# translation

lexentry: eng/waveform__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: waveform
trans_list: bølgeform
sense:
(physics, engineering) The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time.


lexentry: eng/wavelength__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wavelength
trans_list: bølgelengde
sense:
(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.


lexentry: eng/wax__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wax
trans_list: voks
sense:
Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.


lexentry: eng/we__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: we
trans_list: vi
sense:
(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)


lexentry: eng/we__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: we
trans_list: vi
sense:
(personal, royal) The sovereign alone in their capacity as monarch. (This is the royal we. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)


lexentry: eng/weak__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: weak
trans_list: svak
sense:
(Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.


lexentry: eng/wear__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wear
trans_list: bære
sense:
(nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.


lexentry: eng/wear_and_tear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wear and tear
trans_list: slitasje
sense:
Damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use (normally as something excluded from a guarantee or warranty of quality, or as justifying a write-down in a set of accounts).


lexentry: eng/wear_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wear out
trans_list: smelte
sense:
To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.


lexentry: eng/wear_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wear out
trans_list: smelte
sense:
(intransitive) To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.


lexentry: eng/weather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather
trans_list: vær
sense:
The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.


lexentry: eng/weather_report__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather report
trans_list: varsel
sense:
(meteorology) A description, especially one prepared by a governmental or other authority, of past, present or forecasted meteorological conditions for a particular geographical area.


lexentry: eng/weather_vane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather vane
trans_list: vindfløy
sense:
A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.


lexentry: eng/web_page__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: web page
trans_list: hjemmeside
sense:
(Internet) A single hypertext document (transmitted as HTML) on the World Wide Web, often hyperlinked to others, and intended to be viewed with a web browser.


lexentry: eng/web_server__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: web server
trans_list: webserver
sense:
(software) software that delivers Web pages and other documents to browsers using the HTTP protocol.


lexentry: eng/webcam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: webcam
trans_list: webkamera
sense:
(computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.


lexentry: eng/weber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weber
trans_list: weber
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.


lexentry: eng/webinar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: webinar
trans_list: nettseminar
sense:
An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.


lexentry: eng/website__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: website
trans_list: nettsted
sense:
(Internet) A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.


lexentry: eng/wedding_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wedding cake
trans_list: bryllupskake
sense:
A decorated cake, often in several tiers and with a model bride and groom, that is cut by the couple as part of a wedding ceremony and distributed to the guests.


lexentry: eng/wedding_dress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wedding dress
trans_list: brudekjole
sense:
The dress worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony, in Western culture traditionally white with a long train.


lexentry: eng/wedding_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wedding ring
trans_list: giftering
sense:
(jewelry) One of a pair or rings exchanged by spouses in a wedding ceremony, and afterwards worn by them, symbolizing continuous fidelity.


lexentry: eng/wedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wedge
trans_list: kile
sense:
One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.


lexentry: eng/wedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wedge
trans_list: kile
sense:
(geometry) A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.


lexentry: eng/wedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: wedge
trans_list: kile
sense:
(archaic) A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation.


lexentry: eng/wedgie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wedgie
trans_list: truserøsk
sense:
(slang) A prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply from behind in order to wedge the clothing uncomfortably between the person's buttocks.


lexentry: eng/week__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: week
trans_list: uke | veke
sense:
A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath.


lexentry: eng/weekday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weekday
trans_list: hverdag
sense:
Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:


lexentry: eng/weekend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weekend
trans_list: helg
sense:
The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.


lexentry: eng/weep__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weep
trans_list: gråte
sense:
To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.


lexentry: eng/weeping_willow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: weeping willow
trans_list: sørgepil
sense:
Any of the numerous decorative cultivars and hybrids of Salix babylonica with white willow (Salix alba) or crack willow (Salix fragilis).


lexentry: eng/weever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weever
trans_list: edderkopp
sense:
Any of the usually brown fish in family Trachinidae, which catch prey by burying themselves in the sand and snatching them as they go past.


lexentry: eng/weight_training__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weight training
trans_list: styrketrening
sense:
(weightlifting) A form of physical exercise using weights to increase the strength and size of muscles by using exercises specific for each muscle group.


lexentry: eng/welcome__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welcome
trans_list: velkommen
sense:
Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.


lexentry: eng/weld__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weld
trans_list: sveise
sense:
(transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.


lexentry: eng/welding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welding
trans_list: sveising
sense:
joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination, or


lexentry: eng/welfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: welfare
trans_list: hjelp
sense:
(uncountable, chiefly, _, US) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it.


lexentry: eng/welkin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welkin
trans_list: himmel
sense:
(also, Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.


lexentry: eng/well-mannered__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: well-mannered
trans_list: beleven | veloppdragen
sense:
Having good manners; polite, courteous, and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.


