<B>wildwater, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> water with strong currents; turbulent part of a stream. <BR> <I>Ex. a canoeing race in wildwater.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="wildwest">
<B>wild West</B> or <B>Wild West,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the western United States during pioneer days. </DL>
<A NAME="wildwood">
<B>wildwood, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> trees growing in their natural state; forest. </DL>
<A NAME="wildyam">
<B>wild yam,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of several yams growing wild. </DL>
<A NAME="wile">
<B>wile, </B>noun, verb, <B>wiled,</B> <B>wiling.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a trick to deceive; cunning way; ruse; stratagem. <BR> <I>Ex. The witch by her wiles persuaded the prince to go with her.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>subtle trickery; slyness; craftiness. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to coax; lure; entice. <BR> <I>Ex. The sunshine wiled me from my work.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>wile away,</B> </I>to while away; pass easily or pleasantly. <BR> <I>Ex. I was reading a book tonight, to wile the time away (Dickens).</I> </DL>
<B>wilga, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an Australian tree of the rue family, yielding a hard, aromatic wood. </DL>
<A NAME="will">
<B>will</B> (1), verb, pres. indic. sing., 1st and 3rd pers. <B>will,</B> 2nd <B>will</B> or (Archaic) <B>wilt,</B> 3rd <B>will,</B> pl. <B>will;</B> past tense sing. 1st and 3rd pers. <B>would,</B> 2nd <B>would</B> or (Archaic) <B>wouldst,</B> pl. <B>would;</B> pp. (Obsolete) <B>would</B> or <B>wold;</B> imperative and infinitive lacking.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>auxiliary verb </I> (with infinitive without <I>to</I>): <DD><B> 1. </B>am going to; is going to; are going to. <BR> <I>Ex. They will come tomorrow.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>am willing to; is willing to; are willing to. <BR> <I>Ex. I will go if you do. People will read what is well written.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>be able to; can; may. <BR> <I>Ex. This pail will hold four gallons. One hour will be enough time to finish the work.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>must. <BR> <I>Ex. Don't argue with me; you will do it at once!</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>do often or usually. <BR> <I>Ex. She will read for hours at a time.</I> <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to wish, desire, want, or be willing. <BR> <I>Ex. We cannot always do as we will.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="will">
<B>will</B> (2), noun, verb, <B>willed,</B> <B>willing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the power of the mind to decide and do; deliberate control over thought and action. <BR> <I>Ex. A good leader must have a strong will. The will of man is by his reason swayed (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the act of choosing to do something, sometimes including also all deliberation that precedes making the choice; volition. <BR> <I>Ex. He strove to speak, but no voice answered his will (George P. R. James).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>purpose; determination. <BR> <I>Ex. a will to live, a will to win.</I> (SYN) resolution, decision. <DD><B> 4. </B>a wish; desire. <BR> <I>Ex. Thy will be done (Lord's Prayer). This boundless will to please (A. E. Housman).</I> (SYN) inclination, preference, choice. <DD><B> 5. </B>an order, command, or decree. <BR> <I>Ex. My will is law (Tennyson).</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>what is chosen to be done; (one's or its) pleasure. <BR> <I>Ex. Leaving misrule and violence to work their will among men (John Ruskin).</I> <DD><B> 7a. </B>a legal statement of a person's wishes about what shall be done with his property after he is dead. <DD><B> b. </B>the written document containing such a statement. <DD><B> c. </B>(formerly) a statement of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his real property after his death, his personal property being disposed of by testament. <DD><B> 8. </B>feeling toward another. <BR> <I>Ex. Most people feel good will toward their friends and ill will toward their enemies.</I> <DD><B> 9. </B>(Obsolete.) carnal desire; lust. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to decide by using the power of the mind; use the will. <BR> <I>Ex. She willed to keep awake.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to determine; decide. <BR> <I>Ex. Fate has willed it otherwise.</I> (SYN) purpose, intend. <DD><B> 3. </B>to influence or try to influence by deliberate control over thought and action, as by hypnotism. <BR> <I>Ex. She willed the person in front of her to turn around.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to give or dispose of by a will. <BR> <I>Ex. He willed all his property to his two daughters.</I> (SYN) bequeath. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Archaic.) to wish; desire. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Archaic.) to request or entreat; command or decree. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to use the will. <BR><I>expr. <B>against one's will,</B> </I>unwillingly; in opposition to one's own inclination or to another's wish. <BR> <I>Ex. to force a child to eat against his will. He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still (Samuel Butler).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>at will,</B> </I>whenever or wherever one wishes. <BR> <I>Ex. to allow a President, in case of disability, to delegate whatever powers he thinks necessary to the Vice-President, and to terminate this voluntary delegation of power at will (Newsweek).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>do the will of,</B> </I>to obey. <BR> <I>Ex. to do the will of one's parents.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>with a will,</B> </I>with energy and determination. <BR> <I>Ex. He got to work with a will and cleaned out the attic.</I> noun <B>willer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="willable">
