WITHHOLD
WITHHOLD, verb transitivepreterit tense and participle passive withheld. [with and hold.]1. TO hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.WITHHOLD--your hasty hand.If our passi...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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WITHHOLDEN
WITHHOLDEN, participle passive The old participle of withhold; now obsolete. We use withheld.
WITHHOLDER
WITHHOLDER, noun One that withholds.
WITHHOLDING
WITHHOLDING, participle present tense Holding back; restraining; retaining; not granting.
WITHIN
WITHIN, preposition1. In the inner part; as the space within the walls of a house; a man contented and happy within himself.2. In the limits or compass of; not beyond; used of p...
WITHINSIDE
WITHINSIDE, adverb [within and side.] In the inner parts. [Bad.]
WITHOUT
WITHOUT, preposition1. Not with; as without success.2. In a state of destitution or absence from.There is no living with thee nor without thee.3. In a state of destitution or ab...
WITHOUTEN
WITHOUTEN, for withoutan, the Saxon word, is obsolete.
WITHSTAND
WITHSTAND, verb transitive [with and stand. See Stand.] To oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand the attack of troops; to withstand eloquence ...
WITHSTANDER
WITHSTANDER, noun One that opposes; an opponent; a resisting power.
WITHSTANDING
WITHSTANDING, participle present tense Opposing; making resistance.
WITHWIND
WITHWIND, noun A plant. [Latin]
WITHY
WITHY, noun A large species of willow.
WITLESS
WITLESS, adjective [wit and less.]1. Destitute of wit or understanding; inconsiderate; wanting thought; as a witless swain; witless youth.2. Indiscrete; not under the guidance o...
WITLESSLY
WITLESSLY, adverb Without the exercise of judgment.
WITLING
WITLING, noun [dim. From with.] A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness.A beau and witling perishd in the throng.
WITNESS
WITNESS, noun1. Testimony; attestation of a fact or event.If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. John 5:31.2. That which furnishes evidence or proof.Laban said, th...
WITNESSED
WITNESSED, participle passive Seen in person; testified; subscribed by persons present; as a deed witnessed by two persons.
WITNESSING
WITNESSING, participle present tense Seeing in persons; bearing testimony; giving evidence.
WITTED
WITTED, adjective Having wit or understanding; as a quick witted boy.
WITTICISM
WITTICISM, noun [from wit.] A sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; a low kind of wit.--He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below...
WITTILY
WITTILY, adverb [from wit.]1. With wit; with a delicate turn or phrase, or with an ingenious association of ideas.2. Ingeniously; cunningly; artfully.Who his own harm so wittily...
WITTINESS
WITTINESS, noun [from witty.] The quality of being witty.
WITTINGLY
WITTINGLY, adverb [See Wit.] Knowingly; with knowledge; by design.He knowingly and wittingly brought evil into the world.
WITTOL
WITTOL, noun A man who knows his wifes infidelity and submits to it; a tame cuckold.
WITTOLLY
WITTOLLY, adverb Like a tame cuckold.
WITTY
WITTY, adjective [from wit.]1. Possessed of wit; full of wit; as a witty poet.2. Judicious; ingenious; inventive.3. Sarcastic; full of taunts.Honeycomb was unmercifully witty up...