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      noun
      A town, the county seat of Wise County, Virginia, United States.
      A township in Isabella County, Michigan, United States.
      An unincorporated community in Warren County, North Carolina, United States.
      A surname.
      (space science, US) Acronym of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (“a NASA infrared-wavelength astronomical space telescope that performed an all-sky astronomical survey with images in 3-22 μm wavelength bands”).
      (aviation, nautical) Acronym of wing-in-surface effect.
      (archaic) Way, manner, or method.
      verb
      To become wise.
      (ergative, slang) Usually with "up", to inform or learn.
      (dialectal) To instruct.
      (dialectal) To advise; induce.
      (dialectal) To show the way, guide.
      (dialectal) To direct the course of, pilot.
      (dialectal) To cause to turn.
      adjective
      Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
      (colloquial, ironic, sarcastic) Disrespectful.
      (colloquial) Aware, informed (to something).
      Synonyms for wise
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