+
worldly
a.
Pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to this life and its enjoyments; bent on gain; as, worldly pleasures, affections, honor, lusts, men.
+
worthily
adv.
In a worthy manner; excellently; deservedly; according to merit; justly; suitably; becomingly.
+
whirlicote
n.
An open car or chariot.
+
writhen
a.
Having a twisted distorted from.
+
windlass
v.i.
To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.
+
windlestraw
n.
A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, esp. Agrostis Spica-ventis.
+
wind
n.
The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.
+
water hemlock

A poisonous plant (/nanthe crocata) resembling the above.
+
wait
v.i.
To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.
+
withdrew
imp.
of Withdraw
+
wrizzle
v.t.
To wrinkle.
+
withhold
v.t.
To keep; to maintain; to retain.
+
whisper
v.t.
To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
+
whitling
n.
A young full trout during its second season.
+
we
obj.
The plural nominative case of the pronoun of the first person; the word with which a person in speaking or writing denotes a number or company of which he is one, as the subject of an action expressed by a verb.
+
weft
n.
The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in weaving.
+
watershoot
n.
A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree.
+
wallflower
n.
A perennial, cruciferous plant (Cheiranthus Cheiri), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on old walls.
+
wily
superl.
Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle.
+
whelm
v.t.
To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
+
weedy
superl.
Scraggy; ill-shaped; ungainly; -- said of colts or horses, and also of persons.
+
woodwardia
n.
A genus of ferns, one species of which (Woodwardia radicans) is a showy plant in California, the Azores, etc.
+
wormling
n.
A little worm.
+
water radish

A coarse yellow-flowered plant (Nasturtium amphibium) related to the water cress and to the horse-radish.
+
water cement

Hydraulic cement.
+
wrought

of Work
+
whirlpool
n.
A sea monster of the whale kind.
+
work
n.
To carry on business; to be engaged or employed customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor; to toil.
+
waveless
a.
Free from waves; undisturbed; not agitated; as, the waveless sea.
+
witwal
n.
Alt. of Witwall
+
wisp
n.
A whisk, or small broom.
+
wehrgeld
n.
Alt. of Wehrgelt
+
wake
v.t.
To bring to life again, as if from the sleep of death; to reanimate; to revive.
+
wreck
v.t.
Destruction or injury of anything, especially by violence; ruin; as, the wreck of a railroad train.
+
water battery

A battery nearly on a level with the water.
+
weakness
n.
The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness.
+
wash
v.i.
To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in water.
+
wrie
a.|v.
See Wry.
+
walk
n.
Manner of walking; gait; step; as, we often know a person at a distance by his walk.
+
water gas

See under Gas.
+
wakener
n.
One who wakens.
+
wapp
n.
A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.
+
war
n.
The profession of arms; the art of war.
+
wae
n.
A wave.
+
woolward
adv.
In wool; with woolen raiment next the skin.
+
waggie
n.
The pied wagtail.
+
weatherfend
v.t.
To defend from the weather; to shelter.
+
wigan
n.
A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from Wigan, the name of a town in Lancashire, England.
+
water pepper

Smartweed.
+
weep
v.i.
To lament; to complain.
+
wagonage
n.
Money paid for carriage or conveyance in wagon.
+
whiggish
a.
Of or pertaining to Whigs; partaking of, or characterized by, the principles of Whigs.
+
waffle
n.
A thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer.
+
worthy
v.t.
To render worthy; to exalt into a hero.
+
woodwork
n.
Work made of wood; that part of any structure which is wrought of wood.
+
whahoo
n.
An American tree, the winged elm. (Ulmus alata).
+
wire
v.t.
To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to; as, to wire corks in bottling liquors.
+
wapacut
n.
The American hawk owl.  See under Hawk.
+
waft
v.t.
To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.
+
wanting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Want
+
willowweed
n.
Any kind of Polygonum with willowlike foliage.
+
warrantable
a.
Authorized by commission, precept, or right; justifiable; defensible; as, the seizure of a thief is always warrantable by law and justice; falsehood is never warrantable.
+
whore
n.
To worship false and impure gods.
+
weak
v.i.
Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc.
+
webfeet
pl.
of Webfoot
+
whiles
conj.
During the time that; while.
+
withdraw
v.t.
To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges.
+
whit
n.
The smallest part or particle imaginable; a bit; a jot; an iota; -- generally used in an adverbial phrase in a negative sentence.
+
woundy
adv.
Excessively; extremely.
+
woadwaxen
n.
A leguminous plant (Genista tinctoria) of Europe and Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also greenwood, greenweed, dyer's greenweed, and whin, wood-wash, wood-wax, and wood-waxen.
+
way
n.
Regular course; habitual method of life or action; plan of conduct; mode of dealing.
+
whelped
imp.|p.p.
of Whelp
+
wolves
pl.
of Wolf
+
wag
v.i.
To go; to depart; to pack oft.
+
wagging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wag
+
work
v.t.
To labor or operate upon; to give exertion and effort to; to prepare for use, or to utilize, by labor.
+
white
superl.
Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.
+
waltzer
n.
A person who waltzes.
+
wirbling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wirble
+
wearily
adv.
In a weary manner.
+
whipgrafting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whipgraft
+
wooled
a.
Having (such) wool; as, a fine-wooled sheep.
+
water pipe

A pipe for conveying water.
+
wage
v.t.
To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay wages to.
+
waste
v.i.
To procure or sustain a reduction of flesh; -- said of a jockey in preparation for a race, etc.
+
wrying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wry
+
water thief

A pirate.
+
wood
n.
The fibrous material which makes up the greater part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems. It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands called silver grain.
+
whip
v.t.
The long pennant.  See Pennant (a)
+
wone
a.
To dwell; to abide.
+
water spinner

The water spider.
+
watched
imp.|p.p.
of Watch
+
whaul
n.
Same as Whall.
+
whiteness
n.
Nakedness.
+
ward
v.i.
Alt. of -wards
+
withheld
imp.
of Withhold
+
women
n.
pl. of Woman.
+
workfellow
n.
One engaged in the same work with another; a companion in work.
+
widowerhood
n.
The state of being a widower.
+
weepingly
adv.
In a weeping manner.
+
where
conj.
Whereas.
+
wallsided
a.
Having sides nearly perpendicular; -- said of certain vessels to distinguish them from those having flaring sides, or sides tumbling home (see under Tumble, v. i.).
+
water rattler

The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water.
+
walk
v.i.
To be in motion; to act; to move; to wag.
+
wimple
v.i.
To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate.
+
wolves
n.
pl. of Wolf.
+
wanton
v.t.
Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive.
+
whip
v.t.
To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff.
+
wink
v.i.
To nod; to sleep; to nap.
+
warray
v.t.
To make war upon. [Obs.] Fairfax.
+
wane
n.
An inequality in a board.
+
wordy
superl.
Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker.
+
waistband
n.
A sash worn by women around the waist.
+
womanless
a.
Without a woman or women.
+
whelked
a.
Having whelks; whelky; as, whelked horns.
+
wheelwright
n.
A man whose occupation is to make or repair wheels and wheeled vehicles, as carts, wagons, and the like.
+
wisdom
a.
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.
+
wench
n.
A low, vicious young woman; a drab; a strumpet.
+
welt
n.
In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
+
whisper
n.
A low, sibilant sound.
+
wax
n.
A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.  See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
+
waded
imp.|p.p.
of Wad
+
wagoner
n.
One who conducts a wagon; one whose business it is to drive a wagon.
+
wage
v.t.
That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.
+
weever
n.
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.
+
wander
v.i.
To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject.
+
with
n.
See Withe.
+
whipping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whip
+
whateer
pron.
A contraction of what-ever; -- used in poetry.
+
wellhead
n.
A source, spring, or fountain.
+
washy
a.
Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor; as, a washy horse.
+
wagonwright
n.
One who makes wagons.
+
widening
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Widen
+
win
a.
To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.
+
well
v.i.
An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their inspection.
+
waid
a.
Oppressed with weight; crushed; weighed down.
+
wightly
adv.
Swiftly; nimbly; quickly.
+
wolde

imp. of Will.  See Would.
+
war
n.
Instruments of war.
+
wane
v.t.
To cause to decrease.
+
wedge
n.
A mass of metal, especially when of a wedgelike form.
+
water measure

A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel.
+
wing
n.
An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
+
weanel
n.
A weanling.
+
white
superl.
Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.
+
wound
n.
Fig.: An injury, hurt, damage, detriment, or the like, to feeling, faculty, reputation, etc.
+
wronged
imp.|p.p.
of Wrong
+
windrowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Windrow
+
woodman
n.
One who cuts down trees; a woodcutter.
+
waterman
n.
A man who plies for hire on rivers, lakes, or canals, or in harbors, in distinction from a seaman who is engaged on the high seas; a man who manages fresh-water craft; a boatman; a ferryman.
+
weezel
n.
See Weasel.
+
warm
n.
The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming; a heating.
+
wart
n.
An excrescence or protuberance more or less resembling a true wart; specifically (Bot.), a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on plants.
+
warp
v.t.
To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert.
+
weak
a.
To make or become weak; to weaken.
+
wagon
n.
A chariot
+
waited
imp.|p.p.
of Wait
+
waterrot
v.t.
To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot hemp or flax.
+
waster
v.t.
One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal.
+
waldensian
n.
One Holding the Waldensian doctrines.
+
wharfage
n.
A wharf or wharfs, collectively; wharfing.
+
warehouses
pl.
of Warehouse
+
wringbolt
n.
A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes, or treenails; -- not to be confounded with ringbolt.
+
water ouzel

Any one of several species of small insessorial birds of the genus Cinclus (or Hydrobates), especially the European water ousel (C. aquaticus), and the American water ousel (C. Mexicanus). These birds live about the water, and are in the habit of walking on the bottom of streams beneath the water in search of food.
+
wheeled
imp.|p.p.
of Wheel
+
wacky
n.
A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.
+
warmed
imp.|p.p.
of Warm
+
wair
n.
A piece of plank two yard/ long and a foot broad.
+
writhe
v.t.
To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
+
weanling

a. & n. from Wean, v.
+
window
n.
The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.
+
waketime
n.
Time during which one is awake.
+
weak
v.i.
Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.
+
whitebeam
n.
The common beam tree of England (Pyrus Aria); -- so called from the white, woolly under surface of the leaves.
+
whittlings
n.pl.
Chips made by one who whittles; shavings cut from a stick with a knife.
+
watch
v.t.
To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature.
+
wicket
n.
The ground on which the wickets are set.
+
wharves
pl.
of Wharf
+
weryangle
n.
See Wariangle.
+
woo
v.t.
To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.
+
wirbled
imp.|p.p.
of Wirble
+
withe
n.
A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.
+
wastebook
n.
A book in which rough entries of transactions are made, previous to their being carried into the journal.
+
wordless
a.
Not using words; not speaking; silent; speechless.
+
water barometer

A barometer in which the changes of atmospheric pressure are indicated by the motion of a column of water instead of mercury. It requires a column of water about thirty-three feet in height.
+
waymaker
n.
One who makes a way; a precursor.
+
wordiness
n.
The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness.
+
warlockry
n.
Impishness; magic.
+
water murrain

A kind of murrain affecting cattle.
+
wrig
v.i.
To wriggle.
+
whistle
v.i.
To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds.
+
whereof
adv.
Of what; -- used interrogatively.
+
wisping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wisp
+
winder
n.
One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant.
+
whiff
n.
A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or slight gust, as of air or smoke.
+
wile
n.
A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement.
+
wolf
a.
An eating ulcer or sore.  Cf. Lupus.
+
walled
imp.|p.p.
of Wall
+
wear
v.t.
To carry or bear upon the person; to bear upon one's self, as an article of clothing, decoration, warfare, bondage, etc.; to have appendant to one's body; to have on; as, to wear a coat; to wear a shackle.
+
wrath
a.
Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire.
+
with
prep.
To denote a connection of friendship, support, alliance, assistance, countenance, etc.; hence, on the side of.
+
warty
a.
Of the nature of warts; as, a warty excrescence.
+
writer
n.
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.
+
whimsy
n.
A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit.
+
wincopipe
n.
A little red flower, no doubt the pimpernel, which, when it opens in the morning, is supposed to bode a fair day.  See Pimpernel.
+
welcomeness
n.
The quality or state of being welcome; gratefulness; agreeableness; kind reception.
+
whites
n.pl.
Leucorrh/a.
+
wherewith
adv.
With which; -- used relatively.
+
water back

See under 1st Back.
+
welt
n.
A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
+
whereon
adv.
On what; -- used interrogatively; as, whereon do we stand?
+
wrawful
a.
Ill-tempered.
+
winding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wind
+
weeder
n.
One who, or that which, weeds, or frees from anything noxious.
+
web
n.
The blade of a sword.
+
wit
n.
To know; to learn.
+
wickered
a.
Made of, secured by, or covered with, wickers or wickerwork.
+
wrong
a.
Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral right.
+
wick
n.
Alt. of Wich
+
waste
a.
To spend unnecessarily or carelessly; to employ prodigally; to expend without valuable result; to apply to useless purposes; to lavish vainly; to squander; to cause to be lost; to destroy by scattering or injury.
+
whereabouts
n.
The place where a person or thing is; as, they did not know his whereabouts.
+
wink
v.i.
To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.
+
wake
v.t.
To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
+
waddlingly
adv.
In a waddling manner.
+
wolfling
n.
A young wolf.
+
woodman
n.
A forest officer appointed to take care of the king's woods; a forester.
+
winding
n.
A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream.
+
water pheasant
n.
The hooded merganser.
+
wild
superl.
Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
+
whilst
adv.
While.
+
wont
a.
Using or doing customarily; accustomed; habituated; used.
+
wholelength
a.
Representing the whole figure; -- said of a picture or statue.
+
weerish
a.
See Wearish.
+
windsucker
n.
A horse given to wind-sucking
+
waking
n.
The act of waking, or the state or period of being awake.
+
wafture
n.
The act of waving; a wavelike motion; a waft.
+
water gall

A watery appearance in the sky, accompanying the rainbow; a secondary or broken rainbow.
+
witchhazel
n.
An American shrub or small tree (Hamamelis Virginica), which blossoms late in autumn.
+
whore
n.
To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness.
+
wish
v.t.
To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.
+
wondered
a.
Having performed wonders; able to perform wonderful things.
+
weathercock
n.
Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and frequently; one who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
+
wound
imp.|p.p.
of Wind
+
witness
v.i.
One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness.
+
whitewing
n.
The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the wing.
+
wonder
adv.
Wonderfully.
+
whitewall
n.
The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of the under parts.
+
will
v.
The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide to do or not to do; the power or faculty of preferring or selecting one of two or more objects.
+
waken
v.t.
To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken.
+
wheel
n.
A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases.
+
weanling
n.
A child or animal newly weaned; a wean.
+
winker
n.
A horse's blinder; a blinker.
+
winsing
a.
Winsome.
+
washerwomen
pl.
of Washerwoman
+
welldoer
n.
One who does well; one who does good to another; a benefactor.
+
walker
n.
That with which one walks; a foot.
+
wake
n.
The act of waking, or being awaked; also, the state of being awake.
+
waved
a.
Having a wavelike appearance; marked with wavelike lines of color; as, waved, or watered, silk.
+
wrongness
n.
The quality or state of being wrong; wrongfulness; error; fault.
+
walk
v.i.
To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate, but without running, or lifting one foot entirely before the other touches the ground.
+
wheatsel bird

The male of the chaffinch.
+
water inch

Same as Inch of water, under Water.
+
wanton
n.
A lewd person; a lascivious man or woman.
+
whizzing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whiz
+
whiteness
n.
Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
+
watchmen
pl.
of Watchman
+
wrybill
n.
See Crookbill.
+
weakener
n.
One who, or that which, weakens.
+
waistband
n.
The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like.
+
whizzingly
adv.
With a whizzing sound.
+
wappato
n.
See Wapatoo.
+
wenlock group

The middle subdivision of the Upper Silurian in Great Britain; -- so named from the typical locality in Shropshire.
+
weld
v.t.
To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion.
+
water motor

A water engine.
+
warega fly

A Brazilian fly whose larvae live in the skin of man and animals, producing painful sores.
+
wain
n.
A four-wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a wagon.
+
wedge
n.
The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos; -- so called after a person (Wedgewood) who occupied this position on the first list of 1828.
+
whisker
n.
One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
+
wagonful
n.
As much as a wagon will hold; enough to fill a wagon; a wagonload.
+
waxworker
n.
A bee that makes or produces wax.
+
whewer
n.
The European widgeon.
+
water power

A fall of water which may be used to drive machinery; a site for a water mill; a water privilege.
+
whitebelly
n.
The American widgeon, or baldpate.
+
window
n.
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.
+
wagering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wager
+
whider
adv.
Whither.
+
wheelhouse
n.
A paddle box.  See under Paddle.
+
whipstick
n.
Whip handle; whipstock.
+
warbler
n.
Any one of numerous species of small, often bright colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. They are allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly musical.
+
warper
n.
One who, or that which, forms yarn or thread into warps or webs for the loom.
+
wany
a.
Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout; -- said especially of sawed boards or timber when tapering or uneven, from being cut too near the outside of the log.
+
winch
n.
A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.
+
wilderness
v.t.
A disorderly or neglected place.
+
windlass
n.
An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.
+
winking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wink
+
wrongheaded
a.
Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse.
+
well
v.i.
A depressed space in the after part of the deck; -- often called the cockpit.
+
will
v.
Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or determine.
+
whiteblow
n.
Same as Whitlow grass, under Whitlow.
+
wotteth

3d pers. sing. pres. of Wit, to know.
+
whall
n.
A light color of the iris in horses; wall-eye.
+
wrappage
n.
That which wraps; envelope; covering.
+
weaponed
a.
Furnished with weapons, or arms; armed; equipped.
+
windy
superl.
Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.
+
wind
v.t.
To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
+
wight
n.
A whit; a bit; a jot.
+
waterproof
n.
A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
+
wagering
a.
Hazarding; pertaining to the act of one who wagers.
+
wayzgoose
n.
An annual feast of the persons employed in a printing office.
+
wing
n.
Motive or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
+
wit
inf.
of Wit
+
whewellite
n.
Calcium oxalate, occurring in colorless or white monoclinic crystals.
+
weatherbitten
a.
Eaten into, defaced, or worn, by exposure to the weather.
+
wimbrel
n.
The whimbrel.
+
wading

a. & n. from Wade, v.
+
warp
v.i.
To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.
+
whistle
v.i.
An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam).
+
whimsey
v.t.
To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.
+
woolmen
pl.
of Woolman
+
wolffian
a.
Discovered, or first described, by Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1733-1794), the founder of modern embryology.
+
wiry
a.
Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution.
+
window
v.t.
To furnish with windows.
+
wagoning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wagon
+
water joint

A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints.
+
writer
n.
One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk.
+
wallop
v.i.
To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle.
+
weapon
n.
Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
+
warrior
n.
A man engaged or experienced in war, or in the military life; a soldier; a champion.
+
weird
a.
Of or pertaining to witchcraft; caused by, or suggesting, magical influence; supernatural; unearthly; wild; as, a weird appearance, look, sound, etc.
+
whiskin
n.
A shallow drinking bowl.
+
wringstaff
n.
A strong piece of plank used in applying wringbolts.
+
wurraluh
n.
The Australian white-quilled honey eater (Entomyza albipennis).
+
web
v.t.
To unite or surround with a web, or as if with a web; to envelop; to entangle.
+
wellliking
a.
Being in good condition.
+
whither
adv.
To what or which place; -- used relatively.
+
weary
v.i.
To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary of an undertaking.
+
wowwow
n.
See Wou-wou.
+
windsucking
n.
A vicious habit of a horse, consisting in the swallowing of air; -- usually associated with crib-biting, or cribbing.  See Cribbing, 4.
+
wellnigh
adv.
Almost; nearly.
+
whilk
pron.
Which.
+
wieldsome
a.
Admitting of being easily wielded or managed.
+
wide
superl.
Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide views; a wide understanding.
+
woodmeil
n.
See Wadmol.
+
warning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Warn
+
wellwish
n.
A wish of happiness.
+
wheedle
v.t.
To grain, or get away, by flattery.
+
water clock

An instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a clepsydra.
+
willowy
a.
Resembling a willow; pliant; flexible; pendent; drooping; graceful.
+
wash
a.
Washy; weak.
+
web
n.
A weaver.
+
whereat
adv.
At what; -- used interrogatively; as, whereat are you offended?
+
weatherboard
n.
A clapboard or feather-edged board used in weatherboarding.
+
wag
v.
A man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a joker.
+
warble
v.i.
To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.
+
whitherward
adv.
In what direction; toward what or which place.
+
wisp
n.
A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance.
+
wage
v.t.
To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar.
+
worship
a.
An object of worship.
+
wold
n.
See Weld.
+
wickliffite
n.
See Wyclifite.
+
wry
v.i.
To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
+
wimbled
imp.|p.p.
of Wimble
+
whisk
v.i.
To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.
+
wailingly
adv.
In a wailing manner.
+
widow
n.
A woman who has lost her husband by death, and has not married again; one living bereaved of a husband.
+
waspish
a.
Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a wasp.
+
wage
v.t.
To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.
+
welled
imp.|p.p.
of Well
+
warfare
v.i.
To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.
+
wealthful
a.
Full of wealth; wealthy; prosperous.
+
wem
n.
An indolent, encysted tumor of the skin; especially, a sebaceous cyst.
+
walk
n.
Conduct; course of action; behavior.
+
wax
n.
A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.  See Wax insect, below.
+
wringed

of Wring
+
witch
v.t.
To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant.
+
worship
v.t.
To pay divine honors to; to reverence with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honor of; to adore; to venerate.
+
woolhead
n.
The buffel duck.
+
welk
v.i.
To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane.
+
whiffed
imp.|p.p.
of Whiff
+
wellseen
a.
Having seen much; hence, accomplished; experienced.
+
watercloset
n.
A privy; especially, a privy furnished with a contrivance for introducing a stream of water to cleanse it.
+
water tabby

A kind of waved or watered tabby.  See Tabby, n., 1.
+
warranty
n.
A covenant real, whereby the grantor of an estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and defend the title, and, in case of eviction by title paramount, to yield other lands of equal value in recompense. This warranty has long singe become obsolete, and its place supplied by personal covenants for title. Among these is the covenant of warranty, which runs with the land, and is in the nature of a real covenant.
+
wanty
n.
A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast; also, a leather tie; a short wagon rope.
+
whip
v.t.
To overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with other cords going round and round it; to overcast, as the edge of a seam; to wrap; -- often with about, around, or over.
+
wattle
v.t.
To form, by interweaving or platting twigs.
+
what
pron.a.|adv.
Used adjectively, equivalent to the . . . which; the sort or kind of . . . which; rarely, the . . . on, or at, which.
+
wolfsfoot
n.
Club moss.  See Lycopodium.
+
waiter
n.
A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver.
+
weeping
a.
Pertaining to lamentation, or those who weep.
+
why
adv.
For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively.  See the Note under What, pron., 1.
+
wronghead
n.
A person of a perverse understanding or obstinate character.
+
witherwrung
a.
Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.
+
whip
v.t.
An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod.
+
water shrew

Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species (Crossopus fodiens, and C. ciliatus) are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palustris), is rarely seen, owing to its nocturnal habits.
+
ward
n.
To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off.
+
woman
n.
A female attendant or servant.
+
war
n.
Forces; army.
+
wearer
n.
One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc.
+
weight
v.t.
The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
+
while
v.i.
To loiter.
+
witness
v.i.
That which furnishes evidence or proof.
+
wrestle
v.t.
To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.
+
wardroom
n.
A room used by the citizens of a city ward, for meetings, political caucuses, elections, etc.
+
waistcloth
n.
A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
+
whitefoot
n.
A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the coffin.
+
wattled
a.
Furnished with wattles, or pendent fleshy processes at the chin or throat.
+
worn
p.p.
of Wear
+
worthy
n.
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.
+
wrister
n.
A covering for the wrist.
+
whinock
n.
The small pig of a litter.
+
wrote

imp. & archaic p. p. of Write.
+
whipparee
n.
A large sting ray (Rhinoptera bonasus, or R. quadriloba) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Its snout appears to be four-lobed when viewed in front, whence it is also called cow-nosed ray.
+
welcome
n.
Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.
+
washer
n.
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.
+
water leg

See Leg, 7.
+
wastrel
n.
Any waste thing or substance
+
woodnewer
n.
A woodpecker.
+
witts
n.
Tin ore freed from earthy matter by stamping.
+
wekeen
n.
The meadow pipit.
+
whisking
a.
Large; great.
+
wolfsmilk
n.
Any kind of spurge (Euphorbia); -- so called from its acrid milky juice.
+
word
n.
Language considered as implying the faith or authority of the person who utters it; statement; affirmation; declaration; promise.
+
winnew
n.
To beat with wings, or as with wings.
+
whitish
a.
Covered with an opaque white powder.
+
welfare
n.
Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness.
+
warmth
n.
The glowing effect which arises from the use of warm colors; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a painting, or work of color.
+
watermark
n.
A mark indicating the height to which water has risen, or at which it has stood; the usual limit of high or low water.
+
worm
n.
A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like.
+
warproof
n.
Valor tried by war.
+
water snail

Any aquatic pulmonate gastropod belonging to Planorbis, Limnaea, and allied genera; a pond snail.
+
woodchuck
n.
The yaffle, or green woodpecker.
+
weather
v.t.
To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship.
+
word
n.
The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of human speech or language; a constituent part of a sentence; a term; a vocable.
+
wanze
v.i.
To wane; to wither.
+
wooldyed
a.
Dyed before being made into cloth, in distinction from piece-dyed; ingrain.
+
whew
n.|interj.
A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike.
+
widow
v.t.
To become, or survive as, the widow of.
+
whisper
v.i.
To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.  See Whisper, n.
+
watch
n.
An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty.   Cf. Dogwatch.
+
water wheel

A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like.
+
weyle
v.t.|i.
To wail.
+
wheeling
n.
The act or practice of using a cycle; cycling.
+
werrey
v.t.
To warray.
+
wrap
v.t.
To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.
+
weesel
n.
See Weasel.
+
westwards
adv.
Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward.
+
wayless
a.
Having no road or path; pathless.
+
witcracker
n.
One who breaks jests; a joker.
+
web
n.
The thin vertical plate or portion connecting the upper and lower flanges of an lower flanges of an iron girder, rolled beam, or railroad rail.
+
warranty
n.
An engagement or undertaking, express or implied, that a certain fact regarding the subject of a contract is, or shall be, as it is expressly or impliedly declared or promised to be. In sales of goods by persons in possession, there is an implied warranty of title, but, as to the quality of goods, the rule of every sale is, Caveat emptor.
+
weathered
a.
Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a weathered cornice or window sill.
+
waive
v.t.
To relinquish; to give up claim to; not to insist on or claim; to refuse; to forego.
+
wasteful
a.
Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish; prodigal; as, a wasteful person; a wasteful disposition.
+
wicking
n.
the material of which wicks are made; esp., a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton.
+
wantonly
adv.
In a wanton manner; without regularity or restraint; loosely; sportively; gayly; playfully; recklessly; lasciviously.
+
wight
n.
A supernatural being.
+
waiver
n.
The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
+
weather
n.
The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.
+
wood
a.
Mad; insane; possessed; rabid; furious; frantic.
+
wariangle
n.
The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio); -- called also wurger, worrier, and throttler.
+
weaned
imp.|p.p.
of Wean
+
wordily
adv.
In a wordy manner.
+
widegap
n.
The angler; -- called also widegab, and widegut.
+
wicket
n.
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.
+
wiselike
a.
Resembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious.
+
water privilege

The advantage of using water as a mechanical power; also, the place where water is, or may be, so used.  See under Privilege.
+
water meter

A contrivance for measuring a supply of water delivered or received for any purpose, as from a street main.
+
wielded
imp.|p.p.
of Wield
+
whiskeyfied
a.
Drunk with whisky; intoxicated.
+
word
n.
Account; tidings; message; communication; information; -- used only in the singular.
+
warder
n.
One who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard.
+
warp
v.
The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.
+
water tupelo

A species of large tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) growing in swamps in the southern of the United States.  See Ogeechee lime.
+
wavy
a.
Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves.
+
weary
superl.
Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick; -- with of before the cause; as, weary of marching, or of confinement; weary of study.
+
wiste
imp.
of Wit
+
war
v.t.
To make war upon; to fight.
+
whim
n.
A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin, and whimsey.
+
wash
v.t.
To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves wash the shore.
+
wedgeformed
a.
Having the form of a wedge; cuneiform.
+
whistler
n.
The whistlefish.
+
weather
v.i.
To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.
+
wild
superl.
Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious; inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary; crazy.
+
wald
n.
A forest; -- used as a termination of names.  See Weald.
+
whisky
n.
Alt. of Whiskey
+
wedlock
v.t.
To marry; to unite in marriage; to wed.
+
wantage
n.
That which is wanting; deficiency.
+
whited
imp.|p.p.
of White
+
waterret
v.t.
To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water-rot.
+
water laverock

The common sandpiper.
+
wiredraw
v.t.
Hence, to draw by art or violence.
+
wattling
n.
The act or process of binding or platting with twigs; also, the network so formed.
+
write
v.i.
To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by written signs.
+
water feather

Alt. of Water feather-foil
+
water
v.i.
To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water.
+
worse
n.
Loss; disadvantage; defeat.
+
wash
v.t.
To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees.
+
wipe
v.t.
To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.
+
water tower

A large metal pipe made to be extended vertically by sections, and used for discharging water upon burning buildings.
+
weaselfaced
a.
Having a thin, sharp face, like a weasel.
+
windowed
imp.|p.p.
of Window
+
waste
a.
Lost for want of occupiers or use; superfluous.
+
ward
n.
One who, or that which, is guarded.
+
welk
v.t.
To cause to wither; to wilt.
+
worktable
n.
A table for holding working materials and implements; esp., a small table with drawers and other conveniences for needlework, etc.
+
wafer
n.
An adhesive disk of dried paste, made of flour, gelatin, isinglass, or the like, and coloring matter, -- used in sealing letters and other documents.
+
woolder
n.
A stick used to tighten the rope in woolding.
+
wheeled
a.
Having wheels; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a four-wheeled carriage.
+
witch
n.
An ugly old woman; a hag.
+
wireworker
n.
One who manufactures articles from wire.
+
waterflood
n.
A flood of water; an inundation.
+
wiggle
v.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.
+
wadmol
n.
A coarse, hairy, woolen cloth, formerly used for garments by the poor, and for various other purposes.
+
wisehearted
a.
Wise; knowing; skillful; sapient; erudite; prudent.
+
where
adv.
At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position, or circumstances; -- used interrogatively.
+
water lily

A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers.  See Nymphaea.
+
winter
n.
The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
+
water soldier

An aquatic European plant (Stratiotes aloides) with bayonet-shaped leaves.
+
warison
v.t.
Preparation; protection; provision; supply.
+
wardcorps
n.
Guardian; one set to watch over another.
+
withing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Withe
+
wormwood
n.
Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
+
weldons process

A process for the recovery or regeneration of manganese dioxide in the manufacture of chlorine, by means of milk of lime and the oxygen of the air; -- so called after the inventor.
+
water mint

A kind of mint (Mentha aquatica) growing in wet places, and sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot.
+
whisperingly
adv.
In a whisper, or low voice; in a whispering manner; with whispers.
+
whey
n.
The serum, or watery part, of milk, separated from the more thick or coagulable part, esp. in the process of making cheese.
+
withamite
n.
A variety of epidote, of a reddish color, found in Scotland.
+
whoso
pron.
Whosoever.
+
watcher
n.
One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during the night.
+
wingless
a.
Having no wings; not able to ascend or fly.
+
wear
v.t.
To cause to go about, as a vessel, by putting the helm up, instead of alee as in tacking, so that the vessel's bow is turned away from, and her stern is presented to, the wind, and, as she turns still farther, her sails fill on the other side; to veer.
+
wagonload
n.
Same as Wagonful.
+
wrought
a.
Worked; elaborated; not rough or crude.
+
walk
n.
A frequented track; habitual place of action; sphere; as, the walk of the historian.
+
waist
n.
That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips.
+
want
v.t.
To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing.
+
wassail
n.
An occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse.
+
whapper
n.
Alt. of Whopper
+
wardsmen
pl.
of Wardsman
+
wainscoting
n.
The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot as a whole; panelwork.
+
willower
n.
A willow.  See Willow, n., 2.
+
whimsy
n.
A whim.
+
walk
v.t.
To pass through, over, or upon; to traverse; to perambulate; as, to walk the streets.
+
ware
a.
Articles of merchandise; the sum of articles of a particular kind or class; style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise.
+
wonting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wont
+
wigwam
n.
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.
+
water hen

Any gallinule.
+
water pennywort

Marsh pennywort.  See under Marsh.
+
warp
v.t.
To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.
+
wendish
a.
Of or pertaining the Wends, or their language.
+
weave
n.
A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.
+
whirlbat
n.
Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of ancient boxers.
+
win
v.i.
To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.
+
wonger
n.
See Wanger.
+
whiteness
n.
Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc.
+
whim
n.
The European widgeon.
+
weather
n.
Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of the air.
+
water mill

A mill whose machinery is moved by water; -- distinguished from a windmill, and a steam mill.
+
willow
n.
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.
+
wares
n.pl.
See 4th Ware.
+
winged
imp.|p.p.
of Wing
+
wassail
v.i.
To hold a wassail; to carouse.
+
winter
v.i.
To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida.
+
waterlander
n.
Alt. of Waterlandian
+
wurmal
n.
See Wormil.
+
waterproof
a.
Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof.
+
wipe
n.
Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.
+
water hammer

A vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of air, and hermetically sealed. When reversed or shaken, the water being unimpeded by air, strikes the sides in solid mass with a sound like that of a hammer.
+
whaling
a.
Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a whaling voyage; a whaling vessel.
+
wamblecropped
a.
Sick at the stomach; also, crestfallen; dejected.
+
whortleberry
n.
The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants.  See Huckleberry.
+
whistlingly
adv.
In a whistling manner; shrilly.
+
west indian

A native of, or a dweller in, the West Indies.
+
workroom
n.
Any room or apartment used especially for labor.
+
wallaba
n.
A leguminous tree (Eperua falcata) of Demerara, with pinnate leaves and clusters of red flowers. The reddish brown wood is used for palings and shingles.
+
woodlander
n.
A dweller in a woodland.
+
weigh
n.
A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.
+
water hare

A small American hare or rabbit (Lepus aquaticus) found on or near the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also water rabbit, and swamp hare.
+
worm
n.
A short revolving screw, the threads of which drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into its teeth or cogs.  See Illust. of Worm gearing, below.
+
whooping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whoop
+
wimble
n.
A gimlet.
+
wood
n.
Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.
+
way shaft

An interior shaft, usually one connecting two levels.
+
wind
n.
Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air.
+
waucht
n.
Alt. of Waught
+
wanton
n.
One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet.
+
wasteful
a.
Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses.
+
wedge
v.t.
To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the manner of a wedge that is driven into something.
+
wear
v.t.
To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition, scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually; to cause to lower or disappear; to spend.
+
wrap
v.t.
To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with up.
+
wayfare
v.i.
To journey; to travel; to go to and fro.
+
wheen
n.
A quantity; a goodly number.
+
wurbagool
n.
A fruit bat (Pteropus medius) native of India. It is similar to the flying fox, but smaller.
+
wineberry
n.
The red currant.
+
woodknacker
n.
The yaffle.
+
writhed
p.p.
of Writhe
+
wonderer
n.
One who wonders.
+
windfall
n.
Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind, etc.
+
worship
a.
Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness.
+
waggling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Waggle
+
whopping
a.
Very large; monstrous; astonishing; as, a whapping story.
+
wilderness
v.t.
Quality or state of being wild; wildness.
+
widen
v.i.
To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend.
+
wonders
adv.
See Wondrous.
+
water cart

A cart carrying water; esp., one carrying water for sale, or for sprinkling streets, gardens, etc.
+
woodmen
pl.
of Woodman
+
watch
v.i.
The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night.
+
worshiping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Worship
+
witness
v.i.
One who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like.
+
with
prep.
To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or hostility; -- equivalent to against.
+
wad
n.
A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow.
+
willsome
a.
Fat; indolent.
+
water gauge

A wall or bank to hold water back.
+
winnowing
n.
The act of one who, or that which, winnows.
+
waferer
n.
A dealer in the cakes called wafers; a confectioner.
+
weaving
n.
The act of one who, or that which, weaves; the act or art of forming cloth in a loom by the union or intertexture of threads.
+
whereas
conj.
Considering that; it being the case that; since; -- used to introduce a preamble which is the basis of declarations, affirmations, commands, requests, or like, that follow.
+
waist
n.
Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship.
+
welbegone
a.
Surrounded with happiness or prosperity.
+
whatsoeer
pron.
A contraction of whatsoever; -- used in poetry.
+
womanly
a.
Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior.
+
work
n.
To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic.
+
welt
n.
A hem, border, or fringe.
+
whacked
imp.|p.p.
of Whack
+
whooped
imp.|p.p.
of Whoop
+
water meadow

A meadow, or piece of low, flat land, capable of being kept in a state of fertility by being overflowed with water from some adjoining river or stream.
+
water dock

A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the European is R. Hydrolapathum.
+
washer
n.
A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening.
+
wishywashy
n.
A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish-wash.
+
wiriness
n.
The quality of being wiry.
+
wedgeshaped
a.
Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
+
whitewort
n.
A kind of Solomon's seal (Polygonum officinale).
+
warworn
a.
Worn with military service; as, a warworn soldier; a warworn coat.
+
welling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Well
+
wist
v.
Knew.
+
warp
v.t.
To weave; to fabricate.
+
wellingtonia
n.
A name given to the "big trees" (Sequoia gigantea) of California, and still used in England.  See Sequoia.
+
weel
a.|adv.
Well.
+
wanned
a.
Made wan, or pale.
+
wreaking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wreak
+
wheeler
n.
One who wheels, or turns.
+
water tiger

A diving, or water, beetle, especially the larva of a water beetle.  See Illust. b of Water beetle.
+
wrath
v.t.
To anger; to enrage; -- also used impersonally.
+
wound
n.
A hurt or injury caused by violence; specifically, a breach of the skin and flesh of an animal, or in the substance of any creature or living thing; a cut, stab, rent, or the like.
+
woulfe bottle
n.
A kind of wash bottle with two or three necks; -- so called after the inventor, Peter Woulfe, an English chemist.
+
well
v.t.
In such manner as is desirable; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favorably; advantageously; conveniently.
+
wax
n.
A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread.
+
woman
n.
The female part of the human race; womankind.
+
wet
superl.
Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table.
+
waywise
a.
Skillful in finding the way; well acquainted with the way or route; wise from having traveled.
+
wildering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wilder
+
woodcut
n.
An engraving on wood; also, a print from it. Same as Wood cut, under Wood.
+
woodcock
n.
Any one of several species of long-billed limicoline birds belonging to the genera Scolopax and Philohela. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits, and are highly esteemed as game birds.
+
wavellite
n.
A hydrous phosphate of alumina, occurring usually in hemispherical radiated forms varying in color from white to yellow, green, or black.
+
wellmeaning
a.
Having a good intention.
+
wifeless
a.
Without a wife; unmarried.
+
whence
adv.
From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; -- used interrogatively.
+
waive
v.t.
To throw away; to cast off; to reject; to desert.
+
windpipe
n.
The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand.  See Illust. under Lung.
+
worral
n.
Alt. of Worrel
+
whaling
n.
The hunting of whales.
+
win
a.
To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country.
+
whiting
n.
A North American fish (Merlucius vulgaris) allied to the preceding; -- called also silver hake.
+
warrant
n.
A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice.
+
wah
n.
The panda.
+
wend

p. p. of Wene.
+
weatherbound
a.
Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a weather-bound vessel.
+
waggeries
pl.
of Waggery
+
widowmaker
n.
One who makes widows by destroying husbands.
+
waken
v.i.
To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.
+
worm
v.t.
To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm.  See Worm, n. 5 (b).
+
windbreak
v.t.
To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust.
+
well
v.i.
Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring.
+
withered
a.
Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away.
+
whally
a.
Having the iris of light color; -- said of horses.
+
water ousel

Alt. of Water ouzel
+
wady
n.
A ravine through which a brook flows; the channel of a water course, which is dry except in the rainy season.
+
wharfs
pl.
of Wharf
+
wheeze
v.i.
To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
+
welldoing
n.
A doing well; right performance of duties. Also used adjectively.
+
wordy
superl.
Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal; as, a wordy war.
+
whilom
n.
Formerly; once; of old; erewhile; at times.
+
whinyard
n.
The poachard.
+
water carriage

Transportation or conveyance by water; means of transporting by water.
+
willingness
n.
The quality or state of being willing; free choice or consent of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind to do or forbear.
+
wharfing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wharf
+
wrench
v.t.
Means; contrivance.
+
weed
n.
A garment; clothing; especially, an upper or outer garment.
+
work
n.
Manner of working; management; treatment; as, unskillful work spoiled the effect.
+
warmth
n.
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.
+
wode
a.
Mad.  See Wood, a.
+
warner
n.
A warrener.
+
whig
n.
Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
+
warren
n.
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.
+
whoobub
n.
Hubbub.
+
woodhack
n.
Alt. of Woodhacker
+
wear
n.
The act of wearing, or the state of being worn; consumption by use; diminution by friction; as, the wear of a garment.
+
woodwax
n.
Alt. of Wood-waxen
+
warriangle
n.
See Wariangle.
+
whitish
a.
Somewhat white; approaching white; white in a moderate degree.
+
whopper
n.
Same as Whapper.
+
whiggamore
n.
A Whig; -- a cant term applied in contempt to Scotch Presbyterians.
+
wormeaten
a.
Worn-out; old; worthless.
+
wincing
n.
The act of washing cloth, dipping it in dye, etc., with a wince.
+
wind
n.
A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
+
whoring
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whore
+
water crow

The dipper.
+
work
v.t.
To influence by acting upon; to prevail upon; to manage; to lead.
+
whimper
v.t.
To utter in alow, whining tone.
+
water pheasant
n.
The goosander.
+
whipper
n.
One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a chip's hold.
+
withheld
p.p.
of Withhold
+
waterless
a.
Destitute of water; dry.
+
water bear

Any species of Tardigrada, 2.  See Illust. of Tardigrada.
+
waved
a.
Having undulations like waves; -- said of one of the lines in heraldry which serve as outlines to the ordinaries, etc.
+
ward
n.
A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch.
+
waste
a.
To bring to ruin; to devastate; to desolate; to destroy.
+
weld
v.t.
To wield.
+
wide
superl.
On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
+
wand
n.
A rod used by conjurers, diviners, magicians, etc.
+
waded
imp.|p.p.
of Wade
+
wase
n.
A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.
+
witchhazel
n.
The wych-elm.
+
will
v.
That which is strongly wished or desired.
+
wennel
n.
See Weanel.
+
wintering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Winter
+
wash
n.
A liquid cosmetic for the complexion.
+
winsome
a.
Causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant.
+
wept
imp.|p.p.
of Weep
+
warrioress
n.
A female warrior.
+
warned
imp.|p.p.
of Warn
+
wrawness
n.
Peevishness; ill temper; anger.
+
wreak
v.i.
To reck; to care.
+
winnard 
n.
The redwing.
+
wash
n.
The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once.
+
walm
v.i.
To roll; to spout; to boil up.
+
weather
n.
A light rain; a shower.
+
why
adv.
For which; on account of which; -- used relatively.
+
whalebone
n.
A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes.  See Baleen.
+
werk
v.
Alt. of Werke
+
who
pron.
One; any; one.
+
winery
n.
A place where grapes are converted into wine.
+
winged
a.
Represented with wings, or having wings, of a different tincture from the body.
+
wellknown
a.
Fully known; generally known or acknowledged.
+
wrench
v.t.
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.
+
winning
n.
A new opening.
+
wastrel
n.
A neglected child; a street Arab.
+
weatherboard
n.
That side of a vessel which is toward the wind; the windward side.
+
womanhood
n.
The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman, or of womankind.
+
warn
v.t.
To refuse.
+
washboard
n.
A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard.
+
wolfsbane
n.
A poisonous plant (Aconitum Lycoctonum), a kind of monkshood; also, by extension, any plant or species of the genus Aconitum.  See Aconite.
+
wash
a.
Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods.
+
whur
v.i.
To snarl or growl, as a dog.
+
washboard
n.
A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them.
+
widow
v.t.
To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; -- rarely used except in the past participle.
+
whip
v.t.
To beat (eggs, cream, or the like) into a froth, as with a whisk, fork, or the like.
+
wheel
n.
Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel.
+
weal
n.
The mark of a stripe.  See Wale.
+
widowhood
n.
Estate settled on a widow.
+
wave
v.i.
To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
+
wait
v.i.
One who watches; a watchman.
+
windy
superl.
Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.
+
wealth
n.
Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly estate; affluence; opulence; riches.
+
waver
v.i.
To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.
+
welsher
n.
One who cheats at a horse race; one who bets, without a chance of being able to pay; one who receives money to back certain horses and absconds with it.
+
watchhouses
pl.
of Watchhouse
+
worrel
n.
An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet long when full grown.
+
wizard
n.
A wise man; a sage.
+
wanton
v.i.
To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
+
wisely
adv.
In a wise manner; prudently; judiciously; discreetly; with wisdom.
+
windfertilized
a.
Anemophilous; fertilized by pollen borne by the wind.
+
waft
n.
A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag.
+
wellbred
a.
Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.
+
wowe
v.t.|i.
To woo.
+
wichitas
n.pl.
A tribe of Indians native of the region between the Arkansas and Red rivers. They are related to the Pawnees.  See Pawnees.
+
wreaked
imp.|p.p.
of Wreak
+
waggish
a.
Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome.
+
west
a.
Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the west; as, a west course is one toward the west; an east and west line; a west wind blows from the west.
+
wink
n.
A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.
+
wampee
n.
The pickerel weed.
+
welchman
n.
See Welshman.
+
water lettuce

A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves.
+
weld
n.
An herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color.
+
warm
superl.
Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing.
+
warrantise
n.
Authority; security; warranty.
+
water boatman

A boat bug.
+
weakling
n.
A weak or feeble creature.
+
wailment
n.
Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.
+
wooden
a.
Clumsy; awkward; ungainly; stiff; spiritless.
+
wanton
v.t.
Specifically: Deviating from the rules of chastity; lewd; lustful; lascivious; libidinous; lecherous.
+
woodbine
v.t.
The Virginia creeper.  See Virginia creeper, under Virginia.
+
wainscot
n.
Oaken timber or boarding.
+
wonderly
adv.
Wonderfully; wondrously.
+
water drainage

The draining off of water.
+
waterie
n.
The pied wagtail; -- so called because it frequents ponds.
+
waist
n.
A girdle or belt for the waist.
+
wust

Alt. of Wuste
+
windsucker
n.
The kestrel.
+
whoever
pron.
Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who; as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be.
+
woody
a.
Of or pertaining to woods; sylvan.
+
woody
a.
Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land.
+
wear
v.t.
To form or shape by, or as by, attrition.
+
went
n.
Course; way; path; journey; direction.
+
whiskey
n.
Same as Whisky, a liquor.
+
witticism
n.
A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
+
weazen
a.
Thin; sharp; withered; wizened; as, a weazen face.
+
wave
v.i.
A vibration propagated from particle to particle through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation.  See Undulation.
+
wove
imp.
of Weave
+
wallet
n.
Anything protuberant and swagging.
+
weir
n.
Alt. of Wear
+
wall
n.
A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense.
+
weazeny
a.
Somewhat weazen; shriveled.
+
wall
v.t.
To close or fill with a wall, as a doorway.
+
warbling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Warble
+
wiggle
n.
Act of wiggling; a wriggle.
+
white
n.
Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye.
+
whiffled
imp.|p.p.
of Whiffle
+
warmblooded
a.
Having warm blood; -- applied especially to those animals, as birds and mammals, which have warm blood, or, more properly, the power of maintaining a nearly uniform temperature whatever the temperature of the surrounding air.  See Homoiothermal.
+
whithersoever
adv.
To whatever place; to what place soever; wheresoever; as, I will go whithersoever you lead.
+
worldly
adv.
With relation to this life; in a worldly manner.
+
waistcoating
n.
A fabric designed for waistcoats; esp., one in which there is a pattern, differently colored yarns being used.
+
worst
a.
Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense.  See Worse.
+
warden
n.
A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden.
+
wherries
pl.
of Wherry
+
wick
n.
A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned.
+
wideawake
a.
Fully awake; not drowsy or dull; hence, knowing; keen; alert.
+
withering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wither
+
warren
n.
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.
+
wicken tree

Same as Quicken tree.
+
widowhunter
n.
One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune.
+
withouten
prep.
Without.
+
whip
v.t.
To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle.
+
whirred
imp.|p.p.
of Whir
+
wayside
a.
Of or pertaining to the wayside; as, wayside flowers.
+
water lemon

The edible fruit of two species of passion flower (Passiflora laurifolia, and P. maliformis); -- so called in the West Indies.
+
weatherwise
a.
Skillful in forecasting the changes of the weather.
+
waur
a.
Worse.
+
wreck
v.t.
Goods, etc., which, after a shipwreck, are cast upon the land by the sea.
+
west
n.
A country, or region of country, which, with regard to some other country or region, is situated in the direction toward the west.
+
witness
v.t.
To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.
+
whiggarchy
n.
Government by Whigs.
+
witing
v.
Knowledge.
+
waymented
imp.|p.p.
of Wayment
+
wedge
v.t.
To cut, as clay, into wedgelike masses, and work by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles, etc.
+
warmful
a.
Abounding in capacity to warm; giving warmth; as, a warmful garment.
+
wreak
v.t.
To revenge; to avenge.
+
waterwort
n.
Any plant of the natural order Elatineae, consisting of two genera (Elatine, and Bergia), mostly small annual herbs growing in the edges of ponds. Some have a peppery or acrid taste.
+
washingtonian
n.
A member of the Washingtonian Society.
+
worble
n.
See Wormil.
+
waning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wane
+
whereabout
adv.
Alt. of Whereabouts
+
wormseed
n.
Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica, and Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.
+
whacker
n.
Anything very large; specif., a great lie; a whapper.
+
wash
n.
A thin coat of metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
+
wealsmen
pl.
of Wealsman
+
wallop
v.i.
To be slatternly.
+
wove

p. pr. & rare vb. n. of Weave.
+
wyla
n.
A helmeted Australian cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus); -- called also funeral cockatoo.
+
within
prep.
Hence, inside the limits, reach, or influence of; not going outside of; not beyond, overstepping, exceeding, or the like.
+
weeping
a.
Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears.
+
wreath
n.
Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers.
+
whennes
adv.
Whence.
+
waybung
n.
An Australian insessorial bird (Corcorax melanorhamphus) noted for the curious actions of the male during the breeding season. It is black with a white patch on each wing.
+
wierangle
n.
Same as Wariangle.
+
well
v.t.
Considerably; not a little; far.
+
work
n.
That which is produced as the result of labor; anything accomplished by exertion or toil; product; performance; fabric; manufacture; in a more general sense, act, deed, service, effect, result, achievement, feat.
+
weariless
a.
Incapable of being wearied.
+
whitebill
n.
The American coot.
+
wynkernel
n.
The European moor hen.
+
water wheel

The paddle wheel of a steam vessel.
+
wait
v.t.
To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
+
wig
n.
A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network, either in imitation of the natural growth, or in abundant and flowing curls, worn to supply a deficiency of natural hair, or for ornament, or according to traditional usage, as a part of an official or professional dress, the latter especially in England by judges and barristers.
+
warble
v.t.
To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
+
wave
v.t.
To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to.
+
way
n.
The means by which anything is reached, or anything is accomplished; scheme; device; plan.
+
wittified
a.
Possessed of wit; witty.
+
wagonage
n.
A collection of wagons; wagons, collectively.
+
ward
n.
One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection.
+
wellplighted
a.
Being well folded.
+
woke

of Wake
+
wake
n.
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
+
whortle
n.
The whortleberry, or bilberry.
+
worship
a.
The act of paying divine honors to the Supreme Being; religious reverence and homage; adoration, or acts of reverence, paid to God, or a being viewed as God.
+
wrap
n.
A wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.
+
westling
n.
A westerner.
+
waxen
a.
Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet.
+
winsome
a.
Cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted.
+
wrathless
a.
Free from anger or wrath.
+
while
conj.
Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas.
+
wale
n.
A ridge or streak rising above the surface, as of cloth; hence, the texture of cloth.
+
wake
n.
The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish.
+
wadd
n.
An earthy oxide of manganese, or mixture of different oxides and water, with some oxide of iron, and often silica, alumina, lime, or baryta; black ocher. There are several varieties.
+
wriggle
a.
Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible.
+
windgall
n.
A soft tumor or synovial swelling on the fetlock joint of a horse; -- so called from having formerly been supposed to contain air.
+
wretched
a.
Very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.
+
wise
v.
Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion.
+
wamble
n.
Disturbance of the stomach; a feeling of nausea.
+
whitetail
n.
The Virginia deer.
+
wistful
a.
Full of thought; eagerly attentive; meditative; musing; pensive; contemplative.
+
wedgeshell
n.
Any one of numerous species of small marine bivalves belonging to Donax and allied genera in which the shell is wedge-shaped.
+
watch
n.
That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch.
+
wingfooted
a.
Having the anterior lobes of the foot so modified as to form a pair of winglike swimming organs; -- said of the pteropod mollusks.
+
woodcock
n.
Fig.: A simpleton.
+
wroken

p. p. of Wreak.
+
wager
v.t.
Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
+
wish
n.
Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.
+
whitybrown
a.
Of a color between white and brown.
+
wafer
n.
A thin cake made of flour and other ingredients.
+
wifelike
a.
Of, pertaining to, or like, a wife or a woman.
+
waghalter
n.
One who moves or wears a halter; one likely to be hanged.
+
wandy
a.
Long and flexible, like a wand.
+
wed
n.
A pledge; a pawn.
+
water eagle

The osprey.
+
well
v.i.
A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.
+
whereabouts
adv.
Concerning which; about which.
+
were
v.t.|i.
To wear.  See 3d Wear.
+
wagonroofed
a.
Having a roof, or top, shaped like an inverted U; wagon-headed.
+
wagged
imp.|p.p.
of Wag
+
wot
imp.
of Weet
+
wherefore
adv.|conj.
For what reason; why; -- used interrogatively.
+
wash
n.
A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
+
weathered
imp.|p.p.
of Weather
+
wafer
v.t.
To seal or close with a wafer.
+
whitecap
n.
The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head.
+
whitehead
n.
The blue-winged snow goose.
+
warfare
n.
Contest; struggle.
+
waymark
n.
A mark to guide in traveling.
+
woke
imp.|p.p.
Wake.
+
wipe
v.t.
To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; -- usually followed by away, off or out. Also used figuratively.
+
woven

p. p. of Weave.
+
water adder

The common, harmless American water snake (Tropidonotus sipedon).  See Illust. under Water Snake.
+
whacking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whack
+
waken
v.t.
To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.
+
wreathy
a.
Wreathed; twisted; curled; spiral; also, full of wreaths.
+
weight
v.t.
A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce weight.
+
writ
n.
That which is written; writing; scripture; -- applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ.
+
white
n.
Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white.  See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
+
writ
archaicimp.|p.p.
of Write
+
water table

A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to throw off the water, -- generally used in the United States for the first table above the surface of the ground (see Table, n., 9), that is, for the table at the top of the foundation and the beginning of the upper wall.
+
wallower
n.
A lantern wheel; a trundle.
+
wolf
a.
In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective vibration in certain notes of the scale.
+
wiredraw
v.t.
To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel.
+
whirl
v.t.
A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached.
+
workmaster
n.
The performer of any work; a master workman.
+
withhold
v.t.
To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.
+
woodsmen
pl.
of Woodsman
+
wielding
n.
Power; authority; rule.
+
werst
n.
See Verst.
+
wap
v.t.|i.
To beat; to whap.
+
whitefronted
a.
Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur.
+
wingy
a.
Having wings; rapid.
+
warbeaten
a.
Warworn.
+
weathering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Weather
+
wadies
pl.
of Wady
+
welfaring
a.
Faring well; prosperous; thriving.
+
wolfberry
n.
An American shrub (Symphoricarpus occidentalis) which bears soft white berries.
+
wrecker
n.
A vessel employed by wreckers.
+
whiffle
v.t.
To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
+
wreathe
v.i.
To be intewoven or entwined; to twine together; as, a bower of wreathing trees.
+
witen

pl. pres. of Wit.
+
wise
v.
Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or management; a wise determination.
+
workwomen
pl.
of Workwoman
+
wigwag
v.t.
To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose.
+
work
n.
Ore before it is dressed.
+
weakishness
n.
Quality or state of being weakish.
+
wherry
n.
A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kind of light, half-decked vessel used in fishing.
+
wet
a.
Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable degree.
+
warrin
n.
An Australian lorikeet (Trichoglossus multicolor) remarkable for the variety and brilliancy of its colors; -- called also blue-bellied lorikeet, and blue-bellied parrot.
+
whang
v.t.
To beat.
+
weeping
n.
The act of one who weeps; lamentation with tears; shedding of tears.
+
whitefish
n.
Any one of several species of Coregonus, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and most important American species (C. clupeiformis) is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also lake whitefish, and Oswego bass.
+
wealth
n.
Weal; welfare; prosperity; good.
+
wall
v.t.
To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall.
+
waxwork
n.
Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings.
+
water oat

Indian rice.  See under Rice.
+
whiteblaze
n.
See White-face.
+
wealden
n.
The Wealden group or strata.
+
widow
v.t.
To deprive of one who is loved; to strip of anything beloved or highly esteemed; to make desolate or bare; to bereave.
+
weak
v.i.
Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market.
+
with
prep.
To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; -- sometimes equivalent to by.
+
wale
n.
A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
+
waitress
n.
A female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman.
+
westmost
a.
Lying farthest to the west; westernmost.
+
what
pron.a.|adv.
As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost?
+
waterspout
n.
A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land.
+
wretchedness
n.
A wretched object; anything despicably.
+
widmanstatten figures

Certain figures appearing on etched meteoric iron; -- so called after A. B. Widmanstatten, of Vienna, who first described them in 1808.  See the Note and Illust. under Meteorite.
+
worldlyminded
a.
Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving and pursuing this world's goods, to the exclusion of piety and attention to spiritual concerns.
+
whaler
n.
A vessel or person employed in the whale fishery.
+
whitewing
n.
The velvet duck.
+
weald
n.
A wood or forest; a wooded land or region; also, an open country; -- often used in place names.
+
wind
v.i.
To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.
+
wharp
n.
A kind of fine sand from the banks of the Trent, used as a polishing powder.
+
wilt

2d pers. sing. of Will.
+
whelm
v.t.
Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows.
+
westward
a.
Lying toward the west.
+
whither
adv.
To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design; whereunto; whereto; -- used in a sense not physical.
+
wheel
n.
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.
+
wrapped
imp.|p.p.
of Wrap
+
wire
v.t.
To put upon a wire; as, to wire beads.
+
windlass
n.
A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course; a shift.
+
witenagemote
n.
A meeting of wise men; the national council, or legislature, of England in the days of the Anglo-Saxons, before the Norman Conquest.
+
water wheel

Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; -- called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at the top, an undershot wheel when at the bottom, a breast wheel when at an intermediate point; other forms are called reaction wheel, vortex wheel, turbine wheel, etc.
+
whimmy
a.
Full of whims; whimsical.
+
water gruel

A liquid food composed of water and a small portion of meal, or other farinaceous substance, boiled and seasoned.
+
water pheasant

The pintail.  See Pintail, n., 1.
+
water hammer

A concussion, or blow, made by water in striking, as against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it.
+
war
a.
Ware; aware.
+
weeper
n.
One who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears.
+
wert
n.
A wart.
+
wring
v.t.
To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance.
+
wage
v.t.
That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; -- at present generally used in the plural.  See Wages.
+
wedlock
v.i.
The ceremony, or the state, of marriage; matrimony.
+
whinchat
n.
A small warbler (Pratincola rubetra) common in Europe; -- called also whinchacker, whincheck, whin-clocharet.
+
windbroken
a.
Having the power of breathing impaired by the rupture, dilatation, or running together of air cells of the lungs, so that while the inspiration is by one effort, the expiration is by two; affected with pulmonary emphysema or with heaves; -- said of a horse.
+
workwoman
n.
A woman who performs any work; especially, a woman skilled in needlework.
+
weakling
a.
Weak; feeble.
+
writing
n.
An inscription.
+
winced
imp.|p.p.
of Wince
+
way
n.
Course or direction of motion or process; tendency of action; advance.
+
water dressing

The treatment of wounds or ulcers by the application of water; also, a dressing saturated with water only, for application to a wound or an ulcer.
+
witeless
a.
Blameless.
+
wonder
a.
Wonderful.
+
watchhouse
n.
A house in which a watch or guard is placed.
+
writative
a.
Inclined to much writing; -- correlative to talkative.
+
win
a.
To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
+
white
n.
The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness.  See the Note under Color, n., 1.
+
wadd
n.
Plumbago, or black lead.
+
whereness
n.
The quality or state of having a place; ubiety; situation; position.
+
wanton
v.i.
To sport in lewdness; to play the wanton; to play lasciviously.
+
whiterump
n.
The American black-tailed godwit.
+
wier
n.
Same as Weir.
+
wait
v.t.
To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
+
wolframic
a.
Of or pertaining to wolframium.  See Tungstic.
+
wisp
v.t.
To brush or dress, an with a wisp.
+
whidah bird

Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus Vidua, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also vida finch, whidah finch, whydah bird, whydah finch, widow bird, and widow finch.
+
welt
v.t.
To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.
+
wife
n.
A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like.
+
westward
n.
The western region or countries; the west.
+
whoop
v.i.
To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
+
wreathen
a.
Twisted; made into a wreath.
+
wilt
v.i.
To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither.
+
water lizard

Any aquatic lizard of the genus Varanus, as the monitor of the Nile.  See Monitor, n., 3.
+
which
a.
Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
+
worming
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Worm
+
warehousing
n.
The act of placing goods in a warehouse, or in a customhouse store.
+
weedery
n.
Weeds, collectively; also, a place full of weeds or for growing weeds.
+
wapinschaw
n.
An exhibition of arms. according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; -- formerly made at certain seasons in each district.
+
wont
n.
Custom; habit; use; usage.
+
wring
v.t.
To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing.
+
wallop
v.t.
To beat soundly; to flog; to whip.
+
witching
a.
That witches or enchants; suited to enchantment or witchcraft; bewitching.
+
whirl
v.t.
A whorl.  See Whorl.
+
whereat
adv.
At which; upon which; whereupon; -- used relatively.
+
world
n.
The inhabitants of the earth; the human race; people in general; the public; mankind.
+
wish
v.t.
To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of.
+
wormshell
n.
Any species of Vermetus.
+
withoutforth
adv.
Without; outside' outwardly.  Cf. Withinforth.
+
whinnies
pl.
of Whinny
+
whistlewing
n.
The American golden-eye.
+
woodsere
n.
The time when there no sap in the trees; the winter season.
+
wriggled
imp.|p.p.
of Wriggle
+
watch
v.t.
To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.
+
wash
v.t.
To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.
+
wayk
a.
Weak.
+
worship
v.t.
To respect; to honor; to treat with civil reverence.
+
wink
v.i.
To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.
+
wallop
v.i.
To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.
+
warrant
n.
An official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer.  See Warrant officer, below.
+
want
v.i.
A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
+
whiffle
v.i.
To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
+
wyke
n.
Week.
+
winnower
n.
One who, or that which, winnows; specifically, a winnowing machine.
+
wandering

a. & n. from Wander, v.
+
whispering

a. & n. from Whisper. v. t.
+
wilfulness
n.
See Willful, Willfully, and Willfulness.
+
wherry
n.
A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; -- sometimes called crab wherry.
+
wheel
v.i.
To go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass.
+
wildebeest
n.
The gnu.
+
wareful
a.
Wary; watchful; cautious.
+
waif
n.
Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
+
wrap
v.t.
To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.
+
wreeke
v.t.
See 2d Wreak.
+
withdraw
v.t.
To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like.
+
woundwort
n.
Any one of certain plants whose soft, downy leaves have been used for dressing wounds, as the kidney vetch, and several species of the labiate genus Stachys.
+
witling
n.
A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness.
+
water pig

The capybara.
+
wasteful
a.
Waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled.
+
wreckage
n.
That which has been wrecked; remains of a wreck.
+
water hyacinth

Either of several tropical aquatic plants of the genus Eichhornia, related to the pickerel weed.
+
weak
v.i.
Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.
+
wedge
v.t.
To fasten with a wedge, or with wedges; as, to wedge a scythe on the snath; to wedge a rail or a piece of timber in its place.
+
weariful
a.
Abounding in qualities which cause weariness; wearisome.
+
watches
n.pl.
The leaves of Saracenia flava.  See Trumpets.
+
wavy
a.
Undulating on the border or surface; waved.
+
walhalla
n.
See Valhalla.
+
worsted
imp.|p.p.
of Worst
+
werke
v.
See Work.
+
whitsun
a.
Of, pertaining to, or observed at, Whitsuntide; as, Whitsun week; Whitsun Tuesday; Whitsun pastorals.
+
wavey
n.
The snow goose.
+
worship
v.t.
To honor with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.
+
wich
n.
A narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players.
+
wail
v.t.
To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death.
+
whoremonger
n.
A whoremaster; a lecher; a man who frequents the society of whores.
+
wenchless
a.
Being without a wench.
+
weighable
a.
Capable of being weighed.
+
wedge
v.t.
To force or drive as a wedge is driven.
+
water locust

A thorny leguminous tree (Gleditschia monosperma) which grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley.
+
winningly
adv.
In a winning manner.
+
weakminded
a.
Having a weak mind, either naturally or by reason of disease; feebleminded; foolish; idiotic.
+
when
adv.
Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun.
+
weird
a.
Of or pertaining to fate; concerned with destiny.
+
willowherb
n.
A perennial herb (Epilobium spicatum) with narrow willowlike leaves and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is sometimes made to include other species of the same genus.
+
waste
a.
Lying unused; unproductive; worthless; valueless; refuse; rejected; as, waste land; waste paper.
+
wind
v.t.
To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine.
+
whine
n.
A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.
+
wax
n.
A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
+
wabbly
a.
Inclined to wabble; wabbling.
+
withy
n.
A withe.  See Withe, 1.
+
wrynecked
a.
Having a distorted neck; having the deformity called wryneck.
+
wing
v.t.
To supply with wings or sidepieces.
+
warp
v.t.
To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.
+
watchhouse
n.
A place where persons under temporary arrest by the police of a city are kept; a police station; a lockup.
+
wharf
v.t.
To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs.
+
waul
v.i.
To cry as a cat; to squall; to wail.
+
windward
adv.
Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows.
+
went

of Wend
+
wrestler
n.
One who wrestles; one who is skillful in wrestling.
+
water parsnip

