- wig|ger|y
- wig|ger|y «WIHG uhr ee», noun, plural -ger|ies.2. the practice of wearing a wig.3. Figurative. empty formality; red tape: »
some wisdom amid…mountains of wiggeries and folly (Thomas Carlyle).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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wig — be·wig; big·wig; buzz·wig; ear·wig·gy; lud·wig·ia; lud·wig·ite; peri·wig·pat·ed; un·wig; whirl·wig; wig·an; wig; wig·gen; wig·ger; wig·gery; wig·ging; wig·gler; wig·gly; wig·less; wig·town·shire; wig·wam; wig·let; ear·wig; peri·wig; wig·gle;… … English syllables
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
wig´wag´ger — wig|wag «WIHG WAG», verb, wagged, wag|ging, noun. –v.t., v.i. 1. to move to and fro; wag. 2. to signal by waving or holding a single flag or light in various positions according to a code. The three motions used in wigwagging represent a dot, a… … Useful english dictionary
wig|wag — «WIHG WAG», verb, wagged, wag|ging, noun. –v.t., v.i. 1. to move to and fro; wag. 2. to signal by waving or holding a single flag or light in various positions according to a code. The three motions used in wigwagging represent a dot, a dash, and … Useful english dictionary
wigger — wig·ger … English syllables
Wiggery — Wig ger*y, n. 1. A wig or wigs; false hair. [R.] A. Trollope. [1913 Webster] 2. Any cover or screen, as red tapism. [R.] [1913 Webster] Fire peels the wiggeries away from them [facts.] Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ludwig — /lud wig, lood vig, wig/; Ger. /looht vikh, loohd /, n. 1. Emil /ay meel/, (Emil Cohn), 1881 1948, German biographer. 2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning famous warrior. * * * (as used in expressions) Beck Ludwig Beethoven Ludwig… … Universalium
Schleswig — /shles wig/; Ger. /shlays vik/, n. 1. a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic. 30,700. 2. a historic region in S Jutland: a former duchy of Denmark; annexed by Prussia 1864; the N part was returned to Denmark as the result of a plebiscite 1920.… … Universalium
Schleswig — [shles′wig; ] Ger [ shlās′viH] region in the S Jutland peninsula, divided between Denmark & Germany: Dan. name SLESVIG … English World dictionary
Schleswig — /shles wig/; Ger. /shlays vik/, n. 1. a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic. 30,700. 2. a historic region in S Jutland: a former duchy of Denmark; annexed by Prussia 1864; the N part was returned to Denmark as the result of a plebiscite 1920.… … Useful english dictionary
