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Washboard: Definition and part of speech

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Washboard

  1. n. A broad, thin plank, fixed along the gunwale of boat to keep the sea from breaking inboard; also, a plank on the sill of a lower deck port, for the same purpose; — called also wasteboard.
  2. n. A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them.
  3. n. A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Wase: Definition and part of speech

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Wase

  1. n. A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Washing: Definition and part of speech

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Washing

  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Wash
  2. n. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Wash: Definition and part of speech

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Wash

  1. a. Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods.
  2. v. t. To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees.
  3. v. t. To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves wash the shore.
  4. v. t. To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.
  5. v. t. To remove by washing to take away by, or as by, the action of water; to drag or draw off as by the tide; — often with away, off, out, etc.; as, to wash dirt from the hands.
  6. v. t. To cover with a thin or watery coat of color; to tint lightly and thinly.
  7. v. t. To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as, steel washed with silver.
  8. v. i. To perform the act of ablution.
  9. v. i. To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in water.
  10. v. i. To bear without injury the operation of being washed; as, some calicoes do not wash.
  11. 1a. 1 Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods.
  12. 1v. t. 1 To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Warty: Definition and part of speech

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Warty

  1. a. Of the nature of warts; as, a warty excrescence.
  2. a. Having warts; full of warts; overgrow with warts; as, a warty leaf.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Warwickite: Definition and part of speech

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Warwickite

  1. n. A dark brown or black mineral, occurring in prismatic crystals imbedded in limestone near Warwick, New York. It consists of the borate and titanate of magnesia and iron.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Wary: Definition and part of speech

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Wary

  1. a. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.
  2. a. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.