WOOLFEL
WOOLFEL, noun [wool and fel., Latin] A skin with the wool; a skin from which the wool has not been sheared or pulled.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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WOOLINESS
WOOLINESS, noun [from woolly.] The state of being woolly.
WOOLLY
WOOLLY, adjective1. Consisting of wool; as a woolly covering; a woolly fleece.2. Resembling wool; as woolly hair.3. Clothed with wool; as woolly breeders.4. In botany, clothed w...
WOOLLY-PASTINUM
WOOLLY-PASTINUM, noun A name given in the East Indies to a species of red orpiment or arsenic.
WOOLPACK
WOOLPACK, noun [wool and pack.]1. A pack or bag of wool.2. Any thing bulky without weight.
WOOLSACK
WOOLSACK, noun [wool and sack.]1. A sack or bag of wool.2. The seat of the lord chancellor and of the judges in the house of lords.
WOOLWARD
WOOLWARD, adverb In wool. [Not in use.]
WOOP
WOOP, noun A bird. [Latin]
WOOS
WOOS, noun A plant; sea weed.
WOOTS
WOOTS, noun Indian steel, a metallic substance imported form the East Indies; valued as the material of edge-tools. It has in combination a minute portion of alumin and silica.
WORD
WORD, noun [G., Latin, to speak. A word is that which is uttered or thrown out.]1. An articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the ...
WORD-CATCHER
WORD-CATCHER, noun One who cavils at words.
WORDED
WORDED, participle passive Expressed in words.
WORDER
WORDER, noun A speaker. [Not in use.]
WORDINESS
WORDINESS, noun [from wordy.] The state or quality of abounding with words.
WORDING
WORDING, noun1. The act of expressing in words.2. The manner of expressing in words. The wording of the ideas is very judicious.
WORDISH
WORDISH, adjective Respecting words. [Not used.]
WORDISHNESS
WORDISHNESS, noun Manner of wording. [Not used.]
WORDLESS
WORDLESS, adjective Not using words; not speaking; silent.
WORDY
WORDY, adjective1. Using many words; verbose; as a wordy speaker; a wordy orator.2. Containing many words; full of words.We need not lavish hours in wordy periods.
WORE
WORE, preterit tense of wear. He wore gloves.WORE, preterit tense of ware. They wore ship.
WORK
WORK, verb intransitive [G., Gr.]1. In a general sense, to move, or to move one way and the other; to perform; as in popular language it is said, a mill or machine works well.2....
WORK-FELLOW
WORK-FELLOW, noun One engaged in the same work with another. Romans 16:1.
WORK-FOLK
WORK-FOLK, noun Persons that labor.
WORKED
WORKED, participle passive Moved; labored; performed; managed; fermented.
WORKER
WORKER, noun One that works; one that performs.
WORKING
WORKING, participle present tense Moving; operating; laboring; fermenting.WORKING, noun1. Motion; the act of laboring.2. Fermentation.3. Movement; operation; as the workings of ...