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81. wardein n.

115 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A guardian, protector, defender; a rescuer, preserver; also fig. and in fig. context; also, a heavenly patron; a guardian angel (b) one who is responsible for guarding, safeguarding, or attending…

82. warden v.(1)

47 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To stand guard, keep watch; protect (against sth.), guard; also in fig. context; also, defend oneself [last quot.] (b) to protect (sb. or sth., oneself), defend, guard; protect (sb. or sth.…

83. warde-rōbe n.

Additional spellings: warderobe
46 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A room for the storage of clothing, armor, and similar articles; a closet; a dressing room; also in fig. context; also, a private chamber or small apartment (b) a stock or supply of clothing;…

84. wāren v.(1)

77 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To be mindful, be aware; waren of, be knowledgeable concerning (sth.), be skilled in; ware him his fal is nexte his honde, let him be mindful his fall is at hand (b) to be mindful of (sth.),…

85. warishen v.

53 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To regain one’s health or happiness, get well, recover; recover (from pain, sickness, etc.) (b) to effect a cure; also, effect the reversal of a magical transformation; effect a cure (for an…

86. warisǒun n.

56 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A reward or payment bestowed by a superior in exchange for some service; also used iron. [quot. a1470]; also, specif. a reward in the form of property (b) heavenly reward; hevenli warisoun,…

87. warnement n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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?A garment; pl. equipment, gear, etc.

88. warnen v.

207 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To give notice of some existing circumstance or a past or coincident event, make something known (b) to inform (sb., sb. of sth.), notify, advise; (c) to announce (sth. to sb.), proclaim,…

89. warnestōr(e n.

Additional spellings: warnestore
17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Provisions of foodstuffs, provender; ?also, the action of provisioning [1st quot.]; pl. stores, supplies; in warnestor, in storage, in stock, on hand [last quot.] (b) military supplies, including…

90. warnishen v.

30 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To furnish (a city, castle, etc.) with supplies of foodstuffs or with men, provision, garrison; also, man (boats); equip (a house) for defense, fortify, make secure (b) in Biblical usage: ppl. wa

91. warnisǒun n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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The complement of men, arms, etc. necessary for a military expedition.

92. warnisǒur n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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An officer in charge of furnishing arms and equipment for defense of a stronghold.

93. warrok n.(2)

10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A girth for a horse; (b) a wedge or twisting stick used to tighten the lashings on a scaffold; (c) ?as surname [perh. belongs to warrok n.(1)].

94. warroken v.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To girth or harness (a horse);—used in fig. context; (b) to bind (sb.), fetter; (c) to stabilize (a fractured limb) by securing splints around it with twisted cords.

95. wasp n.

24 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An insect of one of the superfamilies Vespoidea and Sphecoidea, esp. a member of the genus Vespa, a wasp or hornet; also in fig. context; wasp been, ?waspish, aggressive bees; waspe(s nest (b) in…

96. waspail n.

9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Chaff and other matter remaining after threshing, used as fodder; (b) as surname.

97. wā̆st(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: waste
82 quotations in 9 senses
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Uncultivated or uninhabited land; wilderness, desert; also, a tract of uncultivated, barren, or desolate land; ?also, a parcel of land left fallow or untended [quot. a1467].

98. wā̆st(e adj.

Additional spellings: waste
39 quotations in 4 senses
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Of land, a country, a place, etc.: uncultivated, wild; uninhabited, desolate; wast lond.

99. wẹ̄r(e n.(5)

Additional spellings: were
67 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A feeling or personal condition of doubt or uncertainty; also, hesitancy, indecision; double wer, a state of doubt or indecision between two alternatives; in (a) wer, in a state of doubt or…

100. wernard n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A deceiver, dishonest person; (b) as surname.