wants (noun)
91gold standard — noun a) A monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold. In countries that accepted the gold standard, currency could be exchanged at a bank for a fixed weight of gold. b) A test or measure of comparison that …
92walk-on — noun a) A student athlete that wants to try out for a college sports/athletic team without the benefit of a scholarship or having been recruited. b) An actor of a small ( …
93no skin off one's back — noun No harm to one. If he wants to make a mess in his own room, its no skin off my back. Syn: no skin off ones nose …
94supersedeas — noun a) A type of surety bond that a court requires from an appellant who wants to delay payment of a judgement until the appeal is over. b) A writ requiring a lower court to suspend an action …
95Christmas list — noun a) a list, normally on paper, of items one wants to receive as presents for Christmas. The number one item on my Christmas list was a way out of my marriage. The way I looked at it, this wasnt quite the same thing as a divorce. b) a list,… …
96spoiled brat — noun A child who always gets what he/she wants …
97commiseration — noun The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion …
98wergeld — noun a) In Anglo Saxon and Frisian customary law, a reparative payment, usually demanded by the surviving kindred of a person guilty of homicide, according to the victims rank. The wergild she wants is a night with Balder, to beget his child, but …
99war hound — noun a person that wants to fight …
100coonskin — noun The pelt of a raccoon The man in the coonskin cap / In the big pen / Wants eleven dollar bills / But you only got ten …
