Where (3)
Where, conj. Whereas.And flight and die is death destroying death;Where fearing dying pays death servile breath. Shak.
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Where (4)
Where, n. Place; situation.Finding the nymph asleep in secret where. Spenser.
Where'er
Wher‐e'er″ (?), adv. Wherever; — a contracted and poetical form. Cowper.
Whereabout
{ Where″a‐bout′ (?), Where″a‐bouts′ (?) }, adv.1. About where; near what or which place; — used interrogatively and relatively; as, whereabouts did you meet him?☞ In this sense,...
Whereabout (2)
{ Where″a‐bout′ (?), Where″a‐bouts′ (?), } n. The place where a person or thing is; as, they did not know his whereabouts. Shak.A puzzling notice of thy whereabout. Wordsworth.
Whereas
Where‐as″ (?), adv. At which place; where. Chaucer.At last they came whereas that lady bode. Spenser.
Whereas (2)
Where‐as″, conj.1. Considering that; it being the case that; since; — used to introduce a preamble which is the basis of declarations, affirmations, commands, requests, or like,...
Whereat
Where‐at″ (?), adv.1. At which; upon which; whereupon; — used relatively.They vote; whereat his speech he thus renews. Milton.Whereat he was no less angry and ashamed than desir...
Whereby
Where‐by″ (?), adv.1. By which; — used relatively. “You take my life when you take the means whereby I life.” Shak.2. By what; how; — used interrogatively.Whereby shall I know t...
Wherefore
Where″fore (?), adv.& conj. [Where + for.]1. For which reason; so; — used relatively.Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. vii. 20.2. For what reason; why; — used ...
Wherefore (2)
Where″fore, n. the reason why.
Whereform
Where‐form″ (?), adv. [Where + from.] From which; from which or what place. Tennyson.
Wherein
Where‐in″ (?), adv.1. In which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the like; — used relatively.Her clothes wherein she was clad. Chaucer.There are times wherein a man ough...
Whereinto
Where′in‐to″ (?), adv.1. Into which; — used relatively.Where is that palace whereinto foul thingsSometimes intrude not? Shak.The brook, whereinto he loved to look. Emerson.2. In...
Wheremaster
Where″mas′ter (?), n. 1. A man who practices lewdness; a lecher; a whoremonger.2. One keeps or procures whores for others; a pimp; a procurer.
Whereness
Where″ness (?), n. The quality or state of having a place; ubiety; situation; position.A point hath no dimensions, but only a whereness, and is next to nothing. Grew.
Whereof
Where‐of″ (?), adv.1. Of which; of whom; formerly, also, with which; — used relatively.I do not find the certain numbers whereof their armies did consist. Sir J. Davies.Let it w...
Whereon
Where‐on″ (?), adv.1. On which; — used relatively; as, the earth whereon we live.O fair foundation laid whereon to build. Milton.2. On what; — used interrogatively; as, whereon ...
Whereout
Where‐out″ (?), adv. Out of which.The cleft whereout the lightning breaketh. Holland.
Whereret
Where″ret (?), v. t. [From Whir.]1. To hurry; to trouble; to tease. Bickerstaff.2. To box (one) on the ear; to strike or box. (the ear); as, to wherret a child.
Whereso
Where″so (?), adv. Wheresoever.
Wheresoe'er
Where′so‐e'er″ (?), adv. Wheresoever. “Wheresoe'er they rove.” Milton.
Wheresoever
Where′so‐ev″er (?), adv. In what place soever; in whatever place; wherever.
Wherethrough
Where‐through″ (?), adv. Through which. “Wherethrough that I may know.” Chaucer.Windows... wherethrough the sunDelights to peep, to gaze therein on thee. Shak.
Whereto
Where‐to″ (?), adv.1. To which; — used relatively. “Whereto we have already attained.” Phil. iii. 16.Whereto all bonds do tie me day by day. Shak.2. To what; to what end; — used...
Whereunto
Where′un‐to″ (?), adv. Same as Whereto.
Whereupon
Where′up‐on″ (?), adv. Upon which; in consequence of which; after which.The townsmen mutinied and sent to Essex; whereupon he came thither. Clarendon.