Any plant of the aquatic umbelliferous genus Sium, poisonous herbs with pinnate or dissected leaves and small white flowers.
+
waterretted
imp.|p.p.
of Water-ret
+
wholly
adv.
To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully.
+
weave
v.t.
To form, as cloth, by interlacing threads; to compose, as a texture of any kind, by putting together textile materials; as, to weave broadcloth; to weave a carpet; hence, to form into a fabric; to compose; to fabricate; as, to weave the plot of a story.
+
wankle
a.
Not to be depended on; weak; unstable.
+
wizard
a.
Haunted by wizards.
+
weirdness
n.
The quality or state of being weird.
+
wistonwish
n.
See Wishtonwish.
+
worker
n.
One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.
+
wang
n.
See Whang.
+
wrench
n.
To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by violence.
+
wayment
v.i.
To lament; to grieve; to wail.
+
whirligig
n.
Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle.
+
whitening
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whiten
+
wiping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wipe
+
whiteback
n.
The canvasback.
+
water crake

The spotted crake (Porzana maruetta).  See Illust. of Crake.
+
wanghee
n.
The Chinese name of one or two species of bamboo, or jointed cane, of the genus Phyllostachys. The slender stems are much used for walking sticks.
+
weaving
n.
An incessant motion of a horse's head, neck, and body, from side to side, fancied to resemble the motion of a hand weaver in throwing the shuttle.
+
wesleyan
n.
One who adopts the principles of Wesleyanism; a Methodist.
+
whom
pron.
The objective case of who.  See Who.
+
weight
v.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.
+
wreck
v.t.
The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by violence and fracture; as, they burned the wreck.
+
whore
n.
A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men, especially one who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.
+
whinny
v.i.
To utter the ordinary call or cry of a horse; to neigh.
+
wizen
a.
Wizened; thin; weazen; withered.
+
window
n.
A figure formed of lines crossing each other.
+
whalemen
pl.
of Whaleman
+
whelp
v.t.
To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.
+
watershed
n.
The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake.
+
wide
n.
That which is wide; wide space; width; extent.
+
water agrimony

A kind of bur marigold (Bidens tripartita) found in wet places in Europe.
+
waylayer
n.
One who waylays another.
+
whitsour
n.
A sort of apple.
+
whites
n.pl.
The finest flour made from white wheat.
+
wall
n.
The country rock bounding a vein laterally.
+
wale
n.
Certain sets or strakes of the outside planking of a vessel; as, the main wales, or the strakes of planking under the port sills of the gun deck; channel wales, or those along the spar deck, etc.
+
wilded
a.
Become wild.
+
wet
superl.
Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed.
+
wedgewise
adv.
In the manner of a wedge.
+
whaled
imp.|p.p.
of Whala
+
wreathed
p.p.
of Wreathe
+
wellread
a.
Of extensive reading; deeply versed; -- often followed by in.
+
wend
v.t.
To direct; to betake; -- used chiefly in the phrase to wend one's way. Also used reflexively.
+
wand
n.
A small stick; a rod; a verge.
+
whistler
n.
One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound.
+
woundy
a.
Excessive.
+
wennish
a.
Alt. of Wenny
+
winch
n.
An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.
+
wren
n.
Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the family Troglodytidae.
+
welsome
a.
Prosperous; well.
+
wherefore
n.
the reason why.
+
warming

a. & n. from Warm, v.
+
woolen
a.
Made of wool; consisting of wool; as, woolen goods.
+
wanting
a.
Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion.
+
water chestnut

The fruit of Trapa natans and Trapa bicornis, Old World water plants bearing edible nutlike fruits armed with several hard and sharp points; also, the plant itself; -- called also water caltrop.
+
wimble
v.t.
To bore or pierce, as with a wimble.
+
wainbote
n.
See Cartbote.  See also the Note under Bote.
+
wager
v.t.
A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
+
wezand
n.
See Weasand.
+
wedged
imp.|p.p.
of Wedge
+
widish
a.
Moderately wide.
+
wainscot
n.
Any one of numerous species of European moths of the family Leucanidae.
+
worrisome
a.
Inclined to worry or fret; also, causing worry or annoyance.
+
waterway
n.
Heavy plank or timber extending fore and aft the whole length of a vessel's deck at the line of junction with the sides, forming a channel to the scuppers, which are cut through it. In iron vessels the waterway is variously constructed.
+
wandering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wander
+
wheyface
n.
One who is pale, as from fear.
+
weep
n.
The lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.
+
weaverfish
n.
See Weever.
+
wirework
n.
Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.
+
warp
v.i.
To cast the young prematurely; to slink; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc.
+
whipstitch
n.
A tailor; -- so called in contempt.
+
wex
n.
Wax.
+
wad
n.
Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun, or for keeping the powder and shot close; also, to diminish or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension, a dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose.
+
while
v.t.
To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away.
+
wapping
n.
Yelping.
+
woefully
adv.
Alt. of Wofully
+
water mole

The shrew mole.  See under Shrew.
+
wealful
a.
Weleful.
+
wronging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wrong
+
whisp
n.
See Wisp.
+
williwaw
n.
Alt. of Willywaw
+
well
a.
Being in health; sound in body; not ailing, diseased, or sick; healthy; as, a well man; the patient is perfectly well.
+
writability
n.
Ability or capacity to write.
+
whelming
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whelm
+
wikke
a.
Wicked.
+
wharfing
n.
Wharfs, collectively.
+
weapon
n.
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.
+
wheezing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wheeze
+
weaning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wean
+
wrangler
n.
One of those who stand in the first rank of honors in the University of Cambridge, England. They are called, according to their rank, senior wrangler, second wrangler, third wrangler, etc.  Cf. Optime.
+
wellfare
n.
See Welfare.
+
wrinkled
imp.|p.p.
of Wrinkle
+
write
v.t.
To set down for reading; to express in legible or intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to write a deed; to write a bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to set down in an epistle; to communicate by letter.
+
water viper

See Water moccasin.
+
wronger
n.
One who wrongs or injures another.
+
workhouse
n.
A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.
+
whirl
v.t.
To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.
+
workshop
n.
A shop where any manufacture or handiwork is carried on.
+
weeper
n.
The capuchin.  See Capuchin, 3 (a).
+
wax
v.i.
To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse.
+
wernerian
a.
Of or pertaining to A. G. Werner, The German mineralogist and geologist, who classified minerals according to their external characters, and advocated the theory that the strata of the earth's crust were formed by depositions from water; designating, or according to, Werner's system.
+
whipperin
n.
Hence, one who enforces the discipline of a party, and urges the attendance and support of the members on all necessary occasions.
+
wapatoo
n.
The edible tuber of a species of arrowhead (Sagittaria variabilis); -- so called by the Indians of Oregon.
+
wigless
a.
Having or wearing no wig.
+
willing
v.t.
Spontaneous; self-moved.
+
whose
pron.
The possessive case of who or which.  See Who, and Which.
+
workhouse
n.
A house where any manufacture is carried on; a workshop.
+
wealden
a.
Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Cretaceous formation in England and on the Continent, which overlies the Oolitic series.
+
walk
n.
The route or district regularly served by a vender; as, a milkman's walk.
+
windward
a.
Situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the Windward Islands.
+
wex
v.t.|i.
To grow; to wax.
+
walk
n.
The act of walking for recreation or exercise; as, a morning walk; an evening walk.
+
witnesser
n.
One who witness.
+
weary
v.t.
To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as by continuance.
+
wagati
n.
A small East Indian wild cat (Felis wagati), regarded by some as a variety of the leopard cat.
+
waeg
n.
The kittiwake.
+
wallow
v.t.
To roll; esp., to roll in anything defiling or unclean.
+
what
pron.a.|adv.
As an exclamatory word: -- (a) Used absolutely or independently; -- often with a question following.
+
whydah finch

The whidah bird.
+
wide
adv.
So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray.
+
watery
a.
Abounding with water; wet; hence, tearful.
+
waxen
a.
Made of wax.
+
weeping
a.
Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as, weeping willow; a weeping ash.
+
wire
v.t.
To snare by means of a wire or wires.
+
welder
n.
One who welds, or wields.
+
winging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wing
+
waveson
n.
Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves, or sea.
+
worryingly
adv.
In a worrying manner.
+
washdish
n.
Same as Washerwoman, 2.
+
whinyard
n.
The shoveler.
+
weedingrhim
n.
A kind of implement used for tearing up weeds esp. on summer fallows.
+
wamble
v.i.
To move irregularly to and fro; to roll.
+
wineglass
n.
A small glass from which to drink wine.
+
washer
n.
Same as Washerwoman, 2.
+
whisp
n.
A flock of snipe.
+
war
v.i.
To contend; to strive violently; to fight.
+
whistler
n.
The hoary, or northern, marmot (Arctomys pruinosus).
+
weighhouse
n.
A building at or within which goods, and the like, are weighed.
+
wedge
n.
A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and the like. It is one of the six elementary machines called the mechanical powers.  See Illust. of Mechanical powers, under Mechanical.
+
whitile
v.
The yaffle.
+
windlass
n.
A machine for raising weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder or roller moving on its axis, and turned by a crank, lever, or similar means, so as to wind up a rope or chain attached to the weight. In vessels the windlass is often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor. It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by hand or steam.
+
whisker
n.
Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc.
+
will
v.
Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose.
+
while
prep.
Until; till.
+
wheelbarrow
n.
A light vehicle for conveying small loads. It has two handles and one wheel, and is rolled by a single person.
+
wormul
n.
See Wornil.
+
water brain

A disease of sheep; gid.
+
wash
n.
That with which anything is washed, or wetted, smeared, tinted, etc., upon the surface.
+
waxen

of Wax
+
warm
a.
To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.
+
woorali
n.
Same as Curare.
+
whereto
adv.
To which; -- used relatively.
+
wrong
adv.
In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.
+
waygate
n.
The tailrace of a mill.
+
walloped
imp.|p.p.
of Wallop
+
withers
prep.
The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck.  See Illust. of Horse.
+
wattle
v.t.
To bind with twigs.
+
whig
n.
A friend and supporter of the American Revolution; -- opposed to Tory, and Royalist.
+
winrow
n.
A windrow.
+
wreathe
n.
To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine.
+
withal
prep.
With; -- put after its object, at the end of sentence or clause in which it stands.
+
wottest

2d pers. sing. pres. of Wit, to know.
+
windiness
n.
The quality or state of being windy or tempestuous; as, the windiness of the weather or the season.
+
water dog

A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so trained.
+
wesh
imp.
Washed.
+
whitlow
a.
An inflammatory disease of the feet. It occurs round the hoof, where an acrid matter is collected.
+
wholeness
n.
The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.
+
widgeon
n.
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the American widgeon (A. Americana) are the most important species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate, baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and whitebelly.
+
wire
v.t.
To send (a message) by telegraph.
+
wicopy
n.
See Leatherwood.
+
whiling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of While
+
wainscoting
n.
The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in panel.
+
water tick

Same as Water mite.
+
warden
n.
An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison.
+
wearing
n.
The act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing wears; use; conduct; consumption.
+
wistaria
n.
A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish flowers.
+
wang
n.
A slap; a blow.
+
whereas
adv.
At which place; where.
+
whirling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whirl
+
whoremasterly
a.
Having the character of a whoremaster; lecherous; libidinous.
+
wonderstruck
a.
Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise.
+
washing
n.
The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.
+
woodsman
n.
A woodman; especially, one who lives in the forest.
+
wailed
imp.|p.p.
of Wail
+
warm
superl.
In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed.
+
without
prep.
Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond.
+
wintergreen
n.
A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter.
+
water qualm

See Water brash, under Brash.
+
woolenet
n.
A thin, light fabric of wool.
+
warrant
n.
That which attests or proves; a voucher.
+
weed
v.t.
To free from noxious plants; to clear of weeds; as, to weed corn or onions; to weed a garden.
+
whereso
adv.
Wheresoever.
+
waste
v.
That which is of no value; worthless remnants; refuse. Specifically: Remnants of cops, or other refuse resulting from the working of cotton, wool, hemp, and the like, used for wiping machinery, absorbing oil in the axle boxes of railway cars, etc.
+
waggle
v.i.
To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
+
whirligig
n.
Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses.
+
woebegone
a.
Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful.
+
welder
n.
One who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc., by welding.
+
wildered
imp.|p.p.
of Wilder
+
will
v.i.
To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to determine; to decree.
+
welsh
n.
The natives or inhabitants of Wales.
+
woollyhead
n.
A negro.
+
waste
v.
That which is wasted or desolate; a devastated, uncultivated, or wild country; a deserted region; an unoccupied or unemployed space; a dreary void; a desert; a wilderness.
+
workmanly
a.
Becoming a skillful workman; skillful; well performed; workmanlike.
+
wrap
v.t.
To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.
+
wharf
n.
A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier.
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wont

A colloquial contraction of woll not. Will not.  See Will.
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white
superl.
Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable.
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wrath
a.
See Wroth.
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wedded
p.p.
of Wed
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waft
v.t.
To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
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weighboard
n.
Clay intersecting a vein.
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wall
n.
A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room.
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waste
a.
To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
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wheezy
a.
Breathing with difficulty and with a wheeze; wheezing. Used also figuratively.
+
wager
v.t.
That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
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woven
p.p.
of Weave
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water scorpion

See Nepa.
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winterbeaten
a.
Beaten or harassed by the severe weather of winter.
+
whetstone
n.
A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools.
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whimseys
pl.
of Whimsy
+
wave
n.
Woe.
+
whisk
n.
To move with a quick, sweeping motion.
+
weigher
n.
One who weighs; specifically, an officer whose duty it is to weigh commodities.
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weepingripe
a.
Ripe for weeping; ready to weep.
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wondrous
a.
Wonderful; astonishing; admirable; marvelous; such as excite surprise and astonishment; strange.
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worshiper
n.
One who worships; one who pays divine honors to any being or thing; one who adores.
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wax
v.t.
To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.
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winters bark

The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, / Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577.
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wooer
v.t.
One who wooes; one who courts or solicits in love; a suitor.
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with
prep.
To denote simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
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wartwort
n.
A name given to several plants because they were thought to be a cure for warts, as a kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia), and the nipplewort (Lampsana communis).
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weakkneed
a.
Having weak knees; hence, easily yielding; wanting resolution.
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waiter
n.
One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table.
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weak
v.i.
Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty.
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water trefoil

The buck bean.
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whitelivered
a.
Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly.
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weather
n.
Storm; tempest.
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work
n.
Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform; as, a machine works well.
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wonder
v.i.
To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.
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water glass

See Soluble glass, under Glass.
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water star grass

An aquatic plant (Schollera graminea) with grassy leaves, and yellow star-shaped blossoms.
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windlace
n.|v.
See Windlass.
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weak
v.i.
Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
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wheel
n.
A turn revolution; rotation; compass.
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whist
a.
Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.
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weeding

a. & n. from Weed, v.
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wooed
imp.|p.p.
of Woo
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wine
n.
The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication.
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workbox
n.
A box for holding instruments or materials for work.
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workman
n.
Hence, especially, a skillful artificer or laborer.
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waste
v.i.
To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value, or the like, gradually; to be consumed; to dwindle; to grow less.
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winnow
v.i.
To separate chaff from grain.
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whisper
v.t.
To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
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watchtower
n.
A tower in which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies, the approach of danger, or the like.
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weatherly
a.
Working, or able to sail, close to the wind; as, a weatherly ship.
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wilderment
n.
The state of being bewildered; confusion; bewilderment.
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wrong
a.
Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong.
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willsome
a.
Doubtful; uncertain.
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world
n.
The customs, practices, and interests of men; general affairs of life; human society; public affairs and occupations; as, a knowledge of the world.
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warble
n.
A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
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warning
n.
Previous notice.
+
wharl
n.
Alt. of Wharling
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wardrobe
v.t.
Wearing apparel, in general; articles of dress or personal decoration.
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wood
v.t.
To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for; as, to wood a steamboat or a locomotive.
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wheeler
n.
A worker on sewed muslin.
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wafter
n.
One who, or that which, wafts.
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wash
v.i.
To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; -- said of road, a beach, etc.
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ward
n.
A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it.
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windhover
n.
The kestrel; -- called also windbibber, windcuffer, windfanner.
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wept

imp. & p. p. of Weep.
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wheeze
n.
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.
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whiskey
n.
An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley.
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woesome
a.
Woeful.
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woodrock
n.
A compact woodlike variety of asbestus.
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water god

A fabulous deity supposed to dwell in, and preside over, some body of water.
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wad
n.
A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding a garment, etc.
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wriggler
n.
One who, or that which, wriggles.
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whiskered
a.
Having elongated hairs, feathers, or bristles on the cheeks.
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weld
n.
The state of being welded; the joint made by welding.
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wretchless
a.
Reckless; hence, disregarded.
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wonderful
a.
Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing.
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wearing
n.
That which is worn; clothes; garments.
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water pimpernel

A small white-flowered shrub; brookweed.
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waving
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wave
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weleful
a.
Producing prosperity or happiness; blessed.
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woofell
n.
The European blackbird.
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water gilding

The act, or the process, of gilding metallic surfaces by covering them with a thin coating of amalgam of gold, and then volatilizing the mercury by heat; -- called also wash gilding.
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wellmeaner
n.
One whose intention is good.
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wretch
v.t.
A miserable person; one profoundly unhappy.
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workhouses
pl.
of Workhouse
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wonderment
n.
Surprise; astonishment; a wonderful appearance; a wonder.
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wayward
a.
Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful.
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wreckage
n.
The act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked.
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water nymph

A water lily (Nymphaea).
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welcome
n.
Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library.
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wreath
n.
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.
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welldraining
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Welldrain
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whelping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whelp
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wishful
a.
Having desire, or ardent desire; longing.
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winkle
n.
Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata, and F. carica).
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waddler
n.
One who, or that which, waddles.
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water gage

See Water gauge.
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water mouse

Any one of several species of mice belonging to the genus Hydromys, native of Australia and Tasmania. Their hind legs are strong and their toes partially webbed. They live on the borders of streams, and swim well. They are remarkable as being the only rodents found in Australia.
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would
v.t.
Commonly used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past tense or in the conditional or optative present.  See 2d & 3d Will.
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weapon
n.
A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished.
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waterage
n.
Money paid for transportation of goods, etc., by water.
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weighbridge
n.
A weighing machine on which loaded carts may be weighed; platform scales.
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wrangling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wrangle
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whiffing
n.
The act of one who, or that which, whiffs.
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wall
v.t.
To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to fortify.
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west
n.
The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the point directly opposite to east.
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whack
v.i.
To strike anything with a smart blow.
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warmness
n.
Warmth.
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wardrobe
v.t.
A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes.
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weld
v.t.
Fig.: To unite closely or intimately.
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white
n.
A white pigment; as, Venice white.
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want
v.i.
Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need.
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whistler
n.
The golden plover and the gray plover.
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water rocket

A kind of firework to be discharged in the water.
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withstanding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Withstand
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waft
n.
An unpleasant flavor.
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wassail
a.
Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as, a wassail bowl.
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water germander

A labiate plant (Teucrium Scordium) found in marshy places in Europe.
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wolfish
a.
Like a wolf; having the qualities or form of a wolf; as, a wolfish visage; wolfish designs.
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webbed
a.
Having the toes united by a membrane, or web; as, the webbed feet of aquatic fowls.
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wangan
n.
A boat for conveying provisions, tools, etc.; -- so called by Maine lumbermen.
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way
adv.
Away.
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wicket
n.
A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by lumbermen, etc.
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wildness
n.
The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction.
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what
pron.a.|adv.
Used adverbially in a sense corresponding to the adjectival use; as, he picked what good fruit he saw.
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whipstitch
n.
The act or process of whipstitching.
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whot
a.
Hot.
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water moccasin

A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called also water snake, water adder, water viper.
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without
prep.
On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors.
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whoop
n.
A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
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water gall

A cavity made in the earth by a torrent of water; a washout.
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wenona
n.
A sand snake (Charina plumbea) of Western North America, of the family Erycidae.
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whitleather
n.
Leather dressed or tawed with alum, salt, etc., remarkable for its pliability and toughness; white leather.
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whiteface
n.
A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose; -- called also white-blaze.
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wombat
n.
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.
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westness
n.
The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity; as, the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth.
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weigh
v.t.
To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.
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wilderness
v.t.
A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a wild; a waste; a desert; a pathless waste of any kind.
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withdrawingroom
n.
A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining room; a drawing-room.
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wenched
imp.|p.p.
of Wench
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wont
imp.
of Wont
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wlatsome
a.
Loathsome; disgusting; hateful.
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waster
v.t.
An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; -- called also a thief.
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windrow
n.
Sheaves of grain set up in a row, one against another, that the wind may blow between them.
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wallop
n.
A thick piece of fat.
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whisk
n.
A game at cards; whist.
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wife
n.
The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married woman; -- correlative of husband.
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wit
v.
A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing sayings, for repartee, and the like.
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waning
n.
The act or process of waning, or decreasing.
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woolliness
n.
The quality or state of being woolly.
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worsted
n.
Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery.
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wrathful
a.
Full of wrath; very angry; greatly incensed; ireful; passionate; as, a wrathful man.
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weird
n.
A spell or charm.
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weely

A kind of trap or snare for fish, made of twigs.
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whitebeard
n.
An old man; a graybeard.
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web
n.
A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood.
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wear
v.t.
To use up by carrying or having upon one's self; hence, to consume by use; to waste; to use up; as, to wear clothes rapidly.
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westerner
n.
A native or inhabitant of the west.
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woful
a.
Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity; afflicted; wretched; unhappy; sad.
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weep
v.i.
To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; -- said of a plant or its branches.
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wishing

a. & n. from Wish, v. t.
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wheeler
n.
A wheel horse.  See under Wheel.
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whim
v.i.
To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish.
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wresting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wrest
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wreckful
a.
Causing wreck; involving ruin; destructive.
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wrathy
a.
Very angry.
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wind
v.t.
To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes.
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wave
v.t.
To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
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wrester
n.
One who wrests.
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wrath
a.
The effects of anger or indignation; the just punishment of an offense or a crime.
+
wiped
imp.|p.p.
of Wipe
+
workbasket
n.
A basket for holding materials for needlework, or the like.
+
witcraft
n.
Art or skill of the mind; contrivance; invention; wit.
+
water snake

A common North American colubrine snake (Tropidonotus sipedon) which lives chiefly in the water.
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whip
v.t.
A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.
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wis
adv.
Certainly; really; indeed.
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westy
a.
Dizzy; giddy.
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weak
v.i.
Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress.
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wrangle
n.
An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.
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water gate

A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated.
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wide
superl.
Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc.  See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15.
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web
n.
The thin, sharp part of a colter.
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weroole
n.
An Australian lorikeet (Ptilosclera versicolor) noted for the variety of its colors; -- called also varied lorikeet.
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wolf
a.
A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.
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witwall
n.
The greater spotted woodpecker.
+
wallplat
n.
The spotted flycatcher. It builds its nest on walls.
+
what
pron.a.|adv.
Used substantively with the antecedent suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those [things] which; -- called a compound relative.
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whimple
v.i.
To whiffle; to veer.
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wonder
n.
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.
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went

imp. & p. p. of Wend; -- now obsolete except as the imperfect of go, with which it has no etymological connection.  See Go.
+
woodward
n.
An officer of the forest, whose duty it was to guard the woods.
+
welcoming
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Welcome
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whisk
n.
The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff.
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withy
a.
Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes.
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withdrawal
n.
The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction.
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walleye
n.
The alewife; -- called also wall-eyed herring.
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weave
v.i.
To become woven or interwoven.
+
warrant
n.
That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty; security.
+
willy
n.
Same as 1st Willow, 2.
+
widow
v.t.
To endow with a widow's right.
+
whipster
n.
A nimble little fellow; a whippersnapper.
+
waverer
n.
One who wavers; one who is unsettled in doctrine, faith, opinion, or the like.
+
wraprascal
n.
A kind of coarse upper coat, or overcoat, formerly worn.
+
warded
imp.|p.p.
of Ward
+
wincing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wince
+
whereof
adv.
Of which; of whom; formerly, also, with which; -- used relatively.
+
wiseness
n.
Wisdom.
+
wayzgoose
n.
A stubble goose.
+
web
n.
A disk or solid construction serving, instead of spokes, for connecting the rim and hub, in some kinds of car wheels, sheaves, etc.
+
wantonize
v.i.
To behave wantonly; to frolic; to wanton.
+
wagerer
n.
One who wagers, or lays a bet.
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wring
v.i.
To writhe; to twist, as with anguish.
+
wheat
n.
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.
+
wellhole
n.
The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.
+
wise
v.
Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
+
ward
n.
A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward.
+
wage
v.t.
To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
+
worse
n.
That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise.
+
wacke
n.
Alt. of Wacky
+
wootz
n.
A species of steel imported from the East Indies, valued for making edge tools; Indian steel. It has in combination a minute portion of alumina and silica.
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wean
a.
To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder; to cause to cease to depend on the mother nourishment.
+
wrestle
v.t.
Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend.
+
waterer
n.
One who, or that which, waters.
+
warp
v.i.
to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve.
+
winnew
n.
To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as had from good.
+
wanger
n.
A pillow for the cheek; a pillow.
+
wildcat
a.
Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive.
+
withholding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Withhold
+
washing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wash
+
water level

A kind of leveling instrument.  See under Level, n.
+
wrinkle
v.t.
Hence, to make rough or uneven in any way.
+
withal
adv.
With this; with that.
+
workless
a.
Not carried out in practice; not exemplified in fact; as, workless faith.
+
water turkey

The American snakebird.  See Snakebird.
+
woosy
a.
Oozy; wet.
+
water carriage

A vessel or boat.
+
waged
imp.|p.p.
of Wage
+
warm
superl.
Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich.
+
whereout
adv.
Out of which.
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weigh
v.t.
To examine or test as if by the balance; to ponder in the mind; to consider or examine for the purpose of forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion; to estimate deliberately and maturely; to balance.
+
witful
a.
Wise; sensible.
+
water chicken

The common American gallinule.
+
welt
v.t.
To wilt.
+
world
n.
The earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven; concerns of this life as distinguished from those of the life to come; the present existence and its interests; hence, secular affairs; engrossment or absorption in the affairs of this life; worldly corruption; the ungodly or wicked part of mankind.
+
wane
n.
The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator.
+
warranter
n.
One who assures, or covenants to assure; one who contracts to secure another in a right, or to make good any defect of title or quality; one who gives a warranty; a guarantor; as, the warranter of a horse.
+
wring
v.t.
To distort; to pervert; to wrest.
+
whipt
imp.|p.p.
Whipped.
+
walaway
interj.
See Welaway.
+
winged
a.
Furnished with a leaflike appendage, as the fruit of the elm and the ash, or the stem in certain plants; alate.
+
witcraft
n.
The art of reasoning; logic.
+
waviness
n.
The quality or state of being wavy.
+
woohoo
n.
The sailfish.
+
want
v.i.
To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four.
+
whisper
n.
A cautious or timorous speech.
+
wishful
a.
Showing desire; as, wishful eyes.
+
whapping
a.
Alt. of Whopping
+
water rail

Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus Rallus, as the common European species (Rallus aquaticus).  See Illust. of Rail.
+
walk
n.
The act of walking, or moving on the feet with a slow pace; advance without running or leaping.
+
wattle
n.
The trees from which the bark is obtained.  See Savanna wattle, under Savanna.
+
wit
v.
A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as, to lose one's wits; at one's wits' end, and the like.
+
wealbalanced
a.
Balanced or considered with reference to public weal.
+
wholehoofed
a.
Having an undivided hoof, as the horse.
+
weakly
adv.
In a weak manner; with little strength or vigor; feebly.
+
withy
n.
The osier willow (Salix viminalis).  See Osier, n. (a).
+
wheeze
n.
A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
+
watered
imp.|p.p.
of Water
+
wardship
n.
The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship.
+
watering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Water
+
way
n.
Sphere or scope of observation.
+
warine
n.
A South American monkey, one of the sapajous.
+
wany
a.
Spoiled by wet; -- said of timber.
+
welldrain
v.t.
To drain, as land; by means of wells, or pits, which receive the water, and from which it is discharged by machinery.
+
woodlayer
n.
A young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the whitethorn or other plants used in hedges.
+
warefulness
n.
Wariness; cautiousness.
+
water pore

One of certain minute pores in the leaves of some plants. They are without true guardian cells, but in other respects closely resemble ordinary stomata.
+
worm
n.
Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm
+
wheeling
n.
Condition of a road or roads, which admits of passing on wheels; as, it is good wheeling, or bad wheeling.
+
winder
v.t.|i.
To fan; to clean grain with a fan.
+
woodcraft
n.
Skill and practice in anything pertaining to the woods, especially in shooting, and other sports in the woods.
+
with
prep.
To denote association in respect of situation or environment; hence, among; in the company of.
+
weekly
n.
A publication issued once in seven days, or appearing once a week.
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whereret
v.t.
To hurry; to trouble; to tease.
+
wave
v.i.
To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
+
weak
v.i.
Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
+
wreak
v.t.
Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment.
+
winder
n.
An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.
+
weak
v.i.
Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant.
+
woolman
n.
One who deals in wool.
+
waltz
n.
A dance performed by two persons in circular figures with a whirling motion; also, a piece of music composed in triple measure for this kind of dance.
+
wrest
n.
Active or moving power.
+
water sail

A small sail sometimes set under a studding sail or under a driver boom, and reaching nearly to the water.
+
whitwall
n.
Same as Whetile.
+
web
n.
Pterygium; -- called also webeye.
+
wrinkling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wrinkle
+
what
pron.a.|adv.
Used adjectively, meaning how remarkable, or how great; as, what folly! what eloquence! what courage!
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world
n.
In a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, or contemplated by any one; a division of the globe, or of its inhabitants; human affairs as seen from a certain position, or from a given point of view; also, state of existence; scene of life and action; as, the Old World; the New World; the religious world; the Catholic world; the upper world; the future world; the heathen world.
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workbag
n.
A bag for holding implements or materials for work; especially, a reticule, or bag for holding needlework, and the like.
+
ward
n.
A division, district, or quarter of a town or city.
+
whethering
n.
The retention of the afterbirth in cows.
+
water doctor

One who professes to be able to divine diseases by inspection of the urine.
+
worthful
a.
Full of worth; worthy; deserving.
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wipe
n.
Stain; brand.
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workyday
n.
A week day or working day, as distinguished from Sunday or a holiday. Also used adjectively.
+
wale
v.t.
To mark with wales, or stripes.
+
whisky
n.
A light carriage built for rapid motion; -- called also tim-whiskey.
+
wain
n.
A chariot.
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workingday
a.
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, working days, or workdays; everyday; hence, plodding; hard-working.
+
waterhorse
n.
A pile of salted fish heaped up to drain.
+
welshmen
pl.
of Welshman
+
wag
v.
The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head.
+
window
v.t.
To place at or in a window.
+
while
n.
That which requires time; labor; pains.
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woman
v.t.
To act the part of a woman in; -- with indefinite it.
+
wore
imp.
of Wear
+
will
adv.
To wish; to desire; to incline to have.
+
way
n.
Progress; as, a ship has way.
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water spider

An aquatic European spider (Argyoneta aquatica) which constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on water plants. It lives in a bell-shaped structure of silk, open beneath like a diving bell, and filled with air which the spider carries down in the form of small bubbles attached one at a time to the spinnerets and hind feet. Called also diving spider.
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well
v.i.
A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water for the preservation of fish alive while they are transported to market.
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wicke
a.
Wicked.
+
walleteer
n.
One who carries a wallet; a foot traveler; a tramping beggar.
+
wived
imp.|p.p.
of Wive
+
windy
superl.
Next the wind; windward.
+
wreathe
n.
To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn.
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ween
v.i.
To think; to imagine; to fancy.
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wimble
n.
An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle.
+
wide
n.
That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.
+
wagtail
n.
Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name.
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wad
v.t.
To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton.
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wage
v.i.
To bind one's self; to engage.
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wed
n.
To take to one's self and support; to espouse.
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welte

imp. of Weld, to wield.
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wish
n.
Desire; eager desire; longing.
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wit
v.
Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
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waggled
imp.|p.p.
of Waggle
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woodbound
a.
Incumbered with tall, woody hedgerows.
+
weight
v.t.
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.
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washingtonian
a.
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, George Washington; as, a Washingtonian policy.
+
wake
n.
The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.
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woolgathering
a.
Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.
+
warrant
n.
To secure to, as a grantee, an estate granted; to assure.
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willowed
a.
Abounding with willows; containing willows; covered or overgrown with willows.
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wrecche
a.
Wretched.
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web
n.
The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers.  See Feather.
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wagonfuls
pl.
of Wagonful
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whirligig
n.
A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity.
+
wrapper
n.
One who, or that which, wraps.
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warehouse
v.t.
To deposit or secure in a warehouse.
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woodchat
n.
A European shrike (Enneoctonus rufus). In the male the head and nape are rufous red; the back, wings, and tail are black, varied with white.
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water thrush

