weasand

weasand (n)

1. The esophagus.

2. The throat in general.

witenagemot

witenagemot (n)

2. (historic) The assembly of the Anglo-Saxon national council.

2. Any assembly, parliament or discursive gathering.

warren

warren (n)

1. The system of burrows where rabbits live.

2. A mazelike place of dark alleys etc in which it's easy to lose oneself; especially one that may be overcrowded.

winnow

winnow (vi)

1. To free or separate grain or the like from chaff or refuse matter, usually by means of wind.

2. To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.

3. To fan; set in motion by means of wind; specifically, to expose (grain) to a current of air in order to separate and drive off chaff, refuse particles, etc.

winnow (vt)

1. To blow upon; to toss about by blowing.

2. To separate, expel, or disperse by or as by fanning or blowing; to sift or weed out; to separate or distinguish, as one thing from another.

3. To set in motion or vibration; to beat as with a fan or wings.

4. To wave to and fro; to flutter; to flap.

5. To pursue or accomplish with a waving or flapping motion, as of wings.

6. Figuratively, to subject to a process analogous to the winnowing of grain; to separate into parts according to kind; to sift; to analyze or scrutinize carefully; to examine; to test.