<B>warp, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1a. </B>to bend, curve, or twist (an object) out of shape; permanently distort the shape of, as by shrinking or heating. <BR> <I>Ex. Age had warped and cracked the floor boards.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) to cause a deviation or abnormality in; distort or interrupt. <BR> <I>Ex. Back to the Future, Part II does not merely warp time; it twists it, shakes it and stands it on its ear (Time).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to make not as it should be; cause not to work as it should; mislead; pervert. <BR> <I>Ex. Prejudice warps our judgment.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>to pervert the meaning of (a statement); misrepresent. <DD><B> b. </B>to distort (a meaning purpose, or intention); misinterpret. <DD><B> 4. </B>to move (as a ship) by taking up on ropes fastened to something fixed, such as a dock. <DD><B> 5. </B>to bend or twist (a wing or airfoil) at the end or ends. <BR> <I>Ex. The aviator warped a wing tip to regain balance.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>to arrange (threads or yarn) so as to form a warp. <DD><B> 7. </B>to improve the quality of (land) by flooding with a deposit of alluvial soil. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to become bent, curved, or twisted out of shape, by contraction or expansion, or both. <BR> <I>Ex. A steel girder may warp in a fire. This old board has warped so that it does not lie flat.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to be made not as it should be; be distorted, twisted, misled, or perverted. <BR> <I>Ex. There is our commission From which we would not have you warp (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> 3a. </B>(of a ship) to be moved by warping. <DD><B> b. </B>(of the crew) to move a ship thus. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Obsolete.) to leave one's proper route; swerve; stray (from). <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the condition of being twisted; bend or twist; distortion. <BR> <I>Ex. a warp in wood that has dried unevenly.</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>(Figurative.) a distortion of judgment; mental twist; bias. <DD><B> b. </B>a distortion that results from being out of keeping with a specified time. <BR> <I>Ex. George got caught in a decade warp ... It wasn't chic to look like George Hamilton. It was chic to look like Dustin Hoffman (Bob Colacello).</I> <DD><B> 3a. </B>a rope fixed at one end and pulled upon to move a ship. <DD><B> b. </B>a rope attached to a net in trawl fishing. <DD><B> c. </B>a harpoon line attached to the main line in whaling. <DD><B> 4. </B>the threads or yarn running lengthwise in a fabric. The warp is crossed by the woof. <DD><B> 5a. </B>alluvial sediment; silt. <DD><B> b. </B>a rich bed or layer of this, made by artificial flooding. <BR><I>expr. <B>warp and woof,</B> </I>fabric; structure. <BR> <I>Ex. Apartheid is woven deeply into the warp and woof of society as it is organized ... in South Africa (New York Times).</I> noun <B>warper.</B> </DL>
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<B>warpage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of warping or condition of being warped. <BR> <I>Ex. Lumber will be glued together in laminations for less warpage (Science News Letter).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a charge for warping or hauling ships entering certain harbors. </DL>
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<B>war paint,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>paint put on the face or body by North American Indians, members of some African tribes, and some other groups before going to war. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang, Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>best clothes and finery; full dress; ornaments. <DD><B> b. </B>cosmetics; makeup. </DL>
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<B>war party,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a group of North American Indian warriors banded together for a fighting expedition. <DD><B> 2. </B>a political party that favors war. </DL>
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<B>warpath, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the way taken by a fighting expedition of North American Indians. <BR><I>expr. <B>on the warpath,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>at or ready for war. </I> <I>Ex. The two enemy tribes are on the warpath again.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) looking for a fight; angry. <BR> <I>Ex. A tremendous rapping at my door announced that Bobby was again on the warpath (Mrs. J. H. Riddell).</I> </DL>
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<B>warp beam,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the roller or other apparatus in a loom around which the warp is wound. </DL>
<A NAME="warpknitted">
<B>warp-knitted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (of fabrics) made by warp knitting. </DL>
<A NAME="warpknitting">
<B>warp knitting,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> knitting by machine using many threads of yarn in the direction of the length. </DL>
<A NAME="warplane">
<B>warplane, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an airplane used in war rather than for pleasure or commerce. </DL>
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<B>warp-printed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (of textiles) woven after a roller print design has been applied to the warp yarns only, using a filling yarn that is a solid color for unusual effects. <BR> <I>Ex. a warp-printed satin dress.</I> </DL>
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<B>warp-proof, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> protected against warping. <BR> <I>Ex. The door, which has extruded aluminum frames, is said to be weather-resistant, shatter-proof, and warp-proof (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
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<B>warp sizing,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the application of a sizing solution to the warp yarns of a fabric before weaving, to increase strength and smoothness and add weight to the finished fabric. </DL>
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<B>warrant, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>that which gives a right; authority. <BR> <I>Ex. He had no warrant for his action.</I> (SYN) sanction, authorization. <DD><B> 2. </B>a written order giving authority for something. <BR> <I>Ex. a warrant for the payment of money. Canada's War Measures Act ... permits police to search and arrest without warrants and to deny bail (Paul D. Stevens).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a good and sufficient reason. <BR> <I>Ex. to suspect a friend without warrant. He had no warrant for his hopes.</I> <DD><B> 4a. </B>a document certifying something, especially to a purchaser; written guarantee. <DD><B> b. </B>any guarantee; certification; promise. <DD><B> 5. </B>the official certificate of appointment issued to a non-commissioned officer in the army or navy. <DD><B> 6. </B>a certificate giving the holder the right to buy a stated number of shares of stock of a corporation at a specific price. <DD><B> 7. </B>(Especially British.) a receipt given to a person who has deposited goods in a warehouse, by assignment of which the title to the goods is transferred; warehouse receipt. <DD><B> 8. </B>a person who answers for a fact; authoritative witness. <DD><B> 9. </B>(Obsolete.) a person or thing that serves as guaranty; security. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to authorize. <BR> <I>Ex. The law warrants his arrest.</I> (SYN) sanction. <DD><B> 2. </B>to justify. <BR> <I>Ex. Nothing can warrant such rudeness.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to give one's word for; guarantee; promise. <BR> <I>Ex. The storekeeper warranted the quality of the eggs.</I> (SYN) assure. <DD><B> 4. </B>to attest the truth or authenticity of; authenticate. <DD><B> 5a. </B>to guarantee to (the purchaser of goods) the security of the title to the goods; guarantee to indemnify for loss. <DD><B> b. </B>to guarantee (a title) or guarantee the title to (a person) of granted property. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Informal.) to assert as probable to the point of certainty; declare positively; certify. <BR> <I>Ex. I'll warrant he won't try that again.</I> (SYN) affirm, attest. </DL>
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<B>warrantability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality of being warrantable. </DL>
<A NAME="warrantable">
<B>warrantable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that can be warranted; justifiable; defensible. <DD><B> 2. </B>old enough to be hunted, as deer. noun <B>warrantableness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="warrantably">
<B>warrantably, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a warrantable manner; justifiably; defensibly. </DL>
<A NAME="warrantee">
<B>warrantee, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Law.) a person to whom a warranty is made. </DL>
<A NAME="warranter">
<B>warranter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who warrants. </DL>
<A NAME="warrantless">
<B>warrantless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without warrant; unauthorized; unjustifiable. <BR> <I>Ex. warrantless invasion of privacy.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="warrantofficer">
<B>warrant officer,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an officer in the armed forces who has received a certificate of appointment, but not a commission, ranking between commissioned officers and enlisted men. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of various subordinate officers in the United States Navy, such as a boatswain, carpenter, gunner, pay clerk, or torpedoman. <DD><B> 3. </B>an officer of similar rank in the armed forces of certain other countries. (Abbr:) WO </DL>
<A NAME="warrantor">
<B>warrantor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who makes a warranty; guarantor. </DL>
<A NAME="warranty">
<B>warranty, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a warrant or authorization; justification. <DD><B> 2a. </B>a promise or pledge that something is what it is claimed to be; guarantee. <BR> <I>Ex. a warranty of the quality of the goods sold.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a covenant annexed to a deed to land in which the seller guarantees that the title is good. In feudal law, the warranty given by a grantor of a freehold estate obliged him to give the grantee lands of equal value if the latter were evicted. <DD><B> c. </B>a promise or pledge made by the insured in an insurance contract, breach of which invalidates the policy. <DD><B> d. </B>a warrant or writ. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete except Dialect.) an assurance; promise. </DL>
<A NAME="warrantydeed">
<B>warranty deed,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a deed that contains a warranty that the title is good. </DL>
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<B>warren, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a piece of ground filled with burrows, where rabbits live or are raised. <DD><B> b. </B>the rabbits living or raised there. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a crowded district or building. <DD><B> 3. </B>(English Law.) <DD><B> a. </B>a piece of land enclosed and preserved for breeding game or hunting small game. <DD><B> b. </B>a right to keep or hunt beasts and fowl of warren, such as hares, partridge, and woodcock. </DL>
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<B>warrener, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who owns or rents a rabbit warren. <DD><B> 2. </B>the keeper of a warren, especially: <DD><B> a. </B>a servant who has the charge of a rabbit warren. <DD><B> b. </B>an officer employed to watch over the game in a park or preserve. </DL>
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<B>warring, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> the act of waging war; fighting. <DD><I>adj. </I> at war; antagonistic; hostile; conflicting. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) warring opinions.</I> </DL>