A North American bird of the genus Seiurus, belonging to the Warbler family, especially the common species (S. Noveboracensis).
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wash
n.
Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
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whether
pron.
Which (of two); which one (of two); -- used interrogatively and relatively.
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whirl
v.t.
Anything that moves with a whirling motion.
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waste
v.
Spoil, destruction, or injury, done to houses, woods, fences, lands, etc., by a tenant for life or for years, to the prejudice of the heir, or of him in reversion or remainder.
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wendic
n.
The language of the Wends.
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walked
imp.|p.p.
of Walk
+
what
pron.a.|adv.
Whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; -- used indefinitely.
+
wed
n.
To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse.
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whipcord
n.
A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes.
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wrecked
imp.|p.p.
of Wreck
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weevily
a.
Having weevils; weeviled.
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wearable
a.
Capable of being worn; suitable to be worn.
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widely
adv.
In a wide manner; to a wide degree or extent; far; extensively; as, the gospel was widely disseminated by the apostles.
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whinstone
n.
A provincial name given in England to basaltic rocks, and applied by miners to other kind of dark-colored unstratified rocks which resist the point of the pick. -- for example, to masses of chert. Whin-dikes, and whin-sills, are names sometimes given to veins or beds of basalt.
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wheft
n.
See Waft, n., 4.
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wean
a.
Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of anything.
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wanness
n.
The quality or state of being wan; a sallow, dead, pale color; paleness; pallor; as, the wanness of the cheeks after a fever.
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wake
v.i.
To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
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whereby
adv.
By which; -- used relatively.
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winnowed
imp.|p.p.
of Winnew
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world
n.
Any planet or heavenly body, especially when considered as inhabited, and as the scene of interests analogous with human interests; as, a plurality of worlds.
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warbler
n.
Any one of numerous species of small Old World singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidae, many of which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under Sedge) are well-known species.
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wax
n.
A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
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wash
n.
Substances collected and deposited by the action of water; as, the wash of a sewer, of a river, etc.
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water dog

The menobranchus.
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wiredraw
v.t.
Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument.
+
weakfish
n.
Any fish of the genus Cynoscion; a squeteague; -- so called from its tender mouth.  See Squeteague.
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weigh
v.t.
To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold.
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wagenboom
n.
A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.
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whelp
n.
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.
+
workless
a.
Without work; not laboring; as, many people were still workless.
+
whiteside
n.
The golden-eye.
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wastage
n.
Loss by use, decay, evaporation, leakage, or the like; waste.
+
witchelm
n.
See Wych-elm.
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wash
n.
The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
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whole
n.
The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself.
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whippletree
n.
The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree.  See Singletree.
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writer
n.
One who is engaged in literary composition as a profession; an author; as, a writer of novels.
+
warming
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Warm
+
wrongous
a.
Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong; unjust; wrongful.
+
wade
n.
Woad.
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waste
a.
To damage, impair, or injure, as an estate, voluntarily, or by suffering the buildings, fences, etc., to go to decay.
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woul
v.i.
To howl.
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wickerwork
n.
A texture of osiers, twigs, or rods; articles made of such a texture.
+
worm
n.
To wind rope, yarn, or other material, spirally round, between the strands of, as a cable; to wind with spun yarn, as a small rope.
+
woful
a.
Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction; as, a woeful event; woeful want.
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winsomeness
n.
The characteristic of being winsome; attractiveness of manner.
+
write
v.t.
To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave; as, truth written on the heart.
+
whetter
n.
A tippler; one who drinks whets.
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whiting
n.
Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in putty, for cleaning silver, etc.
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wallaby
n.
Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the genus Halmaturus, native of Australia and Tasmania, especially the smaller species, as the brush kangaroo (H. Bennettii) and the pademelon (H. thetidis). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and bushy plains.
+
wasp
n.
Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus Vespa, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called yellow jackets.
+
wallop
n.
A blow.
+
wireheel
n.
A disease in the feet of a horse or other beast.
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washy
a.
Watery; damp; soft.
+
washdish
n.
A washbowl.
+
whorish
a.
Resembling a whore in character or conduct; addicted to unlawful pleasures; incontinent; lewd; unchaste.
+
welting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Welt
+
wingmanship
n.
Power or skill in flying.
+
wawe
n.
A wave.
+
wend
v.i.
To go; to pass; to betake one's self.
+
wincey
n.
Linsey-woolsey.
+
washpot
n.
A pot containing melted tin into which the plates are dipped to be coated.
+
wicket
n.
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.
+
water way

Same as Water course.
+
worry
v.t.
To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague.
+
web
n.
The bit of a key.
+
wick
v.i.
To strike a stone in an oblique direction.
+
wiggery
n.
Any cover or screen, as red-tapism.
+
whitebait
n.
A small translucent fish (Salanx Chinensis) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European whitebait.
+
waterweed
n.
See Anacharis.
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waxen
a.
Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding.
+
wildwood
n.
A wild or unfrequented wood. Also used adjectively; as, wildwood flowers; wildwood echoes.
+
whitefish
n.
The menhaden.
+
wrongful
a.
Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing.
+
wives
n.
pl. of Wife.
+
wince
v.i.
To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.
+
weight
v.t.
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.
+
wind
n.
The dotterel.
+
witnessing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Witness
+
water mole

The duck mole.  See under Duck.
+
warburgs tincture

A preparation containing quinine and many other ingredients, often used in the treatment of malarial affections. It was invented by Dr. Warburg of London.
+
whosoever
pron.
Whatsoever person; any person whatever that; whoever.
+
weatherboarding
n.
The covering or siding of a building, formed of boards lapping over one another, to exclude rain, snow, etc.
+
whitebait
n.
The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England.
+
whiggery
n.
The principles or practices of the Whigs; Whiggism.
+
water snail

The Archimedean screw.
+
welaway
interj.
Alas!
+
wavered
imp.|p.p.
of Waver
+
weird
v.t.
To foretell the fate of; to predict; to destine to.
+
wind
v.t.
To entwist; to infold; to encircle.
+
wagonry
n.
Conveyance by means of a wagon or wagons.
+
water bird

Any aquatic bird; a water fowl.
+
water deer

A small Chinese deer (Hydropotes inermis). Both sexes are destitute of antlers, but the male has large, descending canine tusks.
+
windiness
n.
Fullness of wind; flatulence.
+
willowthorn
n.
A thorny European shrub (Hippophae rhamnoides) resembling a willow.
+
worker
n.
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.
+
weathermost
a.
Being farthest to the windward.
+
white friar

A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order.  See Carmelite.
+
wanted
imp.|p.p.
of Want
+
wind
n.
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.
+
water ram

An hydraulic ram.
+
wondering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wonder
+
whispering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whisper
+
water color

A color ground with water and gum or other glutinous medium; a color the vehicle of which is water; -- so called in distinction from oil color.
+
welldrained
imp.|p.p.
of Welldrain
+
worshiped
imp.|p.p.
of Worship
+
ward
v.i.
To be vigilant; to keep guard.
+
wagonheaded
a.
Having a top, or head, shaped like the top of a covered wagon, or resembling in section or outline an inverted U, thus /; as, a wagonheaded ceiling.
+
waterpot
n.
A vessel for holding or conveying water, or for sprinkling water on cloth, plants, etc.
+
whimple
v.t.
See Wimple.
+
wiggler
n.
The young, either larva or pupa, of the mosquito; -- called also wiggletail.
+
wampee
n.
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.
+
wig
v.t.
To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.
+
wendic
a.
Alt. of Wendish
+
whiles
n.
sometimes; at times.
+
water tube

One of a system of tubular excretory organs having external openings, found in many invertebrates. They are believed to be analogous in function to the kidneys of vertebrates.  See Illust. under Trematodea, and Sporocyst.
+
worrier
n.
One who worries.
+
womankind
n.
The females of the human race; women, collectively.
+
wrongless
a.
Not wrong; void or free from wrong.
+
wing
n.
A side building, less than the main edifice; as, one of the wings of a palace.
+
wedge
v.t.
To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a wedge; to rive.
+
wabble
n.
A hobbling, unequal motion, as of a wheel unevenly hung; a staggering to and fro.
+
waterbound
a.
Prevented by a flood from proceeding.
+
whip
v.t.
The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.
+
woodenly
adv.
Clumsily; stupidly; blockishly.
+
willing
v.t.
Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired.
+
wahabee
n.
A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of Mohammedanism. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of Arabia, and also into India.
+
woodchuck
n.
A common large North American marmot (Arctomys monax). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is often injurious to growing crops. Called also ground hog.
+
wildcat
a.
Unsound; worthless; irresponsible; unsafe; -- said to have been originally applied to the notes of an insolvent bank in Michigan upon which there was the figure of a panther.
+
warp
v.
A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc.
+
wranny
n.
The common wren.
+
whirlwind
n.
A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
+
water bellows

Same as Tromp.
+
whitneyite
n.
an arsenide of copper from Lake Superior.
+
water
n.
A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.  See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen.
+
woad
n.
An herbaceous cruciferous plant (Isatis tinctoria). It was formerly cultivated for the blue coloring matter derived from its leaves.
+
whenas
conj.
Whereas; while
+
watery
a.
Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid; as, watery humors.
+
wall
n.
A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.
+
wren
n.
Any one of numerous species of small singing birds more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits.
+
webber
n.
One who forms webs; a weaver; a webster.
+
weighage
n.
A duty or toil paid for weighing merchandise.
+
web
n.
A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.
+
whirlblast
n.
A whirling blast or wind.
+
wit
v.
Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily combining objects in such a manner.
+
water sparrow

The reed bunting.
+
wispen
a.
Formed of a wisp, or of wisp; as, a wispen broom.
+
west
v.i.
To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west.
+
woodless
a.
Having no wood; destitute of wood.
+
whin
n.
Gorse; furze.  See Furze.
+
wondered
imp.|p.p.
of Wonder
+
witchery
n.
Fascination; irresistible influence; enchantment.
+
waned
imp.|p.p.
of Wane
+
wise
v.
Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious.
+
wallowish
a.
Flat; insipid.
+
wry
v.t.
To cover.
+
wood tick

Any one of several species of ticks of the genus Ixodes whose young cling to bushes, but quickly fasten themselves upon the bodies of any animal with which they come in contact. When they attach themselves to the human body they often produce troublesome sores. The common species of the Northern United States is Ixodes unipunctata.
+
wiredrawer
n.
One who draws metal into wire.
+
woden
n.
A deity corresponding to Odin, the supreme deity of the Scandinavians.  Wednesday is named for him.  See Odin.
+
weasiness
n.
Quality or state of being weasy; full feeding; sensual indulgence.
+
weight
v.t.
To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation.  See Weight of observations, under Weight.
+
wheedled
imp.|p.p.
of Wheedle
+
whaler
n.
One who whales, or beats; a big, strong fellow; hence, anything of great or unusual size.
+
work
n.
Performance of moral duties; righteous conduct.
+
wernerite
n.
The common grayish or white variety of soapolite.
+
were
n.
A man.
+
workbench
n.
A bench on which work is performed, as in a carpenter's shop.
+
winged
a.
Wounded or hurt in the wing.
+
witness
v.t.
To see the execution of, as an instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed.
+
won

imp. & p. p. of Win.
+
watch
v.i.
The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
+
weazand
n.
See Weasand.
+
wallerian degeneration

A form of degeneration occurring in nerve fibers as a result of their division; -- so called from Dr. Waller, who published an account of it in 1850.
+
west
adv.
Westward.
+
waterfall
n.
A certain kind of neck scarf.
+
whistlewood
n.
The moosewood, or striped maple.  See Maple.
+
worm
n.
The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound to economize space.  See Illust. of Still.
+
wearing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wear
+
why
n.
A young heifer.
+
wither
n.
To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
+
wastrel
n.
Waste land or common land.
+
whereon
adv.
On which; -- used relatively; as, the earth whereon we live.
+
whitmonday
n.
The day following Whitsunday; -- called also Whitsun Monday.
+
wellspring
n.
A fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply.
+
watery
a.
Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water.
+
wallop
v.i.
To move quickly, but with great effort; to gallop.
+
whipgraft
v.t.
To graft by cutting the scion and stock in a certain manner.  See Whip grafting, under Grafting.
+
wander
v.i.
To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason; to rave; as, the mind wanders.
+
which
pron.
A compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the . . . which, and the like; as, take which you will.
+
worder
n.
A speaker.
+
word
n.
Talk; discourse; speech; language.
+
warison
v.t.
Reward; requital; guerdon.
+
whisked
imp.|p.p.
of Whisk
+
wavy
a.
Playing to and fro; undulating; as, wavy flames.
+
watchman
n.
One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.
+
worth
a.
That quality of a thing which renders it valuable or useful; sum of valuable qualities which render anything useful and sought; value; hence, often, value as expressed in a standard, as money; equivalent in exchange; price.
+
wake
n.
An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.
+
willowweed
n.
A European species of loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris).
+
wranglership
n.
The honor or position of being a wrangler at the University of Cambridge, England.
+
whinge
v.i.
To whine.
+
weatherliness
n.
The quality of being weatherly.
+
work
n.
To ferment, as a liquid.
+
windfallen
a.
Blown down by the wind.
+
waywiser
n.
An instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator.
+
weanedness
n.
Quality or state of being weaned.
+
without
prep.
Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; independently of; exclusively of; with omission; as, without labor; without damage.
+
wearing
a.
Pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel.
+
well
v.i.
A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of water.
+
wroot

imp. of Write. Wrote.
+
wedge
n.
A solid of five sides, having a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.
+
weatherglass
n.
An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere, especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes of weather, as a barometer or baroscope.
+
win
a.
To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
+
water line

Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the keel.
+
wiery
a.
Wet; moist; marshy.
+
warranter
n.
One who warrants, gives authority, or legally empowers.
+
wardrobe
v.t.
A privy.
+
waldheimia
n.
A genus of brachiopods of which many species are found in the fossil state. A few still exist in the deep sea.
+
whilk
n.
A kind of mollusk, a whelk.
+
whacker
n.
One who whacks.
+
wave
v.i.
The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.
+
wing
n.
Any membranaceous expansion, as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
+
whimling
n.
One given to whims; hence, a weak, childish person; a child.
+
welt
n.
That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
+
water horehound

Bugleweed.
+
wetshod
a.
Having the feet, or the shoes on the feet, wet.
+
wholesouled
a.
Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted.
+
whoop
n.
The hoopoe.
+
warren
n.
A place for keeping flash, in a river.
+
waterfall
n.
An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.
+
writable
a.
Capable of, or suitable for, being written down.
+
whang
n.
A leather thong.
+
wedging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wedge
+
woefulness
n.
Alt. of Wofulness
+
whist
v.t.
To hush or silence.
+
wardsman
n.
A man who keeps ward; a guard.
+
waterlogged
a.
Filled or saturated with water so as to be heavy, unmanageable, or loglike; -- said of a vessel, when, by receiving a great quantity of water into her hold, she has become so heavy as not to be manageable by the helm.
+
wreathshell
n.
A marine shell of the genus Turbo.  See Turbo.
+
whist
v.i.
To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute.
+
wend
v.i.
To turn round.
+
wisher
n.
One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish.
+
wait
v.i.
Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.
+
wake
v.i.
To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to be awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with up.
+
water craft

Any vessel or boat plying on water; vessels and boats, collectively.
+
well
v.i.
A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
+
wook
imp.
Woke.
+
waybread
n.
The common dooryard plantain (Plantago major).
+
waxed
imp.|p.p.
of Wax
+
wild
superl.
Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild strawberry, wild honey.
+
whiffler
n.
The golden-eye.
+
warehouseman
n.
One who keeps a wholesale shop or store for Manchester or woolen goods.
+
wodegeld
n.
A geld, or payment, for wood.
+
water butt

A large, open-headed cask, set up on end, to contain water.
+
waldensian
a.
Of or pertaining to the Waldenses.
+
wheel
v.t.
To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle.
+
weedy
superl.
Abounding with weeds; as, weedy grounds; a weedy garden; weedy corn.
+
websterite
n.
A hydrous sulphate of alumina occurring in white reniform masses.
+
wakened
imp.|p.pr.
of Waken
+
writing
n.
Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, or the like.
+
weekwam
n.
See Wigwam.
+
witty
n.
Especially, possessing wit or humor; good at repartee; droll; facetious; sometimes, sarcastic; as, a witty remark, poem, and the like.
+
word
v.t.
To express in words; to phrase.
+
waygoose
n.
See Wayz-goose, n., 2.
+
woolstock
n.
A heavy wooden hammer for milling cloth.
+
wallop
n.
A quick, rolling movement; a gallop.
+
warish
v.t.
To protect from the effects of; hence, to cure; to heal.
+
wither
v.t.
To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.
+
windiness
n.
Tendency to generate wind or gas; tendency to produce flatulence; as, the windiness of vegetables.
+
wamp
n.
The common American eider.
+
would
n.
See 2d Weld.
+
whiner
n.
One who, or that which, whines.
+
weel

Alt. of Weely
+
wildfire
n.
An old name for erysipelas.
+
wiretailed
a.
Having some or all of the tail quills terminated in a long, slender, pointed shaft, without a web or barbules.
+
water tu twist

Yarn made by the throstle, or water frame.
+
war
n.
A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities.
+
wimple
v.t.
To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil.
+
warp
v.t.
To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns.
+
wordle
n.
One of several pivoted pieces forming the throat of an adjustable die used in drawing wire, lead pipe, etc.
+
wantonly
adv.
Unintentionally; accidentally.
+
wadding
n.
A wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable substance of which wads may be made.
+
wesand
n.
See Weasand.
+
work
n.
To exert one's self for a purpose; to put forth effort for the attainment of an object; to labor; to be engaged in the performance of a task, a duty, or the like.
+
water course

A running stream of water having a bed and banks; the easement one may have in the flowing of such a stream in its accustomed course.  A water course may be sometimes dry.
+
whittle
v.t.
To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
+
wrist
n.
The joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus.  See Carpus.
+
wheal
n.
Specifically (Med.), a flat, burning or itching eminence on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in urticaria.
+
wheatear
n.
A small European singing bird (Saxicola /nanthe). The male is white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings and a black stripe through each eye. The tail is black at the tip and in the middle, but white at the base and on each side. Called also checkbird, chickell, dykehopper, fallow chat, fallow finch, stonechat, and whitetail.
+
wash
n.
The fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
+
werche
v.t.|i.
To work.
+
welt
n.
A small cord covered with cloth and sewed on a seam or border to strengthen it; an edge of cloth folded on itself, usually over a cord, and sewed down.
+
withhold
v.t.
To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.
+
whoop
v.t.
To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
+
wreakless
a.
Unrevengeful; weak.
+
wretched
a.
Hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.
+
whittle
n.
A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
+
well
a.
Being in favor; favored; fortunate.
+
wood
v.i.
To take or get a supply of wood.
+
whiffle
v.i.
To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.
+
witchtree
n.
The witch-hazel.
+
wellingtons
n.pl.
A kind of long boots for men.
+
wantoning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wanton
+
wontedness
n.
The quality or state of being accustomed.
+
willock
n.
The puffin.
+
wheaten
a.
Made of wheat; as, wheaten bread.
+
wellset
a.
Properly or firmly set.
+
wedgy
a.
Like a wedge; wedge-shaped.
+
water nymph

A goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides.
+
washerwoman
n.
The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants.
+
withernam
n.
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.
+
waved
imp.|p.p.
of Wave
+
warmth
n.
The quality or state of being warm; gentle heat; as, the warmth of the sun; the warmth of the blood; vital warmth.
+
worrying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Worry
+
whop
n.
Same as Whap.
+
whirlabout
n.
Something that whirls or turns about in a rapid manner; a whirligig.
+
whisk
n.
A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
+
womb
n.
Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.
+
water gang

A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes.
+
wheedle
v.i.
To flatter; to coax; to cajole.
+
warehousemen
pl.
of Warehouseman
+
wormy
superl.
Like or pertaining to a worm; earthy; groveling.
+
warranty
n.
A stipulation or engagement by a party insured, that certain things, relating to the subject of insurance, or affecting the risk, exist, or shall exist, or have been done, or shall be done. These warranties, when express, should appear in the policy; but there are certain implied warranties.
+
whitster
n.
A whitener; a bleacher; a whitester.
+
woodruff
n.
Alt. of Woodroof
+
woodstone
n.
A striped variety of hornstone, resembling wood in appearance.
+
whistling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whistle
+
waterlandian
n.
One of a body of Dutch Anabaptists who separated from the Mennonites in the sixteenth century; -- so called from a district in North Holland denominated Waterland.
+
way
v.t.
To go or travel to; to go in, as a way or path.
+
wish
v.t.
To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate.
+
whereas
conj.
When in fact; while on the contrary; the case being in truth that; although; -- implying opposition to something that precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes followed by a different statement, and sometimes by inferences or something consequent.
+
woodbine
v.t.
A climbing plant having flowers of great fragrance (Lonicera Periclymenum); the honeysuckle.
+
weaken
v.i.
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.
+
wenching
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wench
+
winning
n.
The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural.
+
water tree

A climbing shrub (Tetracera alnifolia, / potatoria) of Western Africa, which pours out a watery sap from the freshly cut stems.
+
wrack
v.t.
To wreck.
+
weal
adv.
The body politic; the state; common wealth.
+
wilding
a.
Not tame, domesticated, or cultivated; wild.
+
worm
n.
Any helminth; an entozoon.
+
winkingly
adv.
In a winking manner; with the eye almost closed.
+
warred
imp.|p.p.
of War
+
warragal
n.
The dingo.
+
weathercock
v.t.
To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for.
+
wriggle
v.t.
To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm.
+
will
v.
The choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.
+
weigh
v.i.
To judge; to estimate.
+
weeklies
pl.
of Weekly
+
whale
n.
Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone.
+
will
v.
The choice which is made; a determination or preference which results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a volition.
+
wink
v.i.
To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.
+
wone
a.
Dwelling; habitation; abode.
+
wrapping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wrap
+
watching
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Watch
+
whacking
a.
Very large; whapping.
+
wind
v.t.
To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
+
wallow
n.
A kind of rolling walk.
+
wellsped
a.
Having good success.
+
wing
n.
A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
+
wall
n.
An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls of a steam-engine cylinder.
+
whirled
imp.|p.p.
of Whirl
+
wiper
n.
One who, or that which, wipes.
+
water bed

A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for bedridden patients.
+
wellat
n.
The king parrakeet See under King.
+
whisperer
n.
A tattler; one who tells secrets; a conveyer of intelligence secretly; hence; a backbiter; one who slanders secretly.
+
wreathed
imp.
of Wreathe
+
water supply

A supply of water; specifically, water collected, as in reservoirs, and conveyed, as by pipes, for use in a city, mill, or the like.
+
water rat

A thief on the water; a pirate.
+
whiteness
n.
The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.
+
will
n.
To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child; also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that his nephew should have his watch.
+
whistlefish
n.
A gossat, or rockling; -- called also whistler, three-bearded rockling, sea loach, and sorghe.
+
warren
n.
A piece of ground for the breeding of rabbits.
+
whan
adv.
When.
+
weighmaster
n.
One whose business it is to weigh ore, hay, merchandise, etc.; one licensed as a public weigher.
+
water ballast

Water confined in specially constructed compartments in a vessel's hold, to serve as ballast.
+
wind
n.
A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the four winds.
+
whittuesday
n.
The day following Whitmonday; -- called also Whitsun Tuesday.
+
web
n.
The blade of a saw.
+
whitehead
n.
The surf scoter.
+
whiff
v.t.
To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
+
wave
v.t.
To move one way and the other; to brandish.
+
wakening
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Waken
+
water sapphire

A deep blue variety of iolite, sometimes used as a gem; -- called also saphir d'eau.
+
whisket
n.
A small lathe for turning wooden pins.
+
watch
v.i.
To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.
+
wheezed
imp.|p.p.
of Wheeze
+
windbound
a.
prevented from sailing, by a contrary wind.  See Weatherbound.
+
whiteheart
n.
A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin.
+
woolfell
n.
A skin with the wool; a skin from which the wool has not been sheared or pulled.
+
wellhole
n.
The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase.
+
weaving
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Weave
+
whitishness
n.
The quality or state of being whitish or somewhat white.
+
water furrow

A deep furrow for conducting water from the ground, and keeping the surface soil dry.
+
wern
v.t.
To refuse.
+
worm
n.
A being debased and despised.
+
wipe
v.t.
To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by out.
+
wawl
v.i.
See Waul.
+
wafter
n.
A boat for passage.
+
wagon
n.
A freight car on a railway.
+
whitson
a.
See Whitsun.
+
water
n.
The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.
+
wardenry
n.
Alt. of Wardenship
+
water rabbit

See Water hare.
+
wollastonite
n.
A silicate of lime of a white to gray, red, or yellow color, occurring generally in cleavable masses, rarely in tabular crystals; tabular spar.
+
wythe
n.
Same as Withe, n., 4.
+
wardenship
n.
The office or jurisdiction of a warden.
+
whereabout
n.
Alt. of Whereabouts
+
wellfavored
a.
Handsome; wellformed; beautiful; pleasing to the eye.
+
what
pron.a.|adv.
As a relative pronoun
+
waterlaid
a.
Having a left-hand twist; -- said of cordage; as, a water-laid, or left-hand, rope.
+
wys
a.
Wise.
+
wiper
n.
A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel.
+
whimwham
n.
A whim, or whimsey; a freak.
+
what
pron.a.|adv.
Used adverbially, in part; partly; somewhat; -- with a following preposition, especially, with, and commonly with repetition.
+
what
n.
Something; thing; stuff.
+
wellinformed
a.
Correctly informed; provided with information; well furnished with authentic knowledge; intelligent.
+
waxworker
n.
One who works in wax; one who makes waxwork.
+
work
v.t.
To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin.
+
wheatbird
n.
A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch.
+
wassail
n.
A festive or drinking song or glee.
+
wearish
a.
Weak; withered; shrunk.
+
wax
n.
Cerumen, or earwax.
+
watch
v.i.
One who watches, or those who watch; a watchman, or a body of watchmen; a sentry; a guard.
+
warm
v.i.
To become warm, or moderately heated; as, the earth soon warms in a clear day summer.
+
woodpeck
n.
A woodpecker.
+
wo
n.|a.
See Woe.
+
witness
v.i.
To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify.
+
whelp
v.i.
To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.
+
wafted
imp.|p.p.
of Waft
+
waive
v.t.
A waif; a castaway.
+
whapping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whop
+
wretchedness
n.
The quality or state of being wretched; utter misery.
+
wonted

of Wont
+
warrant
n.
To assure, as a thing sold, to the purchaser; that is, to engage that the thing is what it appears, or is represented, to be, which implies a covenant to make good any defect or loss incurred by it.
+
wring
v.t.
To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast.
+
wanderingly
adv.
In a wandering manner.
+
wheder
pron.|conj.
Whether.
+
where
adv.
At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; -- used relatively.
+
worm
n.
Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely without feet, or with very short ones, including a great variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.
+
wittingly
v.
Knowingly; with knowledge; by design.
+
woful
a.
Wretched; paltry; miserable; poor.
+
weetweet
n.
The common European sandpiper.
+
whiteboy
a.
One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids.
+
woodcutting
n.
The act or art of engraving on wood.
+
whenceforth
adv.
From, or forth from, what or which place; whence.
+
waniand
n.
The wane of the moon.
+
wreckmaster
n.
A person appointed by law to take charge of goods, etc., thrown on shore after a shipwreck.
+
wallaroo
n.
Any one of several species of kangaroos of the genus Macropus, especially M. robustus, sometimes called the great wallaroo.
+
wolle
n.
Wool.
+
whiggism
n.
The principles of the Whigs.
+
worldly
a.
Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.
+
wading
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wade
+
wallet
n.
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.
+
wiseacre
v.
A learned or wise man.
+
water rat

The muskrat.
+
whelky
a.
Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances; hence, streaked; striated.
+
whitflaw
n.
Whitlow.
+
watchword
n.
A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action.
+
windrow
n.
A row or line of hay raked together for the purpose of being rolled into cocks or heaps.
+
weetbird
n.
The wryneck; -- so called from its cry.
+
whistler
n.
The ring ousel.
+
water rattle

Alt. of Water rattler
+
water cure

A hydropathic institution.
+
waked
imp.|p.p.
of Wake
+
wooding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wood
+
wreathe
n.
To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold.
+
wite
v.
Blame; reproach.
+
wing
v.t.
To transport by flight; to cause to fly.
+
warnstore
v.t.
To furnish.
+
water hemlock

A poisonous umbelliferous plant (Cicuta virosa) of Europe; also, any one of several plants of that genus.
+
weaken
v.t.
To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
+
withsay
v.t.
To contradict; to gainsay; to deny; to renounce.
+
warp
v.t.
To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise.
+
wound
imp.|p.p.
of Wind
+
whiz
n.
A hissing and humming sound.
+
wont
v.t.
To accustom; -- used reflexively.
+
wontless
a.
Unaccustomed.
+
whippoorwill
n.
An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening.
+
whinny
a.
Abounding in whin, gorse, or furze.
+
wilding
n.
A wild or uncultivated plant; especially, a wild apple tree or crab apple; also, the fruit of such a plant.
+
washoff
a.
Capable of being washed off; not permanent or durable; -- said of colors not fixed by steaming or otherwise.
+
whensoever
adv.|conj.
At what time soever; at whatever time; whenever.
+
wingfooted
a.
Having part or all of the feet adapted for flying.
+
wivern
n.
A fabulous two-legged, winged creature, like a cockatrice, but having the head of a dragon, and without spurs.
+
whorled
a.
Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.
+
water flea

Any one of numerous species of small aquatic Entomostraca belonging to the genera Cyclops, Daphnia, etc; -- so called because they swim with sudden leaps, or starts.
+
werre
n.
War.
+
wolf
a.
Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf (Canis lupus), the American gray, or timber, wolf (C. occidentalis), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.
+
whoop
n.
A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl.
+
wheresoeer
adv.
Wheresoever.
+
whist
n.
A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished, and the cards are again shuffled and distributed.
+
wall
n.
The side of a level or drift.
+
water spider

A water mite.
+
wrack
n.
Wreck; ruin; destruction.
+
westness
n.
A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of being rainy, foggy, or misty; as, the wetness of weather or the season.
+
watermark
n.
A letter, device, or the like, wrought into paper during the process of manufacture.
+
wafering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wafer
+
wryneck
n.
A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles of the neck; torticollis.
+
wicked
a.
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.
+
wep

imp. of Weep.
+
whistle
v.i.
A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.
+
wet
superl.
Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
+
weighty
superl.
Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous.
+
water rice

Indian rice.  See under Rice.
+
wee
a.
Very small; little.
+
windy
superl.
Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.
+
waag
n.
The grivet.
+
wastel
n.
A kind of white and fine bread or cake; -- called also wastel bread, and wastel cake.
+
winebibber
n.
One who drinks much wine.
+
willsome
a.
Willful; obstinate.
+
waistcoateer
n.
One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet.
+
wholesome
superl.
Contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to morals, religion, or prosperity; conducive to good; salutary; sound; as, wholesome advice; wholesome doctrines; wholesome truths; wholesome laws.
+
warp
v.t.
To let the tide or other water in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of warp, or slimy substance.
+
whip
v.t.
A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies.
+
weighted
imp.|p.p.
of Weight
+
whir
n.
A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel.
+
walkmill
n.
A fulling mill.
+
winger
n.
One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.
+
wring
v.t.
Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture.
+
whence
adv.
From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; -- used relatively.
+
whitterick
n.
The curlew.
+
wainage
n.
A finding of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.
+
water vine

Any plant of the genus Phytocrene, climbing shrubs of Asia and Africa, the stems of which are singularly porous, and when cut stream with a limpid potable juice.
+
whisper
n.
A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which can be heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs only breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal cords and arytenoid cartilages taking the place of the vibration of the cords that produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound produced by such friction as distinguished from breath sound made by friction against parts of the mouth.  See Voice, n., 2, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 153, 154.
+
whenever
adv.|conj.
At whatever time.
+
water screw

A screw propeller.
+
way
n.
Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a long way.
+
waterretting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Water-ret
+
warrantor
n.
One who warrants.
+
wavure
n.
See Waivure.
+
water color

A picture painted with such colors.
+
wayworn
a.
Wearied by traveling.
+
wigeon
n.
A widgeon.
+
water bug

Any one of numerous species of large, rapacious, aquatic, hemipterous insects belonging to Belostoma, Benacus, Zaitha, and other genera of the family Belostomatidae. Their hind legs are long and fringed, and act like oars. Some of these insects are of great size, being among the largest existing Hemiptera. Many of them come out of the water and fly about at night.
+
were
n.
A weir.  See Weir.
+
witily
adv.
In a witty manner; wisely; ingeniously; artfully; with it; with a delicate turn or phrase, or with an ingenious association of ideas.
+
winnowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Winnew
+
willing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Will
+
wind
n.
Air impregnated with an odor or scent.
+
witness
v.i.
One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts.
+
waif
n.
A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.
+
water tu tuyere

A tuyere kept cool by water circulating within a casing. It is used for hot blast.
+
winnew
n.
To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain.
+
whereabouts
adv.
About where; near what or which place; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, whereabouts did you meet him?
+
would
imp.
of Will
+
warehouse
n.
A storehouse for wares, or goods.
+
workmanlike
a.
Becoming a workman, especially a skillful one; skillful; well performed.
+
welsh
n.
The language of Wales, or of the Welsh people.
+
wanderment
n.
The act of wandering, or roaming.
+
wise
v.
Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.
+
whore
v.t.
To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch.
+
wol
v.t.|i.
See 2d Will.
+
wend
n.
A large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit.
+
wideness
n.
The quality or state of being wide; breadth; width; great extent from side to side; as, the wideness of a room.
+
wine
n.
A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.
+
wherethrough
adv.
Through which.
+
weigh
v.i.
To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
+
wine
n.
The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment.
+
wormwood
n.
A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus.
+
wiredrawing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wiredraw
+
wagoner
n.
The constellation Charles's Wain, or Ursa Major.  See Ursa major, under Ursa.
+
whip
v.t.
One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread.
+
walk
v.i.
To move off; to depart.
+
water pox

