How long have they been at war? #, fll |b]
T ? o a war hero 0 (formal)
In
the Middle Ages
% ifo 7 #- o 0 More troops are being despatched
to the
war zone. 0 (formal) the
theatre of war (- the area in which
fighting takes place) — see also civil war, cold war, council OF war, phoney
war, post-war, prisoner of war, warring, world war 2 [C, U] a situation in
which there is aggressive competition between groups, companies, countries,
etc. ( If#. )
4-#-, J+ISS-:
the class war 0 a
trade war $c — see also price war
3
[U, sing.] ~ (against/on sb/sth) a fight or an effort over a long period of
time to get rid of or stop sth unpleasant ( f]
iW: The government has declared war on drug dealers. ij&jtffi ft #c 0 0 We seem to be winning
the war against crime, fic f]0 o note at campaign ITOTfll have been in the 'wars (informal) to have been injured
in a fight or an accident
1fj: You look like you’ve been in the wars—who gave
you that black eye? ,
JiitfEMT#
a ,war of 'nerves an attempt to defeat your
opponents by putting pressure on them so that they lose courage or confidence # ( fij >0 Jfi J± f] $£
) a ,war of 'words a bitter argument or disagreement over a
period of time between two or more people or groups t&i^: the political war of words over tax —more at fair
adj.
war-ble/'woibl; NAmE
'woirbl/ verb 1 (humorous) to sing, especially in a high voice
that is not very steady ( Alta fr) M s' [#i fr ) pH:
[VN] He warbled his way through the song. [also V, V speech]
2
[V, VN] (of a bird -§,) to sing with rapidly changing notes ► war ble noun
warb-ler /'woibla(r); NAmE
'worrb-/ noun a small bird. There are many types of warbler, some of
which have a musical call. % ( )
war-chalking /'waitjoikirj; NAmE
'wo:r-/ noun [U] (informal) the action of drawing a symbol on the
wall of a building to show that you can get a free Internet connection near
that place
‘war chest noun an amount of money
that a government or an organization has available to spend on a particular
plan, project, etc. irlfc
'war crime noun a cruel act that is
committed during a war and is against the international rules of war $,#- WU ( )
'war criminal noun a person who has
committed war crimes
'war cry noun a word or phrase that
is shouted by people fighting in a battle in order to give themselves courage
and to frighten the enemy (
W) )
Vfc&fr,
ward /woid; NAmE
woird/ noun, verb mnoun 1 a separate room or area in a hospital
for people with the same type of medical condition jffiE: a
maternity/surgical/psychiatric/children’s, etc. ward ,7**4. OHeworkedasa
nurse on the children’s
ward.
2
(in
W ) E, i&K 3
(especially law #) a person, especially a child, who is under the legal
protection of a court or another person (called a guardian) ]£ fE A ( A&riftA, XftJlM): The child was
made a ward of
court.
■
verb IJikilfi .ward sb/sth-*'off to protect or defend
yourself against danger, illness, attack, etc. it, M %, & Kr It (' ^ ^ to
ward off
criticism Jfi X g JK. o She put up her hands
to ward him off.
-ward (also
less
frequent -wards) suffix (in adjectives j&jjA. § is]) in the direction of faj • • • ; backward ft jfj (ft o
eastward ft % (ft o homeward ft M A ift ► -wards (also -ward especially in NAmE) (in adverbs flj j$, @J is]) : onwards ft ml 0 forwards
fa] hu
'war dance noun a dance that is performed by
members of some peoples, for example before battle or to celebrate a victory
nm)
war-den /'woidn;
NAmE 'woirdn/ noun 1 a person who is responsible for
taking care of a particular place and making sure that the rules are obeyed f IA; # ^ A; jft A: a
forest warden ^ o (BrE) the warden of a youth hostel f 1M
— see
also
CHURCHWARDEN, DOG WARDEN, GAME WARDEN, traffic
warden 2
(especially
NAmE) the person in charge of a prison
]£$£-[£ 3
(in
war-der /'woida(r); NAmE 'wpird-/ (feminine ward-ress /'woidras; NAmE 'woird-/) noun (BrE) a person who guards prisoners in a
prison ( (ft ) # yf; ^
— compare guard n.( 1)
ward-robe /'woidraub; NAmE 'woirdroub/ noun 1 a large cupboard for hanging
clothes in which is either a piece of furniture or (in British English) built
into the wallAj§; »1; ( ^Sl,) a
fitted
wardrobe A4tAj§ — compare closet n. 2 [usually
sing.] the clothes
that a person has ( — 4^AW ) everything you need for your summer
wardrobe
^
3 [usually
sing.] the
department in a theatre or television company that takes care of the clothes
that actors wear (
wardrobe mistress, wardrobe master noun a person whose job is to take care
of the clothes that the actors in a theatre company, etc. wear on stage ( JgiJ
®
ward-room /'woidruim; -rum; NAmE 'woird-/ noun a room in a ship, especially a warship, where the officers live and
eat (
-wards o -ward
ward-ship /’woidjip; NAmE 'woird-/ noun [U] (law #) the fact of a child being cared
for by a guardian (= a person who
is not his or her parent) or of being protected by a court (
— see also ward /7.(3)
ware /wea(r);
NAmE wer/ noun 1 [U] (in compounds $JJ$; St'n is])
objects made of the material or in the way or place mentioned^) P\& pr : ceramic ware PS| % f!] pp 0 a collection of local ware — 0
basketware MMI'Jrr —see also
earthenware, flatware, glassware, silverware 2 [U] (in compounds is]) objects used for the purpose
or in
the room mentioned #••• ft-EL; • • •
!lE p^:
bathroom ware ^ ^ rr O
ornamental ware ^ rr 0
homeware rr — see also kitchenware, table-
ware 3
wares [p|.] (old-fashioned) things that sb is selling,
especially in the street or at a market ( i^PKAir±^iMMii]1l#J ) %l
rr: He travelled from town to
town selling his wares.
0 c> note at product
ware-house /'weahaus; NAmE 'werh-/ noun a building where large quantities
of goods are stored, especially before they are sent to shops/stores to be sold
/£r #; — picture o page R14
ware hous ing /’weahauziq; NAmE 'werh-/ noun [U] the practice or business of
storing things in a warehouse
'frttik
war-fare /'woifea(r); NAmE 'woirfer/ noun [U] 1 the activity of fighting a war, especially
using particular weapons or methods ; fr Sc; ^ #■: air/naval/ guerrilla, etc.
warfare
countries engaged in warfare # ^ 0 —see also BIOLOGICAL WARFARE,
CHEMICAL WARFARE, GERM