lexentry: eng/wels_catfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wels catfish
trans_list: europeisk malle
sense:
A scaleless fresh-water catfish (Silurus glanis)), of much of temperate western Eurasia, recognizable by its broad, flat head and wide mouth.


lexentry: eng/wench__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wench
trans_list: jente | tøs
sense:
(archaic, now, dialectal, or, humorous, possibly, offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.


lexentry: eng/werewolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: werewolf
trans_list: varulv
sense:
(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.


lexentry: eng/west__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: west
trans_list: vest
sense:
(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the gallery, opposite to the altar, and opposite to the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.


lexentry: eng/west_by_north__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: west by north
trans_list: vest til nord
sense:
The compass point halfway between west and west-northwest, specifically 281.25°, abbreviated as WbN.


lexentry: eng/western_cattle_egret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: western cattle egret
trans_list: kuhegre
sense:
Bubulcus ibis is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.


lexentry: eng/western_marsh_harrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: western marsh harrier
trans_list: sivhauk
sense:
Circus aeruginosus, a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa.


lexentry: eng/wet__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: wet
trans_list: våt | fuktig
sense:
(poker slang) Of a board or flop: enabling the creation of many or of strong hands; e.g. containing connectors or suited cards. (Compare dry).


lexentry: eng/wet_blanket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wet blanket
trans_list: gledesdreper
sense:
(idiomatic, usually, endearing, derogatory) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.


lexentry: eng/wetland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wetland
trans_list: våtmark
sense:
(usually, in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.


lexentry: eng/wetsuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wetsuit
trans_list: våtdrakt
sense:
A close fitting, insulating garment usually made from neoprene or similar material designed to keep one warm during activities on or under water.


lexentry: eng/whale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whale
trans_list: hval | kval
sense:
Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.


lexentry: eng/whale_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whale shark
trans_list: hvalhai
sense:
A very large spotted shark, Rhincodon typus, of warm marine waters, similar to a whale, that feeds by filtering plankton from the water.


lexentry: eng/what's-his-name__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what's-his-name
trans_list: Hvermannsen
sense:
A male person or entity whose name one does not remember or want to mention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.


lexentry: eng/what_the_fuck__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what the fuck
trans_list: hva faen | hva i helvete
sense:
(vulgar) Used to express astonishment, shock, incredulity, or disbelief (as an ellipsis of longer expressions).


lexentry: eng/whatever__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whatever
trans_list: samma det! | whatever!
sense:
(colloquial) A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further.


lexentry: eng/wheat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheat
trans_list: hvete
sense:
(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.


lexentry: eng/wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheel
trans_list: hjul
sense:
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.


lexentry: eng/wheel_clamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheel clamp
trans_list: hjulklamp
sense:
A device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven; normally used to enforce payment of a traffic violation fine


lexentry: eng/wheelbarrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheelbarrow
trans_list: trillebår
sense:
A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.


lexentry: eng/whelp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whelp
trans_list: hvalp
sense:
A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.


lexentry: eng/when_Hell_freezes_over__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: when Hell freezes over
trans_list: når helvetet fryser
sense:
(idiom, slang, informal, hyperbolic) Never; not in this lifetime or a time in the unforeseeably distant future; not a chance.


lexentry: eng/when__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: when
trans_list: når
sense:
(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.


lexentry: eng/whereas__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whereas
trans_list: mens
sense:
(mostly, law) It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)


lexentry: eng/whet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whet
trans_list: slipe
sense:
(transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.


lexentry: eng/whetstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whetstone
trans_list: slipestein
sense:
A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.


lexentry: eng/which__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: which
trans_list: som
sense:
(mostly, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it such as baby, child).


lexentry: eng/whimbrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whimbrel
trans_list: småspove
sense:
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.


lexentry: eng/whip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whip
trans_list: pisk
sense:
A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.


lexentry: eng/whiplash__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whiplash
trans_list: nakkesleng
sense:
An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.


lexentry: eng/whippersnapper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whippersnapper
trans_list: lømmel
sense:
(colloquial, dated) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience. [from 1670s]


lexentry: eng/whipstaff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whipstaff
trans_list: rorkult
sense:
(nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached orthogonally to the tiller for steering a ship.


lexentry: eng/whirlwind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whirlwind
trans_list: virvelstorm
sense:
A windstorm of limited extent—such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout—characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.


lexentry: eng/whisk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whisk
trans_list: visp
sense:
A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).


lexentry: eng/whistle-blower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whistle-blower
trans_list: fløyteblåser | varsler
sense:
(slang, chiefly, US) One who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; especially, an employee or former employee who reports a violation by an employer.


lexentry: eng/whistle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whistle
trans_list: plystre
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.


lexentry: eng/white-beaked_dolphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-beaked dolphin
trans_list: kvitnos
sense:
A marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales), Lagenorhynchus albirostris.


