Webster's Dictionary 1913

2215

Withstander

With‐stand″er (?), n. One who withstands, or opposes; an opponent; a resisting power.

2216

Withstood

With‐stood″ (?), imp. & p. p. o� Withstand.

2217

Withvine

With″vine′ (?), n. [Withe + vine.] (Bot.) Quitch grass.

2218

Withwind

With″wind′ (?), n. [AS. wiðowinde.] (Bot.) A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).He bare a burden ybound with a broad list,In a withewyndes wise ybounden about. Piers Plowman.

2219

Withwine

With″wine′ (?), n.(Bot.) Same as Withvine.

2220

Withy

With″y (?), n.; pl.Withies (#). [OE. withe, wipi, AS. wī�ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. wīda, Icel. vī�ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a...

2221

Withy (2)

With″y, a. Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes.The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little withy plantation. G. Eliot.

2222

Witily

Wi″ti‐ly, adv. In a witty manner; wisely; ingeniously; artfully; with it; with a delicate turn or phrase, or with an ingenious association of ideas.Who his own harm so wittily c...

2223

Witing

Wit″ing (?), n. [See Wit, v.] Knowledge. “Withouten witing of any other wight.” Chaucer.

2224

Witless

Wit″less (?), a. Destitute of wit or understanding; wanting thought; hence, indiscreet; not under the guidance of judgment. “Witless bravery.” Shak.A witty mother! witless else ...

2225

Witling

Wit″ling (?), n. [Wit + -ling; cf. G. witzling.] A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness.A beau and witing perished in the forming. Pope.Ye...

2226

Witness

Wit″ness (?), n. [AS. witness, gewitnes, from witan to know. √133. See Wit, v. i.]1. Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.May we with... the witness of a good conscience...

2227

Witness (2)

Wit″ness, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Witnessed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Witnessing.]1. To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.This is but a faint sketch of the inc...

2228

Witness (3)

Wit″ness, v. i. To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify. Chaucer.The men of Belial witnessed against him. 1 Kings xxi. 13.The witnessing of the truth was then so general...

2229

Witnesser

Wit″ness‐er (?), n. One who witness.

2230

Witted

Wit″ted (?), a. Having (such) a wit or understanding; as, a quick-witted boy.

2231

Witticaster

Wit″tic‐as′ter (?), n. [Formed like criticaster.] A witling. Milton.

2232

Witticism

Wit″ti‐cism (?), n. [From Witty.] A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. Milton.He is full of conceptions, points of epigr...

2233

Wittified

Wit″ti‐fied (?), a. [Witty + -fy + -ed.] Possessed of wit; witty. R. North.

2234

Wittiness

Wit″ti‐ness, n. The quality of being witty.

2235

Wittingly

Wit″ting‐ly (?), adv. [See Wit, v.] Knowingly; with knowledge; by design.

2236

Wittol

Wit″tol (?), n. [Said to be for white tail, and so called in allusion to its white tail; but cf. witwal.]1. (Zoöl.) The wheatear.2. A man who knows his wife's infidelity and sub...

2237

Wittolly

Wit″tol‐ly (?), a. Like a wittol; cuckoldly. Shak.

2238

Witts

Witts (?), n.(Mining) Tin ore freed from earthy matter by stamping. Knight.

2239

Witty

Wit″ty (?), a. [Compar.Wittier (?); superl.Wittiest.] [AS. witig, wittig. See Wit, n.]1. Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful; judicious; clever; cunning. “The deep-revolvi...

2240

Witwal

{ Wit″wal′, Wit″wall′ } (?), n. [Akin to G. wittewal, wiedewall, MHG. witewal, D. wiedewaal, wielewaal, OD. weduwael, and perhaps the same word as OE. wodewale. Cf. Wood, n., Wi...

2241

Witworm

Wit″worm′ (?), n. One who, or that which, feeds on or destroys wit. B. Jonson.