61206
|
w |
W is the twenty third letter of the English Alphabet. It takes its written form and its name from ... |
61207
|
wabble |
WABBLE, v.i. To move from one side to the other; to vacillate; as a turning or whirling body. So it ... |
61208
|
wacke |
WACKE, |
61209
|
wacky |
WACKY,n. A rock nearly allied to basalt, of which it may be regarded as a more soft and earthy ... |
61210
|
wad |
WAD, n.1. A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old ... |
61211
|
wadd |
WADD, n. In mineralogy, a black wadd is a species of ore of manganese, of which there are four ... |
61212
|
wadded |
WADDED, a. Formed into a wad or mass. |
61213
|
wadding |
WADDING, n. 1. A wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable substance of which wads may be made.2. ... |
61214
|
waddle |
WADDLE, v.i.1. To move one way and the other in walking; to deviate to one side and the other; to ... |
61215
|
waddling |
WADDLING, ppr. Moving from side to side in walking. |
61216
|
waddlingly |
WADDLINGLY, adv. With a vacillating gait. |
61217
|
wade |
WADE, v.i.1. To walk through any substance that yields to the feet; as, to wade through water; to ... |
61218
|
wading |
WADING, ppr. Walking through a substance that yields to the feet, as through water or sand. |
61219
|
wadsett |
WADSETT, n. An ancient tenure or lease of land in the highlands of Scotland, which seems to have ... |
61220
|
wadsetter |
WADSETTER, n. One who holds by wadsett. |
61221
|
wafer |
WAFER, n.1. A thin cake or leaf; as a wafer of bread given by the Romanists in the Eucharist.2. A ... |
61222
|
waft |
WAFT, v.t.1. To bear through a fluid or bouyant medium; to convey through water or air; as, a ... |
61223
|
waftage |
WAFTAGE, n. Conveyance or transportation through a bouyant medium, as air or water. [Not in use.] |
61224
|
wafted |
WAFTED, pp. Borne or conveyed through air or water. |
61225
|
wafter |
WAFTER, n. 1. He or that which wafts; a passage boat.2. The conductor of vessels at sea; an old ... |
61226
|
wafting |
WAFTING, ppr. Carrying through a bouyant medium. |
61227
|
wafture |
WAFTURE, n. The act of waving. [Not in use.] |
61228
|
wag |
WAG, v.t. To move one way and the other with quick turns; to move a little way, and then turn the ... |
61229
|
wage |
WAGE, v.t.1. To lay; to bet; to throw down as a pledge; to stake; to put at hazard on the event of ... |
61230
|
waged |
WAGED, pp. laid; deposited; as a pledge; made or gegun, as war. |
61231
|
wagel |
WAGEL, n. 1. A name given in Cornwall to the martinazzo, dunghunter, or dungbird, a species of ... |
61232
|
wager |
WAGER, n. 1. Something deposited, laid or hazarded on the event of a contest or some unsettled ... |
61233
|
wagered |
WAGERED, pp. Laid; pledged; as a bet. |
61234
|
wagerer |
WAGERER, n. One who wagers or lays a bet. |
61235
|
wagering |
WAGERING, ppr. Laying; betting.Wagering policy, in commerce, a policy of insurance, insuring a sum ... |
61236
|
wages |
WAGES, n. plural in termination, but singular in signification.1. Hire; reward; that which is paid ... |
61237
|
waggel |
WAGGEL, |
61238
|
waggishly |
WAGGISHLY, adv. In a waggish manner; in sport. |
61239
|
waggishness |
WAGGISHNESS, n. Mischievous sport; wanton merriment. |
61240
|
waggle |
WAGGLE, v.i. To waddle; to reel or move from side to side.Why do you go nodding and waggling ... |
61241
|
wagon |
WAGON, n.1. A vehicle moved on four wheels, and usually drawn by horses; used for the ... |
61242
|
wagonage |
WAGONAGE, n. Money paid for carriage in a wagon. |
61243
|
wagoner |
WAGONER, n. 1. One who conducts a wagon.2. A constellation, Charles wain. |
61244
|
wagoning |
WAGONING, ppr. Transporting in a wagon.WAGONING, n. The business of transporting in a wagon. |
61245
|
wagtail |
WAGTAIL, n. [wag and tail.] A small bird, a species of Motacilla. |
61246
|
waid |
WAID, a. Crushed. [Not in use.] |
61247
|
waif |
WAIF, n. Goods found, of which the owner is not known. These were originally such goods as a thief, ... |
61248
|
wail |
WAIL, v.t. To lament; to moan; to bewail.Or if no more her absent lord she wails--WAIL, v.i. To ... |
61249
|
wailful |
WAILFUL, a. Sorrowful; mournful. |
61250
|
wailing |
WAILING, ppr. Lamenting with audible cries.WAILING, n. Loud cries of sorrow; deep lamentation.There ... |
61251
|
wailment |
WAILMENT, n. Lamentation. |
61252
|
wain |
WAIN, n. [See Wagon.]1. A wagon; a carriage for the transportation of goods on wheels.2. A ... |
61253
|
wain-bote |
WAIN-BOTE, n. Timber for wagons for carts. |
61254
|
wain-house |
WAIN-HOUSE, n. A house or shed for wagons and carts. [Local.] |
61255
|
wain-rope |
WAIN-ROPE, n. A rope for binding a load on a wagon; a cart-rope. |
61256
|
wainage |
WAINAGE, n. A finding of carriages. |
61257
|
wainscot |
WAINSCOT, n. In building, timber-work serving to line the walls of a room, being made in ... |
61258
|
wainscoted |
WAINSCOTED, pp. Lined with boards or panels. |
61259
|
wainscoting |
WAINSCOTING, ppr. Lining with boards. |
61260
|
wair |
WAIR, n. A piece of timber two yards long, and a foot broad. [I know not where used.] |
61261
|
waist |
WAIST, n. 1. That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; or the ... |
61262
|
waistband |
WAISTBAND, n. The band or upper pat of breeches, trousers or pantaloons, which encompasses the ... |
61263
|
waistcloths |
WAISTCLOTHS, n. Coverings of canvas or tarpauling for the hammocks, stowed on the gangways, between ... |
61264
|
waistcoat |
WAISTCOAT, n. [waist and coat.] A short coat or garment for men, extending no lower than the hips, ... |
61265
|
waister |
WAISTER, n. In ships, waisters are men who are stationed in the waist in working the ship. |
61266
|
wait |
WAIT, v.i. [The sense is to stop, or to continue.]1. To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or ... |
61267
|
waiter |
WAITER, n. 1. One who waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance.The waiters stand in ranks; the ... |
61268
|
waiting |
WAITING, ppr. Staying in expectation.Waiting on, attending; accompanying; serving.Waiting for, ... |
61269
|
waiting-maid |
WAITING-MAID, WAITING-WOMAN, n. An upper servant who attends a lady. Waiting-gentlewoman is ... |
61270
|
waiting-woman |
WAITING-MAID, WAITING-WOMAN, n. An upper servant who attends a lady. Waiting-gentlewoman is ... |
61271
|
waits |
WAITS, n. 1. Itinerant nocturnal musicians. [Not in use.]2. Nocturnal musicians who attended great ... |
61272
|
waive |
WAIVE, n. A woman put out of the protection of the law. |
61273
|
waiwode |
WAIWODE, n. In the Turkish empire, the governor of a small province or town; a general. |
61274
|
wake |
WAKE, v.i. [G. The primary sense is to stir, to rouse, to excite.]1. To be awake; to continue ... |
61275
|
wake-robin |
WAKE-ROBIN, n. A plant of the genus Arum. |
61276
|
wakeful |
WAKEFUL, a. 1. Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep.Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright--2. ... |
61277
|
wakefully |
WAKEFULLY, adv. With watching or sleeplessness. |
61278
|
wakefulness |
WAKEFULNESS, n. 1. Indisposition to sleep.2. Forbearance of sleep; want of sleep. |
61279
|
waken |
WAKEN, v.i. wakn. To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.Early Turnus wakning with the ... |
61280
|
wakened |
WAKENED, pp. Roused from sleep; excited into action. |
61281
|
wakener |
WAKENER, n. One who rouses from sleep. |
61282
|
wakening |
WAKENING, ppr. Rousing form sleep or stupidity; calling into action. |
61283
|
waker |
WAKER, n. One who watches; one who rouses from sleep. |
61284
|
waking |
WAKING, ppr. 1. Being awake; not sleeping.2. Rousing from sleep; exciting into motion or ... |
61285
|
wale |
WALE, n. 1. In cloth, a ridge or streak rising above the rest. We say, cloth is wove with a wale.2. ... |
61286
|
wale-knot |
WALE-KNOT, WALL-KNOT, n. A single wale-knot is made by untwisting the ends of a rope, and making a ... |
61287
|
walk |
WALK, v.i. [G., to full, to felt hats; a fuller; to stir, to be agitated, to rove, to travel, to ... |
61288
|
walk-mill |
WALK-MILL, n. Wauk-mill. A fulling mill. [Local.] |
61289
|
walkable |
WALKABLE, a. Waukable. Fit to be walked on. [Not much used.] |
61290
|
walker |
WALKER, n. Wauker.1. One who walks.2. In our mother tongue, a fuller.3. In law, a forest officer ... |
61291
|
walking |
WALKING, ppr. Wauking. Moving on the legs with a slow pace; moving; conducting ones self.WALKING, ... |
61292
|
walking-staff |
WALKING-STAFF, WALKING-STICK, n. A staff or stick carried in the hand for support or amusement in ... |
61293
|
walking-stick |
WALKING-STAFF, WALKING-STICK, n. A staff or stick carried in the hand for support or amusement in ... |
61294
|
wall |
WALL, n. [L., stake, post, probably originally a fence of stakes, a palisade or stockade; the first ... |
61295
|
wall-creeper |
WALL-CREEPER, n. A small bird of the genus Certhia; the spider-catcher. |
61296
|
wall-cress |
WALL-CRESS, n. [wall and cress.] 1. A plant of the genus Arabis.2. A plant of the genus Turritis. |
61297
|
wall-eye |
WALL-EYE, n. [wall and eye.] 1. A disease in the crystaline humor of the eye; the glaucoma.2. In ... |
61298
|
wall-eyed |
WALL-EYED, a. Having white eyes. |
61299
|
wall-flower |
WALL-FLOWER, n. [wall and flower.] A plant of the genus Cheiranthus; a species of stock ... |
61300
|
wall-fruit |
WALL-FRUIT, n. [wall and fruit.] Fruit which, to be ripened, must be planted against a wall. |
61301
|
wall-knot |
WALE-KNOT, WALL-KNOT, n. A single wale-knot is made by untwisting the ends of a rope, and making a ... |
61302
|
wall-louse |
WALL-LOUSE, n. [wall and louse.] An insect or small bug. [L.] |
61303
|
wall-moss |
WALL-MOSS, n. A species of moss growing on walls. |
61304
|
wall-pennywort |
WALL-PENNYWORT, n. A plant of the genus Cotyledon. |
61305
|
wall-pepper |
WALL-PEPPER, n. A plant of the genus Sedum. |
61306
|
wall-pie |
WALL-PIE, n. A plant, a species of Asplenium. |
61307
|
wall-sided |
WALL-SIDED, a. Having sides nearly perpendicular, as a ship. |
61308
|
wall-spring |
WALL-SPRING, n. A spring of water issuing from stratified rocks. |
61309
|
wall-wort |
WALL-WORT, n. A plant, the dwarf elder or danewort; a species of Sambucus. |
61310
|
walled |
WALLED, pp. Inclosed or fortified with a wall. |
61311
|
waller |
WALLER, n. One who builds walls in the country. |
61312
|
wallerite |
WALLERITE, n. A mineral, or variety of clay, found in small compact masses of the size of a nut, ... |
61313
|
wallet |
WALLET, n. 1. A bag for carrying the necessaries for a journey or march; a knapsack.2. Any thing ... |
61314
|
walling |
WALLING, ppr. Inclosing or fortifying with a wall.WALLING, n. Walls in general; materials for ... |
61315
|
wallop |
WALLOP, v.i. [See Well.] To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling of the liquor, ... |
61316
|
walloping |
WALLOPING, ppr. Boiling with a heaving and noise. |
61317
|
wallow |
WALLOW, v.i. [L., G. This verb seems to be connected with well, walk, &c.]1. To roll ones body on ... |
61318
|
wallower |
WALLOWER, n. One that rolls in mire. |
61319
|
wallowing |
WALLOWING, ppr. Rolling the body on any thing. |
61320
|
walnut |
WALNUT, n. A tree and its fruit, of the genus Juglans. The black walnut, so called, grows in ... |
61321
|
walrus |
WALRUS, n. [G., a whale, a horse.] The morse or sea horse, an animal of the northern seas, of the ... |
61322
|
waltron |
WALTRON, n. Another name of the walrus. |
61323
|
waltz |
WALTZ, n. [G., to roll.] A modern dance and tune, the measure of whose music is triple; three ... |
61324
|
wamble |
WAMBLE, v.i. To be disturbed with nausea; as a wambling stomach. [Vulgar.] |
61325
|
wamble-cropped |
WAMBLE-CROPPED, a. Sick at the stomach. [Vulgar.] |
61326
|
wampee |
WAMPEE, n. A plant, a species of Arum. |
61327
|
wampum |
WAMPUM, n. Shells or strings of shells, used by the American Indians as money or a medium of ... |
61328
|
wan |
WAN, a. Pale; having a sickly hue; languid of look. Sad to view, his visage pale and wan.Why so ... |
61329
|
wand |
WAND, n. 1. A small stick; a rod. If a child runs away, a few strokes of a wand will bring him ... |
61330
|
wander |
WANDER, v.i. [G., to wander, to walk, to change, exchange or transform.]1. To rove; to ramble here ... |
61331
|
wanderer |
WANDERER, n. A rambler; one that roves; one that deviates from duty. |
61332
|
wandering |
WANDERING, ppr. Roving; rambling; deviating from duty.WANDERING, n. 1. Peregrination; a traveling ... |
61333
|
wanderingly |
WANDERINGLY, adv. In a wandering or unsteady manner. |
61334
|
wanderoo |
WANDEROO, n. A baboon of Ceylon and Malabar. |
61335
|
wane |
WANE, v.i. 1. To be diminished; to decrease; particularly applied to the illuminated part of the ... |
61336
|
wang |
WANG, n. 1. The jaw, jaw-bone or cheek bone. [Little used or vulgar.]2. The latchet of a shoe. [Not ... |
61337
|
wang-tooth |
WANG-TOOTH, n. A jaw-tooth. |
61338
|
wanhope |
WANHOPE, n. Want of hope. [Not used.] |
61339
|
wanhorn |
WANHORN, n. A plant of the genus Kaempferia. |
61340
|
waning |
WANING, ppr. Decreasing; failing; declining. |
61341
|
wanly |
WANLY, adv. In a pale manner; palely. |
61342
|
wanned |
WANNED, a. Made wan or pale. |
61343
|
wanness |
WANNESS, n. Paleness; a sallow, dead, pale color; as the wanness of the cheeks after a fever. |
61344
|
wannish |
WANNISH, a. Somewhat wan; of a pale hue. |
61345
|
want |
WANT, n. 1. Deficiency; defect; the absence of that which is necessary or useful; as a want of ... |
61346
|
want-wit |
WANT-WIT, n. [want and wit.] One destitute of wit or sense; a fool. [Not in much use.] |
61347
|
wantage |
WANTAGE, n. Deficiency; that which is wanting. |
61348
|
wanted |
WANTED, pp. Needed; desired. |
61349
|
wanting |
WANTING, ppr. 1. Needing; lacking; desiring.2. a. Absent; deficient. One of the twelve is wanting. ... |
61350
|
wantless |
WANTLESS, a. Having no want; abundant; fruitful. |
61351
|
wanton |
WANTON, a. 1. Wandering or roving in gaiety or sport; sportive; frolicsome; darting aside, or one ... |
61352
|
wantoning |
WANTONING, ppr. Roving; flying loosely; playing without restraint; indulging in licentiousness. |
61353
|
wantonize |
WANTONIZE, v.i. To behave wantonly. [Not in use.] |
61354
|
wantonly |
WANTONLY, adv. Loosely; without regularity or restraint; sportively; gayly; playfully; ... |
61355
|
wantonness |
WANTONNESS, n. 1. Sportiveness; gaiety; frolicsomeness; waggery.--As sad as night, only for ... |
61356
|
wanty |
WANTY, n. A broad strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast. [Local.] |
61357
|
wapacut |
WAPACUT, n. The spotted owl of Hudsons bay. |
61358
|
waped |
WAPED, a. [L., to strike, and awhap, whap, which the common people in New England use, and ... |
61359
|
wapentac |
WAPENTAKE, WAPENTAC, n. [See Touch. This name had its origin in a custom of touching lances or ... |
61360
|
wapentake |
WAPENTAKE, WAPENTAC, n. [See Touch. This name had its origin in a custom of touching lances or ... |
61361
|
wapp |
WAPP, n. In a ship, the rope with which the shrouds are set taught in wale-knots. |
61362
|
wappe |
WAPPE, n. A species of cur, said to be so called from his voice. His only use is to alarm the ... |
61363
|
wapper |
WAPPER, n. A fish; a name given to the smaller species of the river gudgeon. |
61364
|
war |
WAR, n. [G., to perplex, embroil, disturb. The primary sense of the root is to strive, struggle, ... |
61365
|
war-beat |
WAR-BEAT, WAR-BEATEN, a. [war and beat.] Worn down in war. |
61366
|
war-beaten |
WAR-BEAT, WAR-BEATEN, a. [war and beat.] Worn down in war. |
61367
|
war-office |
WAR-OFFICE, n. An office in which the military affairs of a country are superintended and managed. |
61368
|
war-worn |
WAR-WORN, a. [war and worn.] Worn with military service; as a war-worn coat; a war-worn soldier. |
61369
|
warble |
WARBLE, v.t. [G., to turn, whirl, warble; a whirl, a vortex; a turning bone or joint, L.]1. To ... |
61370
|
warbled |
WARBLED, pp. Quavered; modulated; uttered musically. |
61371
|
warbler |
WARBLER, n. 1 . A singer; a songster; used of birds.In lulling strains the fetherd warblers woo.2. ... |
61372
|
warbles |
WARBLES, n. In farriery, small hard tumors on the backs of horses, occasioned by the heat of the ... |
61373
|
warbling |
WARBLING, ppr. 1. Quavering the voice; modulating notes; singing.2. a. Filled with musical notes; ... |
61374
|
ward |
WARD, in composition, as in toward, homeward, is the Saxon weard, from the root of L.WARD, v.t. 1. ... |
61375
|
ward-room |
WARD-ROOM, n. [ward and room.] In a ship, a room over the gun-room, where the lieutenants and other ... |
61376
|
ward-staff |
WARD-STAFF, n. A constables or watchmans staff. |
61377
|
warded |
WARDED, pp. Guarded. Warded off, prevented from attacking or injuring. |
61378
|
warden |
WARDEN, n. 1. A keeper; a guardian.2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as the warden of ... |
61379
|
warder |
WARDER, n. 1. A keeper; a guard.The warders of the gate.2. A trunchion by which an officer of arms ... |
61380
|
wardmote |
WARDMOTE, n. In law, a court held in each ward in London. |
61381
|
wardrobe |
WARDROBE, n. 1. A room or apartment where clothes or wearing apparel is kept.2. Wearing apparel in ... |
61382
|
wardship |
WARDSHIP, n. 1. Guardianship; care and protection of a ward.2. Right of guardianship.Wardship is ... |
61383
|
ware |
WARE, pret. of wear, obs. It is now written wore. |
61384
|
wareful |
WAREFUL, a. [from ware, wary.] Wary; watchful; cautious. [Not used.] |
61385
|
warefulness |
WAREFULNESS, n. Wariness; cautiousness. |
61386
|
warehouse |
WAREHOUSE, n. [ware and house.] A storehouse for goods.WAREHOUSE, v.t. s as z. To deposit or secure ... |
61387
|
warehoused |
WAREHOUSED, pp. Placed in a store for safe keeping. |
61388
|
warehousing |
WAREHOUSING, ppr. Repositing in a store for safe keeping. |
61389
|
wareless |
WARELESS, a. Unwary; incautious.2. Suffered unawares. |
61390
|
warely |
WARELY, adv. Cautiously. [See Warily.] |
61391
|
warfare |
WARFARE, n. [war and fare.] 1. Military service; military life; war.The Philistines gathered their ... |
61392
|
warhable |
WARHABLE, a. [war and L. habilis.] Fit for war. [Not in use.] |
61393
|
warhoop |
WARHOOP, n. [war and hoop.] The savage yell of war; a yell uttered on entering into battle. |
61394
|
warily |
WARILY, adv. [from wary.] Cautiously; with timorous prudence or wise foresight. Great enterprises ... |
61395
|
warine |
WARINE, n. A species of monkey of South America. |
61396
|
wariness |
WARINESS, n. Caution; prudent care to foresee and guard against evil. The road was so slippery, and ... |
61397
|
wark |
WARK, n. Work; a building. [It is obsolete, except in bulwark.] |
61398
|
warlike |
WARLIKE, a. [war and like.]1. Fit for war; disposed for war; as a warlike state.Old Siward with ten ... |
61399
|
warlikeness |
WARLIKENESS, n. A warlike disposition or character. [Little used.] |
61400
|
warling |
WARLING, n. One often quarreled with; a word coined perhaps to rhyme with darling. [Not in use.] |
61401
|
warlock |
WARLOCK, WARLUCK, n. A male witch; a wizard. [This word is not in use.] |
61402
|
warluck |
WARLOCK, WARLUCK, n. A male witch; a wizard. [This word is not in use.] |
61403
|
warm |
WARM, a. Waurm. [G. See Swarm.]1. Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold; as warm blood; warm ... |
61404
|
warmed |
WARMED, pp. Moderately heated; made ardent; excited. |
61405
|
warming |
WARMING, ppr. Making moderately hot; making ardent or zealous. |
61406
|
warming-pan |
WARMING-PAN, n. [warm and pan.] A covered pan with a long handle, for warming a bed with ignited ... |
61407
|
warming-stone |
WARMING-STONE, n. [warm and stone.] A stone dug in cornwall, which retains heat a great while, and ... |
61408
|
warmly |
WARMLY, adv. 1. With gentle heat.2. Eagerly; earnestly; ardently; as, to espouse warmly the cause ... |
61409
|
warmness |
WARMNESS, WARMTH, n. 1. Gentle heat; as the warmth of the blood.2. Zeal; ardor; fervor; as the ... |
61410
|
warmth |
WARMNESS, WARMTH, n. 1. Gentle heat; as the warmth of the blood.2. Zeal; ardor; fervor; as the ... |
61411
|
warn |
WARN, v.t. [G.]1. To give notice of approaching or probable danger or evil, that it may be avoided; ... |
61412
|
warned |
WARNED, pp. Cautioned against danger; admonished of approaching evil; notified. |
61413
|
warner |
WARNER, n. An admonisher. |
61414
|
warning |
WARNING, ppr. Cautioning against danger; admonishing; giving notice to; summoning to meet or ... |
61415
|
warp |
WARP, n. Waurp. [See the Verb.] 1. In manufactures, the threads, which are extended lengthwise in ... |
61416
|
warped |
WARPED, pp. Twisted by shrinking or seasoning; turned out of the true direction; perverted; moved ... |
61417
|
warping |
WARPING, ppr. Turning or twisting; causing to incline; perverting; moving with a warp; enriching by ... |
61418
|
warping-bank |
WARPING-BANK, n. A bank or mound of earth raised round a field for retaining the water let in from ... |
61419
|
warping-clough |
WARPING-CLOUGH, WARPING-HATCH, WARPING-SLUICE, n. A flood gate to let in tide water upon land. ... |
61420
|
warping-cut |
WARPING-CUT, WARPING-DRAIN, WARPING-GUTTER, n. An open passage or channel for discharging the water ... |
61421
|
warping-drain |
WARPING-CUT, WARPING-DRAIN, WARPING-GUTTER, n. An open passage or channel for discharging the water ... |
61422
|
warping-gutter |
WARPING-CUT, WARPING-DRAIN, WARPING-GUTTER, n. An open passage or channel for discharging the water ... |
61423
|
warping-hatch |
WARPING-CLOUGH, WARPING-HATCH, WARPING-SLUICE, n. A flood gate to let in tide water upon land. ... |
61424
|
warping-hook |
WARPING-HOOK, n. A hook used by rope-makers for hanging the yarn on, when warping into hauls for ... |
61425
|
warping-post |
WARPING-POST, n. A strong post used in warping rope yarn. |
61426
|
warping-sluice |
WARPING-CLOUGH, WARPING-HATCH, WARPING-SLUICE, n. A flood gate to let in tide water upon land. ... |
61427
|
warproof |
WARPROOF, n. [war and proof.] Valor tried by war. |
61428
|
warrant |
WARRANT, v.t. [The primary sense of the root is to stop or hold, or to repel, and thus guard by ... |
61429
|
warrantable |
WARRANTABLE, a. Authorized by commission, precept or right; justifiable; defensible. The seizure of ... |
61430
|
warrantableness |
WARRANTABLENESS, n. The quality of being justifiable. |
61431
|
warrantably |
WARRANTABLY, adv. In a manner that may be justified; justifiably. |
61432
|
warranted |
WARRANTED, pp. Authorized; justified; secured; assured by covenant or by implied obligation. |
61433
|
warrantee |
WARRANTEE, n. The person to whom land or other thing is warranted. |
61434
|
warranter |
WARRANTER, n. 1. One who gives authority or legally empowers.2. One who assures, or covenants to ... |
61435
|
warranting |
WARRANTING, ppr.1. Authorizing; empowering.2. Assuring; securing to another a right, or covenanting ... |
61436
|
warrantise |
WARRANTISE, n. Authority; security. [Not in use.] |
61437
|
warrantor |
WARRANTOR, n. One who warrants. |
61438
|
warranty |
WARRANTY, n. 1. In law, a promise or covenant by deed, made by the bargainer for himself and his ... |
61439
|
warray |
WARRAY, v.t. To make war upon. |
61440
|
warre |
WARRE, a. Worse. |
61441
|
warren |
WARREN, n. [See Guard, Warrant and Wary.]1. A piece of ground appropriated to the breeding and ... |
61442
|
warrener |
WARRENER, n. The keeper of a warren. |
61443
|
warriangle |
WARRIANGLE, n. A hawk. |
61444
|
warrior |
WARRIOR, n. 1. In a general sense, a soldier; a man engaged in military life.2. Emphatically, a ... |
61445
|
warrioress |
WARRIORESS, n. A female warrior. |
61446
|
wart |
WART, n. Waurt. [G.]1. A hard excrescence on the skin of animals, which is covered with the ... |
61447
|
warted |
WARTED, a. In botany, having little knobs on the surface; verrucose; as a warted capsule. |
61448
|
wartwort |
WARTWORT, n. A plant of the genus Euphorbia or spurge, which is studded with hard warty knobs; ... |
61449
|
warty |
WARTY, a. 1. Having warts; full of warts; overgrown with warts; as a warty leaf.2. Of the nature of ... |
61450
|
wary |
WARY, a. [See Ware and Warn.] Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against ... |
61451
|
was |
WAS, s. as z.; the past tense of the substantive verb; L., to be, to exist, whence English is, in ... |
61452
|
wash |
WASH, v.t. [G.]1. To cleanse by ablution, or by rubbing in water; as, to wash the hands or the ... |
61453
|
wash-ball |
WASH-BALL, n. [wash and ball.] A ball of soap, to be used in washing the hands or face. |
61454
|
wash-board |
WASH-BOARD, n. [wash and board.] 1. A broad thin plank, fixed occasionally on the top of a boat or ... |
61455
|
wash-pot |
WASH-POT, n. A vessel in which any thing is washed. |
61456
|
wash-tub |
WASH-TUB, n. A tub in which clothes are washed. |
61457
|
washed |
WASHED, pp. 1. Cleansed in water; purified.2. Overflowed; dashed against with water.3. Covered over ... |
61458
|
washer |
WASHER, n. 1. One who washes.2. An iron ring between the nave of a wheel and the linch-pin. |
61459
|
washer-woman |
WASHER-WOMAN, n. A woman that washes clothes for others or for hire. |
61460
|
washing |
WASHING, ppr. Cleansing with water; purifying; overflowing; overspreading.WASHING, n. 1. The act of ... |
61461
|
washy |
WASHY, a. [from wash.]1. Watery; damp; soft; as the washy ooze.2. Weak; not solid.3. Weak; not firm ... |
61462
|
wasp |
WASP, n. [G., L.] In entomology, a genus of insects, Vespa, of the order of Hymenopters. The mouth ... |
61463
|
wasp-fly |
WASP-FLY, n. A species of fly resembling a wasp, but having no sting, and but two wings. |
61464
|
waspish |
WASPISH, a. Snappish; petulant; irritable; irascible; quick to resent any trifling affront.Much do ... |
61465
|
waspishly |
WASPISHLY, adv. Petulantly; in a snappish manner. |
61466
|
waspishness |
WASPISHNESS, n. Petulance; irascibility; snappishness. |
61467
|
wassail |
WASSAIL, n. 1. A liquor made of apples, sugar and ale, formerly much used by English good ... |
61468
|
wassail-bowl |
WASSAIL-BOWL, n. A bowl for holding wassail. |
61469
|
wassail-cup |
WASSAIL-CUP, n. A cup in which wassail was carried to the company. |
61470
|
wassailer |
WASSAILER, n. A toper; a drunkard. |
61471
|
wast |
WAST, past tense of the substantive verb, in the second person; as, thou wast. |
61472
|
waste |
WASTE, v.t. [G., L.] 1. To diminish by gradual dissipation or loss. Thus disease wastes the ... |
61473
|
waste-gate |
WASTE-GATE, n. A gate to let the water of a pond pass off when it is not wanted. |
61474
|
waste-wier |
WASTE-WIER, n. An overfall or wier for the superfluous water of a canal. |
61475
|
wasted |
WASTED, pp. 1. Expended without necessity or use; lost through negligence; squandered.2. ... |
61476
|
wasteful |
WASTEFUL, a. 1. Lavish; prodigal; expending property, or that which is valuable, without necessity ... |
61477
|
wastefully |
WASTEFULLY, adv. In a lavish manner; with prodigality; in useless expenses or consumption.Her ... |
61478
|
wastefulness |
WASTEFULNESS, n. Lavishness; prodigality; the act or practice of expending what is valuable without ... |
61479
|
wastel |
WASTEL, n. A particular sort of bread; fine bread or cake. |
61480
|
wasteness |
WASTENESS, n. A desolate state; solitude.That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, ... |
61481
|
waster |
WASTER, n. 1. One who is prodigal; one who squanders property; one who consumes extravagantly or ... |
61482
|
wastethrift |
WASTETHRIFT, n. [waste and thrift.] A spendthrift. |
61483
|
wasting |
WASTING, ppr. 1. Lavishing prodigally; expending or consuming without use; diminishing by slow ... |
61484
|
wastorel |
WASTREL, WASTOREL, n. Waste substances; any thing cast away as bad. [Local.] |
61485
|
wastrel |
WASTREL, n. A state of waste or common. [Local.] |
61486
|
watch |
WATCH, n. [It is from the same root as wake, which see.]1. Forbearance of sleep.2. Attendance ... |
61487
|
watch-glass |
WATCH-GLASS, n. [watch and glass.]1. In ships, a half hour glass, used to measure the time of a ... |
61488
|
watch-house |
WATCH-HOUSE, n. [watch and house.] A house in which a watch or guard is placed. |
61489
|
watch-light |
WATCH-LIGHT, n. [watch and light.] A candle with a rush wick. |
61490
|
watched |
WATCHED, pp. Guarded; observed with steady vigilance. |
61491
|
watcher |
WATCHER, n. 1. One who sits up or continues awake; particularly, one who attends upon the sick ... |
61492
|
watchet |
WATCHET, a. Pale or light blue.Who stares in Germany at watchet eyes? [Not in use.] |
61493
|
watchful |
WATCHFUL, a. Vigilant; attentive; careful to observe; observant; cautious. It has of before the ... |
61494
|
watchfully |
WATCHFULLY, adv. Vigilantly; heedfully; with careful observation of the approach of evil, or ... |
61495
|
watchfulness |
WATCHFULNESS, n. 1. Vigilance; heedfulness; heed; suspicious attention; careful and diligent ... |
61496
|
watching |
WATCHING, ppr. Being awake; guarding; attending the sick; carefully observing.WATCHING, n. ... |
61497
|
watchmaker |
WATCHMAKER, n. [watch and maker.] One whose occupation is to make and repair watches. |
61498
|
watchman |
WATCHMAN, n. [watch and man.] A sentinel; a guard. |
61499
|
watchtower |
WATCHTOWER, n. [watch and tower.] A tower on which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies or the ... |
61500
|
watchword |
WATCHWORD, n. [watch and word.] The word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit ... |
61501
|
water |
WATER, n. Wauter. [G., Gr.]1. A fluid, the most abundant and most necessary for living beings of ... |
61502
|
water-bearer |
WATER-BEARER, n. [water and bearer.] In astronomy, a sign of the zodiac, called also Aquarius, from ... |
61503
|
water-bellows |
WATER-BELLOWS, n. [water and bellows.] A machine for blowing air into a furnace, by means of a ... |
61504
|
water-borne |
WATER-BORNE, n. Borne by the water; floated; having water sufficient to float; as ships water-borne ... |
61505
|
water-calamint |
WATER-CALAMINT, n. [water and calamint.] A species of mint or Mentha. |
61506
|
water-carriage |
WATER-CARRIAGE, n. [water and carriage.]1. Transportation or conveyance by water; or the means of ... |
61507
|
water-cart |
WATER-CART, n. [water and cart.] A cart earing a large cask of water which is conveyed into a ... |
61508
|
water-clock |
WATER-CLOCK, n. [water and clock.] The clepsydra; an instrument or machine serving to measure time ... |
61509
|
water-color |
WATER-COLOR, n. [water and color.] Water-colors, in painting or limning, are colors diluted and ... |
61510
|
water-course |
WATER-COURSE, n. [water and course.]1. A stream of water; a river or brook. Isaiah 44.2. A channel ... |
61511
|
water-cress |
WATER-CRESS, n. [water and cress.] A small creeping plant or weed growing in watery places.A plant, ... |
61512
|
water-crowfoot |
WATER-CROWFOOT, n. [water and crowfoot.] A plant on which cows are said to be fond of feeding. |
61513
|
water-drop |
WATER-DROP, n. [water and drop.[ A drop of water. |
61514
|
water-dropwort |
WATER-DROPWORT, n. A plant of the genus Oenanthe. |
61515
|
water-elephant |
WATER-ELEPHANT, n. A name given to the hippopotamus. |
61516
|
water-engine |
WATER-ENGINE, n. [water and engine.] An engine to raise water; or an engine moved by water. |
61517
|
water-flag |
WATER-FLAG, n. [water and flag.] Water and flower de luce, a species of Tris. |
61518
|
water-flood |
WATER-FLOOD, n. [water and flood.] A flood of water; an inundation. |
61519
|
water-fly |
WATER-FLY, n. [water and fly.] An insect that is seen on the water. |
61520
|
water-fowl |
WATER-FOWL, n. [water and fowl.] A fowl that frequents the water, or lives about rivers, lakes, or ... |
61521
|
water-fox |
WATER-FOX, n. [water and fox.] A name given to the carp, on account of its cunning. |
61522
|
water-furrow |
WATER-FURROW, n. [water and furrow.] In agriculture, a deep furrow made for conducting water fro ... |
61523
|
water-gage |
WATER-GAGE, WATER-GUAGE, n. [water and gage.] An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth ... |
61524
|
water-gall |
WATER-GALL, n. 1. A cavity made in the earth by a torrent of water.2. An appearance in the rainbow. |
61525
|
water-germander |
WATER-GERMANDER, n. A plant of the genus Teucrium. |
61526
|
water-god |
WATER-GOD, n. [water and god.] A deity that presides over the water. |
61527
|
water-gruel |
WATER-GRUEL, n. [water and gruel.] A liquid food, composed of water and a small portion of meal or ... |
61528
|
water-guage |
WATER-GAGE, WATER-GUAGE, n. [water and gage.] An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth ... |
61529
|
water-hair-grass |
WATER-HAIR-GRASS, n. A species of grass, the Aira aquatica. |
61530
|
water-hammer |
WATER-HAMMER, n. A column of water in a vacuum, which not being supported as in the air, falls ... |
61531
|
water-hemp-agrimon |
WATER-HEMP-AGRIMONY, n. A plant of the genus Bidens. |
61532
|
water-hen |
WATER-HEN, n. [water and hen.] A water fowl of the genus Fulica, the gallinula or moorhen; also, a ... |
61533
|
water-hog |
WATER-HOG, n. [water and hog.] A quadruped of South America, the Cavia capybara. |
61534
|
water-laurel |
WATER-LAUREL, n. [water and laurel.] A plant. |
61535
|
water-leaf |
WATER-LEAF, n. [water and leaf.] A plant of the genus Hydrophyllum. |
61536
|
water-level |
WATER-LEVEL, n. [water and level.] The level formed by the surface of still water. |
61537
|
water-lily |
WATER-LILY, n. [water and lily.] A plant of the genus Nymphaea. |
61538
|
water-line |
WATER-LINE, n. [water and line.] A horizontal line supposed to be drawn about a ships bottom at ... |
61539
|
water-logged |
WATER-LOGGED, a. [water and log.] Lying like a log on the water. A ship is said to be water-logged, ... |
61540
|
water-mark |
WATER-MARK, n. [water and mark.] The mark or limit of the rise of a flood. |
61541
|
water-melon |
WATER-MELON, n. [water and melon.] A plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucurbita. This plant ... |
61542
|
water-mill |
WATER-MILL, n. [water and mill.] A mill whose machinery is moved by water, and thus distinguished ... |
61543
|
water-mint |
WATER-MINT. [See Water-calamint.] |
61544
|
water-newt |
WATER-NEWT, n. [water and newt.] An animal of the lizared tribe, [Lacerta aquatica.] |
61545
|
water-ordeal |
WATER-ORDEAL, n. [water and ordeal.] A judicial trial of persons accused of crimes, by means of ... |
61546
|
water-ouzel |
WATER-OUZEL, n. [water and ouzel.] A fowl of the genus Sturnus.The water ouzel is the Turdus ... |
61547
|
water-parsnep |
WATER-PARSNEP, n. [water and parsnep.[ A plant of the genus Sium. |
61548
|
water-poa |
WATER-POA, n. A species of grass, the Poa aquatica. |
61549
|
water-poise |
WATER-POISE, n. s as z. [water and poise.] An instrument for examining the purity of water. |
61550
|
water-pot |
WATER-POT, n. [water and pot.] A vessel for holding or conveying water, or for sprinkling water on ... |
61551
|
water-proof |
WATER-PROOF, a. [water and proof.] Impervious to water; so firm and compact as not to admit water; ... |
61552
|
water-radish |
WATER-RADISH, n. [water and radish.] A species of water-cresses. Water-cress, a species of ... |
61553
|
water-rail |
WATER-RAIL, n. [water and rail.] A fowl of the genus Rallus. |
61554
|
water-rat |
WATER-RAT, n. [water and rat.] An animal of the genus Mus, which lives in the banks of streams or ... |
61555
|
water-rocket |
WATER-ROCKET, n. [water and rocket.]1. A species of water-cresses.2. A kind of fire-work to be ... |
61556
|
water-rot |
WATER-ROT, v.t. [water and rot.] To rot by steeping in water; as, to water-rot hemp or flax. |
61557
|
water-rotted |
WATER-ROTTED, pp. Rotted by being steeped in water. |
61558
|
water-rotting |
WATER-ROTTING, ppr. Rotting in water. |
61559
|
water-sail |
WATER-SAIL, n. [water and sail.] A small sail used under a studding sail or driver boom. |
61560
|
water-sapphire |
WATER-SAPPHIRE, n. [water and sapphire.] A kind of blue precious stone. |
61561
|
water-shoot |
WATER-SHOOT, n. [water and shoot.[ A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree. [Local.] |
61562
|
water-snake |
WATER-SNAKE, n. [water and snake.] A snake that frequents the water. |
61563
|
water-soak |
WATER-SOAK, v.t. [water and soak.] To soak or fill the interstices with water. |
61564
|
water-soaked |
WATER-SOAKED, pp. Soaked or having its interstices filled with water; as water-soaked wood; a water ... |
61565
|
water-soldier |
WATER-SOLDIER, n. A plant of the genus Stratiotes. |
61566
|
water-spaniel |
WATER-SPANIEL, n. [water and spaniel.] A dog so called. |
61567
|
water-spout |
WATER-SPOUT, n. [water and spout.] At sea, a vertical column of water, raised from the surface of ... |
61568
|
water-table |
WATER-TABLE, n. [water and table.] In architecture, a ledge in the wall of a building, about ... |
61569
|
water-tath |
WATER-TATH, n. In England, a species of coarse grass growing in wet grounds, and supposed to be ... |
61570
|
water-thermometer |
WATER-THERMOMETER, n. An instrument for ascertaining the precise degree of cold at which water ... |
61571
|
water-tight |
WATER-TIGHT, a. [water and tight.] So tight as not to admit water. |
61572
|
water-trefoil |
WATER-TREFOIL, n. A plant. |
61573
|
water-violet |
WATER-VIOLET, n. [water and violet.] A plant of the genus Hottonia. |
61574
|
water-way |
WATER-WAY, n. [water and way.] In a ships deck, a piece of timber, forming a channel for conducting ... |
61575
|
water-wheel |
WATER-WHEEL, n. [water and wheel.] 1. A wheel moved by water.2. An engine for raising water from a ... |
61576
|
water-willow |
WATER-WILLOW, n. [water and willow.] A plant. [L.] |
61577
|
water-with |
WATER-WITH, n. [water and with.] A plant. |
61578
|
water-work |
WATER-WORK, n. [water and work.] Water-works are hydraulic machines or engines, particularly such ... |
61579
|
water-wort |
WATER-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Elatine. |
61580
|
waterage |
WATERAGE, n. Money paid for transportation by water. |
61581
|
watered |
WATERED, pp. Overspread or sprinkled with water; made wet; supplied with water; made lustrous by ... |
61582
|
waterer |
WATERER, n. One who waters. |
61583
|
waterfall |
WATERFALL, n. [water and fall.] A fall or perpendicular descent of the water of a river or stream, ... |
61584
|
wateriness |
