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wharf |
Verb
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provide with a wharf |
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wharfage |
Noun
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a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles |
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wharfage |
Noun
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a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay |
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woodworking plane |
Noun
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a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood |
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weed |
Noun
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street names for marijuana |
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weed |
Noun
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a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning |
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weed |
Noun
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any plant that crowds out cultivated plants |
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weed |
Verb
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clear of weeds |
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wash room |
Noun
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a toilet that is available to the public |
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wireless telegraph |
Noun
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the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code) |
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wireless telegraphy |
Noun
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the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code) |
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wireless telegraphy |
Noun
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telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire |
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wall |
Noun
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an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes |
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wall |
Noun
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an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness |
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wall |
Noun
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a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) |
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wall |
Noun
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a layer of material that encloses space |
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wall |
Noun
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(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure |
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wall |
Noun
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anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect |
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wall |
Noun
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a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) |
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wall |
Noun
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a difficult or awkward situation |
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wall |
Verb
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surround with a wall in order to fortify |
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wood file |
Noun
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a coarse file with sharp pointed projections |
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wooden shoe |
Noun
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a shoe carved from a single block of wood |
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weighing machine |
Noun
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a measuring instrument for weighing |
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window sash |
Noun
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a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame |
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window lock |
Noun
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a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position |
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waterscape |
Noun
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a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape) |
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writing table |
Noun
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a desk used for writing |
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waist |
Noun
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the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole |
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waist |
Noun
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the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips |
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weather sheet |
Noun
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(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
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waist anchor |
Noun
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spare anchor for use in emergency |
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weaver's knot |
Noun
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a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) |
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weaver's hitch |
Noun
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a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) |
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wagon-lit |
Noun
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a passenger car that has berths for sleeping |
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water gate |
Noun
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regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice |
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washing powder |
Noun
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soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders |
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wasteweir |
Noun
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a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction |
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wheel spoke |
Noun
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support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim |
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wrapping |
Noun
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an enveloping bandage |
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wrapping |
Noun
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the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped |
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workout suit |
Noun
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garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt |
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warning bell |
Noun
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a bell used to sound an alarm |
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wrecker |
Noun
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a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones) |
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wrecker |
Noun
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someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks |
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wrecker |
Noun
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someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job |
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whipsaw |
Noun
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a saw with handles at both ends |
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whipsaw |
Verb
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saw with a whipsaw |
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whipsaw |
Verb
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victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations |
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water hazard |
Noun
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hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must avoid |