Webster's Dictionary 1913

1432

Wherever

Wher‐ev″er (?), adv. At or in whatever place; wheresoever.He can not but love virtue wherever it is. Atterbury.

1433

Wherewith

Where‐with″ (?), adv.1. With which; — used relatively.The love wherewith thou hast loved me. John xvii. 26.2. With what; — used interrogatively.Wherewith shall I save Israel? Ju...

1434

Wherewith (2)

Where‐with″, n. The necessary means or instrument.So shall I have wherewith to answer him. Ps. cxix. 42.The wherewith to meet excessive loss by radiation. H. Spencer.

1435

Wherewithal

Where′with‐al″ (?), adv. & n. Wherewith. “Wherewithal shall we be clothed?” Matt. vi. 31.Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? Ps. cxix. 9., still with vain design,New ...

1436

Wherret

Wher″ret, n. A box on the ear. Beau. & Fl.

1437

Wherry

Wher″ry (?), n.; pl.Wherries (#). [Cf. Icel. hverfr shifty, crank, hverfa to turn, E. whirl, wharf.] (Naut.) (a) A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kind of l...

1438

Wherry (2)

Wher″ry, n. [Cf. W. chwerw bitter.] A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; — sometimes called crab wherry. Halliwell.

1439

Wherso

Wher″so (?), adv. Wheresoever. Chaucer.

1440

Whet

Whet (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Whetted; p. pr. & vb. n.Whetting.] [AS. hwettan; akin to D. wetten, G. wetzen, OHG. wezzen, Icel. hvetja, Sw. vättja, and AS. hwæt vigorous, brave, ...

1441

Whet (2)

Whet, n.1. The act of whetting.2. That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer. “Sips, drams, and whets.” Spectator.Whet slate(Min.), a variety of slate used for sharpening ...

1442

Whether

Wheth″er (?), pron. [OE. whether, AS. hwæ�er; akin to OS. hwe�ar, OFries. hweder, OHG. hwedar, wedar, G. weder, conj., neither, Icel. hvārr whether, Goth. hwa�ar, Lith. katras, ...

1443

Whether (2)

Wheth″er, conj. In case; if; — used to introduce the first or two or more alternative clauses, the other or others being connected by or, or by or whether. When the second of tw...

1444

Whethering

Wheth″er‐ing, n. The retention of the afterbirth in cows. Gardner.

1445

Whetile

Whet″ile (?), n. [Cf. Whitile.] (Zoöl.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle. See Yaffle.

1446

Whetstone

Whet″stone′ (?), n. [AS. hwetstān.] A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools.The dullness of the fools is the whetstone of the wits....

1447

Whetter

Whet″ter (?), n.1. One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or stimulates.2. A tippler; one who drinks whets. Steele.

1448

Whettlebones

Whet″tle‐bones (?), n. pl. The vertebræ of the back. Dunglison.

1449

Whew

Whew (hwū), n. & interj. A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike.Whew duck, the European widgeon.

1450

Whew (2)

Whew, v. i.To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.

1451

Whewellite

Whew″ell‐ite (?), n. [So named after Prof. Whewell of Cambridge, England.] (Min.) Calcium oxalate, occurring in colorless or white monoclinic crystals.

1452

Whewer

Whew″er (?), n. [Cf. W. chwiwell a widgeon, chwiws widgeons, waterfowls; or cf. E. whew, v. i.] (Zoöl.) The European widgeon.

1453

Whey

Whey (?), n. [AS. hwæg; cf. D. wei, hui, Fries. weye, LG. wey, waje.] The serum, or watery part, of milk, separated from the more thick or coagulable part, esp. in the process o...

1454

Whey cure

Whey cure. Treatment with whey as a drink and in baths.

1455

Whey-faced

Whey″–faced′ (?), a. Having a pale or white face, as from fright. “Whey-faced cavaliers.” Aytoun.

1456

Wheyey

Whey″ey (?), a. Of the nature of, or containing, whey; resembling whey; wheyish. Bacon.

1457

Wheyface

Whey″face′ (?), n. One who is pale, as from fear.

1458

Wheyish

Whey″ish (?), a. Somewhat like whey; wheyey. J. Philips. — Whey″ish‐ness, n.