<B>willable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be willed. </DL>
<A NAME="willaya">
<B>willaya, </B>noun. <B>=wilaya.</B></DL>
<A NAME="willed">
<B>-willed,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) having a ______ will; <BR> <I>Ex. Strong-willed = having a strong will.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="willemite">
<B>willemite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a mineral, a silicate of zinc, found in masses or hexagonal prisms of various colors from light greenish-yellow or red and black. It is a minor zinc ore. </DL>
<A NAME="willet">
<B>willet, </B>noun, pl. <B>-lets</B> or (collectively) <B>-let.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large, grayish North American wading bird, related to the snipes and sandpipers, that reveals a striking black-and-white pattern on the wings when in flight; duck snipe. </DL>
<A NAME="willful">
<B>willful, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>wanting or taking one's own way; stubborn. <BR> <I>Ex. The willful child would not eat his supper.</I> (SYN) obstinate, headstrong, perverse. <DD><B> 2. </B>done on purpose; intended. <BR> <I>Ex. a willful murder, willful waste.</I> (SYN) deliberate, intentional. Also, <B>wilful.</B> noun <B>willfulness.</B> </DL>
<B>willies, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a spell of nervousness. <BR> <I>Ex. Bert gives me the willies the way he's always lookin' for trouble (Jack London).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="willing">
<B>willing, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>ready; consenting. <BR> <I>Ex. He is willing to wait.</I> (SYN) disposed, inclined. <DD><B> 2. </B>cheerfully ready. <BR> <I>Ex. a willing worker.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>freely done or offered; voluntary. <BR> <I>Ex. willing obedience.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>of, having to do with, or using the will; volitional. adv. <B>willingly.</B> noun <B>willingness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="williwaw">
<B>williwaw, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Especially Nautical.) a sudden, violent gust of wind moving down to the sea from mountains along the coast, such as one into the fiords of Tierra del Fuego or into the Strait of Magellan. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) any agitated state of affairs; storm; tempest; squall. <BR> <I>Ex. The President in press conference tried to head off a williwaw (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="willless">
<B>will-less, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>lacking will or will power. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=involuntary.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="willothewisp">
<B>will-o'-the-wisp, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a flickering light appeared at night over marshy places; ignis fatuus; jack-o-lantern. It is thought to be caused by combustion of marsh gas. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a thing (rarely a person) that deceives or misleads by luring on. <BR> <I>Ex. Any scheme to get rich quickly is likely to be a will-o'-the-wisp.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="willothewispish">
<B>will-o'-the-wispish, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the nature of the will-o'-the-wisp. </DL>
<A NAME="willow">
<B>willow</B> (1), noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a tree or shrub with tough, slender branches and long, narrow leaves, such as the weeping willow. There are several kinds. The branches of most willows bend easily and are used to make furniture and baskets. Willows are widely distributed in temperate and cold regions. <DD><B> 2. </B>the wood of any of these trees. <DD><B> 3. </B>something made of willow, such as a cricket bat. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with willow; made of the wood of the willow. <BR><I>expr. <B>wear the willow,</B> </I>to be lovelorn. <BR> <I>Ex. You are quite wrong ... in supposing that I have any call ... to wear the willow (Richard Blackmore).</I> adj. <B>willowlike.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="willow">
<B>willow</B> (2), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a revolving cylindrical machine with spikes inside, used for opening and cleaning wool, cotton, and other fibers. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to put (wool, cotton, and other fibers) through a willow. </DL>
<A NAME="willower">
<B>willower, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person or thing that willows. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=willow</B> (2). </DL>
<A NAME="willowfamily">
<B>willow family,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a group of dicotyledonous shrubs and trees, bearing small flowers in aments or catkins. The family includes the willows and poplars. </DL>
<A NAME="willowherb">
<B>willow herb,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of a genus of plants of the evening-primrose family that grow in moist places, and have long, narrow, willowlike leaves and long clusters of purple or white flowers; rosebay. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=purple loosestrife.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="willowoak">
<B>willow oak,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an oak found in the eastern United States, having narrow, entire leaves resembling those of the willow. </DL>
<A NAME="willowpattern">
<B>willow pattern,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a pattern of domestic crockery in blue, originally designed by Thomas Turner in the late 1700's, having willow trees as a prominent feature. </DL>
