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WANE - WATC

WANE - nouns
• DWINE decline, wane ...1820 arch.
wane - verbs
• DECREW †* to decrease, to wane ...1596
 
WANGLE - verbs
• FANIGGLE to wangle, to manoeuvre, to obtain by devious means ...1930s Amer. dial.
• FINAGLE to wangle, to manoeuvre, to obtain by devious means; to get or achieve by trickery, craftiness, or persuasion ...1922 Amer. dial.
• FINAGLE AROUND to wangle, to manoeuvre, to obtain by devious means ...1930 Amer. dial.
 
WANGLING - nouns
• FINAGLE an instance of wangling or chicanery ...1941 Amer. dial.
 
WANING - nouns
• DECRESCENCE * a waning state or condition ..1872
 
WANT - adjectives
• NACE pitiable, destitute, in great and abject want ...1795 Sc.
• SUFFRETOUS † needy, in want, miserable ...c1450
• WANTFUL full of wants; needing, exacting ...1889
want - nouns 
• BAUCHNESS want, defect of any kind, indifference ...1727 Sc.
• CARENCY †* the state of being without; wantingness, want ...1655
• DEFAULT 1. † lack of food or other necessaries; want, poverty ...c1290
2. † absence of something wanted; want, lack, scarcity of ...a1300 obs. or arch.
• FAULT † deficiency, lack, scarcity, want of; want of food or necessaries ...a1300
• INLACKING † want, deficiency ...1775 Sc.
• MANK † a deficiency, a want, a lack ...1500-20 Sc.
• NACENESS want, destitution ...1913 Sc.
• NECESSITY † want of a thing ...c1460
• SCARCEHEED scarcity, want ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SUFFRETE † want, need ...c1430
• WANE 1. † want, lack, shortage, absence of ...c888
2. † need, want, poverty ...a1100
want - person
• LACK-ALL one who is in want of everything ...1850
want - verbs 
• BEET † to relieve, to help, to aid, to assist a person in need or trouble; to supply the wants of ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BE FAST FOR to be in want of ...1863 Eng. dial.
• BEHOOVE † to have use for or need of; to require; to be in want of ...c890
• BEHOVE † to have use for or need of; to require; to be in want of ...c890
• DESIDERATE † to desire with a sense of want or regret; to feel a desire or longing for; to feel the want of; to desire, to want, to miss ...1646
​• DIE FOR to want ...1709
• FANCY to want ...1598
• FAULT † to stand in need of; to lack, to want; to be deficient in ...1377
• FEEL FOR to want, to like ...1907 Amer. dial.
• FEEL TO to want, to desire; to want to, to feel inclined to do something ...1837 Amer. dial.
• GASP FOR to want ...c1586
• ITCH FOR to want ...a1225
• MANK † to want, to long for ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WANT SOMETHING YESTERDAY to want something as quickly as possible ...1970s sl.
• WHISTLE FOR SOMETHING to want something in vain ...1605
• YEN FOR to want ...1906 sl.
want - phrases
• BREAK ME OFF A PIECE I want some, give me some ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• WANTED AS MUCH AS A DOG WANTS A SIDE-POCKET applied to one who wants or desires something he doesn't need ...1788 sl.
• WANTED AS MUCH AS A TOAD WANTS A SIDE-POCKET applied to one who wants or desires something he doesn't need ...1785 sl.
 
WANTED - adjectives
• DESIDERATE † desired, longed for, wanted; desirable ...1640 
wanted - nouns
• ALUM, THE precisely what is wanted ...1879 Amer. sl.
• JUST THE JOB something which is wanted or needed ...1943 sl.
• READER a 'wanted' poster ...M19 criminals' sl.
• SHOT, THE something that is wanted or needed ...1953 Aust. sl.
• TICKET, THE something which is wanted or needed ...1838 sl.
 
WANTING - adjectives
• AMISSING missing, wanting ...L16 chiefly Sc.
• FEEBLE † wanting in resources; ill-supplied, ...c1314
wanting - verbs
• DEFAULT † to be wanting; to fail ...c1340
• FAULT † to be wanting or absent ...c1375
• WANT † to fail to do something; to be wanting in one's endeavours ...1426
 