A variety of chicken pox, or varicella.
+
women
pl.
of Woman
+
waddling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Waddle
+
water souchy

A dish consisting of small fish stewed and served in a little water.
+
watch
v.i.
To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.
+
whistle
v.t.
To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
+
wretchful
a.
Wretched.
+
waggle
v.t.
To move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird waggles his tail.
+
wholesale
n.
Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.
+
wrinkle
n.
A notion or fancy; a whim; as, to have a new wrinkle.
+
weakened
imp.|p.p.
of Weaken
+
wives
pl.
of Wife
+
wedge
v.t.
To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to wedge one's way.
+
wedgeshaped
a.
Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base; as, a wedge-shaped leaf.
+
whiteweed
n.
A perennial composite herb (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum) with conspicuous white rays and a yellow disk, a common weed in grass lands and pastures; -- called also oxeye daisy.
+
weave
v.i.
To practice weaving; to work with a loom.
+
wonder
v.i.
To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came.
+
winterkilled
imp.|p.p.
of Winterkill
+
wike
n.
A home; a dwelling.
+
wheelshaped
a.
Shaped like a wheel.
+
worry
v.i.
To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries.
+
walk
v.i.
To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; -- said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, as a sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person; to go about as a somnambulist or a specter.
+
welded
imp.|p.p.
of Weld
+
whim
n.
A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice.
+
wards
v.i.
Suffixes denoting course or direction to; motion or tendency toward; as in backward, or backwards; toward, or towards, etc.
+
whipstitch
n.
Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition.
+
wash
n.
A thin coat of color, esp. water color.
+
wood
n.
A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; -- frequently used in the plural.
+
wiliness
n.
The quality or state of being wily; craftiness; cunning; guile.
+
woold
v.t.
To wind, or wrap; especially, to wind a rope round, as a mast or yard made of two or more pieces, at the place where it has been fished or scarfed, in order to strengthen it.
+
worsted
n.
Well-twisted yarn spun of long-staple wool which has been combed to lay the fibers parallel, used for carpets, cloth, hosiery, gloves, and the like.
+
wooded
a.
Supplied or covered with wood, or trees; as, land wooded and watered.
+
worsen
v.i.
To grow or become worse.
+
witting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wit
+
wheedle
v.t.
To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax.
+
waltzing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Waltz
+
workfolk
n.
People that labor.
+
waltz
v.i.
To dance a waltz.
+
witchcraft
n.
The practices or art of witches; sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with evil spirits.
+
whisk
n.
An impertinent fellow.
+
worm
n.
A certain muscular band in the tongue of some animals, as the dog; the lytta.  See Lytta.
+
windage
n.
The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile in passing close to another body.
+
weep
v.i.
Formerly, to express sorrow, grief, or anguish, by outcry, or by other manifest signs; in modern use, to show grief or other passions by shedding tears; to shed tears; to cry.
+
workful
a.
Full of work; diligent.
+
wording
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Word
+
wavering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Waver
+
windward
n.
The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to leeward.
+
wishwash
n.
Any weak, thin drink.
+
wader
n.
One who, or that which, wades.
+
wagon
v.t.
To transport in a wagon or wagons; as, goods are wagoned from city to city.
+
wizened
a.
Dried; shriveled; withered; shrunken; weazen; as, a wizened old man.
+
weedless
a.
Free from weeds or noxious matter.
+
wood
v.i.
To grow mad; to act like a madman; to mad.
+
warkloom
n.
A tool; an implement.
+
wheelswarf
n.
See Swarf.
+
wedgebill
n.
An Australian crested insessorial bird (Sphenostoma cristatum) having a wedge-shaped bill. Its color is dull brown, like the earth of the plains where it lives.
+
wreak
v.t.
To execute in vengeance or passion; to inflict; to hurl or drive; as, to wreak vengeance on an enemy.
+
warping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Warp
+
wiving
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wive
+
walrus
n.
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.
+
wane
n.
Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension.
+
weeding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Weed
+
wieldance
n.
The act or power of wielding.
+
water rat

The water vole.  See under Vole.
+
writhle
v.t.
To wrinkle.
+
water doctor

A physician who treats diseases with water; an hydropathist.
+
wire
v.i.
To pass like a wire; to flow in a wirelike form, or in a tenuous stream.
+
wende

imp. of Wene.
+
woodbind
n.
Woodbine.
+
widowly
a.
Becoming or like a widow.
+
winded
imp.|p.p.
of Wind
+
waylaid
imp.|p.p.
of Waylay
+
whig
a.
Of or pertaining to the Whigs.
+
writing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Write
+
waterish
a.
Somewhat watery; moist; as, waterish land.
+
wriggle
v.i.
To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.
+
wallhick
n.
The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor).
+
whisper
n.
To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.
+
wax
n.
Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling.
+
wrapt

of Wrap
+
water elephant

The hippopotamus.
+
wold
n.
A plain, or low hill; a country without wood, whether hilly or not.
+
waft
n.
A wave or current of wind.
+
woe
n.
A curse; a malediction.
+
winder
v.i.
To wither; to fail.
+
weary
superl.
Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued.
+
whilk
n.
The scoter.
+
white
n.
A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men.
+
whittling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whittle
+
weed
v.t.
To reject as unfit for breeding purposes.
+
wifehood
n.
Womanhood.
+
windstorm
n.
A storm characterized by high wind with little or no rain.
+
whisk
n.
A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc.
+
woodwaxen
n.
Same as Woadwaxen.
+
weak
v.i.
Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n.  See Strong, 19 (b).
+
water lime

Hydraulic lime.
+
waileress
n.
A woman who wails.
+
warble
v.t.
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.
+
wineglassful

As much as a wineglass will hold; enough to fill a wineglass. It is usually reckoned at two fluid ounces, or four tablespoonfuls.
+
waft
v.t.
To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel.
+
wiredrew
imp.
of Wiredraw
+
weddahs
n.pl.
See Veddahs.
+
wisp
n.
A Will-o'-the-wisp; an ignis fatuus.
+
wormian
a.
Discovered or described by Olanus Wormius, a Danish anatomist.
+
waiting

a. & n. from Wait, v.
+
wet
superl.
Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season.
+
whapped
imp.|p.p.
of Whop
+
whew
v.i.
To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.
+
white
superl.
Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.
+
widen
v.t.
To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a stocking.
+
womby
a.
Capacious.
+
womanliness
n.
The quality or state of being womanly.
+
wouwou
n.
The agile, or silvery, gibbon; -- called also camper.  See Gibbon.
+
wear
n.
A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, -- used in measuring the quantity of flowing water.
+
well
v.i.
An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
+
wele
n.
Prosperity; happiness; well-being; weal.
+
walter
v.i.
To roll or wallow; to welter.
+
wrasse
n.
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.
+
weak
v.i.
Wanting physical strength.
+
windle
n.
The redwing.
+
wronghead
a.
Wrongheaded.
+
wrinkle
n.
A small ridge, prominence, or furrow formed by the shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; a corrugation; a crease; a slight fold; as, wrinkle in the skin; a wrinkle in cloth.
+
wrastle
v.i.
To wrestle.
+
whiplash
n.
The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted.
+
whiskey
n.
Alt. of Whisky
+
windfall
n.
An unexpected legacy, or other gain.
+
weal
adv.
A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare.
+
washtub
n.
A tub in which clothes are washed.
+
withstander
n.
One who withstands, or opposes; an opponent; a resisting power.
+
wrongdoer
n.
One who injures another, or who does wrong.
+
withset
v.t.
To set against; to oppose.
+
well
v.i.
To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
+
wayment
n.
Grief; lamentation; mourning.
+
wave
v.i.
Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
+
when
adv.
While; whereas; although; -- used in the manner of a conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or clause, having a causal, conditional, or adversative relation to the principal proposition; as, he chose to turn highwayman when he might have continued an honest man; he removed the tree when it was the best in the grounds.
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watchword
n.
A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password.
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wreaken

p. p. of Wreak.
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wordsman
n.
One who deals in words, or in mere words; a verbalist.
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whammel
v.t.
To turn over.
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western
a.
Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze.
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ware
v.t.
To make ware; to warn; to take heed of; to beware of; to guard against.
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wealthily
adv.
In a wealthy manner; richly.
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wounded
imp.|p.p.
of Wound
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waterman
n.
A water demon.
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worth
a.
Deserving of; -- in a good or bad sense, but chiefly in a good sense.
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warely
adv.
Cautiously; warily.
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ware
n.
The state of being ware or aware; heed.
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worries
pl.
of Worry
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wheatworm
n.
A small nematode worm (Anguillula tritici) which attacks the grains of wheat in the ear. It is found in wheat affected with smut, each of the diseased grains containing a large number of the minute young of the worm.
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wouldingness
n.
Willingness; desire.
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warm
superl.
Fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly; irritable; excitable.
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wharf
v.t.
To place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf.
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witch
n.
A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
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worth
a.
Value in respect of moral or personal qualities; excellence; virtue; eminence; desert; merit; usefulness; as, a man or magistrate of great worth.
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woodcutting
n.
The act or employment of cutting wood or timber.
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wireworm
n.
One of the larvae of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; -- so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument.  Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants.  Called also wire grub.
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wave
v.i.
An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation.
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wistit
n.
A small South American monkey; a marmoset.
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wheelworn
a.
Worn by the action of wheels; as, a wheel-worn road.
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won
n.
Dwelling; wone.
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whirl
v.t.
To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry.
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wax
v.i.
To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane.
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wychelm
n.
A species of elm (Ulmus montana) found in Northern and Western Europe; Scotch elm.
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wealdish
a.
Of or pertaining to a weald, esp. to the weald in the county of Kent, England.
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work
n.
The causing of motion against a resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by, the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of the force.  See Conservation of energy, under Conservation, Unit of work, under Unit, also Foot pound, Horse power, Poundal, and Erg.
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wrongtimed
a.
Done at an improper time; ill-timed.
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wakerobin
n.
Any plant of the genus Arum, especially, in England, the cuckoopint (Arum maculatum).
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worship
v.i.
To perform acts of homage or adoration; esp., to perform religious service.
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winch
n.
An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass.
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wirepulling
n.
The act of pulling the wires, as of a puppet; hence, secret influence or management, especially in politics; intrigue.
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when
adv.
At what time; -- used interrogatively.
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wail
v.i.
To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.
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wheel
n.
A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
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wicket
n.
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.
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whaleman
n.
A man employed in the whale fishery.
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water beech

The American hornbeam.  See Hornbeam.
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wont
p.p.
of Wont
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washer
n.
The common raccoon.
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writing
n.
The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs.
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weight
v.t.
Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business.
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warty
a.
Having warts; full of warts; overgrow with warts; as, a warty leaf.
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wake
v.t.
To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
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wildgrave
n.
A waldgrave, or head forest keeper.  See Waldgrave.
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waxberry
n.
The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry.  See Bayberry, and Candleberry tree.
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whorler
n.
A potter's wheel.
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whetter
n.
One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or stimulates.
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well
v.t.
Fully or about; -- used with numbers.
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wadset
n.
A kind of pledge or mortgage.
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woodmonger
n.
A wood seller.
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withwine
n.
Same as Withvine.
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weightily
adv.
In a weighty manner.
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warrant
n.
That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority.
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wasteweir
n.
An overfall, or weir, for the escape, or overflow, of superfluous water from a canal, reservoir, pond, or the like.
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washing
n.
The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash.
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water flannel

A floating mass formed in pools by the entangled filaments of a European fresh-water alga (Cladophora crispata).
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whittle
n.
Same as Whittle shawl, below.
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waxwork
n.
An American climbing shrub (Celastrus scandens). It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open in the autumn, and display the scarlet coverings of the seeds.
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waking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wake
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wail
v.t.
To choose; to select.
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wrest
n.
A partition in a water wheel, by which the form of the buckets is determined.
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wheeler
n.
The European goatsucker.
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wimpled
imp.|p.p.
of Wimple
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weaponry
n.
Weapons, collectively; as, an array of weaponry.
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weep
v.i.
To drop water, or the like; to drip; to be soaked.
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wype
n.
The wipe, or lapwing.
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weigela
n.
Alt. of Weigelia
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whelk
n.
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.
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wholesome
superl.
Sound; healthy.
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wait
v.i.
Ambush.
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wild
superl.
Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
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water hog

The capybara.
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wad
n.
Woad.
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wasium
n.
A rare element supposed by Bahr to have been extracted from wasite, but now identified with thorium.
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wormal
n.
See Wormil.
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waver
v.i.
To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment.
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wrathful
a.
Springing from, or expressing, wrath; as, a wrathful countenance.
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wanton
n.
A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a term of endearment.
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warmthless
a.
Being without warmth; not communicating warmth; cold.
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weedy
a.
Dressed in weeds, or mourning garments.
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warbler
n.
One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; -- applied chiefly to birds.
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whosesoever
pron.
The possessive of whosoever.  See Whosoever.
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woteth

Alt. of Wotteth
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wide
superl.
Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like.
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whirl
v.i.
To move hastily or swiftly.
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wisse
a.
To show; to teach; to inform; to guide; to direct.
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warn
v.t.
To ward off.
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wastor
n.
A waster; a thief.
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womanhede
n.
Womanhood.
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welked
v.t.
See Whelked.
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wilful
n.
Alt. of Wilfulness
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word
v.i.
To use words, as in discussion; to argue; to dispute.
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widual
a.
Of or pertaining to a widow; vidual.
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walk
v.i.
To move or go on the feet for exercise or amusement; to take one's exercise; to ramble.
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winterweed
n.
A kind of speedwell (Veronica hederifolia) which spreads chiefly in winter.
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woman
n.
An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person.
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wasting
a.
Causing waste; also, undergoing waste; diminishing; as, a wasting disease; a wasting fortune.
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wretched
a.
Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable; as, a wretched poem; a wretched cabin.
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wem
n.
Spot; blemish; harm; hurt.
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water wagtail

See under Wagtail.
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wand
n.
A staff of authority.
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whether
conj.
In case; if; -- used to introduce the first or two or more alternative clauses, the other or others being connected by or, or by or whether. When the second of two alternatives is the simple negative of the first it is sometimes only indicated by the particle not or no after the correlative, and sometimes it is omitted entirely as being distinctly implied in the whether of the first.
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water buck

A large, heavy antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a good swimmer. It has a white ring around the rump. Called also photomok, water antelope, and waterbok.
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weak
v.i.
Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint.
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wolframite
n.
Tungstate of iron and manganese, generally of a brownish or grayish black color, submetallic luster, and high specific gravity. It occurs in cleavable masses, and also crystallized. Called also wolfram.
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wowke
n.
Week.
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whip
v.t.
To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat.
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wart
n.
A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by enlargement of its vascular papillae, and thickening of the epidermis which covers them.
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weighty
superl.
Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
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watch
v.i.
To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.
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whipsaw
n.
A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw.
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water dog

A small floating cloud, supposed to indicate rain.
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wondrous
n.
In a wonderful or surprising manner or degree; wonderfully.
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weep
v.t.
To lament; to bewail; to bemoan.
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wencher
n.
One who wenches; a lewd man.
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watertath
n.
A kind of coarse grass growing in wet grounds, and supposed to be injurious to sheep.
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wended
imp.|p.p.
of Wend
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whiten
v.t.
To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.
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willier
n.
One who works at a willying machine.
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welter
v.i.
To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.
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water pig

The gourami.
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whither
adv.
To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest thou?
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winch
n.
A wince.
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what
interrog.adv.
Why? For what purpose? On what account?
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warmer
n.
One who, or that which, warms.
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wry
superl.
Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
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where
adv.
To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, where are you going?
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wearer
n.
That which wastes or diminishes.
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wanhope
n.
Want of hope; despair; also, faint or delusive hope; delusion. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
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wels
n.
The sheatfish; -- called also waller.
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wild
n.
An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa.
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wiry
a.
Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.
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wharfinger
n.
A man who owns, or has the care of, a wharf.
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wildish
a.
Somewhat wild; rather wild.
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womanhood
n.
Women, collectively; womankind.
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ward
n.
A division of a forest.
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water fox

The carp; -- so called on account of its cunning.
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water sparrow

The reed warbler.
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water elder

The guelder-rose.
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wrench
n.
To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert.
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widdy
n.
A rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of birch.
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womanly
adv.
In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or affection of a woman.
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win
a.
To extract, as ore or coal.
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wagon
v.i.
To wagon goods as a business; as, the man wagons between Philadelphia and its suburbs.
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watercolorist
n.
One who paints in water colors.
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watchful
a.
Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits.
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willowy
a.
Abounding with willows.
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weld
n.
Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
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wineglassfuls
pl.
of Wineglassful
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wattle
n.
A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
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wishing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wish
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while
conj.
During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep.
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way
n.
Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct; as, to have one's way.
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whitsunday
n.
See the Note under Term, n., 12.
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want
v.t.
To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes.
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wet nurse

A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman.  Cf. Dry nurse.
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wholelength
n.
A portrait or statue representing the whole figure.
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wale
v.t.
To choose; to select; specifically (Mining), to pick out the refuse of (coal) by hand, in order to clean it.
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waft
v.i.
To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
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wyandots
n.pl.
Same as Hurons.
+
water ice

Water flavored, sweetened, and frozen, to be eaten as a confection.
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wistly
adv.
Attentively; observingly.
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wrecking

a. & n. from Wreck, v.
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wound
n.
An injury to the person by which the skin is divided, or its continuity broken; a lesion of the body, involving some solution of continuity.
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whining
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whine
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wantrust
n.
Failing or diminishing trust; want of trust or confidence; distrust.
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well
a.
Safe; as, a chip warranted well at a certain day and place.
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wickedness
n.
A wicked thing or act; crime; sin; iniquity.
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wherewith
n.
The necessary means or instrument.
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wany
v.i.
To wane.
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wide
adv.
So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
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wrightine
n.
A rare alkaloid found in the bark of an East Indian apocynaceous tree (Wrightia antidysenterica), and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. It was formerly used as a remedy for diarrh/a. Called also conessine, and neriine.
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whinnied
imp.|p.p.
of Whinny
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waddle
v.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.
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work
n.
The moving parts of a mechanism; as, the works of a watch.
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warm
superl.
Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt.
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washen

p. p. of Wash.
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water engine

An engine to raise water; or an engine moved by water; also, an engine or machine for extinguishing fires; a fire engine.
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whanghee
n.
See Wanghee.
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water sprite

A sprite, or spirit, imagined as inhabiting the water.
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wormil
n.
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.
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work
n.
Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically, physically labor.
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west
n.
Formerly, that part of the  United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now, commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian Territory, New Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite article.
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wormeaten
a.
Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber.
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wild
superl.
Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead.
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woofy
a.
Having a close texture; dense; as, a woofy cloud.
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wash
v.t.
To remove by washing to take away by, or as by, the action of water; to drag or draw off as by the tide; -- often with away, off, out, etc.; as, to wash dirt from the hands.
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welter
n.
That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows; filth; mire; slough.
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woo
v.t.
To solicit in love; to court.
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whistling

a. & n. from Whistle, v.
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wither
n.
To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.
+
wan
v.i.
To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks.
+
weatherworn
a.
Worn by the action of, or by exposure to, the weather.
+
warrant
n.
Right; legality; allowance.
+
water battery

A voltaic battery in which the exciting fluid is water.
+
winner
n.
One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or gaming.
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waterproof
n.
Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; esp., an outer garment made of such material.
+
wide
adv.
To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide.
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wraith
n.
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.
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waling
n.
Same as Wale, n., 4.
+
whopper
n.
One who, or that which, whops.
+
white
n.
Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot.
+
wager
v.i.
To make a bet; to lay a wager.
+
wrought

imp. & p. p. of Work.
+
wrist
n.
A stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also called wrist pin.
+
wastrel
n.
A profligate.
+
writ
obs.
3d pers. sing. pres. of Write, for writeth.
+
wilwe
n.
Willow.
+
whipworm
n.
A nematode worm (Trichocephalus dispar) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly.
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wiggery
n.
A wig or wigs; false hair.
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whimsical
a.
Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish.
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worldwide
a.
Extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame.
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woolly
a.
Resembling wool; of the nature of wool.
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water pitcher

One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped leaves. The sidesaddle flower (Sarracenia purpurea) is the type.
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wingfish
n.
A sea robin having large, winglike pectoral fins.  See Sea robin, under Robin.
+
wraith
n.
Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith.
+
wishable
a.
Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable.
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washout
n.
The washing out or away of earth, etc., especially of a portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain or a freshet; also, a place, especially in the bed of a road or railroad, where the earth has been washed away.
+
water cell

A cell containing water; specifically (Zool.), one of the cells or chambers in which water is stored up in the stomach of a camel.
+
waiting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wait
+
watchdog
n.
A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to give notice of the approach of intruders.
+
windore
n.
A window.
+
wolfsclaw
n.
A kind of club moss.  See Lycopodium.
+
withdrawment
n.
The act of withdrawing; withdrawal.
+
whimsey
n.
Alt. of Whimsy
+
well
v.t.
To pour forth, as from a well.
+
water starwort

See under Starwort.
+
worked
imp.|p.p.
of Work
+
wepen
n.
Weapon.
+
whur
v.i.
To make a rough, humming sound, like one who pronounces the letter r with too much force; to whir; to birr.
+
waiving
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Waive
+
wynn
n.
A kind of timber truck, or carriage.
+
wimble
n.
A stonecutter's brace for boring holes in stone.
+
windrode
a.
Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; -- said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each other.
+
wagoned
imp.|p.p.
of Wagon
+
water poa

Meadow reed grass.  See under Reed.
+
whittle
n.
A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.
+
wages
n.
A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire.  See Wage, n., 2.
+
whitetail
n.
The wheatear.
+
weatherdriven
a.
Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather.
+
windless
a.
Having no wind; calm.
+
whitewash
n.
A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime.
+
warrener
n.
The keeper of a warren.
+
warmonger
n.
One who makes ar a trade or business; a mercenary.
+
wisdom
a.
The results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.
+
wivern
n.
The weever.
+
wander
v.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.
+
waver
v.
A sapling left standing in a fallen wood.
+
whur
n.
A humming or whirring sound, like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; a whir.
+
whispered
imp.|p.p.
of Whisper
+
wrack
v.t.
To rack; to torment.
+
wainscoting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wainscot
+
waahoo
n.
The burning bush; -- said to be called after a quack medicine made from it.
+
wellspoken
a.
Speaking well; speaking with fitness or grace; speaking kindly.
+
wildfire
n.
A composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to quench; Greek fire.
+
wattle
n.
A naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly colored, process of the skin hanging from the chin or throat of a bird or reptile.
+
wingleaved
a.
Having pinnate or pinnately divided leaves.
+
ward
n.
To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time.
+
whiffle
v.t.
To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.
+
whig
n.
One of a political party which grew up in England in the seventeenth century, in the reigns of Charles I. and II., when great contests existed respecting the royal prerogatives and the rights of the people. Those who supported the king in his high claims were called Tories, and the advocates of popular rights, of parliamentary power over the crown, and of toleration to Dissenters, were, after 1679, called Whigs. The terms Liberal and Radical have now generally superseded Whig in English politics.  See the note under Tory.
+
walk
n.
That in or through which one walks; place or distance walked over; a place for walking; a path or avenue prepared for foot passengers, or for taking air and exercise; way; road; hence, a place or region in which animals may graze; place of wandering; range; as, a sheep walk.
+
wrenched
imp.|p.p.
of Wrench
+
whimsicality
n.
The quality or state of being whimsical; whimsicalness.
+
whitester
n.
A bleacher of linen; a whitener; a whitster.
+
wantonness
n.
The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness.
+
watermen
pl.
of Waterman
+
whatever
pron.
Anything soever which; the thing or things of any kind; being this or that; of one nature or another; one thing or another; anything that may be; all that; the whole that; all particulars that; -- used both substantively and adjectively.
+
want
v.i.
To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
+
whiffle
n.
A fife or small flute.
+
wear
v.t.
To have or exhibit an appearance of, as an aspect or manner; to bear; as, she wears a smile on her countenance.
+
wonderwork
n.
A wonderful work or act; a prodigy; a miracle.
+
widowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Widow
+
walker
v.t.
Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick insect.
+
wrinkly
a.
Full of wrinkles; having a tendency to be wrinkled; corrugated; puckered.
+
wantoned
imp.|p.p.
of Wanton
+
water plantain

A kind of plant with acrid leaves.  See under 2d Plantain.
+
weak
v.i.
Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army.
+
woolwardgoing
n.
A wearing of woolen clothes next the skin as a matter of penance.
+
wardian
a.
Designating, or pertaining to, a kind of glass inclosure for keeping ferns, mosses, etc., or for transporting growing plants from a distance; as, a Wardian case of plants; -- so named from the inventor, Nathaniel B. Ward, an Englishman.
+
wallow
n.
To live in filth or gross vice; to disport one's self in a beastly and unworthy manner.
+
wingshell
n.
Any pteropod shell.
+
walleyed
a.
Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color.
+
wink
v.t.
To cause (the eyes) to wink.
+
woodcutter
n.
An engraver on wood.
+
whinyard
n.
A sword, or hanger.
+
whisker
n.
One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
+
wakening
n.
The revival of an action.
+
whitewash
v.t.
To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts.
+
whiteeye
n.
Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z. c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit.
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wrangle
v.i.
To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate.
+
whimsical
a.
Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic.
+
waxbird

The waxwing.
+
wafer
n.
A thin cake or piece of bread (commonly unleavened, circular, and stamped with a crucifix or with the sacred monogram) used in the Eucharist, as in the Roman Catholic Church.
+
whiting
n.
A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of the Codfish family; -- called also fittin.
+
wively
a.
Wifely.
+
wrangled
imp.|p.p.
of Wrangle
+
welt
n.
In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole.
+
water mite

Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to Hydrachna and allied genera of the family Hydrachnidae, usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming. They are often red or red and black in color, and while young are parasites of fresh-water insects and mussels.  Called also water tick, and water spider.
+
wyvern
n.
Same as Wiver.
+
waywodeship
n.
The office, province, or jurisdiction of a waywode.
+
water breather

Any arthropod that breathes by means of gills.
+
warp
v.t.
To cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc.
+
waive
v.t.
To desert; to abandon.
+
wordish
a.
Respecting words; full of words; wordy.
+
whip
v.t.
To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
+
whipstaff
n.
A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering.
+
whap
n.
Alt. of Whop
+
withdrawn
p.p.
of Withdraw
+
work
n.
To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through, and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work into the earth.
+
woof
n.
Texture; cloth; as, a pall of softest woof.
+
warlock
n.
A male witch; a wizard; a sprite; an imp.
+
waistcoat
n.
A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume.
+
write
v.i.
To frame or combine ideas, and express them in written words; to play the author; to recite or relate in books; to compose.
+
warden
n.
A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.
+
woeful
a.
Alt. of Woful
+
wrackful
a.
Ruinous; destructive.
+
wrecker
n.
One who searches fro, or works upon, the wrecks of vessels, etc. Specifically: (a) One who visits a wreck for the purpose of plunder. (b) One who is employed in saving property or lives from a wrecked vessel, or in saving the vessel; as, the wreckers of Key West.
+
word
n.
A brief remark or observation; an expression; a phrase, clause, or short sentence.
+
water
n.
A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water.
+
within
prep.
In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors.
+
worthiness
n.
The quality or state of being worthy; desert; merit; excellence; dignity; virtue; worth.
+
water frame

A name given to the first power spinning machine, because driven by water power.
+
wash
n.
A liquid preparation for the hair; as, a hair wash.
+
warrantise
v.t.
To warrant.
+
wallop
v.t.
To throw or tumble over.
+
waller
n.
One who builds walls.
+
wallow
n.
To wither; to fade.
+
warye
v.t.
To curse; to curse; to execrate; to condemn; also, to vex.
+
wistful
a.
Longing; wishful; desirous.
+
woe
a.
Woeful; sorrowful.
+
wipe
n.
The lapwing.
+
worshipability
n.
The quality of being worthy to be worshiped.
+
wevil
n.
See Weevil.
+
withstood
imp.|p.p.
o/ Withstand.
+
within
prep.
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.
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water thermometer

A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains its maximum density. This is about 39° Fahr., or 4° Centigrade; and from that point down to 32° Fahr., or 0° Centigrade, or the freezing point, it expands.
+
waivure
n.
See Waiver.
+
wreath
n.
A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor.
+
warp
v.
Four; esp., four herrings; a cast.  See Cast, n., 17.
+
walking

a. & n. from Walk, v.
+
wheel
n.
The burden or refrain of a song.
+
water cress

A perennial cruciferous herb (Nasturtium officinale) growing usually in clear running or spring water. The leaves are pungent, and used for salad and as an antiscorbutic.
+
wingfooted
a.
Having wings attached to the feet; as, wing-footed Mercury; hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet.
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woxen

p. p. of Wax.
+
wone
a.
Custom; habit; wont; use; usage.
+
whirligig
n.
A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top.
+
whaup
n.
See Whaap.
+
worse
v.t.
To make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst.  See Worst, v.
+
waft
n.
A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.
+
welder
n.
A manager; an actual occupant.
+
whiff
n.
A glimpse; a hasty view.
+
warrantee
n.
The person to whom a warrant or warranty is made.
+
wonderingly
adv.
In a wondering manner.
+
woolsey
n.
Linsey-woolsey.
+
wry
superl.
Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
+
wording
n.
The act or manner of expressing in words; style of expression; phrasing.
+
woundable
a.
Capable of being wounded; vulnerable.
+
warding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Ward
+
wholly
adv.
In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly.
+
wolframate
n.
A salt of wolframic acid; a tungstate.
+
wherry
n.
A long, narrow, light boat, sharp at both ends, for fast rowing or sailing; esp., a racing boat rowed by one person with sculls.
+
whitewashing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whitewash
+
worsen
v.t.
To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.
+
wore

imp. of Ware.
+
winningness
n.
The quality or state of being winning.
+
watershed
n.
The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin.
+
woman
v.t.
To furnish with, or unite to, a woman.
+
white
superl.
Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.
+
wait
v.i.
Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
+
water bath

A device for regulating the temperature of anything subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired temperature; also, a vessel designed for this purpose.
+
wineberry
n.
A peculiar New Zealand shrub (Coriaria ruscifolia), in which the petals ripen and afford an abundant purple juice from which a kind of wine is made. The plant also grows in Chili.
+
wench
n.
A young woman; a girl; a maiden.
+
weather
v.t.
To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air.
+
whoot
v.i.
To hoot.
+
wike
n.
A temporary mark or boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in marking out or dividing anything, as tithes, swaths to be mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also wicker.
+
water deerlet

See Water chevrotain.
+
wounding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wound
+
walleye
n.
An eye in which the iris is of a very light gray or whitish color; -- said usually of horses.
+
welcome
n.
Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news.
+
weathercock
n.
A vane, or weather vane; -- so called because originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing its direction.
+
water thrush

The European water ousel.
+
wristband
n.
The band of the sleeve of a shirt, or other garment, which covers the wrist.
+
whisper
n.
Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation.
+
wappet
n.
A small yelping cur.
+
writ

imp. & p. p. of Write.
+
woodiness
n.
The quality or state of being woody.
+
whurry
v.t.
To whisk along quickly; to hurry.
+
waive
v.i.
To turn aside; to recede.
+
world
n.
The earth and its inhabitants, with their concerns; the sum of human affairs and interests.
+
worth
a.
Equal in value to; furnishing an equivalent for; proper to be exchanged for.
+
walleye
n.
An American fresh-water food fish (Stizostedion vitreum) having large and prominent eyes; -- called also glasseye, pike perch, yellow pike, and wall-eyed perch.
+
wedder
n.
See Wether.
+
way shaft

A rock shaft.
+
wegotism
n.
Excessive use of the pronoun we; -- called also weism.
+
water plate

A plate heated by hot water contained in a double bottom or jacket.
+
wellmannered
a.
Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous.
+
water featherfoil

The water violet (Hottonia palustris); also, the less showy American plant H. inflata.
+
wonderworker
n.
One who performs wonders, or miracles.
+
water gauge

An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as in the boiler of a steam engine.  See Gauge.
+
whip
v.t.
To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.
+
wove

of Weave
+
whimper
n.
A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief.
+
wager
v.t.
To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet.
+
which
a.
A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask for, or refer to, an individual person or thing among several of a class; as, which man is it? which woman was it? which is the house? he asked which route he should take; which is best, to live or to die?  See the Note under What, pron., 1.
+
winterkill
v.t.
To kill by the cold, or exposure to the inclemency of winter; as, the wheat was winterkilled.
+
wattle
n.
Barbel of a fish.
+
worshipped

of Worship
+
water dog

A sailor, esp. an old sailor; an old salt.
+
wile
v.t.
To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly.
+
worshipable
a.
Capable of being worshiped; worthy of worship.
+
workingmen
pl.
of Workingman
+
wincer
n.
One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks.
+
whiptomkelly
n.
A vireo (Vireo altiloquus) native of the West Indies and Florida; -- called also black-whiskered vireo.
+
war
v.t.
To carry on, as a contest; to wage.
+
wantwit
n.
One destitute of wit or sense; a blockhead; a fool.
+
worm
v.t.
To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; -- often followed by out.
+
water willow

