WHITLOW-GRASS
WHITLOW-GRASS, noun1. Mountain knotgrass, a species of Illecebrium.2. A name given to certain species of Draba.The rue-leaved whitlow-grass is a species of Saxifraga.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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WHITSOUR
WHITSOUR, noun A sort of apple.
WHITSTER
WHITSTER, noun A whitener; a bleacher.
WHITSUL
WHITSUL, noun A provincial name of milk, sour milk, cheese curds and butter.
WHITSUNTIDE
WHITSUNTIDE, noun [white, Sunday, and tide.] The feast or season of Pentecost; so called it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared...
WHITTEN-TREE
WHITTEN-TREE, noun A sort of tree.
WHITTLE
WHITTLE, noun1. A small pocket knife. [In this sense, I believe the word is not used in America.]2. A white dress for a woman; a double blanket worn by west countrywomen in Engl...
WHITY-BROWN
WHITY-BROWN, adjective Of a color between white and brown. [Local in England.]
WHIZ
WHIZ, verb transitive [It seems to be allied to hiss.] To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air.It flew, and whizzing cut the liquid way....
WHIZZING
WHIZZING, participle present tense Making a humming or hissing sound.
WHO
WHO, pronoun relative. pronoun hoo. [Latin who is undoubtedly a contracted word in English as in Latin. See What and Wight.]1.who is a pronoun relative, always referring to pers...
WHOEVER
WHOEVER, pronoun [who and ever.] Any on without exception; any person whatever. The person who trespasses shall be punished, whoever he may be.
WHOLE
WHOLE, adjective Hole. [G., Gr. This seems to be connected with heal, hale. Of this the derivative wholesome, is evidence.]1. All; total; containing the total amount or number, ...
WHOLESALE
WHOLESALE, noun [whole and sale.]1. Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity; as distinguished from retail. Some traders sell either by wholesale or retail.2. The whole mass...
WHOLESOME
WHOLESOME, adjective [G.]1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; as wholesome air or diet; a wholesome climate.2. Sound; contributing to the health of the min...
WHOLESOMELY
WHOLESOMELY, adverb In a wholesome or salutary manner; salubriously.
WHOLESOMENESS
WHOLESOMENESS, noun1. The quality of contributing to health; salubrith; as the wholesomeness of air or diet.2. Salutariness; conduciveness to the health of the mind or of the bo...
WHOLLY
WHOLLY, adverb1. Entirely; completely; perfectly.Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield.2. Totally; in all the parts or kinds.They employed themselves wholly in domestic life.
WHOM
WHOM, pronoun hoom. The objective of who, coinciding with the Latin quem and quam.WHOM have I in heaven but thee? Psalms 123:1.
WHOMSOEVER
WHOMSOEVER, pronoun [whom and soever.] Any person without exception.With whomsoever thou findest thy goods, let him not live. Genesis 31:32.
WHOOBUB
WHOOBUB, for hubbub. [Not in use.]
WHOOP
WHOOP, noun Hoop. [This is the same as hoop, but aspirated. The sense is to drive out the voice.]1. A shout of pursuit.2. A shout of war; a particular cry of troops when they ru...
WHOOT
WHOOT, verb intransitive hoot. [See Hoot.]
WHOP
WHOP, noun [the vulgar pronunciation of whap, or awhap.] A sudden fall, or the suddenness of striking in a fall.
WHORE
WHORE, noun Hore. [G. The correct orthography is hore.] A harlot; a courtesan; a concubine; a prostitute.WHORE, verb intransitive [supra.] To have unlawful sexual commerce; to p...
WHOREDOM
WHOREDOM, noun Horedom.1. Lewdness; fornication; practice of unlawful commerce with the other sex. It is applied to either sex, and to any kind of illicit commerce.2. In Scriptu...
WHOREMASTER
WHOREMASTER, noun [supra.] One who practices lewdness.