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Vicksburg
- noun - a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
- a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves
Wagenboom
- - A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.
Wahhabism
- noun - a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism"
Waistband
- noun - a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
Walkabout
- noun - a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
- a walking trip or tour
- nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine
Wallabies
- noun - any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
Wannabees
- noun - an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
Washables
- noun - garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
Wastebins
- noun - a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
Wastebook
- - A book in which rough entries of transactions are made, previous to their being carried into the journal.