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Wildernesses
- noun - (politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"
- a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"
- a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
- a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
Wilfulnesses
- noun - the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
Willa Cather
- noun - United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)
William Byrd
- noun - English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
William Inge
- noun - United States playwright (1913-1973)
William Kidd
- noun - Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
William Penn
- noun - Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
William Pitt
- noun - English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
- English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778)
- English statesman who brought the Seven Years'' War to an end (1708-1778)
William Tell
- noun - a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son''s head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
- a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
Williamsburg
- unknown - A city in Virginia