widespread
widespread: adj. widely distributed or disseminated.

where
where: adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv.
1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are you going?).
2 in what direction or respect? (where does the argument lead?; where does it concern us?).
3 in what book etc.?; from whom? (where did you read that?; where did you hear that?).
4 in what situation or condition? (where does that leave us?). --rel.adv. (prec. by place etc.) in or to which (places where they meet). --conj.
1 in or to the or any place, direction, or respect in which (go where you like; that is where you are wrong; delete where applicable).
2 and there (reached Crewe, where the car broke down). --pron. what place? (where do you come from?; where are you going to?). --n. place; scene of something (see WHEN n.). [OE hwór, hwar]

warning
warning: n.
1 in senses of WARN v.
2 anything that serves to warn; a hint or indication of difficulty, danger, etc.
3 archaic = NOTICE n. 3b. øwarning coloration Biol. conspicuous colouring that warns a predator etc. against attacking. øøwarningly adv. [OE war(e)nung etc. (as WARN, -ING(1))]

wallpaper
wallpaper: n. & v. --n.
1 paper sold in rolls for pasting on to interior walls as decoration.
2 an unobtrusive background, esp. (usu. derog.) with ref. to sound, music, etc. --v.tr. (often absol.) decorate with wallpaper.

worship
worship: n. & v. --n.
1 a homage or reverence paid to a deity, esp. in a formal service. b the acts, rites, or ceremonies of worship.
2 adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage shown towards a person or principle (the worship of wealth; regarded them with worship in their eyes).
3 archaic worthiness, merit; recognition given or due to these; honour and respect. --v. (worshipped, worshipping; US worshiped, worshiping.
1 tr. adore as divine; honour with religious rites.
2 tr. idolize or regard with adoration (worships the ground she walks on).
3 intr. attend public worship.
4 intr. be full of adoration. øYour (or His or Her) Worship esp. Brit. a title of respect used to or of a mayor, certain magistrates, etc. øøworshipper n. (US worshiper). [OE weorthscipe (as WORTH, -SHIP)]

wold
wold: n. a piece of high open uncultivated land or moor. [OE wald f. Gmc, perh. rel. to WILD: cf. WEALD]

without
without: prep. & adv. --prep.
1 not having, feeling, or showing (came without any money; without hesitation; without any emotion).
2 with freedom from (without fear; without embarrassment).
3 in the absence of (cannot live without you; the train left without us).
4 with neglect or avoidance of (do not leave without telling me). °Use as a conj., as in do not leave without you tell me, is non-standard.
5 archaic outside (without the city wall). --adv. archaic or literar.
1 outside (seen from without).
2 out of doors (remained shivering without).
3 in outward appearance (rough without but kind within).
4 outside the city walls (Bishopsgate without). øwithout end infinite, eternal. [OE withutan (as WITH, utan from outside, formed as OUT)]

wallop
wallop: v. & n. sl. --v.tr. (walloped, walloping.
1 a thrash; beat. b hit hard.
2 (as walloping adj.) big; strapping; thumping (a walloping profit). --n.
1 a heavy blow; a thump.
2 Brit. beer or any alcoholic drink. øøwalloping n. [earlier senses 'gallop', 'boil', f. ONF (walop n. f.) waloper, OF galoper: cf. GALLOP]

wood
wood: n.
1 a a hard fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub. b this cut for timber or for fuel, or for use in crafts, manufacture, etc.
2 (in sing. or pl.) growing trees densely occupying a tract of land.
3 (prec. by the) wooden storage, esp. a cask, for wine etc. (poured straight from the wood).
4 a wooden-headed golf club.
5 = BOWL(2) n. 1. ønot see the wood for the trees fail to grasp the main issue from over-attention to details. out of the wood (or woods) out of danger or difficulty. wood alcohol methanol. wood anemone a wild spring-flowering anemone, Anemone nemorosa. wood-engraver a maker of wood-engravings. wood-engravin.
1 a relief cut on a block of wood sawn across the grain.
2 a print made from this.
3 the technique of making such reliefs and prints. wood-fibre fibre obtained from wood esp. as material for paper. wood hyacinth = BLUEBELL 1. wood nymph a dryad or hamadryad. wood pulp wood-fibre reduced chemically or mechanically to pulp as raw material for paper. wood-screw a metal male screw with a slotted head and sharp point. wood sorrel a small plant, Oxalis acetosella, with trifoliate leaves and white flowers streaked with purple. wood spirit crude methanol obtained from wood. wood warble.
1 a European woodland bird, Phylloscopus sibilatrix, with a trilling song.
2 any American warbler of the family Parulidae. wood wool fine pine etc. shavings used as a surgical dressing or for packing. øøwoodless adj. [OE wudu, wi(o)du f. Gmc]

warlock
warlock: n. archaic a sorcerer or wizard. [OE wór-loga traitor f. wór covenant: loga rel. to LIE(2)]

wooden
wooden: adj.
1 made of wood.
2 like wood.
3 a stiff, clumsy, or stilted; without animation or flexibility (wooden movements; a wooden performance). b expressionless (a wooden stare). øwooden-head colloq. a stupid person. wooden-headed colloq. stupid. wooden-headedness colloq. stupidity. wooden horse = Trojan Horse. wooden spoon a booby prize (orig. a spoon given to the candidate coming last in the Cambridge mathematical tripos). øøwoodenly adv. woodenness n.

want
want: v. & n. --v.
1 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin.) desire; wish for possession of; need (wants a toy train; wants it done immediately; wanted to leave; wanted him to leave). b need or desire (a person, esp. sexually). c esp. Brit. require to be attended to in esp. a specified way (the garden wants weeding). d (foll. by to + infin.) colloq. ought; should; need (you want to pull yourself together; you don't want to overdo it).
2 intr. (usu. foll. by for) lack; be deficient (wants for nothing).
3 tr. be without or fall short by (esp. a specified amount or thing) (the drawer wants a handle).
4 intr. (foll. by in, out) esp. US colloq. desire to be in, out, etc. (wants in on the deal).
5 tr. (as wanted adj.) (of a suspected criminal etc.) sought by the police. --n.
1 (often foll. by of) a a lack, absence, or deficiency (could not go for want of time; shows great want of judgement). b poverty; need (living in great want; in want of necessities).
2 a a desire for a thing etc. (meets a long-felt want). b a thing so desired (can supply your wants). ødo not want to am unwilling to. want ad US a classified newspaper advertisement for something sought. øøwanter n. [ME f. ON vant neut. of vanr lacking = OE wana, formed as WANE]

wether
wether: n. a castrated ram. [OE f. Gmc]