WATERINESS, n. [from watery.] Moisture; humidity; a state of abounding with water. |
61585
|
watering |
WATERING, ppr. Overflowing; sprinkling or wetting with water; supplying with water; giving water ... |
61586
|
watering-place |
WATERING-PLACE, n. A place to which people resort for mineral water, or for the use of water in ... |
61587
|
watering-trough |
WATERING-TROUGH, n. A trough in which cattle and horses drink. |
61588
|
waterish |
WATERISH, a. 1. Resembling water; thin, as a liquor.2. Moist; somewhat watery; as waterish land. |
61589
|
waterishness |
WATERISHNESS, n. Thinness, as of a liquor; resemblance to water.Waterishness, which is like the ... |
61590
|
waterless |
WATERLESS, a. Destitute of water. |
61591
|
waterman |
WATERMAN, n. [water and man.] A boatman; a ferryman; a man who manages water-craft. |
61592
|
watery |
WATERY, a. 1. Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid; as watery humors.The oily and ... |
61593
|
wattle |
WATTLE, n. [L., a shoot.]1. Properly, a twig or flexible rod; and hence, a hurdle.2. The fleshy ... |
61594
|
wattled |
WATTLED, pp. Bound or interwoven with twigs. |
61595
|
wattling |
WATTLING, ppr. Interweaving with twigs. |
61596
|
waul |
WAUL, v.i. To cry, as a cat. |
61597
|
wauling |
WAULING, ppr. Crying, as a cat. |
61598
|
wave |
WAVE, n. [G.]1. A moving swell or volume of water; usually, a swell raised and driven by wind. A ... |
61599
|
wave-loaf |
WAVE-LOAF, n. [wave and loaf.] A loaf for a wave-offering. |
61600
|
wave-offering |
WAVE-OFFERING, n. An offering made with waving towards the four cardinal points. Numbers 18. |
61601
|
wave-subjected |
WAVE-SUBJECTED, a. Subject to be overflowed. |
61602
|
wave-worn |
WAVE-WORN, a. [wave and worn.] Worn by the waves.The shore that oer his wave-worn basis bowd. |
61603
|
waved |
WAVED, pp. 1. Moved one way and the other; brandished.2. Put off; omitted.3. a. In heraldry, ... |
61604
|
waveless |
WAVELESS, a. Free from waves; undisturbed; unagitated; as the waveless sea. |
61605
|
wavellite |
WAVELLITE, n. A mineral, a phosphate or sub-phosphate of alumin; commonly found in crystals, which ... |
61606
|
waver |
WAVER, v.i. 1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other.2. To fluctuate; to be ... |
61607
|
waverer |
WAVERER, n. One who wavers; one who is unsettled in doctrine, faith or opinion. |
61608
|
wavering |
WAVERING, ppr. or a. Fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined. |
61609
|
waveringness |
WAVERINGNESS, n. State or quality of being wavering. |
61610
|
waving |
WAVING, ppr. Moving as a wave; playing to and fro; brandishing. |
61611
|
wavy |
WAVY, a. [from wave.[1. Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves; as the wavy sea.2. Playing to ... |
61612
|
wax |
WAX, n. [G., L.]1. A thick, viscid, tenacious substance, collected by bees, or excreted from their ... |
61613
|
wax-bill |
WAX-BILL, n. A bird, a species of Loxia. |
61614
|
wax-candle |
WAX-CANDLE, n. [wax and candle.] A candle made of wax. |
61615
|
wax-chandler |
WAX-CHANDLER, n. [wax and chandler.] A maker of wax candles. |
61616
|
wax-myrtle |
WAX-MYRTLE, n. The bayberry, or Myrica cerifera, a shrub of North America, the berries of which are ... |
61617
|
wax-palm |
WAX-PALM, n. A species of palm, the Ceroxylon andicola, a native of the Andes, the stem of which is ... |
61618
|
wax-work |
WAX-WORK, n. Figures formed of wax, in imitation of real beings. |
61619
|
waxed |
WAXED, pp. Smeared or rubbed with wax. |
61620
|
waxen |
WAXEN, a. Made of wax; as waxen cells. |
61621
|
waxing |
WAXING, ppr. Growing; increasing; becoming; smearing with wax.WAXING, n. In chemistry, the ... |
61622
|
waxy |
WAXY, a. Soft like wax; resembling wax; viscid; adhesive. |
61623
|
way |
WAY, n. [G., L.]1. Literally, a passing; hence, a passage; the place of passing; hence, a road of ... |
61624
|
way-bread |
WAY-BREAD, n. A name given to the herb plantain(plantago.) [Local.] |
61625
|
way-leave |
WAY-LEAVE, n. A provincial term for the ground purchased for a wagon-way between coal-pits and a ... |
61626
|
way-maker |
WAY-MAKER, n. One who makes a way; a precursor. |
61627
|
way-mark |
WAY-MARK, n. [way and mark.] A mark to guide in traveling. Jeremiah 31. |
61628
|
way-pane |
WAY-PANE, n. A slip left for cartage in watered land. [Local.] |
61629
|
way-thistle |
WAY-THISTLE, n. A troublesome plant or perennial weed. |
61630
|
way-warden |
WAY-WARDEN, n. In local usage, the surveyor of a road. |
61631
|
way-wiser |
WAY-WISER, n. An instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road; called ... |
61632
|
wayfarer |
WAYFARER, n. A traveler; a passenger. |
61633
|
wayfaring |
WAYFARING, a. [supra.] Traveling; passing; being on a journey. Judges 19. |
61634
|
wayfaring-tree |
WAYFARING-TREE, n. A shrub, a species of Viburnum. |
61635
|
waylaid |
WAYLAID, pp. Watched int he way. [See Waylay.] |
61636
|
waylay |
WAYLAY, v.t. [way and lay.] To watch insidiously in the way, with a view to seize, rob or slay; to ... |
61637
|
waylayer |
WAYLAYER, n. One who waits for another in ambush, with a view to seize, rob or slay him. |
61638
|
wayless |
WAYLESS, a. Having no road or path; pathless; trackless. |
61639
|
wayment |
WAYMENT, v.i. To lament. [Not in use.] |
61640
|
wayward |
WAYWARD, a. [way and ward.] Froward; peevish; perverse; liking his own way.Wayward beauty doth not ... |
61641
|
waywardly |
WAYWARDLY, adv. Frowardly; perversely. |
61642
|
waywardness |
WAYWARDNESS, n. Forwardness; perverseness. |
61643
|
waywode |
WAYWODE, WAIWODE, n. 1. In the Ottoman empire, the governor of a small town or province, which not ... |
61644
|
waywodeship |
WAYWODESHIP, n. The province or jurisdiction of a waywode. |
61645
|
we |
WE, pron. plu. of I; or rather a different word, denoting the person speaking and another or others ... |
61646
|
weak |
WEAK, a. [G. The primary sense of the root is to yield, fail, give way, recede, or to be soft.]1. ... |
61647
|
weak-hearted |
WEAK-HEARTED, a. Having little courage; dispirited. |
61648
|
weaken |
WEAKEN, v.t. 1. To lessen the strength of, or to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; ... |
61649
|
weakened |
WEAKENED, pp. Debilitated; enfeebled; reduced in strength. |
61650
|
weakener |
WEAKENER, n. He or that which weakens. |
61651
|
weakening |
WEAKENING, ppr. Debilitating; enfeebling; reducing the strength or vigor of any thing. |
61652
|
weakling |
WEAKLING, n. A feeble creature. |
61653
|
weakly |
WEAKLY, adv. 1. Feebly; with little physical strength; faintly; not forcible; as a fortress weakly ... |
61654
|
weakness |
WEAKNESS, n. 1. Want of physical strength; want of force or vigor; feebleness; as the weakness of a ... |
61655
|
weakside |
WEAKSIDE, n. [weak and side.] Foible; deficience; failing; infirmity. |
61656
|
weal |
WEAL, n. [G., L., to be strong, to avail, to prevail. The primary sense of weal is strength, ... |
61657
|
wealsman |
WEALSMAN, n. [weal and man.] A name given sneeringly to a politician. |
61658
|
wealth |
WEALTH, n. 1. Prosperity; external happiness.2. Riches; large possessions of money, goods or land; ... |
61659
|
wealthily |
WEALTHILY, adv. Richly. |
61660
|
wealthiness |
WEALTHINESS, n. State of being wealthy; richness. |
61661
|
wealthy |
WEALTHY, a. Rich; having large possessions in lands, goods, money or securities, or larger than the ... |
61662
|
wean |
WEAN, v.t. [G. See Wont.]1. To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want ... |
61663
|
weaned |
WEANED, pp. Accustomed or reconciled to the want of the breast or other object of desire. |
61664
|
weanel |
WEANEL, WEANLING, n. A child or other animal newly weaned. |
61665
|
weaning |
WEANING, ppr. Accustoming or reconciling, as a young child or other animal, to a want of the ... |
61666
|
weanling |
WEANEL, WEANLING, n. A child or other animal newly weaned. |
61667
|
weapon |
WEAPON, n. [G., L.]1. Any instrument of offense; any thing used or designed to be used in ... |
61668
|
weapon-salve |
WEAPON-SALVE, n. [weapon and salve.] A salve which was supposed to cure the wound, by being applied ... |
61669
|
weaponed |
WEAPONED, a. Wepnd. Armed; furnished with weapons or arms; equipped. |
61670
|
weaponless |
WEAPONLESS, a. Unarmed; having no weapon. |
61671
|
wear |
WEAR, v.t. pret. wore; pp. worn.1. To waste or impair by rubbing or attrition; to lessen or ... |
61672
|
wearable |
WEARABLE, a. That can be worn. |
61673
|
weard |
WEARD, Sax. A warden, in names, denotes watchfulness or care, but it must not be confounded with ... |
61674
|
wearer |
WEARER, n. [from wear.]1. One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as the wearer of a ... |
61675
|
weariness |
WEARINESS, n. [from weary.] 1. The state of being weary or tired; that lassitude or exhaustion of ... |
61676
|
wearing |
WEARING, ppr. 1. Bearing on or appendant to the person; diminishing by friction; consuming.2. a. ... |
61677
|
wearish |
WEARISH, a. 1. Boggy; watery. [Not in use.]2. Weak; washy. [Not in use.] |
61678
|
wearisome |
WEARISOME, a. [from weary.] Causing weariness; tiresome; tedious; fatiguing; as a wearisome march; ... |
61679
|
wearisomely |
WEARISOMELY, adv. Tediously; so as to cause weariness. |
61680
|
wearisomeness |
WEARISOMENESS, n. The quality of exhausting strength or patience; tiresomeness; tediousness; as the ... |
61681
|
weary |
WEARY, a. 1. Having the strength much exhausted by toil or violent exertion; tired; fatigued. [It ... |
61682
|
weasand |
WEASAND, WESAND, n. s as z. The windpipe or trachea; the canal through which air passes to and from ... |
61683
|
weasel |
WEASEL, WEESEL, n. s as z. A small animal of the genus Mustela, which lives under the roots of ... |
61684
|
weasel-coot |
WEASEL-COOT, n. The red headed smew or Mergus minutus. |
61685
|
weather |
WEATHER, n. Wether. [G., The primary sense of this word is air, wind or atmosphere; probably the ... |
61686
|
weather-beaten |
WEATHER-BEATEN, a. [weather and beaten.] Beaten or harassed by the weather. |
61687
|
weather-bit |
WEATHER-BIT, n. A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the knight-heads. |
61688
|
weather-board |
WEATHER-BOARD, n. That side of a ship which is towards the wind; the windward side. So in other ... |
61689
|
weather-boarding |
WEATHER-BOARDING, n. The act of nailing up boards against a wall; or the boards themselves. |
61690
|
weather-boards |
WEATHER-BOARDS, n. Pieces of plank placed in the ports of a ship, when laid up in ordinary. |
61691
|
weather-cloths |
WEATHER-CLOTHS, n. Long pieces of canvas or tarpaulin used to preserve the hammocks from injury by ... |
61692
|
weather-cock |
WEATHER-COCK, n. [weather and cock.]1. Something in the shape of a cock placed on the stop of a ... |
61693
|
weather-driven |
WEATHER-DRIVEN, a. [weather and driven.] Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather. |
61694
|
weather-fend |
WEATHER-FEND, v.t. [weather and fend.] To shelter. |
61695
|
weather-gage |
WEATHER-GAGE, n. [weather and gage.] Something that shows the weather. A ship is said to have the ... |
61696
|
weather-glass |
WEATHER-GLASS, n. [weather and glass.] An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere. This ... |
61697
|
weather-helm |
WEATHER-HELM, n. [weather and helm.] A ship is said to carry a weather-helm, when she is inclined ... |
61698
|
weather-proof |
WEATHER-PROOF, a. [weather and proof.] Proof against rough weather. |
61699
|
weather-roll |
WEATHER-ROLL, n. [weather and roll.] The roll of a ship to the windward; opposed to lee-lurch. |
61700
|
weather-spy |
WEATHER-SPY, n. [weather and spy.] A star-gazer; one that foretells the weather. [Little used.] |
61701
|
weather-tide |
WEATHER-TIDE, n. [weather and tide.] The tide which sets against the lee side of a ship, impelling ... |
61702
|
weather-wise |
WEATHER-WISE, a. [weather and wise.] Skillful in foreseeing the changes or state of the weather. |
61703
|
weather-wiser |
WEATHER-WISER, n. Something that foreshows the weather. [Not used.] |
61704
|
weathered |
WEATHERED, pp. Passed to the windward; passed with difficulty. |
61705
|
weathering |
WEATHERING, ppr. Passing or sailing to the windward; passing with difficulty. |
61706
|
weathermost |
WEATHERMOST, a. [weather and most.] Being farthest to the windward. |
61707
|
weave |
WEAVE, v.t. pret. wove; pp. woven, wove. The regular form, weaved, is rarely or never used. [G., ... |
61708
|
weaver |
WEAVER, n. 1. One who weaves; one whose occupation is to weave.2. The common name of the genus ... |
61709
|
weaver-fish |
WEAVER-FISH, n. A kind of fish, [L.] [See Weever.] |
61710
|
weaving |
WEAVING, ppr. Forming cloth by intertexture of threads.WEAVING, n. 1. The act or art of forming ... |
61711
|
web |
WEB, n. [See Weave.]1. Texture of threads; plexus; any thing woven. Penelope devised a web to ... |
61712
|
web-footed |
WEB-FOOTED, a. [web and foot.] Having webbed feet; palmiped. A goose, or duck, is a web-footed ... |
61713
|
webbed |
WEBBED, a. [from web.] Having the toes united by a membrane, or web; as the webbed feet of aquatic ... |
61714
|
wed |
WED, v.t. [L., to give bail; a league; probably both are of one family.]1. To marry; to take for a ... |
61715
|
wedded |
WEDDED, pp. Married; closely attached. |
61716
|
wedding |
WEDDING, ppr. Marrying; uniting with in matrimony.WEDDING, n. Marriage; nuptials; nuptial ceremony; ... |
61717
|
wedding-clothes |
WEDDING-CLOTHES, n. [wedding and clothes.] Garments for a bride or a bridegroom, to be worn at ... |
61718
|
wedding-day |
WEDDING-DAY, n. [wedding and day.] The day of marriage. |
61719
|
wedding-feast |
WEDDING-FEAST, n. [wedding and feast.] A feast or entertainment prepared for the guests at a ... |
61720
|
wedge |
WEDGE, n. [This word signifies a mass, a lump.]1. A mass of metal; as a wedge of gold or silver. ... |
61721
|
wedge-shaped |
WEDGE-SHAPED, a. [wedge and shape.] Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform. A wedge-shaped leaf is ... |
61722
|
wedged |
WEDGED, pp. Split with a wedge; fastened with a wedge; closely compressed. |
61723
|
wedging |
WEDGING, ppr. Cleaving with a wedge; fastening with wedges; compressing closely. |
61724
|
wedlock |
WEDLOCK, n. Marriage; matrimony.WEDLOCK, v.t. To marry. [Little used.] |
61725
|
wedlocked |
WEDLOCKED, pp. United in marriage. [Little used.] |
61726
|
wednesday |
WEDNESDAY, n. Wenzday. The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday. |
61727
|
wee |
WEE, a. [G.] Small; little. [Not in use.] |
61728
|
weechelm |
WEECHELM, WITCH-ELM, n. A species of elm. |
61729
|
weed |
WEED, n. 1. The general name of any plant that is useless or noxious. The word therefore has no ... |
61730
|
weed-hook |
WEED-HOOK, WEEDING-HOOK, n. [weed and hook.] A hook used for cutting away or extirpating weeds. |
61731
|
weeded |
WEEDED, pp. Freed from weeds or whatever is noxious. |
61732
|
weeder |
WEEDER, n. One that weeds or frees from any thing noxious. |
61733
|
weeding |
WEEDING, ppr. Freeing from weeds or whatever is noxious to growth.WEEDING, n. The operation of ... |
61734
|
weeding-chisel |
WEEDING-CHISEL, n. S as z. A tool with a divided chisel point, for cutting the roots of large weeds ... |
61735
|
weeding-forceps |
WEEDING-FORCEPS, WEEDING-TONGS, n. An instrument for taking up some sorts of plants in weeding. |
61736
|
weeding-fork |
WEEDING-FORK, n. A strong three-pronged fork, used in cleaning ground of weeds. |
61737
|
weeding-hook |
WEED-HOOK, WEEDING-HOOK, n. [weed and hook.] A hook used for cutting away or extirpating weeds. |
61738
|
weeding-rhim |
WEEDING-RHIM, n. An implement somewhat like the frame of a wheel-barrow, used for tearing up weeds ... |
61739
|
weeding-tongs |
WEEDING-FORCEPS, WEEDING-TONGS, n. An instrument for taking up some sorts of plants in weeding. |
61740
|
weedless |
WEEDLESS, a. Free from weeds or noxious matter. |
61741
|
weedy |
WEEDY, a. 1. Consisting of weeds; as weedy trophies.2. Abounding with weeds; as weedy grounds; a ... |
61742
|
week |
WEEK, n. [G.]1. The space of seven days.I fast twice in the week. Luke 18. 2. In Scripture, a ... |
61743
|
week-day |
WEEK-DAY, n. [weed and day.] Any day of the week except the Sabbath. |
61744
|
weekly |
WEEKLY, a. Coming, happening or done once a week; hebdomadary; as a weekly payment of bills; a ... |
61745
|
weel |
WEEL, n. [See Well.] A whirlpool. [Not in use.] |
61746
|
weely |
WEEL, WEELY, n. A kind of twiggin trap or snare for fish. |
61747
|
ween |
WEEN, v.i. [G., to imagine. The sense is to set, fix or hold in the mind.] To think; to imagine; to ... |
61748
|
weening |
WEENING, ppr. Thinking; imagining. |
61749
|
weep |
WEEP, v.i. pret. and pp. wept. Weeped, I believe is never used. [See Whoop. The primary sense is ... |
61750
|
weeper |
WEEPER, n. 1. One who weeps; one who sheds tears.2. A white border on the sleeve of a mourning ... |
61751
|
weeping |
WEEPING, ppr. Lamenting; shedding tears.WEEPING, n. Lamentation. |
61752
|
weeping-rock |
WEEPING-ROCK, n. [weep and rock.] A porous rock from which water gradually issues. |
61753
|
weeping-spring |
WEEPING-SPRING, n. A spring that slowly discharges water. |
61754
|
weeping-willow |
WEEPING-WILLOW, n. A species of willow, whose branches grow very long and slender, and hang down ... |
61755
|
weerish |
WEERISH, a. Insipid; weak; washy; surly. [Not in use.] |
61756
|
weesel |
WEESEL, the more proper spelling of weasel. |
61757
|
weet |
WEET, v.t. pret. wot. [L., Gr.] To know. |
61758
|
weetless |
WEETLESS, a. Unknowing. |
61759
|
weever |
WEEVER, n. A fish, called also sea-dragon. [L.] A fish of the genus Trachinus, the spines of whose ... |
61760
|
weevil |
WEEVIL, n. [G.] A small insect that does great damage to wheat or other corn, by eating into the ... |
61761
|
weft |
WEFT, old pret. of wave.WEFT, n. [from weave.] 1. To woof of cloth; the threads that cross the ... |
61762
|
weftage |
WEFTAGE, n. Texture. [Not used.] |
61763
|
weigh |
WEIGH, v.t. wa. [L., G. See Wag.]1. To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight, that is, ... |
61764
|
weighable |
WEIGHABLE, a. That may be weighed. |
61765
|
weighed |
WEIGHED, pp. 1. Examined by the scales; having the weight ascertained.2. Considered.3. a. ... |
61766
|
weigher |
WEIGHER, n. 1. One who weighs.2. An officer whose duty is to weigh commodities. |
61767
|
weighing |
WEIGHING, ppr. Examining by scales; considering.WEIGHING, n. 1. The act of ascertaining weight.2. ... |
61768
|
weighing-cage |
WEIGHING-CAGE, n. A cage in which small living animals may be conveniently weighed. |
61769
|
weighing-house |
WEIGHING-HOUSE, n. A building furnished with a dock and other conveniences fro weighing commodities ... |
61770
|
weighing-machine |
WEIGHING-MACHINE, n. 1. A machine for weighing heavy bodies, and particularly wheel carriages, at ... |
61771
|
weight |
WEIGHT, n. Wate. [See Weigh.]1. The quantity of a body, ascertained by the balance; in a ... |
61772
|
weightily |
WEIGHTILY, adv. 1. Heavily; ponderously.2. With force or impressiveness; with moral power. |
61773
|
weightiness |
WEIGHTINESS, n. 1. Ponderousness; gravity; heaviness.2. Solidity; force; impressiveness; power of ... |
