warm-up
1550
warm-up
n
1
a set of gentle exercises done to prepare oneself
for an activity or sport:
There'll be a warm-up of about five
minutes before the game begins. | The cars do a warm-up lap
before the race.
warn
/wɔːrn||wɔːrn/
v
1
[!;T(of, against)] to tell of something
bad that may happen, or of how to prevent something bad:
The message warned of possible danger. | He
warned me
against going there at night.
[+obj+to+v]
I
warned her not to go
near the dog, but she ignored me, and it bit
her.
[+obj+(that)]
I
warned them that there was a bull
in the
field.
|
A red warning
light flashed on and off.
2
[T] to give knowledge to (some-
one) of some future need or action:
If you
warn
the police
when you go away on holiday, they will watch your house.
warn.sbdy.off
(sthg.)
phr v
[T] to try to cause (someone) to
go or stay away (from something) by warning or threats:
The
farmer warned us off
(his fields).
War·ne,
Shane
/wɔːrn||wɔːrn,
ʃeɪn/
(1969-) an Australian
CRICKETER, who is especially successful as a BOWLER, and who
first played for the Australian national team in 1992. In 2000,
he was named as one of five 'Cricketers of the Century'.
War·ne,
Pop
/'wɔːrnər||'wɔːr-/
(1871-1954) a US COACH
(=someone who trains a person or team) in American foot-
ball who developed a new and successful method of playing
the game. His real name was Glenn S. Warner. Football
LEAGUES
for children are often called Pop Warner leagues.
Warner Bros
/'wɔːrnə̩̥ˌbrɑðər||'wɔːrnər̩̥ˌbrɑðərz/
trademark
a US film company based in Hollywood, which has made
many famous films and CARTOONS
warn-ing
/'wɔːrnɪŋ||'wɔːr-/
n
1
[C;U[of]] telling in advance:
The sirens sounded an air-raid warning. | They attacked
without warning/without giving a warning.
| [+to+v]
The
terrorists gave the army a warning not to go near the
building. | Before you can dismiss him, you must give him
advance warning in writing.
2
[C[of]] something that
warns:
Let that be a warning to you.
War of 1812,
the
/ˌwɔːr əv ˌeɪtiːn
'twelv/
a war between
the US and the UK, which was fought from 1812 to 1815, and
which was caused mainly by trade problems. During the war,
British soldiers burned the WHITE HOUSE and other buildings
in Washington, D.C.
War of Inde'pendence,
the
especially BrE
the AMERICAN
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
war of
'nerves
n
an attempt to worry the enemy and
destroy their courage by threats, PROPAGANDA etc
War of the 'Worlds,
The (1898) a novel by H.G. WELLS
about an attack against Earth by creatures from Mars, which
is one of the first great works of SCIENCE FICTION. A radio
play based on the book, made by Orson WELLES in 1938,
caused great fear and shock in the US, because many people
thought that the events they heard on the radio were
actually happening.
War on
'Terrorism
also
War on
'Terror
the name given
to the activities of the US, Britain, and other countries to
destroy international TERRORIST groups, especially al-Qaeda.
Wars were fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. As part of the
activities, Britain and the US also introduced new laws about
dealing with people who were thought to be terrorists, and
the US created a Department for Homeland Security. The
War on Terrorism began after the attack on the World Trade
Center in New York on September 11, 2001.
warp
1
/wɔːrp||wɔːrp/
v
[!;T] to (cause to) turn or twist out of
shape:
This wood
warps
easily in damp conditions.
| (fig.) Her
views of men had been warped by several bad experiences. |
(fig.)
If you really enjoy such unpleasant jokes you must have a
warped mind.
warp
2
n
1 [S] a twist out of a true level or straight
line
2
[the+S] tech threads running along the length of cloth
compare WEFT
3
[C] tech a rope or strong wire used for
pulling a net along behind a fishing boat
'war
paint
n [U]
1
paint that members of some tribes put on
their bodies before going to war, especially in former
times
2
humor for MAKE-UP
war.path
/'wɔːpa:θ||'wɔːrpæθ/
n
on the warpath
a)
(espe-
cially formerly of Native Americans) preparing for battle
b)
infml angry and looking for someone to fight or punish
war-rant
1
/'wɒrənt||'wɔːr-,
'wɑː-/
n
1 [C] a written order
signed by an official of the law, especially allowing the
police to take certain action:
You can't search my
house
without a warrant.
