<B>Wicca</B> or <B>wicca, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the practice or cult of witchcraft. <BR> <I>Ex. Witches call their religion Wicca, from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning wisdom, which is the root of such words as witch, wizard and wicked (Sunday Post-Herald).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="wichita">
<B>Wichita, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ta</B> or <B>-tas.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly found in Kansas and now chiefly in Oklahoma. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Caddoan language of this tribe. </DL>
<A NAME="wick">
<B>wick</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the part of an oil lamp or candle that is lighted. A wick is now usually a cord or tape of loosely twisted or woven cotton, immersed or enclosed except at one end in the oil or wax. The oil or melted wax is drawn up by the wick and burned. </DL>
<A NAME="wick">
<B>wick</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a narrow opening in the course left between the stones of previous players in the game of curling. </DL>
<A NAME="wicked">
<B>wicked, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>bad; evil; sinful. <BR> <I>Ex. a wicked witch, wicked deeds, wicked words, a wicked heart.</I> (SYN) ungodly, corrupt, depraved, vile, infamous, immoral. <DD><B> 2. </B>playfully sly; mischievous. <BR> <I>Ex. a wicked smile.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) unpleasant; severe. <BR> <I>Ex. a wicked task, a wicked smell, a wicked blow. A wicked snowstorm swept through the northern part of the state.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>savage; vicious. <BR> <I>Ex. The wicked mongrel fought for his life.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Informal.) very clever or effective; excellent. <BR> <I>Ex. He plays a wicked game of pinochle.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>the wicked,</B> wicked persons. <BR> <I>Ex. There must the wicked cease from their tyranny (Coverdale).</I> adv. <B>wickedly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="wickedness">
<B>wickedness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the quality of being wicked; sinfulness. (SYN) wrongdoing, turpitude. <DD><B> 2. </B>a wicked thing or act. (SYN) vice. </DL>
<A NAME="wicker">
<B>wicker, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a slender, easily bent branch or twig, usually of willow, especially as used for making baskets and chairs; osier; withe. <DD><B> 2. </B>twigs or branches woven together. Wicker is used in making baskets and furniture. <DD><B> 3. </B>something made of wicker. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>made of wicker. <BR> <I>Ex. a wicker chair.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>covered with wicker. </DL>
<A NAME="wickerwork">
<B>wickerwork, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>twigs or branches woven together; wicker. <DD><B> 2. </B>objects made of wicker. </DL>
<A NAME="wicket">
<B>wicket, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a small door or gate. <BR> <I>Ex. The big door has a wicket in it.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a small window or opening, usually having a grate or grill over it. <BR> <I>Ex. Buy your tickets at this wicket.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a wire arch stuck in the ground in the game of croquet for the ball to be knocked through; hoop. <DD><B> 4a. </B>either of the two sets of sticks at which the ball is bowled in cricket. They are placed at opposite ends of the playing pitch. Each wicket consists of three uprights (stumps) across which two small sticks (bails) are laid in grooves. The bowler's object is to strike the stumps, the batsman's to prevent the ball from hitting them. <DD><B> b. </B>the level space between these, especially with reference to its condition for bowling. <BR> <I>Ex. a fast wicket.</I> <DD><B> c. </B>the turn of a batsman. <DD><B> d. </B>the period during which two men bat together. <DD><B> e. </B>an incomplete (or unopened) inning for any batsman. <DD><B> 5. </B>a small gate or valve for emptying the chamber of a canal lock, or in the chute of a water wheel for regulating the passage of water. <DD><B> 6. </B>an entrance turnstile. </DL>
<A NAME="wicketkeeper">
<B>wicketkeeper, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the fielder in cricket who stands behind the wicket. </DL>
<A NAME="wicking">
<B>wicking, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> material for wicks. </DL>
<A NAME="wickiup">
<B>wickiup, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an American Indian hut made of brushwood or covered with mats, formerly used by nomadic tribes in the West and Southwest. <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S.) any small hut or shanty. Also, <B>wikiup.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="wicopy">
<B>wicopy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-pies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=leatherwood.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of several willow herbs. <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=basswood </B>(def. 1). </DL>
<B>widdy</B> (1) or <B>widdie, </B>noun, pl. <B>-dies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a band or rope, especially one made of intertwined osiers or the like. <DD><B> 2. </B>a rope for hanging (used, like <I>gallows,</I> in various expressions alluding to hanging). </DL>
<A NAME="widdy">
<B>widdy</B> (2), noun, pl. <B>-dies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) a widow. </DL>
<A NAME="wide">
<B>wide, </B>adjective, <B>wider,</B> <B>widest,</B> adverb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>filling more space from side to side than the usual thing of the same sort; not narrow; broad. <BR> <I>Ex. a wide street, a wide hall.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>extending a certain distance from side to side. <BR> <I>Ex. The door is three feet wide.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>extending a great distance; extensive; vast; great. <BR> <I>Ex. to go forth into the wide world. Columbus sailed across the wide ocean. (Figurative.) The opposing candidates had wide differences of opinion.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>full; ample; roomy. <BR> <I>Ex. wide shoes.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Figurative.) having great range; including many different things; extensive; comprehensive. <BR> <I>Ex. A trip around the world gives wide experience. Wide reading gives wide understanding of our times and places.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>far or fully open; distended. <BR> <I>Ex. The child stared with wide eyes.</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>far from a named point, object, or target; too far or too much to one side. <BR> <I>Ex. His shot was wide of the target. (Figurative.) His guess was wide of the truth.</I> <DD><B> 8. </B>(Phonetics.) uttered with the tongue relatively relaxed, as the vowel in <I>bid</I> or <I>bed;</I> lax. <DD><B> 9. </B>having a big difference between the buying and selling prices of a security. <DD><B> 10. </B>(of livestock feed) containing a proportionately small amount of protein. <DD><I>adv. </I> <B>1. </B>to a great or relatively great extent from side to side. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) opinions that are wide apart.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>over an extensive space or region. <BR> <I>Ex. to travel far and wide.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to the full extent; fully. <BR> <I>Ex. Open your mouth wide. The gates stand wide open.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>aside; astray. <BR> <I>Ex. The arrow went wide.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a wide space or expanse. <DD><B> 2. </B>a ball bowled wide of the wicket in cricket, counting as a run for the batsman's side. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Phonetics.) a wide vowel. noun <B>wideness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="wideangle">
<B>wide-angle, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> requiring the use of or made with a wide-angle lens. <BR> <I>Ex. a wide-angle shot.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="wideanglelens">
<B>wide-angle lens,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a lens of short focus, the field of which extends through a wide angle, used especially for photographing at short range. </DL>
<A NAME="wideawake">
<B>wide-awake, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>with the eyes wide open; fully awake. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) alert; keen; knowing. <BR> <I>Ex. A watchdog must be a wide-awake guard against danger.</I> (SYN) sharp, acute. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B><B>=sooty tern.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>Also, <B>wide-awake hat.</B> a soft felt hat with a broad brim and a low crown. noun <B>wide-awakeness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="wideball">
<B>wide ball,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a cricket ball bowled wide of the wicket; wide. </DL>
<A NAME="wideband">
<B>wideband, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Electronics.) covering, transmitting, or receiving over a wide range of frequencies. <BR> <I>Ex. a wideband antenna, wideband magnetic tape.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="widebody">
<B>wide-body, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a wide fuselage. <BR> <I>Ex. The new planes are needed to modernize the United fleet ... and to expand operation of wide-body jets (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="wideboy">
<B>wide boy,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) a young man of unscrupulous morals and manners; delinquent. </DL>
<A NAME="widebrimmed">
<B>wide-brimmed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a wide brim. <BR> <I>Ex. a group of Pennsylvania Dutch in their black beards and wide-brimmed hats (Horace Sutton).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="wideeyed">
<B>wide-eyed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>with the eyes wide open in wonder or surprise. <BR> <I>Ex. The children watched the rabbits with wide-eyed interest.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) greatly surprised; astonished. <BR> <I>Ex. Many orthodox Moslem traditionalists just stared wide-eyed, stunned, and aghast at the appearance in public of Her Royal Highness ... unveiled and unashamed (Time).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) simple; artless; innocent. <BR> <I>Ex. Readers of fiction in popular magazines think of the wide-eyed blonde as dumb (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="widefield">
<B>wide-field, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> encompassing a wide field of view or perspective. <BR> <I>Ex. Most satellite observers will also want a good low-power, wide-field telescope (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="widely">
<B>widely, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to a wide extent. <BR> <I>Ex. a widely distributed plant, widely opened eyes. (Figurative.) to be widely read, two widely different accounts of a quarrel.</I> (SYN) extensively. </DL>
<A NAME="widemouthed">
<B>wide-mouthed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having a wide mouth. <BR> <I>Ex. a wide-mouthed channel.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>with the mouth wide open. <BR> <I>Ex. a wide-mouthed look of astonishment.</I> </DL>