lexentry: eng/white-flippered_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-flippered penguin
trans_list: hvitvingepingvin
sense:
A subspecies of small penguin, Eudyptula minor albosignata, with distinctive white marks on the flippers, which breed on South Island.


lexentry: eng/white-throated_dipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-throated dipper
trans_list: fossekall
sense:
Cinclus cinclus, an aquatic passerine bird found in Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.


lexentry: eng/white__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white
trans_list: hvit
sense:
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.


lexentry: eng/white__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white
trans_list: hvit
sense:
The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.


lexentry: eng/white_bream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white bream
trans_list: bly
sense:
A European species of fish in the Cyprinidae family (Blicca bjoerkna, syn. Abramis bjoerkna, Cyprinus bjoerkna).


lexentry: eng/white_clover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white clover
trans_list: hvitkløver
sense:
A species of clover, Trifolium repens, native to much of Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia and introduced elsewhere as a pasture crop.


lexentry: eng/white_goods__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white goods
trans_list: hvitevare
sense:
The large household appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, washing machines and driers as a group.


lexentry: eng/white_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white hole
trans_list: hvitt hull
sense:
(astrophysics) A theoretically possible, but physically highly unlikely, singularity from which matter and energy are able to escape but unable to enter; the antithesis of a black hole.


lexentry: eng/white_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white horse
trans_list: mugg
sense:
(countable) Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.


lexentry: eng/white_lie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white lie
trans_list: hvit løgn
sense:
(idiomatic) A deliberately untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result; especially, one which is judged to be better than an overhonest alternative, as for example to remain polite in a superficial social exchange, or to choose one's battles.


lexentry: eng/white_noise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white noise
trans_list: hvit støy
sense:
(physics) A random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density; a signal with a power spectral density that has equal power in any band, at any centre frequency, having a given bandwidth.


lexentry: eng/white_stork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white stork
trans_list: stork
sense:
A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.


lexentry: eng/whiteboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whiteboard
trans_list: skifer
sense:
(by extension, computing) A collaborative tool allowing several users to write and draw on the same shared display.


lexentry: eng/whitefly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whitefly
trans_list: hvitfly
sense:
Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest


lexentry: eng/whiting__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whiting
trans_list: hvitting
sense:
A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).


lexentry: eng/who's_who__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: who's who
trans_list: hvem som er hvem
sense:
(countable, sometimes, capitalized) A publication containing biographies of well-known or important people.


lexentry: eng/who_knows__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: who knows
trans_list: hvem vet?
sense:
A rhetorical question asked to express the idea that anything is possible or that anything could happen.


lexentry: eng/whodunit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whodunit
trans_list: krim
sense:
A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.


lexentry: eng/whole_tone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whole tone
trans_list: heltone
sense:
(music) The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the tuning system used. In meantone tunings (including twelve-tone equal temperament), there is only one whole tone, though tuning systems that are not meantone have a "major tone" of 9/8 and a "minor tone" of 10/9.


lexentry: eng/wholegrain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wholegrain
trans_list: fullkorn
sense:
A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.


lexentry: eng/whom__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: whom
trans_list: som
sense:
(informal, especially, non-US) Also used with names of collective nouns that are groups of people, especially singularly-named musical groups or sports teams.


lexentry: eng/whooping_cough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whooping cough
trans_list: kikhoste
sense:
(disease) A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.


lexentry: eng/why__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: why
trans_list: hvorfor
sense:
(dated, or, literary) An exclamation used to express pleasant or unpleasant mild surprise, indignation, or impatience.


lexentry: eng/wick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wick
trans_list: veke
sense:
A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions.


lexentry: eng/wicket__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wicket
trans_list: luke
sense:
(Britain, Canada) A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller


lexentry: eng/widget__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widget
trans_list: widget
sense:
(GUI) Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical user interface, such as a Cancel button or text input box that a user interacts with.


lexentry: eng/widow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widow
trans_list: enke
sense:
A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.


lexentry: eng/widower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widower
trans_list: enkemann
sense:
A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/wig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wig
trans_list: parykk
sense:
A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.


lexentry: eng/wiggle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiggle
trans_list: vrikke
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle.


lexentry: eng/wiggle_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiggle room
trans_list: spillerom
sense:
(informal) The opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.


lexentry: eng/wigwam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wigwam
trans_list: wigwam
sense:
A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.


lexentry: eng/wiki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiki
trans_list: wiki
sense:
A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it.


lexentry: eng/wild__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild
trans_list: vill
sense:
Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).


lexentry: eng/wild_boar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild boar
trans_list: villsvin
sense:
A wild swine native to Eurasia and North Africa (Sus scrofa), now widely distributed elsewhere and ancestor of most domestic pig breeds.


lexentry: eng/wild_goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild goose
trans_list: grågås
sense:
any of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the domesticated goose that would not fly.


