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1: someone who bets [syn: {bettor}, {better}, {punter}]

1: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward" [syn: {reward}, {payoff}]

1: a town on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales; agricultural trading center

{wag}

1: waggish behavior [syn: {waggishness}] 2: a quaint and amusing jest [syn: {drollery}]

{wag}

1: witty or joking; "Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer"- James Fenimore Cooper

1: in a waggish manner

1: waggish behavior [syn: {waggery}]

1: causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: {wag}, {shake}] v 1: move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail" [syn: {wag}] 2: move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion [...

1: any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor [syn: {wagon}] 2: a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat [syn: {beach wagon}, {station wagon}, {wa...

1: the driver of a wagon [syn: {wagoner}]

1: a wagon maker [syn: {wagonwright}, {wainwright}]

1: Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918) [syn: {Otto Wagner}] 2: German composer of operas and inventor of the music drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused ...

1: of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music

1: any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor [syn: {waggon}] 2: van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police van}, {police wagon}, {paddy wagon}, {patrol wagon}, ...

1: a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel

1: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety" [syn: {caravan}, {tr...

1: a wheel of a wagon

1: a passenger car that has berths for sleeping [syn: {sleeping car}, {sleeper}] [also: {wagons-lits} (pl)]

1: the driver of a wagon [syn: {waggoner}]

{wagon-lit}

1: a wagon maker [syn: {waggonwright}, {wainwright}]

1: a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians [syn: {battle of Wagram}]

1: Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks

1: a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Ossama bin Laden is said...

1: a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism" [syn: {Wahhabism}]

1: a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Ossama bin Laden is said...

{wahabi}

1: a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism" [syn: {Wahabism}]

1: upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas [syn: {strawberry bush}, {Euonymus americanus}] 2: deciduous shrub having purple ca...

1: Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618) [syn: {Powhatan}]

1: a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: {Yahweh}, {YHWH}, {Yahwe}, {Yahveh}, {YHVH}, {Yahve}, {Jahvey}, {Jahweh}, {Jehovah}, {JHVH}]

1: a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive" [syn: {street child}]

1: a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island southeast of Honolulu

1: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [syn: {lament}, {lamentation}, {plaint}] v 1: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" [sy...

1: a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries

1: vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakesp...

1: vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakesp...

1: a wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed part of the Temple of Solomon

1: English writer (1925-1994) [syn: {John Wain}, {John Barrington Wain}] 2: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major [syn: {Big Dipper}, {Dipper}, {Plough}, {Charles's Wain}, {Wag...

1: panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest [syn: {dado}] 2: wooden panel used to line the walls of a room [syn: {wainscoting}, {wainscotting}]

1: used of walls; decorated with panels or wainscoting [syn: {paneled}]

1: a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) [syn: {wainscotting}] 2: wooden panel used to line the walls of a room [syn: {wainscot}, {wainscotting}]

1: a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) [syn: {wainscoting}] 2: wooden panel used to line the walls of a room [syn: {wainscot}, {wainscoting}]

1: a wagon maker [syn: {wagonwright}, {waggonwright}]

1: the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips [syn: {waistline}] 2: the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole [syn: {shank}]

1: spare anchor for use in emergency [syn: {sheet anchor}]

1: a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist [syn: {belt bag}]

1: up to the waist; "the water rose waist-high" [syn: {waist-high}]

1: up to the waist; "the water rose waist-high" [syn: {waist-deep}]

1: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: {girdle}, {cincture}, {sash}, {waistcloth}]

1: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: {girdle}, {cincture}, {sash}, {waistband}]

1: a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat [syn: {vest}]

1: the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips [syn: {waist}]

1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: {delay}, {hold}, {time lag}, {postponement}] 2: the act of waiting (remai...

1: work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King...

1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) [syn: {server}] 2: a person who waits or awaits

1: a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes [syn: {busboy}]

1: being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "...