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WANNED, wiln’d, a. 85, 359. Turned paleand faini-e<'iour*»d.
WANNESS, w&n'nes, s. Paleness, languor.—See Wan.
To WANT, w6nt, r. a. To be without some-tiiing fit »>r necessary ; to be defective insomething ; to fall snort of, not to contain ;to need, to have need of, to lack; to wish for,to long for.
To WANT, wont, r. ». 85. To be wanted,to he improperly absent; to fail, to be defi-rient.
WANT, wdnt, a. Need; deficiency; thestate of not having; poverty, penury, indi-get co.
WANTON, w$n'tfin, a. 160. Lascivious, li-bidinous; licentious, dissolute; frolicksome,gay, sportive, airy ; loose, unrestrained ; quickand irregular of motion ; luxuriant, super-fluous ; not regular, turned fortuitously.
WANTON, won'tOn,A lascivious per-son, a strumpet, a whoremonger; a trifter, aninsignificant flatterer; a word of slight endear-ment.
To WANTON, wdn'tun, r. n. To play la-sciviously ; to revel, to play ; to move nimbly
and irregularly.
WANTONLY, win't&n-lfc, ad. Lasciviouslyfrolicksotnely, gayly, sportively.
WANTONNESS,’vv4n , tun-nls,*. Lascivious-
ness, lechery ; sportivencss, frolick, humour;licentiousness, negligence of restraint,
WANTW1T, wiint'wlt. s. A fool.
WAPED, wa'p£d, a. Dejected, crushed by
misery. Obsolete.
W AR, war, s. 85. The exercise of violenceunder sovereign Command', the instrumentsof war, in poetical language ; forces, army ;the profession of arms ; hostility, state of op-position, act of opposition.
To W AR, w&r, r. n. To make war, to be in astate of hostility.
To WARBLE, war'bl, «. a. 405. To quaverany sound ; to cause to quaver; to utter mu-sically.
To WARBLE, war'bl, r. n. To be quavered ;to be uttered melodiously ; to sink.
WARBLER,'war'bl-ur, s. 98. A singer, a
songster.
To WARD, ward, v. a. To guard, to watch ;to defend, to protect; to fence off, to obstruct,or turn aside any thing mischievous.
ToWARD, ward, r. n. To be vigilant, tokeep guard ; to act upon the defensive with aweapon.
WARD, w?trd, *. 85. Watch, act of guard-ing ; guard made by a weapon in fencing;fortress, strong hold ; district of a town ; cus-tody, confinement; the part of a hick which,corresponding to the proper key-, hinders anyother; one in the hands of a guardian; thestate of a child irtuler a guardian; guardian-ship, right over orphans.
WARDEN, war'd’n, s. 103. A keeper, aguardian ; a head officer; a large pear.
VARDER, w&rd'fir, a. 08. A keeper, aguard ; a truncheon by which an officer ofarms forbade fight.
WARDMOTE, wlrd'm&te, A meeting, acourt held in each ward or district in London fo* *he direction of their Affairs,
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WARDROBE, ward'robe, a. A room whereclothes ore kept.
WARDSHIP, ward'ship, s. Guardianship ;
pupillage, state of being under ward.
WARE, wkre. The preterit of Wear, morefrequently Wore.
WARE, ware, <i. For this we commonly sayAware. Being in expectation of, being pro-vided against ; cautious, wary.
To WARE, ware, c. n. To take heed of, tobeware.
WARE, ware, s. Commonly something to be
sold.
WAREHOUSE, warehouse, a. A store-house of merchandise.
WAKELESS, wkre'les, a. Uncautious, un-wary.
WARFARE , war'fare, t. Military service,military life.
WARILY, ware-le, ad. Cautiously, withtimorous prudence, with wise forethought.
WARINESS, ware-nea, s. Caution, prudentforethought, timorous scrupulousness.
WARLIKE, warlike, a. Fit for war, dis-posed to war; military, relating to war.
W AULOCK, > war'luk, a. Scottish. A witch,
WARLUCK, { a wizzard.
WARM, w&rm, a. 85. Not cold, though nothot, healed to u small degree ; zealous, ardent;violent, furious, vehement; busy in actionfanciful, entliusiastick.
To WARM, warm, i\ a. To free from cold,to heat in a gentle degree ; to neat mentally,to muk** vehement.
WARMINGPAN, Wfir'm’nji-pitn, s A co-▼ered brass pan fur warming a oed by meansof hot coals.
WARMINOSTONE, war'mlng-stine,*. TheWarming-stone is dug in Curnwall, which,being once well heated at the fire, retains itswarmth a great while.
WARMLY, warm'le, ad. With gentle heat;
eageily, ardently.
WARMNESS,wSrm'nes,l». Gentle heat;
WARMTH, warmf/i, J zeal, passion,fervour of mind ; fai.cifulness, enthusiasm.
To WARN, warn, v. a. 85. To cautionagainst any fault or danger, to give p’evmmnotice of ill ; to admonish to any duty t > heperformed, or practice or place ip he avoidedor forsaken; to notify previously good o'*bad.
WARNING, warning, a. 410. Cautionngaiust faults or dangers, previous notice of
WARP, warp, a. 85. That order of threadin a thing woven that crosses the woof.
To WARP, warp, v. n. To change from thetrue situation by intestine motion; to contrast;to lose its proper course or d.rection.
To WARP, warp, r. a. To contract, toshrivel ; to turn aside from the true direction.
To WARRANT, wfirhiint, t\ n. To support
or maintain, to attest ; to give authority ; tojustify ; to exempt, to privilege, to secure; todecl are upon surety.
W ARRANT, will 'rant, a. 1A8. A writ con-ferring some right or authority ; a writ givingthe officer of justice the power «>f caption ; a‘ustificatory commission of testimony; tight,egality.