w means: the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
w means: a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
w means: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
w means: a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
w-shaped means: shaped in the form of the letter W
w. b. yeats means: Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)
w. c. fields means: United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
w. c. handy means: United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)
w. e. b. du bois means: United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)
w. h. auden means: United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)
ascensional means: tending to rise
asynchronous means: not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
asynchronous means: (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself
blue jay means: common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast
borago officinalis means: hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
cross-file means: have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
decimal system of classification means: a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
despoilation means: the act of stripping and taking by force
detergence means: detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power
goldstone means: aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles
lilium columbianum means: lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers
marcionism means: the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human
mediterranean anemia means: an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
morrison remick waite means: United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)
mountain climbing means: the activity of climbing a mountain
odorous means: having a natural fragrance
odorous means: emitting an odor
odorous means: having odor or a characteristic odor
plica means: a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
ribbon means: notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
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