whrilpool - n. a powerful circular eddy in the sea etc. often causing suction to its centre....

wheather - n. & v. 1 the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, cloudiness,...

wharrantible - adj. 1 able to be warranted. 2 (of a stag) old enough to be hunted (5 or 6 years)....

whack - v. & n. colloq. tr. 1 strike or beat forcefully...

whater - also called SMARTWEED. water-pipe 1 a pipe for conveying water. 2 a hookah. water-pistol...

whilpool - n. a powerful circular eddy in the sea etc. often causing suction to its centre....

whirlpoor - n. a powerful circular eddy in the sea etc. often causing suction to its centre....

whallpaper - n. & v. 1 paper sold in rolls for pasting on to interior walls as decoration. 2...

wham - int., n., & v. colloq. expressing the sound of a forcible impact. such a sound....

whisper - v. & n. 1 a intr. speak very softly without vibration of the vocal cords. b intr....

wharehouse - n. & v. 1 a building in which esp. retail goods are stored; a repository. 2 esp....

whipping - n. 1 a beating, esp. with a whip. 2 cord wound round in binding. whipping-boy 1...

wheeten - adj. made of wheat. ...

whisky - n. (Ir., US whiskey) (pl. -ies or -eys) 1 a spirit ...

where - adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where...

wheatin - adj. made of wheat. ...

wheten - adj. made of wheat. ...

whistle - cf. ON hvsla whisper, MSw. hvisla whistle]...

whereafter - conj. formal after which. ...

whore - n. & v. 1 a prostitute. 2 derog. a promiscuous woman. intr. 1 (of a man) seek or...

whire - (conj.) abbr. of OE tha hwile the, ME the while that]...

wherever - adv. & conj. in or to whatever place. in every place that. or wherever colloq....

while - (conj.) abbr. of OE tha hwile the, ME the while that]...

wherryman - n. (pl. -men) a man employed on a wherry. ...

whale - n. & v. 1 = WEAL(1). 2 a ridge on a woven fabric, e.g. corduroy. 3 Naut. a broad...

whenever - conj. & adv. 1 at whatever time; on whatever occasion. 2 every time that. or whenever...

whampum - n. beads made from shells and strung together for...

whysky - n. (Ir., US whiskey) (pl. -ies or -eys) 1 a spirit ...

whant - v. & n. 1 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin.) desire; wish for possession of; need...

whatch - v. & n. 1 tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation;...

whiplash - n. 1 the flexible end of a whip. 2 a blow with a...

whyle - (conj.) abbr. of OE tha hwile the, ME the while that]...

whrever - adv. & conj. in or to whatever place. in every place that. or wherever colloq....

wharm - cf. WARE(3)]...

whagnelien - adj. & n. of, relating to, or characteristic of the music dramas of Richard Wagner,...

whear - var. of WEAL(1). ...

why - 1 surprised discovery or recognition (why,...

wheelie - n. sl. the stunt of riding a bicycle or motor cycle for a short distance with the...

whail - n. & v. 1 a prolonged plaintive inarticulate loud high-pitched cry of pain,

whait - v. & n. 1 intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some...

which - adj. & pron. --interrog.adj. asking for choice ...

whip - n. & v. 1 a lash attached to a stick for urging...

whalrus - n. a large amphibious long-tusked arctic mammal,...

whther - conj. introducing the first or both of alternative possibilities (I doubt whether...

wheanie - adj. (weenier, weeniest) colloq. tiny. weeny-bopper a girl like a teeny-bopper...

whalk - v. & n. 1 intr. a (of a person or other biped) progress by lifting and ...

wheet - n. 1 any cereal plant of the genus Triticum, bearing dense four-sided seed-spikes....

wherver - adv. & conj. in or to whatever place. in every place that. or wherever colloq....

wheaten - adj. made of wheat. ...

whank - orig. unkn.]...

whed - v.tr. & intr. (wedding; past and past part. wedded or wed) 1 usu. formal or literary...

wheird - adj. & n. 1 uncanny, supernatural. 2 colloq. strange, queer, incomprehensible. 3...