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Want
- 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!"
Wart
- noun - (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
- an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness)
- any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
Wast
- - The second person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, imperfect tense; -- now used only in solemn or poetical style. See Was.
Watt
- noun - Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)
- Watt - a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
Weft
- noun - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
Welt
- noun - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
- a raised or strengthened seam
- beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
- lash mark
- put a welt on; "welt the shoes"
Went
- verb -
- be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
- be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
- be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"
- be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"
- be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"
- be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
- be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?"
- be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
- begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
- blend or
Wept
- verb - shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
Wert
- - The second person singular, indicative and subjunctive moods, imperfect tense, of the verb be. It is formed from were, with the ending -t, after the analogy of wast. Now used only in solemn or poetic style.