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Vying
- verb - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
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
Waist
- noun - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
- the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
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"
Waive
- verb - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
- lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
Weigh
- verb - determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"
- have a certain weight
- have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"
- show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
- to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"