61774
|
weightless |
WEIGHTLESS, a. Having no weight; light. |
61775
|
weighty |
WEIGHTY, a. 1. Having great weight; heavy; ponderous; as a weighty body.2. Important; forcible; ... |
61776
|
weird |
WEIRD, a. Skilled in witchcraft. [Not in use.] |
61777
|
weive |
WEIVE, for waive. [Not in use.] |
61778
|
welaway |
WELAWAY, an exclamation expressive of grief or sorrow, equivalent to alas. It is a compound of Sax. ... |
61779
|
welcome |
WELCOME, a. 1. Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment and company; ... |
61780
|
welcomed |
WELCOMED, pp. Received with gladness and kindness. |
61781
|
welcomely |
WELCOMELY, adv. In a welcome manner. |
61782
|
welcomeness |
WELCOMENESS, n. Gratefulness; agreeableness; kind reception. |
61783
|
welcomer |
WELCOMER, n. One who salutes or receives kindly a new comer. |
61784
|
welcoming |
WELCOMING, ppr. Saluting or receiving with kindness a new comer or guest. |
61785
|
weld |
WELD, WOLD, n. A plant of the genus Reseda, used by dyers to give a yellow color, and sometimes ... |
61786
|
welded |
WELDED, pp. Forged or beat into union in an intense heat. |
61787
|
welder |
WELDER, n. 1. One who welds iron.2. A manager; an actual occupant. [Not in use.] |
61788
|
welding |
WELDING, ppr. Uniting in an intense heat. |
61789
|
welding-heat |
WELDING-HEAT, n. The heat necessary for welding iron bars, which is said to be 60 degrees by ... |
61790
|
welfare |
WELFARE, n. [well and fare, a good faring; G.]1. Exemption from misfortune, sickness, calamity or ... |
61791
|
welk |
WELK, v.i. [G., to wither, to fade, to decay; primarily to shrink or contract, as things in drying, ... |
61792
|
welked |
WELKED, pp. or a. Contracted into wrinkles or ridges.--Horns welkd and wavd like the enridged sea. |
61793
|
welkin |
WELKIN, n. [G., a cloud.] The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven. [This is obsolete, ... |
61794
|
welking |
WELKING, ppr. Fading; declining; contracting. |
61795
|
well |
WELL, n. [G., a spring; to spring, to issue forth, to gush, to well, to swell. G., a wave. On this ... |
61796
|
well-beloved |
WELL-BELOVED, a. Greatly beloved. Mark 12. |
61797
|
well-born |
WELL-BORN, a. [well and born.] Born of a noble or respectable family; not of mean birth. |
61798
|
well-bred |
WELL-BRED, a. [well and bred.] Educated to polished manners; polite. |
61799
|
well-done |
WELL-DONE, exclam. [well and done.] A word of praise; bravely; nobly; in a right manner. |
61800
|
well-drain |
WELL-DRAIN, n. [well and drain.] A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or pit, serving to ... |
61801
|
well-favored |
WELL-FAVORED, a. Handsome; well formed; beautiful; pleasing to the eye. Genesis 29. |
61802
|
well-grounded |
WELL-GROUNDED, a. [well and ground.] Well founded; having a solid foundation. |
61803
|
well-head |
WELL-HEAD, n. [well and head.] A source, spring or fountain. |
61804
|
well-hole |
WELL-HOLE, WELL, n. In architecture, the hole or space left in a floor for the stairs. |
61805
|
well-intentioned |
WELL-INTENTIONED, a. Having upright intentions or purpose. |
61806
|
well-mannered |
WELL-MANNERED, a. [well and manner.] Polite; well-bred; complaisant. |
61807
|
well-meaner |
WELL-MEANER, n. [well and mean.] One whose intention is good. |
61808
|
well-meaning |
WELL-MEANING, a. Having a good intention. |
61809
|
well-met |
WELL-MET, exclam. A term of salutation denoting joy at meeting. |
61810
|
well-minded |
WELL-MINDED, a. [well and mind.] Well disposed; having a good mind. |
61811
|
well-moralized |
WELL-MORALIZED, a. Regulated by good morals. |
61812
|
well-natured |
WELL-NATURED, a. [well and natured.] Good natured; kind. |
61813
|
well-nigh |
WELL-NIGH, adv. [well and nigh.] Almost; nearly. |
61814
|
well-room |
WELL-ROOM, n. [well and room.] In a boat, a place in the bottom where the water is collected, and ... |
61815
|
well-spent |
WELL-SPENT, a. [well and spent.] Spent or passed in virtue; as a well-spent life; well-spent days. |
61816
|
well-spoken |
WELL-SPOKEN, a. [well and speak.]1. Speaking well; speaking with fitness or grace; or speaking ... |
61817
|
well-spring |
WELL-SPRING, n. [well and spring.] A source of continual supply. Proverbs 16. |
61818
|
well-water |
WELL-WATER, n. [well and water.] The water that flows into a well from subterraneous springs; water ... |
61819
|
well-willer |
WELL-WILLER, n. [well and will.] One who means kindly. |
61820
|
well-wish |
WELL-WISH, n. [well and wish.] A wish of happiness. |
61821
|
well-wisher |
WELL-WISHER, n. [supra.] One who wishes the good of another. |
61822
|
welladay |
WELLADAY, alas, Johnson supposes to be a corruption of welaway, which see. |
61823
|
wellbeing |
WELLBEING, n. [well and being.] Welfare; happiness; prosperity; as, virtue is essential to the well ... |
61824
|
wellfare |
WELLFARE, is now written welfare. |
61825
|
welsh |
WELSH, a. [G., foreign, strange, Celtic.] Pertaining to the Welsh nation.WELSH, n. 1. The language ... |
61826
|
welt |
WELT, n. [See Wall.] A border; a kind of hem or edging, as on a garment or piece of cloth, or on a ... |
61827
|
welter |
WELTER, v.t. [G., L.] To roll, as the body of an animal; but usually, to roll or wallow in some ... |
61828
|
weltering |
WELTERING, ppr. Rolling; wallowing; as in mire, blood, or other filthy matter. |
61829
|
wem |
WEM, n. A spot; a scar.WEM, v.t To corrupt. |
61830
|
wen |
WEN, n. An encysted swelling or tumor; also, a fleshy excrescence growing on animals, sometimes to ... |
61831
|
wench |
WENCH, n. 1. A young woman. [Little used.]2. A young woman of ill fame. 3. In America, a black or ... |
61832
|
wencher |
WENCHER, n. A lewd man. |
61833
|
wenching |
WENCHING, ppr. Frequenting women of ill fame. |
61834
|
wend |
WEND, v.i. 1. To go; to pass to or from. [Obsolete, except in poetry; but its preterit, went, is in ... |
61835
|
wennel |
WENNEL, n. A weanel. [See Weanel.] |
61836
|
wennish |
WENNISH, WENNY, a. [from wen.] Having the nature of a wen. |
61837
|
wenny |
WENNISH, WENNY, a. [from wen.] Having the nature of a wen. |
61838
|
went |
WENT, pret. of the obsolete verb wend. We now arrange went in grammar as the preterit of go, but in ... |
61839
|
wept |
WEPT, pret. and pp. of weep.When he had come near, he beheld the city and wept over it. Luke 19. |
61840
|
were |
WERE, pron. er, which when prolonged, becomes ware. This is used as the imperfect tense plural of ... |
61841
|
weregild |
WEREGILD, n. Formerly, the price of a mans head; a compensation paid for a man killed, partly to ... |
61842
|
wernerian |
WERNERIAN, a. Pertaining to Werner, the German mineralogist, who arranged minerals in classes, &c. ... |
61843
|
wernerite |
WERNERITE, n. A mineral, regarded by Werener as a subspecies of scapolite; called foliated ... |
61844
|
wert |
WERT, the second person singular of the subjunctive imperfect tense of be. [See Were.]Werth, worth, ... |
61845
|
wesand |
WEASAND, WESAND, n. s as z. The windpipe or trachea; the canal through which air passes to and from ... |
61846
|
wesil |
WESIL, for weasand. [Not in use.] |
61847
|
west |
WEST, n. [L., a decline or fall, departure. In elements, it coincides with waste.]1. In strictness, ... |
61848
|
westering |
WESTERING, a. Passing to the west. [I believe not now used.] |
61849
|
westerly |
WESTERLY, a. 1. Being towards the west; situated in the western region; as the westerly parts of ... |
61850
|
western |
WESTERN, a. 1. Being in the west, or int he region nearly in the direction of west; being in that ... |
61851
|
westing |
WESTING, n. Space or distance westward; or departure; as the westing and southing of a ship. |
61852
|
westward |
WESTWARD, adv. [L.] Towards the west; as, to ride or sail westward. |
61853
|
westwardly |
WESTWARDLY, adv. In a direction towards the west; as, to pass westwardly. |
61854
|
wet |
WET, a. [Gr., L.]1. Containing water, as wet land, or a wet cloth; or having water or other liquid ... |
61855
|
wether |
WETHER, n. A ram castrated. |
61856
|
wetness |
WETNESS, n. 1. The state of being wet, either by being soaked or filled with liquor, or by having a ... |
61857
|
wettish |
WETTISH, a. Somewhat wet; moist; humid. |
61858
|
wex |
WEX, v.t. or I. To grow; to wax. [Not to be used.] [See Wax.] |
61859
|
wezand |
WEZAND, for weasand. [See the latter.] [Note--In words beginning with wh, the letter h, or ... |
61860
|
whack |
WHACK, v.t. To strike. This is probably the primary word on which is formed thwack. [See Twit.] ... |
61861
|
whale |
WHALE, n. [G., to stir, agitate or rove.] The general name of an order of animals inhabiting the ... |
61862
|
whale-fishery |
WHALE-FISHERY, n. The fishery or occupation of taking whales. |
61863
|
whalebone |
WHALEBONE, n. [whale and bone.] A firm elastic substance taken from the upper jaw of the whale, ... |
61864
|
whaly |
WHALY, a. Marked with streaks; properly wealy. |
61865
|
whame |
WHAME, n. A species of fly, tabanus, the burrel fly, that annoys horses. |
61866
|
whang |
WHANG, n. A lether thong. [Not in use.]WHANG, v.t. To beat. [Not in use or local.] |
61867
|
whap |
WHAP, n. A blow. [Vulgar.] [See Awhap.] |
61868
|
whapper |
WHAPPER, n. Something uncommonly large of the kind. So thumper is connected with thump, to strike ... |
61869
|
wharf |
WHARF, n. A perpendicular bank or mound or timber or stone and earth, raised on the shore of a ... |
61870
|
wharfage |
WHARFAGE, n. The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf for loading or unloading ... |
61871
|
wharfing |
WHARFING, n. Wharfs in general. |
61872
|
wharfinger |
WHARFINGER, n. A man who has the care of a wharf, or the proprietor of a wharf. |
61873
|
what |
WHAT, pronoun relative or substitute. [G., L. See Wight.]1. That which. Say what you will, is the ... |
61874
|
whatever |
WHATEVER, pron. [what and ever.] 1. Being this or that; being of one nature or another; being one ... |
61875
|
whatsoever |
WHATSOEVER, a compound of what, so, and ever, has the sense of whatever, and is less used than the ... |
61876
|
wheal |
WHEAL, n. A pustule. [See Weal.] |
61877
|
wheat |
WHEAT, n. [G.] A plant of the genus Triticum, and the seed of the plant, which furnishes a white ... |
61878
|
wheat-bird |
WHEAT-BIRD, n. A bird that feeds on wheat. |
61879
|
wheat-ear |
WHEAT-EAR, n. The English name of the Motacilla aenanthe; called also white-tail and fallow-finch. |
61880
|
wheat-plum |
WHEAT-PLUM, n. A sort of plum. |
61881
|
wheaten |
WHEATEN, a. Hweetn. Made of wheat; as wheaten bread. |
61882
|
wheedle |
WHEEDLE, v.t. [Gr.] To flatter; to entice by soft words.To learn th unlucky art of wheeling ... |
61883
|
wheedled |
WHEEDLED, pp. Flattered; enticed; coaxed. |
61884
|
wheedling |
WHEEDLING, ppr. Flattering; enticing by soft words.WHEEDLING, n. The act of flattering or enticing. |
61885
|
wheel |
WHEEL, n. 1. A circular frame of wood, iron or other metal, consisting of a nave or hub, into which ... |
61886
|
wheel-animal |
WHEEL-ANIMAL, n. A genus of animalcules, with arms for taking their prey, resembling wheels. |
61887
|
wheel-barrow |
WHEEL-BARROW, n. [wheel and barrow.] A barrow moved on a single wheel. |
61888
|
wheel-boat |
WHEEL-BOAT, n. [wheel and boat.] A boat with wheels, to be used either on water or upon inclined ... |
61889
|
wheel-carriage |
WHEEL-CARRIAGE, n. [wheel and carriage.] A carriage moved on wheels. |
61890
|
wheel-fire |
WHEEL-FIRE, n. [wheel and fire.] In chemistry, a fire which encompasses the crucible without ... |
61891
|
wheel-shaped |
WHEEL-SHAPED, a. [wheel and shape.] In botany, rotate; monopetalous, expanding into a flat border ... |
61892
|
wheel-wright |
WHEEL-WRIGHT, n. [wheel and wright.] A man whose occupation is to make wheels and wheel-carriages, ... |
61893
|
wheeled |
WHEELED, pp. Conveyed on wheels; turned; rolled round. |
61894
|
wheeler |
WHEELER, n. A maker of wheels. |
61895
|
wheeling |
WHEELING, ppr. Conveying on wheels or in a wheel-carriage; turning.WHEELING, n. 1. The act of ... |
61896
|
wheely |
WHEELY, a. Circular; suitable to rotation. |
61897
|
wheeze |
WHEEZE, v.i. [L.] To breathe hard and with an audible sound, as persons affected with asthma. |
61898
|
wheezing |
WHEEZING, ppr. Breathing with difficulty and noise. |
61899
|
whelk |
WHELK, n. 1. A wrinkle; inequality on the surface; protuberance; a pustule. [See Welk and Weal.]2. ... |
61900
|
whelky |
WHELKY, a. Protuberant; embossed; rounded. |
61901
|
whelm |
WHELM, v.t. 1. To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops ... |
61902
|
whelmed |
WHELMED, pp. Covered, as by being plunged or immersed. |
61903
|
whelming |
WHELMING, ppr. Covering, as by immersion. |
61904
|
whelp |
WHELP, n. [L.]1. The young of the canine species, and of several other beasts of prey; a puppy; a ... |
61905
|
when |
WHEN, adv. [G., L.]1. At the time. We were present when General LaFayette embarked at Havre for New ... |
61906
|
whence |
WHENCE, adv. 1. From what place.Whence and what art thou?2. From what source. Whence shall we ... |
61907
|
whencesoever |
WHENCESOEVER, adv. [whence, so, and ever.] From what place soever; from what cause or source ... |
61908
|
whencever |
WHENCEVER. [See Whensoever.] |
61909
|
whenever |
WHENEVER, adv. [when and ever.] At whatever time. Whenever you come, you will be kindly received. |
61910
|
whensoever |
WHENSOEVER, adv. [when, so, and ever.] At what time soever; at whatever time. |
61911
|
where |
WHERE, adv. 1. At which place or places.She visited the place where first she was so happy--In all ... |
61912
|
whereabout |
WHEREABOUT, adv. [where and about.] 1. Near what place. Whereabout did you meet your friend?2. Near ... |
61913
|
whereas |
WHEREAS, adv. s as z. [where and as.]1. When in fact or truth, implying opposition to something ... |
61914
|
whereat |
WHEREAT, adv. [where and at.]1. At which.Whereat he was no less angry and ashamed, than desirous to ... |
61915
|
whereby |
WHEREBY, adv. [where and by.] 1. By which. You take my life, when you do take the means whereby I ... |
61916
|
whereever |
WHEREEVER, adv. [where and ever.] At whatever place.He cannot but love virtue, wherever it is. |
61917
|
wherefore |
WHEREFORE, adv. [where and for.]1. For which reason.Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. ... |
61918
|
wherein |
WHEREIN, adv. [where and in.] 1. In which; in which thing, time, respect, book, &c. This is the ... |
61919
|
whereinto |
WHEREINTO, adv. [where and into.] Into which. |
61920
|
whereness |
WHERENESS, n. Ubiety; imperfect locality.A point hath no dimensions, but only a whereness, and is ... |
61921
|
whereof |
WHEREOF, adv. [where and of.] 1. Of which. We are not guilty of the crime whereof we are accused.2. ... |
61922
|
whereon |
WHEREON, adv. [where and on.]1. On which; as the ground whereon we tread.2. On what. Whereon do we ... |
61923
|
whereso |
WHERESO, adv. [See Wheresoever.] |
61924
|
wheresoever |
WHERESOEVER, adv. [where, so, and ever.] In what place soever; in whatever place, or in any place ... |
61925
|
wherethrough |
WHERETHROUGH, through which, is not in use. |
61926
|
whereto |
WHERETO, adv. [where and to.] 1. To which.Whereto we have already attained-- Philippians 3.2. To ... |
61927
|
whereunto |
WHEREUNTO, adv. [where and unto.] The same as whereto. [Little used.] |
61928
|
whereupon |
WHEREUPON, adv. Upon which.The townsmen mutinied and sent to Essex, whereupon he came thither. |
61929
|
wherewith |
WHEREWITH, adv. [where an with.] 1. With which.The love wherewith thou hast loved me. John 17.2. ... |
61930
|
wherewithal |
WHEREWITHAL, adv. [See Withal.] [where, with, and all.] The same as wherewith. |
61931
|
wherret |
WHERRET, v.t. [G.] To hurry; to trouble; to tease; to give a box on the ear. [Low and not used in ... |
61932
|
wherry |
WHERRY, n. [a different orthography of ferry, formed with a strong breathing; like whistle, from ... |
61933
|
whet |
WHET, v.t. pret. and pp. whetted or whet. [G.]1. To rub for the purpose of sharpening, as an edge ... |
61934
|
whet-slate |
WHETSTONE-SLATE, WHET-SLATE, n. Novaculite or coticular shist, a variety of slate used for ... |
61935
|
whether |
WHETHER, pronoun or substitute. [L. The sense seems to be what, or which of two, referring either ... |
61936
|
whetstone |
WHETSTONE, n. [whet and stone.] A stone used for sharpening edged instruments by friction. |
61937
|
whetstone-slate |
WHETSTONE-SLATE, WHET-SLATE, n. Novaculite or coticular shist, a variety of slate used for ... |
61938
|
whetted |
WHETTED, pp. Rubbed for sharpening; sharpened; provoked; stimulated. |
61939
|
whetter |
WHETTER, n. He or that which whets or sharpens. |
61940
|
whetting |
WHETTING, ppr. Rubbing for the purpose of making sharp; sharpening; provoking; inciting; ... |
61941
|
whewer |
WHEWER, n. Another name of the widgeon. [Local.] |
61942
|
whey |
WHEY, n. The serum or watery part of milk, separated from the more thick or coagulable part, ... |
61943
|
whey-tub |
WHEY-TUB, n. A tub in which whey stands for yielding cream, &c. |
61944
|
wheyey |
WHEYEY, a. Partaking of whey; resembling whey. |
61945
|
wheyish |
WHEYISH, a. Having the qualities of whey. |
61946
|
which |
WHICH, pron. relative or substitute. [I have not found this word in any other language. I think it ... |
61947
|
whichever |
WHICHEVER, WHICHSOEVER, pron. Whether one or the other. Whichever road you take, it will conduct ... |
61948
|
whichsoever |
WHICHEVER, WHICHSOEVER, pron. Whether one or the other. Whichever road you take, it will conduct ... |
61949
|
whiff |
WHIFF, n. 1. A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a puff; as the whiff of a smoker.And seasons ... |
61950
|
whiffle |
WHIFFLE, v.i. [G., to doubt, to rove or wander, which seems to be allied to sweep.] To start, shift ... |
61951
|
whiffler |
WHIFFLER, n. 1. One who whiffles or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses sifts ... |
61952
|
whiffling |
WHIFFLING, ppr. Shifting and turning; prevaricating; shuffling.WHIFFLING, n. Prevarication. |
61953
|
whig |
WHIG, n. [See Whey.] Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with butter milk and sweet herbs; used as a ... |
61954
|
whiggarchy |
WHIGGARCHY, n. Government by whigs. [Cant.] |
61955
|
whiggish |
WHIGGISH, a. Pertaining to whigs; partaking of the principles of whigs. |
61956
|
whiggism |
WHIGGISM, n. The principles of a whig. |
61957
|
while |
WHILE, n. [G. See the Verb.] Time; space of time, or continued duration. He was some while in this ... |
61958
|
whilere |
WHILERE, adv. [while and ere.] A little while ago. |
61959
|
whiling |
WHILING, ppr. Loitering; passing time agreeably, without impatience or tediousness. |
61960
|
whilk |
WHILK, n. A shell. [See Whelk.] |
61961
|
whilom |
WHILOM, adv. Formerly; once; of old. |
61962
|
whilst |
WHILST, adv. The same as while, which see. Whiles is not used. |
61963
|
whim |
WHIM, n. 1. Properly, a sudden turn or start of the mind; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion. We ... |
61964
|
whimbrel |
WHINBREL, WHIMBREL, n. A bird resembling the curlew. |
61965
|
whimper |
WHIMPER, v.i. [G.] To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; as, a child whimpers. |
