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waahoo noun The burning bush; — said to be called after a quack medicine made from it.
wabble verb i. To move staggeringly or unsteadily from one side to the other; to vacillate; to move the manner of a rotating disk when the axis of rotation is inclined to that of the disk; — said of a turning or whirling body; as, a top wabbles; a buzz saw wabbles., A hobbling, unequal motion, as of a wheel unevenly hung; a staggering to and fro.
wabbly adjective Inclined to wabble; wabbling.
waddle verb i. To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles., To trample or tread down, as high grass, by walking through it.
wading present participle & vb. noun of Wade, a. & n. from Wade, v.
wadmol noun A coarse, hairy, woolen cloth, formerly used for garments by the poor, and for various other purposes.
wadset noun A kind of pledge or mortgage.
wadies plural of Wady
waffle noun A thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer., A soft indented cake cooked in a waffle iron.
wafted imp. & past participle of Waft
wafter noun One who, or that which, wafts., A boat for passage.
wagged imp. & past participle of Wag
wagati noun A small East Indian wild cat (Felis wagati), regarded by some as a variety of the leopard cat.
waging present participle & vb. noun of Wage
waggel noun The young of the great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), formerly considered a distinct species.
waggie noun The pied wagtail.
waggle verb i. To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle., To move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird waggles his tail.
wailed imp. & past participle of Wail
wailer noun One who wails or laments.
waited imp. & past participle of Wait
waiter noun One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table., A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver.
waived imp. & past participle of Waive
waiver noun The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
waking present participle & vb. noun of Wake, The act of waking, or the state or period of being awake., A watch; a watching.
waling noun Same as Wale, n., 4.
walked imp. & past participle of Walk
walker noun One who walks; a pedestrian., That with which one walks; a foot., A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester., A fuller of cloth., Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick insect.
walkyr noun See Valkyria.
walled imp. & past participle of Wall
wallah noun A black variety of the jaguar; — called also tapir tiger.
waller noun One who builds walls., The wels.
wallet noun A bag or sack for carrying about the person, as a bag for carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a beggar’s receptacle for charity; a peddler’s pack., A pocketbook for keeping money about the person., Anything protuberant and swagging.
wallop verb i. To move quickly, but with great effort; to gallop., A quick, rolling movement; a gallop., To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise., To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle., To be slatternly., To beat soundly; to flog; to whip., To wrap up temporarily., To throw or tumble over., A thick piece of fat., A blow.
wallow noun To roll one’s self about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire., To live in filth or gross vice; to disport one’s self in a beastly and unworthy manner., To wither; to fade., To roll; esp., to roll in anything defiling or unclean., A kind of rolling walk.
walnut noun The fruit or nut of any tree of the genus Juglans; also, the tree, and its timber. The seven or eight known species are all natives of the north temperate zone.
walrus noun A very large marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also morse.
walter verb i. To roll or wallow; to welter.
wamble verb i. To heave; to be disturbed by nausea; — said of the stomach., To move irregularly to and fro; to roll., Disturbance of the stomach; a feeling of nausea.
wammel verb i. To move irregularly or awkwardly; to wamble, or wabble.
wampee noun A tree (Cookia punctata) of the Orange family, growing in China and the East Indies; also, its fruit, which is about the size of a large grape, and has a hard rind and a peculiar flavor., The pickerel weed.
wampum noun Beads made of shells, used by the North American Indians as money, and also wrought into belts, etc., as an ornament.
wander verb i. To ramble here and there without any certain course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fields., To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject., To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason; to rave; as, the mind wanders., To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through.
waning present participle & vb. noun of Wane, The act or process of waning, or decreasing.
wangan noun A boat for conveying provisions, tools, etc.; — so called by Maine lumbermen.
wanger noun A pillow for the cheek; a pillow.
wanion noun A word of uncertain signification, used only in the phrase with a wanion, apparently equivalent to with a vengeance, with a plague, or with misfortune.
wankle adjective Not to be depended on; weak; unstable.
wanned adjective Made wan, or pale.
wanted imp. & past participle of Want
wa’n’t A colloquial contraction of was not.
