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more info Watusi, n.
a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi
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more info Watutsi, n.
a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi
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more info Waugh, n.
English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)
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more info Wausau, n.
a town in north central Wisconsin
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more info Wave, n.
a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch
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more info Wavell, n.
British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950)
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more info Wayland, n.
(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund
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more info Wayland the Smith, n.
(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund
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more info Wayne, n.
American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)
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United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
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more info Wayne Gretzky, n.
high-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961)
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more info Ways and Means Committee, n.
a permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the US House on all bills that would raise revenue
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more info Wb, n.
a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells
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more info WbN, n.
the compass point that is one point north of due west
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more info WbS, n.
the compass point that is one point south of due west
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more info Weary Willie, n.
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
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more info Web Map Server, n.
a computer program that produces maps of spatially referenced data dynamically from geographic information
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more info Web Map Service, n.
a computer program that produces maps of spatially referenced data dynamically from geographic information
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more info Webb, n.
English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947)
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English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
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more info Weber, n.
German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878)
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German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826)
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German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920)
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United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961)
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German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891)
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more info Weber's law, n.
(psychophysics) the concept that a just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to the magnitude of the original stimulus
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"Weber's law explains why you don't notice your headlights are on in the daytime"
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more info Weber-Fechner law, n.
(psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber
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more info Webster, n.
United States lexicographer (1758-1843)
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United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
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English playwright (1580-1625)
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more info Wed, n.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
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more info Weddell Sea, n.
an arm of the south Atlantic in Antarctica to the east of the Antarctic Peninsula
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more info Wedgwood, n.
a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background
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English potter (1730-1795)
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more info Wednesday, n.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
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more info Wegener, n.
German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930)
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more info Wei, n.
any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556
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more info Wei dynasty, n.
any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556
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more info Weigela florida, n.
deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers
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