These are the meanings of the letters WASTY when you unscramble them.
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Staw (v. i.)
To be fixed or set; to stay.
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Stay (n.)
A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.
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Stay (v. i.)
To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
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Stay (v. i.)
To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
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Stay (v. i.)
To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.
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Stay (v. i.)
To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.
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Stay (v. i.)
To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.
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Stay (v. i.)
To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
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Stay (v. i.)
To cause to cease; to put an end to.
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Stay (v. i.)
To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.
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Stay (v. i.)
To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind.
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Stay (v. i.)
To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
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Stay (v. i.)
To continue in a state.
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Stay (v. i.)
To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
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Stay (v. i.)
To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
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Stay (v. i.)
To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
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Stay (v. i.)
To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed.
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Stay (v. i.)
To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well.
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Stay (v. i.)
To change tack; as a ship.
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Stay (n.)
That which serves as a prop; a support.
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Stay (n.)
A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men.
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Stay (n.)
Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.
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Stay (n.)
Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.
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Stay (n.)
Hindrance; let; check.
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Stay (n.)
Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
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Stay (n.)
Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.
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Swat ()
imp. of Sweat.
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Swat ()
of Sweat
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Sway (v. i.)
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
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Sway (v. i.)
To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
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Sway (v. i.)
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion.
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Sway (v. i.)
To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
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Sway (v. i.)
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
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Sway (v. i.)
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
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Sway (v. i.)
To have weight or influence.
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Sway (v. i.)
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
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Sway (n.)
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
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Sway (n.)
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
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Sway (n.)
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
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Sway (n.)
Rule; dominion; control.
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Sway (n.)
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
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Taws (n.)
A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a schoolmaster.
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Wast ()
The second person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, imperfect tense; -- now used only in solemn or poetical style. See Was.
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Yaws (n.)
A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.