An American aquatic plant (Dianthera Americana) with long willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers.
+
workingman
n.
A laboring man; a man who earns his daily support by manual labor.
+
wich
n.
A variant of 1st Wick.
+
withvine
n.
Quitch grass.
+
wareless
n.
Unwary; incautious; unheeding; careless; unaware.
+
wealthiness
n.
The quality or state of being wealthy, or rich; richness; opulence.
+
warrant
n.
To make secure; to give assurance against harm; to guarantee safety to; to give authority or power to do, or forbear to do, anything by which the person authorized is secured, or saved harmless, from any loss or damage by his action.
+
westerly
a.
Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.
+
whipping

a & n. from Whip, v.
+
wry
superl.
Wrested; perverted.
+
watch
v.i.
A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.
+
wynd
n.
A narrow lane or alley.
+
wile
v.t.
To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.
+
water vole

See under Vole.
+
won
imp.|p.p.
of Win
+
whitethorn
n.
The hawthorn.
+
westwardly
adv.
In a westward direction.
+
water chickweed

A small annual plant (Montia fontana) growing in wet places in southern regions.
+
wicker
n.
A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork and the like; a withe.
+
weather
v.t.
To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
+
wrongdoing
n.
Evil or wicked behavior or action.
+
walkyr
n.
See Valkyria.
+
withdraw
v.i.
To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company.
+
weekly
adv.
Once a week; by hebdomadal periods; as, each performs service weekly.
+
warder
n.
A truncheon or staff carried by a king or a commander in chief, and used in signaling his will.
+
witchuck
n.
The sand martin, or bank swallow.
+
wing
n.
One of two corresponding appendages attached; a sidepiece.
+
wish
n.
A thing desired; an object of desire.
+
welt
n.
In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
+
woodman
n.
A sportsman; a hunter.
+
whisper
v.t.
To address in a whisper, or low voice.
+
wrongdoer
n.
One who commits a tort or trespass; a trespasser; a tort feasor.
+
worldling

A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.
+
whiteflaw
n.
A whitlow.
+
whiffler
n.
One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
+
will
v.
The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise.  See the Note under Testament, 1.
+
wrest
n.
The act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion.
+
withering
a.
Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade.
+
whitewasher
n.
One who whitewashes.
+
wash
v.t.
To cover with a thin or watery coat of color; to tint lightly and thinly.
+
without
adv.
On or art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly; externally.
+
wrinkle
n.
hence, any roughness; unevenness.
+
waterproof
v.t.
To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc.
+
wartweed
n.
Same as Wartwort.
+
weakening
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Weaken
+
wasted
imp.|p.p.
of Waste
+
worst
n.
That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree.
+
wryneck
n.
Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common European species (J. torguilla); -- so called from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Called also cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck.
+
whitsuntide
n.
The week commencing with Whitsunday, esp. the first three days -- Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the time of Pentecost.
+
webby
a.
Of or pertaining to a web or webs; like a web; filled or covered with webs.
+
warring
p.pr.|vb.n.
of War
+
wake
v.i.
To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night revel.
+
whiff
v.t.
To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
+
wear
n.
Same as Weir.
+
word
n.
Signal; order; command; direction.
+
whop
v.t.
To beat or strike.
+
wale
n.
A wale knot, or wall knot.
+
wyclifite
n.
Alt. of Wycliffite
+
wheelman
n.
One who rides a bicycle or tricycle; a cycler, or cyclist.
+
whippersnapper
n.
A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person.
+
weyve
v.t.
To waive.
+
whole
n.
A regular combination of parts; a system.
+
water rocket

A cruciferous plant (Nasturtium sylvestre) with small yellow flowers.
+
wayfarer
n.
One who travels; a traveler; a passenger.
+
wisly
adv.
Certainly.
+
wing
n.
That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides.  In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
+
wight
n.
Weight.
+
waker
n.
One who wakes.
+
whiten
v.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.
+
wang
n.
The jaw, jawbone, or cheek bone.
+
wizard
a.
Enchanting; charming.
+
warlikeness
n.
Quality of being warlike.
+
wing
n.
One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
+
wicker
n.
Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket.
+
water purslane

See under Purslane.
+
woe
n.
Grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity.
+
warble
n.
A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet, warbeetle, warnles.
+
waiwode
n.
See Waywode.
+
whiffler
n.
An officer who went before procession to clear the way by blowing a horn, or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
+
whiled
imp.|p.p.
of While
+
willer
n.
One who wills.
+
water gavel

A gavel or rent paid for a privilege, as of fishing, in some river or water.
+
wound

imp. & p. p. of Wind to twist, and Wind to sound by blowing.
+
whorl
n.|v.
A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
+
widowed
imp.|p.p.
of Widow
+
whimpered
imp.|p.p.
of Whimper
+
whisker
n.
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side whiskers; chin whiskers.
+
wheyey
a.
Of the nature of, or containing, whey; resembling whey; wheyish.
+
wave
v.t.
See Waive.
+
wreaths
pl.
of Wreath
+
whitlow
a.
An inflammation of the fingers or toes, generally of the last phalanx, terminating usually in suppuration. The inflammation may occupy any seat between the skin and the bone, but is usually applied to a felon or inflammation of the periosteal structures of the bone.
+
whistled
imp.|p.p.
of Whistle
+
way
n.
That by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes; opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage; road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a way to the mine.
+
wither
n.
To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies.
+
water brash

See under Brash.
+
wieldy
a.
Capable of being wielded; manageable; wieldable; -- opposed to unwieldy.
+
winged
a.
Furnished with wings; transported by flying; having winglike expansions.
+
waltron
n.
A walrus.
+
wimple
n.
A flag or streamer.
+
wrack
n.
Any marine vegetation cast up on the shore, especially plants of the genera Fucus, Laminaria, and Zostera, which are most abundant on northern shores.
+
withe
n.
A partition between flues in a chimney.
+
woodly
adv.
In a wood, mad, or raving manner; madly; furiously.
+
water thrush

The pied wagtail.
+
wail
n.
Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing.
+
wreck
v.t.
The remain of anything ruined or fatally injured.
+
water adder

The water moccasin.
+
was
v.
The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was; he was.
+
wore

imp. of Wear.
+
whobub
n.
Hubbub.
+
whirl
v.t.
A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel.
+
wobble
v.i.
See Wabble.
+
wind
v.t.
To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
+
war
v.i.
To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence.
+
welcome
v.t.
To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea.
+
waveringness
n.
The quality or state of wavering.
+
walleye
n.
A California surf fish (Holconotus argenteus).
+
wieldable
a.
Capable of being wielded.
+
weighbeam
n.
A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise; -- also called weighmaster's beam.
+
wingshell
n.
Any one of various species of marine bivalve shells belonging to the genus Avicula, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.
+
wheelwork
n.
A combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or mechanism.
+
wark
n.
Work; a building.
+
woody
a.
Consisting of, or containing, wood or woody fiber; ligneous; as, the woody parts of plants.
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webfingered
a.
Having the fingers united by a web for a considerable part of their length.
+
warranties
pl.
of Warranty
+
wantless
a.
Having no want; abundant; fruitful.
+
wilt
v.t.
To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant.
+
wellnatured
a.
Good-natured; kind.
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writ
n.
An instrument in writing, under seal, in an epistolary form, issued from the proper authority, commanding the performance or nonperformance of some act by the person to whom it is directed; as, a writ of entry, of error, of execution, of injunction, of mandamus, of return, of summons, and the like.
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water level

The level formed by the surface of still water.
+
write
v.t.
Hence, to compose or produce, as an author.
+
wizen
n.
The weasand.
+
whirlwig
n.
A whirligig.
+
wax
n.
Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance.
+
wiery
a.
Wiry.
+
worm
n.
An insect larva.
+
womanize
v.t.
To make like a woman; to make effeminate.
+
wind
v.t.
To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game.
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water crowfoot

An aquatic kind of buttercup (Ranunculus aquatilis), used as food for cattle in parts of England.
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worst
a.
To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.
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wrestle
n.
A struggle between two persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a wrestling match; a struggle.
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whisket
n.
A basket; esp., a straw provender basket.
+
withinforth
adv.
Within; inside; inwardly.
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ware
imp.
Wore.
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waxiness
n.
Quality or state of being waxy.
+
wear
v.i.
To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or attrition; as, a coat wears well or ill; -- hence, sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.; as, a man wears well as an acquaintance.
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whynot
n.
A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening.
+
wheelbird
n.
The European goatsucker.
+
water buffalo

The European buffalo.
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weeping
a.
Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water.
+
weakly
superl.
Not strong of constitution; infirm; feeble; as, a weakly woman; a man of a weakly constitution.
+
whiffletree
n.
Same as Whippletree.
+
world
n.
Individual experience of, or concern with, life; course of life; sum of the affairs which affect the individual; as, to begin the world with no property; to lose all, and begin the world anew.
+
wingshell
n.
Any marine gastropod shell of the genus Strombus.  See Strombus.
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wrench
v.t.
A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.
+
webform
n.
Any one of various species of moths whose gregarious larvae eat the leaves of trees, and construct a large web to which they retreat when not feeding.
+
withered
imp.|p.p.
of Wither
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waterproofing
n.
The act or process of making waterproof.
+
weetingly
adv.
Knowingly.
+
whisk
n.
A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
+
wanderer
n.
One who wanders; a rambler; one who roves; hence, one who deviates from duty.
+
warden
n.
A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting.
+
wildfire
n.
A sort of lightning unaccompanied by thunder.
+
wired
imp.|p.p.
of Wire
+
world
n.
As an emblem of immensity, a great multitude or quantity; a large number.
+
weed
v.t.
To take away, as noxious plants; to remove, as something hurtful; to extirpate.
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wane
v.i.
To decline; to fail; to sink.
+
wakening
n.
The act of one who wakens; esp., the act of ceasing to sleep; an awakening.
+
withstand
prep.
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.
+
weal
v.t.
To mark with stripes.  See Wale.
+
wishly
adv.
According to desire; longingly; with wishes.
+
worldly
a.
Lay, as opposed to clerical.
+
welch
a.
See Welsh.
+
whorl
n.|v.
The fly of a spindle.
+
wed
v.i.
To contact matrimony; to marry.
+
washed
imp.|p.p.
of Wash
+
withstood
imp.|p.p.
of Withstand
+
whenceever
adv.|conj.
Whencesoever.
+
wipe
n.
A handkerchief.
+
wayed
a.
Used to the way; broken.
+
waly
interj.
An exclamation of grief.
+
wader
n.
Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; -- called also wading bird.  See Illust. g, under Aves.
+
waste
v.
Old or abandoned workings, whether left as vacant space or filled with refuse.
+
ward
n.
To defend by walls, fortifications, etc.
+
winklehawk
n.
A rectangular rent made in cloth; -- called also winkle-hole.
+
warblingly
adv.
In a warbling manner.
+
within
adv.
In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.
+
wash
v.i.
To perform the act of ablution.
+
winter
n.
The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.
+
worser
a.
Worse.
+
whisker
n.
A hair of the beard.
+
willowwort
n.
Same as Willow-weed.
+
westering
a.
Passing to the west.
+
warlike
a.
Fit for war; disposed for war; as, a warlike state; a warlike disposition.
+
warmly
adv.
In a warm manner; ardently.
+
woon
n.
Dwelling.  See Wone.
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witchery
n.
Sorcery; enchantment; witchcraft.
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water
v.t.
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.
+
wellhole
n.
A cavity which receives a counterbalancing weight in certain mechanical contrivances, and is adapted also for other purposes.
+
wentletrap
n.
Any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus Scalaria, especially Scalaria pretiosa, which was formerly highly valued; -- called also staircase shell.  See Scalaria.
+
whitworth gun

A form of rifled cannon and small arms invented by Sir Joseph Whitworth, of Manchester, England.
+
wavelet
n.
A little wave; a ripple.
+
wheremaster
n.
One keeps or procures whores for others; a pimp; a procurer.
+
web
n.
The membrane which unites the fingers or toes, either at their bases, as in man, or for a greater part of their length, as in many water birds and amphibians.
+
wastebasket
n.
A basket used in offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle for waste paper.
+
weatherboard
v.t.
To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order to exclude rain, snow, etc.
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whine
v.t.
To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.
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wait
v.t.
To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
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witherod
n.
A North American shrub (Viburnum nudum) whose tough osierlike shoots are sometimes used for binding sheaves.
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wreck
v.i.
To work upon a wreck, as in saving property or lives, or in plundering.
+
water motor

A water wheel; especially, a small water wheel driven by water from a street main.
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windless
a.
Wanting wind; out of breath.
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wishywashy
a.
Thin and pale; weak; without strength or substance; -- originally said of liquids. Fig., weak-minded; spiritless.
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warlock
a.
Of or pertaining to a warlock or warlock; impish.
+
wolverine
n.
A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan.
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whoreson
n.
A bastard; colloquially, a low, scurvy fellow; -- used generally in contempt, or in coarse humor. Also used adjectively.
+
workhouse
n.
A house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse.
+
writership
n.
The office of a writer.
+
workmen
pl.
of Workman
+
washable
a.
Capable of being washed without damage to fabric or color.
+
welew
v.t.
To welk, or wither.
+
wardcorn
n.
The duty of keeping watch and ward (see the Note under Watch, n., 1) with a horn to be blown upon any occasion of surprise.
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wolf
a.
A willying machine.
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wool
n.
The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates.
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willingly
adv.
In a willing manner; with free will; without reluctance; cheerfully.
+
work
v.t.
To cause to ferment, as liquor.
+
weltering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Welter
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whirl
v.i.
To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate.
+
woodsy
a.
Of or pertaining to the woods or forest.
+
willow
v.t.
To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a willow.  See Willow, n., 2.
+
ward
n.
A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard.
+
wailer
n.
One who wails or laments.
+
waught
n.
A large draught of any liquid.
+
wilne
v.t.
To wish; to desire.
+
wort
n.
An infusion of malt which is unfermented, or is in the act of fermentation; the sweet infusion of malt, which ferments and forms beer; hence, any similar liquid in a state of incipient fermentation.
+
ware
v.t.
To wear, or veer.  See Wear.
+
wary
a.
Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.
+
writhed
imp.
of Writhe
+
witless
a.
Destitute of wit or understanding; wanting thought; hence, indiscreet; not under the guidance of judgment.
+
wilton carpet

A kind of carpet woven with loops like the Brussels, but differing from it in having the loops cut so as to form an elastic velvet pile; -- so called because made originally at Wilton, England.
+
word
v.t.
To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the use of a word or words.
+
wry
a.
To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
+
winy
a.
Having the taste or qualities of wine; vinous; as, grapes of a winy taste.
+
weed
n.
Any plant growing in cultivated ground to the injury of the crop or desired vegetation, or to the disfigurement of the place; an unsightly, useless, or injurious plant.
+
wet
a.
A dram; a drink.
+
witticaster
n.
A witling.
+
wheel
n.
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.
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web
n.
A plate or thin portion, continuous or perforated, connecting stiffening ribs or flanges, or other parts of an object.
+
wassailer
n.
One who drinks wassail; one who engages in festivity, especially in drinking; a reveler.
+
wasteness
n.
That which is waste; a desert; a waste.
+
widwe
n.
A widow.
+
water cock

A large gallinule (Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also kora.
+
whitetop
n.
Fiorin.
+
warfarer
n.
One engaged in warfare; a military man; a soldier; a warrior.
+
warble
n.
See Wormil.
+
whichever
pron.|a.
Alt. of Whichsoever
+
wormed
imp.|p.p.
of Worm
+
water
v.t.
An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or "diluted."
+
with
prep.
To denote association in thought, as for comparison or contrast.
+
wort
n.
Cabbages.
+
wordy
superl.
Containing many words; full of words.
+
winning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Win
+
whinger
n.
A kind of hanger or sword used as a knife at meals and as a weapon.
+
warwickite
n.
A dark brown or black mineral, occurring in prismatic crystals imbedded in limestone near Warwick, New York. It consists of the borate and titanate of magnesia and iron.
+
weighlock
n.
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.
+
water arum

An aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone.
+
wey
n.
Way; road; path.
+
weight
v.t.
A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight.
+
warning
a.
Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice.
+
wry
v.i.
To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
+
waller
n.
The wels.
+
wallow
n.
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.
+
worship
a.
Obsequious or submissive respect; extravagant admiration; adoration.
+
welking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Welk
+
whiggishly
adv.
In a Whiggish manner.
+
well
v.t.
In a good or proper manner; justly; rightly; not ill or wickedly.
+
whip
v.t.
To punish with a whip, scourge, or rod; to flog; to beat; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one with thirty nine lashes; to whip a perverse boy.
+
wreck
v.t.
To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck.
+
whisk
n.
A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn.
+
wolfkin
n.
A little or young wolf.
+
water line

Any one of several lines marked upon the outside of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded, and is called the light water line; the highest, called the load water line, indicates her proper submergence when loaded.
+
wing
n.
Any appendage resembling the wing of a bird or insect in shape or appearance.
+
washingtonian
a.
Designating, or pertaining to, a temperance society and movement started in Baltimore in 1840 on the principle of total abstinence.
+
wene
v.i.
To ween.
+
whimper
v.i.
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain; as, a child whimpers.
+
wing
v.t.
To move through in flight; to fly through.
+
wander
v.t.
To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through.
+
whine
v.i.
To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely.
+
waistcloth
n.
A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension, such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs.
+
winterly
a.
Like winter; wintry; cold; hence, disagreeable, cheerless; as, winterly news.
+
wetbird
n.
The chaffinch, whose cry is thought to foretell rain.
+
water celery

A very acrid herb (Ranunculus sceleratus) growing in ditches and wet places; -- called also cursed crowfoot.
+
wrote
imp.
of Write
+
whipped
imp.|p.p.
of Whip
+
wherso
adv.
Wheresoever.
+
whitworth ball

A prejectile used in the Whitworth gun.
+
wash
v.i.
To bear without injury the operation of being washed; as, some calicoes do not wash.
+
wem
n.
The abdomen; the uterus; the womb.
+
warm
superl.
Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate.
+
wind
n.
Power of respiration; breath.
+
wem
v.t.
To stain; to blemish; to harm; to corrupt.
+
waterworn
a.
Worn, smoothed, or polished by the action of water; as, waterworn stones.
+
wolframium
n.
The technical name of the element tungsten.  See Tungsten.
+
water thyme

See Anacharis.
+
whistle
v.t.
To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air.
+
winning
a.
Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning address.
+
want
v.i.
The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing.
+
winding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wind
+
woolding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Woold
+
wrong

imp. of Wring. Wrung.
+
were

The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be.  See Be.
+
watchet
a.
Pale or light blue.
+
whistle
v.i.
The shrill sound made by wind passing among trees or through crevices, or that made by bullet, or the like, passing rapidly through the air; the shrill noise (much used as a signal, etc.) made by steam or gas escaping through a small orifice, or impinging against the edge of a metallic bell or cup.
+
weather
a.
Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.
+
whitingmop
n.
A young whiting.
+
wattle
v.t.
To twist or interweave, one with another, as twigs; to form a network with; to plat; as, to wattle branches.
+
wrong
v.t.
To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure.
+
web
n.
The part of a blackmith's anvil between the face and the foot.
+
waterish
a.
Resembling water; thin; watery.
+
werewolf
n.
A person transformed into a wolf in form and appetite, either temporarily or permanently, whether by supernatural influences, by witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope. Belief in werewolves, formerly general, is not now extinct.
+
wheely
a.
Circular; suitable to rotation.
+
worm
n.
A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
+
walk
v.t.
To cause to walk; to lead, drive, or ride with a slow pace; as to walk one's horses.
+
wormy
superl.
Containing a worm; abounding with worms.
+
wheal
n.
A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale.
+
worthies
pl.
of Worthy
+
weatherbeaten
a.
Beaten or harassed by the weather; worn by exposure to the weather, especially to severe weather.
+
wheel
n.
An instrument of torture formerly used.
+
wite
v.
To reproach; to blame; to censure; also, to impute as blame.
+
weep
v.t.
To shed, or pour forth, as tears; to shed drop by drop, as if tears; as, to weep tears of joy.
+
whetile
n.
The green woodpecker, or yaffle.  See Yaffle.
+
write
v.i.
To compose or send letters.
+
wheeler
n.
A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by paddle wheels; -- used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler and stern-wheeler.
+
weak
v.i.
Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case.
+
witherite
n.
Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses.
+
worry
n.
A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.
+
wainable
a.
Capable of being plowed or cultivated; arable; tillable.
+
whereto
adv.
To what; to what end; -- used interrogatively.
+
warn
v.t.
To make ware or aware; to give previous information to; to give notice to; to notify; to admonish; hence, to notify or summon by authority; as, to warn a town meeting; to warn a tenant to quit a house.
+
winninish
n.
The land-locked variety of the common salmon.
+
well

Contraction for we will or we shall.
+
waterbearer
n.
The constellation Aquarius.
+
waygoing
a.
Going away; departing; of or pertaining to one who goes away.
+
wooingly
adv.
In a wooing manner; enticingly; with persuasiveness.
+
weak
v.i.
Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style.
+
waterwhite
n.
A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst.
+
washpot
n.
A pot or vessel in which anything is washed.
+
wickedness
n.
The quality or state of being wicked; departure from the rules of the divine or the moral law; evil disposition or practices; immorality; depravity; sinfulness.
+
warrant
n.
A writing which authorizes a person to receive money or other thing.
+
warrant
n.
To secure to, as a purchaser, the quality or quantity of the goods sold, as represented.  See Warranty, n., 2.
+
wrestled
imp.|p.p.
of Wrestle
+
windlass
v.t.|i.
To raise with, or as with, a windlass; to use a windlass.
+
worthy
n.
Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.
+
warrant
n.
To support by authority or proof; to justify; to maintain; to sanction; as, reason warrants it.
+
willow
n.
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.
+
wasting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Waste
+
wayfare
n.
The act of journeying; travel; passage.
+
wilfully
n.
Alt. of Wilfulness
+
ways

A suffix formed from way by the addition of the adverbial -s (see -wards). It is often used interchangeably with wise; as, endways or endwise; noways or nowise, etc.
+
washerman
n.
A man who washes clothes, esp. for hire, or for others.
+
whelky
a.
Shelly.
+
wroth
a.
Full of wrath; angry; incensed; much exasperated; wrathful.
+
weepful
a.
Full of weeping or lamentation; grieving.
+
wheel
n.
A potter's wheel.  See under Potter.
+
westward
adv.
Alt. of Westwards
+
waterrotted
imp.|p.p.
of Water-rot
+
whichsoever
pron.|a.
Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one (of two or more) which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
+
won
v.i.
To dwell or abide.
+
wrangle
v.i.
To argue; to debate; to dispute.
+
widowwail
n.
A low, narrowleaved evergreen shrub (Cneorum tricoccon) found in Southern Europe.
+
webbing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Web
+
whimsicalness
n.
The quality or state of being whimsical; freakishness; whimsical disposition.
+
wash
n.
The blade of an oar, or the thin part which enters the water.
+
writing
n.
Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a literary production; a book; as, the writings of Addison.
+
wanhorn
n.
An East Indian plant (Kaempferia Galanga) of the Ginger family.  See Galanga.
+
welk
v.t.
To contract; to shorten.
+
working

a & n. from Work.
+
whimsically
adv.
In a whimsical manner; freakishly.
+
windrowed
imp.|p.p.
of Windrow
+
whimperer
n.
One who whimpers.
+
worry
v.t.
To harass with labor; to fatigue.
+
whealworm
n.
The harvest mite; -- so called from the wheals, caused by its bite.
+
wadding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wad
+
wield
v.t.
To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to possess.
+
webfoot
n.
A foot the toes of which are connected by a membrane.
+
witherling
n.
A withered person; one who is decrepit.
+
willy nilly

See Will I, nill I, etc., under 3d Will.
+
whilere
adv.
A little while ago; recently; just now; erewhile.
+
waxed
p.p.
of Wax
+
wish
v.t.
To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
+
wateriness
n.
The quality or state of being watery; moisture; humidity.
+
wing
v.t.
To furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity.
+
whitewood
n.
The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree (Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc.
+
windbore
n.
The lower, or bottom, pipe in a lift of pumps in a mine.
+
wirble
v.i.
To whirl; to eddy.
+
whip
v.t.
A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to be taken.
+
weed
n.
Underbrush; low shrubs.
+
wive
v.i.
To marry, as a man; to take a wife.
+
windplant
n.
A windflower.
+
whoa
interj.
Stop; stand; hold.  See Ho, 2.
+
writing
n.
Anything written or printed; anything expressed in characters or letters
+
wardship
n.
The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage.
+
wreck
v.t.
To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.
+
wallwort
n.
The dwarf elder, or danewort (Sambucus Ebulus).
+
white
superl.
Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin.
+
whereform
adv.
From which; from which or what place.
+
whistler
n.
The golden-eye.
+
walker
n.
One who walks; a pedestrian.
+
warranted
imp.|p.p.
of Warrant
+
wyd
a.
Wide.
+
wimple
v.t.
To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink.
+
wagonette
n.
A kind of pleasure wagon, uncovered and with seats extended along the sides, designed to carry six or eight persons besides the driver.
+
wolfram
n.
Same as Wolframite.
+
weftage
n.
Texture.
+
wan

of Win
+
wig
n.
An old seal; -- so called by fishermen.
+
workmanly
adv.
In a skillful manner; in a manner becoming a skillful workman.
+
weak
v.i.
Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.
+
weep

imp. of Weep, for wept.
+
wagon
n.
A wheeled carriage; a vehicle on four wheels, and usually drawn by horses; especially, one used for carrying freight or merchandise.
+
weight
v.t.
Importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence; moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast weight.
+
warm
superl.
Having yellow or red for a basis, or in their composition; -- said of colors, and opposed to cold which is of blue and its compounds.
+
woodchat
n.
Any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to the genera Ianthia and Larvivora. They are closely allied to the European robin. The males are usually bright blue above, and more or less red or rufous beneath.
+
winnebagoes
n.
A tribe of North American Indians who originally occupied the region about Green Bay, Lake Michigan, but were driven back from the lake and nearly exterminated in 1640 by the IIlinnois.
+
whoredom
n.
The sin of worshiping idols; idolatry.
+
wheeling
n.
A turning, or circular movement.
+
weak
v.i.
Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.
+
wire
v.i.
To send a telegraphic message.
+
wrench
v.t.
Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem.
+
whereinto
adv.
Into which; -- used relatively.
+
wheel
n.
A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede.
+
weatherbit
n.
A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the bits.
+
wriggling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wriggle
+
wrawl
v.i.
To cry, as a cat; to waul.
+
withal
adv.
Together with this; likewise; at the same time; in addition; also.
+
winged
a.
Soaring with wings, or as if with wings; hence, elevated; lofty; sublime.
+
wormed
a.
Penetrated by worms; injured by worms; worm-eaten; as, wormed timber.
+
wring
v.t.
To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance; -- usually with out or form.
+
wittol
n.
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.
+
wouldbe
a.
Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a would-be poet.
+
winged
a.
Fanned with wings; swarming with birds.
+
wardroom
n.
A room occupied as a messroom by the commissioned officers of a war vessel.  See Gunroom.
+
web
n.
That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric; esp., something woven in a loom.
+
which
pron.
A relative pronoun, used esp. in referring to an antecedent noun or clause, but sometimes with reference to what is specified or implied in a sentence, or to a following noun or clause (generally involving a reference, however, to something which has preceded). It is used in all numbers and genders, and was formerly used of persons.
+
whitten tree

Either of two shrubs (Viburnum Lantana, and V. Opulus), so called on account of their whitish branches.
+
warranty
n.
Justificatory mandate or precept; authority; warrant.
+
waste
v.
The act of wasting, or the state of being wasted; a squandering; needless destruction; useless consumption or expenditure; devastation; loss without equivalent gain; gradual loss or decrease, by use, wear, or decay; as, a waste of property, time, labor, words, etc.
+
waist
n.
A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
+
war
n.
a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility.
+
walnut
n.
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.
+
winglet
n.
A bastard wing, or alula.
+
wost

2d pers. sing. pres. of Wit, to know.
+
weariable
a.
That may be wearied.
+
welding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Weld
+
whereret
v.t.
To box (one) on the ear; to strike or box. (the ear); as, to wherret a child.
+
weft
n.
A web; a thing woven.
+
warper
n.
One who, or that which, warps or twists out of shape.
+
wing
n.
Any similar member or instrument used for the purpose of flying.
+
warpath
n.
The route taken by a party of Indians going on a warlike expedition.
+
wretchedly
adv.
In a wretched manner; miserably; despicable.
+
worrit
v.t.
To worry; to annoy.
+
weaponless
a.
Having no weapon.
+
whydah bird

Alt. of Whydah finch
+
woodcutter
n.
A person who cuts wood.
+
winding
n.
A line- or ribbon-shaped material (as wire, string, or bandaging) wound around an object; as, the windings (conducting wires) wound around the armature of an electric motor or generator.
+
water blackbird

The European water ousel, or dipper.
+
wingy
a.
Soaring with wings, or as if with wings; volatile airy.
+
whisperously
adv.
Whisperingly.
+
walking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Walk
+
weakhearted
a.
Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited; faint-hearted.
+
waggish
a.
Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive; humorous; as, a waggish trick.
+
weatherboarding
n.
Boards adapted or intended for such use.
+
water shield

An aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata) having floating oval leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly.
+
weive
v.t.
See Waive.
+
winked
imp.|p.p.
of Wink
+
wherret
n.
A box on the ear.
+
wink
v.i.
To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
+
witching
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Witch
+
wage
v.t.
To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war.
+
willful
a.
Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder.
+
wox

imp. of Wax.
+
winning
n.
The portion of a coal field out for working.
+
wildering
n.
A plant growing in a state of nature; especially, one which has run wild, or escaped from cultivation.
+
whisking
a.
Sweeping along lightly.
+
waxwing
n.
Any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax. The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also waxbird.
+
wharfed
imp.|p.p.
of Wharf
+
wadding
n.
Any soft stuff of loose texture, used for stuffing or padding garments; esp., sheets of carded cotton prepared for the purpose.
+
wite
pl.
of Wit
+
wappened
a.
A word of doubtful meaning used once by Shakespeare.
+
wan
a.
Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid.
+
wallabies
pl.
of Wallaby
+
waging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wage
+
wind
v.t.
To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.
+
wey
v.t.|i.
To weigh.
+
weeded
imp.|p.p.
of Weed
+
wivehood
n.
Wifehood.
+
wotest

Alt. of Wottest
+
wing
n.
Passage by flying; flight; as, to take wing.
+
wagnerite
n.
A fluophosphate of magnesia, occurring in yellowish crystals, and also in massive forms.
+
worm
n.
Any annelid.
+
wherever
adv.
At or in whatever place; wheresoever.
+
wye
n.
The letter Y.
+
wallower
n.
One who, or that which, wallows.
+
wheel
v.i.
To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate.
+
whinny
n.
The ordinary cry or call of a horse; a neigh.
+
wesleyanism
n.
The system of doctrines and church polity inculcated by John Wesley (b. 1703; d. 1791), the founder of the religious sect called Methodist; Methodism.  See Methodist, n., 2.
+
whip
v.t.
To conquer; to defeat, as in a contest or game; to beat; to surpass.
+
water deer

The water chevrotain.
+
whelk
n.
A papule; a pustule; acne.
+
water cure

Hydropathy.
+
whelp
n.
A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.
+
warpage
n.
The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors.
+
wapentake
n.
In some northern counties of England, a division, or district, answering to the hundred in other counties. Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire are divided into wapentakes, instead of hundreds.
+
wheremaster
n.
A man who practices lewdness; a lecher; a whoremonger.
+
wicket
n.
The space between the pillars, in postand-stall working.
+
wharfing
n.
A mode of facing sea walls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
+
wye
n.
A kind of crotch.  See Y, n. (a).
+
winding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wind
+
waxing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wax
+
watery
a.
Hence, abounding in thin, tasteless, or insipid fluid; tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless.
+
wilt
v.t.
Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of.
+
wash
n.
The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a wave; also, the sound of it.
+
washboard
n.
A broad, thin plank, fixed along the gunwale of boat to keep the sea from breaking inboard; also, a plank on the sill of a lower deck port, for the same purpose; -- called also wasteboard.
+
wasite
n.
A variety of allanite from Sweden supposed to contain wasium.
+
want
v.i.
That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure.
+
wed
n.
Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly.
+
whurt
n.
See Whort.
+
way
n.
A moving; passage; procession; journey.
+
wipe
n.
A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm.
+
weldable
a.
Capable of being welded.
+
wheedling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wheedle
+
wag
v.i.
To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to progress; to stir.
+
wiper
n.
Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.
+
weanling
a.
Recently weaned.
+
wherein
adv.
In which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the like; -- used relatively.
+
wig
n.
A kind of raised seedcake.
+
winghanded
a.
Having the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as the bats and pterodactyls.
+
weed
n.
Tobacco, or a cigar.
+
wirche
v.i.|t.
To work
+
wheeling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wheel
+
whirry
v.i.
To whir.
+
whiningly
adv.
In a whining manner; in a tone of mean complaint.
+
whip
v.t.
To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to.
+
wedlock
v.i.
A wife; a married woman.
+
ward
n.
A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery.
+
weder
n.
Weather.
+
windmill
n.
A mill operated by the power of the wind, usually by the action of the wind upon oblique vanes or sails which radiate from a horizontal shaft.
+
wellwisher
n.
One who wishes another well; one who is benevolently or friendlily inclined.
+
wing
n.
One of the sides of the stags in a theater.
+
wot