61966
|
whimpering |
WHIMPERING, ppr. Crying with a low broken voice.WHIMPERING, n. [supra.] A low muttering cry. |
61967
|
whimpled |
WHIMPLED, a word used by Shakespeare, is perhaps a mistake for whimpered. There is no such word in ... |
61968
|
whimsey |
WHIMSEY, n. s as z. [from whim.] A whim; a freak; a capricious notion; as the whimseys of ... |
61969
|
whimsical |
WHIMSICAL, a. Full of whims; freakish; having odd fancies; capricious.My neighbors call me ... |
61970
|
whimsically |
WHIMSICALLY, adv. [supra.] In a whimsical manner; freakishly. |
61971
|
whimsicalness |
WHIMSICALNESS, n. [supra.] Freakishness; whimsical disposition; odd temper. |
61972
|
whin |
WHIN, n. [L.] Gorse; furze; a plant of the genus Ulex. |
61973
|
whin-ax |
WHIN-AX, n. [whin and ax.] An instrument used for extirpating whin from land. |
61974
|
whin-chat |
WHIN-CHAT, n. A bird, a species of warbler, the Motacilla rubetra, Linn. |
61975
|
whin-stone |
WHIN-STONE, n. [whin and stone.] Whin-stone or whin is a provincial name given to basaltic rocks, ... |
61976
|
whin-yard |
WHIN-YARD, n. A sword; in contempt. |
61977
|
whinbrel |
WHINBREL, WHIMBREL, n. A bird resembling the curlew. |
61978
|
whine |
WHINE, v.t. [L.] TO express murmurs by a plaintive cry; to moan with a puerile noise; to murmur ... |
61979
|
whiner |
WHINER, n. One who whines. |
61980
|
whining |
WHINING, ppr. Expressing murmurs by a mean plaintive tone or cant. |
61981
|
whinny |
WHINNY, v.i. [L.; from the root of whine.] To utter the sound of a horse; to neigh. |
61982
|
whinoc |
WHINOC, n. [G., small.] The small pig of a litter. |
61983
|
whip |
WHIP, v.t. [L., a sweeping throw or thrust.]1. To strike with a lash or sweeping cord; as, to whip ... |
61984
|
whip-cord |
WHIP-CORD, n. [whip and cord.] Cord of which lashes are made. |
61985
|
whip-graft |
WHIP-GRAFT, v.t. [whip and graft.] To graft by cutting the cion and stock in a sloping direction, ... |
61986
|
whip-grafting |
WHIP-GRAFTING, n. The at or practice of grafting by cutting the cion and stock with a slope, to fit ... |
61987
|
whip-hand |
WHIP-HAND, n. [whip and hand.] Advantage over; as, he has the whip-hand of her. |
61988
|
whip-lash |
WHIP-LASH, n. [whip and lash.] The lash of a whip. |
61989
|
whip-saw |
WHIP-SAW, n. [whip and saw.] A saw to be used by two persons. |
61990
|
whip-staff |
WHIP-STAFF, n. [whip and staff.] In ships, a bar by which the rudder is turned. In small vessels ... |
61991
|
whip-stitch |
WHIP-STITCH, v.t. [whip and stitch.] In agriculture, to half-plow or to rafter land. This word, I ... |
61992
|
whip-stock |
WHIP-STOCK, n. [whip and stock.] The rod or staff to which the lash of a whip is fastened. |
61993
|
whipped |
WHIPPED, pp. Struck with a whip; punished; enwrapped; sewed slightly. |
61994
|
whipper |
WHIPPER, n. One who whips; particularly, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping. |
61995
|
whipping |
WHIPPING, ppr. Striking with a whip; punishing with a whip; enwrapping.WHIPPING, n. The act of ... |
61996
|
whipping-post |
WHIPPING-POST, n. [whipping and post.] A post to which offenders are tied when whipped. |
61997
|
whipple-tree |
WHIPPLE-TREE, n. [whip and tree; but qu. Is it no whiffle-tree?] The bar to which the traces or ... |
61998
|
whippowil |
WHIPPOWIL, n. The popular name of an American bird, so called from its note, or the sounds of its ... |
61999
|
whipster |
WHIPSTER, n. A nimble fellow. |
62000
|
whipt |
WHIPT, pp. of whip; sometimes used for whipped. |
62001
|
whir |
WHIR, v.i. hwur. To whirl round with noise; to fly with noise.WHIR, v.t. To hurry. |
62002
|
whirl |
WHIRL, v.t. hwurl. [G., to whirl, to warble. L.] TO turn round rapidly; to turn with velocity. He ... |
62003
|
whirl-bat |
WHIRL-BAT, n. [whirl and bat.] Any thing moved with a whirl as preparatory for a blow, or to ... |
62004
|
whirl-blast |
WHIRL-BLAST, n. [whirl and blast.] A whirling blast of wind. |
62005
|
whirl-bone |
WHIRL-BONE, n. [whirl and bone.] The patella; the cap of the knee; the knee-pan. |
62006
|
whirl-pit |
WHIRL-PIT, n. A whirlpool. [Not used.] |
62007
|
whirled |
WHIRLED, pp. 1. Turned round with velocity.2. In botany, growing in whirls; bearing whirls; ... |
62008
|
whirligig |
WHIRLIGIG, n. [whirl and gig.]1. A toy which children spin or whirl round.2. In military ... |
62009
|
whirling |
WHIRLING, ppr. Turning or moving round with velocity. |
62010
|
whirling-table |
WHIRLING-TABLE, n. A machine contrived to exhibit and demonstrate the principal laws of gravitation ... |
62011
|
whirlpool |
WHIRLPOOL, n. [whirl and pool.] An eddy of water; a vortex or gulf where the water moves round in a ... |
62012
|
whirlwind |
WHIRLWIND, n. [whirl and wind.] A violent wind moving in a circle, or rather in a spiral form, as ... |
62013
|
whirraw |
WHIRRAW. [See Horra.] |
62014
|
whirring |
WHIRRING, n. The sound of a partridges or pheasants wings. [Note.--Whir is used by the common ... |
62015
|
whisk |
WHISK, n. 1. A small bunch of grass, straw, hair or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or ... |
62016
|
whisker |
WHISKER, n. [from whisk.[ Long hair growing on the human cheek. |
62017
|
whiskered |
WHISKERED, a. Formed into whiskers; furnished with whiskers. |
62018
|
whisket |
WHISKET, n. A basket. [Local.] |
62019
|
whisking |
WHISKING, ppr. Brushing; sweeping along; moving with velocity along the surface. |
62020
|
whisky |
WHISKY, n. A spirit distilled from grain. In the north of England, the name is given to the spirit ... |
62021
|
whisper |
WHISPER, v.i. [L. The word seems by its sound to be an onomatopy, as it expresses a sibilant sound ... |
62022
|
whispered |
WHISPERED, pp. Uttered in a low voice; uttered with suspicion or caution. |
62023
|
whisperer |
WHISPERER, n. 1. One who whispers.2. A tattler; one who tells secrets; a conveyer of intelligence ... |
62024
|
whispering |
WHISPERING, ppr. Speaking in a low voice; telling secretly; backbiting. |
62025
|
whisperingly |
WHISPERINGLY, adv. In a low voice. |
62026
|
whist |
WHIST, a. Silent; mute; still; not speaking; not making a noise.The winds with wonder whist, ... |
62027
|
whistle |
WHISTLE, v.i. hwisl. [L., a whistle; allied to whisper.]1. To utter a kind of musical sound, by ... |
62028
|
whistle-fish |
WHISTLE-FISH, n. A local name of a species of Gadus, with only tow fins on the back; the Mustela ... |
62029
|
whistled |
WHISTLED, pp. Sounded with a pipe; uttered in a whistle. |
62030
|
whistler |
WHISTLER, n. One who whistles. |
62031
|
whistling |
WHISTLING, ppr. Uttering a musical sound through a small orifice of the lips; sounding with a pipe; ... |
62032
|
whistly |
WHISTLY, adv. Silently. |
62033
|
whit |
WHIT, n. [L.] A point; a jot; the smallest part or particle imaginable. It is used without a ... |
62034
|
white |
WHITE, a. [G.]1. Being in the color of pure snow; snowy; not dark; as white paper; a white skin.2. ... |
62035
|
white-bait |
WHITE-BAIT, n. [white and bait.] A very small delicate fish, of the genus Clupea. |
62036
|
white-beam |
WHITE-BEAM, n. The white-leaf tree, a species of Crataegus. |
62037
|
white-bear |
WHITE-BEAR, n. [white and bear.] The bear that inhabits the polar regions. |
62038
|
white-blaze |
WHITE-FACE, WHITE-BLAZE, n. A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose. |
62039
|
white-brant |
WHITE-BRANT, n. [white and brant.] A species of the duck kind, the Anas hyperborea. |
62040
|
white-bug |
WHITE-BUG , n. [white and bug.] An insect of the bug kind, which injures vines and some other ... |
62041
|
white-campion |
WHITE-CAMPION, n. [white and campion.] A pernicious perennial weed, growing in corn land, pastures ... |
62042
|
white-caterpillar |
WHITE-CATERPILLAR, n. An insect of a small size, called sometimes the borer, that injures the ... |
62043
|
white-centaury |
WHITE-CENTAURY, n. AN annual weed in woods and other places. It is said to form the basis of the ... |
62044
|
white-clover |
WHITE-CLOVER, n. A small species of perennial clover, bearing white flowers. It furnishes excellent ... |
62045
|
white-crop |
WHITE-CROP, n. White crops, in agriculture, are such as lose their green color or become white in ... |
62046
|
white-darnel |
WHITE-DARNEL, n. A prolific and troublesome weed, growing among corm. |
62047
|
white-ear |
WHITE-EAR, WHITE-TAIL, n. A bird, the fallow finch. |
62048
|
white-face |
WHITE-FACE, WHITE-BLAZE, n. A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose. |
62049
|
white-film |
WHITE-FILM, n. A white film growing over the eyes of sheep and causing blindness. |
62050
|
white-foot |
WHITE-FOOT, n. A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the coffin. |
62051
|
white-honeysuckle |
WHITE-HONEYSUCKLE, n. A name sometimes given to the white clover. |
62052
|
white-horse-fish |
WHITE-HORSE-FISH, n. In ichthyology, the Raia aspera nostras of Willoughby, and the Raia fullonica ... |
62053
|
white-land |
WHITE-LAND, n. A name which the English give to a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry, but ... |
62054
|
white-lead |
WHITE-LEAD, n. A carbonate of lead, much used in painting. It is prepared by exposing sheets of ... |
62055
|
white-limed |
WHITE-LIMED, a. Whitewashed, or plastered with lime. |
62056
|
white-line |
WHITE-LINE, n. Among printers, a void space, broader than usual, left between lines. |
62057
|
white-livered |
WHITE-LIVERED, a. [white and liver.]1. Having a pale look; feeble; cowardly.2. Envious; malicious. |
62058
|
white-manganese |
WHITE-MANGANESE, n. An ore of manganese; carbonated oxydized manganese. |
62059
|
white-meat |
WHITE-MEAT, n. [white and meat.] Meats made of milk, butter, cheese, eggs and the like. |
62060
|
white-poplar |
WHITE-POPLAR, n. A tree of the poplar kind, sometimes called the abele tree. |
62061
|
white-poppy |
WHITE-POPPY, n. A species of poppy, sometimes cultivated fro the opium which is obtained from its ... |
62062
|
white-pot |
WHITE-POT, n. [white and pot.] A kind of food made of milk, cream, eggs, sugar, &c. baked in a pot. |
62063
|
white-precipitate |
WHITE-PRECIPITATE, n. Carbonate of mercury. |
62064
|
white-pyrite |
WHITE-PYRITE, WHITE-PYRITES, n. [white and pyrite.] An ore of a tin-white color, passing into a ... |
62065
|
white-pyrites |
WHITE-PYRITE, WHITE-PYRITES, n. [white and pyrite.] An ore of a tin-white color, passing into a ... |
62066
|
white-rent |
WHITE-RENT, n. [white and rent.] In Devon and Cornwall, a rent or duty of eight pence, payable ... |
62067
|
white-salt |
WHITE-SALT, n. Salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt. |
62068
|
white-swelling |
WHITE-SWELLING, n. [white and swelling.] A swelling or chronic enlargement of the joints, ... |
62069
|
white-tail |
WHITE-TAIL, n. A bird, the wheat-ear, a species of Motacilla. |
62070
|
white-thorn |
WHITE-THORN, n. A species of thorn, called also haw-thorn, of the genus Crataegus. |
62071
|
white-throat |
WHITE-THROAT, n. A small bird that frequents gardens and hedges, the Motacila sylvia. |
62072
|
white-vitriol |
WHITE-VITRIOL, n. In mineralogy, sulphate of zink, a natural salt. |
62073
|
white-washer |
WHITE-WASHER, n. One who whitewashes the walls or plastering of apartments. |
62074
|
white-water |
WHITE-WATER, n. A disease of sheep, of the dangerous stomachic kind. |
62075
|
white-wax |
WHITE-WAX, n. Bleached wax. |
62076
|
white-wine |
WHITE-WINE, n. Any wine of a clear transparent color, bordering on white, as Madeira, Sherry, ... |
62077
|
whited |
WHITED, pp. Made white; whitened. |
62078
|
whitely |
WHITELY, adv. Coming near to white. [Not used.] |
62079
|
whiten |
WHITEN, v.t. hwitn. To make white; to bleach; to blanch; as, to whiten cloth.WHITEN, v.i. To grow ... |
62080
|
whitened |
WHITENED, pp. Made white; bleached. |
62081
|
whitener |
WHITENER, n. One who bleaches or makes white. |
62082
|
whiteness |
WHITENESS, n. 1. The state of being white; white color, or freedom from any darkness or obscurity ... |
62083
|
whites |
WHITES, n. The fluor albus, a disease of females. |
62084
|
whitester |
WHITESTER, n. A bleacher. [Local.] |
62085
|
whitestone |
WHITESTONE, n. IN geology, the weiss stein of Werner, and the eurite of some geologists; a species ... |
62086
|
whitewash |
WHITEWASH, n. [white and wash.] 1. A wash or liquid composition for whitening something; a wash for ... |
62087
|
whitewashed |
WHITEWASHED, pp. Covered or overspread with a white liquid composition. |
62088
|
whitewashing |
WHITEWASHING, ppr. Overspreading or washing with a white liquid composition. |
62089
|
whitewood |
WHITEWOOD, n. A species of timber tree growing in North America, the Liriodendron, or tulip tree. ... |
62090
|
whither |
WHITHER, adv. 1. To what place, interrogatively. Whither goest thou?Whither away so fast?2. To what ... |
62091
|
whithersoever |
WHITHERSOEVER, adv. [whither and soever.] To whatever place. I will go whithersoever you lead. |
62092
|
whiting |
WHITING, n. [from white.]1. A small sea fish, the Asellus mollis or albus, a species of Gadus.2. ... |
62093
|
whitish |
WHITISH, a. [from white.] Somewhat white; white in a moderate degree. |
62094
|
whitishness |
WHITISHNESS, n. [supra.] The quality of being somewhat white. |
62095
|
whitleather |
WHITLEATHER, WHITLETHER, n. [white and leather.] Lether dressed with alum, remarkable for its ... |
62096
|
whitlether |
WHITLEATHER, WHITLETHER, n. [white and leather.] Lether dressed with alum, remarkable for its ... |
62097
|
whitlow |
WHITLOW, n. 1. In surgery, paronychia, a swelling or inflammation about the nails or ends of the ... |
62098
|
whitlow-grass |
WHITLOW-GRASS, n. 1. Mountain knotgrass, a species of Illecebrium. |
62099
|
whitsour |
WHITSOUR, n. A sort of apple. |
62100
|
whitster |
WHITSTER, n. A whitener; a bleacher. |
62101
|
whitsul |
WHITSUL, n. A provincial name of milk, sour milk, cheese curds and butter. |
62102
|
whitsuntide |
WHITSUNTIDE, n. [white, Sunday, and tide.] The feast or season of Pentecost; so called it is said, ... |
62103
|
whitten-tree |
WHITTEN-TREE, n. A sort of tree. |
62104
|
whittle |
WHITTLE, n. 1. A small pocket knife. [In this sense, I believe the word is not used in America.]2. ... |
62105
|
whity-brown |
WHITY-BROWN, a. Of a color between white and brown. [Local in England.] |
62106
|
whiz |
WHIZ, v.t. [It seems to be allied to hiss.] To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ... |
62107
|
whizzing |
WHIZZING, ppr. Making a humming or hissing sound. |
62108
|
who |
WHO, pron. relative. pron. hoo. [L. Who is undoubtedly a contracted word in English as in Latin. ... |
62109
|
whoever |
WHOEVER, pron. [who and ever.] Any on without exception; any person whatever. The person who ... |
62110
|
whole |
WHOLE, a. Hole. [G., Gr. This seems to be connected with heal, hale. Of this the derivative ... |
62111
|
wholesale |
WHOLESALE, n. [whole and sale.]1. Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity; as distinguished ... |
62112
|
wholesome |
WHOLESOME, a. [G.]1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; as wholesome air or ... |
62113
|
wholesomely |
WHOLESOMELY, adv. In a wholesome or salutary manner; salubriously. |
62114
|
wholesomeness |
WHOLESOMENESS, n. 1. The quality of contributing to health; salubrith; as the wholesomeness of air ... |
62115
|
wholly |
WHOLLY, adv. 1. Entirely; completely; perfectly.Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield.2. Totally; ... |
62116
|
whom |
WHOM, pron. hoom. The objective of who, coinciding with the L. quem and quam. |
62117
|
whomsoever |
WHOMSOEVER, pron. [whom and soever.] Any person without exception.With whomsoever thou findest thy ... |
62118
|
whoobub |
WHOOBUB, for hubbub. [Not in use.] |
62119
|
whoop |
WHOOP, n. Hoop. [ This is the same as hoop, but aspirated. The sense is to drive out the voice.]1. ... |
62120
|
whoot |
WHOOT, v.i. hoot. [See Hoot.] |
62121
|
whop |
WHOP, n. [the vulgar pronunciation of whap, or awhap.] A sudden fall, or the suddenness of striking ... |
62122
|
whore |
WHORE, n. Hore. [G. The correct orthography is hore.] A harlot; a courtesan; a concubine; a ... |
62123
|
whoredom |
WHOREDOM, n. Horedom.1. Lewdness; fornication; practice of unlawful commerce with the other sex. It ... |
62124
|
whoremaster |
WHOREMASTER, n. [supra.] One who practices lewdness. |
62125
|
whoremonger |
WHOREMONGER, n. The same as whoremaster. |
62126
|
whoreson |
WHORESON, n. A bastard; a word used generally in contempt. |
62127
|
whorish |
WHORISH, a. Lewd; unchaste; addicted to unlawful sexual pleasures; incontinent. |
62128
|
whorishly |
WHORISHLY, adv. In a lewd manner. |
62129
|
whorishness |
WHORISHNESS, n. The practice of lewdness; the character of a lewd woman. |
62130
|
whorl |
WHORL, WHORLE. [See Whirl.] |
62131
|
whorle |
WHORL, WHORLE. [See Whirl.] |
62132
|
whort |
WHORT, n. The fruit of the whortleberry; or the shrub. |
62133
|
whortleberry |
WHORTLEBERRY, n. A plant or shrub and its fruit, of the genus Vaccinium. |
62134
|
whose |
WHOSE, hooz. The possessive or genitive case of who or which; applied to persons or things. We say, ... |
62135
|
whosesoever |
WHOSESOEVER, pron. [whose and soever.] Of any person whatever. John 20. |
62136
|
whoso |
WHOSO, pron. Hooso. Any person whatever. |
62137
|
whosoever |
WHOSOEVER, pron. [who, so, and ever.] Any one; any person whatever.Whosoever will, let him take of ... |
62138
|
whur |
WHUR, v.i. To pronounce the letter r with too much force.WHUR, n. The sound of a body moving ... |
62139
|
whurt |
WHURT, n. A whortleberry or bilberry. [See Whort.] |
62140
|
why |
WHY, adv. [L., for what. The original phrase is for what, for why.]1. For what cause or reason, ... |
62141
|
wi |
WI, from the Gothic weiha, signifies holy. It is found in some names, as in Wibert, holy-bright, or ... |
62142
|
wic |
WIC, WICK, a termination, denotes jurisdiction, as in bailiwick. Its primary sense is a village or ... |
62143
|
wick |
WICK, n. A number of threads of cotton or some similar substance, loosely twisted into a string, ... |
62144
|
wicked |
WICKED, a. [The primary sense is to wind and turn, or to depart, to fall away.]1. Evil in principle ... |
62145
|
wickedly |
WICKEDLY, adv. IN a manner or with motives and designs contrary to the divine law; viciously; ... |
62146
|
wickedness |
WICKEDNESS, n. Departure from the rules of the divine law; evil disposition or practices; ... |
62147
|
wicken |
WICKEN, WICKEN-TREE, n. The Sorbus aucuparia, mountain ash, or roan-tree. |
62148
|
wicken-tree |
WICKEN, WICKEN-TREE, n. The Sorbus aucuparia, mountain ash, or roan-tree. |
62149
|
wicker |
WICKER, a. [L., to grow. The word signifies a shoot.] Made of twigs or oziers; as a wicker basket; ... |
62150
|
wicket |
WICKET, n. A small gate. The wicket, often opend, knew the key. |
62151
|
wickliffite |
WICKLIFFITE, n. A follower of Wickliffe, the English reformer. |
62152
|
wide |
WIDE, a. 1. Broad; having a great or considerable distance or extent between the sides; opposed to ... |
62153
|
widely |
WIDELY, adv. 1. With great extent each way. The gospel was widely disseminated by the apostles.2. ... |
62154
|
widen |
