waiting area
1: a public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait [syn: {lounge}, {waiting room}]
waiting line
1: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something [syn: {queue}]
waiting list
1: a roster of those waiting to obtain something
waiting room
1: a public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait [syn: {lounge}, {waiting area}]
waive
1: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {relinquish}, {forgo}, {foreswear}, {dispense with}] 2: lose or lose the right to by...
waiver
1: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: {release}, {discharge}]
Wajda
1: Polish filmmaker (born in 1929) [syn: {Andrzej Wajda}]
Wakashan
1: a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language 2: a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington [syn: {Wakashan l...
Wakashan language
1: a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington [syn: {Wakashan}]
wake
1: 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" [syn: {aftermath}, {backwash}] 2: an isla...
wake board
1: a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat [syn: {wakeboard}]
Wake Island
1: an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii [syn: {Wake}]
wake up
1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {awaken}, {wake}, {waken}, {rouse}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}] 2: stop s...
wake-robin
1: any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower [syn: {trillium}, {wood lily}] 2: common American spring-flowerin...
wake-up call
1: a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected; "the bombing was a wake-up call to strengthene domestic security" 2: a telephone call that you request be made a spec...
wakeboard
1: a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat [syn: {wake board}]
wakeful
1: carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchfu...
wakefulness
1: a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world 2: a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep [syn: {sleeplessness}] [ant: {sleepiness}]
wakeless
1: (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" [syn: {heavy}, {profound}, {sound}]
waken
1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {awaken}, {wake}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}] 2: stop...
wakening
1: the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most" [syn: {awakening}, {waking up}]
waker
1: someone who rouses others from sleep [syn: {rouser}, {arouser}] 2: a person who awakes; "an early waker"
waking
1: marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours" [syn: {waking(a)}] n : the state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking" [ant: {sleeping}]
waking up
1: the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most" [syn: {awakening}, {wakening}]
Walapai
1: a member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona [syn: {Hualapai}, {Hualpai}] 2: the Yuman language spoken by the Walapai people [syn: {Hualapai}, {Hualpa...
Walbiri
1: a language of Australian aborigines [syn: {Warlpiri}]
Waldheim
1: Austrian diplomat who was Secretary General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981; in 1986 he was elected president of Austria in spite of worldwide allegations that he had direct knowledge of Na...
waldmeister
1: Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genu...
Waldorf salad
1: typically made of apples and celery with nuts or raisins and dressed with mayonnaise
wale
1: a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions [syn: {welt}, {weal}, {wheal}] 2: thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden shi...
Wales
1: 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 [syn: {Cymru}, {Cambria}]
Walesa
1: Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943) [syn: {Lech Walesa}]
Walhalla
1: (Norse mythology) the hall in which Odin received the souls of slain heroes [syn: {Valhalla}]
walk
1: the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" [syn: {walking}] 2: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base ...
walk about
1: walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park" [syn: {perambulate}, {walk around}]
walk around
1: walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park" [syn: {perambulate}, {walk about}] 2: walk around something [syn: {circumambula...
walk away
1: go away from; "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off" [syn: {walk off}]
walk in
1: enter by walking; "She walks in at all hours, as if she lived here"
walk of life
1: careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life" [syn: {walk}]
walk off
1: take without permission; "he walked off with my wife!"; "The thief walked off with my gold watch" 2: go away from; "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off" ...
walk on air
1: feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: {exult}, {be on cloud nine}, {jump for joy}]
walk out
1: stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met" [syn: {strike}] 2: leave abruptly...
walk out of
1: leave, usually as an expression of disapproval
walk over
1: beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"
walk through
1: perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal
walk-in
1: (of e.g. closets or refrigerators) extending very far enough back to allow a person to enter; "a deep walk-in refrigerator"; "walk-in closets" [syn: {walk-in(a)}] n 1: person who walks in without h...
walk-on
1: not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines; "had a nonspeaking role in the play" [syn: {nonspeaking}] [ant: {speaking(a)}] n : plays a small part in a dramatic production
walk-through
1: a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process; "she gave me a walk-through of my new duties" 2: a pedestrian passageway through the ground f...
walk-to
1: close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory" [syn: {walk-to(a)}, {walking(a)}]
walk-up
1: a building with no elevator; "a walk-up apartment" n 1: an apartment in a building without an elevator [syn: {walk-up apartment}] 2: an apartment building without an elevator
walkabout
1: a walking trip or tour 2: a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally 3: nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine
walkaway
1: an easy victory [syn: {runaway}, {blowout}, {romp}, {laugher}, {shoo-in}]
Walker
1: New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952) [syn: {John Walker}] 2: United States writer (born in 1944) [syn: {Alice Wa...
