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- English Word Wig Definition A kind of raised seedcake.
- English Word Wigan Definition A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from Wigan, the name of a town in Lancashire, England.
- English Word Wigeon Definition A widgeon.
- English Word Wigg Definition Alt. of Wig
- English Word Wigged Definition of Wig
- English Word Wigged Definition Having the head covered with a wig; wearing a wig.
- English Word Wiggery Definition A wig or wigs; false hair.
- English Word Wiggery Definition Any cover or screen, as red-tapism.
- English Word Wigging Definition of Wig
- English Word Wiggle Definition To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, the dog wiggles his tail; the tadpole wiggles in the water.
- English Word Wiggle Definition Act of wiggling; a wriggle.
- English Word Wiggler Definition The young, either larva or pupa, of the mosquito; -- called also wiggletail.
- English Word Wigher Definition To neigh; to whinny.
- English Word Wight Definition Weight.
- English Word Wight Definition A whit; a bit; a jot.
- English Word Wight Definition A supernatural being.
- English Word Wight Definition A human being; a person, either male or female; -- now used chiefly in irony or burlesque, or in humorous language.
- English Word Wight Definition Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active.
- English Word Wightly Definition Swiftly; nimbly; quickly.
- English Word Wigless Definition Having or wearing no wig.
- English Word Wigwag Definition To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose.
- English Word Wigwam Definition An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form, and made of a framework of poles covered with hides, bark, or mats; -- called also tepee.
- English Word Wike Definition A temporary mark or boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in marking out or dividing anything, as tithes, swaths to be mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also wicker.
- English Word Wike Definition A home; a dwelling.
- English Word Wikke Definition Wicked.
- English Word Wild Definition Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
- English Word Wild Definition Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild strawberry, wild honey.
- English Word Wild Definition Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land.
- English Word Wild Definition Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
- English Word Wild Definition Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious; inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary; crazy.