Webster's Dictionary 1913

1756

Whoredom

Whore″dom (?), n. [OE. hordom; cf. Icel. h�rd�mr.]1. The practice of unlawful intercourse with the other sex; fornication; lewdness.2. (Script.) The sin of worshiping idols; ido...

1757

Whoremasterly

Whore″mas′ter‐ly, a. Having the character of a whoremaster; lecherous; libidinous.

1758

Whoremonger

Whore″mon′ger (?), n. A whoremaster; a lecher; a man who frequents the society of whores.

1759

Whoreson

Whore″son (?), n. A bastard; colloquially, a low, scurvy fellow; — used generally in contempt, or in coarse humor. Also used adjectively. Shak.

1760

Whorish

Whor″ish (?), a. Resembling a whore in character or conduct; addicted to unlawful pleasures; incontinent; lewd; unchaste.— Whor″ish‐ly, adv. — Whor″ish‐ness, n.

1761

Whorl

Whorl (?), n. [OE. whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to AS. hweorfa the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; cf. OD. worvel the whirl of a spindle. See Whirl, n. & v.]1. (Bo...

1762

Whorled

Whorled (?), a. Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.

1763

Whorler

Whorl″er (?), n. A potter's wheel.

1764

Whort

Whort (?), n. [See Whortleberry.] (Bot.) The whortleberry, or bilberry. See Whortleberry (a).

1765

Whortle

Whor″tle (?), n.(Bot.) The whortleberry, or bilberry.looked ahead of him from behind a tump of whortles. R. D. Blackmore.

1766

Whortleberry

Whor″tle‐ber′ry (?), n. [AS. wyrtil a small shrub (dim. of wyrt wort) + E. berry. See Wort, and cf. Huckleberry, Hurtleberry.] (Bot.) (a) In England, the fruit of Vaccinium Myrt...

1767

Whose

Whose (ho͞oz), pron. [OE. whos, whas, AS. hwæs, gen. of hwā. See Who.] The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which.Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Gen...

1768

Whosesoever

Whose′so‐ev″er (–sō̍‐ĕv″ẽr), pron. The possessive of whosoever. See Whosoever.

1769

Whoso

Who″so (?), pron. Whosoever. Piers Plowman.Whoso shrinks or falters now,...Brand the craven on his brow! Whittier.

1770

Whosoever

Who′so‐ev″er (ho͞o′sō̍‐ĕv″ẽr), pron. Whatsoever person; any person whatever that; whoever.Whosoever will, let him take... freely. Rev. xxii. 17.

1771

Whot

Whot (?), a. Hot. Spenser.

1772

Whur

Whur (?), v. i. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Hurr, Hurry, Whir.]1. To make a rough, humming sound, like one who pronounces the letter r with too much force; to whir; to bi...

1773

Whur (2)

Whur (?), n. A humming or whirring sound, like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; a whir.

1774

Whurry

Whur″ry (?), v. t. [See Hurry.] To whisk along quickly; to hurry.Whurrying the chariot with them to the shore. Vicars.

1775

Whurt

Whurt (?), n.(Bot.) See Whort.

1776

Why

Why (?), adv. [OE. whi, why, AS. hwī, hw�, instrumental case of hwā, hwæt; akin to Icel. hvī why, Dan. & Sw. hvi; cf. Goth. hw�. �. See Who.]1. For what cause, reason, or purpos...

1777

Why (2)

Why, n. A young heifer. Grose.

1778

Why-not

Why″–not′ (?), n. A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening.When the churchWas taken with a why-not in the lurch. Hudibras.Th...

1779

Whydah bird

{ Whyd″ah bird′ (?), orWhyd″ah finch′ (?) }. (Zoöl.) The whidah bird.

1780

Wich

Wich (?), n. A variant of 1st Wick.

1781

Wichitas

Wich″i‐tas (?), n. pl.; sing. Wichita (�). (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians native of the region between the Arkansas and Red rivers. They are related to the Pawnees. See Pawnees.

1782

Wick

{Wick (?), orWich (?) }, n. [AS. wīc village, fr. L. vicus. In some names of places, perhaps fr. Icel. vīk an inlet, creek, bay. See Vicinity, and cf. Villa.]1. A street; a vill...