL.

~Water-cure~, _n._ Hydropathy.

~Water-doctor~, _n._ Hydropathist.

~Watered silk~, Tabby.

~Waterfall~, _n._ Cataract, cascade, fall.

~Water-hen~, _n._ Gallinule, spotted crake (_Crex porzana_ or _Gallinula chloropus_).

~Water-hog~, _n._ Capibara (_Hydrochœrus capybara_).

~Waterish~, a_._ ~1.~ Aqueous, moist, wet, watery.

~2.~ Thin, diluted, weak, like water.

~Waterman~, _n._ Boatman, ferryman.

~Water-nymph~, n. Naiad.

~Water-ousel~, _n._ Dipper, water-crake, water-crow (_Cinclus aquaticus_).

~Water-ouzel~, _n._ Dipper, water-crake, water-crow (_Cinclus aquaticus_).

~Water-pepper~, _n._ Smart-weed (_Polyganum hydropiper_).

~Water-pimpernel~, _n._ Brookweed.

~Water-qualm~, _n._ Water-brash, PYROSIS.

~Water-ram~, _n._ Hydraulic ram.

~Water-ret~, _v. a._ Water-rot.

~Water-rice~, _n._ Indian-rice.

~Water-rot~, _v. a._ Water-ret.

~Water-sparrow~, _n._ Chuck, reed-sparrow, reed-bunting, king bird (_Emberiza schœnictus_).

~Watery~, _a._ ~1.~ Aqueous, wet, moist.

~2.~ Thin, weak, diluted, waterish, like water.

~Wattle~, _n._ Hurdle (_of twigs_).

~Wattles~, _n. pl._ BARB, beard.

~Wave~, _n._ Undulation, billow, breaker, surge, swell, ripple.

~Wave~, _v. n._ Undulate, float, fluctuate, flicker, vibrate, oscillate, play loosely, play to and fro.

~Wave~, _v. a._ Brandish, flourish.

~Wave-like~, _a._ Undulating.

~Waver~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Wave, undulate, float, flicker.

~2.~ Vacillate, hesitate, fluctuate, be in suspense, be undetermined, be unsettled, be in doubt.

~Wavering~, _n._ Vacillation, fluctuation, indecision, indetermination, hesitancy, uncertainty.

~Wavering~, _a._ Unsettled, vacillating, fickle, unsteady, unstable, changeable.

~Wavy~, _a._ Undulating, waving, playing to and fro.

~Wax~, _v. a._ Cere, smear with wax.

~Wax~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Increase (_as the moon_).

~2.~ Grow, become, come to be, get to be.

~Wax-moth~, _n._ Bee-moth.

~Wax-myrtle~, _n._ Bayberry (_Myrica cerifera_).

~Wax-wing~, _n._ [_U. S._] Cedar-bird.

~Way~, _n._ ~1.~ Passage, march, advance, progression.

~2.~ Road, path, route, course, track, TRAIL, street, highway, highroad, room for passing, opportunity to pass.

~3.~ Method, mode, manner, fashion, plan, wise, sort, degree.

~4.~ Space, distance.

~5.~ Custom, usage, habit, habitude, practice, wont, second nature.

~Wayfarer~, _n._ Traveller, passenger, pilgrim, tourist, itinerant.

~Waylay~, _v. a._ Lie in wait for (_with evil intent_), lie in ambush for.

~Wayless~, _a._ Pathless, trackless.

~Wayward~, _a._ Perverse, froward, wilful, obstinate, headstrong, stubborn, intractable, unruly, cross-grained, refractory.

~Weak~, _a._ ~1.~ Feeble, languid, weakly, not strong, not vigorous.

~2.~ Sickly, debilitated, unhealthy, unsound, infirm, frail, delicate, tender, valetudinary, valetudinarian, invalid.

~3.~ Defenceless, unguarded, exposed, unprotected.

~4.~ Lax, soft, pliant, imperfect.

~5.~ Pliable, pusillanimous, easily influenced, without any backbone, dough-faced.

~6.~ Shallow, simple, silly, senseless, witless, stupid, foolish, DAFT, childish, inept.

~7.~ Unwise, injudicious, foolish, indiscreet, erring, peccable.

~8.~ Low, faint, small, inconsiderable.

