war party
1: a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans) 2: a political party that supports a war
war power
1: an extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an extension of the powers that the government normally has in peacetime
war room
1: a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns)
War Secretary
1: head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947 [syn: {Secretary of War}]
War to End War
1: a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turk...
war vessel
1: a government ship that is available for waging war [syn: {warship}, {combat ship}]
war whoop
1: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle [syn: {war cry}, {rallying cry}, {battle cry}]
war widow
1: a woman whose husband has died in war
war zone
1: a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especiallya designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)
war-ridden
1: engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" [syn: {belligerent}, {fighting}, {militant}, {warring}]
war-torn
1: laid waste by war [syn: {war-worn}]
war-worn
1: laid waste by war [syn: {war-torn}]
waratah
1: straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes [syn: {Telopea speciosissima}] 2: tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and...
warble
1: a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly v 1: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below [syn: {trill}, {quaver}] 2...
warble fly
1: hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle
warbler
1: a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song 2: a small active songbird
Warburg
1: German biochemist who pioneered the use of chemical techniques in biological investigations; noted for studies of cellular respiration (1883-1970) [syn: {Otto Heinrich Warburg}] 2: German art histo...
ward
1: a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another 2: a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections 3: block forming a division of a...
ward off
1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {debar}, {obviate}, {deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off},...
ward-heeler
1: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends [syn: {machine politician}, {political hack}, {hack}]
warden
1: the chief official in charge of a prison [syn: {warder}]
warder
1: the chief official in charge of a prison [syn: {warden}]
wardrobe
1: a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes [syn: {closet}, {press}] 2: collection of clothing belonging to one person 3: co...
wardroom
1: military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain)
ware
1: articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: silverware; software v : spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" [syn: {consume}, {squander}, {waste}]
warehouse
1: a storehouse for goods and merchandise [syn: {storage warehouse}] v : store in a warehouse
warehouseman
1: a workman who manages or works in a warehouse [syn: {warehouser}]
warehouseman's lien
1: right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid
warehouser
1: a workman who manages or works in a warehouse [syn: {warehouseman}]
warehousing
1: depositing in a warehouse [syn: {repositing}, {reposition}, {storage}]
wares
1: commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" [syn: {merchandise}, {product}]
warfare
1: the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" [syn: {war}] 2: an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomati...
warfarin
1: an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus [syn: {Coumadin}]
warhead
1: the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents [syn: {payload}, {load}]
Warhol
1: United States artist who was a leader of the pop art movement (1930-1987) [syn: {Andy Warhol}]
warhorse
1: a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition 2: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has...
warily
1: in a wary manner; "the sailor watched the sky warily" [ant: {unwarily}]
wariness
1: the trait of being cautious and watchful [syn: {chariness}] [ant: {unwariness}]
Warji
1: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
warlike
1: inclined to make war [syn: {unpacific}] 2: suggesting war or military life [syn: {martial}]
warlord
1: supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak
Warlpiri
1: a language of Australian aborigines [syn: {Walbiri}]
warm
1: having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat" [ant: {cool}] 2: psychologically warm;...
warm front
1: the front of an advancing mass of warmer air
warm the bench
1: be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game" [syn: {ride the bench}]
warm to
1: become excited about; "He warmed to the idea of a trip to Antarctica"
warm up
1: run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes" 2: become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had lunch together" 3: get warm or warmer; "Th...
warm-blooded
1: having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated) [ant: {cold-blooded}]
warm-up
1: exercising in preparation for strenuous activity [syn: {tune-up}, {prolusion}]
warmed
1: having been warmed up; "a cup of warmed milk"
warmed-over
1: uneaten and saved for eating later; "leftover food served at a later meal"; "yesterday's reheated soup" [syn: {leftover}, {cooked-over}, {reheated}]
warmer
1: device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room [syn: {heater}]
warmhearted
1: marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger" [ant: {coldhearted}]
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warmheartedness
1: a warmhearted feeling [syn: {warmth}] 2: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart" [syn: {affection}, {affectionateness}, {fo...
warming
1: imparting heat; "a warming fire" 2: producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; "a mustard plaster is calefacient" [syn: {calefacient}] n 1: the process of becoming warmer; a rising t...
warming pan
1: a long-handled covered pan holding live coals to warm a bed
warmly
1: in a hearty manner; "`Yes,' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly" [syn: {heartily}, {cordially}] 2: in a warm manner; "warmly dressed"; "warm-clad skiers" [syn: {warm}]
warmness
1: the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house" [syn: {warmth}]
warmonger
1: a person who advocates war or warlike policies [syn: {militarist}]
warmongering
1: a policy of advocating war [syn: {war advocacy}]
warmth
1: the sensation caused by heat energy [syn: {heat}] 2: a warmhearted feeling [syn: {warmheartedness}] 3: the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house" [syn: {war...
warn
1: notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking" 2: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavio...
