Archibald Percival Wavell
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～ British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950)
ader wax
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～ a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles
all the way
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～ completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon"
all the way
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～ to the goal; "she climbed the mountain all the way"
all the way
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～ not stopping short of sexual intercourse; "she went all the way with him"
Appian Way
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～ an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC
apex of the sun's way
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～ the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
Anthony Wayne
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～ American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)
as we say
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～ in a manner of speaking; "the feeling is, as we say, quite dead"
automatic weapon
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～ a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released
atomic weapon
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～ a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
athletic wear
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～ attire worn for sport or for casual wear
all-weather
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～ usable or operative or practiced in all kinds of weather; "a good all-weather road"; "all-weather flying"
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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～ English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948)
Ash Wednesday
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～ the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
alligator weed
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～ prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses
ague weed
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～ gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
Alfred Lothar Wegener
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～ German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930)
apothecaries' weight
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～ any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
avoirdupois weight
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～ a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)