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wind beneath my wingsmy inspiration, what makes me successfulRate it:
wind downLower by winding something.Rate it:
wind downTo slow; to become calmer or less busy.Rate it:
wind downRelax; get rid of stress.Rate it:
wind it upClose the discussion, adjourn the meeting, cease the efforts and labor.Rate it:
wind offTo unwind, unspool, or unreel something.Rate it:
wind upAlternative form of wind-upRate it:
wind up one's bottomsTo finish a job.Rate it:
winder-upHand-Crank an Automobile in a rapid 360 Degree Constant Cranking Action!Rate it:
window dressingA means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only.Rate it:
window dressingThe decorative display of retail merchandise in store windows.Rate it:
window dressingThe goods and trimmings used in such display.Rate it:
window dressingThese latest modifications are mere window dressing, the same problems remain.Rate it:
window on the worldSomething which provides information about or interaction with a variety of people, places, events, or things outside of one's immediate sphere of experience.Rate it:
window-shoppingThe browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying.Rate it:
wine merchantvintnerRate it:
wine tosserA person who buys wine, but does not drink it.Rate it:
wine tosserA person who talks a great deal about wine but actually knows very little.Rate it:
wing itTo improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; or to perform with little or no preparation.Rate it:
winged wordA well-known and attributable quotation.Rate it:
winkle outTo acquire something or someone with difficulty.Rate it:
winkle outTom managed to winkle the truth out of John eventually.Rate it:
winner, winner, chicken dinnerAn expression or declaration of victory, especially in a game of chance.Rate it:
winning is a great deodorantWinning in sport or politics can erase the "stink" (animosity, bad feelings) generated during the competition.Rate it:
winning is no option, it's a rule.I came up with this walking past the new baseball field (Franklin Quest Field) that was being constructed in Salt Lake City Utah back around 1996 I believeRate it:
winning waysa winning streak; a sequence of winning games.Rate it:
winter ratAn old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's "good" car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season.Rate it:
winter sunthe off-season holiday market, typically to destinations in North Africa and Southern Europe.Rate it:
winter sunUsed other than as an idiom. sunshine during the winter season.Rate it:
wipe awayTo remove or erase with a wiping motion.Rate it:
wipe downTo clean the exterior surface of an object, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.Rate it:
wipe offTo remove something by wiping.Rate it:
wipe offTo destroy completely, leaving no traceRate it:
wipe outTo physically erase something written.Rate it:
wipe outTo crash, fall over.Rate it:
wipe outdestroy completelyRate it:
wipe somebody's eyeTo defeat; to humiliate.Rate it:
wipe someone's eyeTo defeat; to defeat humiliatingly.Rate it:
wipe the slate cleanTo forget about previous differences and disagreements, and make a fresh start.Rate it:
wipe the slate cleanTo forget all past problems or mistakes and start something again.Rate it:
wipe the slate clean!Remove anything negative or any record of indebtedness or disfavor and begin anew.Rate it:
wipe the slate clean!Remove all past offenses, charges, arrests, felonies, misdemeanors, fallacies, traffic/criminal offenses, bad habit records, divorces bankruptcies etc.Rate it:
wipe upTo dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.Rate it:
wipe upTo completely remove spilled liquid or solids, typically by hand using a dishcloth.Rate it:
wipe upTo clean thoroughly, particularly with a dishcloth or rag.Rate it:
wipe upTo defeat thoroughly; trounce.Rate it:
wiped out!The expression can be visualized as one would erase the blackboard, eliminate the moisture on the window glass.Rate it:
wireless networkUsed other than as an idiom: see wireless, network.Rate it:
wireless networkDevices connected to a network using a centralized wireless access point (WAP).Rate it:
wisdom tooththird molarRate it:

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