Withering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wither
Wither (n.) To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
Wither (n.) To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies.
Wither (n.) To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.
Wither (v. t.) To cause to fade, and become dry.
Wither (v. t.) To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture.
Wither (v. t.) To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.
Witherband (n.) A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.
Withered (a.) Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away.
Withering (a.) Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade.
Witherite (n.) Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses.
Witherling (n.) A withered person; one who is decrepit.
Withernam (n.) A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal; -- chiefly used in the expression capias in withernam, which is the name of a writ used in connection with the action of replevin (sometimes called a writ of reprisal), which issues to a defendant in replevin when he has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied, and fails to obtain them on the writ of return.
Withe-rod (n.) A North American shrub (Viburnum nudum) whose tough osierlike shoots are sometimes used for binding sheaves.
Withers (prep.) The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse.
Wither-wrung (a.) Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.
Withheld (imp.) of Withhold
Withheld (p. p.) of Withhold
Withholden () of Withhold
Withholding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Withhold
Withhold (v. t.) To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.
Withhold (v. t.) To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.
Withhold (v. t.) To keep; to maintain; to retain.
Withholder (n.) One who withholds.
Withholdment (n.) The act of withholding.
Within (prep.) In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors.
Within (prep.) In the limits or compass of; not further in length than; as, within five miles; not longer in time than; as, within an hour; not exceeding in quantity; as, expenses kept within one's income.
Within (prep.) Hence, inside the limits, reach, or influence of; not going outside of; not beyond, overstepping, exceeding, or the like.
Within (adv.) In the inner part; inwardly; internally.
Within (adv.) In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.
Withinforth (adv.) Within; inside; inwardly.
Withinside (adv.) In the inner parts; inside.
Without (prep.) On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors.
Without (prep.) Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond.
Without (prep.) Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; independently of; exclusively of; with omission; as, without labor; without damage.
Without (conj.) Unless; except; -- introducing a clause.
Without (adv.) On or art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly; externally.
Without (adv.) Outside of the house; out of doors.
Without-door (a.) Outdoor; exterior.
Withouten (prep.) Without.
Withoutforth (adv.) Without; outside' outwardly. Cf. Withinforth.
Withsay (v. t.) To contradict; to gainsay; to deny; to renounce.
Withset (v. t.) To set against; to oppose.
Withstood (imp. & p. p.) of Withstand
Withstanding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Withstand
Withstand (prep.) To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments.
Withstander (n.) One who withstands, or opposes; an opponent; a resisting power.
Withstood (imp. & p. p.) o/ Withstand.
Withvine (n.) Quitch grass.
Withwind (n.) A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
Withwine (n.) Same as Withvine.
Withies (pl. ) of Withy
Withy (n.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a).
Withy (n.) A withe. See Withe, 1.
Withy (a.) Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes.
Witing (v.) Knowledge.
Witless (a.) Destitute of wit or understanding; wanting thought; hence, indiscreet; not under the guidance of judgment.
Witling (n.) A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness.
Witness (v. i.) Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.
Witness (v. i.) That which furnishes evidence or proof.
Witness (v. i.) One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness.
Witness (v. i.) One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts.
Witness (v. i.) One who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like.
Witnessed (imp. & p. p.) of Witness
Witnessing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Witness
Witness (v. t.) To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.
Witness (v. t.) To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest.
Witness (v. t.) To see the execution of, as an instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed.
Witness (v. i.) To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify.
Witnesser (n.) One who witness.
Wit-snapper (n.) One who affects repartee; a wit-cracker.
Wit-starved (a.) Barren of wit; destitute of genius.
Witted (a.) Having (such) a wit or understanding; as, a quick-witted boy.
Witticaster (n.) A witling.
Witticism (n.) A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
Wittified (a.) Possessed of wit; witty.
Witily (adv.) In a witty manner; wisely; ingeniously; artfully; with it; with a delicate turn or phrase, or with an ingenious association of ideas.
Wittiness (n.) The quality of being witty.
Wittingly (v.) Knowingly; with knowledge; by design.
Wittol (n.) The wheatear.
Wittol (n.) A man who knows his wife's infidelity and submits to it; a tame cuckold; -- so called because the cuckoo lays its eggs in the wittol's nest.
Wittolly (a.) Like a wittol; cuckoldly.
Witts (n.) Tin ore freed from earthy matter by stamping.
Witty (n.) Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful; judicious; clever; cunning.
Witty (n.) Especially, possessing wit or humor; good at repartee; droll; facetious; sometimes, sarcastic; as, a witty remark, poem, and the like.
Witwal (n.) Alt. of Witwall
Witwall (n.) The golden oriole.
Witwall (n.) The greater spotted woodpecker.
Witworm (n.) One who, or that which, feeds on or destroys wit.
Wived (imp. & p. p.) of Wive
Wiving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wive
Wive (v. i.) To marry, as a man; to take a wife.
Wive (v. t.) To match to a wife; to provide with a wife.
Wive (v. t.) To take for a wife; to marry.
Wivehood (n.) Wifehood.
Wiveless (a.) Wifeless.
Wively (a.) Wifely.
Wiver (n.) Alt. of Wivern
Wivern (n.) A fabulous two-legged, winged creature, like a cockatrice, but having the head of a dragon, and without spurs.
Wivern (n.) The weever.