| Walter Sisulu |
South African former Deputy President of the African National Congress and anti-apartheid activist; born Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu (b.1912--d.2003). |
| Walter Ulbricht |
founding member of the German Communist Party and First Secretary of the Socialist Union Party (1950-71), who was a leader in the development and establishment of East Germany (b.1893--d.1973). |
| Walt Whitman |
a U.S. poet (b.1819--d.1892). |
| waltz |
a round dance for couples in three-four time with the accent on the first beat. [7 definitions] |
| Wampanoag |
a tribe of North American Indians living in the northeastern United States in what is now eastern Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. [4 definitions] |
| wampum |
white and dark cylindrical beads made from polished shells, formerly used by North American Indians as money and ornaments. |
| wan |
unnaturally pale, as from illness or exhaustion. [3 definitions] |
| wand |
a thin stick or rod used by magicians or the like. [3 definitions] |
| wander |
to move about with no purpose, aim, or plan, or at no definite pace; roam. [5 definitions] |
| Wandering Jew |
in medieval folklore, a Jew condemned to roam the earth until the Second Coming, as a punishment for mocking or striking Jesus Christ before the crucifixion. [2 definitions] |
| wanderlust |
a strong, constant desire to travel. |
| wane |
of the moon, to gradually decrease in the size of the portion that is illuminated, as seen from the earth. (Cf. wax2). [6 definitions] |
| wangle |
(informal) to get or bring about (something) by resorting to tricks and schemes. [2 definitions] |
| Wankel engine |
an internal combustion engine that features a triangular rotor revolving in a chamber, and that requires fewer moving parts and is lighter and less efficient than a piston-driven engine. |
| wanna |
contraction of "want to" used in some types of writing to reflect how the two words are often pronounced in rapid, informal speech. |
| want |
to desire (something); wish for. [14 definitions] |
| want ad |
a classified advertisement. |
| want in |
(informal) to desire to be included or admitted. |
| wanting |
lacking. [4 definitions] |
| wanton |
characterized by malice and injustice. [6 definitions] |
| want out |
(informal) to desire to be excluded. |