| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |