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spray torn up by whirling winds from an ocean or lake

water strider noun : any of various long-legged bugs that move about swiftly on the surface of water

water table noun : the upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated with water

wa·ter·tight adjective 1 : constructed so as to keep water out

2 : allowing no possibility for doubt or uncertainty

wa·ter·way noun : a navigable body of water

wa·ter·wheel noun : a wheel made to turn by water flowing against it

water wings noun plural : an air-filled device to give support to a person's body esp. when learning to swim

wa·ter·works noun plural : a system for supplying water (as to a city)

wa·tery adjective 1 : containing, full of, or giving out water <~ clouds>

2 : resembling water or watery matter esp. in thin fluidity, soggy texture, paleness, or lack of flavor : THIN <~ lemonade>; also : being soft and soggy <~ turnips>

Synonyms

[1] saturated, sodden, soggy, waterlogged, wet—more at WET

[2] dilute, thin, weak—more at WEAK

WATS abbreviation Wide-Area Telecommunications Service

watt noun [ORIGIN: James Watt †1819 Scottish engineer and inventor]

: the metric unit of power equal to the work done at the rate of one joule per second or to the power produced by a current of one ampere across a potential difference of one volt

watt·age noun : amount of power expressed in watts

wat·tle noun 1 : a framework of rods with flexible branches or reeds interlaced used esp. formerly in building; also : material for this framework

2 : a naked fleshy process hanging usu. from the head or neck (as of a bird)

— wat·tled adjective

W Aust abbreviation Western Australia

1wave verb waved; wav·ing 1 : FLUTTER

2 : to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute; also : to convey by waving

3 : to become moved or brandished to-and-fro; also : BRANDISH, FLOURISH <~ a sword>

4 : to move before the wind with a wavelike motion

5 : to curve up and down like a wave : UNDULATE

Synonyms

flag, gesture, motion, signal—more at MOTION

2wave noun 1 : a moving ridge or swell on the surface of water

2 : a wavelike formation or shape

3 : the action or process of making wavy or curly

4 : a waving motion; especially : a signal made by waving something

5 : FLOW, GUSH

6 : a peak of activity

7 : a disturbance that transfers energy progressively from point to point in a medium

8 : a period of hot or cold weather

— wave·like adjective

Synonyms

billow, curl, surge, swell

wave·length noun 1 : the distance in the line of advance of a wave from any one point (as a crest) to the next corresponding point

2 : a line of thought that reveals a common understanding

wave·let noun : a little wave : RIPPLE

wa·ver verb 1 : to fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction

2 : to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro : TOTTER; also : FLICKER <~ing flames>

3 : FALTER

4 : to give an unsteady sound : QUAVER

— waver noun

— wa·ver·er noun

— wa·ver·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] falter, hang back, hesitate, shilly-shally, stagger, teeter, vacillate, wobble—more at HESITATE

[2] falter, rock, seesaw, sway, teeter, totter, wobble—more at TEETER

wavy adjective wav·i·er; -est : having waves : moving in waves

1wax noun 1 : a yellowish plastic substance secreted by bees for constructing the honeycomb

2 : any of various substances like beeswax

2wax verb : to treat or rub with wax

3wax verb 1 : to increase in size, numbers, strength, volume, or duration

2 : to increase in apparent size

3 : to take on a quality or state : BECOME <~ed indignant>

Synonyms

[1] accumulate, appreciate, balloon, build, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, snowball, swell—more at INCREASE

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