​WANTON - adjectives
• AMATORIOUS inclined to love; wanton ...1746
• CADGIE in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton ...1725 Sc.
• CADGY wanton, lustful; amorous ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CADYE † wanton, lascivious ...1552 Sc.
• CAGEY in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton ...1725 Sc.
• CAGIE in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton ...1725 Sc.
• CRACKISH of women only: wanton, promiscuous ...L17 colloq.
• FAST immoral; wanton; easily encouraged to participate in sexual activity; dissipated ...18C
• FLY flirtatious or sexually promiscuous; wanton ...1880 US sl.
• GIGGISH lively, flighty, wanton, trifling, silly, foolish ...1523
• HANBY wanton, unruly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANTY wanton, unruly; full of spirit, mettlesome; excited, frisky (generally used of horses) ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HIDDIE-GIDDIE confused, giddy, wanton ...1450-70 Sc.
• HAUNTY † unruly, wanton, restive ...1671 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• KEADY wanton ...Bk1902 Sc.
• KEDGY wanton, lascivious ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LACHES † loose, lewd, wanton ...c1425
• LASCIVIENT † wanton, lascivious ...1653
• LASCIVE †* lascivious, wanton ...1647
• LIGHT lewd, wanton ...14C
• LIGHT-HEELED wanton; pert. to a sexually loose woman ...E17
• LOOSE wanton, lewd, sexually loose and legally unattached ...L15
• LOOSE-BODIED of women: wanton ...L17 sl.
• LOOSE-ENDED of women: wanton ...L17 sl.
• LOOSE IN THE HAFT wanton ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOOSE IN THE HILT wanton ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOOSE IN THE RUMP of women: wanton ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOOSE-LEGGED wanton; sexually promiscuous ...L16 sl.
• LOOSE-TAILED † of bad character; wanton; unchaste; wanting in self-restraint ...1598
• LOOSE-TWISTED lewd, wanton ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LUBRIC † lascivious, wanton, lewd ...1490
• LUSCIOUS † of tales, conversation, writing, etc.: gratifying to lascivious tastes, voluptuous, wanton ...1614
• NAUNTY wanton, licentious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NESH † easily yielding to temptation; inclined to lust or wantonness ...c1000
• PETULCOUS †* wanton; frisky; lustful; fractious; wantonly aggressive, butting ...1661
• PORNERASTIC fond of wanton women; lascivious, lustful, licentious; addicted to harlotry, whoremongering ...1870
• PROUD BELOW THE NAVEL amorous, or wanton ...1629 colloq.
• RADGY lewd, wanton ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAGE † mad, raging; wanton ...a1300
• RAMMISH † of persons or animals: headstrong, impetuous, rash, uncontrolled, wanton ...1607 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAMMUCKY dissolute, wanton, depraved ...1893 Eng. dial.
• RAMP wild, bold, wanton, unrestrained, rompish; full of rude health and spirits ...1713 Sc.
• RANDY wanton, lustful ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RIGGISH † wanton, licentious, whorish ...1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RIXY wanton, lewd ...1746 Eng. dial.
• RONKISH precociously wanton, mischievous ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SALACIOUS lustful, lecherous; sexually wanton ...1661
• SHORT-HEELED wanton ...1600
• SMICKER † wanton, loose, amorous ...1606
• STRUMPET wanton ...Bk1904 sl.
• VENERAL † given to fleshly wantonness, lascivious, lustful ...1623
• VENERIAN † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...a1400
• VENERIEN † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...c1386
• VENERIOUS † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...1547
• VENEROUS † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...1597
• WAGGISH † wanton, loose ...1607
• WAGTAILED †* promiscuous, wanton ...1656
• WAKEN wanton ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
wanton - nouns
• RAGE † extravagant, riotous, or wanton behaviour; sport, game; jest, jesting talk ...c1320
wanton - person 
• ABANDONED WOMAN a wanton; a mistress ...19C sl.
• AMOROSA a wanton woman; a harlot  ...E17
• BABY a wanton; a mistress ...L19 sl.
• BAGLE a wanton person; a whore ...Bk1891 sl.
• BAKE † a wanton boy ...Bk1888
• CADGEL † a wanton fellow ...1603 Sc.
• CLEAVE a wanton or sexually loose woman; a woman who copulates readily ...L18 Brit. sl.
• DICKY-BIRD a wanton ...Bk1902 sl.
• FAD-CATTLE easily accessible women; sexually available women; tarts, wantons, mistresses...19C sl. 
• FILLOCK † a wanton young girl ...c1450
• FILLY a girl, a wanton...E17
• FLIPPER a wanton young woman; a young prostitute ...20C sl.
• FLIRT-GILL a flirtatious or wanton woman ...Shakespeare usage
• FLIRTIGIG a giddy, flighty girl; a flirtatious and wanton young woman ...1683 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• FLIRTIGIGGS a flirtatious and wanton young woman ...L17 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• FLOOSEY, FLOOSIE, FLOOSY, FLOOZIE, FLUZIE a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...1902 sl.
• FLOSSIE a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...E20 sl.
• FLY a wanton woman; a prostitute ...L19 Brit. sl.
• GAMMERSTAGS a rude, wanton girl; an idle, loose girl; a foolish girl ...1788 Eng. dial.
• GAMMERSTANG a rude, wanton girl; an idle, loose girl; a foolish girl ...1788 Eng. dial.
• GAMMERSTEL a rude, wanton girl; an idle, loose girl; a foolish girl ...1788 Sc.
• GIB † a wanton woman ...Bk1886
• GIGGLE † a wanton wench; a loose woman ...Bk1886
• GIGGLER a young woman, esp. a wanton woman, a prostitute ...c1698 UK criminals' sl. 
• GIGLET, GIGLOT † originally, a lewd, wanton woman; a strumpet; a loose or immoral woman; a flirt...a1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GIGS - † a wanton wench; a strumpet ...Bk1886
• GILLEN-FLIRT - † a flighty girl; a wanton ...Bk1886
• GILL-FLIRT - a thoughtless, giddy girl; a flirt, a tease, a wanton; a light or loose woman; a prostitute ...1611
• GILLIAN-FLURT - a proud, vain woman; a flighty girl; a wanton ...1593
• GILLIE - † a fickle, giddy, flirtatious, loose, or wanton young woman ...a1529 obs. exc. Sc.
• GILLIVER - * a term of reproach to a woman; a promiscuous, loose, or wanton woman ...1757 Eng. dial.
• GILLOT † a loose or wanton woman ...1557
• GILLY † a fickle, giddy, flirtatious, or wanton young woman ...a1529 obs. exc. Sc.
• GINKER a libertine; a giddy or wanton girl; a prostitute ...1706 Sc.
• GIXIE, GIXY † a giddy, frivolous girl; a wench; a lively lass; a wanton woman ...1611 
• HARRIGOAD a wild, wanton girl or child; a run-about, flighty or good-for-nothing person ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HARRY-GAUD a wild, wanton girl or child; a run-about, flighty or good-for-nothing person ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HIGHTY-TIGHTY a promiscuous girl; a wanton person ...L17 sl.
• HILDING a disreputable slut, a wanton...1592 arch.
• JAY a wanton ...1596 sl.
• KATY †* a wanton person ...1535
• KITTOCK a familiar or disrespectful term for a girl or young woman; esp. a woman of loose character; a wanton, an unchaste woman; a mistress, a concubine ...c1470 Sc.
• LACED MUTTON † a strumpet; a prostitute; a wanton woman ...1578 sl.
• LADY-BIRD a lewd or wanton woman ...17C sl.
• LEWDSTER a lewd and wanton person ...L16
• LIGHT-FRIGATE a woman of loose morals; a wanton; a whore ...c1690 Brit. sl.
• LIGHT O' LOVE a wanton woman ...L16
• LIGHT SKIRTS a wanton woman ...L16 colloq.
• LOOSE-KIRTLE a woman of loose or bad character; a wanton woman; a prostitute (kirtle = woman's gown) ...1855 archaic
• NAUGHTY-PACK † a woman of bad character, a wanton ...1530
• NESCOCK a prostitute; a wanton woman ...M17 Brit.
• NESTCOCK a prostitute; a wanton woman ...M17 Brit.
• NESTLECOCK a prostitute; a wanton woman ...M17 Brit.
• NIT a wanton female ...1866 Sc. 
• NITTIE, NITTY a wanton female ...1809 Sc. 
• PARNEL † a priest's concubine or mistress; a harlot; a wanton young woman; an immodest girl; an immoral woman; one lost to all sense of decency; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...1362 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PUCELLE † a slut, a courtesan, a prostitute, a wanton girl ...1583
• RIG a wanton ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIGIL a wanton ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIG-MUTTON a wanton ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIGOL a wanton ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIGSBY a wanton ...Bk1903 sl.
• SHORT-HEELS a wanton person ...1599
• SKIT a vain, frivolous, or wanton woman ...1572 chiefly Sc.
• TICKLE-TAIL † a loose or wanton woman ...c1430 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TWIGGER a vigorous, prolific breeder: originally said of a ewe; hence, an unchaste or lascivious person; a wanton person of either sex; a strumpet, a harlot, a fornicator, a wencher ...1594
• UNCHAGHE † a foolish or wanton woman ...1534
• VENERIAN † a wanton, lascivious, or lustful person ...1601
• VENERIEN † a wanton, lascivious, or lustful person ...1567
• WAGTAIL † a term of contempt for a profligate or inconstant woman; hence, a wanton woman, a prostitute, a harlot, a courtesan ...1592
• WAG-WANTON † a wanton ...1601
• WANTONER * a person who acts wantonly or is given to wanton behaviour ...1812
• WENCH a prostitute, a wanton woman ...14C 
• YOUNG GIG a wanton lass ...Bk1737 sl.
wanton - verbs
• FANFERLUCHE, FANFRELUCHE † to trifle; to act wantonly ...1653
• GALL ONE'S NAVEL to wax wanton ...Bk1902 sl.
• LASCIVIATE †* to sport wantonly; to indulge in unseemly jesting; to give oneself to lasciviousness ...1627-77
• RAGE † to behave wantonly or riotously; to take one's pleasure; to play ...a1300
• RIG to play the wanton ...Bk1903 sl.
• SMICKER † to look amorously or wantonly at or after a person ...1668
• WANTON † to make wanton; to lead into extravagances of conduct, living, etc....c1600
• WANTONIZE 1. to play the wanton; to dally, to sport, to frolic; to indulge in lasciviousness ...1592 arch.
* 2. to make wanton ...1598
 
WANTONLY - adverbs
• CADGILY wantonly ...1814 Sc.
• GARISHLY † proudly, wantonly ...1593
• LASCIVIENTLY † wantonly, lasciviously ...1664
 
WANTONNESS - nouns
• CADGINESS wantonness, lasciviousness ...1825 Sc.
• GALLOUSNESS mischief, wantonness, love of mischief ...1859 Eng. dial.
• GALLOWSNESS mischief, wantonness, perversity, love of mischief ...1859 Eng. dial.
• GALLUSNESS mischief, wantonness, love of mischief ...1859 Eng. dial.
• IDLENESS wantonness, wickedness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LASCIVIENCY †* lasciviousness, wantonness ...1664
• PETULCITY † offensive forwardness or temerity; friskiness, wantonness ...1628
• RAGERY † raging; wantonness; a frolic ...c1386
• RAMAGENESS † wantonness, debauchery, dissoluteness ...c1440
• RIGGLAGE wantonness ...Bk1903 sl.
• SALACITY lustfulness, lecherousness, sexual wantonness ...1605
• WAGGISHNESS † wantonness, licentiousness ...1591
• WANTONHEDE † wantonness ...c1400
• WANTONS, THE †* wanton fits, lascivious desires, wantonness ...1717
 
