Webster's Dictionary 1913

1729

Whoever

Who‐ev″er (?), pron. Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who; as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be. “Whoever envies or repines.” Milton. “Whoever the ...

1730

Whole

Whole (?), a. [OE. hole, hol, hal, hool, AS. hāl well, sound, healthy; akin to OFries. & OS. h�l, D. heel, G. heil, Icel. heill, Sw. hel whole, Dan. heel, Goth. hails well, soun...

1731

Whole (2)

Whole (?), n. 1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself.“This not the whole of life ...

1732

Whole-hoofed

Whole″–hoofed′ (?), a. Having an undivided hoof, as the horse.

1733

Whole-length

Whole″–length′ (?), a. Representing the whole figure; — said of a picture or statue. — n. A portrait or statue representing the whole figure.

1734

Whole-souled

Whole″–souled′ (?), a. Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted.

1735

Wholeness

Whole″ness, n. The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.

1736

Wholesale

Whole″sale′ (?), n. Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.By wholesale, in the mass; in large quantities; without distinction or discriminat...

1737

Wholesale (2)

Whole″sale′, a. 1. Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wh...

1738

Wholesome

Whole″some (?), a. [Compar.Wholesomer (?); superl.Wholesomest.] [Whole + some; cf. Icel. heilsamr, G. heilsam, D. heilzaam.]1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubr...

1739

Wholly

Whol″ly (?), adv. 1. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly.Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. Dryden.2. To the exclusion of other things; totally; f...

1740

Whom

Whom (?), pron. [OE. wham, AS. dative hwām, hw�m. See Who.] The objective case of who. See Who.☞ In Old English, whom was also commonly used as a dative. Cf. Him.And every grass...

1741

Whomsoever

Whom′so‐ev″er (?), pron. The objective of whosoever. See Whosoever.The Most High ruleth in the kingdow of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Dan. iv. 17.

1742

Whoobub

Whoo″bub (?), n. Hubbub. Shak.

1743

Whoop

Whoop (�), n.(Zoöl.) The hoopoe.

1744

Whoop (2)

Whoop, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Whooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Whooping.] [OE. houpen. See Hoop, v. i.]1. To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry ou...

1745

Whoop (3)

Whoop, v. t. To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.And suffered me by the voice of slaves to beWhooped out of Rome. Shak.

1746

Whoop (4)

Whoop (?), n. 1. A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl.A fox, crossin...

1747

Whooper

Whoop″er (?), n. One who, or that which, whooops.Woopher swan. (Zoöl.) See the Note under Swan.

1748

Whooping

Whoop″ing, a. & n. from Whoop, v. t.Whooping cough(Med.), a violent, convulsive cough, returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting of several expirations, followed ...

1749

Whoot

Whoot (?), v. i. [See Hoot.] To hoot.

1750

Whop (4)

Whop (?), v. t. Same as Whap. Forby.

1751

Whop (5)

Whop, n. Same as Whap.

1752

Whopper (2)

Whop″per (?), n. [Cf. Whapper.]1. One who, or that which, whops.2. Same as Whapper.

1753

Whore

Whore (?), n. [OE. hore, AS. h�re; akin to D. hoer, hoere, G. hure, OHG. huora, huorra, Icel. h�ra, Dan. hore, Sw. hora, Goth. h�rs an adulterer, AS. h�r adultery, OHG. huor, an...

1754

Whore (2)

Whore, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Whored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Whoring.] [Cf. Icel. h�ra. See Whore, n.]1. To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness.2. (Script.) To worshi...

1755

Whore (3)

Whore, v. t. To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch. Congreve.