English dictionary: words starting with wal

noun

A puritan religious sect based originally in southern france, now chiefly in italy and america, founded c. 1170 by peter valdes (d.1205), a merchant of lyons.

plural noun

A puritan religious sect based originally in southern france, now chiefly in italy and america, founded c.1170 by peter valdes (d.1205), a merchant of lyons.

Usage examples:

The poorly equipped waldenses (also called vaudois) offered heroic resistance.

noun

A ridge on a textured woven fabric such as corduroy.

Usage examples:

A skirt of mid-wale cotton corduroy

noun

A horse of a typically light breed from australia, especially from new south wales.

Usage examples:

The other quarter i fancy owed itself to a drop of waler blood in her genealogy, from one of the th…

noun

A horse of a typically light breed from australia, especially from new south wales.

Usage examples:

The other quarter i fancy owed itself to a drop of waler blood in her genealogy, from one of the th…

noun

A ridge on a textured woven fabric such as corduroy.

Usage examples:

A skirt of mid-wale cotton corduroy

proper noun

A country of great britain and the united kingdom, to the west of central england; population 2,993,000 (est. 2008); capital, cardiff.

noun

The governor of a province in an arab country.

Usage examples:

In a document obtained by human rights watch, the state governor or wali of south darfur orders com…

verb

Move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.

Usage examples:

I walked across the lawn

noun

(of a batsman) leave the field without waiting to be given out by the umpire.

Use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

phrasal verb

Steal something.

Usage examples:

A group of corporate cowboys who walked away with millions of dollars

verb

To move along by putting one foot in front of the other, or to move a distance in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] i walked home., [ i ] we just walked past a famous actress., [ i ] they walked all around chi…

idiom

To get married

phrasal verb

Come upon a person or situation suddenly or unexpectedly.

Usage examples:

He was clearly not expecting her to walk in on him just then

idiom

Something that is very easy to do, and usually pleasant

Usage examples:

He's used to hard physical work - this is a walk in the park to him.

idiom

When people talk about walk(s) of life, they are referring to different types of jobs and different levels of society

Usage examples:

Members of the gym include lawyers, teachers, plumbers, and hairdressers - people from all (differe…

idiom

Go away from

phrasal verb

Take a walk in order to undo the effects of a heavy meal.

Usage examples:

Enjoy some invigorating fresh air and walk off the excesses of the festive season

phrasal verb

Steal something.

Usage examples:

Someone's walked off with my car keys

verb

To move along by putting one foot in front of the other, or to move a distance in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] i walked home., [ i ] we just walked past a famous actress., [ i ] they walked all around chi…

idiom

To feel extremely excited or happy

Usage examples:

After the delivery of her baby, she was walking on air.

phrase

Be extremely cautious about one's words or actions.

Usage examples:

His air of tetchy perfectionism encouraged those around him to walk on eggshells

idiom

To be very careful not to offend or upset someone

Usage examples:

If you're sick you don't want people treating you differently, and you really don't want people wal…

noun

A walk-on part in a play is a very small part in which the actor is on the stage for a short time and speaks very few or no words.

idiom

Leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval

phrasal verb

Depart or leave suddenly or angrily.

Usage examples:

He had walked out in a temper

noun

The act of leaving a place to show that you are unhappy, or (of workers) the act of stopping work because of a disagreement with management

Usage examples:

Some people who were unhappy with the changes staged a walkout during the meeting., the airline bar…

phrasal verb

To refuse to continue working and leave your office, factory, etc. to show your employer that you are unhappy about something

Usage examples:

Workers are threatening to walk out over pay., several people walked out of the meeting.

phrasal verb

If someone walks out on a job, etc., they leave before finishing it because they are not happy about something

Usage examples:

Workers who walked out on the job could be sacked for breach of contract.

phrase

(in former times) be forced by pirates to walk blindfold along a plank over the side of a ship to one's death in the sea.

Usage examples:

They walked me over to the deeper end of the pool like pirates making their prisoner walk the plank.

verb

To move along by putting one foot in front of the other, or to move a distance in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] i walked home., [ i ] we just walked past a famous actress., [ i ] they walked all around chi…

noun

A building allowing access to the upper floors by stairs only.

Usage examples:

A studio apartment in an ungentrified walk-up

phrasal verb

To stop being involved in a situation because it is difficult to deal with or does not give you any advantages

Usage examples:

Walk away from you can't just walk away from a marriage at the first sign of a problem., walk away …

phrasal verb

Become involved in something through ignorance or carelessness.

Usage examples:

I had walked into a situation from which there was no escape

adjective

Denoting or having a small non-speaking part in a play or film.

Usage examples:

A walk-on part in a television series

noun

A person who plays a walk-on part.

Usage examples:

No acceptable proposals have come for main contract artists or for walk-ons