Worral
{ Wor″ral (?), Wor″rel (?), } n.(Zoöl.) An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet long when full grown.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Worrier
Wor″ri‐er (?), n. One who worries.
Worriment
Wor″ri‐ment (?), n. [See Worry.] Trouble; anxiety; worry.
Worrisome
Wor″ri‐some (?), a. Inclined to worry or fret; also, causing worry or annoyance.
Worrit
Wor″rit (?), v. t. To worry; to annoy.
Worrit (2)
Wor″rit, n. Worry; anxiety.
Worry
Wor″ry (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Worried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Worrying.] [OE. worowen, wirien, to strangle, AS. wyrgan in āwyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG. wurg...
Worry (2)
Wor″ry (?), v. i. To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries.
Worry (3)
Wor″ry, n.; pl.Worries (�). A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry. “The whir and worry of spin...
Worryingly
Wor″ry‐ing‐ly, adv. In a worrying manner.
Worse
Worse (?), a., compar. of Bad. [OE. werse, worse, wurse, AS. wiersa, wyrsa, a comparative with no corresponding positive; akin to OS. wirsa, OFries. wirra, OHG. wirsiro, Icel. v...
Worse (2)
Worse, n. 1. Loss; disadvantage; defeat. “Judah was put to the worse before Israel.” Kings xiv. 12.2. That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him fo...
Worse (3)
Worse, adv. [AS. wiers, wyrs; akin to OS. & OHG. wirs, Icel. verr, Goth, waírs; a comparative adverb with no corresponding positive. See Worse, a.] In a worse degree; in a manne...
Worse (4)
Worse, v. t. [OE. wursien, AS. wyrsian to become worse.] To make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst. See Worst, v.Weapons more violent, when next we meet,May ser...
Worsen
Wors″en (?), v. t. 1. To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.It is apparent that, in the particular point of which we have been conversing, their condition is greatly worsened...
Worsen (2)
Wors″en, v. i. To grow or become worse. De Quincey.Indifferent health, which seemed rather to worsen than improve. Carlyle.
Worser
Wors″er (?), a. Worse.Thou dost deserve a worser end. Beau. & Fl.From worser thoughts which make me do amiss. Bunyan.A dreadful quiet felt, and, worser farThan arms, a sullen in...
Worship
Wor″ship (?), n. [OE. worshipe, wurðscipe, AS. weorðscipe; weorð worth + -scipe -ship. See Worth, a., and -ship.]1. Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness. Shak.A m...
Worship (2)
Wor″ship, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Worshiped (?) orWorshipped; p. pr. & vb. n.WorshipingorWorshipping.]1. To respect; to honor; to treat with civil reverence. Chaucer.Our grave... sha...
Worship (3)
Wor″ship (?), v. i. To perform acts of homage or adoration; esp., to perform religious service.Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place ...
Worshipability
Wor′ship‐a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality of being worthy to be worshiped. Coleridge.
Worshipable
Wor″ship‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being worshiped; worthy of worship. Carlyle.
Worshiper
Wor″ship‐er (?), n. One who worships; one who pays divine honors to any being or thing; one who adores. [Written also worshipper.]
Worshipful
Wor″ship‐ful (?), a. Entitled to worship, reverence, or high respect; claiming respect; worthy of honor; — often used as a term of respect, sometimes ironically. “This is worshi...
Worst
Worst (?), a., superl. of Bad. [OE. werst, worste, wurste, AS. wyrst, wierst, wierrest. See Worse, a.] Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or ...
Worst (2)
Worst, n. That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree.The worst is notSo long as we can say, This is the worst. Shak.He is...
Worst (3)
Worst, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Worsted; p. pr. & vb. n.Worsting.] [See Worse, v. t. & a.] To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overt...