WAR, WARFARE, WARLIKE - adjectives
• AGUERRIED †* experienced in or trained for war ...1734
• ARMIPOTENT strong in arms or war ...literary
• ASPRE † hardy, warlike; mettled, fierce, savage ...c1374
• BATTAILANT † engaged in battle; prepared for battle; combatant, warlike, fighting ...1591
• BATTAILLEROUS † fond of fighting, warlike ...c1480
• BATTAILOUS fond of fighting; ready or eager for battle; warlike, bellicose, pugnacious ...c1380 arch.
• BELLATORY †* warlike, of war ...1657
• BELLIC † pertaining to war; warlike, martial ...1627
• BELLICAL † pert. to war; warlike ...1513
• BELLICOSE inclined to war or fighting; warlike ...1432-50
• BELLICOUS † inclined to war or fighting; warlike ...1536
• BELLIFEROUS † that brings war ...1730
• BELLIGEROUS †* waging war ...1731
• BELLIPOTENT mighty or powerful in war ...1635
• BELLONIAN warlike ...1711
• BELLOSIOUS †* warlike ...1586
• DEBELLATIVE †* tending to overthrow or reduce by war; warlike ...1651
• GUNG-HO warlike; keenly militaristic ...Aust. sl.
• MANUBIAL †* belonging to or having reference to the spoils of war ...1674
• MANUBIARY †* pert. to the spoils of war ...1658
• MARTIABLE † martial, pert. to war or battle ...1470
• MARTIAN † pert. to war or battle ...1591
• MAVORTIAL † warlike, martial ...1595
• MAVORTIAN warlike, martial ...1557
• MISOPOLEMICAL war-hating ...1849
• PACKED UP killed in warfare ...WWI army sl.
• PALAEOMACHIC pert. to ancient warfare ...1877 nonce word
• STRATIOTIC † warlike; military; pertaining to war ...1656
• WARFARING waging war; taking part in war; militant ...1549
• WARFUL †* bellicose, inclined to war ...1530
• WAR-HABLE † fit for war; of military age ...1590
• WARLIKE † equipped for fighting or for war ...c1420
• WARLY 1. † skilled in war; martial; fond of war, bellicose; valiant ...1423
2. † pert. to war ...1457
3. † equipped or munitioned for war ...c1470
• WARRIOUS †* warlike ...1581
war, warfare, warlike - adverbs 
• BELLICOSELY in a warlike manner ...1882
• WARFARINGLY † in a warlike manner; martially ...1611
• WARLIKELY † in a warlike condition or manner ...1548
• WARLY † in a warlike manner ...c1400
war, warfare, warlike - nouns
• ABILIMENTS † warlike munitions and accoutrements, things made able for war ...1422
• BELLACITY † warlikeness ...1656
• BELLICOSITY warlike inclination ...1884
• BELLIGERATION † waging or making war ...1676
• BIG BRAWL war ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG FRACAS war ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG MIX-UP war ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG ROW war ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG RUMPUS war ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG SHOW war ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BRABBLE † a brawl, a skirmish, or petty war ...1577
• CAMP † martial contest, combat, fight, battle, war ...c1000
• CANNON FEVER war weariness; a strong desire to get away from front lines ...US Civil War usage
• FURNISHMENTS * supplies in general; munitions of war ...1559
• FURNITURE † armour, accoutrements, weapons, munitions of war; also, a suit of armour ...1569
• GATHERING-CRY a summons to assemble for war ...1817 Sc.
• GATHERING WORD a summons to assemble for war ...1816 Sc.
• GEAR † armour, arms, warlike accoutrements ...c1205 obs. exc. arch.
• GLORY DEMON, THE war ...Bk1922
• HABILIMENTS 1. † munitions, appliances, implements, or apparatus of war; weapons, warlike stores, etc. (the 'h' in this sense was commonly omitted) ...1422
2. † personal accoutrements for war; armour, warlike apparel ; also, the trappings of a horse ...c1489
• I-WIN † battle, war; contest, strife ...c888
• MARS warfare, warlike prowess, fortune in war ...1387
• MART † war, battle ...1432-50
• MARTIALS † poems about wars ...1589 nonce use
• NO-NO WAR IN NEVER-NEVER LAND the US secret war against Pathet Lao communist forces in Laos ...1990 US sl.
• SHELLITIS initial horror and fear of war ...Amer. World War I sl.
• WAR-CLOUD something that threatens war ...1827
• WARFARING the act of waging war ...1598
• WARLIKENESS † warlike disposition ...1605
• WARLINESS †* warlike disposition, valiantness ...1599
• WAR TO THE KNIFE war to the last extremity; fierce or relentless war; deadly strife; a bitter and deadly struggle; hostility without cessation or moderation ...1812
• WHITE WAR war without bloodshed; economic warfare ...1931
war, warfare, warlike - person
• ANTIPOLEMIST * a professed opponent of war ...1817
• BACKMAN a henchman, a follower in war ...a1835 Sc.
• BELLATRICE † a woman well skilled in war; a virago ...1656 
• BELLIGERENT one who causes contention or strife; a person waging regular war ...1811
• MARTIALIST * a military man; one skilled in warfare; a warrior ...1576
• MERCHANT OF DEATH a manufacturer or other businessman who made money from the war ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SABRE-RATTLER a reckless militarist, one who threatens violent action in a cause; a warmonger ...1928
• WAGER * one who wages war ...1611
• WAR-DOG one whose voice is for war; a warmonger ...1813 US
• WAR-HAWK one who is eager for the fray; a warmonger ...1798 US
• WAR-HOUND a warmonger, one who urges or attempts to stir up war ...1812
• WAR-MAN one whose voice is for war; a warmonger ...1814 US
• WARMONGER one who seeks to bring about war ...1817
• WAR WIDOW a woman whose husband is away at war ...US Civil War usage
war, warfare, warlike - verbs
• BELLIGERATE † to make war ...1623
• DEBELLATE † to overcome in war; to conquer, subdue, vanquish ...1611
• HABILLE † to fit out; to accoutre, to array, to attire, esp. for war; to apparel, dress ...a1450
• OSTEY † to make war ...a1400
• RAISE THE TOMAHAWK to take up arms in warfare, to commence hostilities ...1812
• SEE THE ELEPHANT to go into combat for the first time ...US Civil War usage
• SOW DRAGONS' TEETH to cause contention; to stir up trouble, strife, or war ...1850
• WAR † to make war upon ...1154
• WARFARE † to wage war; to take part in war; to serve in the field ...1565
 
WARBLE - verbs
• CAROL of a bird: to warble ...1595
• JARGON † to warble, to twitter, to chatter ...a1366
 
WARBLING - nouns
• CAROL the joyous warbling of birds ...1800
 
WARDEN - person
• WARD † a watchman, a guard, a keeper, a warden ...a680
• WARDEIN a warden; a guard; a watchman; a keeper at a gate ...Bk1855
 
WARD OFF - verbs
• OFF-FEND † to ward off ...1827 Sc.
 
WARDROBE - nouns
• ALMYRA a wardrobe, chest of drawers, or like piece of closed furniture ...1450 Anglo-Indian 
• CEDAR ROBE a wardrobe made of cedar ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHEST ROBE a wardrobe ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DARK-CLOSET † a wardrobe or cupboard ...1726
• GARDEROBE properly, a locked-up chamber in which articles of dress, stores, etc. are kept, a storeroom, wardrobe; hence, a private room, a bed-chamber; also, a privy ...1333-4 now only Hist.
• LOCKER a closet, a wardrobe; a small storage area ...1961 Amer. dial.
• MAGAZINE † a stock of clothing, wardrobe ...1624
• SAVE-GUARD a wardrobe ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
 
WAREHOUSE - nouns
• GAFF a warehouse ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
• MAGAZINAGE †* the hire or rent of a warehouse or place for laying up goods or stores; also the warehouse itself ...1730-6
• MAGAZINE * a place where goods are laid up; a storehouse or repository for goods or merchandise; a warehouse ...1583
• PACK-HOUSE † a warehouse for receiving goods imported or intended for exportation ...1844 Sc.
• RUN-IN a warehouse or other location to which stolen goods are driven for concealment ...1955 UK criminal's sl.
warehouse - person
• DOCK MONKEY a worker who loads and unloads freight at a loading dock; a warehouse worker ...1939 US sl.
• GANGER in a large warehouse, the person whose duty it is to direct purchasers to the department in which they will be supplied ...1825 Sc.
warehouse - verbs 
• MAGAZINE * to lay up in or as in a magazine or storehouse ...1643
 
WARES - nouns
• BARTERY † wares for barter or exchange ...a1638
• HABERDASH † petty merchandise, small wares ...1419
• HABERDASHERY the goods and wares sold by a haberdasher ...1419
• HARNESS † ware, gear; affairs, matters ...c1386
• PACK-GOODS a peddler's wares ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
wares - person 
• HABERDASHER a dealer in small wares or articles or trimmings appertaining to dress, as thread, tape, laces, ribbons, etc. ...1611
• HABERDASHERESS a female haberdasher of small wares ...1702
wares - verbs 
• HABERDASH † to deal in haberdashery or small wares ...1635
 
WARFARE - see WAR
 
WARILY - adverbs
• ADVISEDLY † with watchfulness or attention; warily, attentively, carefully, circumspectly ...1375

