Wring (2)
Wring, v. i. To writhe; to twist, as with anguish.'T is all men's office to speak patienceTo those that wring under the load of sorrow. Shak.Look where the sister of the king of...
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Wring (3)
Wring, n. A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping. Bp. Hall.
Wringbolt
Wring″bolt′, n.(Shipbuilding) A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes, or treenails; — not to be co...
Wringer
Wring″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, wrings; hence, an extortioner.2. A machine for pressing water out of anything, particularly from clothes after they have been washed.
Wringing
Wring″ing, a. & n. from Wring, v.Wringing machine, a wringer. See Wringer, 2.
Wringstaff
Wring″staff′ (?), n.; pl.Wringstaves (�). (Shipbuilding) A strong piece of plank used in applying wringbolts.
Wrinkle
Wrin″kle (?), n. A winkle.
Wrinkle (2)
Wrin″kle, n. [OE. wrinkil, AS. wrincle; akin to OD. wrinckel, and prob. to Dan. rynke, Sw. rynka, Icel. hrukka, OHG. runza, G. runzel, L. ruga. ����.]1. A small ridge, prominenc...
Wrinkle (3)
Wrin″kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Wrinkled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Wrinkling (?).]1. To contract into furrows and prominences; to make a wrinkle or wrinkles in; to corrugate; as, wrinkle...
Wrinkle (4)
Wrin″kle, v. i. To shrink into furrows and ridges.
Wrinkly
Wrin″kly (?), a. Full of wrinkles; having a tendency to be wrinkled; corrugated; puckered. G. Eliot.His old wrinkly face grew quite blown out at last. Carlyle.
Wrist
Wrist (?), n. [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.]1. (Anat.) ...
Wristband
Wrist″band (?), n. The band of the sleeve of a shirt, or other garment, which covers the wrist.
Wrister
Wrist″er (?), n. A covering for the wrist.
Wristlet
Wrist″let (?), n. An elastic band worn around the wrist, as for the purpose of securing the upper part of a glove.
Writ
Writ (?), obs.3d pers. sing. pres. of Write, for writeth. Chaucer.
Writ (2)
Writ, archaicimp. & p. p. of Write. Dryden.
Writ (3)
Writ, n. [AS. writ, gewrit. See Write.]1. That which is written; writing; scripture; — applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacr...
Writability
Writ′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. Ability or capacity to write. Walpole.
Writable
Writ″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of, or suitable for, being written down.
Writative
Writ″a‐tive (?), a. Inclined to much writing; — correlative to talkative. Pope.
Write
Write (?), v. t. [imp.Wrote (?); p. p.Written (?); Archaic imp. & p. p.Writ (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Writing.] [OE. writen, AS. wrītan; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to OS. ...
Write (2)
Write, v. i. 1. To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by written signs. Chaucer.So it stead you, I will w...
Writer
Writ″er (?), n. [AS. wrītere.]1. One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk.They that handle the pen of the writer. Judg. v. 14.My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Ps...
Writership
Writ″er‐ship (?), n. The office of a writer.
Writhe
Writhe (?), v. t. [imp.Writhed (?); p. p.Writhed, Obs. or PoeticWrithen (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Writhing.] [OE. writhen, AS. wrī�an to twist; akin to OHG. rīdan, Icel. rī�a, Sw. vri...
Writhe (2)
Writhe, v. i. To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively.After every attempt, he felt that he had failed, and writhed with s...