Definition of Wasp

Babylon English
wasp
n. social insect with membranous wings and a slender body that tapers to a point with a stinging organ at the end

WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant)
American who is of northern European heritage and belongs to the Protestant Church (considered to be the privileged class in the United States)

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Wasp Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations
WASP
war air service program
  


Wasp Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wasp
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus Vespa, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called yellow jackets.
  

WordNet 2.0
WASP

Noun
1. a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
(synonym) white Anglo-Saxon Protestant
(hypernym) White, white person, Caucasian


wasp

Noun
1. social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
(hypernym) hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter
(hyponym) vespid, vespid wasp

ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITION
WASP
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Don's a WASP and I'm a WASP, but we have different beliefs.

The Phrase Finder
A face like a bulldog chewing a wasp
Meaning
An ugly face.

Australian Slang
WASP
(derogatory) 1. member of the First World establishment conceived as being white, Anglo-Saxon and Protestant; 2. of or pertaining to this establishment (acronym from White Anglo-Saxon Protestant”)


Sea wasp
deadly box jellyfish

Wasp and bee
tea

English Idioms WM 1.3a
WASP
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
Don's a WASP and I'm a WASP, but we have different beliefs.

Anagram
wasp
  paws  swap

hEnglish - advanced version
wasp

wasp
\wasp\ (?), n. [oe. waspe, as. w?ps, w?fs; akin to d. wesp, g. wespe, ohg. wafsa, wefsa, lith. vapsa gadfly, russ. osa wasp, l. vespa, and perhaps to e. weave.] (zo?l.) any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus vespa, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called yellow jackets.
note: the social wasps make a complex series of combs, of a substance like stiff paper, often of large size, and protect them by a paperlike covering. the larv? are reared in the cells of the combs, and eat insects and insect larv? brought to them by the adults, but the latter feed mainly on the honey and pollen of flowers, and on the sweet juices of fruit. see illust. in appendix.


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 vespid wasp 
 wall wasp 
 common wasp 
 digger wasp 
 potter wasp 
 wasp fly 
 mason wasp 
 wasp-waisted 
 golden wasp 
 leaf wasp 
 paper wasp 
 sand wasp 
 wasp waist 
 gall wasp 
 mud wasp 

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
wasp
foiche

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Bychygyr
Bychygyr = n. a drone, a wasp

Cacynen
Cacynen = n. a hornet, a wasp

Cylionen
Cylionen = n. a fly; a wasp


Wasp Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dream Dictionary
Wasp
Wasps, if seen in dreams, denotes that enemies will scourge and spitefully villify you.

If one stings you, you will feel the effect of envy and hatred. To kill them, you will be able to throttle your enemies, and fearlessly maintain your rights.
  

Phobia
Spheksophobia
Fear of wasps


Wasp Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

9300+ Computer Acronyms
WASP
Wireless Application Service Provider


Wasp Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN HSE
WASP
Workplace Analysis Scheme for Proficiency


Wasp Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Zeruah
leprous; wasp; hornet
  


Wasp Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection
Wasp
Any of numerous insects of the superfamilies Vespoidea and Sphecoidea (order Hymenoptera). Wasps are social or solitary living insects, having a slender body with a constricted abdomen. They have two pairs of membranous wings, and the mouthparts are adapted for biting or sucking. In females the ovipositor is often modified as a sting.

ICAO aircraft designation codes
WASP
WESTLAND Wasp H1T -


Wasp Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Wasp
A wasp is any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is not a bee or ant. The suborder Symphyta includes the sawflies and wood wasps, which differ from members of Apocrita by having a broader connection between the mesosoma and metasoma. In addition to this, Symphyta larvae are mostly herbivorous and "caterpillarlike", whereas those of Apocrita are largely predatory or "parasitic" (technically known as parasitoid).

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Wasp (disambiguation)
A wasp is any insect in the order Hymenoptera that is not a bee or an ant.

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Web Standards Project
“WaSP” redirects here. For other uses see Wasp (disambiguation).
The Web Standards Project (WaSP) is a group of professional web designers dedicated to disseminating and encouraging the use of the web standards recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium.

Founded in 1998, The Web Standards Project campaigns for standards that reduce the cost and complexity of development while increasing the accessibility and long-term viability of any site published on the Web. WaSP works with browser companies, authoring tool makers, and peers to deliver the true power of standards to this medium.


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Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein
The Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein (WASp) is a 502-amino acid protein that is expressed in cells of the hematopoietic system. In the inactive state, WASp exists in an auto-inhibited conformation with sequences near its C-terminus binding to a region near its N-terminus. Its activation is dependent upon Cdc42 and PIP2 acting to disrupt this interaction causing the WASp protein to 'open'. This exposes a domain near the WASp C-Terminus that binds to and activates the Arp2/3 complex. Activated Arp2/3 nucleates new F-actin. WASp is the founding member of a gene family which also includes the broadly expressed N-WASP (neuronal Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein), and Scar.

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