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wiring |
Noun
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a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity |
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wastefulness |
Noun
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useless or profitless activity |
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wastefulness |
Noun
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the trait of wasting resources |
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waste of effort |
Noun
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a useless effort |
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waste of energy |
Noun
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a useless effort |
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waste of material |
Noun
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a useless consumption of material |
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waste of money |
Noun
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money spent for inadequate return |
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waste of time |
Noun
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the devotion of time to a useless activity |
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wingback |
Noun
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(American football) the position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end |
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wingback |
Noun
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(football) the person who plays wingback |
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wrongdoing |
Noun
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activity that transgresses moral or civil law |
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wrongdoing |
Noun
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departure from what is ethically acceptable |
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wrongful conduct |
Noun
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activity that transgresses moral or civil law |
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whistle-stop tour |
Noun
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a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited |
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wickedness |
Noun
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morally objectionable behavior |
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wickedness |
Noun
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the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions |
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wickedness |
Noun
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estrangement from god |
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wickedness |
Noun
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the quality of being wicked |
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wickedness |
Noun
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absence of moral or spiritual values |
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wile |
Noun
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the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) |
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wrath |
Noun
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belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, personified as one of the deadly sins |
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wrath |
Noun
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intense anger (usually on an epic scale) |
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whoredom |
Noun
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offering sexual intercourse for pay |
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war crime |
Noun
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a crime committed in wartime |
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written assignment |
Noun
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an assignment to write something |
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writing assignment |
Noun
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an assignment to write something |
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water conservation |
Noun
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the conservation of water resources |
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women's liberation movement |
Noun
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the movement aimed at equal rights for women |
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wrestling hold |
Noun
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a hold used in the sport of wrestling |
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women's lib |
Noun
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the movement aimed at equal rights for women |
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war |
Noun
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a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious |
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war |
Noun
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the waging of armed conflict against an enemy |
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war |
Noun
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an active struggle between competing entities |
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war |
Noun
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a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply |
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war |
Verb
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make or wage war |
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whispering campaign |
Noun
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the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate |
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wage freeze |
Noun
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a freeze of wages at a given level |
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wheeze |
Noun
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breathing with a husky or whistling sound |
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wheeze |
Noun
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(Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick |
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wheeze |
Verb
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breathe with difficulty |
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waterproofing |
Noun
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the act of treating something to make it repel water |
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waterproofing |
Noun
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a coating capable of making a surface waterproof |
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wear |
Noun
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the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment |
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wear |
Noun
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a covering designed to be worn on a person's body |
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wear |
Noun
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impairment resulting from long use |
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wear |
Verb
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have or show an appearance of |
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wear |
Verb
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have on one's person |
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wear |
Verb
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put clothing on one's body |
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wear |
Verb
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be dressed in |
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wear |
Verb
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exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress |