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Term Definition
Wall-Hung. Anything hung from a wall, such as cabinets or plumbing fixtures.  
Wallpaper Paste. An adhesive used for attaching wallpaper.  
Wallpaper. A decorative paper for applying to the walls of a room.  
Wall-to-Wall. Covering the entire floor area.  
Walnut Door. A door which has a veneer of walnut.  
Walnut Veneer. An overlay of a thin layer of walnut wood for outer finish or decoration.  
Walnut. The richly grained moderate reddish-brown wood of the walnut tree, used for veneers, cabinetmaking, and moldings.  
Wandering Block Sequence. A block sequence wherein successive blocks are completed at random after several starting blocks have been completed.  
Wane. Bark or lack of wood from any cause on edge or corner of a piece of lumber except for eased edges.  
Ward. 1. A large room in a hospital, that will accommodate several patient beds. 2. The inner court of a castle or fortress. 3. A local Mormon congregation. 4. A projecting ridge of metal on a lock to prevent insertion of a key that does not have a matching notch.  
Wardrobe Locker. A clothes storage cabinet with a locking door.  
Wardrobe. A room or freestanding closet where clothes are kept.  
Warehouse. A storage room or building.  
Warm Air Heating. Any heating system which depends upon the circulation of warm air.  
Warm Colors. Colors in which red-orange predominates; so termed because of the association with fire, heat, and sunshine.  
Warming Colors. Any color except green may be warmed by adding red; green is warmed by adding yellow.  
Warp. 1. Any variation from a true or plane surface. 2. Warp includes bow, crook, cup, and twist, or any combination thereof. 3. In carpet, the backing yarns running lengthwise.  
Warpage. A concave or convex curvature of a material that was intended to be perfectly flat.  
Warranty. A promise that a fact is true.  
Warren Truss. A truss in which the top and bottom chords are parallel or nearly so, the top chord sometimes sloping for roof drainage.  
Wash Coat. A very thin coat of finishing material, usually shellac.  
Wash Fountain. A waist high sink which supplies a steady stream of water to cleanse the hands.  
Wash Primer. A thin inhibiting paint usually chromate pigmented with a polyvinyl butyrate binder.  
Wash. The slant of a sill, wall, parapet, or capping, to allow the water to run off easily.  
Washboarding. In asphalt paving, see Corrugations.  
Washer, Coin. see Coin Washer.  
Washer, Flat. see Flat Washer.  
Washer, Steel Welding. see Steel Welding Washer.  
Washer. A flat thin ring or a perforated plate used in joints or assemblies to ensure tightness or relieve friction.  
Washer-Extractor. A clothes washer that includes a high speed centrifugal drying cycle that removes all the free water except for dampness.  

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