WIDEN, v.t. To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach. ... |
62155
|
widened |
WIDENED, pp. Made wide or wider; extended in breadth. |
62156
|
wideness |
WIDENESS, n. 1. Breadth; width; great extent between the sides; as the wideness of a room.2. Large ... |
62157
|
widening |
WIDENING, ppr. Extending the distance between the sides; enlarging in all directions. |
62158
|
widgeon |
WIDGEON, n. A fowl of the duck kind, or genus Anas, having a black bill, the head and upper part of ... |
62159
|
widow |
WIDOW, n. [L. See Wide.] A woman who has lost her husband by death. Luke 2.Widows chamber, in ... |
62160
|
widow-bench |
WIDOW-BENCH, n. [widow and bench.] In Sussex, that share which a widow is allowed of her husbands ... |
62161
|
widow-hunter |
WIDOW-HUNTER, n. [widow and hunter.] One who seeks or courts widows for a jointure or fortune. |
62162
|
widow-maker |
WIDOW-MAKER, n. [widow and maker.] One who make widows by destroying lives. |
62163
|
widow-wail |
WIDOW-WAIL, n. In botany, a plant of the genus Cneorum. |
62164
|
widowed |
WIDOWED, pp. 1. Bereaved of a husband by death.2. Deprived of some good; stripped.Trees of their ... |
62165
|
widower |
WIDOWER, n. A man who has lost his wife by death. |
62166
|
widowhood |
WIDOWHOOD, n. 1. The state of being a widow.2. Estate settled on a widow. [Not in use.] |
62167
|
widowing |
WIDOWING, ppr. Bereaving of a husband; depriving; stripping. |
62168
|
width |
WIDTH, n. [from wide.] Breadth; wideness; the extent of a thing from side to side; as the width of ... |
62169
|
wield |
WIELD, v.t. [L. The primary sense of power and strength is to stretch or strain.]1. To use with ... |
62170
|
wielded |
WIELDED, pp. Used with command; managed. |
62171
|
wielding |
WIELDING, ppr. Using with power; managing. |
62172
|
wieldless |
WIELDLESS, a. Unmanageable. |
62173
|
wieldy |
WIELDY, a. That may be wielded; manageable. |
62174
|
wiery |
WIERY, a. [from wire.] 1. Made of wire; having the properties of wire. It would be better written ... |
62175
|
wife |
WIFE, n. plu. Wives. [G., a woman.]1. The lawful consort of man; a woman who is united to man in ... |
62176
|
wig |
WIG, in Saxon, signifies war. It is found in some names.WIG, n. [G., roll butter. It would seem ... |
62177
|
wigeon |
WIGEON. [See Widgeon.] |
62178
|
wight |
WIGHT, n. [g., a living being. L., to live.] A being; a person. It is obsolete, except in irony or ... |
62179
|
wightly |
WIGHTLY, adv. Swiftly; nimbly. |
62180
|
wigwam |
WIGWAM, n. An Indian cabin or hut, so called in America. It is sometimes written weekwam. |
62181
|
wild |
WILD, a. [G.]1. Roving; wandering; inhabiting the forest or open field; hence, not tamed or ... |
62182
|
wild-fowl |
WILD-FOWL, n. [wild and fowl.] Fowls of the forest, or untamed. |
62183
|
wild-goose |
WILD-GOOSE, n. [wild and goose.] An aquatic fowl of the genus Anas, the Anas anser, a fowl of ... |
62184
|
wild-honey |
WILD-HONEY, n. [wild and honey.] Honey that is found int he forest, in hollow trees or among rocks. |
62185
|
wild-land |
WILD-LAND, n. [wild and land.]1. Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it unfit for ... |
62186
|
wild-service |
WILD-SERVICE, n. A plant. The wilder myrtle-leaved service is a tree of the genus Crataegus, [C. ... |
62187
|
wilder |
WILDER, v.t. To lose or cause to lose the way or track; to puzzle with mazes or difficulties; to ... |
62188
|
wildered |
WILDERED, pp. Lost in a pathless tract; puzzled. |
62189
|
wildering |
WILDERING, ppr. Puzzling. |
62190
|
wilderness |
WILDERNESS, n. [from wild.]1. A desert; a tract of land or region uncultivated and uninhabited by ... |
62191
|
wildfire |
WILDFIRE, n. [wild and fire.] 1. A composition of inflammable materials.Brimstone, pitch, wildfire, ... |
62192
|
wilding |
WILDING, n. A wild sour apple. |
62193
|
wildly |
WILDLY, adv. 1. Without cultivation.2. Without tameness.3. With disorder; with perturbation or ... |
62194
|
wildness |
WILDNESS, n. 1. Rudeness; rough uncultivated state; as the wildness of a forest or heath.2. ... |
62195
|
wilds |
WILDS, n. Among farmers, the part of a plow by which it is drawn. |
62196
|
wile |
WILE, n. A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice.That ... |
62197
|
wilily |
WILILY, adv. [from wily.] By stratagem; with insidious art. Joshua 9. |
62198
|
wiliness |
WILINESS, n. [from wily.] Cunning; guile. |
62199
|
wilk |
WILK, WHILK, n. [G., to wither, or cause to wither.] A species of shell. [See Welk.] |
62200
|
will |
WILL, n. [See the Verb.]1. That faculty of the mind by which we determine either to do or forbear ... |
62201
|
willed |
WILLED, pp. 1. Determined; resolved; desired.2. Disposed of by will or testament. |
62202
|
willer |
WILLER, n. One who wills. |
62203
|
willful |
WILLFUL, a. [will and full.]1. Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; ... |
62204
|
willfully |
WILLFULLY, adv. 1. Obstinately; stubbornly.2. By design; with set purpose.If we sin willfully after ... |
62205
|
willfulness |
WILLFULNESS, n. Obstinacy; stubbornness; perverseness.Sins of presumption are such as proceed from ... |
62206
|
willing |
WILLING, ppr. 1. Determining; resolving; desiring.2. Disposing of by will.WILLING, a. 1. Free to do ... |
62207
|
willing-hearted |
WILLING-HEARTED, a. Well disposed; having a free heart. Exodus 35. |
62208
|
willingly |
WILLINGLY, adv. 1. With free will; without reluctance; cheerfully.2. By ones own choice.The ... |
62209
|
willingness |
WILLINGNESS, n. Free choice or consent of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind ... |
62210
|
willow |
WILLOW, n. [L.] A tree of the genus Salix. There are several species of willow, the white, the ... |
62211
|
willow-gall |
WILLOW-GALL, n. A protuberance on the leaves of willows. |
62212
|
willow-herb |
WILLOW-HERB, n. The purple loose strife, a plant of the genus Lythrum; also, the yellow loose ... |
62213
|
willow-tufted |
WILLOW-TUFTED, a. Tufted with willows. |
62214
|
willow-weed |
WILLOW-WEED, n. A name sometimes given to the smartweed or persicaria. |
62215
|
willow-wort |
WILLOW-WORT, n. A plant. |
62216
|
willowed |
WILLOWED, a. Abounding with willows. |
62217
|
willowish |
WILLOWISH, a. Like the color of the willow. |
62218
|
willowy |
WILLOWY, a. Abounding with willows. |
62219
|
wilt |
WILT, v.i. [G., to fade; that is, to shrink or withdraw.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and ... |
62220
|
wilted |
WILTED, pp. Having become flaccid and lost its freshness, as a plant. |
62221
|
wilting |
WILTING, ppr. Beginning to fade or wither. |
62222
|
wily |
WILY, a. [from wile.] Cunning; sly; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; subtle; as a ... |
62223
|
wimble |
WIMBLE, n. [See Whim.] An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle.WIMBLE, a. Active; ... |
62224
|
wimbrel |
WIMBREL, n. A bird of the curlew kind, a species of Soclopax. |
62225
|
wimple |
WIMPLE, n. [G., a pendant.] A hood or vail. Isaiah 3.WIMPLE, v.t. To draw down, as a vail. |
62226
|
win |
WIN, v.t. pret. and pp. won. [G.]1. To gain by success in competition or contest; as, to win the ... |
62227
|
wince |
WINCE, v.i. 1. To shrink, as from a blow or from pain; to start back.I will not stir nor wince.2. ... |
62228
|
wincer |
WINCER, n. One that winces, shrinks or kicks. |
62229
|
winch |
WINCH, n. A windlass; or an instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly; as a winch ... |
62230
|
winching |
WINCHING, WINCING, ppr. Flinching; shrinking; kicking. |
62231
|
wincing |
WINCHING, WINCING, ppr. Flinching; shrinking; kicking. |
62232
|
wincopipe |
WINCOPIPE, n. The vulgar name of a little flower, that, when it opens in the morning, bodes a fair ... |
62233
|
wind |
WIND, n. [L., G. The primary sense is to move, flow, rush or drive along.]1. Air in motion with any ... |
62234
|
wind-dropsy |
WIND-DROPSY, n. [wind and dropsy.] A swelling of the belly from wind in the intestines; tympauites. |
62235
|
wind-egg |
WIND-EGG, n. [wind and egg.] An addle egg. |
62236
|
wind-fallen |
WIND-FALLEN, a. Blown down by the wind. |
62237
|
wind-flower |
WIND-FLOWER, n. [wind and flower.] A plant, the anemone. |
62238
|
wind-furnace |
WIND-FURNACE, n. [wind and furnace.] A furnace in which the air is supplied by an artificial ... |
62239
|
wind-gage |
WIND-GAGE, n. [wind and gage.] A soft tumor on the fetlock joints of a horse. |
62240
|
wind-gun |
WIND-GUN, n. An air gun; a gun discharged by the force of compressed air. |
62241
|
wind-hatch |
WIND-HATCH, n. [wind and hatch.] In mining, the opening or place where the ore is taken out of the ... |
62242
|
wind-hover |
WIND-HOVER, n. [wind and hover.] A species of hawk; called also the stannel, but more usually the ... |
62243
|
wind-instrument |
WIND-INSTRUMENT, n. An instrument of music, played by wind, chiefly by the breath; as a flute, a ... |
62244
|
wind-mill |
WIND-MILL, n. [wind and mill.] A mill turned by the wind. |
62245
|
wind-pump |
WIND-PUMP, n. [wind and pump.] A pump moved by wind, useful in draining lands. |
62246
|
wind-rode |
WIND-RODE, n. A term used by seamen to signify a ship when riding with wind and tide opposed to ... |
62247
|
wind-sail |
WIND-SAIL, n. [wind and sail.] A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air into ... |
62248
|
wind-shock |
WIND-SHOCK, n. [wind and shock.] A sort of bruise or shiver in a tree. |
62249
|
wind-tight |
WIND-TIGHT, a. [wind and tight.] So tight as to prevent the passing of wind. |
62250
|
windage |
WINDAGE, n. The difference between the diameter of a piece and that of a ball or shell. |
62251
|
windbound |
WINDBOUND, a. [wind and bound.] Prevented from sailing by a contrary wind.] |
62252
|
winder |
WINDER, v.t. To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Local.] |
62253
|
winder-meb |
WINDER-MEB, n. A bird of the genus Larus, or gull-kind. |
62254
|
windfall |
WINDFALL, n. [wind and fall.]1. Fruit blown off the tree by wind.2. An unexpected legacy. |
62255
|
windged-pea |
WINDGED-PEA, n. A plant. |
62256
|
windiness |
WINDINESS, n. [from windey.] 1. The state of being windy or tempestuous; as the windiness of the ... |
62257
|
winding |
WINDING, ppr. 1. Turning; binding about; bending.2. a. Bending; twisting from a direct line or an ... |
62258
|
winding-engine |
WINDING-ENGINE, n. An engine employed in mining, to draw up buckets from a deep pit. |
62259
|
winding-sheet |
WINDING-SHEET, n. [winding and sheet.] A sheet in which a corpse is wrapped. |
62260
|
winding-tackle |
WINDING-TACKLE, n. [winding and tackle.] A tackle consisting of one fixed triple block, and one ... |
62261
|
windlas |
WINDLAS, WINDLASS, n. [wind and lace.] 1. A machine for raising great weights, consisting of a ... |
62262
|
windlass |
WINDLAS, WINDLASS, n. [wind and lace.] 1. A machine for raising great weights, consisting of a ... |
62263
|
windle |
WINDLE, n. A spindle; a kind of reel. |
62264
|
window |
WINDOW, n. [ G. The vulgar pronunciation is windor, as if from the Welsh gwyntdor, wind-door.]1. An ... |
62265
|
window-blind |
WINDOW-BLIND, n. [window and blind.] A blind to intercept the light of a window. Venetian ... |
62266
|
window-frame |
WINDOW-FRAME, n. [window and frame.] The frame of a window which receives and holds the sashes. |
62267
|
window-glass |
WINDOW-GLASS, n. [window and glass.] Panes of glass for windows. |
62268
|
window-sash |
WINDOW-SASH, n. [window and sash.] The sash or light frame in which panes of glass are set for ... |
62269
|
windowy |
WINDOWY, a. Having little crossings like the sashes of a window. |
62270
|
windpipe |
WINDPIPE, n. [wind and pipe.] The passage for the breath to and from the lungs; the trachea. |
62271
|
windrow |
WINDROW, n. [wind and row.] 1. A row or line of hay, raked together for the purpose of being rolled ... |
62272
|
windseed |
WINDSEED, n. A plant of the genus Arctolis. |
62273
|
windward |
WINDWARD, n. [wind and ward.] The point from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the ... |
62274
|
windy |
WINDY, a. 1. Consisting of wind; as a windy tempest.2. Next the wind; as the windy side.3. ... |
62275
|
wine |
WINE, n. [Gr.]1. The fermented juice of grapes; as the wine of the Madeira grape; the wine of ... |
62276
|
wine-bibber |
WINE-BIBBER, n. One who drinks much wine; a great drinker. Proverbs 23. |
62277
|
wine-cask |
WINE-CASK, n. [wine and cask.] A cask in which wine is or has been kept. |
62278
|
wine-fly |
WINE-FLY, n. A small fly found in empty wine casks. |
62279
|
wine-glass |
WINE-GLASS, n. [wine and glass.] A small glass in which wine is drank. |
62280
|
wine-measure |
WINE-MEASURE, n. [See Measure.] The measure by which wines and other spirits are sold, smaller than ... |
62281
|
wine-merchant |
WINE-MERCHANT, n. A merchant who deals in wines. |
62282
|
wine-press |
WINE-PRESS, n. [wine and press.] A place where grapes are pressed. |
62283
|
wineless |
WINELESS, a. Destitute of wine; as wineless life. |
62284
|
wing |
WING, n. 1. The limb of a fowl by which it flies. In a few species of fowls, the wings do not ... |
62285
|
wing-footed |
WING-FOOTED, a. [wing and foot.] Swift; moving with rapidity; fleet. |
62286
|
wing-shell |
WING-SHELL, n. [wing and shell.] The shell that covers the wing of insects. |
62287
|
winged |
WINGED, pp. 1. Furnished with wings; transported by flying.2. a. Having wings; as a winged fowl. ... |
62288
|
wingless |
WINGLESS, a. Having no wings; not able to ascend or fly. |
62289
|
wingy |
WINGY, a. Having wings; rapid; as wingy speed. |
62290
|
wink |
WINK, v.i. [G. Wink and wince are radically one word.]1. To shut the eyes; to close the ... |
62291
|
winker |
WINKER, n. One who winks. |
62292
|
winking |
WINKING, ppr. Shutting the eyes; shutting and opening the eyelids; hinting by closing the eye; ... |
62293
|
winkingly |
WINKINGLY, adv. With the eye almost closed. |
62294
|
winner |
WINNER, n. [from win.] One who gains by success in competition or contest. |
62295
|
winning |
WINNING, ppr. [from win.]1. Gaining success in competition or contest.2. a. Attracting; adapted to ... |
62296
|
winnow |
WINNOW, v.t. [L., a fan.]1. To separate and drive off the chaff from grain by means of wind. Grain ... |
62297
|
winnowed |
WINNOWED, pp. Separated from the chaff by wind; sifted; examined. |
62298
|
winnower |
WINNOWER, n. One who winnows. |
62299
|
winnowing |
WINNOWING, ppr. Separating from the chaff by wind; examining. |
62300
|
winter |
WINTER, n. 1. The cold season of the year. Astronomically considered, winter commences in northern ... |
62301
|
winter-apple |
WINTER-APPLE, n. [winter and apple.] An apple that keeps well in winter. |
62302
|
winter-barley |
WINTER-BARLEY, n. [winter and barley.] A kind of barley which is sowed in autumn. |
62303
|
winter-beaten |
WINTER-BEATEN, a. [winter and beat.] Harassed by the severe weather of winter. |
62304
|
winter-berry |
WINTER-BERRY, n. [winter and berry.] A plant of the genus Prinos. |
62305
|
winter-bloom |
WINTER-BLOOM, n. [winter and bloom.] A plant of the genus Azalea. |
62306
|
winter-cherry |
WINTER-CHERRY, n. [winter and cherry.] A plant of the genus Physalis, and its fruit, which is of ... |
62307
|
winter-citron |
WINTER-CITRON, n. [winter and citron.] A sort of pear. |
62308
|
winter-cress |
WINTER-CRESS, n. [winter and cress.] A plant of the genus Erysimum. |
62309
|
winter-crop |
WINTER-CROP, n. [winter and crop.] A crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted ... |
62310
|
winter-fallow |
WINTER-FALLOW, n. [winter and fallow.] Ground that is fallowed in winter. |
62311
|
winter-garden |
WINTER-GARDEN, n. [winter and garden.] An ornamental garden for winter. |
62312
|
winter-green |
WINTER-GREEN, n. [winter and green.] A plant of the genus Pyrola, useful as a vulnerary. |
62313
|
winter-kill |
WINTER-KILL, v.t. [winter and kill.] To kill by means of the weather in winter; as, to winter-kill ... |
62314
|
winter-killed |
WINTER-KILLED, pp. Killed by the winter, as grain. |
62315
|
winter-killing |
WINTER-KILLING, ppr. Killing by the weather in winter. |
62316
|
winter-lodge |
WINTER-LODGE, WINTER-LODGMENT, n. [winter and lodge.] In botany, the hybernacle of a plant, which ... |
62317
|
winter-lodgment |
WINTER-LODGE, WINTER-LODGMENT, n. [winter and lodge.] In botany, the hybernacle of a plant, which ... |
62318
|
winter-pear |
WINTER-PEAR, n. [winter and pear.] Any pear that keeps well in winter. |
62319
|
winter-quarters |
WINTER-QUARTERS, n. [winter and quarters.] The quarters of an army during the winter; a winter ... |
62320
|
winter-rig |
WINTER-RIG, v.t. [winter and rig.] To fallow or till in winter. [Local.] |
62321
|
winter-solstice |
WINTER-SOLSTICE, n. [winter and solstice.] The solstice of the winter, which takes place when the ... |
62322
|
wintered |
WINTERED, pp. Kept through the winter. |
62323
|
wintering |
WINTERING, ppr. Passing the winter; keeping in winter. |
62324
|
winterly |
WINTERLY, a. Such as is suitable to winter. [Little used.] |
62325
|
wintery |
WINTERY, a. Suitable to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy. |
62326
|
winy |
WINY, a. [from wine.] Having the taste or qualities of wine. |
62327
|
wipe |
WIPE, v.t. 1. To rub something soft for cleaning; to clean by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or ... |
62328
|
wiped |
WIPED, pp. Rubbed for cleaning; cleaned by rubbing; cleared away; effaced. |
62329
|
wiper |
WIPER, n. 1. One who wipes.2. The instrument used for wiping. |
62330
|
wiping |
WIPING, ppr. Rubbing with a cloth or other soft thing for cleaning; clearing away; effacing. |
62331
|
wire |
WIRE, n. A thread of metal; any metallic substance drawn to an even thread.WIRE, v.t. To bind with ... |
62332
|
wire-grate |
WIRE-GRATE, n. [wire and grate.] A grate or contrivance of fine wire work to keep insects out of ... |
62333
|
wire-heel |
WIRE-HEEL, n. [wire and heel.] A defect and disease in the feet of a horse or other beast. |
62334
|
wire-worm |
WIRE-WORM, n. [wire and worm.] A mischievous worm that sometimes injures grain. |
62335
|
wiredraw |
WIREDRAW, v.t. [wire and draw.]1. To draw a metal into wire, which is done by drawing it through a ... |
62336
|
wiredrawer |
WIREDRAWER, n. One who draw metal into wire. |
62337
|
wiredrawing |
WIREDRAWING, ppr. 1. Drawing a metal into wire.2. Drawing to a great length or fineness. |
62338
|
wiredrawn |
WIREDRAWN, pp. Drawn into wire; drawn out to great length or fineness. |
62339
|
wiry |
WIRY, a. Made of wire; like wire. |
62340
|
wis |
WIS, v.t. pret. wist. To think; to suppose; to imagine. |
62341
|
wisdom |
WISDOM, n. s as z. [G. See Wise.]1. The right use or exercise of knowledge; the choice of laudable ... |
62342
|
wise |
WISE, a. s as z. [G., to know., L.]1. Properly, having knowledge; hence, having the power of ... |
62343
|
wise-hearted |
WISE-HEARTED, a. [wise and heart.] Wise; knowing; skillful. Exodus 28. |
62344
|
wiseacre |
WISEACRE, n. More correctly wisesager. [G., a sayer, a predictor or foreteller.] One who makes ... |
62345
|
wiseling |
WISELING, n. One who pretends to be wise. |
62346
|
wisely |
WISELY, adv. 1. Prudently; judiciously; discretely; with wisdom. Proverbs 16. 21.2. Craftily; with ... |
