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71Wallenstein — /wol euhn stuyn /; for 1 also Ger. /vahl euhn shtuyn /, n. 1. Also, Waldstein. Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von /ahl brddekht ven tseuhl oy zay bee oos feuhn/, Duke of Friedland /freed land , leuhnd/; Ger. /frddeet lahnt /, 1583 1634, Austrian… …
72Waller — /wol euhr, waw leuhr/, n. 1. Edmund, 1607 87, English poet. 2. Thomas ( Fats ), 1904 43, U.S. jazz pianist and songwriter. * * * (as used in expressions) Waller Edmund Waller Fats Thomas Wright Waller * * * …
73wallet — /wol it, waw lit/, n. 1. a flat, folding pocketbook, esp. one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver s license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins. 2. Chiefly Brit. a bag for carrying food, clothing, toilet… …
74Wallingford — /wol ing feuhrd/, n. a town in S Connecticut. 37,274. * * * ▪ Connecticut, United States urban town (township), New Haven county, south central Connecticut, U.S. It lies along the Quinnipiac River northeast of New Haven. The land was… …
75Wallington — /wol ing teuhn/, n. a town in NE New Jersey. 10,741. * * * …
76Wallis — /wol is, waw lis/, n. 1. Harold Brent /brent/, (Hal), 1899 1986, U.S. film producer. 2. John, 1616 1703, English mathematician. 3. a male given name, form of Wallace. 4. a female given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Vidor King Wallis …
77walloping — /wol euh ping/, Informal. n. 1. a sound beating or thrashing. 2. a thorough defeat. adj. 3. impressively big or good; whopping. adv. 4. extremely; immensely: We ran up a walloping big bill. [1350 1400; ME; see WALLOP, ING1, ING2] * * * …
78wallow — /wol oh/, v.i. 1. to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: Goats wallowed in the dust. 2. to live self indulgently; luxuriate; revel: to wallow in luxury; to wallow in sentimentality. 3. to flounder about;… …
79wallower — /wol oh euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that wallows. 2. (in a windmill) a horizontal gear driven off the brake wheel. [1540 50; WALLOW + ER1] * * * …
80wallyball — /wol ee bawl , waw lee /, n. a game similar to volleyball played in a walled court so that the ball may be bounced against the walls. [1985 90; b. WALL and VOLLEYBALL] * * * …
