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- English Word War Definition To carry on, as a contest; to wage.
- English Word War-beaten Definition Warworn.
- English Word Warble Definition A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.
- English Word Warble Definition A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet, warbeetle, warnles.
- English Word Warble Definition See Wormil.
- English Word Warble Definition To sing in a trilling, quavering, or vibratory manner; to modulate with turns or variations; to trill; as, certain birds are remarkable for warbling their songs.
- English Word Warble Definition To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
- English Word Warble Definition To cause to quaver or vibrate.
- English Word Warble Definition To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
- English Word Warble Definition To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations.
- English Word Warble Definition To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.
- English Word Warble Definition A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
- English Word Warbled Definition of Warble
- English Word Warbler Definition One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; -- applied chiefly to birds.
- English Word Warbler Definition Any one of numerous species of small Old World singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidae, many of which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under Sedge) are well-known species.
- English Word Warbler Definition Any one of numerous species of small, often bright colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. They are allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly musical.
- English Word Warbling Definition of Warble
- English Word Warblingly Definition In a warbling manner.
- English Word Warburg's tincture Definition A preparation containing quinine and many other ingredients, often used in the treatment of malarial affections. It was invented by Dr. Warburg of London.
- English Word Ward Definition The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch, n., 1.