as we say
— Adverb
– English
～ in a manner of speaking; "the feeling is, as we say, quite dead"
automatic weapon
— Noun
– English
～ a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released
atomic weapon
— Noun
– English
～ a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
athletic wear
— Noun
– English
～ attire worn for sport or for casual wear
all-weather
— Adjective
– English
～ usable or operative or practiced in all kinds of weather; "a good all-weather road"; "all-weather flying"
Andrew Lloyd Webber
— Noun
– English
～ English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948)
Ash Wednesday
— Noun
– English
～ 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
— Noun
– English
～ prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses
ague weed
— Noun
– English
～ gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
Alfred Lothar Wegener
— Noun
– English
～ German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930)
apothecaries' weight
— Noun
– English
～ any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
avoirdupois weight
— Noun
– English
～ a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
atomic weight
— Noun
– English
～ (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
Andre Weil
— Noun
– English
～ United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998)
August Friedrich Leopold Weismann
— Noun
– English
～ German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914)
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
— Noun
– English
～ English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852)
as well
— Adverb
– English
～ in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too"
air well
— Noun
– English
～ a shaft for ventilation
artesian well
— Noun
– English
～ a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward
Arthur Wellesley
— Noun
– English
～ British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)