Whitsunday (n.) See the Note under Term, n., 12.
Whitsuntide (n.) The week commencing with Whitsunday, esp. the first three days -- Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the time of Pentecost.
Whitten tree () Either of two shrubs (Viburnum Lantana, and V. Opulus), so called on account of their whitish branches.
Whitterick (n.) The curlew.
Whittle (n.) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
Whittle (n.) Same as Whittle shawl, below.
Whittle (n.) A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.
Whittled (imp. & p. p.) of Whittle
Whittling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whittle
Whittle (v. t.) To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife.
Whittle (v. t.) To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
Whittle (v. i.) To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.
Whittlings (n. pl.) Chips made by one who whittles; shavings cut from a stick with a knife.
Whittret (n.) A weasel.
Whittuesday (n.) The day following Whitmonday; -- called also Whitsun Tuesday.
Whitwall (n.) Same as Whetile.
Whitworth ball () A prejectile used in the Whitworth gun.
Whitworth gun () A form of rifled cannon and small arms invented by Sir Joseph Whitworth, of Manchester, England.
Whity-brown (a.) Of a color between white and brown.
Whizzed (imp. & p. p.) of Whiz
Whizzing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whiz
Whiz (v. i.) To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or whistling sound.
Whiz (n.) A hissing and humming sound.
Whizzingly (adv.) With a whizzing sound.
Who (object.) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. See the Note under What, pron., 1. As interrogative pronouns, who and whom ask the question: What or which person or persons? Who and whom, as relative pronouns (in the sense of that), are properly used of persons (corresponding to which, as applied to things), but are sometimes, less properly and now rarely, used of animals, plants, etc. Who and whom, as compound relatives, are also used especially of persons, meaning the person that; the persons that; the one that; whosoever.
Who (pron.) One; any; one.
Whoa (interj.) Stop; stand; hold. See Ho, 2.
Whobub (n.) Hubbub.
Whoever (pron.) Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who; as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be.
Whole (a.) Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation.
Whole (a.) Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; not broken or fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a whole orange; the egg is whole; the vessel is whole.
Whole (a.) Possessing, or being in a state of, heath and soundness; healthy; sound; well.
Whole (n.) The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself.
Whole (n.) A regular combination of parts; a system.
Whole-hoofed (a.) Having an undivided hoof, as the horse.
Whole-length (a.) Representing the whole figure; -- said of a picture or statue.
Whole-length (n.) A portrait or statue representing the whole figure.
Wholeness (n.) The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.
Wholesale (n.) Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.
Wholesale (a.) 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 wholesale price.
Wholesale (a.) Extensive and indiscriminate; as, wholesale slaughter.
Wholesome (superl.) Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; salutary.
Wholesome (superl.) Contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to morals, religion, or prosperity; conducive to good; salutary; sound; as, wholesome advice; wholesome doctrines; wholesome truths; wholesome laws.
Wholesome (superl.) Sound; healthy.
Whole-souled (a.) Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted.
Wholly (adv.) In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly.
Wholly (adv.) To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully.
Whom (pron.) The objective case of who. See Who.
Whomsoever (pron.) The objective of whosoever. See Whosoever.
Whoobub (n.) Hubbub.
Whoop (n.) The hoopoe.
Whooped (imp. & p. p.) of Whoop
Whooping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whoop
Whoop (v. i.) To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a war whoop; to hoot, as an owl.
Whoop (v. i.) To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
Whoop (v. t.) To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
Whoop (n.) 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.
Whoop (n.) A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
Whooper (n.) One who, or that which, whooops.
Whooping () a. & n. from Whoop, v. t.
Whoot (v. i.) To hoot.
Whop (v. t.) Same as Whap.
Whop (n.) Same as Whap.
Whopper (n.) One who, or that which, whops.
Whopper (n.) Same as Whapper.
Whore (n.) A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men, especially one who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.
Whored (imp. & p. p.) of Whore
Whoring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whore
Whore (n.) To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness.
Whore (n.) To worship false and impure gods.
Whore (v. t.) To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch.
Whoredom (n.) The practice of unlawful intercourse with the other sex; fornication; lewdness.
Whoredom (n.) The sin of worshiping idols; idolatry.
Wheremaster (n.) A man who practices lewdness; a lecher; a whoremonger.
Wheremaster (n.) One keeps or procures whores for others; a pimp; a procurer.
Whoremasterly (a.) Having the character of a whoremaster; lecherous; libidinous.
Whoremonger (n.) A whoremaster; a lecher; a man who frequents the society of whores.
Whoreson (n.) A bastard; colloquially, a low, scurvy fellow; -- used generally in contempt, or in coarse humor. Also used adjectively.
Whorish (a.) Resembling a whore in character or conduct; addicted to unlawful pleasures; incontinent; lewd; unchaste.
Whorl (n. & v.) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
Whorl (n. & v.) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
Whorl (n. & v.) The fly of a spindle.
Whorled (a.) Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.
Whorler (n.) A potter's wheel.
Whort (n.) The whortleberry, or bilberry. See Whortleberry (a).
Whortle (n.) The whortleberry, or bilberry.
Whortleberry (n.) In England, the fruit of Vaccinium Myrtillus; also, the plant itself. See Bilberry, 1.
Whortleberry (n.) The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants. See Huckleberry.
Whose (pron.) The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which.
Whosesoever (pron.) The possessive of whosoever. See Whosoever.
Whoso (pron.) Whosoever.
Whosoever (pron.) Whatsoever person; any person whatever that; whoever.
Whot (a.) Hot.
Whur (v. i.) To make a rough, humming sound, like one who pronounces the letter r with too much force; to whir; to birr.
Whur (v. i.) To snarl or growl, as a dog.
Whur (n.) A humming or whirring sound, like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; a whir.
Whurry (v. t.) To whisk along quickly; to hurry.
Whurt (n.) See Whort.
Why (adv.) For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1.
Why (adv.) For which; on account of which; -- used relatively.