Webster's Dictionary 1828

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WHEEDLE

WHEEDLE, verb transitive [Gr.] To flatter; to entice by soft words.To learn th unlucky art of wheeling fools.WHEEDLE, verb intransitive To flatter; to coax.

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WHEEDLED

WHEEDLED, participle passive Flattered; enticed; coaxed.

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WHEEDLING

WHEEDLING, participle present tense Flattering; enticing by soft words.WHEEDLING, noun The act of flattering or enticing.

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WHEEL

WHEEL, noun1. A circular frame of wood, iron or other metal, consisting of a nave or hub, into which are inserted spokes which sustain a rim or felly; the whole turning on an ax...

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WHEEL-ANIMAL

WHEEL-ANIMAL, noun A genus of animalcules, with arms for taking their prey, resembling wheels.

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WHEEL-BARROW

WHEEL-BARROW, noun [wheel and barrow.] A barrow moved on a single wheel.

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WHEEL-BOAT

WHEEL-BOAT, noun [wheel and boat.] A boat with wheels, to be used either on water or upon inclined planes or rail-ways.

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WHEEL-CARRIAGE

WHEEL-CARRIAGE, noun [wheel and carriage.] A carriage moved on wheels.

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WHEEL-FIRE

WHEEL-FIRE, noun [wheel and fire.] In chemistry, a fire which encompasses the crucible without touching it.

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WHEEL-SHAPED

WHEEL-SHAPED, adjective [wheel and shape.] In botany, rotate; monopetalous, expanding into a flat border at top, with scarcely any tube; as a wheel-shaped corol.

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WHEEL-WRIGHT

WHEEL-WRIGHT, noun [wheel and wright.] A man whose occupation is to make wheels and wheel-carriages, as carts and wagons.WHEEL, verb transitive1. To convey on wheels; as, to whe...

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WHEELED

WHEELED, participle passive Conveyed on wheels; turned; rolled round.

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WHEELER

WHEELER, noun A maker of wheels.

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WHEELING

WHEELING, participle present tense Conveying on wheels or in a wheel-carriage; turning.WHEELING, noun1. The act of conveying on wheels.2. The act of passing on wheels, or conven...

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WHEELY

WHEELY, adjective Circular; suitable to rotation.

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WHEEZE

WHEEZE, verb intransitive [Latin] To breathe hard and with an audible sound, as persons affected with asthma.

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WHEEZING

WHEEZING, participle present tense Breathing with difficulty and noise.

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WHELK

WHELK, noun1. A wrinkle; inequality on the surface; protuberance; a pustule. [See Welk and Weal.]2. A shell of the genus Bussinum, or trumpetshell, univalvular, spiral and gibbo...

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WHELKY

WHELKY, adjective Protuberant; embossed; rounded.

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WHELM

WHELM, verb transitive1. To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; as, to whelm a person or a company in the seas; to wh...

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WHELMED

WHELMED, participle passive Covered, as by being plunged or immersed.

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WHELMING

WHELMING, participle present tense Covering, as by immersion.

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WHELP

WHELP, noun [Latin]1. The young of the canine species, and of several other beasts of prey; a puppy; a cub; as a bear robbed of her whelps; lions whelps.2. A son; in contempt.3....

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WHEN

WHEN, adverb [G., Latin]1. At the time. We were present when General LaFayette embarked at Havre for New York.2. At what time, interrogatively.WHEN shall these things be? Matthe...

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WHENCE

WHENCE, adverb1. From what place.WHENCE and what art thou?2. From what source. whence shall we derive hope? whence comes this honor?WHENCE hath this man this wisdom? Matthew 13:...

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WHENCESOEVER

WHENCESOEVER, adverb [whence, so, and ever.] From what place soever; from what cause or source soever.Any idea, whencesoever we have it--

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WHENCEVER

WHENCEVER. [See Whensoever.]