62347
|
wiseness |
WISENESS, n. Wisdom. |
62348
|
wish |
WISH, v.i. [G.]1. To have a desire, or strong desire, either for what is or is not supposed to be ... |
62349
|
wished |
WISHED, pp. Desired; or ardently desired. |
62350
|
wisher |
WISHER, n. One who desires; one who expresses a wish. |
62351
|
wishful |
WISHFUL, a. 1. Having desire, or ardent desire.2. Showing desire; as wishful eyes.3. Desirable; ... |
62352
|
wishfully |
WISHFULLY, adv. 1. With desire or ardent desire.2. With the show of desiring. |
62353
|
wishing |
WISHING, ppr. Desiring. |
62354
|
wisket |
WISKET, n. A basket. |
62355
|
wisp |
WISP, n. [G.] A small bundle of straw or other like substance; as a wisp of straw; a wisp of hay; a ... |
62356
|
wist |
WIST, pret. of wis. |
62357
|
wistful |
WISTFUL, a. [from wist. The sense is stretching or reaching towards.] Full of thoughts; earnest; ... |
62358
|
wistfully |
WISTFULLY, adv. Attentively; earnestly. |
62359
|
wistit |
WISTIT, n. The striated monkey; a small species of monkey from South America, with an annulated ... |
62360
|
wistly |
WISTLY, adv. Earnestly. |
62361
|
wit |
WIT, v.i. [G., to know. See Wise.] To know. This verb is used only in the infinitive, to wit, ... |
62362
|
wit-cracker |
WIT-CRACKER, n. [wit and cracker.] One who breaks jests; a joker. [Not in use.] |
62363
|
wit-craft |
WIT-CRAFT, n. [wit and craft.] Contrivance; invention. |
62364
|
wit-fish |
WIT-FISH, n. [white fish.] An East Indian fish of the size of a whiting; also, another East Indian ... |
62365
|
wit-snapper |
WIT-SNAPPER, n. [wit and snap.] One who affects repartee. [Not in use.] |
62366
|
wit-starved |
WIT-STARVED, a. Barren of wit; destitute of genius. |
62367
|
wit-worm |
WIT-WORM, n. [wit and worm.] One that feeds on wit. [Not in use.] |
62368
|
witch |
WITCH, n. 1. A woman who by compact with the devil, practices sorcery or enchantment.2. A woman who ... |
62369
|
witch-elm |
WITCH-ELM, n. A kind of elm. |
62370
|
witch-hazel |
WITCH-HAZEL, n. 1. A species of elm, (Ulmus montana.)2. The hop-hornbeam, (carpinus ostrya.)The ... |
62371
|
witchcraft |
WITCHCRAFT, [witch and craft.]1. The practices of witches; sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with ... |
62372
|
witchery |
WITCHERY, n. 1. Sorcery; enchantment.2. Fascination. |
62373
|
wite |
WITE, v.t. To reproach; to blame.WITE, n. Blame; reproach. |
62374
|
witeless |
WITELESS, a. Blameless. |
62375
|
with |
WITH, prep. [G.]1. By, noting cause, instrument or means. We are distressed with pain; we are ... |
62376
|
with-vine |
WITH-VINE, WITH-WINE, n. A local name for the couch-grass. |
62377
|
with-wine |
WITH-VINE, WITH-WINE, n. A local name for the couch-grass. |
62378
|
withal |
WITHAL, adv. Withaul. [with and all.] 1. With the rest; together with; likewise; at the same ... |
62379
|
withdraw |
WITHDRAW, v.t. [with and draw.] 1. To take back; to take from.It is impossible that God should ... |
62380
|
withdrawing |
WITHDRAWING, ppr. Taking back; recalling; retiring. |
62381
|
withdrawing-room |
WITHDRAWING-ROOM, n. A room behind another room for retirement; a drawing room. |
62382
|
withdrawment |
WITHDRAWMENT, n. The act of withdrawing or taking back; a recalling.Their withdrawment from the ... |
62383
|
withdrawn |
WITHDRAWN, pp. of withdraw. Recalled; taken back. |
62384
|
withe |
WITH, WITHE, n. [L., probably a shoot.]1. A willow twig.2. A band consisting of a twig, or twigs ... |
62385
|
wither |
WITHER, v.i. 1. To fade; to lose its native freshness; to become sapless; to dry.It shall wither in ... |
62386
|
wither-band |
WITHER-BAND, n. [withers and band.] A piece of iron laid under a saddle near a horses withers, to ... |
62387
|
wither-wrung |
WITHER-WRUNG, a. Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse. |
62388
|
withered |
WITHERED, pp. Faded; dried; shrunk. |
62389
|
witheredness |
WITHEREDNESS, n. The state of being withered. |
62390
|
withering |
WITHERING, ppr. Fading; becoming dry. |
62391
|
witherite |
WITHERITE, n. In mineralogy, a carbonate of baryte, first discovered by Dr. Withering; rhomboidal ... |
62392
|
withernam |
WITHERNAM, n. In withernam, in law, a second or reciprocal distress, in lieu of a first distress ... |
62393
|
withers |
WITHERS, n. [This seems to signify a joining, from the root of with.] The juncture of the shoulder ... |
62394
|
withheld |
WITHHELD, pret. and pp. of withhold. |
62395
|
withhold |
WITHHOLD, v.t. pret. and pp. withheld. [with and hold.]1. TO hold back; to restrain; to keep from ... |
62396
|
withholden |
WITHHOLDEN, pp. The old participle of withhold; now obsolete. We use withheld. |
62397
|
withholder |
WITHHOLDER, n. One that withholds. |
62398
|
withholding |
WITHHOLDING, ppr. Holding back; restraining; retaining; not granting. |
62399
|
within |
WITHIN, prep.1. In the inner part; as the space within the walls of a house; a man contented and ... |
62400
|
withinside |
WITHINSIDE, adv. [within and side.] In the inner parts. [Bad.] |
62401
|
without |
WITHOUT, prep.1. Not with; as without success.2. In a state of destitution or absence from.There is ... |
62402
|
withouten |
WITHOUTEN, for withoutan, the Saxon word, is obsolete. |
62403
|
withstand |
WITHSTAND, v.t. [with and stand. See Stand.] To oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral ... |
62404
|
withstander |
WITHSTANDER, n. One that opposes; an opponent; a resisting power. |
62405
|
withstanding |
WITHSTANDING, ppr. Opposing; making resistance. |
62406
|
withwind |
WITHWIND, n. A plant. [L.] |
62407
|
withy |
WITHY, n. A large species of willow. |
62408
|
witless |
WITLESS, a. [wit and less.] 1. Destitute of wit or understanding; inconsiderate; wanting thought; ... |
62409
|
witlessly |
WITLESSLY, adv. Without the exercise of judgment. |
62410
|
witling |
WITLING, n. [dim. From with.] A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or ... |
62411
|
witness |
WITNESS, n. 1. Testimony; attestation of a fact or event.If I bear witness of myself, my witness is ... |
62412
|
witnessed |
WITNESSED, pp. Seen in person; testified; subscribed by persons present; as a deed witnessed by two ... |
62413
|
witnessing |
WITNESSING, ppr. Seeing in persons; bearing testimony; giving evidence. |
62414
|
witted |
WITTED, a. Having wit or understanding; as a quick witted boy. |
62415
|
witticism |
WITTICISM, n. [from wit.] A sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; a low kind of wit.--He is ... |
62416
|
wittily |
WITTILY, adv. [from wit.]1. With wit; with a delicate turn or phrase, or with an ingenious ... |
62417
|
wittiness |
WITTINESS, n. [from witty.] The quality of being witty. |
62418
|
wittingly |
WITTINGLY, adv. [See Wit.] Knowingly; with knowledge; by design.He knowingly and wittingly brought ... |
62419
|
wittol |
WITTOL, n. A man who knows his wifes infidelity and submits to it; a tame cuckold. |
62420
|
wittolly |
WITTOLLY, adv. Like a tame cuckold. |
62421
|
witty |
WITTY, a. [from wit.] 1. Possessed of wit; full of wit; as a witty poet.2. Judicious; ingenious; ... |
62422
|
witwall |
WITWALL, n. A bird, the great spotted woodpecker. |
62423
|
wive |
WIVE, v.i. [from wife.] to marry. [Not in use.]WIVE, v.t. 1. To match to a wife.2. To take for a ... |
62424
|
wivehood |
WIVEHOOD, n. Behavior becoming a wife. [It should be wifehood.] |
62425
|
wiveless |
WIVELESS, a. Not having a wife. [It should be wifeless.] |
62426
|
wively |
WIVELY, a. Pertaining to a wife. [It should be wifely.] |
62427
|
wiver |
WIVER, WIVERIN, n. A kind of heraldric dragon. |
62428
|
wiverin |
WIVER, WIVERIN, n. A kind of heraldric dragon. |
62429
|
wives |
WIVES, plu. of wife. |
62430
|
wizard |
WIZARD, n. [from wise.] A conjurer; an enchanter; a sorcerer. Leviticus 20.The wily wizard must be ... |
62431
|
wizen |
WIZEN, v.i. To wither; to dry. [Local.] |
62432
|
wo |
WO, n. [G.]1. Grief; sorrow; misery; a heavy calamity.One who is past; and behold, there come two ... |
62433
|
woad |
WOAD, n. [G.] A plant of the genus Isatis, cultivated for the use of dyers. The woad blue is a very ... |
62434
|
woad-mill |
WOAD-MILL, n. A mill for bruising and preparing woad. |
62435
|
wobegone |
WOBEGONE, a. [wo, be, and gone.] Overwhelmed with wo; immersed in grief and sorrow.So wobegone was ... |
62436
|
wodanium |
WODANIUM, n. A metal recently discovered in a species of pyrite, found in Hungary, which had been ... |
62437
|
woesome |
WOESOME, a. Wosum. Woful. [Not in use.] |
62438
|
woft |
WOFT, for waft. [Not in use.] |
62439
|
woful |
WOFUL, a. 1. Sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity; afflicted.How many woful widows left to ... |
62440
|
wofully |
WOFULLY, adv. 1. Sorrowfully; mournfully; in a distressing manner.2. Wretchedly; extremely; as, he ... |
62441
|
wofulness |
WOFULNESS, n. Misery; calamity. |
62442
|
wold |
WOLD, in Saxon, is the same as wald and weald, a wood, sometimes perhaps a lawn or plain. Wald ... |
62443
|
wolf |
WOLF, n. WULF. [G., Gr.]1. An animal of the genus Canis, a beast of prey that kills sheep and other ... |
62444
|
wolf-dog |
WOLF-DOG, n. 1. A dog of a large breed, kept to guard sheep.2. A dog supposed to be bred between a ... |
62445
|
wolf-fish |
WOLF-FISH, n. A fish, the lupus marinus, (the Anarrhichas lupus of Linne;) a fierce voracious fish ... |
62446
|
wolf-net |
WOLF-NET, n. A kind of net used in fishing, which takes great numbers. |
62447
|
wolfish |
WOLFISH, a. Like a wolf; having the qualities or form of a wolf; as a wolfish visage; wolfish ... |
62448
|
wolfram |
WOLFRAM, n. In mineralogy, an ore of tungsten. Its color is generally a brownish of grayish black; ... |
62449
|
wolfs-bane |
WOLFS-BANE, n. 1. A poisonous plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite.2. The winter aconite, or ... |
62450
|
wolfs-claw |
WOLFS-CLAW, n. A plant of the genus Lycopodium. |
62451
|
wolfs-milk |
WOLFS-MILK, n. An herb. |
62452
|
wolfs-peach |
WOLFS-PEACH, n. A plant of the genus Solanum, (S. Lycopersicum) |
62453
|
wolverene |
WOLVERIN, WOLVERENE, n. The glutton, a carnivorous animal of voracious appetite. The name wolverene ... |
62454
|
wolverin |
WOLVERIN, WOLVERENE, n. The glutton, a carnivorous animal of voracious appetite. The name wolverene ... |
62455
|
wolvish |
WOLVISH, a. More properly wolfish, which see. |
62456
|
woman |
WOMAN, n. plu. women. [a compound of womb and man.]1. The female of the human race, grown to adult ... |
62457
|
woman-hater |
WOMAN-HATER, n. [woman and hater.] One who has an aversion to the female sex. |
62458
|
womaned |
WOMANED, a. Accompanied or united with a woman. [Not used.] |
62459
|
womanhood |
WOMANHOOD, n. [woman and hood.] the state, character or collective qualities of a woman. |
62460
|
womanise |
WOMANISE, v.t. To make effeminate. [Not used.] |
62461
|
womanish |
WOMANISH, a. Suitable to a woman; having the qualities of a woman; feminine; as womanish habits; ... |
62462
|
womankind |
WOMANKIND, n. [woman and kind.] The female sex; the race of females of the human kind. |
62463
|
womanly |
WOMANLY, a. Becoming a woman; feminine; as womanly behavior.A blushing womanly discovering ... |
62464
|
womb |
WOMB, n. Woom. [G.]1. The uterus or matrix of a female; that part where the young of an animal is ... |
62465
|
wombat |
WOMBAT, n. An animal of New Holland, of the opossum family. |
62466
|
womby |
WOMBY, a. Wommy. Capacious. [Not in use.] |
62467
|
women |
WOMEN, n. plu. of woman. pron. wimen. But it is supposed the word we pronounce is from Sax. wifman, ... |
62468
|
won |
WON, pret. and pp. of win; as victories won. |
62469
|
wonder |
WONDER, n. [G., Gr., to show; and hence a sight; a panic.]1. That emotion which is excited by ... |
62470
|
wonder-working |
WONDER-WORKING, a. Doing wonders or surprising things. |
62471
|
wonderer |
WONDERER, n. One who wonders. |
62472
|
wonderful |
WONDERFUL, a. Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; exciting surprise; strange; astonishing. Job ... |
62473
|
wonderfully |
WONDERFULLY, adv. In a manner to excite wonder or surprise.I will praise thee, for I am fearfully ... |
62474
|
wonderfulness |
WONDERFULNESS, n. The state or quality of being wonderful. |
62475
|
wondering |
WONDERING, ppr. Indulging or feeling wonder. Genesis 24. Luke 24. |
62476
|
wonderment |
WONDERMENT, n. Surprise; astonishment; a wonderful appearance. [Vulgar.] |
62477
|
wonderstruck |
WONDERSTRUCK, a. [wonder and struck.] Struck with wonder, admiration and surprise. |
62478
|
wondrous |
WONDROUS, a. Admirable; marvelous; such as may excite surprise and astonishment; strange.That I may ... |
62479
|
wondrously |
WONDROUSLY, adv. In a strange or wonderful manner or degree.Chloe complains, and wondrouslys ... |
62480
|
wone |
WON, WONE, v.i. [G.] To dwell; to abide. Obsolete. Its participle is retained in wont, that is, ... |
62481
|
wont |
WONT, a contraction of woll not, that is, will not.WONT, a. [wont is strictly the participle ... |
62482
|
wonted |
WONTED, pp. 1. Accustomed; used.Again his wonted weapon provd.2. Accustomed; made familiar by ... |
62483
|
wontedness |
WONTEDNESS, n. The state of being accustomed. |
62484
|
wontless |
WONTLESS, a. Unaccustomed; unused. |
62485
|
woo |
WOO, v.t. 1. To court; to solicit in love.My proud rival wooes another partner to his throne and ... |
62486
|
woo-house |
WOO-HOUSE, n. [wood and house.] A house or shed in which wood is deposited and sheltered from the ... |
62487
|
wood |
WOOD, a. Mad; furious.WOOD, n. 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest.Light thickens, ... |
62488
|
wood-anemone |
WOOD-ANEMONE, n. A plant. [See Anemone.] |
62489
|
wood-ashes |
WOOD-ASHES, n. [wood and ashes.] The remains of burnt wood or plants. [This word is used in England ... |
62490
|
wood-bind |
WOOD-BIND, WOOD-BINE, n. A name given to the honeysuckle, a species of Lonicera. |
62491
|
wood-bine |
WOOD-BIND, WOOD-BINE, n. A name given to the honeysuckle, a species of Lonicera. |
62492
|
wood-bound |
WOOD-BOUND, a. [wood and bound.] Encumbered with tall woody hedgerows. |
62493
|
wood-chat |
WOOD-CHAT, n. A species of butcher bird. |
62494
|
wood-coal |
WOOD-COAL, n. [wood and coal.] Charcoal. |
62495
|
wood-cock |
WOOD-COCK, n. [wood and cock.] A fowl of the genus Scolopax, inhabiting the northern parts of the ... |
62496
|
wood-cockshell |
WOOD-COCKSHELL, n. A name given by English naturalists to a peculiar kind of the purpura, called by ... |
62497
|
wood-drink |
WOOD-DRINK, n. [wood and drink.] A decoction or infusion of medicinal woods. |
62498
|
wood-engraving |
WOOD-ENGRAVING, n. Xylography; the art of engraving on wood, or of cutting figures of natural ... |
62499
|
wood-fretter |
WOOD-FRETTER, n. [wood and fret.] An insect or worm that eats wood. |
62500
|
wood-hole |
WOOD-HOLE, n. [wood and hole.] A place where wood is laid up. |
62501
|
wood-land |
WOOD-LAND, n. [wood and land.] 1. Land covered with wood, or land on which trees are suffered to ... |
62502
|
wood-lark |
WOOD-LARK, n. [wood and lark.] A bird, a species of lark. |
62503
|
wood-layer |
WOOD-LAYER, n. [wood and layer.] A young oak or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the ... |
62504
|
wood-lock |
WOOD-LOCK, n. [wood and lock.] In shipbuilding, a piece of elm, close fitted and sheathed with ... |
62505
|
wood-louse |
WOOD-LOUSE, n. [wood and louse.] An insect, the millepede. |
62506
|
wood-meil |
WOOD-MEIL, n. A coarse hairy stuff made of Iceland wool, used to line the ports of ships of war. |
62507
|
wood-mite |
WOOD-MITE, [wood and mite.] A small insect found in old wood. |
62508
|
wood-monger |
WOOD-MONGER, n. [wood and monger.] A wood seller. |
62509
|
wood-mote |
WOOD-MOTE, n. [wood and mote.] In England, the ancient name of the forest court; now the court of ... |
62510
|
wood-nightshade |
WOOD-NIGHTSHADE, n. A plant. |
62511
|
wood-note |
WOOD-NOTE, n. [wood and note.] Wild music.--Or sweetest Shakespeare, fancys child, warble his ... |
62512
|
wood-nymph |
WOOD-NYMPH, n. [wood and nymph.] A fabled goddess of the woods; a dryad.The wood-nymphs deckd with ... |
62513
|
wood-offering |
WOOD-OFFERING, n. Wood burnt on the altar. Nehemiah 10. |
62514
|
wood-pigeon |
WOOD-PIGEON, n. [wood and pigeon.] The ring-dove, (Columba palumbus.) |
62515
|
wood-puceron |
WOOD-PUCERON, n. [wood and puceron.] A small insect of the puceron kind, of a grayish color, having ... |
62516
|
wood-roof |
WOOD-ROOF, WOOD-RUFF, n. [wood and roof or ruff.] A plant of the genus Asperula. |
62517
|
wood-sage |
WOOD-SAGE, n. [wood and sage.] A plant of the genus Teucrium. |
62518
|
wood-sare |
WOOD-SARE, n. A kind of froth seen on herbs. |
62519
|
wood-seere |
WOOD-SEERE, n. The time when there is no sap in a tree. |
62520
|
wood-shock |
WOOD-SHOCK, n. The fisher or wejack, a quadruped of the weasel kind in North America. |
62521
|
wood-soot |
WOOD-SOOT, n. [wood and soot.] Soot from burnt wood, which has been found useful as a manure. |
62522
|
wood-sorrel |
WOOD-SORREL, n. [wood and sorrel.] A plant of the genus Oxalis. |
62523
|
wood-spite |
WOOD-SPITE, n. [wood and spite.] A name given in some parts of England to the green woodpecker. |
62524
|
wood-stone |
WOOD-STONE, n. [wood and stone.] A blackish gray silicious stone, a subspecies of horn-stone. |
62525
|
wood-ward |
WOOD-WARD, n. [wood and ward.] An officer of the forest, whose duty is to guard the woods. |
62526
|
wood-wash |
WOOD-WASH, n. A name sometimes applied to dyers broom. |
62527
|
wood-worm |
WOOD-WORM, n. [wood and worm.] A worm that is bread in wood. |
62528
|
woodchuk |
WOODCHUK, n. [wood and chuk, a hog.] [See Chuk.] The popular name in New England of a species of ... |
62529
|
wooded |
WOODED, a. Supplied or covered with wood; as land wooded and watered. |
62530
|
wooden |
WOODEN, a. [from wood.] 1. Made of wood; consisting of wood; as a wooden box; a wooden leg; a ... |
62531
|
wooding |
WOODING, ppr. Getting or supplying with wood. |
62532
|
woodless |
WOODLESS, a. Destitute of wood. |
62533
|
woodman |
WOODMAN, n. [wood and man.]1. A forest officer, appointed to take care of the kings wood.2. A ... |
62534
|
woodness |
WOODNESS, n. Anger; madness; rage. |
62535
|
woodpecker |
WOODPECKER, n. [wood and peck.] A bird of the genus Picus, that pecks holes in trees, or that picks ... |
62536
|
woodreve |
WOODREVE, n. [wood and reve.] In England, the steward or overseer of a wood. |
62537
|
woodwaxen |
WOODWAXEN, n. A plant of the genus Genista; dyers broom. |
62538
|
woody |
WOODY, a. [from wood.] 1. Abounding with wood; as woody land; a woody region.--Secret shades of ... |
62539
|
wooer |
WOOER, n. [from woo.] One who courts, or solicits in love. |
62540
|
woof |
WOOF, n. [Gr.]1. The threads that cross the warp in weaving; the weft.2. Texture; cloth; as a pall ... |
62541
|
wooing |
WOOING, ppr. [from woo.] Courting; soliciting in love. |
62542
|
wooingly |
WOOINGLY, adv. Enticingly; with persuasiveness; so as to invite to stay. |
62543
|
wool |
WOOL, n. [G., Gr., soft; down; L., to pull off.]1. That species of hair which grows on sheep and ... |
62544
|
wool-ball |
WOOL-BALL, n. A ball or mass of wool found in the stomach of sheep. |