(=a SEARCH WARRANT) |
The magistrate
issued a warrant for his arrest
see also DEATH WAR-
RANT
2
[U] fml proper reason for action; JUSTIFICATION see
also UNWARRANTED
war·rant
2
v [T]
1
to cause to appear right or reasonable;
JUSTIFY:
This tiny crowd doesn't
warrant
such a large police
presence.
| [+v-ing]
Just because you like it, that doesn't war-
rant spending so much money on it.
2 fml to promise (that
something is so); GUARANTEE:
[+obj+adj]
The grower
warrants
these plants
(to be) free from disease.
| [+(that)]
He
warrants
that they are free from disease.
3
[(+obj)+(that)] infml to declare as
if certain:
I'll warrant (you) we won't see him back here again!
'warrant, officer
n a military rank see TABLE 3
war-ran-ty
/'wɒrənti||'wɔːr-, 'wɑːr-/
n tech a written GUARAN-
TEE:
The manufacturers will have to repair the car without
charge because it's still under warranty.
war-ren
/'wɒrən||'wɔːr-, 'wɑːr-/
n
1 a RABBIT WARREN
2
usually
derog a place in which too many people live, or in which one
gets lost easily:
a warren of narrow twisting old streets
'Warren Re,port,
the an official US report about the
murder of President John F. KENNEDY. Earl Warren and a
special committee, called the Warren Commission, studied
the facts relating to Kennedy's murder and decided that the
President was killed by a single person, and that there was no
CONSPIRACY (=a secret plan involving several people). Many
people, however, do not accept this decision, and believe that
Kennedy's death was organized by political opponents
war-ring
/'wɔːrn/
adj [A] at war: fighting each other: warring
factions/families
| (fig.)
warring beliefs
war-ri-or
/'wɔriər||'wɔːr-, 'wɑːr-/
n
fml or
lit a soldier or experi-
enced fighting man, especially in former times:
a noble
warrior
| a Zulu warrior
War-saw
/'wɔːsɔː||'wɔːr-/
the capital city of Poland,
on the
River Vistula. Much of the city was destroyed in World War
II, but many of the old buildings were rebuilt after the war.
Warsaw 'Ghetto,
the an area in the city of Warsaw in
which almost half a million Jews were forced by the Nazis to
live together during World War II, before they were taken to
CONCENTRATION CAMPS
where most of them died.
Warsaw Pact,
the also
Warsaw Treaty Organi
tion
a group of countries in eastern Europe, including Bul
Za,
Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and
the former Soviet Union, which was established in 1955 t
oppose NATO during the COLD WAR. The Warsaw Pact ended
1991 when most of the Communist governments of eastern
Europe lost power
War-shaw-ski,
V.I. /wɔːʃaʊski||'wɔːr-/ the main character
in the crime novels by Sara Paretsky. She is a PRIVATE DETEC-
TIVE (=someone that people employ to discover information
for them) in Chicago, and is intelligent, confident, deter-
mined, and very good at fighting.
war-ship
/'wɔːɪp||'wɔːr-/
'n a naval ship used for war
especially one armed with guns
Wars of the 'Roses,
the the period of CIVIL WAR in
England (1455-85), between two parts of the English royal
family, which each wanted its own leader to be king. One
family was called Lancaster, and was represented by a red
rose, and the other was called York, and was represented by
white rose. The Wars of the Roses ended at the battle o
BOSWORTH FIELD.
wart
/wɔːrt||wɔːrt/
n
1
a small hard lump on the skin
especially of the face or hands
2 warts and all
infml no
failing to mention the bad parts:
The documentary presente
Elvis as a human being, warts and all.
| a warts-and-
biography
adj
wart-hog
/'wɔːthɒg||'wɔːrthɔːg, -hɑːg/
n an African wild
pig with long front teeth that stick out of its mouth
war-time
/'wɔːtaɪm||'wɔːr-/
n [U] a time when a nation is
war: rationing in wartime | wartime newsreels | war time
France
opposite PEACETIME
War-wickshire /'wɒrɪkʃər||'wɔːr-/
a COUNTY in west cen
tral England