WARINESS - see WARY

WARLIKE - see WAR
 
WARM, WARMING, WARMTH - adjectives
• CALEFACIENT heating, warming ...1655
• CALEFACTED † heated, warm ...1599
• CALEFACTIVE * having the tendency to warm; warming ...1576
• CALEFACTORY adapted for or tending to warming ...1711
• CALENT †* warm, hot ...1607
• CALESCENT growing warm, increasing in heat ...1795
• CALID warm, tepid; hot ...1599 arch.
• CALOROUS †* warm ...1737
• HANAHANA warm, as a hot day ...1967 Hawaii
• HEATFUL * full of heat or warmth ...1591
• HOT AS A MINK very warm ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• LEW † warm; sunny ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MALMY of weather: warm and damp ...1677 Eng. dial.
• MASH hot, warm ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MELCH mild, warm; soft and moist; applied chiefly to the weather, but also occasionally to anything soft ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MELSH mild, warm; soft and moist; applied chiefly to the weather, but also occasionally to anything soft ...1790 Eng. dial.
• POTHERY of the weather: hot, close, stifling, muggy, warm ...1696
• PUGGY of the weather: damp and warm, muggy ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SAUDI COOL warm to hot ...1991 US Gulf war usage
• WARMFUL †* full of warmth ...c1611
• WARMLY †* full of warmth ...c1470
warm, warming, warmth - adverbs
• AHEAT in or into a hot or warm condition ...1871 Sc.
warm, warming, warmth - nouns
• BEEK what warms; a basking in the sun or warmth of a fire ...1725 Sc.
• BEEKING † exposure to genial warmth or heat ...1523 obs. exc. Sc.
• BIRSLE a thorough warming ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• CALEFACIENT anything that warms
• CALEFACTION making warm; warming, heating ...1547
• CALEFACTOR † he who, or that which warms ...1605
• CALESCENCE increasing warmth or heat ...1846
• CALIDITY † warmth, heat ...1528
• CALO(U)R † heat, warmth ...1599
• CANDENCY †* warmth, fervency ...1723
• LEW † n. warmth, heat ...1591 obs. exc. Sc.
• OAM, OOM steam, vapour; a blast of warm air; a warm aroma ...1864 Sc.
• RISCALDATION † the act of warming or heating something ...1599
• WARM * a state of sensation of being warm; warmth ...a1250
warm, warming, warmth - verbs
• ACHAFE † to heat, to warm; fig. to kindle anyone's wrath; to heat with passion; to chafe ...c1325
• AIR to warm, to take the chill off ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAT of persons: to beat the arms across the breast for the sake of warmth ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEAT GOOSE to strike the hands under the armpits to warm them ...1883
• BEAT THE BOOBY † to strike the hands under the armpits to warm them; to slap or rub one's hands over one's body, arms, etc., as a way of stimulating the circulation and warming oneself ...1785
• BEAT THE SCARF to strike the arms vigorously across the chest to promote warmth ...1901 Sc.
• BEAT THE SCARFS to flap the arms against the sides to keep oneself warm on a cold day ...1882 Sc.
• BEEK to warm before the fire; to make warm ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEKE to warm; to bask ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CALEFY † to make warm or hot; to warm, to heat ...1526
• CATCH A HEAT † to become hot or warm ...a1529 
• CHILL to warm a liquid ...c1820 colloq.
• HEATEN † to heat, to make hot or warm ...1559
• LEW † to make warm or tepid; to become warm ...971 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• REESTLE † to dry by the heat of the fire; to warm ...1824 Sc.
• TAKE AN AIR OF THE FIRE to warm oneself ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEPEFY to make moderately tepid or warm ...1656
• THRAP to thrash around, to keep warm ...1957 Amer. dial.
 
WARMED - adjectives
• YCHAFFED † warmed ...1422
 
WARM-HEARTED - adjectives
• HEART-WARM warm-hearted, genuinely affectionate ...1787
 
WARN - person
• ADVERTISER † one who informs, notifies, or warns ...c1565
• MONISHER † a person who admonishes, warns, or exhorts ...a1382
• MONITIONER †* a person who admonishes or warns ...1556
warn - verbs 
• ADVERTISE † to warn, to admonish ...1494
• AVISE to warn, to caution; to inform ...1894 Eng. dial.
• GIVE SOMEONE THE OFFICE to give a hint or a warning ...M18 sl.
• GOOI A CANARY to whistle a warning ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• INKLE to warn; to give notice; to hint at; to disclose ...1340 Amer. thieves' sl.
• MARK SOMEONE'S CARD to explain, to point out, to warn ...1940s sl.
• MING to mention; to remind, to give warning ...1721 Eng. dial.  
• OFFICE to warn, to tip-off, to indicate ...1812 sl.
• PIPE OFF to inform; to warn ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PULL SOMEONE'S COAT to warn someone, to alert someone ...1954 US sl.
• RAISE UP to warn someone ...1992 US sl.
• READ to advise, to counsel; to warn ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SUMMON † to give warning or notice of; to proclaim, to call ...c1400
• TIP A NOD to give a wink to a person as a private signal or warning ...1861
• TIP OFF to warn of impending danger or trouble; to caution beforehand ...colloq.
• TIP THE WINK to give a wink to a person as a private signal or warning ...1676
• VERTIES to warn ...1825 Sc.
• VERTISE to warn ...1825 Sc.
 
WARNED - adjectives
• REDE advised; warned; aware, certain ...1791 Sc.
 
WARNING - adjectives
• ADMONITORIAL * giving admonition, admonishing, warning ...1848
• ADMONITORY giving admonition, admonishing, warning ...1594
warning - adverbs 
• ADMONITORILY with warning or reproof ...1845
warning - nouns 
• ADVERTISEMENT † the act of calling the attention of others; admonition, warning, instruction ...1475
• ADVERTISING † warning, notification, information ...1530
• ADVISEMENT † an instruction how to act, an injunction, a warning ...1538
• BLOW secret information or warning ...1928 sl.
• BUG IN ONE'S BONNET a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUG IN ONE'S EAR a hint, a friendly warning ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BUG IN ONE'S HAT a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUG IN ONE'S HEAD a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GIPSY'S WARNING, GYPSY'S WARNING in works of fiction: a sinister warning or prophecy from a Gypsy; now generally: any warning or sign of impending misfortune ...1824
• IDIOT LIGHT a warning light, usually red, that goes on when a fault occurs in a mechanical or electrical device ...1960s sl.
• ITEM a warning ...Bk1896 sl.
• KENGUID † a warning, a caveat, a lesson got by experience ...1825 Sc.
• OFFICE a hint, a warning, a tip-off; a surreptitious signal, esp. as a warning ...1818 UK sl.
• P.P. a warning from one girl to another that there is someone gazing up her skirts; ‘petticoat peeper’ ...20C euphemism
• READ advice, counsel, warning ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAMPLE † a warning ...a1300
• SCARBOROUGH WARNING no warning at all ...1878 Eng. dial.
• TAKE-HEED † the act of taking heed, caution; a warning to take heed, a caution ...1611
• TELLING a scolding, reproof; warning, advice ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIP-OFF a hint or warning ...colloq.
• TUG a warning ...1970s sl.
• WARN-WORD † a word of warning ...1602
warning - interjections/phrases
• AGUA! an exclamation of warning that an officer is making his rounds ...1990s US prison sl.
• CHICKIE! a warning of the approach of a teacher, etc. ...1960 Amer. dial.
• EASY used as a warning ...1996 UK sl.
• EASY DOES IT used as a warning; go easy, take your time, careful ...L19 sl.
• GAR! a cry of warning; look out! beware; also, take care ...1653
• GARDE LOO! a warning cry uttered before throwing dirty water from the window into the street ...1771
• GARE! a cry of warning; look out! beware; also, take care ...1653
• HAINES! a warning shout ...M19 sl., orig. US
• HEADACHE! used as a warning to beware of falling or low-hanging objects ...1944 Amer. dial.
• JIGGER(S) an exclamation of warning ...1911 Amer. dial.
• JIGGEROO an exclamation of warning ...1919 Amer. dial.
• JORDELOO! a warning cry uttered before throwing dirty water from the window into the street ...1771
• KATIE-BAR-THE-DOOR used as a warning, to indicate impending danger ...20C US sl.
• KATY-BAR-THE-GATE used as a warning, to indicate impending danger ...20C US sl.
• LOBS! a warning shout that heralds an approaching master ...M19 UK juvenile sl.
• RADAR! a cry of warning at the arrival of the police ...1990s US drugs & teen sl.
• SIX-TO-FIVE! used as a warning among criminals or swindlers that a police officer is nearby ...1950 US sl.
• SIXTY FIFTH STREET! used as a warning among criminals or swindlers that a police officer is nearby ...1950 US sl.
• SIXTY-FIVE! used as a warning among criminals or swindlers that a police officer is nearby ...1950 US sl.
• SIX UP! used as a warning in the usage of counterculturalists associated with the Rainbow Nation gatherings and the Grateful Dead that law enforcement officials are approaching ...1994 US sl.
 