1st & 3d pers. sing. pres. of Wit, to know.  See the Note under Wit, v.
+
wallowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wallow
+
wrangle
v.t.
To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil.
+
wear
v.i.
To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being used; to suffer injury, loss, or extinction by use or time; to decay, or be spent, gradually.
+
windowpane
n.
See Pane, n., (3) b.
+
wintertide
n.
Winter time.
+
whelmed
imp.|p.p.
of Whelm
+
welter
v.i.
To wither; to wilt.
+
waveworn
a.
Worn by the waves.
+
windowless
a.
Destitute of a window.
+
writhe
v.i.
To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively.
+
wryness
n.
The quality or state of being wry, or distorted.
+
wideness
n.
Large extent in all directions; broadness; greatness; as, the wideness of the sea or ocean.
+
world
n.
The earth and the surrounding heavens; the creation; the system of created things; existent creation; the universe.
+
womb
n.
The uterus.  See Uterus.
+
whimsies
pl.
of Whimsy
+
waxed
imp.
of Wax
+
web
n.
Fig.: Tissue; texture; complicated fabrication.
+
whelm
v.t.
To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf.
+
warehouseman
n.
One who keeps a warehouse; the owner or keeper of a dock warehouse or wharf store.
+
were
v.t.
To guard; to protect.
+
warble
v.i.
To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
+
wherewithal
adv.|n.
Wherewith.
+
wing
n.
One of the large pectoral fins of the flying fishes.
+
wise
v.
Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.
+
whitingmop
n.
A fair lass.
+
webtoed
a.
Having the toes united by a web for a considerable part of their length.
+
waterstanding
a.
Tear-filled.
+
warry
v.t.
See Warye.
+
wearisome
a.
Causing weariness; tiresome; tedious; weariful; as, a wearisome march; a wearisome day's work; a wearisome book.
+
wode
n.
Wood.
+
wither
v.t.
To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture.
+
womb
n.
The belly; the abdomen.
+
wood
n.
The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous substance which composes the body of a tree and its branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber.
+
wiseling
n.
One who pretends to be wise; a wiseacre; a witling.
+
wends
n.pl.
A Slavic tribe which once occupied the northern and eastern parts of Germany, of which a small remnant exists.
+
weyleway
interj.
See Welaway.
+
weaver
n.
A weaver bird.
+
witworm
n.
One who, or that which, feeds on or destroys wit.
+
wrinkle
n.
A winkle.
+
wholesale
a.
Extensive and indiscriminate; as, wholesale slaughter.
+
wince
n.
A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will.
+
woodroof
n.
A little European herb (Asperula odorata) having a pleasant taste. It is sometimes used for flavoring wine.  See Illust. of Whorl.
+
wallah
n.
A black variety of the jaguar; -- called also tapir tiger.
+
woodwall
n.
The yaffle.
+
warp
v.
A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed.
+
water
n.
To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken.
+
weathered
a.
Having the surface altered in color, texture, or composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the elements.
+
wineberry
n.
The bilberry.
+
wifehood
n.
The state of being a wife; the character of a wife.
+
warehousing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Warehouse
+
work
n.
Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works.
+
winded

of Wind
+
winterproud
a.
Having too rank or forward a growth for winter.
+
woolert
n.
The barn owl.
+
whiff
n.
The marysole, or sail fluke.
+
woodland
a.
Of or pertaining to woods or woodland; living in the forest; sylvan.
+
whisper
n.
To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
+
water spider

Any spider that habitually lives on or about the water, especially the large American species (Dolomedes lanceolatus) which runs rapidly on the surface of water; -- called also raft spider.
+
witch
n.
The stormy petrel.
+
water poise

A hydrometer.
+
woodnote
n.
A wild or natural note, as of a forest bird.
+
whetted
imp.|p.p.
of Whet
+
wigging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wig
+
walling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wall
+
well
v.i.
An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.
+
welked
imp.|p.p.
of Welk
+
worm
n.
An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
+
wainage
n.
See Gainage, a.
+
whitecoat
n.
The skin of a newborn seal; also, the seal itself.
+
whet
n.
That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer.
+
water speedwell

A kind of speedwell (Veronica Anagallis) found in wet places in Europe and America.
+
woll
v.t.|i.
See 2d Will.
+
whole
a.
Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; not broken or fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a whole orange; the egg is whole; the vessel is whole.
+
ward
a.
The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day.  See the Note under Watch, n., 1.
+
warm
a.
To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render warm; to supply or furnish heat to; as, a stove warms an apartment.
+
wing
n.
One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the case of a few species of birds, as the ostrich, auk, etc., the wings are used only as an assistance in running or swimming.
+
wasteboard
n.
See Washboard, 3.
+
weighting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Weight
+
wait
v.i.
To watch; to observe; to take notice.
+
wafered
imp.|p.p.
of Wafer
+
waterfall
n.
A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.
+
washbowl
n.
A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc.
+
wide
superl.
Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference.
+
witty
n.
Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful; judicious; clever; cunning.
+
wigged
a.
Having the head covered with a wig; wearing a wig.
+
worthwhile
adj.
Worth the time or effort spent.
+
womanlike
a.
Like a woman; womanly.
+
wileful
a.
Full of wiles; trickish; deceitful.
+
wisket
n.
A whisket, or basket.
+
weeping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Weep
+
water bridge

See Water table.
+
wrenching
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wrench
+
waspish
a.
Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish.
+
widely
adv.
Very much; to a great degree or extent; as, to differ widely in opinion.
+
wound
n.
To hurt the feelings of; to pain by disrespect, ingratitude, or the like; to cause injury to.
+
weeper
n.
A white band or border worn on the sleeve as a badge of mourning.
+
wrong
v.t.
To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me.
+
wartless
a.
Having no wart.
+
wench
n.
A colored woman; a negress.
+
water witch

The dabchick.
+
wean
n.
A weanling; a young child.
+
wrythen
p.p.
Writhen.
+
woodburytype
n.
A process in photographic printing, in which a relief pattern in gelatin, which has been hardened after certain operations, is pressed upon a plate of lead or other soft metal. An intaglio impression in thus produced, from which pictures may be directly printed, but by a slower process than in common printing.
+
wheal
n.
A pustule; a whelk.
+
winglet
n.
A little wing; a very small wing.
+
wehrgelt
n.
See Weregild.
+
water spaniel

A curly-haired breed of spaniels, naturally very fond of the water.
+
weatherwiser
n.
Something that foreshows the weather.
+
water course

A stream of water; a river or brook.
+
windingly
adv.
In a winding manner.
+
wattlebird
n.
The Australian brush turkey.
+
wench
v.i.
To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame.
+
wainwright
n.
Same as Wagonwright.
+
worship
a.
Honor; respect; civil deference.
+
wallet
n.
A pocketbook for keeping money about the person.
+
wast

The second person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, imperfect tense; -- now used only in solemn or poetical style.  See Was.
+
wideawake
n.
A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat.
+
waybill
n.
A list of passengers in a public vehicle, or of the baggage or gods transported by a common carrier on a land route. When the goods are transported by water, the list is called a bill of lading.
+
wither
v.t.
To cause to fade, and become dry.
+
welwitschia
n.
An African plant (Welwitschia mirabilis) belonging to the order Gnetaceae. It consists of a short, woody, topshaped stem, and never more than two leaves, which are the cotyledons enormously developed, and at length split into diverging segments.
+
wind
n.
Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
+
walling
n.
Walls, in general; material for walls.
+
wellspoken
a.
Spoken with propriety; as, well-spoken words.
+
worried
imp.|p.p.
of Worry
+
wayfaring
a.
Traveling; passing; being on a journey.
+
withe
n.
An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured; a wythe.
+
wind
n.
Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
+
weak
v.i.
Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.
+
warmhearted
a.
Having strong affection; cordial; sincere; hearty; sympathetic.
+
wreck
v.i.
To suffer wreck or ruin.
+
whisker
n.
Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; -- usually in the plural.
+
warranty
v.t.
To warrant; to guarantee.
+
whort
n.
The whortleberry, or bilberry.  See Whortleberry (a).
+
wasteness
n.
The quality or state of being waste; a desolate state or condition; desolation.
+
weaken
v.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.
+
wellintentioned
a.
Having upright intentions or honorable purposes.
+
washer
n.
One who, or that which, washes.
+
witted
a.
Having (such) a wit or understanding; as, a quick-witted boy.
+
wot
pres.sing.
of Wit
+
weep
v.i.
To flow in drops; to run in drops.
+
wastrel
n.
Anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks, china, etc.
+
wan
imp.
Won.
+
wizard
n.
One devoted to the black art; a magician; a conjurer; a sorcerer; an enchanter.
+
weaser
n.
The American merganser; -- called also weaser sheldrake.
+
wheelband
n.
The tire of a wheel.
+
waxy
a.
Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.
+
whip
v.t.
A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip.
+
walkover
n.
In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize; hence, colloquially, a one-sided contest; an uncontested, or an easy, victory.
+
welkin
n.
The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.
+
weber
n.
The standard unit of electrical quantity, and also of current.  See Coulomb, and Amp/re.
+
wing
n.
Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
+
wrathily
adv.
In a wrathy manner; very angrily; wrathfully.
+
wag
v.t.
To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the head.
+
wex
imp.
Waxed.
+
writhen

of Writhe
+
witherband
n.
A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.
+
whiteear
n.
The wheatear.
+
whitewort
n.
Wild camomile.
+
waterman
n.
An attendant on cab stands, etc., who supplies water to the horses.
+
wassail
n.
The liquor used for a wassail; esp., a beverage formerly much used in England at Christmas and other festivals, made of ale (or wine) flavored with spices, sugar, toast, roasted apples, etc.; -- called also lamb's wool.
+
whistler
n.
The widgeon.
+
were
n.
A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; weregild.
+
windas
n.
See 3d Windlass.
+
withe
n.
A band consisting of a twig twisted.
+
welcomely
adv.
In a welcome manner.
+
waltzed
imp.|p.p.
of Waltz
+
water torch

The common cat-tail (Typha latifolia), the spike of which makes a good torch soaked in oil.
+
wiredrawn
p.p.
of Wiredraw
+
wort
n.
A plant of any kind.
+
warning
n.
Caution against danger, or against faults or evil practices which incur danger; admonition; monition.
+
woolen
n.
Cloth made of wool; woollen goods.
+
wenny
a.
Having the nature of a wen; resembling a wen; as, a wennish excrescence.
+
wooyen
n.
See Yuen.
+
ward
n.
The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody.
+
wooden
a.
Made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; as, a wooden box; a wooden leg; a wooden wedding.
+
without
adv.
Outside of the house; out of doors.
+
whereunto
adv.
Same as Whereto.
+
wychhazel
n.
The wych-elm; -- so called because its leaves are like those of the hazel.
+
wade
v.i.
To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.
+
wet
imp.|p.p.
of Wet
+
wipe
n.
A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe.
+
welt
n.
In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
+
whiskered
a.
Formed into whiskers; furnished with whiskers; having or wearing whiskers.
+
wild
superl.
Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or /ewilderment; as, a wild look.
+
worthy
n.
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.
+
waste
a.
Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
+
weet
a.|n.
Wet.
+
wango
n.
A boomerang.
+
windle
n.
A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.
+
worshipful
a.
Entitled to worship, reverence, or high respect; claiming respect; worthy of honor; -- often used as a term of respect, sometimes ironically.
+
wheel
n.
A spinning wheel.  See under Spinning.
+
wed

of Wed
+
wizardly
a.
Resembling or becoming a wizard; wizardlike; weird.
+
whala
v.t.
To lash with stripes; to wale; to thrash; to drub.
+
wearying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Weary
+
whitehot
a.
White with heat; heated to whiteness, or incandescence.
+
widewhere
adv.
Widely; far and wide.
+
weasy
a.
Given to sensual indulgence; gluttonous.
+
whaleboat
n.
A long, narrow boat, sharp at both ends, used by whalemen.
+
westminster assembly

See under Assembly.
+
wan
n.
The quality of being wan; wanness.
+
webbed
a.
Provided with a web.
+
water violet

See under Violet.
+
wight
n.
A human being; a person, either male or female; -- now used chiefly in irony or burlesque, or in humorous language.
+
water
v.i.
To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water.
+
wrest
v.t.
To tune with a wrest, or key.
+
whiffler
n.
One who whiffles, or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument; hence, a trifler.
+
weakness
n.
That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect.
+
woulding
n.
Emotion of desire; inclination; velleity.
+
whisk
n.
To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth.
+
whittle
v.i.
To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.
+
wedding
n.
Nuptial ceremony; nuptial festivities; marriage; nuptials.
+
weigh
v.t.
To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.
+
whiles
n.
Meanwhile; meantime.
+
windage
n.
The difference between the diameter of the bore of a gun and that of the shot fired from it.
+
weetless
a.
Unknowing; also, unknown; unmeaning.
+
wammel
v.i.
To move irregularly or awkwardly; to wamble, or wabble.
+
whitleather
n.
The paxwax.  See Paxwax.
+
wreathing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wreathe
+
witstarved
a.
Barren of wit; destitute of genius.
+
weighing

a. & n. from Weigh, v.
+
whereer
adv.
Wherever; -- a contracted and poetical form.
+
widow
a.
Widowed.
+
wesleyan
a.
Of or pertaining to Wesley or Wesleyanism.
+
water ordeal

Same as Ordeal by water.  See the Note under Ordeal, n., 1.
+
wittiness
n.
The quality of being witty.
+
watch
v.i.
To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; -- said of a buoy.
+
watering

a. & n. from Water, v.
+
wraw
a.
Angry; vexed; wrathful.
+
within
adv.
In the inner part; inwardly; internally.
+
wariness
n.
The quality or state of being wary; care to foresee and guard against evil; cautiousness.
+
wungout
a.
Having the sails set in the manner called wing-and-wing.
+
wedgetailed
a.
Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; -- said of certain birds.  See Illust. of Wood hoopoe, under Wood.
+
worth
a.
Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while.
+
warted
a.
Having little knobs on the surface; verrucose; as, a warted capsule.
+
wimple
v.t.
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.
+
whipperin
n.
A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips them in, if necessary, to the of chase.
+
washerwoman
n.
A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.
+
wee
n.
A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance.
+
winning
n.
The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
+
wallop
v.t.
To wrap up temporarily.
+
winterrig
v.t.
To fallow or till in winter.
+
woolder
n.
One of the handles of the top, formed by a wooden pin passing through it.  See 1st Top, 2.
+
weft
n.
A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif.
+
wedded
a.
Joined in wedlock; married.
+
woald
n.
See Weld.
+
whencesoever
adv.|conj.
From what place soever; from what cause or source soever.
+
working
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Work
+
warping
n.
The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
+
woodsare
n.
A kind of froth seen on herbs.
+
weasel
n.
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.
+
whaling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whala
+
wried
imp.|p.p.
of Wry
+
wave
v.t.
To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
+
wintered
imp.|p.p.
of Winter
+
watch
v.i.
To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever.
+
wattling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wattle
+
wary
a.
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
+
wallflower
n.
A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not asked to dance, remains a spectator.
+
whiskerless
a.
Being without whiskers.
+
weetweet
n.
The chaffinch.
+
writhing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Writhe
+
warp
v.
The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board.
+
wreckfish
n.
A stone bass.
+
wedded
imp.
of Wed
+
wicker
a.
Made of, or covered with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork.
+
wesil
n.
See Weasand.
+
white
v.t.
To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.
+
withoutdoor
a.
Outdoor; exterior.
+
wear
n.
A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish.
+
wrong
a.
Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose.
+
waterwork
n.
Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry.
+
water witch

The stormy petrel.
+
worst
v.i.
To grow worse; to deteriorate.
+
wailing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wail
+
whatnot
n.
A kind of stand, or piece of furniture, having shelves for books, ornaments, etc.; an etagere.
+
wormshaped
a.
Shaped like a worm; /hick and almost cylindrical, but variously curved or bent; as, a worm-shaped root.
+
while
n.
Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent.
+
wheelshaped
a.
Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube; as, a wheel-shaped corolla.
+
weekly
a.
Coming, happening, or done once a week; hebdomadary; as, a weekly payment; a weekly gazette.
+
wofully
adv.
In a woeful manner; sorrowfully; mournfully; miserably; dolefully.
+
wap
n.
A blow or beating; a whap.
+
waift
n.
A waif.
+
water
n.
A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water.
+
weighed
imp.|p.p.
of Weigh
+
wagon
n.
The Dipper, or Charles's Wain.
+
water milfoil

Any plant of the genus Myriophyllum, aquatic herbs with whorled leaves, the submersed ones pinnately parted into capillary divisions.
+
wearish
a.
Insipid; tasteless; unsavory.
+
whitefish
n.
The beluga, or white whale.
+
whistly
adv.
In a whist manner; silently.
+
whistle
v.i.
The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of whistling.
+
waitingly
adv.
By waiting.
+
worsen
v.t.
To get the better of; to worst.
+
waterrotting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Water-rot
+
wolf
a.
Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door.
+
wake
v.t.
To rouse from sleep; to awake.
+
wear
n.
A dam in a river to stop and raise the water, for the purpose of conducting it to a mill, forming a fish pond, or the like.
+
water antelope

See Water buck.
+
wigher
v.i.
To neigh; to whinny.
+
wash
v.t.
To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as, steel washed with silver.
+
wednesday
a.
The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday.
+
wet
v.t.
To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to wet the hands; to wet cloth.
+
whist
interj.
Be silent; be still; hush; silence.
+
whorl
n.|v.
A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
+
wrestle
v.t.
To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling.
+
wapp
n.
A fair-leader.
+
whole
a.
Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation.
+
wrench
v.t.
A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.
+
wince
v.i.
To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.
+
wrainbolt
n.
Same as Wringbolt.
+
whip
v.t.
To drive with lashes or strokes of a whip; to cause to rotate by lashing with a cord; as, to whip a top.
+
wane
v.i.
To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon.
+
water dropwort

A European poisonous umbelliferous plant (Enanthe fistulosa) with large hollow stems and finely divided leaves.
+
wring
n.
A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping.
+
wallbird
n.
The spotted flycatcher.
+
wale
n.
A streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or whip; a stripe; a wheal.  See Wheal.
+
whirlpool
n.
An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like.
+
water beetle

Any one of numerous species of aquatic beetles belonging to Dytiscus and allied genera of the family Dytiscidae, and to various genera of the family Hydrophilidae.  These beetles swim with great agility, the fringed hind legs acting together like oars.
+
witness
v.i.
Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.
+
whipper
n.
A kind of simple willow.
+
water deck

A covering of painting canvas for the equipments of a dragoon's horse.
+
written
p.p.
of Write
+
wherefore
adv.|conj.
For which reason; so; -- used relatively.
+
whiffing
n.
A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollack, mackerel, and the like.
+
wyte

Alt. of Wyten
+
wedding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wed
+
wreakful
a.
Revengeful; angry; furious.
+
worldliness
n.
The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments; worldly-mindedness.
+
work
v.t.
To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to work cotton or wool into cloth.
+
weatherboard
n.
A board extending from the ridge to the eaves along the slope of the gable, and forming a close junction between the shingling of a roof and the side of the building beneath.
+
wave
v.i.
Unevenness; inequality of surface.
+
wharfage
n.
The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively; quayage.
+
witch
n.
A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper.
+
worriment
n.
Trouble; anxiety; worry.
+
wolf
a.
The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.
+
whitelimed
a.
Whitewashed or plastered with lime.
+
wheel
v.i.
To roll forward.
+
worn

p. p. of Wear.
+
wrecche
n.
A wretch.
+
welcome
n.
Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the house and found a ready welcome.
+
wampum
n.
Beads made of shells, used by the North American Indians as money, and also wrought into belts, etc., as an ornament.
+
wing
n.
The right or left division of an army, regiment, etc.
+
whitewash
v.t.
To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.
+
want
v.t.
To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave.
+
woolgathering
n.
Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design.
+
water crane

A goose-neck apparatus for supplying water from an elevated tank, as to the tender of a locomotive.
+
woolgrower
n.
One who raises sheep for the production of wool.
+
water devil

The rapacious larva of a large water beetle (Hydrophilus piceus), and of other similar species.  See Illust. of Water beetle.
+
whipstalk
n.
A whipstock.
+
wigged
imp.|p.p.
of Wig
+
water chevrotain

A large West African chevrotain (Hyaemoschus aquaticus). It has a larger body and shorter legs than the other allied species. Called also water deerlet.
+
wagel
n.
See Waggel.
+
wait
v.t.
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
+
westernmost
a.
Situated the farthest towards the west; most western.
+
winded

of Wind
+
winker
n.
One who winks.
+
wainscot
v.t.
To line with boards or panelwork, or as if with panelwork; as, to wainscot a hall.
+
wonted
a.
Accustomed; customary; usual.
+
windrow
v.t.
To arrange in lines or windrows, as hay when newly made.
+
wizen
v.i.
To wither; to dry.
+
weed
n.
A sudden illness or relapse, often attended with fever, which attacks women in childbed.
+
wandered
imp.|p.p.
of Wander
+
wrung

imp. & p. p. of Wring.
+
whitethroat
n.
Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species (Sylvia cinerea), called also strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler (S. hortensis), and the lesser whitethroat (S. curruca).
+
whitesmith
n.
One who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or white iron; a tinsmith.
+
well
v.i.
The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
+
water pitcher

A pitcher for water.
+
worthless
a.
Destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence, dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile; mean; as, a worthless garment; a worthless ship; a worthless man or woman; a worthless magistrate.
+
wad
v.t.
To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton; as, to wad a cloak.
+
welter
v.i.
To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about, especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.
+
wake
v.i.
To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep.
+
workmanship
n.
The art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of making anything.
+
waterboard
n.
A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.
+
witched
imp.|p.p.
of Witch
+
waistcoat
n.
A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.
+
wapiti
n.
The American elk (Cervus Canadensis). It is closely related to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.
+
wicked
a.
Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.
+
wanton
v.t.
Wandering from moral rectitude; perverse; dissolute.
+
well
v.i.
A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form, and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth from caving in.
+
witwall
n.
The golden oriole.
+
water junket

The common sandpiper.
+
work
n.
Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or influence; to conduce.
+
welcomed
imp.|p.p.
of Welcome
+
witsnapper
n.
One who affects repartee; a wit-cracker.
+
waney
n.
A sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring.  See Wany, a.
+
webster
n.
A weaver; originally, a female weaver.
+
woolsack
n.
A sack or bag of wool; specifically, the seat of the lord chancellor of England in the House of Lords, being a large, square sack of wool resembling a divan in form.
+
why
adv.
The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know not why he left town so suddenly; -- used as a compound relative.
+
wilder
a.
To bewilder; to perplex.
+
wide
superl.
Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry.
+
whitecap
n.
The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead.
+
willowwort
n.
Any plant of the order Salicaceae, or the Willow family.
+
wrestling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wrestle
+
wind
v.i.
To go to the one side or the other; to move this way and that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns and winds.
+
wordcatcher
n.
One who cavils at words.
+
whip
v.t.
To fish (a body of water) with a rod and artificial fly, the motion being that employed in using a whip.
+
whop
v.t.
Same as Whap.
+
wretch
v.t.
One sunk in vice or degradation; a base, despicable person; a vile knave; as, a profligate wretch.
+
winged
a.
Swift; rapid.
+
womb
n.
The place where anything is generated or produced.
+
width
n.
The quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth; wideness; as, the width of cloth; the width of a door.
+
wemless
a.
Having no wem, or blemish; spotless.
+
wisped
imp.|p.p.
of Wisp
+
wainscot
n.
A wooden lining or boarding of the walls of apartments, usually made in panels.
+
welshman
n.
A squirrel fish.
+
web
n.
The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb.
+
warehoused
imp.|p.p.
of Warehouse
+
writhe
v.t.
To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.
+
wimble
a.
Active; nimble.
+
whinner
v.i.
To whinny.
+
weak
v.i.
Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.
+
warp
v.
A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other fixed object; a towing line; a warping hawser.
+
withies
pl.
of Withy
+
waterbok
n.
A water buck.
+
wiredraw
v.t.
To pass, or to draw off, (as steam) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or force by friction.
+
water
n.
Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine.
+
wannish
a.
Somewhat wan; of a pale hue.
+
winch
v.i.
To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
+
wirepuller
n.
One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who operates by secret means; an intriguer.
+
whereby
adv.
By what; how; -- used interrogatively.
+
whitened
imp.|p.p.
of Whiten
+
wive
v.t.
To take for a wife; to marry.
+
whitening
n.
That which is used to render white; whiting.
+
wittolly
a.
Like a wittol; cuckoldly.
+
winze
n.
A small shaft sunk from one level to another, as for the purpose of ventilation.
+
wreck
v.t.
The destruction or injury of a vessel by being cast on shore, or on rocks, or by being disabled or sunk by the force of winds or waves; shipwreck.
+
wade
v.i.
To go; to move forward.
+
wrested
imp.|p.p.
of Wrest
+
washy
a.
Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble; as, washy tea; washy resolutions.
+
wielding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wield
+
wimbling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wimble
+
whipstitch
v.t.
To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land.
+
winding
n.
A call by the boatswain's whistle.
+
wareroom
n.
A room in which goods are stored or exhibited for sale.
+
water rat

The beaver rat.  See under Beaver.
+
warner
n.
One who warns; an admonisher.
+
welted
imp.|p.p.
of Welt
+
wieldless
a.
Not to be wielded; unmanageable; unwieldy.
+
warily
adv.
In a wary manner.
+
waveringly
adv.
In a wavering manner.
+
wanion
n.
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.
+
will
n.
To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree.
+
water crake

The dipper.
+
wool
n.
A sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense, curling hairs on the surface of certain plants.
+
web
n.
A whole piece of linen cloth as woven.
+
weel
n.
A whirlpool.
+
wildly
adv.
In a wild manner; without cultivation; with disorder; rudely; distractedly; extravagantly.
+
whole
a.
Possessing, or being in a state of, heath and soundness; healthy; sound; well.
+
wariment
n.
Wariness.
+
warlike
a.
Belonging or relating to war; military; martial.
+
whooper
n.
One who, or that which, whooops.
+
whitepot
n.
A kind of food made of milk or cream, eggs, sugar, bread, etc., baked in a pot.
+
wickedly
adv.
In a wicked manner; in a manner, or with motives and designs, contrary to the divine law or the law of morality; viciously; corruptly; immorally.
+
weighing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Weigh
+
whiting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of White
+
woodpecker
n.
Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidae.
+
w

the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u.  See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the other, as weal for veal, and veal for weal; wine for vine, and vine for wine, etc.  See Guide to Pronunciation, // 266-268.
+
windy
superl.
Fig.: Empty; airy.
+
woodburytype
n.
A print from such a plate.
+
wilting
imp.|p.p.
of Wilt
+
whelp
n.
One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
+
whirling

a. & n. from Whirl, v. t.
+
water
v.t.
To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as, to water silk.  Cf. Water, n., 6.
+
waywode
n.
Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars, and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers.
+
withdrawing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Withdraw
+
water pore

A pore by which the water tubes of various invertebrates open externally.
+
weigh
n.
A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight.  See Wey.
+
ware
a.
A ware; taking notice; hence, wary; cautious; on one's guard.  See Beware.
+
wey
n.
A certain measure of weight.
+
winkle
n.
Any periwinkle.
+
wad
n.
Alt. of Wadd
+
water bug

The Croton bug.
+
withholdment
n.
The act of withholding.
+
wattle
n.
The astringent bark of several Australian trees of the genus Acacia, used in tanning; -- called also wattle bark.
+
walker
v.t.
A fuller of cloth.
+
worse
a.
In a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad.
+
waxing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wax
+
whip
v.t.
A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any important session, especially when their votes are needed.
+
wagered
imp.|p.p.
of Wager
+
woof
n.
The threads that cross the warp in a woven fabric; the weft; the filling; the thread usually carried by the shuttle in weaving.
+
wert

The second person singular, indicative and subjunctive moods, imperfect tense, of the verb be. It is formed from were, with the ending -t, after the analogy of wast. Now used only in solemn or poetic style.
+
wastethrift
n.
A spendthrift.
+
write
v.t.
To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; -- often used reflexively.
+
wicked
a.
Ludicrously or sportively mischievous; disposed to mischief; roguish.
+
wrecker
n.
One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like.
+
withholder
n.
One who withholds.
+
water hemp

See under Hemp.
+
whistle
v.i.
To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.
+
woodworm
n.
See Wood worm, under Wood.
+
west india

Alt. of West Indian
+
where
n.
Place; situation.
+
wekau
n.
A small New Zealand owl (Sceloglaux albifacies). It has short wings and long legs, and lives chiefly on the ground.
+
water plant

A plant that grows in water; an aquatic plant.
+
wharling
n.
A guttural pronunciation of the letter r; a burr.  See Burr, n., 6.
+
waxbill
n.
Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging to Estrelda and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The bill is large, conical, and usually red in color, resembling sealing wax. Several of the species are often kept as cage birds.
+
woolding
n.
A rope used for binding masts and spars.
+
wiclifite
n.
Alt. of Wickliffite
+
woad
n.
A blue dyestuff, or coloring matter, consisting of the powdered and fermented leaves of the Isatis tinctoria. It is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with indigo as a ferment in dyeing.
+
wrench
v.t.
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.
+
woolen
a.
Of or pertaining to wool or woolen cloths; as, woolen manufactures; a woolen mill; a woolen draper.
+
wrappage
n.
The act of wrapping.
+
willemite
n.
A silicate of zinc, usually occurring massive and of a greenish yellow color, also in reddish crystals (troostite) containing manganese.
+
work
n.
The matter on which one is at work; that upon which one spends labor; material for working upon; subject of exertion; the thing occupying one; business; duty; as, to take up one's work; to drop one's work.
+
whiff
v.i.
To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.
+
whiskies
pl.
of Whisky
+
wrong
a.
That which is not right.
+
wield
v.t.
To use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter.
+
word
n.
Verbal contention; dispute.
+
water caltrop

The water chestnut.
+
waterfurrow
v.t.
To make water furrows in.
+
woolly
a.
Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece.
+
witchcraft
n.
Power more than natural; irresistible influence.
+
water drain

A drain or channel for draining off water.
+
wards

See -ward.
+
wealthy
superl.
Hence, ample; full; satisfactory; abundant.
+
warbled
imp.|p.p.
of Warble
+
whirtle
n.
A perforated steel die through which wires or tubes are drawn to form them.
+
waddled
imp.|p.p.
of Waddle
+
woo
v.i.
To court; to make love.
+
wreathen
archaic
of Wreathe
+
worded
imp.|p.p.
of Word
+
wranglesome
a.
Contentious; quarrelsome.
+
whiffing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whiff
+
whomsoever
pron.
The objective of whosoever.  See Whosoever.
+
watt
n.
A unit of power or activity equal to 107 C.G.S. units of power, or to work done at the rate of one joule a second.  An English horse power is approximately equal to 746 watts.
+
water partridge

The ruddy duck.
+
weed
n.
An animal unfit to breed from.
+
waved
a.
Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended; wavy; as, waved edge.
+
whooping

a. & n. from Whoop, v. t.
+
wattmeter
n.
An instrument for measuring power in watts, -- much used in measuring the energy of an electric current.
+
woolding
n.
The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, as a mast.
+
whippletree
n.
The cornel tree.
+
wanton
v.t.
To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness.
+
waggery
n.
The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy.
+
withholden

of Withhold
+
workman
n.
A man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures; a worker.
+
whitewashed
imp.|p.p.
of Whitewash
+
west
v.i.
To pass to the west; to set, as the sun.
+
whinberry
n.
The English bilberry; -- so called because it grows on moors among the whins, or furze.
+
whitlowwort
n.
Same as Whitlow grass, under Whitlow.
+
whitening
n.
The act or process of making or becoming white.
+
whoop
v.i.
To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a war whoop; to hoot, as an owl.
+
wholesale
a.
Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price.
+
weary
v.t.
To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with labor or traveling.
+
warfare
n.
Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war.
+
water power

The power of water employed to move machinery, etc.
+
wizenfaced
a.
Having a shriveled, thin, withered face.
+
wheatstones bridge

See under Bridge.
+
wich
n.
A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick.
+
woodwash
n.
Alt. of Wood-waxen
+
wainscoted
imp.|p.p.
of Wainscot
+
wash
n.
A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh; a fen; as, the washes in Lincolnshire.
+
weevil
n.
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.
+
water
n.
The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence.
+
warping
n.
The act or process of one who, or that which, warps.
+
whimbrel
n.
Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup.  See Illustration in Appendix.
+
warre
a.
Worse.
+
witness
v.t.
To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest.
+
whin
n.
Woad-waxed.
+
whiz
v.i.
To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or whistling sound.
+
whirlpit
n.
A whirlpool.
+
witch
n.
One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress; -- now applied chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well.
+
waped
a.
Cast down; crushed by misery; dejected.
+
wrest
n.
A key to tune a stringed instrument of music.
+
weighhouses
pl.
of Weigh-house
+
wormil
n.
See 1st Warble, 1 (b).
+
whiteboyism
n.
The conduct or principle of the Whiteboys.
+
wireworm
n.
A galleyworm.
+
workmanship
n.
That which is effected, made, or produced; manufacture, something made by manual labor.
+
weight
v.t.
A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight.
+
widower
n.
A man who has lost his wife by death, and has not married again.
+
waymenting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wayment
+
wildfire
n.
A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the skin.
+
whettlebones
n.pl.
The vertebrae of the back.
+
wire
n.
A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph; as, to send a message by wire.
+
wold
n.
A wood; a forest.
+
water snake

