The Wordsmith Dictionary

Wal ters, Barbara |ˈwôltərz ˈwɔltərz | (1929 –), US television journalist. Noted for her interviews of celebrities, she has appeared on the television programs 20 /20 (1979 –2004 ) and The View (1997 –).

Waltham

Wal tham |ˈwôlˌTHam, -ˌTHam ˈwɔlθəm | a historic industrial and academic city in eastern Massachusetts, on the Charles River, west of Boston; pop. 60,236 (est. 2008 ).

Walton, Ernest

Wal ton, Ernest |ˈwôltn wɔltn | (1903 –95 ), Irish physicist; full name Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton. In 1932 he succeeded, with Sir John Cockcroft, in splitting the atom. Nobel Prize for Physics (1951 ), shared with Cockcroft.

Walton, Izaak

Wal ton, Izaak |wɔltn ˈwôltn | (1593 –1683 ), English writer. He is chiefly known for The Compleat Angler (1653; rewritten, 1655 ), which combines practical information on fishing with folklore and is interspersed with pastoral songs and ballads.

Walton, Sam

Wal ton, Sam |ˈwôltn wɔltn | (1918 –92 ), US businessman. He founded Wal-Mart discount stores in 1962 and by 1966, with 20 stores, had begun to computerize inventory. By 1991, Wal-Mart was the largest retailer in the US.

Walton, Sir William

Walton, Sir William |ˈwɔːlt (ə )n, ˈwɒl -| (1902 –83 ), English composer; full name Sir William Turner Walton. Notable works: Façade (1921 –3, a setting of poems by Edith Sitwell for recitation ), the oratorio Belshazzar's Feast (1930 –1 ), and film scores for three Shakespeare plays and the film The Battle of Britain (1969 ).

waltz

waltz |wôlts wɔl (t )s | ▶noun a dance in triple time performed by a couple who as a pair turn rhythmically around and around as they progress around the dance floor. • a piece of music written for or in the style of this dance. ▶verb [ no obj. ] dance a waltz: I waltzed across the floor with the lieutenant. • [ with obj. ] guide (someone ) in or as if in a waltz: he waltzed her around the table. • [ no obj. ] move or act lightly, casually, or inconsiderately: you can't just waltz in and expect to make a mark | it is the third time that he has waltzed off with the coveted award. PHRASES waltz Matilda see Matilda 2. DERIVATIVES waltz er noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from German Walzer, from walzen ‘revolve. ’

Oxford Dictionary

Walter Mitty

Wal ¦ter Mitty |wɔːltə (r )ˈmɪti | ▶noun [ often as modifier ] a person who fantasizes about a life much more exciting and glamorous than their own: my client is very much a Walter Mitty character. ORIGIN the hero of the story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (by James Thurber, 1939 ), who indulged in extravagant daydreams of his own triumphs.

Walters, Barbara

Waltham

Wal tham |ˈwôlˌTHam, -ˌTHam ˈwɔlθəm | a historic industrial and academic city in eastern Massachusetts, on the Charles River, west of Boston; pop. 60,236 (est. 2008 ).

Walton, Ernest

Walton, Ernest |ˈwɔːlt (ə )n, ˈwɒl -| (1903 –95 ), Irish physicist; full name Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton. In 1932 he succeeded, with Sir John Cockcroft, in splitting the atom. Nobel Prize for Physics (1951, shared with Cockcroft ).

Walton, Izaak

Walton, Izaak |ˈwɔːlt (ə )n, ˈwɒl -| (1593 –1683 ), English writer. He is chiefly known for The Compleat Angler (1653; largely rewritten, 1655 ) which combines practical information on fishing with folklore, interspersed with pastoral songs and ballads.

Walton, Sam

Walton, Sir William

waltz

waltz |wɔːl (t )s, wɒl -| ▶noun a dance in triple time performed by a couple, who turn rhythmically round and round as they progress around the dance floor. • a piece of music written for or in the style of a waltz. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 dance a waltz. • [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] guide (someone ) in or as if in a waltz: he waltzed her round the table. 2 [ with adverbial of direction ] act casually, confidently, or inconsiderately: you can't waltz in here and bark orders at me. • achieve something without difficulty: the car has waltzed through test after test | it is the third time that he has waltzed off with the award. PHRASES waltz Matilda see Matilda 2. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from German Walzer, from walzen ‘revolve ’.

waltzer

waltz ¦er |ˈwɔːl (t )sə, ˈwɒl -| ▶noun a person who dances the waltz. • a fairground ride in which cars spin round as they are carried round an undulating track.

Duden Dictionary

walten

wal ten schwaches Verb gehoben |w a lten |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch walten, althochdeutsch waltan, eigentlich = stark sein, beherrschen a veraltend gebieten, zu bestimmen haben, das Regiment führen ein König waltet über das Land | im Haus waltete die Mutter b als wirkende Kraft o. Ä. vorhanden sein, herrschen in diesem Haus waltet ein guter Geist, Frieden, Harmonie | über dieser Sache waltet ein Unstern | hier haben rohe Kräfte gewaltet (sind rohe Kräfte am Werk gewesen ) | Gnade, Milde, Vernunft, Vorsicht walten lassen (seinem Handeln zugrunde legen ) | substantiviert sie spürten das Walten (Wirken ) einer höheren Macht

Walter

Wal ter , Wal ther Eigenname Walther |W a lter W a lther |männlicher Vorname

Waltharilied

Wal tha ri lied Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W a ltharilied auch …ˈtaː …|ein Heldenepos

Walther von der Vogelweide

Wal ther von der Vo gel wei de Eigenname |W a lther von der V o gelweide |deutscher Dichter des Mittelalters

Waltier

Wal tier Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W a ltier |meist im Plural (in vielen Arten vorkommendes ) im Wasser, besonders im Meer lebendes Säugetier mit fischartiger Körperform, das vollkommen an das Leben im Wasser angepasst und an Land nicht lebensfähig ist z. B. Blauwal, Schwertwal, Tümmler

Waltraud

Wal traud, Wal traut Eigenname Waltraut Waltrud |W a ltraud W a ltraut |weiblicher Vorname

Waltrud

Wal trud Eigenname Waltraud |W a ltrud |weiblicher Vorname

Waltrun

Walt run Eigenname |W a ltrun |weiblicher Vorname

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Walt

Walt /wɔːlt /名詞ウォールト〘男の名; Walterの愛称〙.

Walter

Wal ter /wɔ́ːltə r /名詞ウォルター〘男の名; ｟愛称｠Walt, Wat 〙.

waltz

waltz /wɔːlts |wɔːls /名詞 C 1 ワルツ (の踊り ) 〘3拍子の曲に合わせて2人組で踊るゆったりとしたダンス〙.2 ワルツ (曲 ); 円舞曲 .動詞自動詞 1 ワルツを踊る .2 ｟くだけて｠ワルツを踊るように歩く, しっかりとした足取りで軽やかに歩く (!場所や方向を表す副詞を伴って ) .他動詞〈人〉とワルツを踊る, 〈人〉をワルツでリードする .w à ltz ó ff with A ｟くだけて｠1 〈人が〉A 〈賞など〉を簡単に取る, A 〈競争〉に勝つ .2 〈人が〉A 〈人〉を勝手につれ出す ; A 〈物〉を勝手に取る ; Aを無意識に持ち去る .w á ltz through A ｟くだけて｠〈人が〉A 〈試験など〉を楽に終える, 難なくこなす .w á ltz er 名詞