Walker hound
1: an American breed of foxhound [syn: {Walker foxhound}]
Walker Percy
1: United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990) [syn: {Percy}]
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Walker Smith
1: United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) [syn: {Robinson}, {Ray Robinson}, {Sugar Ray Robinson}]
walkie-talkie
1: small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter) [syn: {walky-talky}]
walking
1: close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory" [syn: {walk-to(a)}, {walking(a)}] n : the act of traveling by ...
walking delegate
1: a union representative who visits workers at their jobs to see whether agreements are observed
walking fern
1: ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn: {walking leaf}, {Asplenium rhizophyllum}, {Camptosorus rhizophyllus}]
Walking horse
1: a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk [syn: {Tennessee walker}, {Tennessee walking horse}, {Plantation walking horse}]
walking leaf
1: ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn: {walking fern}, {Asplenium rhizophyllum}, {Camptosorus rhizophyllus}] 2: tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southe...
walking on air
1: a state of extreme happiness [syn: {bliss}, {blissfulness}, {cloud nine}, {seventh heaven}]
walking papers
1: (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge [syn: {marching orders}]
walking shoe
1: a light comfortable shoe designed for vigorous walking
walking stick
1: a stick carried in the hand for support in walking 2: any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies [syn: {walkingstick}, {stick insect}]
walkingstick
1: any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies [syn: {walking stick}, {stick insect}]
walkout
1: a strike in which the workers walk out 2: the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"
walkover
1: backbends combined with handstands 2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic}, {snap}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushove...
walkway
1: a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" [syn: {walk}, {paseo}]
walky-talky
1: small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter) [syn: {walkie-talkie}]
wall
1: an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls we...
wall barley
1: European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows [syn: {barley grass}, {Hordeum murinum}]
wall creeper
1: crimson-and-gray songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {tichodrome}, {Tichodroma muriaria}]
wall fern
1: mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn: {common polypody}, {adder's...
wall germander
1: European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose flowers with red and white spots [syn: {Teucrium chamaedrys}]
wall hanging
1: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings" [syn: {hanging}]
wall in
1: enclose with a wall [syn: {wall up}]
wall of silence
1: the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up" [syn: {blue wall of si...
wall painting
1: a painting that is applied to a wall surface [syn: {mural}]
wall pellitory
1: herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers [syn: {pellitory-of-the-wall}, {pellitory}, {Parietaria difussa}]
wall pepper
1: mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover [syn: {Sedum acre}]
wall plate
1: plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load
wall plug
1: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall socket}, {electric outlet}, {electrical outlet}, {outlet}, {electric receptacle}]
wall rock
1: a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault
wall rocket
1: yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America [syn: {Diplotaxis muralis}, {Diplotaxis tenuifolia}]
wall rue
1: small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America [syn: {wall rue spleenwort}, {Asplenium ruta-muraria}]
wall rue spleenwort
1: small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America [syn: {wall rue}, {Asplenium ruta-muraria}]
wall socket
1: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall plug}, {electric outlet}, {electrical outlet}, {outlet}, {electric receptacle}]
Wall St.
1: a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance [syn: {Wall Street}]
Wall Street
1: a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance [syn: {Wall St.}] 2: used to allude to the securities industry of the United States [syn: {the S...
wall tent
1: a canvas tent with four vertical walls
wall unit
1: a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room
wall up
1: enclose with a wall [syn: {wall in}]
wall-less
1: lacking walls; "the wall-less ground floor is open to the winds" [ant: {walled}]
wall-paperer
1: a worker who papers walls [syn: {wallpaperer}]
Walla Walla
1: a town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border
wallaby
1: any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored [syn: {brush kangaroo}]
Wallace
1: Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-130...
Wallace Carothers
1: United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937) [syn: {Carothers}, {Wallace Hume Carothers}]
Wallace Hume Carothers
1: United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937) [syn: {Carothers}, {Wallace Carothers}]
wallah
1: usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing; "a kitchen wallah"; "the book wallah"
wallboard
1: thin sheet used to cover walls or partitions
walled
1: having or surrounded by walls or walls of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; "the ancient walled city of Jerico"; "thick-walled cells" [ant: {wall-less}]
Wallenstein
1: Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634) [syn: {Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein}]
Waller
1: United States jazz musician (1904-1943) [syn: {Fats Waller}, {Thomas Wright Waller}]
wallet
1: a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money [syn: {billfold}, {notecase}, {pocketbook}]
walleye
1: strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward [syn: {divergent strabismus}, {exotropia}] 2: pike-like freshwater perches [syn: {walleyed pike}, {jack salmon}, {Stizostedion vitreum}]
walleyed
1: having divergent strabismus [ant: {cross-eyed}]
walleyed pike
1: pike-like freshwater perches [syn: {walleye}, {jack salmon}, {Stizostedion vitreum}]
wallflower
1: any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers 2: perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow...
Wallis Warfield Simpson
1: United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication [syn: {Simpson}, {Mrs. Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Windsor}, {Duchess of Windsor}]
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