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walkover an unopposed or effortless victory in a sports event, election, or other contest. [2 definitions]
walk-through a preliminary or first rehearsal of a play, show, or the like, in which the actors first rehearse their movements on stage.
walkup an apartment or office located above the ground floor in a building with no elevator. [2 definitions]
walkway a path or passage designed for use by pedestrians.
wall an upright structure with a height much greater than its thickness, used for separation, protection, or enclosure. [8 definitions]
wallaby any of various marsupials native to Australia and strongly resembling small or medium-sized kangaroos.
wallaroo any of several large kangaroos of Australia, esp. a reddish gray one inhabiting rocky hills.
wallboard a building material manufactured in large thin slabs used mainly for constructing interior walls and ceilings.
wallet a small flat pocketbook, usu. of leather, with compartments for paper money, credit cards, personal documents, and the like; billfold.
walleye a fairly large freshwater food and game fish of North America resembling the pike and having large staring eyes. [2 definitions]
walleyed having an eye with a whitish cornea. [4 definitions]
walleyed pike see "walleye."
wallflower a European plant that grows well in vertical surfaces such as walls, bearing clusters of sweet-scented yellow, orange, or brown cross-shaped flowers. [3 definitions]
Walloon a member of a people of Celtic descent now inhabiting southern and southeastern Belgium and adjacent areas of France. [3 definitions]
wallop (informal) to strike with a forceful blow. [5 definitions]
walloping (informal) a sound beating or defeat; thrashing. [2 definitions]
wallow to roll the body about lazily in mud, sand, water, or the like, esp. for comfort or pleasure. [6 definitions]
wallpaper a decorative wallcovering made of paper printed with colors or colored patterns. [3 definitions]
Wall Street a lower Manhattan street in New York City that is the chief financial center of the United States. [2 definitions]
wall-to-wall covering all of a room's floor, as a carpet. [4 definitions]
walnut any of various trees related to the hickory, bearing edible nuts, and used as shade trees and as a source of high-quality wood. [4 definitions]