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Waterspout
(n.)
A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature
of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes
over the land.
Watertath
(n.)
A kind of coarse grass growing in wet grounds, and
supposed to be injurious to sheep.
Waterway
(n.)
Heavy plank or timber extending fore and aft the whole
length of a vessel's deck at the line of junction with the sides,
forming a channel to the scuppers, which are cut through it. In iron
vessels the waterway is variously constructed.
Waterweed
(n.)
See Anacharis.
Waterwork
(n.)
Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or
walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry.
Waterwork
(n.)
An hydraulic apparatus, or a system of works or
fixtures, by which a supply of water is furnished for useful or
ornamental purposes, including dams, sluices, pumps, aqueducts,
distributing pipes, fountains, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Waterworn
(a.)
Worn, smoothed, or polished by the action of water; as,
waterworn stones.
Waterwort
(n.)
Any plant of the natural order Elatineae, consisting of
two genera (Elatine, and Bergia), mostly small annual herbs growing in
the edges of ponds. Some have a peppery or acrid taste.
Watery
(a.)
Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water.
Watery
(a.)
Abounding with water; wet; hence, tearful.
Watery
(a.)
Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid; as,
watery humors.
Watery
(a.)
Hence, abounding in thin, tasteless, or insipid fluid;
tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless.
Watt
(n.)
A unit of power or activity equal to 107 C.G.S. units of
power, or to work done at the rate of one joule a second. An English
horse power is approximately equal to 746 watts.
Wattle
(n.)
A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods.
Wattle
(n.)
A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
Wattle
(n.)
A naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly colored,
process of the skin hanging from the chin or throat of a bird or
reptile.
Wattle
(n.)
Barbel of a fish.
Wattle
(n.)
The astringent bark of several Australian trees of the
genus Acacia, used in tanning; -- called also wattle bark.
Wattle
(n.)
The trees from which the bark is obtained. See Savanna
wattle, under Savanna.
Wattle
(v. t.)
To bind with twigs.