WILLING
WILLING, participle present tense1. Determining; resolving; desiring.2. Disposing of by will.WILLING, adjective1. Free to do or grant; having the mind inclined; disposed; not av...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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WILLING-HEARTED
WILLING-HEARTED, adjective Well disposed; having a free heart. Exodus 35:1.
WILLINGLY
WILLINGLY, adverb1. With free will; without reluctance; cheerfully.2. By ones own choice.The condition of that people is not so much to be envied as some would willingly represe...
WILLINGNESS
WILLINGNESS, noun Free choice or consent of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind to do or forbear.Sweet is the love that comes with willingness
WILLOW
WILLOW, noun [Latin] A tree of the genus Salix. There are several species of willow the white, the black, the purple or red, the sallow, and the broad leaved willow etc. A speci...
WILLOW-GALL
WILLOW-GALL, noun A protuberance on the leaves of willows.
WILLOW-HERB
WILLOW-HERB, noun The purple loose strife, a plant of the genus Lythrum; also, the yellow loose strife, of the genus Lysimachia; also, the French willow, of the genus Epilobium.
WILLOW-TUFTED
WILLOW-TUFTED, adjective Tufted with willows.
WILLOW-WEED
WILLOW-WEED, noun A name sometimes given to the smartweed or persicaria.
WILLOW-WORT
WILLOW-WORT, noun A plant.
WILLOWED
WILLOWED, adjective Abounding with willows.
WILLOWISH
WILLOWISH, adjective Like the color of the willow.
WILLOWY
WILLOWY, adjective Abounding with willows.
WILT
WILT, verb intransitive [G., to fade; that is, to shrink or withdraw.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed to great heat in a dry d...
WILTED
WILTED, participle passive Having become flaccid and lost its freshness, as a plant.
WILTING
WILTING, participle present tense Beginning to fade or wither.
WILY
WILY, adjective [from wile.] Cunning; sly; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; subtle; as a wily adversary.
WIMBLE
WIMBLE, noun [See Whim.] An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle.WIMBLE, adjective Active; nimble.
WIMBREL
WIMBREL, noun A bird of the curlew kind, a species of Soclopax.
WIMPLE
WIMPLE, noun [G., a pendant.] A hood or vail. Isaiah 3:22.WIMPLE, verb transitive To draw down, as a vail.
WIN
WIN, verb transitivepreterit tense and participle passive won. [G.]1. To gain by success in competition or contest; as, to win the prize in a game; to win money; to win a battle...
WINCE
WINCE, verb intransitive1. To shrink, as from a blow or from pain; to start back.I will not stir nor wince2. To kick or flounce when uneasy, or impatient of a rider; as, a horse...
WINCER
WINCER, noun One that winces, shrinks or kicks.
WINCH
WINCH, noun A windlass; or an instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly; as a winch to strain the cord of a bedstead, or to turn a wheel.WINCH, verb intransitiv...
WINCHING
WINCHING, WINCING, participle present tense Flinching; shrinking; kicking.
WINCING
WINCHING, WINCING participle present tense Flinching; shrinking; kicking.
WINCOPIPE
WINCOPIPE, noun The vulgar name of a little flower, that, when it opens in the morning, bodes a fair day.