| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| wheal | noun | A pustule; a whelk., A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale., Specifically (Med.), a flat, burning or itching eminence on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in urticaria., A mine. |
| wheat | noun | A cereal grass (Triticum vulgare) and its grain, which furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the grain most largely used by the human race. |
| wheel | noun | A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, — used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc., Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel., A spinning wheel. See under Spinning., An instrument of torture formerly used., A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering., A potter’s wheel. See under Potter., A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases., The burden or refrain of a song., A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede., A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb., A turn revolution; rotation; compass., To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood., To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle., To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate., To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or pivot; to turn; as, the troops wheeled to the right., To go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass., To roll forward. |
| wheen | noun | A quantity; a goodly number. |
| wheft | noun | See Waft, n., 4. |
| whelk | noun | Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum, common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as food in Europe., A papule; a pustule; acne., A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. |
| whelm | verb t. | To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf., Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows., To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it. |
| whelp | noun | One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion’s whelps., A child; a youth; — jocosely or in contempt., One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; — usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass., One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel., To bring forth young; — said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey., To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to. |
| where | pronoun & conj. | Whether., At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position, or circumstances; — used interrogatively., At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; — used relatively., To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or issue; whither; — used interrogatively and relatively; as, where are you going?, Whereas., Place; situation. |