lexentry: eng/wild_service_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild service tree
trans_list: tarmvriasal
sense:
A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.


lexentry: eng/wilderness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wilderness
trans_list: villmark
sense:
(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.


lexentry: eng/wildland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wildland
trans_list: villnis
sense:
Land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area.


lexentry: eng/wildlife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wildlife
trans_list: natur
sense:
(often, attributive) undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.


lexentry: eng/wile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wile
trans_list: list
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice


lexentry: eng/will_o'_the_wisp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: will o' the wisp
trans_list: alvelys | irrlys | lyktemann | vettelys
sense:
(British, _, folklore) A flickering light or lantern, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes, held by a supernatural creature who uses it to lure travelers at night to their demise.


lexentry: eng/wimp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wimp
trans_list: pyse
sense:
(chiefly, derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.


lexentry: eng/win__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: win
trans_list: vinne | overvinne
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).


lexentry: eng/wind-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wind-up
trans_list: strek
sense:
(British) A humorous attempt to fool somebody; a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.


lexentry: eng/wind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wind
trans_list: vind
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.


lexentry: eng/wind_rose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wind rose
trans_list: kompassrose
sense:
(meteorology) A diagram in which the speed and direction of the winds at a particular location are represented by lines of varying thickness and length superimposed on a compass rose.


lexentry: eng/wind_tunnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wind tunnel
trans_list: vindtunnel
sense:
A test facility through which air is forced in a controlled manner so as to study the effects of flow around airfoils, aircraft, motor cars etc.


lexentry: eng/windfall__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: windfall
trans_list: uventet hell
sense:
(figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.


lexentry: eng/windmill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: windmill
trans_list: vindmølle
sense:
A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.


lexentry: eng/window__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: window
trans_list: vindu
sense:
An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.


lexentry: eng/window__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: window
trans_list: vindu
sense:
(graphical user interface) A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.


lexentry: eng/window_screen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: window screen
trans_list: myggnett
sense:
A mesh, made of metal wire, fibreglass, or other synthetic fibre, set in a frame and covering the opening of a window to keep leaves, debris, insects, birds, etc. from entering a building without blocking fresh airflow.


lexentry: eng/windshield__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: windshield
trans_list: frontrute
sense:
(North America, Philippines) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.


lexentry: eng/windshield_wiper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: windshield wiper
trans_list: vindusvisker
sense:
(automobiles, US, Canada) a device used to clear rain and dirt from a windshield; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade


lexentry: eng/windshield_wiper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: windshield wiper
trans_list: vindusvisker
sense:
(bodybuilding) An exercise where the back is parallel to the ground (lying on it or hanging via the arms from a pull-up bar) and the legs are perpendicular to the floor so that the lower torso with the legs is rotated to target the Musculus obliquus externus abdominis, the Musculus quadratus lumborum and the Musculus rectus abdominis.


lexentry: eng/wine_grape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wine grape
trans_list: vindrue
sense:
Any variety of grape especially suited for winemaking, to be fermented into alcohol; usually, its suitability has been imparted by selective breeding.


lexentry: eng/wineskin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wineskin
trans_list: vinsekk
sense:
A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used for holding and dispensing wine.


lexentry: eng/wing__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: wing
trans_list: vinge | fløy
sense:
A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.


lexentry: eng/wing__Noun__1
sense_num: 19
written_rep: wing
trans_list: vinge | fløy
sense:
A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.


lexentry: eng/winged_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winged word
trans_list: bevinget
sense:
(idiomatic, literary, chiefly, in the plural) A word or statement which is very apt for an occasion, or memorable. [late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/wink__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wink
trans_list: blunke
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)


lexentry: eng/winnow__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: winnow
trans_list: sortere fra
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.


lexentry: eng/winter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter
trans_list: vinter
sense:
Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December to February in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.


lexentry: eng/winter__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: winter
trans_list: overvintre
sense:
(transitive) To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.


lexentry: eng/winter_solstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter solstice
trans_list: vintersolverv
sense:
(astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun.


lexentry: eng/winter_storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter storm
trans_list: vinterstorm
sense:
A meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.


lexentry: eng/wipe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wipe
trans_list: tørke av | viske
sense:
(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)


lexentry: eng/wipe__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: wipe
trans_list: slette
sense:
(transitive, plumbing) To make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.


lexentry: eng/wipe_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wipe out
trans_list: slette
sense:
(transitive, informal) To bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance).


lexentry: eng/wipe_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: wipe out
trans_list: hvelve
sense:
(intransitive) To crash; to fall over or fall off (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding, etc.).


lexentry: eng/wipe_the_floor_with_someone__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wipe the floor with someone
trans_list: ydmyke
sense:
(informal) To be well ahead of someone, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over someone.


lexentry: eng/wire__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: wire
trans_list: overføre
sense:
To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.


