wealthiness
1: the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence" [syn: {wealth}] [ant: {poverty}]
wealthy
1: having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: {...
wealthy man
1: a man who is wealthy [syn: {man of means}, {rich man}]
wealthy person
1: a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {rich person}, {have}]
wean
1: gradually deprive (infants) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk" [syn: {ablactate}] 2: detach the affections of
weaned
1: freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk; "the just-weaned calf bawled for its mother" [ant: {unweaned}]
weaning
1: the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal [syn: {ablactation}]
weapon
1: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" [syn: {arm}, {weapon system}] 2: a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational...
weapon of mass destruction
1: a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) [syn: {WMD}, {W.M.D.}]
weapon system
1: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" [syn: {weapon}, {arm}]
weapon-grade plutonium
1: plutonium 239 that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembled; it is stored in plutonium pits [syn: {weapons plutonium}]
weaponed
1: carrying weapons [syn: {equipped}]
weaponize
1: make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon; "Will modern physicists weaponize String Theory?"
weaponry
1: weapons considered collectively [syn: {arms}, {implements of war}, {weapons system}, {munition}]
weapons carrier
1: military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews
weapons platform
1: any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons [syn: {platform}]
weapons plutonium
1: plutonium 239 that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembled; it is stored in plutonium pits [syn: {weapon-grade plutonium}]
weapons system
1: weapons considered collectively [syn: {weaponry}, {arms}, {implements of war}, {munition}]
weapons-grade
1: of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction); "weapons-grade plutonium"; "weapons-grade anthrax" 2: extremely strong or concentrated or durable; "industrial-...
wear
1: impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear" 2: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: {clothing}, {article of clothing}, {vesture}] 3: the act of having on y...
wear and tear
1: decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use [syn: {depreciation}]
wear away
1: cut away in small pieces [syn: {whittle away}, {whittle down}] 2: diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface" [syn: {wear off}] 3: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence e...
wear down
1: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {fag out}, {fa...
wear off
1: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear}, {wear out}, {wear thin}] 2: diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface" [syn: {wear away}]
wear on
1: pass slowly (of time); "The day wore on"
wear out
1: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {f...
wear round
1: turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked" [syn: {tack}]
wear ship
1: turn away from the wind; "The sailors decided it was time to wear ship"
wear the trousers
1: exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the shots in this house?" [syn: {call the shots}, {call the tune}]
wear thin
1: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear}, {wear off}, {wear out}]
wear upon
1: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fa...
wearable
1: suitable for wear or able to be worn; "wearable evening clothes"; "a wearable hearing aid" [ant: {unwearable}]
wearer
1: one that wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory; "the wearer of the crown"
wearily
1: in a weary manner; "he walked around tiredly" [syn: {tiredly}]
weariness
1: temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of thei...
wearing
1: producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing" [syn: {exhausting}, {tiring}, {wearying}] n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down...
wearing apparel
1: clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" [syn: {apparel}, {dress}, {clothes}]
wearing away
1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn: {erosion}, {eroding}, {eating away}, {wearing}]
wearisome
1: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance";...
weary
1: physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic" [syn: {aweary}] v 1: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon...
Weary Willie
1: United States circus clown (1898-1979) [syn: {Kelly}, {Emmett Kelly}]
wearying
1: producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing" [syn: {exhausting}, {tiring}, {wearing}]
weasel
1: small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
weasel word
1: an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
weasel-worded
1: evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement [syn: {hedged}]
weather
1: towards the side exposed to wind [syn: {upwind}, {weather(a)}] n : the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day ...
weather bureau
1: an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts
weather chart
1: a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region [syn: {weather map}]
weather condition
1: the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception" [syn: {w...
