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whacker - v. & n. colloq. tr. 1 strike or beat forcefully... [more]
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whacking - v. & n. colloq. tr. 1 strike or beat forcefully... [more]
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wheelless - n. & v. 1 a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate... [more]
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wheezer - v. & n. 1 intr. breathe with an audible chesty whistling sound. 2 tr. (often foll.... [more]
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wheezily - v. & n. 1 intr. breathe with an audible chesty whistling sound. 2 tr. (often foll.... [more]
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wheeziness - v. & n. 1 intr. breathe with an audible chesty whistling sound. 2 tr. (often foll.... [more]
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wheezingly - v. & n. 1 intr. breathe with an audible chesty whistling sound. 2 tr. (often foll.... [more]
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wheezy - v. & n. 1 intr. breathe with an audible chesty whistling sound. 2 tr. (often foll.... [more]
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whetter - v. & n. tr. (whetted, whetting) 1 sharpen (a scythe or other tool) by grinding.... [more]
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whiffler - v. & n. 1 intr. & tr. (of the wind) blow lightly ,... [more]
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Whiggery - n. hist. 1 Polit. a member of the British reforming and constitutional party that... [more]
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Whiggish - n. hist. 1 Polit. a member of the British reforming and constitutional party that... [more]
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Whiggism - n. hist. 1 Polit. a member of the British reforming and constitutional party that... [more]
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whimperer - v. & n. 1 intr. make feeble, querulous, or frightened sounds; cry and whine softly.... [more]
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whimperingly - v. & n. 1 intr. make feeble, querulous, or frightened sounds; cry and whine softly.... [more]
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whimsicality - adj. 1 capricious. 2 fantastic. 3 odd or quaint; fanciful, humorous. whimsicality... [more]
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whimsically - adj. 1 capricious. 2 fantastic. 3 odd or quaint; fanciful, humorous. whimsicality... [more]
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whimsicalness - adj. 1 capricious. 2 fantastic. 3 odd or quaint; fanciful, humorous. whimsicality... [more]
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whiner - n. & v. 1 a complaining long-drawn wail as of a dog. 2 a similar ... [more]
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whinger - v. & n. colloq. intr. whine; grumble peevishly. a whining complaint; a peevish grumbling.... [more]
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whingingly - v. & n. colloq. intr. whine; grumble peevishly. a whining complaint; a peevish grumbling.... [more]
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whingy - v. & n. colloq. intr. whine; grumble peevishly. a whining complaint; a peevish grumbling.... [more]
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whiningly - n. & v. 1 a complaining long-drawn wail as of a dog. 2 a similar ... [more]
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whiny - n. & v. 1 a complaining long-drawn wail as of a dog. 2 a similar ... [more]
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whipless - n. & v. 1 a lash attached to a stick for urging... [more]
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whiplike - n. & v. 1 a lash attached to a stick for urging... [more]
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whipper - n. & v. 1 a lash attached to a stick for urging... [more]
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whippiness - adj. (whippier, whippiest) flexible, springy. whippiness n.... [more]
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whippy - adj. (whippier, whippiest) flexible, springy. whippiness n.... [more]
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whipsaw - n. & v. a saw with a narrow blade held at each end by a frame. (past part. -sawn... [more]
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whirler - (n.) f. MLG & MDu. wervel spindle & ON hvirfill circle f. Gmc]... [more]
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whirligig - n. 1 a spinning or whirling toy. 2 a merry-go-round. 3 a revolving motion. 4 anything... [more]
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whirlingly - (n.) f. MLG & MDu. wervel spindle & ON hvirfill circle f. Gmc]... [more]
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whirr - cf. Da . hvirre, Norw. kvirra, perh. rel. to WHIRL]... [more]
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whisht - v. (also whist) esp. Sc. & Ir. dial. 1 intr. (esp. as int.) be quiet; hush. 2 tr.... [more]
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whisker - n. 1 (usu. in pl.) the hair growing on a man's face, esp. on the cheek. 2 [more]
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whiskery - n. 1 (usu. in pl.) the hair growing on a man's face, esp. on the cheek. 2 [more]
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whisperer - v. & n. 1 a intr. speak very softly without vibration of the vocal cords. b intr.... [more]
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whispering - v. & n. 1 a intr. speak very softly without vibration of the vocal cords. b intr.... [more]
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whistle - n. & v. (pl. wolves) 1 a wild flesh-eating tawny-grey mammal related to the dog,... [more]
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Whit - adj. connected with, belonging to, or following Whit Sunday (Whit Monday; Whit [more]
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whit - n. a particle; a least possible amount (not a whit better). every whit the whole;... [more]
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whitebait - n. (pl. same) 1 (usu. pl.) the small silvery-white young of herrings and sprats... [more]
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whitebeam - n. a rosaceous tree, Sorbus aria, having red berries and leaves with a white downy... [more]
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whitefish - n. (pl. same or -fishes) any freshwater fish of the... [more]
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whitefly - n. (pl. -flies) any small insect of the family ... [more]
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whitely - also called BELUGA. whitely adv. whiteness n. whitish adj. [OE hwit f. Gmc]... [more]
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whiten - v.tr. & intr. make or become white. whitener n. whitening n.... [more]
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whitener - v.tr. & intr. make or become white. whitener n. whitening n.... [more]
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whiteness - also called BELUGA. whitely adv. whiteness n. whitish adj. [OE hwit f. Gmc]... [more]
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whitening - v.tr. & intr. make or become white. whitener n. whitening n.... [more]
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whitesmith - n. 1 a worker in tin. 2 a polisher or finisher of metal goods. ... [more]
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whitethroat - n. a warbler, Sylvia communis, with a white patch on the throat. ... [more]
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whitewash - n. & v. 1 a solution of quicklime or of whiting and size for whitening walls etc.... [more]
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whitewasher - n. & v. 1 a solution of quicklime or of whiting and size for whitening walls etc.... [more]
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Whitey - n. (pl. -eys) sl. offens. 1 a White person. 2 White people collectively. ... [more]
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whitish - also called BELUGA. whitely adv. whiteness n. whitish adj. [OE hwit f. Gmc]... [more]
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Whitsun - n. & adj. = WHITSUNTIDE. = WHIT. [ME, f. Whitsun Day = Whit Sunday]... [more]
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whittle - v. 1 tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pare (wood etc.) with repeated slicing with a knife.... [more]
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whity - whity-brown) (cf. WHITEY). ... [more]
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whiz - in sense 2 infl. by WIZARD]... [more]
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