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Definition of w

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W () the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the other, as weal

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Thicket :: Thicket (a.) A wood or a collection of trees, shrubs, etc., closely set; as, a ram caught in a thicket..

Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.

Effect :: Effect (n.) Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to.

Slantwise :: Slantwise (adv.) Alt. of Slantl.

Well :: Well (a.) Being in health; sound in body; not ailing, diseased, or sick; healthy; as, a well man; the patient is perfectly well..

Infamy :: Infamy (n.) That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness..

Artiad :: Artiad (a.) Even; not odd; -- said of elementary substances and of radicals the valence of which is divisible by two without a remainder.

Sprue :: Sprue (n.) Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold..

Impudently :: Impudently (adv.) In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.

Assignat :: Assignat (n.) One of the notes, bills, or bonds, issued as currency by the revolutionary government of France (1790-1796), and based on the security of the lands of the church and of nobles which had been appropriated by the state..

Creosote :: Creosote (n.) Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown by impurity or exposure. It is a complex mixture of various phenols and their ethers, and is obtained by the distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood..

Vida Finch :: Vida finch () The whidah bird.

Energy :: Energy (n.) Capacity for performing work.

Ineffectively :: Ineffectively (adv.) In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually.

Paint :: Paint (v. t.) To color one's face by way of beautifying it.

Insufflation :: Insufflation (n.) The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into any cavity of the body..

Willing :: Willing (v. t.) Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready.

Straddle :: Straddle (n.) The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who straddles; as, a wide straddle..

Anacoenosis :: Anacoenosis (n.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.

Vicious :: Vicious (a.) Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct..