Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
wit(t)ing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Wit |
witch-elm |
noun |
See Wych-elm. |
withamite |
noun |
A variety of epidote, of a reddish color, found in Scotland. |
withdrawn |
past participle |
of Withdraw |
withering |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Wither, Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade. |
witherite |
noun |
Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses. |
withernam |
noun |
A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal; — chiefly used in the expression capias in withernam, which is the name of a writ used in connection with the action of replevin (sometimes called a writ of reprisal), which issues to a defendant in replevin when he has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied, and fails to obtain them on the writ of return. |
withe-rod |
noun |
A North American shrub (Viburnum nudum) whose tough osierlike shoots are sometimes used for binding sheaves. |
withouten |
preposition |
Without. |
withstood |
imp. & past participle |
of Withstand, o/ Withstand. |
withstand |
preposition |
To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments. |
witnessed |
imp. & past participle |
of Witness |
witnesser |
noun |
One who witness. |
witticism |
noun |
A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. |
wittified |
adjective |
Possessed of wit; witty. |
wittiness |
noun |
The quality of being witty. |
wittingly |
verb |
Knowingly; with knowledge; by design. |