WARP - verbs
• CATAWAMPUS to put out of proper shape; to warp ...1906 Amer. dial.
• SKELLER to cause to warp, twist, shrivel, or blister, esp. with heat ...1691 N. Eng. dial.
• SKELLOW to warp, twist, shrivel, or blister, as with heat ...1888 Eng. dial.
 
​WARRANT - nouns
• BLUEY a police warrant ...1990s Aust. prison sl.
• FASTENER † a warrant for arrest ...a1700 sl.
• FASTNER a warrant of arrest ...L17 sl.
• HOOKER a warrant for arrest or re-arrest ...1934 Amer. criminals' sl.
• LETTER † anything written; an inscription, document, text; a written warrant or authority ...c1325
• LOGES a faked pass or warrant ...17C UK criminals' sl.
• READER a warrant for arrest ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• TAG an arrest warrant ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• TICKET † a writing in which something is certified or authorized; a certificate or voucher; a warrant, licence, permit ...1529
• TOTING-PAPERS a warrant ...1952 Amer. dial.
• W a police warrant for search or arrest ...1956 UK criminals' sl.
warrant - verbs
• BEHIGHT † to assure one of the truth of a statement; to warrant ...c1386
• GABOUND to guarantee, to warrant ...1949 Sc.
• GAL(L)ANTEE to guarantee, to warrant ...1894 Eng. dial.
• GALLANTEE to guarantee, to warrant ...1894 Eng. dial.
 
WARRIOR - person
• AXE-MAN a warrior armed with a battle-axe ...1828
• BARATRESS a female quarreller or fighter; a female warrior ...Bk1881
• BARESARK a wild Norse warrior; a berserker; sometimes explained as a warrior fighting in his 'bare shirt'...1841
• BATAILOUR † a warrior ...Bk1967
• BATTAILER † a warrior ...Bk1862
• BATTLER one who battles or fights; a warrior, a fighter ...c1300
• BATTLE-WRIGHT † a warrior; a soldier ...a1400
• BELLATRICE † a woman well skilled in war; a virago ...1656 
• BERNE † a warrior, a hero, a man of valour; in later use, a poetic word for 'man' ...937
• BERSERK a wild Norse warrior of great strength and ferocious courage, who fought on the battlefield with a frenzied fury known as the 'berserker rage'; often a lawless bravo or freebooter ...1851
• BERSERKER a wild Norse warrior of great strength and ferocious courage, who fought on the battlefield with a frenzied fury known as the 'berserker rage'; often a lawless bravo or freebooter ...1814
• EARL † a warrior; a brave man; a man generally ...a1000
• KEMP a big, strong, and brave warrior or athlete; a professional fighter, wrestler, etc.; a champion ...a700
• MAN-AT-ARMS a soldier, a warrior; a heavy-armed soldier on horseback ...1390
• MAN-OF-WAR † a fighting man; a soldier, a warrior ...1449 obs. exc. arch. or jocular
• MARS a great warrior ...1569
• MARTIALIST * a military man; one skilled in warfare; a warrior ...1576
• MAVORTIAN † a warrior ...1598
• MOHAWK † a Javanese warrior in supposed homicidal frenzy ...1773
• RAMBETTE a female 'Rambo' - reckless, fearless, the warrior woman ...1992 US sl.
• RAMPIRE † a defender, a warrior ...1555
• WAL-KEMP † a warrior ...c1205 poetic
• WAR-DOG a fierce warrior; a thoroughly experienced soldier ...1846 
• WARFARER † a warrior ...1591
• WAR-MAN * a fighting-man, a warrior, a soldier ...1456
• WIGHTLING † a valiant man; a brave warrior ...a1250
 
WART - adjectives
• CHITTY †* freckled; covered with warts or pimples ...1552
wart - nouns 
• GAMES warts ...2003 UK rhyming sl. (Games and Sports)
• GAMES AND SPORTS warts ...2003 UK rhyming sl.
• NATURE SPOT a birthmark, mole, or wart ...Bk1982 euphemism
• PET a boil, pimple, mole, or wart ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SEED WART a wart with a rough surface resembling a group of seeds ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TETTER a small pimple or pustule; a small ulcer; a blister; a wart ...1865 Eng. dial.
 
WARY, WARINESS - adjectives
• ADVISED † deliberate, cautious, wary, judicious ...1475
• ADVISY † well-advised; circumspect, heedful, wary, cautious ...c1300
• CAGEY 1. non-committal, reticent, wary ...1893
2. shrewd, cunning, crafty, cautious, wary ...1920s
• CAGY wary, cautious, crafty, cunning, reticent, non-committal ...1893 US colloq.
• CANNY knowing, sagacious, judicious, prudent; wary, cautious ...1637 Sc.
• CAUTELOUS † cautious, wary, heedful, prudent ...1574 obs. or arch.
• FEARFUL † cautious, wary ...1526
• HAIRY adj. wary, cunning, sharp ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• HEEDY † heedful, careful, attentive, cautious, wary, watchful ...1548
• HINK(E)Y wary or extremely cautious; feeling suspicion; hence, nervous or jumpy ...1956 Amer. sl.
• HOFUL † careful, wary, prudent ...1565
• LEARY, LEERY cunning, astute, knowing, artful; wide-awake; alert; cautious, wary ...1718 sl.
• SICKER prudent, careful, esp. with regard to money matters; wary, cautious ...c1662 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WIDE shrewd; wary ...Brit. sl.
• YAR(R)Y ready; smart, quick; sharp, cunning; wary ...1842 Eng. dial.
wary, wariness - nouns 
• CA' CANNY moderation or wariness ...L19 Sc.
• CAT IN A BAG something one buys or trades without being able to see it; hence, something to be wary of ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CAT IN A SACK something one buys or trades without being able to see it; hence, something to be wary of ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CAT IN THE BAG something one buys or trades without being able to see it; hence, something to be wary of ...1950 Amer. dial.
• I-WARNESS † watchfulness, vigilance, wariness ...a1250
wary, wariness - verbs
• CA' CANNY to go easy; to proceed warily or cautiously; to go slow; deliberately to restrict output or effort ...Sc.
• PUSSYFOOT to act too warily ...1903 sl.
• WARIFY † to render wary or timorous ...1614 nonce word

WASH, WASHING - adjectives (also see LAUNDRY) 
• ABLUTIONARY pert. to washing the body, or parts of it ...1864
• ILLUTIBLE †* that cannot be washed away ...1623
• LAVATORIAL pert. to washing ...1839
• LAVATORY pert. to washing ...1846
wash, washing - nouns 
• ABLUTION the act of washing clean; the washing or cleansing of one's person ...1748
• ABLUVION † that which is washed away ..Bk1888
• DAIBLE a slight washing ...1825 Sc.
• DAR a small, hasty wash ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FACE BOWL a small bowl in which to wash the face ...1900s US Black sl.
• JAYBIRD BATH a wash confined to parts of the body that show, usually the face and hands ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• LAUNDRY † the act of process of washing ...a1530
• LAVAMENT † a washing ...1597
• LAVATION the act of washing ...1627
• LAVATORY 1. a vessel for washing; a bath ...a1375
2. † a lotion, a wash ...1490
3. the act of washing ...1620
• LAVATUR † a vessel for washing; a bath ...1535 Sc.
• LAVATURE † a lotion, a wash ...1601
• LAVE the act of laving, wash ...1865
• LAVEMENT * the act of washing, or cleansing ...1650
• LAVENDRY † the act or process of washing ...1377
• LAVER a vessel, basin, or cistern for washing; in early use, chiefly a wash-hand-basin or a water-jug, usually of metal; occasionally, a pan or bowl for water, irrespective of its purpose ...c1386 now poetic or rhetorical
• LEMON SQUASH a wash ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• LICK AND A PROMISE a quick, if not well-performed, piece of work; orig. said of a hasty wash ...M19 sl.
• LUSTRATION washing ...1826 chiefly jocular usage
• NET a wash or rinse ...1703 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH LICK a very slight wash of the face or hands ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SOLDIER'S WASH a method or act of washing in which cupped hands are used instead of a facecloth ...1980 UK sl.
• WARM UP a wash before intercourse ...1970s sl.
wash, washing - person
• LAVATRIX †* a woman who washes ...1623
wash, washing - verbs 
• ANALKEN to wash ...L19 tinkers' usage
• BAIN † to bathe or wash; to drench ...1398
• BATTLE to wash thoroughly ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BELAVE † to wash all over ...a1300
• BOIL UP to wash one's clothes or oneself ...1919 Amer. dial.
• BOUNDER to scrub or wash the body thoroughly ...1895 Amer. dial.
• BUCK to wash something ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DABBLE to wash or rinse quickly ...1938 Amer. dial.
• DAB OUT to do the laundry; to wash ...c1860 lower classes' usage
• DAFF to wash ...c1910 taxi-drivers' sl.
• DAIBLE to wash perfunctorily ...1825 Sc.
• ELAVATE †* to wash clean ...1599
• LAGE to wash down or off with water ...M16 sl.
• LAG OFF to wash ...c1560 cant
• LAMBETH to wash ...L19 sl.
• LAUNDRY to launder ...1880 Amer. dial.
• LAVE to wash, to bathe ...c1000 chiefly poetic
• LEMON SQUASH a wash ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• NET to wash or rinse out in clean water ...1703 Eng. dial.
• SIND to rinse; to wash out or down ...a1350 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SLOOSH to wash in a hurry and in a perfunctory fashion ...1992 Norfolk Island
• SOUSE to wash ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOILET to wash and attire oneself; to dress, to attire ...1840
 
WASHCLOTH - see FACE CLOTH

​WASHED - nouns
• ABLUTED † washed away, washed clean ...1650
​ 
WASHING CLOTHES - see LAUNDRY
 
WASHINGTON - nouns
• CHINOOK STATE Washington ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVERGREEN STATE Washington ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WASH Washington ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
 
WASP - nouns
• APPLE-BEE a wasp ...1808 Eng. dial.
• APPLE-DRANE a wasp ...1790 Eng. dial.
• APPLE-DRONE a wasp ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEE a fly; a wasp ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BIKE a nest of wild bees, wasps, etc.; a nestful of bees, a swarm ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BINK a wasps' or wild bees' nest ...1823 Sc. 
• CAKE honeycomb; the combs in a wasp's nest ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CHAIN OF LIGHTNING a yellow jacket ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LADY WASP a small wasp ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WASPER a wasp ...1942 Amer. dial.
 
WASTE - nouns
• DEBOSH excessive indulgence, a debauch; extravagance, waste ...1828 Sc.  
• DECREMENT the fact of decreasing or growing gradually less; decrease, diminution, lessening, waste, loss ...1621
• HAVOC waste ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAVISH † waste, squandering ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LOSSAGE waste ...1986 Amer. dial.
• MAKE-AWAY wilful waste, destruction ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARRING † squandering, waste ...c897
• RACK AND MANGER † want of proper economy or management; waste and destruction ...1687 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCROFF odds and ends; rubbish, refuse, waste ...1842 Eng. dial.
• VASTITY † the fact of being desolate, waste, void, or empty ...1545
• VASTNESS †* desolation, waste ...1605
waste - person
• DECOCTOR †* one who wastes or squanders; a ruined spendthrift ...1615
waste - verbs 
• BANGLE † to waste, to fritter away, to squander ...1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEZZLE to waste, to squander; also, to embezzle ...1703 Eng. dial.
• BURN to waste, to throw away ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• CHUCK AWAY to waste ...Bk1999 Idioms Fergusson 1999
• CUT DOWN AN OAK, AND SET UP A STRAWBERRY to waste ...Bk1904 sl.
• DECOCT † to diminish, to consume, to waste ...1629
• FUSH to waste, to come to nothing ...E20 Amer. sl.
• MAMMOCK to squander, to dissipate, to waste; to leave carelessly about ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MAR † to waste, to squander property ...c897
• MEISLE to waste imperceptibly; to disappear gradually; to expend in a trifling manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MISGUIDE to mismanage; to waste, to squander; to mis-spend ...1792 Sc. 
• MOMMOCK to squander, to dissipate, to waste; to leave carelessly about ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PADDLE † to waste, to squander ...1616
• RAP AND REND to snatch and tear; to waste, destroy property ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PISS AGAINST THE WALL to squander or waste money, etc., esp. on drink ...1540
• PISS AWAY to squander or waste money, etc. ...1628 sl.
• SCALE, SKAIL, SKALE to scatter, to spread about; to waste, to lavish ...1776 Sc.
• TINE to spend in vain or to no purpose; to waste ...c1330 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TO-WASTE † to waste greatly ...1382
• WANZE † to diminish, to waste; later, to render lean ...a1121
 
WASTE AWAY, WASTING AWAY - adjectives
• TABESCENT wasting away ...1890
waste away, wasting away - nouns
• ABSUMPTION † the process of wasting away, gradual destruction ...1651
• DECREMENT † bodily decay; wasting away ...1646
• SNATTER † anything wasting away gradually ...1841 Eng. dial.
• TABEFACTION * the wasting away or consumption of the body; emaciation ...1658
waste away, wasting away - verbs
• ABSUME † to consume gradually; to waste away; to carry off ...1596
• CANGE to waste away or moulder by degrees; said of persons and things ...1881 Eng. dial.
• DWINE to waste or pine away; to decline in vigour; to languish, to fade, to wither ...c1000 arch.
• MAR to waste away; to melt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEISLEN to consume or waste away by slow degrees ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MELT to waste away ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALL †* to decay, to waste away, to rot ...c1475
• PERISH TO DEATH to die a slow death; to waste away ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PINDLE to waste away, to dwindle, to languish ...1893 Amer. dial.
• PULE to pine or waste away; to have no appetite ...M16 now Sc. & literary
• TABEFY * to waste away, to consume; to emaciate ...1656
• TAPISH to waste or pine away; to begin to be mortally ill ...1875 Eng. dial.
• TAPPISH to waste or pine away; to begin to be mortally ill ...1875 Eng. dial.
• WALLOW † to wither, to fade; to waste away ...c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WANZE † to wither, to fade, to waste away; to become emaciated ...1567
 
WASTED - adjectives
• ALL TO HELL wasted ...19C sl.
• DOWN THE CRAPPER wasted, lost, abandoned ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE DRAIN lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE GURGLER ruined; irretrievably lost or destroyed; wasted; used of something that has not worked out ...1930s Aust. sl.
• DOWN THE PAN wasted, lost, abandoned ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE PLUG lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE PLUGHOLE lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE SHITTER wasted, lost, abandoned ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE TUBE lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• GONE TO HELL wasted ...19C sl.
• MARCID † withered, wasted, decayed, rotten ...1656
• SCOURY having a dried, parched appearance; wasted ...1802 Sc.
• TABEFACT †* wasted, corrupted ...c1425
wasted - verbs
• GO DOWN THE GURGLER to be wasted or lost ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
 
WASTEFUL - adjectives
• DEBOSHING given to excessive indulgence; wasteful ...B1900 Sc.  
• DESTRUCTIONFU' destructive, wasteful; full of destruction ...B1900 Sc.
• HAGLESS lavish, wasteful ...1908 Sc.
• HAIVELESS wasteful, incompetent; slovenly, ill-mannered, unrefined ...1871 Sc.
• HASHING wasteful, destructive; overflowing, as of a flood ...1812 Sc.
• HAVELESS wasteful, incompetent; slovenly, ill-mannered, unrefined ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WASTY wasteful ...1823 Amer. dial.
wasteful - person (includes WASTREL)
• DEADBEAT a malingerer, an idler, a wastrel ...1862 Amer. sl., esp. military
• EXTRAVAGANT † a person who exceeds the bounds of moderation in expenditure, expensive living, etc.; a wasteful person, a spendthrift ...1745
• FORK a spendthrift, a wastrel ...L17 sl.
• GLABBER a wastrel ...1928 Sc.
• GLOID a slovenly, wasteful person ...1954 Sc.
• HASH a wasteful, slovenly person; one who talks nonsense; a fool; a scamp; also, a term of endearment for a boy ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LALLYGAG a wastrel, a wasteful or good-for-nothing person; an irresponsible person ...1940s sl.
• LOLLYGAG. a wastrel, a wasteful or good-for-nothing person; an irresponsible person ...1940s sl.
• MISGUIDER a thriftless, wasteful person ...1824 Sc.
• NEVER-THRIFT † a ne'er-do-well; a waster ...c1440
• RABSHACKLE, RABSHAKLE † a ne'er-do-well; a wastrel; an idle profligate ...Bk1852
• WALLEYDRAG, WALLIDRAG, WALLYDRAG a worthless person, a wretch, a wastrel, a good-for-nothing; a slovenly, untidy, dishevelled person ...1754 Sc. DSL online
• WALLEYDRAIGLE, WALLIDRAGGLE, WALLYDRAGGLE a worthless person, a wretch, a wastrel, a good-for-nothing; a slovenly, untidy, dishevelled person ...1754 Sc. DSL online
wasteful - verbs
• RAVISH to use wastefully ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCROFF an idle, worthless fellow; a wastrel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• WAFER a wastrel, a good-for-nothing ...1894 Sc.
• WALLIDRAG a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
• WALLIE-TRAGLE a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman; a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
• WALLY-DRAIGLE a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman; a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
• WALLY-DREG a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman; a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
 