62545
|
wool-comber |
WOOL-COMBER, n. One whose occupation is to comb wool. |
62546
|
wool-driver |
WOOL-DRIVER, n. [wool and driver.] One who buys wool and carries it to market. |
62547
|
wool-staple |
WOOL-STAPLE, n. [wool and staple.] A city or town where wool used to be brought to the kings staple ... |
62548
|
wool-stapler |
WOOL-STAPLER, n. One who deals in wool. |
62549
|
wool-trade |
WOOL-TRADE, n. [wool and trade.] The trade in wool. |
62550
|
wool-winder |
WOOL-WINDER, n. [wool and wind.] A person employed to wind or make up wool into bundles to be ... |
62551
|
woold |
WOOLD, v.t. [G.] To wind, particularly to wind a rope round a mast or yard, when made of two or ... |
62552
|
woolded |
WOOLDED, pp. Bound fast with ropes; wound round. |
62553
|
woolder |
WOOLDER, n. A stick used in woolding. |
62554
|
woolding |
WOOLDING, ppr. Binding fast with ropes; winding round.WOOLDING, n. 1. The act of winding, as a rope ... |
62555
|
woolen |
WOOLEN, a. 1. Made of wool; consisting of wool; as woolen cloth.2. Pertaining to wool; as woolen ... |
62556
|
woolen-draper |
WOOLEN-DRAPER, n. One who deals in woolen goods. |
62557
|
woolfel |
WOOLFEL, n. [wool and fel., L.] A skin with the wool; a skin from which the wool has not been ... |
62558
|
wooliness |
WOOLINESS, n. [from woolly.] The state of being woolly. |
62559
|
woolly |
WOOLLY, a. 1. Consisting of wool; as a woolly covering; a woolly fleece.2. Resembling wool; as ... |
62560
|
woolly-pastinum |
WOOLLY-PASTINUM, n. A name given in the East Indies to a species of red orpiment or arsenic. |
62561
|
woolpack |
WOOLPACK, n. [wool and pack.]1. A pack or bag of wool.2. Any thing bulky without weight. |
62562
|
woolsack |
WOOLSACK, n. [wool and sack.]1. A sack or bag of wool.2. The seat of the lord chancellor and of the ... |
62563
|
woolward |
WOOLWARD, adv. In wool. [Not in use.] |
62564
|
woop |
WOOP, n. A bird. [L.] |
62565
|
woos |
WOOS, n. A plant; sea weed. |
62566
|
woots |
WOOTS, n. Indian steel, a metallic substance imported form the East Indies; valued as the material ... |
62567
|
word |
WORD, n. [G., L., to speak. A word is that which is uttered or thrown out.]1. An articulate or ... |
62568
|
word-catcher |
WORD-CATCHER, n. One who cavils at words. |
62569
|
worded |
WORDED, pp. Expressed in words. |
62570
|
worder |
WORDER, n. A speaker. [Not in use.] |
62571
|
wordiness |
WORDINESS, n. [from wordy.] The state or quality of abounding with words. |
62572
|
wording |
WORDING, n. 1. The act of expressing in words.2. The manner of expressing in words. The wording of ... |
62573
|
wordish |
WORDISH, a. Respecting words. [Not used.] |
62574
|
wordishness |
WORDISHNESS, n. Manner of wording. [Not used.] |
62575
|
wordless |
WORDLESS, a. Not using words; not speaking; silent. |
62576
|
wordy |
WORDY, a. 1. Using many words; verbose; as a wordy speaker; a wordy orator.2. Containing many ... |
62577
|
wore |
WORE, pret. of wear. He wore gloves.WORE, pret. of ware. They wore ship. |
62578
|
work |
WORK, v.i. [G., Gr.]1. In a general sense, to move, or to move one way and the other; to perform; ... |
62579
|
work-fellow |
WORK-FELLOW, n. One engaged in the same work with another. Romans 16. |
62580
|
work-folk |
WORK-FOLK, n. Persons that labor. |
62581
|
worked |
WORKED, pp. Moved; labored; performed; managed; fermented. |
62582
|
worker |
WORKER, n. One that works; one that performs. |
62583
|
workhouse |
WORKHOUSE, WORKING-HOUSE, n. 1. A house where any manufacture is carried on.2. Generally, a house ... |
62584
|
working |
WORKING, ppr. Moving; operating; laboring; fermenting.WORKING, n. 1. Motion; the act of laboring.2. ... |
62585
|
working-house |
WORKHOUSE, WORKING-HOUSE, n. 1. A house where any manufacture is carried on.2. Generally, a house ... |
62586
|
workman |
WORKMAN n. [work and man.] 1. Any man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures.2. By ... |
62587
|
workmanlike |
WORKMANLIKE, a. Skillful; well performed. |
62588
|
workmanly |
WORKMANLY, a. Skillful; well performed.WORKMANLY, adv. In a skillful manner; in a manner becoming a ... |
62589
|
workmanship |
WORKMANSHIP, n. 1. Manufacture; something made, particularly by manual labor. Exodus 31.2. That ... |
62590
|
workmaster |
WORKMASTER, n. [work and master.] The performer of any work. |
62591
|
workshop |
WORKSHOP, n. [work and shop.] A shop where any manufacture is carried on. |
62592
|
workwoman |
WORKWOMAN, n. A woman who performs any work; or one skilled in needle work. |
62593
|
world |
WORLD, n. [This seems to be a compound word, and probably is named from roundness, the vault; but ... |
62594
|
worldliness |
WORLDLINESS, n. [from world.] A predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; ... |
62595
|
worldling |
WORLDLING, n. A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this ... |
62596
|
worldly |
WORLDLY, a. 1. Secular; temporal; pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction to the ... |
62597
|
worldly-minded |
WORLDLY-MINDED, a. Devoted to the acquisition of property and to temporal enjoyments. |
62598
|
worldly-mindedness |
WORLDLY-MINDEDNESS, n. A predominating love and pursuit of this worlds goods, to the exclusion of ... |
62599
|
worm |
WORM, n. [G. This word is probably named form a winding motion, and the root of swarm.]1. In common ... |
62600
|
worm-eaten |
WORM-EATEN, a. [worm and eat.] 1. Gnawed by worms; as worm-eaten boards, planks or timber.2. Old; ... |
62601
|
worm-grass |
WORM-GRASS, n. A plant of the genus Spigalia. |
62602
|
worm-powder |
WORM-POWDER, n. A powder used for expelling worms from the stomach and intestines. |
62603
|
worm-seed |
WORM-SEED, n. 1. A seed which has the property of expelling worms from the stomach, bowels, and ... |
62604
|
worm-tincture |
WORM-TINCTURE, n. A tincture prepared from earth-worms dried, pulverized and mixed with oil of ... |
62605
|
wormed |
WORMED, pp. Cleared by a worm or screw. |
62606
|
worming |
WORMING, ppr. Entering by insinuation; drawing, as a cartridge; clearing, as a gun. |
62607
|
wormlike |
WORMLIKE, a. Resembling a worm; spiral; vermicular. |
62608
|
wormwood |
WORMWOOD, n. [G.] A plant, the artemisia. It has a bitter nauseous taste; but it is stomachic and ... |
62609
|
wormwood-fly |
WORMWOOD-FLY, n. A small black fly, found on the stalks of wormwood. |
62610
|
wormy |
WORMY, a. 1. Containing a worm; abounding with worms.2. Earthy; groveling. |
62611
|
worn |
WORN, pp. of wear; as a garment long worn.Worn out, consumed or rendered useless by wearing. |
62612
|
wornil |
WORNIL, n. A maggot that infests the backs of cows. |
62613
|
worral |
WORRAL, n. An animal of the lizard kind, about four feet long and eight inches broad, with a forked ... |
62614
|
worried |
WORRIED, pp. [from worry.] Harassed; fatigued. |
62615
|
worrier |
WORRIER, n. [from worry.] One that worries or harasses. |
62616
|
worry |
WORRY, v.t. 1. To tease; to trouble; to harass with importunity, or with care and anxiety. Persons ... |
62617
|
worrying |
WORRYING, ppr. Teasing; troubling; harassing; fatiguing; tearing. |
62618
|
worse |
WORSE, a. [This adjective has the signification of the comparative degree, and as bad has no ... |
62619
|
worsen |
WORSEN, v.t. To worse. [Not in use.] |
62620
|
worser |
WORSER, is a vulgar word, and not used in good writing or speaking. |
62621
|
worship |
WORSHIP, n. [See Worth.]1. Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness.--Elfin born of ... |
62622
|
worshiped |
WORSHIPED, pp. Adored; treated with divine honors; treated with civil respect. |
62623
|
worshiper |
WORSHIPER, n. One who worships; one who pays divine honors to any being; one who adores. |
62624
|
worshipful |
WORSHIPFUL, a. 1. Claiming respect; worthy of honor from its character or dignity. This is ... |
62625
|
worshipfully |
WORSHIPFULLY, adv. Respectfully. |
62626
|
worshiping |
WORSHIPING, ppr. Adoring; paying divine honors to; treating with supreme reverence; treating with ... |
62627
|
worst |
WORST, a. [superl. of worse, which see.]1. Most bad; most evil; in a moral sense; as the worst man; ... |
62628
|
worsted |
WORSTED, pp. Defeated; overthrown.WORSTED, n. WUSTED. [The origin of this word is uncertain. It is ... |
62629
|
wort |
WORT, n. [G., L., to grow; green.]1. A plant; an herb; now used chiefly or wholly in compounds; as ... |
62630
|
worth |
WORTH, a. Termination, signifies a farm or court; as in Wordsworth.WORTH, v.i. This verb is now ... |
62631
|
worthily |
WORTHILY, adv. 1. In a manner suited to; as, to walk worthily of our extraction. [Bad.]2. ... |
62632
|
worthiness |
WORTHINESS, n. 1. Desert; merit.The prayers which our Savior made, were for his own worthiness ... |
62633
|
worthless |
WORTHLESS, a. 1. Having no value; as a worthless garment; a worthless ship.2. Having no value of ... |
62634
|
worthlessness |
WORTHLESSNESS, n. 1. Want of value; want of useful qualities; as the worthlessness of an old ... |
62635
|
worthy |
WORTHY, a. [G.]1. Deserving; such as merits; having worth or excellence; equivalent; with of, ... |
62636
|
wot |
WOT, v.i. To know; to be aware. |
62637
|
would |
WOULD, WUD, pret. of will, G., L. Would is used as an auxiliary verb in conditional forms of ... |
62638
|
woulding |
WOULDING, n. Motion of desire. [Not in use.] |
62639
|
wound |
WOUND, n. [G.]1. A breach of the skin and flesh of an animal, or of the bark and wood of a tree, or ... |
62640
|
wounded |
WOUNDED, pp. Hurt; injured. |
62641
|
wounder |
WOUNDER, n. One that wounds. |
62642
|
wounding |
WOUNDING, ppr. Hurting; injuring. |
62643
|
woundless |
WOUNDLESS, a. Free from hurt or injury. |
62644
|
woundwort |
WOUNDWORT, n. The name of several plants; one, a species of Achillea; another, a species of ... |
62645
|
woundy |
WOUNDY, a. Excessive. [Not English.] |
62646
|
woungster |
WOUNGSTER, n. Yungster. A young person; a lad; a colloquial word. |
62647
|
wove |
WOVE, pret. of weave, sometimes the participle. |
62648
|
wox |
WOX, WOXEN, for waxed. [Not in use.] Note. W before r is always silent. |
62649
|
woxen |
WOX, WOXEN, for waxed. [Not in use.] Note. W before r is always silent. |
62650
|
wrack |
WRACK, WRECK, n. [See Wreck.] A name given to a marine plant which is of great utility as a manure. ... |
62651
|
wrain-bolt |
WRAIN-BOLT. [See Wring-bolt.] |
62652
|
wrangle |
WRANGLE, v.i. [from the root of wring.] To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to ... |
62653
|
wrangler |
WRANGLER, n. An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or peevishness; as a noisy contentious ... |
62654
|
wranglesome |
WRANGLESOME, a. Contentious; quarrelsome. |
62655
|
wrangling |
WRANGLING, ppr. Disputing or contending angrily.WRANGLING, n. The act of disputing angrily. |
62656
|
wrap |
WRAP, v.t. pret. and pp. wrapped or wrapt.1. To wind or fold together. John 20.2. To involve; to ... |
62657
|
wrap-rascal |
WRAP-RASCAL, n. An upper coat. |
62658
|
wrapped |
WRAPPED, WRAPT, pp. Wound; folded; inclosed. |
62659
|
wrapper |
WRAPPER, n. 1. One that wraps.2. That in which any thing is wrapped or inclosed. |
62660
|
wrapping |
WRAPPING, ppr. 1. Winding; folding; involving; inclosing.2. a. Used or designed for wrapping or ... |
62661
|
wrapt |
WRAPPED, WRAPT, pp. Wound; folded; inclosed. |
62662
|
wrass |
WRASS, WRASSE, n. A fish, the Labrus tinca of Linne, called by authors, turdus vulgaris, or tinca ... |
62663
|
wrasse |
WRASS, WRASSE, n. A fish, the Labrus tinca of Linne, called by authors, turdus vulgaris, or tinca ... |
62664
|
wrath |
WRATH, n. [L.]1. Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; as the wrath of Achilles.When ... |
62665
|
wrathful |
WRATHFUL, a. 1. Very angry; greatly incensed. The king was very wrathful.2. Springing from wrath, ... |
62666
|
wrathfully |
WRATHFULLY, adv. With violent anger. |
62667
|
wrathfulness |
WRATHFULNESS, n. Vehement anger. |
62668
|
wrathless |
WRATHLESS, a. Free from anger. |
62669
|
wrathy |
WRATHY, a. Very angry; a colloquial word. |
62670
|
wrawl |
WRAWL, v.i. To cry, as a cat. [Not in use.] |
62671
|
wreak |
WREAK, v.t. [G. The sense is to drive or throw, to dash with violence.]1. To execute; to inflict; ... |
62672
|
wreakful |
WREAKFUL, a. Revengeful; angry. |
62673
|
wreakless |
WREAKLESS, a. Unrevengeful; weak. |
62674
|
wreath |
WREATH, n. [See Writhe.]1. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; as, to wreath a ... |
62675
|
wreathed |
WREATHED, pp. Twisted; entwined; interwoven. |
62676
|
wreathing |
WREATHING, ppr. Twisting; entwining; encircling. |
62677
|
wreathy |
WREATHY, a. Twisted; curled; spiral; as a wreathy spire. |
62678
|
wreck |
WRECK, n. 1. Destruction; properly, the destruction of a ship or vessel on the shore. Hence,2. The ... |
62679
|
wrecked |
WRECKED, pp. Dashed against the shore or on rocks; stranded and ruined. |
62680
|
wreckful |
WRECKFUL, a. Causing wreck. |
62681
|
wrecking |
WRECKING, ppr. Stranding; running on rocks or on shore; ruining. |
62682
|
wren |
WREN, n. A small bird of the genus Motacilla. |
62683
|
wrench |
WRENCH, v.t. [See Wring.]1. To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist or force by violence; as, to ... |
62684
|
wrest |
WREST, v.t. [G., to wrest, to snatch or pull, to burst, to tear.]1. To twist or extort by violence; ... |
62685
|
wrested |
WRESTED, pp. Pulled with twisting; distorted; perverted. |
62686
|
wrester |
WRESTER, n. One who wrests or perverts. |
62687
|
wresting |
WRESTING, ppr. Pulling with a twist; distorting; perverting. |
62688
|
wrestle |
WRESTLE, v.i. resl.1. To strive with arms extended, as two men, who seize each other by the collar ... |
62689
|
wrestler |
WRESTLER, n. One who wrestles; or one who is skillful in wrestling. |
62690
|
wrestling |
WRESTLING, pp. Striving to throw; contending.WRESTLING, n. Strife; struggle; contention. |
62691
|
wretch |
WRETCH, n. 1. A miserable person; one sunk in the deepest distress; as a forlorn wretch.2. A ... |
62692
|
wretched |
WRETCHED, a. 1. Very miserable; sunk into deep affliction or distress, either from want, anxiety or ... |
62693
|
wretchedly |
WRETCHEDLY, adv. 1. Most miserably; very poorly. The prisoners were wretchedly lodged.2. Unhappily; ... |
62694
|
wretchedness |
WRETCHEDNESS, n. 1. Extreme misery or unhappiness, either from want or sorrow; as the wretchedness ... |
62695
|
wretchless |
WRETCHLESS, for reckless, is improper. |
62696
|
wretchlessness |
WRETCHLESSNESS, for recklessness, is improper. |
62697
|
wrig |
WRIG, for wriggle. [Not in use.] |
62698
|
wriggle |
WRIGGLE, v.i. To move the body to and fro with short motions.Both he and his successors would often ... |
62699
|
wriggler |
WRIGGLER, n. One who wriggles. |
62700
|
wriggling |
WRIGGLING, ppr. Moving the body one way and the other with quick turns. |
62701
|
wright |
WRIGHT, n. An artificer; one whose occupation is some kind of mechanical business; a workman; a ... |
62702
|
wring |
WRING, v.t. pret. and pp. wringed and wrung. The latter is chiefly used.1. To twist; to turn and ... |
62703
|
wring-bolt |
WRING-BOLT, n. [wring and bolt.] A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against ... |
62704
|
wring-staves |
WRING-STAVES, n. Strong bars of wood used in applying wring-bolts. |
62705
|
wringed |
WRINGED, pp. Twisted; pressed; distressed; extorted. |
62706
|
wringer |
WRINGER, n. One who wrings; one that forces water out of any thing by wringing. |
62707
|
wringing |
WRINGING, ppr. Twisting; writhing; extorting. |
62708
|
wrinkle |
WRINKLE, n. [G.]1. A small ridge or prominence, or a furrow, formed by the shrinking or contraction ... |
62709
|
wrinkled |
WRINKLED, pp. Contracted into ridges and furrows. |
62710
|
wrinkling |
WRINKLING, ppr. Shrinking; contracting into furrows and ridges. |
62711
|
wrist |
WRIST, n. 1. The joint by which the hand is united to the arm.2. In the manege, the bridle wrist is ... |
62712
|
wristband |
WRISTBAND, n. [wrist and band.] That band or part of a shirt sleeve which covers the wrist. |
62713
|
writ |
WRIT, n. [from write.] 1. That which is written. In this sense, writ is particularly applied to the ... |
62714
|
write |
WRITE, v.t. pret. wrote.; pp. writ, written. [L.]1. To form by a pen on paper or other material, or ... |
62715
|
writer |
WRITER, n. 1. One who writes or has written.2. An author.3. A clerk or amanuensis.Writer of the ... |
62716
|
writhe |
WRITHE, v.t. 1. To twist; to distort.Her mouth she writhd.2. To twist with violence; as, to writhe ... |
62717
|
writhed |
WRITHED, pp. Twisted; distorted. |
62718
|
writhing |
WRITHING, ppr. Twisting; distorting. |
62719
|
writhle |
WRITHLE, v.t. [from writhe.] To wrinkle. [Not in use.] |
62720
|
writing |
WRITING, ppr. 1. Forming, as characters, with a pen, style or graver.2. a. Used or intended for ... |
62721
|
writing-master |
WRITING-MASTER, n. One who teaches the art of penmanship. |
62722
|
written |
WRITTEN, pp. Expressed in letters.Written laws, statutes; laws enacted by the supreme power and ... |
62723
|
wrizzled |
WRIZZLED, for writhled. [Not in use.] |
62724
|
wroken |
WROKEN, for wreaked. [Not in use.] |
62725
|
wrong |
WRONG, a. Literally wrung, twisted or turned from a straight line or even surface. Hence,1. Not ... |
62726
|
wrong-doer |
WRONG-DOER, n. One who injures another, or does wrong. |
62727
|
wrong-doing |
WRONG-DOING, n. Evil or wicked act or action. |
62728
|
wronged |
WRONGED, pp. Treated unjustly; injured. |
62729
|
wronger |
WRONGER, n. One who injures another. |
62730
|
wrongful |
WRONGFUL, a. Injurious unjust; as a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing. |
62731
|
wrongfully |
WRONGFULLY, adv. Unjustly; in a manner contrary to the moral law or to justice; as, to accuse one ... |
62732
|
wronghead |
WRONGHEAD, WRONGHEADED, a. [wrong and head.] Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse ... |
62733
|
wrongheaded |
WRONGHEAD, WRONGHEADED, a. [wrong and head.] Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse ... |
62734
|
wrongheadedness |
WRONGHEADEDNESS, n. Perverseness; erroneousness. |
62735
|
wronglessly |
WRONGLESSLY, adv. Without injury to any one. [Not used.] |
62736
|
wrongly |
WRONGLY, adv. In a wrong manner; unjustly; amiss. He judges wrongly of my motives. |
62737
|
wrongness |
WRONGNESS, n. Wrong disposition; error. |
62738
|
wrote |
WROTE, pret. of write. He wrote a letter yesterday. Herodotus wrote his history more than two ... |
62739
|
wroth |
WROTH, a. Rauth. [See Wrath.] Very angry; much exasperated.Cain was very wroth, and his countenance ... |
62740
|
wrought |
WROUGHT, pret. and pp. of work. raut.1. Worked; formed by work or labor; as wrought iron.2. ... |
62741
|
wrung |
WRUNG, pre. and pp. of wring. |
62742
|
wry |
WRY, a. 1. Twisted; turned to one side; distorted; as a wry neck; a wry mouth.2. Deviating from the ... |
62743
|
wryneck |
WRYNECK, n. [wry and neck.]1. A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn ... |
62744
|
wrynecked |
WRYNECKED, a. Having a distorted neck. |
62745
|
wryness |
WRYNESS, a. The state of being wry or distorted. |
62746
|
wych-elm |
WYCH-ELM, n. A variety of the elm, or a peculiar species, (Ulmus glabra.) |
