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wage earner someone who earns wages, esp. one whose wages support a family.
wageless combined form of wage.
wager an act of betting; bet. [5 definitions]
wage scale a schedule of the wages paid to workers in a given industry or locality, or paid by a given employer.
waggery the humor, attitude, or action characteristic of a wag; drollery. [2 definitions]
waggish characteristic of or resembling a wag. [2 definitions]
waggle to sway, shake, or move unsteadily from side to side; wobble. [3 definitions]
wagon a vehicle with a sturdy, rectangular body and four wheels, usu. drawn by horses. [6 definitions]
wagoner one who drives a wagon. [2 definitions]
wagonette a light carriage or wagon having a crosswise seat in front for the driver and two lengthwise seats in back that face each other.
wagon-lit bed car (French); in European trains, a sleeping car.
wagonload the load that a wagon holds or can hold.
wagon train a convoy or line of wagons, used esp. in the old American West for transporting such things as military supplies or pioneers.
wagtail any of various small European birds with long tails that wag up and down continuously. [2 definitions]
Wahhabi a member of a Muslim sect, founded in the eighteenth century and now found mainly in Saudi Arabia, that believes in strict adherence to the Koran.
wahine a Polynesian or Hawaiian woman or girl.
wahoo1 a cork elm of the southeastern United States. [2 definitions]
wahoo2 any of various shrubs or small trees of eastern North America that bear purple flowers and red fruits.
wahoo3 a large swift game fish found in tropical seas.
wah-wah an instrumental effect produced by closing and opening the bell of a horn with the hand or a hand-held mute. [2 definitions]
waif a homeless or friendless person, esp. an orphaned or abandoned child. [2 definitions]