WASTEFULNESS - nouns
• EXTRAVAGANCY † excessive prodigality or wastefulness in expenditure, household management, etc. ...1666

WASTE-PAPER BASKET - nouns
• CIRCULAR FILE a wastepaper-basket ...1947 US sl.
• FILE 13 the office waste-paper basket, esp. when used for the disposal of either nonsense or insolubles ...1941 sl.
• WAGGER a waste-paper basket ...1903 sl., orig. Oxford University usage
• WAGGER-PAGGER a waste-paper basket ...1903 sl., orig. Oxford University usage
• WAGGER-PAGGER-BAGGER a waste-paper basket ...1903 sl., orig. Oxford University usage
• W.P.B. FILE the wastepaper basket, viewed as a place for filing useless or unwanted material ...Aust. sl.
waste-paper basket - verbs 
• FILE to toss into a wastebasket; to throw away ...1934 Amer. jocular
• W.P.B. to put into the Waste-Paper Basket ...1884 colloq.
 
WASTE TIME - see TIME
 
WATCH (observe) - adjectives
• ON THE HARK on the watch or look out ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
watch (observe) - nouns 
• HEARKEN-OUT a listening; a watch, look-out ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LYKE-WAKE the watch kept at night over a dead body ...c1405
watch (observe) - person
• BEHOLDER one who beholds, a watcher, a looker on, a spectator ...c1374
• BIRD DOG a watcher, an observer ...1952 US sl.
• CANARY a female watcher ...1862 thieves' sl.
• FLY ON THE WALL a person who watches others, while not being noticed himself or herself
• KEEKER one who watches or pries; a surreptitious observer of others; a peeping Tom ...1892 Sc.
• PERNOCTALIAN †* one who remains awake or watches all night ...1846
• TENTER a watcher, watchman; a watch-dog ...1844 Eng. dial.
• VEIL, VEILLE, VEYLE † a watcher or watchman ...1361
• WAITER † one who watches or observes closely; one who is on the lookout ...1382
• WAKER † one who watches; a watcher, a watchman ...1382'
watch (observe) - verbs
• ADVIGILATE † to watch diligently ...1626
• ADVISE † to look at, to view, to observe, to consider, to watch; also, to watch for ...1297
• BE ALL EYES to watch attentively; to be keenly observant; to be alert and vigilant ...a1616
• BE ON THE BEEFMENT to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• BE ON THE POUNCE to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• BEWAKE † to keep watch over; to guard ...c1175
• BUG to watch something ...1952 US sl.
• BUZ to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• CARRY AN EYE ON † to watch, to oversee ...1646
• CASE to watch; to observe; to scrutinize ...Bk1914 criminals' sl. 
• CASTELL to see, to watch; to spy ...L16 thieves' sl.
• CHECK THE CHEESE to watch girls as they walk by ...1959 US sl.
• CLOCK to look at, watch, observe, notice ...M20 sl.
• DEMAND to command a view, to overlook, to watch ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DICK to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• EVIGILATE † to watch or study diligently ...1730
• EYEBALL to look or stare at; to watch; later, to stare at from a short distance away in an intimidating or disapproving manner ...1901 orig. US
• EYE-SERVE †* to watch, to keep one's eye on ...1800 poetic usage
• FOX to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• GATE †* to watch ...c1590
• GIVE GOOD EYE † to pay close attention to; to watch attentively ...1564
• GOOG to stand around; to watch others ...1950s sl.
• HACK to watch closely ...1971 US Black sl.
• HAWK to watch closely; to keep under surveillance ...1886 Amer. dial.
• INVIGILATE to keep watch; to watch carefully; to watch over students at an examination ...M16
• I-WITE † to watch, to guard, to preserve ...a1240
• KEEP † to watch ...c1000
• KEEP AN EYEBALL OUT to keep watch; to be alert for something or someone ...1972
• KEEP CASES ON to watch closely ...L19 US sl.
• KEEP DICK to keep watch ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• KEEP GOOD QUARTER † to keep good watch; to preserve good order ...1595
• KEEP NIT to keep watch, be observant ...1903 Aust. sl.
• KEEP SKETCH to keep watch ...1996 Irish sl.
• KEEP YOW to keep watch, be observant ...1942 Aust. sl.
• LAY to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• MARK to observe, to watch, to see, to spy ...1377 now poetic
• MARK SOMEONE'S CARD to watch someone; to place someone under surveillance; to pick someone out as a potential victim ...1930s sl.
• NARK †* to watch, to look at ...1859 sl.
• NOSE to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• NOTICE to watch over; to look after ...1944 Amer. dial.
• OGLE to see, to watch; to spy; to stare at, esp. with amorous interest; to look at squarely or intently ...1682
• PIPE to see, to watch; to spy ...1846 thieves' sl.
• QUIZ to watch, to spy on ...19C thieves' sl.
• RADDLE to mark, observe, watch ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• ROAST to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• ROAST-BROWN to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• ROCK THE CRADLE to stand watch during the night ...1851 US nautical sl.
• SCAN ON to watch closely, to look closely, esp. at something one intends stealing ...1960s US Black sl.
• SEE HOW THE CAT WILL JUMP to watch events and act accordingly ...1885
• SHADOW to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• SHEPHERD to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• SKIN to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• SNILCH † to eye or see someone or something; to look at anything attentively; to watch closely ...1676 cant
• SNITCH to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• SPOT to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• STAG to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• SUE † to follow with the eyes ...a1425
• TENT to watch; to lay in wait for; to watch for an opportunity to the disadvantage of another person; generally used as a threat ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TOMMY (TRIPE) to examine, to survey, to keep watch ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'pipe'
• TOUT to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• TWIRE to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
• WAIT 1. † to watch, to keep one's eye upon, to observe constantly; to look out for, to watch for ...a1300
2. † to keep watch, to look intently ...1338
• WAKE † to stay awake for the purpose of watching or tending; to keep watch while others sleep, to be on guard at night ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WAKEN 1. to watch, to watch over, to keep an eye upon ...1535 Sc.
2. †* to remain awake, to refrain from sleeping, to keep watch or vigil; to remain alive ...1682
• X-RAY to look at something or someone closely; to watch closely, to stare at ...1950s US Black sl.  
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WATCH (timepiece) - adjectives
• BEHINT of a clock or watch: slow ...Bk1911 Sc.
watch (timepiece) - adverbs 
• BEFORE of a watch or clock: fast ...1798 Sc.
watch (timepiece) - nouns
• BISCUIT a watch ...1905 Amer. jocular
• BLOCK a watch ...Bk1914 criminals' sl. 
• BLOCK AND SLANG a gold watch and chain ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• BLOCK AND TACKLE a watch and chain ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
• BOX OF MINUTES a watch ...Bk1890 sl.
• BULL'S-EYE. a thick, small-faced watch often contained in a detachable, shell-like case ...1833 Amer. dial.
• BUNCH OF ONIONS a watch chain and seals ...Bk1890 sl.
• CHARLEY a gold watch ...c1830 cant
• CHARLIE a gold watch ...c1830 cant
• DANGLER an earring; a watch fob; a pendant; any article of jewellery which swings free at one end ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• FACE a clock or watch ...1959 US sl.
• IRONCLAD an iron-cased watch ...Bk1896 sl.
• JARK a watch ...Bk1896 sl.
• JERRY a watch ...1889 thieves' sl.
• JERRY-GETTING stealing watches ...1888 sl.
• JERRY-NICKING stealing watches ...1888 sl.
• JERRY-STEALING stealing watches ...1888 sl.
• KETTLE a watch ...1889 sl., chiefly criminals' usage
• LARUM † an apparatus attached to a clock or watch, to produce a ringing sound at any fixed hour ...1586
• LOGE a watch ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• MUG'S TICKER a counterfeit Swiss watch ...1977 UK sl.
• NEEP a bulky, old-fashioned watch ...1896 Sc.
• ONION a seal or the like worn on a watch-chain ...1812 thieves' sl.
• QUEER THIMBLE a watch of no value ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• RED-KETTLE a gold watch ...1879 sl.
• RED LOT a gold watch ...B1933 sl.
• RED-TOY a gold watch ...1879 sl.
• RIDGE-MONTRA a gold watch ...Bk1903 sl.
• SLAG a watch-chain or other decorative chain ...1857 criminals' sl.
• SUPER a watch ...1859 thieves' sl.,
• SUPER-SCREWING watch-stealing ...1859 thieves' sl.
• TABLE † the face or dial-plate of a clock or watch ...a1677
• TACKLE a watch chain ...L19 sl.
• TICKER a watch ...1829 sl.
• TIMER a watch or clock, with reference to its time-keeping qualities ...1884
• WARMING-PAN a large old-fashioned watch ...1668 sl.
• WHITE LOT a silver watch ...B1933 sl.
• YACK a watch ...1812 UK sl.
• YAK a watch ...1812 UK sl.
watch (timepiece) - person
• JERRY-SNEAK a watch thief ...Bk1896 thieves' sl.
• HOOKER a stealer of pocket-watches ...1567 sl.
• WATCH-JOBBER a mender of watches, esp. as a watchmaker's employee ...1895
• WATCH-WRIGHT † a watchmaker ...1674
watch (timepiece) - verbs
• CHURCH A JACK, CHURCH A YACK to take the works of one watch and place them in the case of another with the aim of disguising its origins ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FLASH ONE'S TICKER to air one's watch ...Bk1893
• NAIL A STRIKE to steal a watch ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• NECK to beat or tick as a watch or clock ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNTHIMBLE to rob a man of his watch ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
 