lexentry: eng/wiretap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiretap
trans_list: tege
sense:
A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: visdom
sense:
(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: visdom
sense:
The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: visdom
sense:
The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.


lexentry: eng/wisdom_tooth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wisdom tooth
trans_list: visdomstann
sense:
(dentistry) One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.


lexentry: eng/wish__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wish
trans_list: ønske
sense:
(intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.


lexentry: eng/wishbone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wishbone
trans_list: gaffel
sense:
A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.


lexentry: eng/wishing_well__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wishing well
trans_list: ønskebrønn
sense:
A well where, traditionally, wishes were thought to be granted, especially if coins were dropped into the water.


lexentry: eng/wisteria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wisteria
trans_list: blåregn
sense:
Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.


lexentry: eng/witch-hunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witch-hunt
trans_list: heksejakt
sense:
(now, chiefly, historical) A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.


lexentry: eng/witch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witch
trans_list: heks
sense:
A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.


lexentry: eng/witchcraft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witchcraft
trans_list: heksekunst
sense:
The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.


lexentry: eng/with_good_reason__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: with good reason
trans_list: berettiget
sense:
Based on sound judgment and reasonable inference; with one's proper justifications; on good grounds.


lexentry: eng/withers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withers
trans_list: manke
sense:
The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. [from 1580]


lexentry: eng/withholding_tax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withholding tax
trans_list: kildeskatt
sense:
A withholding; a tax withheld from employees' salary and paid to the government. The withheld amount is considered a credit in final taxation.


lexentry: eng/witness__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: witness
trans_list: vitnemål
sense:
(countable) One who is called upon to witness an event or action, such as a wedding or the signing of a document.


lexentry: eng/wizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wizard
trans_list: trollmann
sense:
Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.


lexentry: eng/wog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wog
trans_list: pakkis
sense:
(UK, Irish, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) Any person who looks in-between "white" and "black": originally specifically an Indian, but later also broadened to anybody of Middle Eastern or Mediterranean descent.


lexentry: eng/woke__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: woke
trans_list: forresten
sense:
(originally, _, AAVE, slang) Alert, aware of what is going on, or well-informed, especially in racial and other social justice issues.


lexentry: eng/wolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolf
trans_list: ulv | varg
sense:
Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.


lexentry: eng/wolf_in_sheep's_clothing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolf in sheep's clothing
trans_list: ulv i fåreklær
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone who or something which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.


lexentry: eng/wollastonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wollastonite
trans_list: wollastonitt
sense:
(mineral) A grey inosilicate mineral, mostly calcium silicate, CaSiO3, found deposited in limestone.


lexentry: eng/woman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: woman
trans_list: kvinne | dame
sense:
A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.


lexentry: eng/womanhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: womanhood
trans_list: kvinne
sense:
The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly.


lexentry: eng/womb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: womb
trans_list: livmor
sense:
(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/wonder_of_the_world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wonder of the world
trans_list: underverk
sense:
A structure or natural feature considered to be one of the greatest of its kind; especially as part of a collection of related entities, usually having seven members.


lexentry: eng/wood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wood
trans_list: tre | ved | treverk
sense:
(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.


lexentry: eng/woodcock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodcock
trans_list: rugde
sense:
Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.


lexentry: eng/woodlark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodlark
trans_list: trelerke
sense:
A lark, Lullula arborea, the only member of the genus Lullula, found in western Eurasia and northern Africa.


lexentry: eng/woodlouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodlouse
trans_list: kaffebiller | munkelus | skrukketroll | tussalus
sense:
Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.


lexentry: eng/woodpecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodpecker
trans_list: hakkespett
sense:
Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.


lexentry: eng/woodwind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodwind
trans_list: skog
sense:
(musical instruments) Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.


lexentry: eng/woof__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: woof
trans_list: voff | vov
sense:
(by extension) A sound resembling a dog's bark; specifically (sound engineering) , a low-frequency sound of bad quality produced by a loudspeaker.


lexentry: eng/word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word
trans_list: ord
sense:
(semantics) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)


lexentry: eng/word__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: word
trans_list: ord
sense:
(computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine and which can be stored in or retrieved from a typical register (so that it has the same size as such a register). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/word_processing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word processing
trans_list: tekstbehandling
sense:
(computing) The creation, input, editing and formatting of documents and other text using software on a computer.


lexentry: eng/word_processor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: word processor
trans_list: tekstbehandling
sense:
Software that provides word processing functions on a computer, typically including typeface selection, line justification and other formatting, pagination, and numerous other features.


lexentry: eng/word_search__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word search
trans_list: søkeord
sense:
(games) A word game consisting of a grid of letters, the aim of which is to find an array of given words hidden within the grid.