~9.~ Thin, watery, diluted, waterish.

~10.~ Sleazy, flimsy, slight, poor.

~11.~ Poor, inconclusive, unconvincing, unsatisfactory, lame, not forcible, not cogent.

~Weaken~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Enfeeble, enervate, debilitate, break, unman, effeminate, emolliate, unnerve, make weak.

~2.~ Invalidate, make of less effect.

~3.~ Reduce, depress, debase, lower.

~Weak-fish~, _n._ Squeteague [_Labrus squeteague_ or _Otolithus regalis_].

~Weak-headed~, _a._ WEAK-MINDED.

~Weakly~, _a._ Feeble, languid, weak, not strong.

~Weak-minded~, _a._ Shallow, dull, stupid, weak, soft, sappy, doltish, feeble-minded, dull-witted, short-witted, half-witted, blunt-witted, thick-skulled, weak-headed.

~Weak side~, _n._ Foible, failing, infirmity, frailty, weakness, weak part, blind side.

~Weal~, _n._ Welfare, prosperity, good, advantage, happiness, interest, utility, profit.

~Wealth~, _n._ Affluence, opulence, abundance, fortune, independence, competence, riches, mammon, pelf, money, treasure, funds, cash, property, easy circumstances, ample store, ample means.

~Wealthy~, _a._ Affluent, opulent, rich, moneyed, flush, well off, well to do.

~Wean~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Put from the breast.

~2.~ Withdraw, disengage, alienate, detach.

~Weapons~, _n. pl._ Arms.

~Weaponless~, _a._ Unarmed.

~Wear~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Carry (_upon the person_), bear.

~2.~ Impair (_by use_), waste, consume, use up, wear away, wear out.

~Wear~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Be wasted, wear away.

~2.~ Endure use.

~Wear away~, ~1.~ (_Active._) Waste, WEAR.

~2.~ [_Neuter._] Be consumed, be wasted.

~Wearied~, _a._ Tired, fatigued, jaded, fagged, exhausted, weary, used up.

~Weariness~, _n._ Fatigue, tedium, lassitude, exhaustion, prostration, languor, languidness, ENNUI.

~Wearisome~, _a._ Tedious, tiresome, fatiguing, IRKSOME, prolix, weary, trying, humdrum, prosy, monotonous, uninteresting.

~Wear off~, [_Active._] Obliterate, rub off.

~Wear off~, [_Neuter._] Pass off by degrees or gradually.

~Wear out~, Consume, WASTE.

~Wear the breeches~, [_Colloquial._] Usurp the husband's authority, be the man of the house.

~Weary~, _a._ ~1.~ Fatigued, tired, exhausted, WEARIED.

~2.~ Tiresome, irksome, wearisome.

~Weary~, _v. a._ Fatigue, tire, jade, fag, exhaust, harass, dispirit, KNOCK UP, tire out, wear out, use up.

~Weasand~, _n._ Windpipe, trachea, throttle, throat.

~Weasel-coot~, _n._ Red-headed smew (_Mergus minutus_).

~Weather~, _v. a._ ~1.~ (_Naut._) Pass to windward of.

~2.~ Endure, sustain, bear, stand, bear up against, get the better of.

~Weather-cock~, _n._ ~1.~ Vane.

~2.~ Trimmer, time-server, fickle person.

~Weave~, _v. a._ Interlace (_as the threads of a fabric_), entwine, plait, plat, braid, mat.

~Weazen~, _a._ Thin, sharp, lean, withered, shrunken, dried, shrivelled, wizened.

~Web~, _n._ ~1.~ Texture, tissue, structure, textile fabric.

~2.~ Suffusion (_of the eye_), film.

~3.~ Cobweb.

~4.~ Membrane (_as in the feet of swimming birds_).

~Web-footed~, _a._ Palmiped.

~Wed~, _v. a._ Marry, espouse.

~Wedding~, _n._ Marriage, nuptials, espousals, bridal, marriage ceremony, nuptial rites.

~Wedge-shaped~, _a._ Cuneiform.

~Wedlock~, _n._ Matrimony, nuptial state, marriage.

~Wee~, _a._ Little, small, diminutive, tiny, minikin, pygmy, pygmean, Liliputian.

~Weeds~, _n. pl._ Mourning, symbol of sorrow.