wanton verb t. Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive., Wandering from moral rectitude; perverse; dissolute., Specifically: Deviating from the rules of chastity; lewd; lustful; lascivious; libidinous; lecherous., Reckless; heedless; as, wanton mischief., A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; — used rarely as a term of endearment., One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet., A lewd person; a lascivious man or woman., To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic., To sport in lewdness; to play the wanton; to play lasciviously., To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness.
wapiti noun The American elk (Cervus Canadensis). It is closely related to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.
wapper verb t. & i. To cause to shake; to tremble; to move tremulously, as from weakness; to totter., A gudgeon.
wappet noun A small yelping cur.
warred imp. & past participle of War
warble noun A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling., A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet, warbeetle, warnles., See Wormil., To sing in a trilling, quavering, or vibratory manner; to modulate with turns or variations; to trill; as, certain birds are remarkable for warbling their songs., To utter musically; to modulate; to carol., To cause to quaver or vibrate., To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously., To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations., To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel., A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
warded imp. & past participle of Ward
warden noun A keeper; a guardian; a watchman., An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison., A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden., A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting.
warder noun One who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard., A truncheon or staff carried by a king or a commander in chief, and used in signaling his will.
warely adverb Cautiously; warily.
warily adverb In a wary manner.
warine noun A South American monkey, one of the sapajous.
warish verb t. To protect from the effects of; hence, to cure; to heal., To be cured; to recover.
warmed imp. & past participle of Warm
warmer noun One who, or that which, warms.
warmly adverb In a warm manner; ardently.
warmth noun The quality or state of being warm; gentle heat; as, the warmth of the sun; the warmth of the blood; vital warmth., A state of lively and excited interest; zeal; ardor; fervor; passion; enthusiasm; earnestness; as, the warmth of love or piety; he replied with much warmth., The glowing effect which arises from the use of warm colors; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a painting, or work of color.
warned imp. & past participle of Warn
warner noun One who warns; an admonisher., A warrener.
warped imp. & past participle of Warp
warper noun One who, or that which, warps or twists out of shape., One who, or that which, forms yarn or thread into warps or webs for the loom.
warray verb t. To make war upon. [Obs.] Fairfax.
warren noun A place privileged, by prescription or grant the king, for keeping certain animals (as hares, conies, partridges, pheasants, etc.) called beasts and fowls of warren., A privilege which one has in his lands, by royal grant or prescription, of hunting and taking wild beasts and birds of warren, to the exclusion of any other person not entering by his permission., A piece of ground for the breeding of rabbits., A place for keeping flash, in a river.
warrie verb t. See Warye.
warrin noun An Australian lorikeet (Trichoglossus multicolor) remarkable for the variety and brilliancy of its colors; — called also blue-bellied lorikeet, and blue-bellied parrot.
warsaw noun The black grouper (Epinephelus nigritus) of the southern coasts of the United States., The jewfish; — called also guasa.
warted adjective Having little knobs on the surface; verrucose; as, a warted capsule.
washed imp. & past participle of Wash, Appearing as if overlaid with a thin layer of different color; — said of the colors of certain birds and insects.
washen p. p. of Wash.
washer noun One who, or that which, washes., A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc., A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening., The common raccoon., Same as Washerwoman, 2.
wasite noun A variety of allanite from Sweden supposed to contain wasium.
wasium noun A rare element supposed by Bahr to have been extracted from wasite, but now identified with thorium.
wasted imp. & past participle of Waste
wastel noun A kind of white and fine bread or cake; — called also wastel bread, and wastel cake.
waster verb t. One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal., An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; — called also a thief., A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
wastor noun A waster; a thief.
watery adjective Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water., Abounding with water; wet; hence, tearful., Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid; as, watery humors., Hence, abounding in thin, tasteless, or insipid fluid; tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless.
wattle noun A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods., A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch., A naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly colored, process of the skin hanging from the chin or throat of a bird or reptile., Barbel of a fish., The astringent bark of several Australian trees of the genus Acacia, used in tanning; — called also wattle bark., The trees from which the bark is obtained. See Savanna wattle, under Savanna., To bind with twigs., To twist or interweave, one with another, as twigs; to form a network with; to plat; as, to wattle branches., To form, by interweaving or platting twigs.
waucht noun Alt. of Waught
waught noun A large draught of any liquid.
waving present participle & vb. noun of Wave
wavure noun See Waivure.
waxing present participle & vb. noun of Wax, of Wax
waylay verb t. To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush.
weaken verb t. To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an argument., To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction., To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the patient weakened; the witness weakened on cross-examination.
weakly adverb In a weak manner; with little strength or vigor; feebly., Not strong of constitution; infirm; feeble; as, a weakly woman; a man of a weakly constitution.
wealth noun Weal; welfare; prosperity; good., Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly estate; affluence; opulence; riches.
weaned imp. & past participle of Wean
weanel noun A weanling.
weapon noun An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc., Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon., A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished.
weared imp. & past participle of Wear
wearer noun One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc., That which wastes or diminishes.
weasel noun Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to the genus Putorius, as the ermine and ferret. They have a slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others are brown at all seasons.
weaser noun The American merganser; — called also weaser sheldrake.
weaved imp. & past participle of Weave
weaver noun One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave., A weaver bird., An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling.
weazen adjective Thin; sharp; withered; wizened; as, a weazen face.
webbed imp. & past participle of Web, Provided with a web., Having the toes united by a membrane, or web; as, the webbed feet of aquatic fowls.
webber noun One who forms webs; a weaver; a webster.
webeye noun See Web, n., 8.
wedded imp. of Wed, of Wed, Joined in wedlock; married., Of or pertaining to wedlock, or marriage.
wedder noun See Wether.
wedged imp. & past participle of Wedge
weeded imp. & past participle of Weed
weeder noun One who, or that which, weeds, or frees from anything noxious.
weekly adjective Of or pertaining to a week, or week days; as, weekly labor., Coming, happening, or done once a week; hebdomadary; as, a weekly payment; a weekly gazette., A publication issued once in seven days, or appearing once a week., Once a week; by hebdomadal periods; as, each performs service weekly.
weeper noun One who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears., A white band or border worn on the sleeve as a badge of mourning., The capuchin. See Capuchin, 3 (a).
weesel noun See Weasel.
weever noun Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus Trachinus, of the family Trachinidae. They have a broad spinose head, with the eyes looking upward. The long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp spines which cause painful wounds.
weevil noun Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved downward. Many of the species are very injurious to cultivated plants. The larvae of some of the species live in nuts, fruit, and grain by eating out the interior, as the plum weevil, or curculio, the nut weevils, and the grain weevil (see under Plum, Nut, and Grain). The larvae of other species bore under the bark and into the pith of trees and various other plants, as the pine weevils (see under Pine). See also Pea weevil, Rice weevil, Seed weevil, under Pea, Rice, and Seed.
weezel noun See Weasel.
weight verb t. The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc., The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated by the balance, or expressed numerically with reference to some standard unit; as, a mass of stone having the weight of five hundred pounds., Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business., Importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence; moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast weight., A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries’ weight., A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight., A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce weight., The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it., To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle., To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight.
wekeen noun The meadow pipit.
welded imp. & past participle of Weld
welder noun One who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc., by welding., One who welds, or wields., A manager; an actual occupant.
welked imp. & past participle of Welk, See Whelked.
welkin noun The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.
welled imp. & past participle of Well
wellat noun The king parrakeet See under King.
welted imp. & past participle of Welt
welter verb i. To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about, especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow., To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows., To wither; to wilt., Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes., That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows; filth; mire; slough., A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the billows; the welter of a tempest.
wended imp. & past participle of Wend
wendic adjective Alt. of Wendish, The language of the Wends.
wennel noun See Weanel.
wenona noun A sand snake (Charina plumbea) of Western North America, of the family Erycidae.
werche verb t. & i. To work.
werrey verb t. To warray.
wesand noun See Weasand.
wetted of Wet
wether noun A castrated ram.
wezand noun See Weasand.
whahoo noun An American tree, the winged elm. (Ulmus alata).
whaled imp. & past participle of Whala
whaler noun A vessel or person employed in the whale fishery., One who whales, or beats; a big, strong fellow; hence, anything of great or unusual size.
whally adjective Having the iris of light color; — said of horses.
wharfs plural of Wharf
whatso indef. pronoun Whatsoever; whosoever; whatever; anything that.
wheder pronoun & conj. Whether.
wheely adjective Circular; suitable to rotation.
wheeze verb i. To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma., A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration., An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the “stage whisper.” It is a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
wheezy adjective Breathing with difficulty and with a wheeze; wheezing. Used also figuratively.
whelky adjective Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances; hence, streaked; striated., Shelly.
whenas conj. Whereas; while
whence adverb From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; — used interrogatively., From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; — used relatively.
wherry noun A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kind of light, half-decked vessel used in fishing., A long, narrow, light boat, sharp at both ends, for fast rowing or sailing; esp., a racing boat rowed by one person with sculls., A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; — sometimes called crab wherry.
wherso adverb Wheresoever.
whewer noun The European widgeon.
wheyey adjective Of the nature of, or containing, whey; resembling whey; wheyish.
whider adverb Whither.
whiled imp. & past participle of While
whiles noun Meanwhile; meantime., sometimes; at times., During the time that; while.
whilom noun Formerly; once; of old; erewhile; at times.
whilst adverb While.
whimmy adjective Full of whims; whimsical.
whimsy noun A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit., A whim., A whimsey.
whined imp. & past participle of Whine
whiner noun One who, or that which, whines.
whinge verb i. To whine.
whinny verb i. To utter the ordinary call or cry of a horse; to neigh., The ordinary cry or call of a horse; a neigh., Abounding in whin, gorse, or furze.
whirry verb i. To whir.
whisky noun A light carriage built for rapid motion; — called also tim-whiskey., Alt. of Whiskey
whited imp. & past participle of White
whiten verb i. To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in spring whiten with blossoms., To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.
whites noun pl. Leucorrh/a., The finest flour made from white wheat., Cloth or garments of a plain white color.
whobub noun Hubbub.
wholly adverb In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly., To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully.
whored imp. & past participle of Whore
whurry verb t. To whisk along quickly; to hurry.
wicked adjective Having a wick; — used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp., Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin; sinful; immoral; profligate; — said of persons and things; as, a wicked king; a wicked woman; a wicked deed; wicked designs., Cursed; baneful; hurtful; bad; pernicious; dangerous., Ludicrously or sportively mischievous; disposed to mischief; roguish.
wicker noun A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork and the like; a withe., Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket., Same as 1st Wike., Made of, or covered with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork.
wicket noun A small gate or door, especially one forming part of, or placed near, a larger door or gate; a narrow opening or entrance cut in or beside a door or gate, or the door which is used to close such entrance or aperture. Piers Plowman., A small gate by which the chamber of canal locks is emptied, or by which the amount of water passing to a water wheel is regulated., A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails, lying horizontally across the top., The ground on which the wickets are set., A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, — used by lumbermen, etc., The space between the pillars, in postand-stall working.
wicopy noun See Leatherwood.
widely adverb In a wide manner; to a wide degree or extent; far; extensively; as, the gospel was widely disseminated by the apostles., Very much; to a great degree or extent; as, to differ widely in opinion.
widish adjective Moderately wide.
widual adjective Of or pertaining to a widow; vidual.
wieldy adjective Capable of being wielded; manageable; wieldable; — opposed to unwieldy.
wifely adjective Becoming or life; of or pertaining to a wife.
wigged imp. & past participle of Wig, Having the head covered with a wig; wearing a wig.
wigeon noun A widgeon.
wiggle verb t. To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, the dog wiggles his tail; the tadpole wiggles in the water., Act of wiggling; a wriggle.
wigher verb i. To neigh; to whinny.
wigwag verb t. To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose.
wigwam noun An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form, and made of a framework of poles covered with hides, bark, or mats; — called also tepee.
wilded adjective Become wild.
wilder adjective To bewilder; to perplex.
wildly adverb In a wild manner; without cultivation; with disorder; rudely; distractedly; extravagantly.
wilful noun Alt. of Wilfulness
willed imp. & past participle of Will
willer noun One who wills.
willet noun A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); — called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew.
willow noun Any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. “A wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight.” Sir W. Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the person beloved, is said to wear the willow., A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar spikes; — probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods, though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil., To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a willow. See Willow, n., 2.
wimble noun An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle., A gimlet., A stonecutter’s brace for boring holes in stone., An auger used for boring in earth., To bore or pierce, as with a wimble., Active; nimble.
wimple noun A covering of silk, linen, or other material, for the neck and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection, and still retained in the dress of nuns., A flag or streamer., To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink., To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil., To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate; as, the wind wimples the surface of water., To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate.
winced imp. & past participle of Wince
wincer noun One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks.
wincey noun Linsey-woolsey.
winded of Wind, of Wind, of Wind
windas noun See 3d Windlass.
winder noun One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant., An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like., One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan, so that each tread is broader at one end than at the other; — distinguished from flyer., To fan; to clean grain with a fan., A blow taking away the breath., To wither; to fail.
windle noun A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch., The redwing.
window noun An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes containing some transparent material, as glass, and capable of being opened and shut at pleasure., The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening., A figure formed of lines crossing each other., To furnish with windows., To place at or in a window.
winery noun A place where grapes are converted into wine.
winged imp. & past participle of Wing, Furnished with wings; transported by flying; having winglike expansions., Soaring with wings, or as if with wings; hence, elevated; lofty; sublime., Swift; rapid., Wounded or hurt in the wing., Furnished with a leaflike appendage, as the fruit of the elm and the ash, or the stem in certain plants; alate., Represented with wings, or having wings, of a different tincture from the body., Fanned with wings; swarming with birds.
winger noun One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel’s hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.
winked imp. & past participle of Wink
winker noun One who winks., A horse’s blinder; a blinker.
winkle noun Any periwinkle., Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata, and F. carica).
winner noun One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or gaming.
winnew noun To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain., To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as had from good., To beat with wings, or as with wings.
winnow verb i. To separate chaff from grain.
winrow noun A windrow.
winter noun The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year., The period of decay, old age, death, or the like., To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida., To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw.
wintry adjective Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery.
wiping present participle & vb. noun of Wipe
wirble verb i. To whirl; to eddy.
wirche verb i. & t. To work
wiring present participle & vb. noun of Wire
wisard noun See Wizard.
wisdom adjective The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity., The results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.
wisely adverb In a wise manner; prudently; judiciously; discreetly; with wisdom.
wished imp. & past participle of Wish
wisher noun One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish.
wishly adverb According to desire; longingly; with wishes.
wisket noun A whisket, or basket.
wisped imp. & past participle of Wisp
wispen adjective Formed of a wisp, or of wisp; as, a wispen broom.
wistit noun A small South American monkey; a marmoset.
wistly adverb Attentively; observingly.
witful adjective Wise; sensible.
withal adverb With this; with that., Together with this; likewise; at the same time; in addition; also., With; — put after its object, at the end of sentence or clause in which it stands.
withed imp. & past participle of Withe
wither noun To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up., To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies., To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away., To cause to fade, and become dry., To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture., To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.
within preposition In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors., In the limits or compass of; not further in length than; as, within five miles; not longer in time than; as, within an hour; not exceeding in quantity; as, expenses kept within one’s income., Hence, inside the limits, reach, or influence of; not going outside of; not beyond, overstepping, exceeding, or the like., In the inner part; inwardly; internally., In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.
witing verb Knowledge.
witted adjective Having (such) a wit or understanding; as, a quick-witted boy.
witily adverb In a witty manner; wisely; ingeniously; artfully; with it; with a delicate turn or phrase, or with an ingenious association of ideas.
wittol noun The wheatear., A man who knows his wife’s infidelity and submits to it; a tame cuckold; — so called because the cuckoo lays its eggs in the wittol’s nest.
witwal noun Alt. of Witwall
wiving present participle & vb. noun of Wive
wively adjective Wifely.
wivern noun A fabulous two-legged, winged creature, like a cockatrice, but having the head of a dragon, and without spurs., The weever.
wizard noun A wise man; a sage., One devoted to the black art; a magician; a conjurer; a sorcerer; an enchanter., Enchanting; charming., Haunted by wizards.
woaded adjective Colored or stained with woad.
wobble verb i. See Wabble.
woeful adjective Alt. of Woful
wolves plural of Wolf, pl. of Wolf.
wombat noun Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials of the genus Phascolomys, especially the common species (P. ursinus). They are nocturnal in their habits, and feed mostly on roots.
wonder noun That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement., A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle., To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel., To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came., Wonderful., Wonderfully.
wonger noun See Wanger.
woning noun Dwelling.
wonted of Wont, Accustomed; customary; usual.
wooing present participle & vb. noun of Woo
wooded imp. & past participle of Wood, Supplied or covered with wood, or trees; as, land wooded and watered.
wooden adjective Made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; as, a wooden box; a wooden leg; a wooden wedding., Clumsy; awkward; ungainly; stiff; spiritless.
woodly adverb In a wood, mad, or raving manner; madly; furiously.
woodsy adjective Of or pertaining to the woods or forest.
woohoo noun The sailfish.
wooled adjective Having (such) wool; as, a fine-wooled sheep.
woolen adjective Made of wool; consisting of wool; as, woolen goods., Of or pertaining to wool or woolen cloths; as, woolen manufactures; a woolen mill; a woolen draper., Cloth made of wool; woollen goods.
woolly adjective Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece., Resembling wool; of the nature of wool., Clothed with wool., Clothed with a fine, curly pubescence resembling wool.
wooyen noun See Yuen.
worble noun See Wormil.
worded imp. & past participle of Word
worder noun A speaker.
wordle noun One of several pivoted pieces forming the throat of an adjustable die used in drawing wire, lead pipe, etc.
worked imp. & past participle of Work
worker noun One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass., One of the neuter, or sterile, individuals of the social ants, bees, and white ants. The workers are generally females having the sexual organs imperfectly developed. See Ant, and White ant, under White.
wormed imp. & past participle of Worm, Penetrated by worms; injured by worms; worm-eaten; as, wormed timber.
wormal noun See Wormil.
wormil noun Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various species of Hypoderma and allied genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species. See Gadfly. Called also warble, and worble., See 1st Warble, 1 (b).
wormul noun See Wornil.
wornil noun See Wormil.
worral noun Alt. of Worrel
worrel noun An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet long when full grown.
worrit verb t. To worry; to annoy., Worry; anxiety.
worsen verb t. To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair., To get the better of; to worst., To grow or become worse.
worser adjective Worse.
worthy noun Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous., Having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or value; — usually with of before the thing compared or the object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead of of, or with that; as, worthy of, equal in excellence, value, or dignity to; entitled to; meriting; — usually in a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one., Of high station; of high social position., A man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous desert; — much used in the plural; as, the worthies of the church; political worthies; military worthies., To render worthy; to exalt into a hero.
wotest Alt. of Wottest
woteth Alt. of Wotteth
woundy adjective Excessive., Excessively; extremely.
wraith noun An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image., Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; — called also water wraith.
wranny noun The common wren.
wrasse noun Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the genus Labrus, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are bright-colored.
wrathy adjective Very angry.
wreath noun Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers., A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor., An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms.
wreche noun Wreak.
wreeke verb t. See 2d Wreak.
wrench verb t. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem., A violent twist, or a pull with twisting., A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint., Means; contrivance., An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts, screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different sizes., The system made up of a force and a couple of forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench., To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by violence., To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert.
wretch verb t. A miserable person; one profoundly unhappy., One sunk in vice or degradation; a base, despicable person; a vile knave; as, a profligate wretch.
wright noun One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; — now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc.
writer noun One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk., One who is engaged in literary composition as a profession; an author; as, a writer of novels., A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the late East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
writhe verb t. To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring., To wrest; to distort; to pervert., To extort; to wring; to wrest., To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively.
wroken p. p. of Wreak.
wrying present participle & vb. noun of Wry
wurmal noun See Wormil.
wyvern noun Same as Wiver.