lexentry: eng/wordmark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wordmark
trans_list: ordmerke
sense:
(marketing) A logotype; a standardized graphic representation of the name of a company or product used for purposes of easy identification. It is often text with unique typographic or graphical treatment.


lexentry: eng/work_someone's_ass_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work someone's ass off
trans_list: jobbe ræva av seg
sense:
(This entry is a translation hub.) (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) To work, or cause to work, excessively or to the point of exhaustion; see work + someone's ass off.


lexentry: eng/workbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workbook
trans_list: arbeidsbok
sense:
A book, used by a student, in which answers and workings may be entered besides questions and exercises.


lexentry: eng/workers'_party__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workers' party
trans_list: arbeiderparti
sense:
(politics) A political party; its name has been used by both organisations on the left and right of the political spectrum. It is currently used by followers of Marxism, Marxism-Leninism, Maoism, social democracy, democratic socialism, socialism and Trotskyism.


lexentry: eng/working_class__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working class
trans_list: arbeiderklasse
sense:
The social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the upper class, or others.


lexentry: eng/working_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working day
trans_list: arbeidsdag
sense:
Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).


lexentry: eng/working_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: working day
trans_list: arbeidsdag
sense:
The part of a day in which work is done; the number of hours one must work per day for a specified wage.


lexentry: eng/working_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working time
trans_list: arbeidstid
sense:
(legal) The period of time that an individual spends at paid occupational labor. Most countries regulate the working time by law, e.g. by stipulating a maximum number of working hours per week. Exact definition varies by the legislation.


lexentry: eng/works__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: works
trans_list: arbeide
sense:
(with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.


lexentry: eng/workshop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workshop
trans_list: verksted
sense:
A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.


lexentry: eng/worktop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worktop
trans_list: benk
sense:
(UK) A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.


lexentry: eng/world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world
trans_list: verden | verd
sense:
(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.


lexentry: eng/world__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: world
trans_list: verden | verd
sense:
(computing) The part of an operating system distributed with the kernel, consisting of the shell and other programs.


lexentry: eng/world_cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world cup
trans_list: VM
sense:
An event or competition where competitors and/or teams from several different countries to establish a world champion.


lexentry: eng/world_map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world map
trans_list: verdenskart
sense:
A map of a world; a cartographic representation, a projection done to scale, representative of a planet's surface.


lexentry: eng/world_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world order
trans_list: verdensorden
sense:
A particular structure that manages the world's stability, informed by a number of legal, political and socio-economic factors.


lexentry: eng/worldview__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worldview
trans_list: verdensbilde
sense:
A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.


lexentry: eng/wormwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wormwood
trans_list: malurt
sense:
An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.


lexentry: eng/worried__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worried
trans_list: bekymret
sense:
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.


lexentry: eng/worship__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: worship
trans_list: gudsdyrkelse
sense:
(music, slang) The fact of an artist's music heavily drawing influence from some other artist's work in a way that appears too obvious or unapologetic; a piece of music that does that.


lexentry: eng/worship__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: worship
trans_list: tilbe
sense:
(transitive) To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.


lexentry: eng/wort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wort
trans_list: urt
sense:
(archaic, or, historical) Now chiefly as the second element in the names of plants: a plant used for food or medicine.


lexentry: eng/wrapping_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrapping paper
trans_list: omslagspapir
sense:
Paper used for wrapping parcels (in this case, often brown) or presents (in this case, often colourful/colorful and decorative).


lexentry: eng/wreath__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wreath
trans_list: krans
sense:
An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.


lexentry: eng/wren__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wren
trans_list: gjerdesmett
sense:
Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).


lexentry: eng/wrench__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: wrench
trans_list: skrunøkkel
sense:
(US) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/wrestle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrestle
trans_list: bryte
sense:
(intransitive) To contend with an opponent by grappling, throwing, or pinning, either as sincere unarmed combat or as a sport.


lexentry: eng/wrinkled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrinkled
trans_list: rynket
sense:
(of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.


lexentry: eng/wrist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrist
trans_list: håndledd
sense:
(anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.


lexentry: eng/writ__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: writ
trans_list: bil
sense:
A written order, issued by the British House of Commons, ordering a parliamentary by-election, or an order, issued by the Lord Chancellor, ordering a general election, or one issued by the House of Lords summoning Peers to the Chamber.


lexentry: eng/writer's_block__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writer's block
trans_list: skrivesperre
sense:
The (usually temporary) inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing, especially creative writing.


lexentry: eng/writer's_cramp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writer's cramp
trans_list: skrivekrampe
sense:
(idiomatic) A debilitating pain preventing easy movement of the wrist, hand, or fingers, resulting from prolonged use of a pen or pencil.


lexentry: eng/writing_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writing system
trans_list: skrift
sense:
(linguistics) A system for writing one or more languages; a particular alphabetic, syllabic, logographic, or other scheme. For example, the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet.