~Week-day~, _n._ Work-day.

~Weekly~, _a._ Hebdomadal, hebdomadary.

~Ween~, _v. n._ [_Poetical._] Fancy, imagine, think, suppose.

~Weep~, _v. n._ Cry, sob, shed tears.

~Weep~, _v. a._ Lament, bewail, bemoan.

~Weft~, _n._ Woof.

~Weigh~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Try in the balance, find the weight of.

~2.~ Counterbalance, be equivalent to in weight.

~3.~ Examine, ponder, balance in the mind, meditate upon.

~Weigh~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Gravitate, be heavy.

~2.~ Bear, press, bear heavily, press hard.

~Weigh down~, ~1.~ Overbalance.

~2.~ Oppress, overburden.

~Weight~, _n._ ~1.~ Heaviness, gravity, ponderousness, ponderosity.

~2.~ Pressure, burden, load.

~3.~ Importance, influence, power, efficacy, consequence, moment, significance, import, pith.

~Weighty~, _a._ ~1.~ HEAVY (_intrinsically_), ponderous, onerous.

~2.~ Important, influential, efficacious, forcible, momentous, grave, serious, of consequence.

~Welcome~, _n._ ~1.~ Greeting, salutation.

~2.~ Kind reception.

~Welcome~, _v. a._ Greet, receive, bid welcome.

~Welcome~, _a._ ~1.~ Gladly received or entertained, admitted with pleasure.

~2.~ Acceptable, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, grateful, gratifying.

~Weld~, _n._ Woad, dyer's weed (_Reseda luteola_).

~Welfare~, _n._ Prosperity, happiness, success, weal, well-being, advantage, benefit, profit.

~Welkin~, _n._ [_Poetical._] Sky, empyrean, firmament, heaven, the heavens, canopy of heaven, vault of heaven, starry heavens.

~Well~, _n._ ~1.~ Spring, fountain, wellhead, wellspring.

~2.~ Source, origin.

~Well~, _v. n._ Issue, spring, flow.

~Well~, _ad._ ~1.~ Rightly, not ill.

~2.~ Properly, suitably, correctly, accurately, thoroughly, not amiss.

~3.~ Sufficiently, abundantly, amply, fully.

~4.~ Favorably, commendably, with praise.

~5.~ Highly, very much.

~6.~ Far, considerably, not a little.

~7.~ Conveniently, easily.

~Well~, _a._ ~1.~ Healthy, hale, hearty, in health, sound, in good health, not ill, not sick.

~2.~ Fortunate, happy.

~3.~ Profitable, convenient, beneficial, expedient, good, useful, advantageous, for one's advantage, for one's interest.

~Well-a-day~, _interj._ Alas, lackaday.

~Well-behaved~, _a._ Courteous, civil, polite, well-bred, well- mannered, polished, of good manners.

~Well-being~, _n._ WELFARE.

~Well-born~, _a._ Gentle, high-born, of good descent, of a good stock, not plebeian.

~Well-bred~, _a._ Refined, polished, genteel, polite, courteous, WELL- BEHAVED.

~Well enough~, Tolerably, sufficiently well.

~Well-head~, _n._ Spring, fountain, well, wellspring.

~Well-mannered~, _a._ WELL-BEHAVED.

~Well off~, Prosperous, thriving, flourishing, forehanded, beforehand, in easy circumstances, well to do, possessed of a competence.

~Well-read~, _a._ Erudite, learned, lettered, literary, book-learned.

~Wellspring~, _n._ Spring, fountain, well, well-head.

~Well-timed~, _a._ Opportune, seasonable, timely, happy, felicitous, all in good time.

~Well to do~, WELL OFF.

~Well-wisher~, _n._ Friend, favorer, encourager.

~Welter~, _v. n._ Wallow, tumble about, roll.

~Wench~, _n._ ~1.~ Strumpet, WHORE.

~2.~ [_U. S._] Negress, colored woman.

~Wend one's way~, Go, travel, journey, pass.

~Wesleyanism~, _n._ Methodism.

~West~, _n._ Occident.

~West~, _a._ Western, westerly, occidental.

~Westerly~, _a._ Western, WEST.

~Westerly~, _ad._ Westward, toward the west.

~Western~, _a._ Westerly, WEST.