weather deck
1: upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below [syn: {shelter deck}]
weather eye
1: vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble" [syn: {watchfulness}, {vigilance}]
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weather map
1: a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region [syn: {weather chart}]
weather radar
1: radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation
weather satellite
1: a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below [syn: {meteorological satellite}]
weather sheet
1: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: {sheet}, {tack}, {mainsheet}, {shroud}]
weather ship
1: an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations
weather side
1: the side toward the wind [syn: {to windward}, {windward side}, {weatherboard}]
weather station
1: one of a networks of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded [syn: {meteorological observation post}]
weather strip
1: a strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold [syn: {weather stripping}]
weather stripping
1: a strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold [syn: {weather strip}]
weather vane
1: mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind [syn: {weathervane}, {vane}, {wind vane}]
weather-beaten
1: tanned and coarsened from being outdoors; "a weather-beaten face" 2: worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles" [syn: {weatherworn}, {weathered}]
weather-bound
1: delayed or shut in by bad weather; "weather-bound traffic"; "irritable weather-bound children"
weatherboard
1: a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below [syn: {clapboard}, {weatherboarding}] 2: the side toward the wind [syn: {to windward...
weatherboarding
1: a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below [syn: {clapboard}, {weatherboard}]
weathercock
1: weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster
weathered
1: worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles" [syn: {weather-beaten}, {weatherworn}]
weatherglass
1: a simple barometer for indicating changes in atmospheric pressure
weatherliness
1: (of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind); "the Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness"
weatherly
1: (of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled
weatherman
1: predicts the weather [syn: {weather forecaster}]
weatherproof
1: able to withstand exposure to weather without damage; "weatherproof electric wiring"; "a weatherproof coat" v : make resistant to bad weather
weatherstrip
1: provide with weatherstripping; "The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in" 2: equip with weatherstripping; "He weatherstripped the windows when it got cold" [also: {weather...
weathervane
1: mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind [syn: {weather vane}, {vane}, {wind vane}]
weatherworn
1: worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles" [syn: {weather-beaten}, {weathered}]
weave
1: pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric v 1: interlace by or as it by weaving [syn: {interweave}] [ant: {unweave}] 2: create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or c...
weaver
1: a craftsman who weaves cloth 2: finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests [syn: {weaverbird}, {weaver finch}]
weaver finch
1: finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests [syn: {weaver}, {weaverbird}]
weaver's broom
1: tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California [syn: {Spanish broom}, {Spartium ju...
weaver's hitch
1: a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) [syn: {sheet bend}, {becket bend}, {weaver's knot}]
weaver's knot
1: a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) [syn: {sheet bend}, {becket bend}, {weaver's hitch}]
weaverbird
1: finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests [syn: {weaver}, {weaver finch}]
weaving
1: walking unsteadily; "a stqaggering gait" [syn: {lurching}, {stumbling}, {staggering}] n : creating fabric
web
1: an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn" 2: an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its vi...
web browser
1: a program used to view HTML documents [syn: {browser}]
web log
1: a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies [syn: {blog}]
web page
1: a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser
web site
1: a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; "the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers" [syn: {internet site}, {site}]
web spinner
1: any of a small order of slender typically tropical insects that nest in colonies in silken tunnels that they spin
web-footed
1: having feet with webbed toes [syn: {web-toed}]
web-toed
1: having feet with webbed toes [syn: {web-footed}]
web-toed salamander
1: any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces
Webb
1: English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943) [syn: {Beatrice Webb}, {Martha Beatrice Potter Webb}] 2: English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian S...
webbed foot
1: a bird's foot with folds of skin between the toes
webbing clothes moth
1: moth that forms a web in which it lives [syn: {webbing moth}, {Tineola bisselliella}]
webbing moth
1: moth that forms a web in which it lives [syn: {webbing clothes moth}, {Tineola bisselliella}]
webby
1: having open interstices or resembling a web [syn: {lacy}, {netlike}, {netted}, {webbed}, {weblike}] [also: {webbiest}, {webbier}]
webcam
1: a digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internet
weber
1: a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells [syn: {Wb}] 2: German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891) [syn: {Wilhelm Eduard We...
Weber's law
1: (psychophysics) the concept that a just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to the magnitude of the original stimulus; "Weber's law explains why you don't notice your headlights are...
Weber-Fechner law
1: (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber [syn: {Fechner's law}]
webfoot
1: a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin
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