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Volta
- noun - a river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin
- Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)
Volti
- - Turn, that is, turn over the leaf.
Volts
- noun - Volt - a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
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"
Waite
- noun - United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)
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"
Walty
- - Liable to roll over; crank; as, a walty ship.
Waltz
- noun - a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
- an assured victory (especially in an election)
- dance a waltz
- music composed in triple time for waltzing
Wants
- noun - a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
- a state of extreme poverty
- anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
- be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
- feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
- have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
- hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
- the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
- wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
Wanty
- - A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast; also, a leather tie; a short wagon rope.