English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Waverer
(n.)
One who wavers; one who is unsettled in doctrine, faith,
opinion, or the like.
Wavering
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Waver
Waveringly
(adv.)
In a wavering manner.
Waveringness
(n.)
The quality or state of wavering.
Waveson
(n.)
Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the
waves, or sea.
Waveworn
(a.)
Worn by the waves.
Wavey
(n.)
The snow goose.
Waviness
(n.)
The quality or state of being wavy.
Waving
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Wave
Wavure
(n.)
See Waivure.
Wavy
(a.)
Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves.
Wavy
(a.)
Playing to and fro; undulating; as, wavy flames.
Wavy
(a.)
Undulating on the border or surface; waved.
Wawaskeesh
(n.)
The wapiti, or wapiti, or American elk.
Wawe
(n.)
A wave.
Wawl
(v. i.)
See Waul.
Wax
(v. i.)
To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or
fuller; -- opposed to wane.
Wax
(v. i.)
To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as,
to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to
wax worse and worse.
Wax
(n.)
A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by
them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It
is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form
of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become
whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
Wax
(n.)
Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
appearance.