Any species of snakes of the family Homalopsidae, all of which are aquatic in their habits.
+
wedded
a.
Of or pertaining to wedlock, or marriage.
+
whigling
n.
A petty or inferior Whig; -- used in contempt.
+
warningly
adv.
In a warning manner.
+
whined
imp.|p.p.
of Whine
+
weed
v.t.
To free from anything hurtful or offensive.
+
whipparee
n.
A large sting ray (Dasybatis, / Trygon, Sayi) native of the Southern United States. It is destitute of large spines on the body and tail.
+
workship
n.
Workmanship.
+
wanly
adv.
In a wan, or pale, manner.
+
whirring
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whir
+
warranting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Warrant
+
washstand
n.
A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the person.
+
weeviled
a.
Infested by weevils; as, weeviled grain.
+
weatherbit
v.t.
To take another turn with, as a cable around a windlass.
+
wisp
v.t.
To rumple.
+
wed
n.
To join in marriage; to give in wedlock.
+
webbing
n.
A woven band of cotton or flax, used for reins, girths, bed bottoms, etc.
+
warrie
v.t.
See Warye.
+
welter
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes.
+
waif
n.
Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.
+
workday
n.|a.
A day on which work is performed, as distinguished from Sunday, festivals, etc., a working day.
+
wapper
n.
A gudgeon.
+
willothewisp
n.
See Ignis fatuus.
+
woodland
n.
Land covered with wood or trees; forest; land on which trees are suffered to grow, either for fuel or timber.
+
wis
v.t.
To think; to suppose; to imagine; -- used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis.  See the Note under Ywis.
+
wax
n.
A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
+
wage
v.t.
To give security for the performance of.
+
whir
v.i.
To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
+
warble
v.t.
To cause to quaver or vibrate.
+
waylaying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Waylay
+
wyes
pl.
of Wye
+
wishedly
adv.
According to wish; conformably to desire.
+
welcher
n.
See Welsher.
+
wintery
a.
Wintry.
+
wait
v.i.
The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
+
weighty
superl.
Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
+
workable
a.
Capable of being worked, or worth working; as, a workable mine; workable clay.
+
warrant
n.
To give a warrant or warranty to; to assure as if by giving a warrant to.
+
wag
v.i.
To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.
+
work
n.
To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea.
+
weka
n.
A New Zealand rail (Ocydromus australis) which has wings so short as to be incapable of flight.
+
water crake

The swamp hen, or crake, of Australia.
+
withinside
adv.
In the inner parts; inside.
+
webfoot
n.
Any web-footed bird.
+
whatso
indef.pron.
Whatsoever; whosoever; whatever; anything that.
+
water aloe

See Water soldier.
+
watchmaker
n.
One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.
+
weigelia
n.
A hardy garden shrub (Diervilla Japonica) belonging to the Honeysuckle family, with white or red flowers. It was introduced from China.
+
woodman
n.
One who dwells in the woods or forest; a bushman.
+
whitewash
n.
Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.
+
wrong
a.
Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually, an act that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts injury on a person; any injury done to, or received from; another; a trespass; a violation of right.
+
wrangler
n.
An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or peevishness.
+
welshman
n.
A native or inhabitant of Wales; one of the Welsh.
+
wong
n.
A field.
+
whir
v.t.
To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.
+
warn
v.t.
To give notice to, of approaching or probable danger or evil; to caution against anything that may prove injurious.
+
weed
n.
Fig.: Something unprofitable or troublesome; anything useless.
+
west
n.
The Westen hemisphere, or the New World so called, it having been discovered by sailing westward from Europe; the Occident.
+
weism
n.
Same as Wegotism.
+
wiseacre
v.
One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce.
+
wrongly
adv.
In a wrong manner; unjustly; erroneously; wrong; amiss; as, he judges wrongly of my motives.
+
woodenness
n.
Quality of being wooden; clumsiness; stupidity; blockishness.
+
wink
n.
The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.
+
warling
n.
One often quarreled with; -- / word coined, perhaps, to rhyme with darling.
+
warranty
n.
Security; warrant; guaranty.
+
wicker
n.
Same as 1st Wike.
+
with
prep.
To denote having as a possession or an appendage; as, the firmament with its stars; a bride with a large fortune.
+
waterfowl
n.
Any bird that frequents the water, or lives about rivers, lakes, etc., or on or near the sea; an aquatic fowl; -- used also collectively.
+
watersoak
v.t.
To soak water; to fill the interstices of with water.
+
written

p. p. of Write, v.
+
windowed
a.
Having windows or openings.
+
waftage
n.
Conveyance on a buoyant medium, as air or water.
+
weasand
n.
The windpipe; -- called also, formerly, wesil.
+
wrong
a.
Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.
+
weekly
a.
Of or pertaining to a week, or week days; as, weekly labor.
+
welter
n.
A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the billows; the welter of a tempest.
+
water pepper

Waterwort.
+
weakish
a.
Somewhat weak; rather weak.
+
wheyish
a.
Somewhat like whey; wheyey.
+
worse
compar.
Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad or evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick; -- used both in a physical and moral sense.
+
welcomer
n.
One who welcomes; one who salutes, or receives kindly, a newcomer.
+
wehrwolf
n.
See Werewolf.
+
wopen
p.p.
Wept.
+
water rate

A rate or tax for a supply of water.
+
wreche
n.
Wreak.
+
ward
v.i.
To act on the defensive with a weapon.
+
water can

Any one of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; -- so called from the shape of the seed vessel.  See Nuphar, and cf. Candock.
+
way
n.
The timbers on which a ship is launched.
+
warhable
a.
Fit for war.
+
wield
v.t.
To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.
+
winch
n.
A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.
+
water flag

A European species of Iris (Iris Pseudacorus) having bright yellow flowers.
+
wormhole
n.
A burrow made by a worm.
+
willock
n.
The common guillemot.
+
wourali
n.
Same as Curare.
+
washhouse
n.
An outbuilding for washing, esp. one for washing clothes; a laundry.
+
work
v.t.
To produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously; to bring gradually into any state by action or motion.
+
waffle
n.
A soft indented cake cooked in a waffle iron.
+
weigh
v.i.
To have weight; to be heavy.
+
wade
v.i.
Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed /lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly /inder or embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.
+
welshman
n.
The large-mouthed black bass.  See Black bass.
+
wattle
n.
A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods.
+
wing
v.t.
To cut off the wings of; to wound in the wing; to disable a wing of; as, to wing a bird.
+
woaded
a.
Colored or stained with woad.
+
whistle
v.i.
To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone.
+
write
v.t.
To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the characters called letters; to write figures.
+
weared
imp.|p.p.
of Wear
+
wineless
a.
destitute of wine; as, wineless life.
+
wellset
a.
Well put together; having symmetry of parts.
+
western
a.
Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean.
+
worm
n.
Same as Vermes.
+
wreck
v.t.|n.
See 2d & 3d Wreak.
+
withwind
n.
A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
+
woodhouse
n.
A house or shed in which wood is stored, and sheltered from the weather.
+
wimple
n.
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.
+
water chinquapin

The American lotus, and its edible seeds, which somewhat resemble chinquapins.   Cf. Yoncopin.
+
whet
n.
The act of whetting.
+
wedge
n.
Anything in the form of a wedge, as a body of troops drawn up in such a form.
+
washiness
n.
The quality or state of being washy, watery, or weak.
+
wince
n.
The act of one who winces.
+
wordbook
n.
A collection of words; a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.
+
worm
n.
The thread of a screw.
+
wringstaves
pl.
of Wringstaff
+
wicked
a.
Cursed; baneful; hurtful; bad; pernicious; dangerous.
+
weatherproof
a.
Proof against rough weather.
+
writing
n.
Handwriting; chirography.
+
water monitor

A very large lizard (Varanaus salvator) native of India. It frequents the borders of streams and swims actively. It becomes five or six feet long. Called also two-banded monitor, and kabaragoya. The name is also applied to other aquatic monitors.
+
wound
n.
To hurt by violence; to produce a breach, or separation of parts, in, as by a cut, stab, blow, or the like.
+
womanish
a.
Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful sense.  See the Note under Effeminate.
+
waylay
v.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.
+
wapper
v.t.|i.
To cause to shake; to tremble; to move tremulously, as from weakness; to totter.
+
walker
n.
A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester.
+
waterleaf
n.
Any plant of the American genus Hydrophyllum, herbs having white or pale blue bell-shaped flowers.
+
waister
n.
A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war.
+
wayside
n.
The side of the way; the edge or border of a road or path.
+
whittret
n.
A weasel.
+
wafting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Waft
+
waive
v.t.
To throw away; to relinquish voluntarily, as a right which one may enforce if he chooses.
+
whiskeys
pl.
of Whisky
+
warrant
n.
To secure to, as a purchaser of goods, the title to the same; to indemnify against loss.
+
whimsy
n.
A whimsey.
+
whack
n.
A smart resounding blow.
+
wray
v.t.
To reveal; to disclose.
+
weathering
n.
The action of the elements on a rock in altering its color, texture, or composition, or in rounding off its edges.
+
wrong
a.
Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement.
+
whipshaped
a.
Shaped like the lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and tapering; as, a whip-shaped root or stem.
+
wrest
v.t.
To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or twisting.
+
water pillar

A waterspout.
+
welsh
a.
Of or pertaining to Wales, or its inhabitants.
+
way
n.
The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces, on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a table or carriage moves.
+
whoredom
n.
The practice of unlawful intercourse with the other sex; fornication; lewdness.
+
weary
superl.
Causing weariness; tiresome.
+
watermark
n.
See Water line, 2.
+
windowy
a.
Having little crossings or openings like the sashes of a window.
+
wet
a.
Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather.
+
whipgrafted
imp.|p.p.
of Whipgraft
+
wade
v.t.
To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded /he rivers and swamps.
+
wedgwood ware

A kind of fine pottery, the most remarkable being what is called jasper, either white, or colored throughout the body, and capable of being molded into the most delicate forms, so that fine and minute bas-reliefs like cameos were made of it, fit even for being set as jewels.
+
whelk
n.
A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
+
wreck
v.t.
To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to destroy, as a railroad train.
+
ware
n.
Seaweed.
+
windiness
n.
Tumor; puffiness.
+
wetting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wet
+
worship
a.
Hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to certain magistrates and others of rank or station.
+
worm
n.
To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.
+
week
n.
A period of seven days, usually that reckoned from one Sabbath or Sunday to the next.
+
worth
a.
Having possessions equal to; having wealth or estate to the value of.
+
winder
n.
A blow taking away the breath.
+
wear
v.t.
To cause or make by friction or wasting; as, to wear a channel; to wear a hole.
+
wanton
v.t.
Reckless; heedless; as, wanton mischief.
+
woning
n.
Dwelling.
+
winding
a.
Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
+
wounder
n.
One who, or that which, wounds.
+
whelp
n.
One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps.
+
whitener
n.
One who, or that which, whitens; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher.
+
weaved
imp.|p.p.
of Weave
+
watershoot
n.
That which serves to guard from falling water; a drip or dripstone.
+
water hen

The common American coot.
+
water wing

One of two walls built on either side of the junction of a bridge with the bank of a river, to protect the abutment of the bridge and the bank from the action of the current.
+
wrote
v.i.
To root with the snout.  See 1st Root.
+
wittol
n.
The wheatear.
+
water canker

See Canker, n., 1.
+
werewolves
pl.
of Werewolf
+
workaday
n.
See Workyday.
+
wether
n.
A castrated ram.
+
wheel
v.t.
To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood.
+
wing
n.
Anything which agitates the air as a wing does, or which is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc.
+
whaap
n.
The whimbrel; -- called also May whaup, little whaup, and tang whaup.
+
withdrawer
n.
One who withdraws; one who takes back, or retracts.
+
wearied
imp.|p.p.
of Weary
+
weltered
imp.|p.p.
of Welter
+
webfooted
a.
Having webbed feet; palmiped; as, a goose or a duck is a web-footed fowl.
+
wing
n.
The longer side of crownworks, etc., connecting them with the main work.
+
wiveless
a.
Wifeless.
+
wallowed
imp.|p.p.
of Wallow
+
womanhead
n.
Alt. of Womanhede
+
waldgrave
n.
In the old German empire, the head forest keeper.
+
water bailiff

An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to search vessels.
+
warehouse
v.t.
To place in the warehouse of the government or customhouse stores, to be kept until duties are paid.
+
warly
a.
Warlike.
+
whame
n.
A breeze fly.
+
winder
n.
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.
+
whitecap
n.
A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening.
+
wringing

a. & n. from Wring, v.
+
woundless
a.
Free from wound or hurt; exempt from being wounded; invulnerable.
+
weaver
n.
One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave.
+
word
n.
Hence, the written or printed character, or combination of characters, expressing such a term; as, the words on a page.
+
wist
p.p.
of Wit
+
whinnying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whinny
+
wharf
n.
The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.
+
woundily
adv.
In a woundy manner; excessively; woundy.
+
weregild
n.
The price of a man's head; a compensation paid of a man killed, partly to the king for the loss of a subject, partly to the lord of a vassal, and partly to the next of kin. It was paid by the murderer.
+
willed
imp.|p.p.
of Will
+
wowf
a.
Disordered or unsettled in intellect; deranged.
+
windowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Window
+
warble
n.
A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.
+
worm
v.i.
To work slowly, gradually, and secretly.
+
worshipping

of Worship
+
winterkilling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Winterkill
+
warrandice
n.
The obligation by which a person, conveying a subject or a right, is bound to uphold that subject or right against every claim, challenge, or burden arising from circumstances prior to the conveyance; warranty.
+
widespread
a.
Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement.
+
wave
v.i.
Water; a body of water.
+
whitewater
n.
A dangerous disease of sheep.
+
weigh
v.i.
To bear heavily; to press hard.
+
whortleberry
n.
In England, the fruit of Vaccinium Myrtillus; also, the plant itself.  See Bilberry, 1.
+
wart hog

Either one of two species of large, savage African wild hogs of the genus Phacoch/rus.  These animals have a pair of large, rough, fleshy tubercles behind the tusks and second pair behind the eyes. The tusks are large and strong, and both pairs curve upward. The body is scantily covered with bristles, but there is long dorsal mane. The South African species (Phacoch/rus Aethiopicus) is the best known. Called also vlacke vark. The second species (P. Aeliani) is native of the coasts of the Red Sea.
+
wishbone
n.
The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also merrythought, and wishing bone.  See Merrythought, and Furculum.
+
wool
n.
Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.
+
wont
v.i.
To be accustomed or habituated; to be used.
+
whitsunday
n.
The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments.
+
wrymouth
n.
Any one of several species of large, elongated, marine fishes of the genus Cryptacanthodes, especially C. maculatus of the American coast. A whitish variety is called ghostfish.
+
wellwiller
n.
One who wishes well, or means kindly.
+
woodness
n.
Anger; madness; insanity; rage.
+
whipper
n.
One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping.
+
willet
n.
A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); -- called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew.
+
whitesmith
n.
A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, in distinction from one who forges it.
+
whig
n.
One of the political party in the United States from about 1829 to 1856, opposed in politics to the Democratic party.
+
whirlbone
n.
The patella, or kneepan.
+
wrannock
n.
Alt. of Wranny
+
worth
v.i.
To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and the nouns day, man, etc., are in the dative. Woe be to the day, woe be to the man, etc., are equivalent phrases.
+
whet
v.t.
To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife.
+
wherein
adv.
In what; -- used interrogatively.
+
watertight
a.
So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky.
+
write
v.i.
To be regularly employed or occupied in writing, copying, or accounting; to act as clerk or amanuensis; as, he writes in one of the public offices.
+
whip
v.t.
To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch; -- with into, out, up, off, and the like.
+
woods metal

A fusible alloy consisting of one or two parts of cadmium, two parts of tin, four of lead, with seven or eight part of bismuth. It melts at from 66° to 71° C.  See Fusible metal, under Fusible.
+
wrong
a.
Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires.
+
wheelhouse
n.
A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel.
+
woman
v.t.
To make effeminate or womanish.
+
walling
n.
The act of making a wall or walls.
+
water opossum

See Yapock, and the Note under Opossum.
+
westerly
adv.
Toward the west; westward.
+
weird
n.
Fate; destiny; one of the Fates, or Norns; also, a prediction.
+
willying
n.
The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow.
+
wintry
a.
Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery.
+
warble
v.i.
To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations.
+
wished
imp.|p.p.
of Wish
+
wawaskeesh
n.
The wapiti, or wapiti, or American elk.
+
warped
imp.|p.p.
of Warp
+
wide
superl.
Remote; distant; far.
+
witnessed
imp.|p.p.
of Witness
+
wringer
n.
One who, or that which, wrings; hence, an extortioner.
+
webeye
n.
See Web, n., 8.
+
wulfenite
n.
Native lead molybdate occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually tabular, and of a bright orange-yellow to red, gray, or brown color; -- also called yellow lead ore.
+
woodhole
n.
A place where wood is stored.
+
wisard
n.
See Wizard.
+
weechelm
n.
The wych-elm.
+
wreke
v.t.
Alt. of Wreeke
+
wrapper
n.
That in which anything is wrapped, or inclosed; envelope; covering.
+
wuste

imp. of Wit.
+
wadsetter
n.
One who holds by a wadset.
+
whiffet
n.
A little whiff or puff.
+
wonderworking
a.
Doing wonders or surprising things.
+
whittle
v.t.
To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife.
+
wornil
n.
See Wormil.
+
wive
v.t.
To match to a wife; to provide with a wife.
+
wooded
imp.|p.p.
of Wood
+
wild
adv.
Wildly; as, to talk wild.
+
wiper
n.
A piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam.
+
whitely
a.
Like, or coming near to, white.
+
wave
v.i.
To be moved to and fro as a signal.
+
witcheries
pl.
of Witchery
+
wooing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Woo
+
whizzed
imp.|p.p.
of Whiz
+
work
n.
Specifically: (a) That which is produced by mental labor; a composition; a book; as, a work, or the works, of Addison. (b) Flowers, figures, or the like, wrought with the needle; embroidery.
+
whip
v.i.
To move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk; as, he whipped around the corner.
+
water flounder

The windowpane (Pleuronectes maculatus).
+
wifely
a.
Becoming or life; of or pertaining to a wife.
+
wheelmen
pl.
of Wheelman
+
whereupon
adv.
Upon which; in consequence of which; after which.
+
warm
v.i.
To become ardent or animated; as, the speake/ warms as he proceeds.
+
wreathe
n.
To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle.
+
weak
v.i.
Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.
+
wide
superl.
Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide.
+
walk
v.t.
To subject, as cloth or yarn, to the fulling process; to full.
+
wrack
n.
Coarse seaweed of any kind.
+
weak
v.i.
Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt.  See Strong, 19 (a).
+
wull
v.t.|i.
See 2d Will.
+
whereinto
adv.
Into what; -- used interrogatively.
+
wolverene
n.
Alt. of Wolverine
+
wheresoever
adv.
In what place soever; in whatever place; wherever.
+
wabble
v.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.
+
wornout
a.
Consumed, or rendered useless, by wearing; as, worn-out garments.
+
weariness
n.
The quality or state of being weary or tried; lassitude; exhaustion of strength; fatigue.
+
waiment
v.|n.
See Wayment.
+
wattlebird
n.
Any one of several species of honey eaters belonging to Anthochaera and allied genera of the family Meliphagidae.  These birds usually have a large and conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down below each ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent islands.
+
way
n.
Manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the way of expressing one's ideas.
+
weatherboard
n.
A piece of plank placed in a porthole, or other opening, to keep out water.
+
weal
v.t.
To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous.
+
wrey
v.t.
See Wray.
+
wofulness
n.
The quality or state of being woeful; misery; wretchedness.
+
wrong
a.
Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way.
+
waddle
v.t.
To trample or tread down, as high grass, by walking through it.
+
weightless
a.
Having no weight; imponderable; hence, light.
+
whimwham
n.
A whimsical thing; an odd device; a trifle; a trinket; a gimcrack.
+
westing
n.
The distance, reckoned toward the west, between the two meridians passing through the extremities of a course, or portion of a ship's path; the departure of a course which lies to the west of north.
+
walty
a.
Liable to roll over; crank; as, a walty ship.
+
wonder
n.
A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
+
writhe
v.t.
To extort; to wring; to wrest.
+
whack
v.t.
To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks.
+
winterground
v.t.
To coved over in the season of winter, as for protection or shelter; as, to winter-ground the roods of a plant.
+
wardmote
n.
Anciently, a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward; also, a court formerly held in each ward of London for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like.
+
water newt

Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders; a triton.
+
welcome
n.
Salutation to a newcomer.
+
wrest
v.t.
To turn from truth; to twist from its natural or proper use or meaning by violence; to pervert; to distort.
+
woolly
a.
Clothed with a fine, curly pubescence resembling wool.
+
whap
v.i.
Alt. of Whop
+
will
v.i.
To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire.
+
whimpering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whimper
+
worry
v.t.
To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
+
widowhood
n.
The state of being a widow; the time during which a woman is widow; also, rarely, the state of being a widower.
+
water
v.t.
To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as, to water cattle and horses.
+
warish
v.i.
To be cured; to recover.
+
weigh
v.t.
To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
+
wishtonwish
n.
The prairie dog.
+
whiskyfied
a.
Alt. of Whiskeyfied
+
whisperer
n.
One who whispers.
+
wassail
n.
An ancient expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one.
+
wash
n.
Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs.
+
walwe
v.
To wallow.
+
want

A colloquial contraction of was not.
+
whittled
imp.|p.p.
of Whittle
+
well
a.
Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient; advantageous; happy; as, it is well for the country that the crops did not fail; it is well that the mistake was discovered.
+
winter
v.i.
To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw.
+
whop
n.
A blow, or quick, smart stroke.
+
wristlet
n.
An elastic band worn around the wrist, as for the purpose of securing the upper part of a glove.
+
worsting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Worst
+
warsaw
n.
The black grouper (Epinephelus nigritus) of the southern coasts of the United States.
+
way
n.
Right of way.  See below.
+
water piet

The water ousel.
+
wind
n.
Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.
+
woolded
imp.|p.p.
of Woold
+
who
object.
Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural.  See the Note under What, pron., 1.  As interrogative pronouns, who and whom ask the question: What or which person or persons? Who and whom, as relative pronouns (in the sense of that), are properly used of persons (corresponding to which, as applied to things), but are sometimes, less properly and now rarely, used of animals, plants, etc.  Who and whom, as compound relatives, are also used especially of persons, meaning the person that; the persons that; the one that; whosoever.
+
wimpling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wimple
+
whirlbone
n.
The huckle bone.
+
worrit
n.
Worry; anxiety.
+
weary
v.t.
To harass by anything irksome.
+
wakeful
a.
Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.
+
weather
v.t.
Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm.
+
wending
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wend
+
waggel
n.
The young of the great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), formerly considered a distinct species.
+
warence
n.
Madder.
+
whisking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whisk
+
wetted

of Wet
+
wear
n.
The thing worn; style of dress; the fashion.
+
walloping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wallop
+
water crow

The European coot.
+
wringer
n.
A machine for pressing water out of anything, particularly from clothes after they have been washed.
+
well
v.t.
Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully; adequately; thoroughly.
+
wight
a.
Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active.
+
weft

imp. & p. p. of Wave.
+
wolvish
a.
Wolfish.
+
weaver
n.
An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus.  See Whirling.
+
watermelon
n.
The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of many varieties; also, the plant itself. The fruit sometimes weighs many pounds; its pulp is usually pink in color, and full of a sweet watery juice. It is a native of tropical Africa, but is now cultivated in many countries.  See Illust. of Melon.
+
whitebelly
n.
The prairie chicken.
+
waterishness
n.
The quality of being waterish.
+
waived
imp.|p.p.
of Waive
+
wind
v.i.
To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.
+
weightiness
n.
The quality or state of being weighty; weight; force; importance; impressiveness.
+
wonderous
a.
Same as Wondrous.
+
windrow
n.
The green border of a field, dug up in order to carry the earth on other land to mend it.
+
ward
n.
To defend; to protect.
+
woolly
a.
Clothed with wool.
+
windflower
n.
The anemone; -- so called because formerly supposed to open only when the wind was blowing.  See Anemone.
+
worthy
n.
Of high station; of high social position.
+
work
v.t.
To set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine.
+
willful
a.
Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man or horse.
+
west indian

Belonging or relating to the West Indies.
+
warp
v.i.
To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to be twisted or bent out of a flat plane; as, a board warps in seasoning or shrinking.
+
water cavy

The capybara.
+
whiting
n.
Any one of several species of North American marine sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus Menticirrhus, especially M. Americanus, found from Maryland to Brazil, and M. littoralis, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called also silver whiting, and surf whiting.
+
wilk
n.
See Whelk.
+
willy
n.
A large wicker basket.
+
whin
n.
Same as Whinstone.
+
wreathless
a.
Destitute of a wreath.
+
waster
v.t.
A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
+
wild
superl.
Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land.
+
whaap
n.
The European curlew; -- called also awp, whaup, great whaup, and stock whaup.
+
wheeling
n.
The act of conveying anything, or traveling, on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle.
+
weed
n.
An article of dress worn in token of grief; a mourning garment or badge; as, he wore a weed on his hat; especially, in the plural, mourning garb, as of a woman; as, a widow's weeds.
+
wishful
a.
Desirable; exciting wishes.
+
windowpane
n.
A thin, spotted American turbot (Pleuronectes maculatus) remarkable for its translucency. It is not valued as a food fish. Called also spotted turbot, daylight, spotted sand flounder, and water flounder.
+
whored
imp.|p.p.
of Whore
+
whiteboy
n.
A favorite.
+
wright
n.
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.
+
wild
superl.
Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
+
willing
v.t.
Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready.
+
willowish
a.
Having the color of the willow; resembling the willow; willowy.
+
with
prep.
With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like.
+
whites
n.pl.
Cloth or garments of a plain white color.
+
wheneer
adv.|conj.
Whenever.
+
wizardry
n.
The character or practices o/ wizards; sorcery; magic.
+
witfish
n.
The ladyfish (a).
+
word
v.t.
To flatter with words; to cajole.
+
wheel
v.i.
To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or pivot; to turn; as, the troops wheeled to the right.
+
womb
v.t.
To inclose in a womb, or as in a womb; to breed or hold in secret.
+
windsor
n.
A town in Berkshire, England.
+
without
conj.
Unless; except; -- introducing a clause.
+
whirlwind
n.
Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
+
wind
v.t.
To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
+
windtight
a.
So tight as to prevent the passing through of wind.
+
wettish
a.
Somewhat wet; moist; humid.
+
weave
v.t.
To unite, as threads of any kind, in such a manner as to form a texture; to entwine or interlace into a fabric; as, to weave wool, silk, etc.; hence, to unite by close connection or intermixture; to unite intimately.
+
wrinkle
v.t.
To contract into furrows and prominences; to make a wrinkle or wrinkles in; to corrugate; as, wrinkle the skin or the brow.
+
welk
n.
A whelk.
+
weak
v.i.
Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue.
+
ward
n.
A division of a county.
+
waive
v.t.
A woman put out of the protection of the law.  See Waive, v. t., 3 (b), and the Note.
+
wire
n.
A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel.
+
walkable
a.
Fit to be walked on; capable of being walked on or over.
+
will
adv.
As an auxiliary, will is used to denote futurity dependent on the verb. Thus, in first person, "I will" denotes willingness, consent, promise; and when "will" is emphasized, it denotes determination or fixed purpose; as, I will go if you wish; I will go at all hazards. In the second and third persons, the idea of distinct volition, wish, or purpose is evanescent, and simple certainty is appropriately expressed; as, "You will go," or "He will go," describes a future event as a fact only. To emphasize will denotes (according to the tone or context) certain futurity or fixed determination.
+
wanderoo
n.
A large monkey (Macacus silenus) native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the face. Called also maha, silenus, neelbhunder, lion-tailed baboon, and great wanderoo.
+
weet
v.i.
To know; to wit.
+
water measurer

Any one of numerous species of water; the skater.  See Skater, n., 2.
+
wealthy
superl.
Having wealth; having large possessions, or larger than most men, as lands, goods, money, or securities; opulent; affluent; rich.
+
wayleway
interj.
See Welaway.
+
whopper
n.
Something uncommonly large of the kind; something astonishing; -- applied especially to a bold lie.
+
wrack
n.
A thin, flying cloud; a rack.
+
whap
v.t.
Alt. of Whop
+
walk
v.i.
To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct one's self.
+
wattled
imp.|p.p.
of Wattle
+
waterproofing
n.
Same as Waterproof, n., 1.
+
way
v.i.
To move; to progress; to go.
+
wycliffite
n.
A follower of Wyclif, the English reformer; a Lollard.
+
wrung
imp.|p.p.
of Wring
+
whet
v.t.
To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or the courage.
+
warmouth
n.
An American freshwater bream, or sunfish (Chaenobryttus gulosus); -- called also red-eyed bream.
+
woodcracker
n.
The nuthatch.
+
washed
a.
Appearing as if overlaid with a thin layer of different color; -- said of the colors of certain birds and insects.
+
whitecap
n.
The European tree sparrow.
+
wastorel
n.
See Wastrel.
+
weigh
v.t.
To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor.
+
wiver
n.
Alt. of Wivern
+
whiffling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whiffle
+
windlestrae
n.
Alt. of Windlestraw
+
wimble
n.
An auger used for boring in earth.
+
wrapper
n.
Specifically, a loose outer garment; an article of dress intended to be wrapped round the person; as, a morning wrapper; a gentleman's wrapper.
+
walloons
n.pl.
A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liege, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.
+
wheyfaced
a.
Having a pale or white face, as from fright.
+
wheeler
n.
A maker of wheels; a wheelwright.
+
whop
v.i.
To throw one's self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; as, she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped over.
+
webbed
imp.|p.p.
of Web
+
wash
n.
A liquid dentifrice.
+
warsaw
n.
The jewfish; -- called also guasa.
+
warm
superl.
Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.
+
wigg
n.
Alt. of Wig
+
weedy
superl.
Of or pertaining to weeds; consisting of weeds.
+
woodhacker
n.
The yaffle.
+
whetting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Whet
+
wrecking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wreck
+
windy
superl.
Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines.
+
wash
n.
A medical preparation in a liquid form for external application; a lotion.
+
wringing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wring
+
wherewith
adv.
With what; -- used interrogatively.
+
where
pron.|conj.
Whether.
+
wade
n.
The act of wading.
+
water course

A natural channel for water; also, a canal for the conveyance of water, especially in draining lands.
+
when
adv.
At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or just after, the moment that; -- used relatively.
+
wellbeing
n.
The state or condition of being well; welfare; happiness; prosperity; as, virtue is essential to the well-being of men or of society.
+
war
n.
A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason.
+
watershoot
n.
A trough for discharging water.
+
wamble
v.i.
To heave; to be disturbed by nausea; -- said of the stomach.
+
wind
v.t.
To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball.
+
wonderland
n.
A land full of wonders, or marvels.
+
whipstock
n.
The rod or handle to which the lash of a whip is fastened.
+
wheal
n.
A mine.
+
will
n.
To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an act of volition; to direct; to order.
+
witch
n.
One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person; also, one given to mischief; -- said especially of a woman or child.
+
whatsoever
pron.|a.
Whatever.
+
worldlywise
a.
Wise in regard to things of this world.
+
what
pron.a.|adv.
Sometimes prefixed to adjectives in an adverbial sense, as nearly equivalent to how; as, what happy boys!
+
welk
v.t.
To soak; also, to beat severely.
+
washermen
pl.
of Washerman
+
wrinkle
v.i.
To shrink into furrows and ridges.
+
wink
v.i.
To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.
+
watch
v.i.
The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.
+
windbreak
n.
A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force of wind.
+
widow bird

See Whidan bird.
+
woolpack
n.
A pack or bag of wool weighing two hundred and forty pounds.
+
watchman
n.
Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.
+
wolf
a.
One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths; as, the bee wolf.
+
warp
v.t.
To tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object.
+
welladay
interj.
Alas! Welaway!
+
withe
v.t.
To bind or fasten with withes.
+
waterwork
n.
An hydraulic apparatus, or a system of works or fixtures, by which a supply of water is furnished for useful or ornamental purposes, including dams, sluices, pumps, aqueducts, distributing pipes, fountains, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
+
waking
n.
A watch; a watching.
+
wellborn
a.
Born of a noble or respect able family; not of mean birth.
+
wiring
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Wire
+
wrongous
a.
Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment.
+
wave
v.i.
A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.
+
withed
imp.|p.p.
of Withe
+
welk
n.
A pustule.  See 2d Whelk.
+
warp
v.i.
To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects.
+
waldenses
n.pl.
A sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys of Piedmont, where the sect survives. They profess substantially Protestant principles.
+
wielder
n.
One who wields or employs; a manager; a controller.
+
wailful
a.
Sorrowful; mournful.
+
woolhall
n.
A trade market in the woolen districts.
+
wreaker
n.
Avenger.
+
waterscape
n.
A sea view; -- distinguished from landscape.
+
wolverine
n.
The glutton.
+
web
n.
The arm of a crank between the shaft and the wrist.
+
willywaw
n.
A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan.
+
wing
n.
One of the two pairs of upper thoracic appendages of most hexapod insects.  They are broad, fanlike organs formed of a double membrane and strengthened by chitinous veins or nervures.
+
wholesome
superl.
Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; salutary.
+
whirler
n.
One who, or that which, whirls.
+
wealsman
n.
A statesman; a politician.
+
widened
imp.|p.p.
of Widen
+
wyten

pl. pres. of Wit.
+
whiteness
n.
A flock of swans.
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