was

=> be.

warmonger, warmth, warn, warn sb. of, warning, warp, warrant, warrant-officer, warranted, warrantee, warrantor, warranty, warren, warrior, warship, wart, wart-hog, wartime, warty, wary, wash, wash (sth) off, wash basin, wash out (of a dirty mark), wash over sb, wash sth down (with sth), wash up, wash-cloth, wash-day, wash-drawing, wash-leather, wash-out, wash-stand, wash-tub, washable, washboard, washed out, washed up, washer, washing,