WORKING-HOUSE
WORKHOUSE, WORKING-HOUSE noun1. A house where any manufacture is carried on.2. Generally, a house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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WORKMAN
WORKMANnoun [work and man.]1. Any man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures.2. By way of eminence, a skillful artificer or laborer.
WORKMANLIKE
WORKMANLIKE, adjective Skillful; well performed.
WORKMANLY
WORKMANLY, adjective Skillful; well performed.WORKMANLY, adverb In a skillful manner; in a manner becoming a workman.
WORKMANSHIP
WORKMANSHIP, noun1. Manufacture; something made, particularly by manual labor. Exodus 31:3.2. That which is effected, made or produced. Ephesians 2:10.3. The skill of a workman;...
WORKMASTER
WORKMASTER, noun [work and master.] The performer of any work.
WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP, noun [work and shop.] A shop where any manufacture is carried on.
WORKWOMAN
WORKWOMAN, noun A woman who performs any work; or one skilled in needle work.
WORLD
WORLD, noun [This seems to be a compound word, and probably is named from roundness, the vault; but this is not certain.]1. The universe; the whole system of created globes or v...
WORLDLINESS
WORLDLINESS, noun [from world.] A predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments.
WORLDLING
WORLDLING, noun A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.If we consider the expectations of futurity, the world...
WORLDLY
WORLDLY, adjective1. Secular; temporal; pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction to the life to come; as worldly pleasures; worldly affairs; worldly estate; worldl...
WORLDLY-MINDED
WORLDLY-MINDED, adjective Devoted to the acquisition of property and to temporal enjoyments.
WORLDLY-MINDEDNESS
WORLDLY-MINDEDNESS, noun A predominating love and pursuit of this worlds goods, to the exclusion of piety and attention to spiritual concerns.
WORM
WORM, noun [G. This word is probably named form a winding motion, and the root of swarm.]1. In common usage, any small creeping animal, or reptile, either entirely without feet,...
WORM-EATEN
WORM-EATEN, adjective [worm and eat.]1. Gnawed by worms; as worm-eaten boards, planks or timber.2. Old; worthless.
WORM-GRASS
WORM-GRASS, noun A plant of the genus Spigalia.
WORM-POWDER
WORM-POWDER, noun A powder used for expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.
WORM-SEED
WORM-SEED, noun1. A seed which has the property of expelling worms from the stomach, bowels, and intestines. It is said to be brought from Persia, and to be the produce of a spe...
WORM-TINCTURE
WORM-TINCTURE, noun A tincture prepared from earth-worms dried, pulverized and mixed with oil of tartar, spirit of wine, saffron and castor.
WORMED
WORMED, participle passive Cleared by a worm or screw.
WORMING
WORMING, participle present tense Entering by insinuation; drawing, as a cartridge; clearing, as a gun.
WORMLIKE
WORMLIKE, adjective Resembling a worm; spiral; vermicular.
WORMWOOD
WORMWOOD, noun [G.] A plant, the artemisia. It has a bitter nauseous taste; but it is stomachic and corroborant.Tree-wormwood, a species of Artemisia, with woody stalks.
WORMWOOD-FLY
WORMWOOD-FLY, noun A small black fly, found on the stalks of wormwood.
WORMY
WORMY, adjective1. Containing a worm; abounding with worms.2. Earthy; groveling.
WORN
WORN, participle passive of wear; as a garment long wornWORN out, consumed or rendered useless by wearing.