lexentry: eng/wrongly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrongly
trans_list: urettferdig
sense:
In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; unfairly, unjustly, dishonestly, immorally, wrongfully; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.


lexentry: eng/wryneck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wryneck
trans_list: vendehals
sense:
Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.


lexentry: eng/wyvern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wyvern
trans_list: lindorm
sense:
(heraldiccharge, mythology, fantasy) A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.


lexentry: eng/x-axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: x-axis
trans_list: x-akse
sense:
(analytic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn left to right and usually shows the range of values of an independent variable.


lexentry: eng/xebec__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xebec
trans_list: sjebek
sense:
A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/xenon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenon
trans_list: xenon
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.


lexentry: eng/xylem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylem
trans_list: vedvev
sense:
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.


lexentry: eng/xylitol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylitol
trans_list: xylitol
sense:
(chemistry) A pentahydric alcohol, C5H12O5, penta-hydroxy pentane; derived from xylose; used as a sweetener.


lexentry: eng/xylophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylophone
trans_list: xylofon
sense:
(percussion instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.


lexentry: eng/y-axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: y-axis
trans_list: y-akse
sense:
(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top and usually shows the range of values of variable dependent on one other variable, or the second of two independent variables.


lexentry: eng/yacht__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yacht
trans_list: jakt
sense:
A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.


lexentry: eng/yak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yak
trans_list: jak
sense:
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.


lexentry: eng/yam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yam
trans_list: jams
sense:
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.


lexentry: eng/yandere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yandere
trans_list: avindsjuk
sense:
(chiefly, Japanese fiction) A character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side in regards to their crush, ready to use violent and murderous means to maintain an exclusive bond.


lexentry: eng/yard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yard
trans_list: gard
sense:
A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/yard__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: yard
trans_list: rå
sense:
(nautical) A long tapered timber hung on a mast to which is bent a sail, and may be further qualified as a square, lateen, or lug yard. The first is hung at right angles to the mast, the latter two hang obliquely.


lexentry: eng/yarn__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yarn
trans_list: dugg
sense:
(nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.


lexentry: eng/yarrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yarrow
trans_list: ryllik
sense:
Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.


lexentry: eng/yawn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yawn
trans_list: gjespe
sense:
(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year
trans_list: år
sense:
The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year
trans_list: år
sense:
The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: year
trans_list: år
sense:
(by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: year
trans_list: år
sense:
A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.


lexentry: eng/yearbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yearbook
trans_list: skolekatalog
sense:
(countable, US, education) A publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.


lexentry: eng/yearling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yearling
trans_list: ettåring
sense:
An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).


lexentry: eng/yearn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yearn
trans_list: angre på
sense:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.


lexentry: eng/yeast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yeast
trans_list: gjær
sense:
An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.


lexentry: eng/yeast__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yeast
trans_list: gjær
sense:
A compressed cake or dried granules of this substance used for mixing with flour to make bread dough rise.


lexentry: eng/yellow-eyed_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow-eyed penguin
trans_list: guløyepingvin
sense:
Any of a species of small penguin, Megadyptes antipodes, with a distinctive yellow band around its eyes, native to New Zealand.


lexentry: eng/yellow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow
trans_list: gul
sense:
The colour of sunflower petals and lemons; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.


lexentry: eng/yellow_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow card
trans_list: gult kort
sense:
(sports) a yellow-coloured card, shown to a player (especially in association football) as a caution that he or she has committed a flagrant foul; a further such foul would result in a red card.


lexentry: eng/yellow_horde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow horde
trans_list: gule horde
sense:
(derogatory, racially offensive, sometimes, capitalized) East Asian nations or people, especially the people of China or Japan, conceived as foreign and menacing due to their vast population, non-Western cultures, or supposed antagonism to the West.


lexentry: eng/yellow_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow tea
trans_list: gul te
sense:
A Chinese tea produced in a similar manner to green tea but with the added steps of encasing and steaming the tea leaves, resulting in slower oxidisation and a mellower taste


lexentry: eng/yew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yew
trans_list: barlind
sense:
(countable) A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.


lexentry: eng/yiff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yiff
trans_list: bjeffe
sense:
(slang, informal) Sex, especially between furries (fictional anthropomorphic animal characters, and/or members of the community surrounding their celebration).


lexentry: eng/yiff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yiff
trans_list: knulle
sense:
(ambitransitive, slang, informal) To have sex, to mate (said of animals, especially foxes, or people dressed up as animals).


lexentry: eng/yo-ho-ho__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yo-ho-ho
trans_list: hiv o’hoi
sense:
A cry associated with pirates and seafaring, originally a repetitive chant intended to synchronize workers performing some collective physical labour, such as hauling on a rope.


lexentry: eng/yo-yo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yo-yo
trans_list: jojo
sense:
A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.