WATCHFUL - adjectives
• ABER sharp-sighted; keenly observant; watchful ...1908 Sc.
• AIDENT of mental or moral qualities: conscientious, watchful, careful, attentive ...1812 Sc. 
• CAT-EYED having watchful eyes ...1944 Amer. dial.
• EIDENT of mental or moral qualities: conscientious, watchful, careful, attentive ...1812 Sc.
• HARE-EYED watchful; fearful ...1611
• HEEDY † heedful, careful, attentive, cautious, wary, watchful ...1548
• LEVISOMNOUS †* watchful, soon waked; light-sleeping ...1656
• TENT watchful, attentive; keen; intent ...1789 Sc.
• TENTY careful, heedful, attentive; watchful, cautious ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAKER † unsleeping, watchful, vigilant ...c1000
• WAKERIFE indisposed to sleep, wakeful, vigilant, watchful ...c1480 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAKERLY † wakeful, watchful ...c1400
• WARE prepared, on one's guard, watchful, vigilant, cautious, alert ...c1000 arch.
• WAREFUL † watchful, cautious ...1548
watchful - verbs
• INVIGILATE †* to arouse; to make watchful ...E17
• WAIT † to take precautions, to be watchful or cautious ...a1300
 
WATCHFULLY - adverbs
• WARELY † watchfully, cautiously, circumspectly; prudently ...c897
 
WATCHFULNESS - nouns
• ADVIGILANCY †* watchfulness, vigilance, care ...1577-87
• GARD † attention, watchfulness; also, the object of one's attention ...a1569
• INVIGILANCY †* absence of vigilance or watchfulness ...E17
• I-WARNESS † watchfulness, vigilance, wariness ...a1250
• WAIT † watchfulness ...1575
• WATCH † watchfulness, vigilance ...a1400
 
WATCHING - adjectives
• ADVIGILANCE † a diligent watching ...1731
• ADVIGILATION † a diligent watching ...1676
• EAGLE-EYED scrutinizing, paying close attention, watching ...20C colloq.
watching - nouns
• SCOTCH MOVIES a passing scene that can be watched for nothing; people-watching ...1978 Amer. dial.
• WAITING † watching, observation ...1377
 
WATCHMAN - nouns
• WARD * a company of watchmen or guards ...c1000
watchman - person 
• AIREDALE a guard or watchman ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• BAT a watchman ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• BILL a 'bill-man'; a soldier armed with a bill; a watchman similarly armed; a labourer using a bill (bill - a pike or hooked axe) ...1495
• BILLMAN a watchman armed with a bill (a pike or hooked axe) ...1630
• BISHOP † an overlooker, inspector, or watchman ...1592
• CATCHER a watchman or policeman ...1837 US sl.
• CHARLEY, CHARLIE a a London watchman before the introduction of the system of police ...c1810 sl.
• CHOKIDAR a watchman ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• CLOCKEY a watchman ...Bk1890 sl.
• DARKEE, DARKEY, DARKY a night watchman ...L19 sl.
• DARKMAN a night-watchman ...E18 cant
• DAY-WAIT † a watcher or watchman by day ...1496
• GARATOUR, GARITOUR, GARRITOUR † one who occupies a 'garret' or watch-tower; a watchman on a tower or wall ...1553 Sc.
• HACK a night watchman; a night policeman or marshal; chiefly the watchman of a building ...1914 Amer. criminals' sl.
• HAWK a guard, a watchman ...1942 Amer. sl.
• JACK-A-LANTERN † a man with a lantern; a night watchman ...1663
• JACK-A-LANTHORN † a man with a lantern; a night watchman ...1663
• JACK-O'-LANTERN † a man with a lantern; a night watchman ...1663
• JACK-WITH-THE-LANTERN † a man with a lantern; a night watchman ...1663
• KIP a night-watchman ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• LEATHER-HEAD a policeman; a watchman ...L19 US sl.
• MAN IN THE MOON a watchman, a constable ...M17 sl.
• MOON'S MEN night watchmen ...Bk1920
• MOON'S MINION † a night-watchman ...1828 poetic usage
• MORNING-MAN †* a daytime watchman ...1722
• NIGHTCAP a night watchman ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• OATS (AND BARLEY) a night watchman (Charlie) ...1859 UK rhyming sl. for "Charlie"
• SHOWER † a person who looks out or observes; an observer; a scout; a watchman; also, a person who makes an inspection or examination of something ...a1225
• TALLIAR a village watchman in Southern India ...1680
• TARRYAR a village watchman in Southern India ...1680
• TATTLER a night watchman ...Bk1975 Amer. sl
• TENTER a watcher, watchman; a watch-dog ...1844 Eng. dial.
• TOOTER † one who gazes; a watchman; a peeper ...1382 
• VEIL, VEILLE, VEYLE † a watcher or watchman ...1361
• WAIT 1. † a military watchman, sentinel, or lookout; also, a scout, spy; a watchman in a camp, castle, or fortified place who was furnished with a born to trumpet to sound an alarm or to make a signal ...a1300
2. † a municipal watchman ...1418
• WAIT CAPTAIN † the chief of the municipal waits (watchmen); one who watches or keeps guard ...1565
• WAITER † a watchman at the city gates ...1684 Sc.
• WAITMAN a night watchman who guarded the gates of a city, usually marking the hours with the ringing of a small bell ...a1300
• WAKEMAN † a watchman ...c1200
• WAKER † one who watches; a watcher, a watchman ...1382
• WALKMAN † a watchman ...1398
• WARD † a watchman, a guard, a keeper, a warden ...a680
• WARDEIN a warden; a guard; a watchman; a keeper at a gate ...Bk1855
• WARDER a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance; also, a watchman on a tower ...c1400
• WARDSMAN a watchman who is responsible for prisoners ...1683 
• WATCH-NIGHT a night-watchman ...1953 West Africa
watchman - verbs
• HACK to work as a night watchman ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• WAIT † to act as a watchman ...1436
 
WATCH OUT - verbs
• HEARKEN to be on the watch, to look out, to listen for ...1868 Eng. dial.
 
WATCHWORD - nouns
• NAYWORD * a watchword or catchword ...1598
• WAKE-WORD † a watchword; a rallying cry ...1510