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Wadis
- noun - gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season
Wafts
- noun - a long flag; often tapering
- be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room"
- blow gently; "A breeze wafted through the door"
Wages
- noun - a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
- carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
- something that remunerates;
Waifs
- noun - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"
Wails
- noun - a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
- A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.
- cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
- emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
- Howl
Wains
- noun - a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
- English writer (1925-1994)
- large open farm wagon
Waits
- noun - look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
- serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"
- stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
- the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
- time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
- wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
Wakes
- noun - a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
- an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
- arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
- be awake, be alert, be there
- cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
- make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
- stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
- the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
- the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
Wales
- noun - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
- one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
- thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
Walks
- noun - (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
- a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
- a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
- accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car"
- be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
- careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life"
- give a base on balls to
- live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness"
- make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"
- manner of walking; "he had a funny walk"
- obtain a base on balls
- take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
- the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"