lexentry: eng/yob__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yob
trans_list: kjeltring
sense:
(derogatory, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.


lexentry: eng/yodel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yodel
trans_list: jodle
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.


lexentry: eng/yodh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yodh
trans_list: jod
sense:
The tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/yoga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoga
trans_list: yoga
sense:
Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.


lexentry: eng/yogurt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yogurt
trans_list: jogurt
sense:
A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.


lexentry: eng/yoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoke
trans_list: åk
sense:
(clothing) The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders or the hips from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguished by having a double thickness of material, or decorative flourishes. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/yoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoke
trans_list: åk
sense:
A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.


lexentry: eng/yolk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yolk
trans_list: plomme
sense:
The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.


lexentry: eng/you__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: you
trans_list: du | dere
sense:
(object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/you_are_what_you_eat__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you are what you eat
trans_list: du er hva du spiser
sense:
Personal health and wellbeing is determined by one's eating habits, in both positive and negative ways.


lexentry: eng/you_can't_make_an_omelette_without_breaking_eggs__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
trans_list: det må knuses noen egg for å lage en omelett
sense:
In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some mistakes are made or some sacrifices must occur.


lexentry: eng/younger_brother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: younger brother
trans_list: lillebror
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see younger,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/your_mom__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: your mom
trans_list: morra di
sense:
(pejorative, slang, mostly, US) A general-purpose insult, often used to comedic effect due to becoming stale.


lexentry: eng/yours__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yours
trans_list: din
sense:
That which belongs to you (singular); the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.


lexentry: eng/yours__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yours
trans_list: dere
sense:
That which belongs to you (plural); the possessive second-person plural pronoun used without a following noun.


lexentry: eng/yourself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yourself
trans_list: samme
sense:
You (singular); used emphatically, especially to indicate exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate, i.e., that no one else is involved.


lexentry: eng/yourselves__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yourselves
trans_list: de
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) Inflection of you (plural) used as the object of a verb or non-locative preposition in a clause whose subject is the same (the people addressed).


lexentry: eng/yttrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yttrium
trans_list: yttrium
sense:
A silvery metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare-earth minerals.


lexentry: eng/yuppie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yuppie
trans_list: japp | yuppie
sense:
(informal, sometimes derogatory) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.


lexentry: eng/yurt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yurt
trans_list: jurt
sense:
A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).


lexentry: eng/z-axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: z-axis
trans_list: z-akse
sense:
(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph of at least three dimensions that is usually drawn vertically and usually shows the range of values of a variable dependent on two other variables or the third independent variable.


lexentry: eng/zeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeal
trans_list: iver
sense:
The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.


lexentry: eng/zealot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zealot
trans_list: fanatiker
sense:
One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.


lexentry: eng/zebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: zebra
trans_list: sebra
sense:
(vulgar, pejorative, slang, ethnic slur) A biracial person, specifically one born to a Sub-Saharan African person and a white person.


lexentry: eng/zebra_crossing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebra crossing
trans_list: sebrastripe
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.


lexentry: eng/zebu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebu
trans_list: sebu
sense:
A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos primigenius indicus).


lexentry: eng/zenith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zenith
trans_list: senit
sense:
(astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.


lexentry: eng/zero-sum_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero-sum game
trans_list: nullsumspill
sense:
(game theory) A game (or a similar political or economic system) in which the gains of some players must equal the losses of others.


lexentry: eng/zero__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero
trans_list: null
sense:
The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.


lexentry: eng/zip_fastener__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zip fastener
trans_list: glidelås
sense:
A fastener used in clothing, bags, etc, comprised of two rows of teeth that are made to fit into each other by moving a slider along their length and opened again by moving the slider in the other direction.


lexentry: eng/zirconium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zirconium
trans_list: zirkonium
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong, lustrous, grey-white transition metal mainly used as a refractory and opacifier.


lexentry: eng/zither__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zither
trans_list: siter
sense:
(string instrument) A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.


lexentry: eng/zodiac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zodiac
trans_list: dyrekrets | stjernetegnene | zodiak
sense:
(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.


lexentry: eng/zodiac_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zodiac sign
trans_list: stjernetegn
sense:
(astrology) Any of the twelve star signs corresponding to the constellations which make up the zodiac.


lexentry: eng/zombie__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: zombie
trans_list: zombie
sense:
(computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.


lexentry: eng/zoology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoology
trans_list: zoologi
sense:
The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.


lexentry: eng/zoonosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoonosis
trans_list: zoonose
sense:
(biology, microbiology) An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.


lexentry: eng/éclair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: éclair
trans_list: blink
sense:
A small chocolate-covered creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.


# simple_translation

written_rep: disable
trans_list:
deaktivere | passivisere | sette ut av stand til | utmanøvrere | funksjonshemme | gjøre funksjonshemmet


