It was World War II, and the captain was attempting to rally the GIs on the eve of a big offensive.
"Out there," said the captain, "is your enemy. The man who has made your life miserable, who is working to destroy you; the man who has been trying to kill you day after day throughout this war."
Private Johnson jumped to his feet. "My God! The cook’s working for the Germans!"
n. - object, esp. A lifelike dummy, modelled in wax.
- (in pl.) Exhibition of wax dummies.
WAYBILL
n. List of passengers or parcels on a vehicle.
WAYSIDE
n. - side of a road.
- land at the side of a road.
WAYWARD
adj. Childishly self-willed; capricious. waywardness n. [from *away, *-ward]
WEALTHY
adj. (-ier, -iest) having an abundance, esp. Of money.
WEATHER
forecast n. Assessment of likely weather.
- —n. - state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, and rain etc.
- (attrib.) Naut. Windward. —v. - expose to or affect by atmospheric changes; season (wood).
- be discoloured or worn in this way.
- a come safely through (a storm). B survive (a difficult period etc.).
- get to the windward of (a cape etc.). keep a weather eye open be watchful. Make heavy weather of colloq. Exaggerate the difficulty presented by. Under the weather colloq. Indisposed. [old english]
WEBBING
n. Strong narrow closely-woven fabric used for belts etc.
WEDDING
breakfast n. Meal etc. Between a wedding and departure for the honeymoon.
- cake n. Rich iced cake served at a wedding reception.
- n. Marriage ceremony. [old english: related to *wed]
- ring n. Ring worn by a married person.
WEDLOCK
n. The married state. born in (or out of) wedlock born of married (or unmarried) parents. [old english, = marriage vow]
