Webster's Dictionary 1913

1351

Wheaten

Wheat″en (?), a. [AS. hwæten.] Made of wheat; as, wheaten bread. Cowper.

1352

Wheatsel bird

Wheat″sel bird′ (?). (Zoöl.) The male of the chaffinch.

1353

Wheatstone's bridge

Wheat″stone's bridge′ (?). (Elec.) See under Bridge.

1354

Wheatstone's rods

Wheat″stone's rods. (Acoustics) Flexible rods the period of vibration of which in two planes at right angles are in some exact ratio to one another. When one end of such a rod i...

1355

Wheatworm

Wheat″worm′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A small nematode worm (Anguillula tritici) which attacks the grains of wheat in the ear. It is found in wheat affected with smut, each of the diseased...

1356

Wheatworm (2)

Wheat″worm′ (?), n. A small nematode worm (Tylenchus tritici) which attacks wheat, advancing through the stem to the grains in the air.

1357

Wheder

Whed″er (?), pron. & conj. Whether.

1358

Wheedle

Whee″dle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Wheedled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Wheedling (?).] [Cf. G. wedeln to wag with the tail, as a dog, wedel a fan, tail, brush, OHG. wadal; akin to G. weh...

1359

Wheedle (2)

Whee″dle, v. i. To flatter; to coax; to cajole.

1360

Wheel

Wheel (?), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hweól, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hvēl, Gr. κύκλοσ, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hjōl, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. √218. Cf. Cycle, Cycloped...

1361

Wheel (2)

Wheel (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Wheeled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Wheeling.]1. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood.2. To put into a rotatory...

1362

Wheel (3)

Wheel, v. i.1. To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate.The moon carried about the earth always shows the sameface to us, not once w...

1363

Wheel base

Wheel base. The figure inclosed by lines through the points contact of the wheels of a vehicle, etc., with the surface or rails on which they run; more esp., the length of this ...

1364

Wheel of fortune

Wheel of fortune. A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or sums to which certain marks on its circumference point when it stops...

1365

Wheel-shaped

Wheel″–shaped′ (?), a.1. Shaped like a wheel.2. (Bot.) Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube; as, a wheel-shaped corolla.

1366

Wheel-worn

Wheel″–worn′ (?), a. Worn by the action of wheels; as, a wheel-worn road.

1367

Wheelband

Wheel″band′ (?), n. The tire of a wheel.

1368

Wheelbarrow

Wheel″bar′row (?), n. A light vehicle for conveying small loads. It has two handles and one wheel, and is rolled by a single person.

1369

Wheelbird

Wheel″bird′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European goatsucker.

1370

Wheeled

Wheeled (?), a. Having wheels; — used chiefly in composition; as, a four-wheeled carriage.

1371

Wheeler

Wheel″er (?), n.1. One who wheels, or turns.2. A maker of wheels; a wheelwright.3. A wheel horse. See under Wheel.4. (Naut.) A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by pad...

1372

Wheelhouse

Wheel″house′ (?), n.(Naut.) (a) A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel. (b) A paddle box. See under Paddle.

1373

Wheeling

Wheel″ing (?), n.1. The act of conveying anything, or traveling, on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle.2. The act or practice of using a cycle; cycling.3. Condition of a road or ro...

1374

Wheelman

Wheel″man (?), n.; pl.Wheelmen (�). One who rides a bicycle or tricycle; a cycler, or cyclist.

1375

Wheelswarf

Wheel″swarf′ (?), n. See Swarf.

1376

Wheelwork

Wheel″work′ (?), n.(Mach.) A combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or mechanism.

1377

Wheelwright

Wheel″wright′ (?), n. A man whose occupation is to make or repair wheels and wheeled vehicles, as carts, wagons, and the like.