Warner
1: United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958) [syn: {Charles Dudley Warner}] 2: someone who gives a warning to others
warning
1: serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: {admonitory}, {cautionary}, {exemplary}, {monitory}, {warning(a)}] n 1: a message informing of danger 2: cautio...
warning bell
1: a bell used to sound an alarm [syn: {tocsin}]
warning coloration
1: conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators; "a skunk's aposematic coloration" [syn: {aposematic coloration}]
warning device
1: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event [syn: {alarm}, {alarm system}]
warning of attack
1: a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future
warning of war
1: a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends war or is preparing for war and is on a course that increases the risk of war
warning signal
1: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger [syn: {alarm}, {alert}, {alarum}]
warp
1: a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting [syn: {deflection}] 2: a shape distorted by twisting or folding [syn: {buckle}] 3: a moral or mental distortion [sy...
warpath
1: hostile or belligerent mood; "the chief is on the warpath today" 2: a course leading to warfare or battle
warped
1: used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture; "the floors were warped and cracked"
warping
1: a moral or mental distortion [syn: {warp}]
warplane
1: an aircraft designed and used for combat [syn: {military plane}]
warragal
1: Australian wild horse [syn: {warrigal}] 2: wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia [syn: {dingo}, {warrigal}, {Canis dingo}]
warrant
1: a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts 2: a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to pu...
warranted
1: secured by written agreement [syn: {bonded}, {guaranteed}, {secured}]
warrantee
1: a recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United States 2: a customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given 3: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will me...
warranter
1: one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another [syn: {guarantor}, {surety}, {warrantor}]
warrantor
1: one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another [syn: {guarantor}, {surety}, {warranter}]
warranty
1: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications [syn: {guarantee}, {warrant}, {warrantee}]
Warren
1: United States writer and poet (1905-1989) [syn: {Robert Penn Warren}] 2: United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974) [syn: {Earl Warren}] 3: a se...
Warren Gamaliel Harding
1: 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823) [syn: {Harding}, {Warren Harding}, {President Harding}]
Warren Harding
1: 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823) [syn: {Harding}, {Warren Gamaliel Harding}, {President Harding}]
warrigal
1: Australian wild horse [syn: {warragal}] 2: wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia [syn: {dingo}, {warragal}, {Canis dingo}]
warrior
1: someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
warriorlike
1: (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing" [syn: {soldierly}, {soldierlike}, {martial}]
Wars of the Roses
1: struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII [syn: {War of the R...
Warsaw
1: the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland [syn: {Warszawa}, {capital of Poland}]
warship
1: a government ship that is available for waging war [syn: {war vessel}, {combat ship}]
Warszawa
1: the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland [syn: {Warsaw}, {capital of Poland}]
wart
1: any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) 2: (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus [syn: {verruca}]
warthog
1: African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks
wartime
1: a period of time during which there is armed conflict
wartlike
1: (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts [syn: {verrucose}, {warty}]
wartweed
1: not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun [syn: {sun spurge}, {wartwort}, {devil's milk}, {Euphorbia helioscopia}]
wartwort
1: not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun [syn: {sun spurge}, {wartweed}, {devil's milk}, {Euphorbia helioscopia}]
warty
1: (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts [syn: {verrucose}, {wartlike}]
Warwick
1: English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the ...
wary
1: marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers" [ant: {unwary}] 2: openly distrustful and un...
wash
1: a thin coat of water-base paint 2: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) [syn: {washing}, {lavation}] 3: the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) [syn: {dr...
wash away
1: eliminate; "wash away all the differences" 2: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away th...
wash down
1: eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically; "She washed down her dinner with a bottle of red wine"; "He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky" 2: flow freely; ...
wash drawing
1: a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other [syn: {wash}]
wash leather
1: piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing
wash off
1: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the ...
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