Wung-out

1. a. Having the sails set in the manner called wing-and-wing.

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Wrying

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Wry

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Wrybill

1. n. See Crookbill.

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Wrymouth

1. n. Any one of several species of large, elongated, marine fishes of the genus Cryptacanthodes, especially C. maculatus of the American coast. A whitish variety is called ghostfish.

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Wryneck

1. n. Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common European species (J. torguilla); — so called from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Called also cuckoo’s mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck.
2. n. A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles of the neck; torticollis.

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Wrynecked

1. a. Having a distorted neck; having the deformity called wryneck.

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Wrong-timed

1. a. Done at an improper time; ill-timed.

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Wroot

1. imp. of Write. Wrote.

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Wroth

1. a. Full of wrath; angry; incensed; much exasperated; wrathful.

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Wry

1. v. i. To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
2. v. t. To cover.
3. superl. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
4. superl. Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
5. superl. Wrested; perverted.
6. v. i. To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.

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