Part 67

~Westward~, _ad._ Westerly, toward the west.

~Wet~, _a._ ~1.~ Damp, moist, humid, dank, aqueous, watery.

~2.~ Rainy, showery.

~Wet~, _n._ Humidity, moisture, dampness, wetness.

~Wetness~, _n._ Humidity, WET.

~Wet~, _v. a._ Moisten, water, irrigate, damp, dampen, sprinkle.

~Whack~, _v. a._ [_Colloquial._] Strike, beat, thrash, THWACK.

~Whale-oil~, _n._ Train-oil.

~Wharf~, _n._ Quay.

~What~, _pron._ ~1.~ That which.

~2.~ The sort of, the kind of.

~3.~ Which (_out of many, or of many kinds_).

~4.~ How, how great, how remarkable.

~Whatever~, _pron._ ~1.~ Any thing, be it what it may, any thing soever, whatsoever.

~2.~ All that, the whole that.

~Whatsoever~, _pron._ WHATEVER.

~What though~, What matters it that, allowing that, supposing that, even granting that.

~What to do with~, How to use, how to employ, how to dispose of.

~What with~, Partly, in part.

~Wheat-bird~, _n._ Night-jar, goat-sucker.

~Wheat-ear~, _n._ Fallow-finch, white-ear (_Saxicola œnanthe_).

~Wheat-fly~, _n._ Hessian-fly (_Cecidomyia destructor_).

~Wheat-grass~, _n._ Twitch-grass, couch-grass, dog's-grass, dog-wheat, knot-grass (_Triticum repens_).

~Wheat-moth~, _n._ ~1.~ Grain-moth, corn-moth (_Tinea granella_).

~2.~ Angumois moth (_Anacampsis cerealella_).

~Wheedle~, _v. a._ Flatter, cajole, coax, inveigle, humor, court, fawn upon, pay court to.

~Wheedler~, _n._ Sycophant, parasite, fawner, toady, flunkey, spaniel, lickspittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on, mean flatterer.

~Wheel~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Revolve, rotate, turn, gyrate, roll, turn round, move round.

~2.~ Deviate, deflect, diverge, turn aside, alter one's course.

~Wheel~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Whirl, twirl, spin, put into a rotatory motion.

~2.~ Move on wheels, convey on wheels.

~Wheeze~, _v. n._ Breathe hard.

~Whelk~, _n._ ~1.~ Protuberance, pustule.

~2.~ Stripe, streak, mark, wale.

~Whelm~, _v. a._ Overwhelm.

~Whelp~, _n._ ~1.~ Cub, young beast.

~2.~ Puppy, pup, young dog.

~When~, _ad._ ~1.~ At the time, at the time that.

~2.~ Whenever, at what time.

~Whence~, _ad._ ~1.~ From what place.

~2.~ From what cause, from what source, how.

~Whenever~, _ad._ At whatever time, whensoever.

~Whensoever~, _ad._ WHENEVER.

~Where~, _ad._ ~1.~ At which place, in which place.

~2.~ At what place, in what place.

~Whereabouts~, _ad._ Near what place.

~Whereabouts~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Residence, location.

~Whereas~, _conj._ ~1.~ Since, considering that, it being the case that.

~2.~ When in fact, while on the contrary.

~Whereby~, _ad._ By which.

~Wherefore~, _ad. & conj._ Why, for what cause or reason, on what account.

~Wherein~, _ad._ ~1.~ In which.

~2.~ In what.

~Whereof~, _ad._ ~1.~ Of which.

~2.~ Of what.

~Whereupon~, _ad._ Upon which.

~Wherever~, _ad._ In whatever place.

~Wherewith~, _ad._ ~1.~ With which, wherewithal.

~2.~ With what.

~Wherewithal~, _ad._ WHEREWITH.

~Wherewithal~, _n._ [_Colloquial_; _used with_ The _prefixed_.] The means (_with which to accomplish any purpose_).

~Whet~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sharpen (_by rubbing_).

~2.~ Stimulate, excite, arouse, rouse, quicken, animate, warm, kindle.

~Which~, _pron._ ~1.~ What one.

~2.~ That.

~Whiff~, _n._ Puff, blast, sudden gust.

~Whiff~, _v. a._ Puff.

~Whiffle~, _v. n._ Veer (_as by change of wind_), turn about.

~While~, _n._ Time, season, space of time.

~While~, _ad._ ~1.~ During the time that.

~2.~ As long as.

~3.~ At the same time that.

~While away~, Pass away (_as time_), spend pleasantly.

~Whim~, _n._ Freak, fancy, vagary, humor, caprice, crotchet, maggot, quirk, whimsey, kink, WRINKLE.

~Whimper~, _v. n._ Cry (in-low and broken tones), snivel, blubber, whine.

~Whimsey~, _n._ Caprice, WHIM.

~Whimsical~, _a._ Capricious, freakish, odd, singular, strange, fanciful, fantastic, notional, crotchety, BIZARRE, grotesque, queer.

~Whine~, _v. n._ Cry (_plaintively_), moan (_in a childish way_).

~Whine~, _n._ Plaintive tone.

~Whinny~, _v. n._ Neigh.

~Whip~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Lash, strike (_with a cord_), beat, flagellate, scourge, punish.

~2.~ Snatch.

~3.~ Stitch, baste.

~Whipping~, _n._ Flogging, beating, castigation, thrashing, LICKING.

~Whirl~, _v. n._ Twirl, revolve, rotate, spin.

~Whirl~, _v. a._ Twirl, spin, wheel, turn round.

~Whirl~, _n._ Gyration, rotation.

~Whirl-bone~, _n._ Patella, knee-pan.

~Whirling~, _n._ Twirl, circular motion.

~Whirlpool~, _n._ Vortex, eddy.

~Whirring~, _n._ Whiz, buzzing noise.

~Whisk~, _v. n._ Trip, speed, hasten, hie, post, scud, brush, move nimbly, push on, dash on, cut along.

~Whisper~, _v. n._ Speak under the breath, speak softly.

~Whisper~, _v. a._ Breathe, utter softly.

~Whisper~, _n._ ~1.~ Low, soft voice; gentle utterance.

~2.~ Murmur, sibilant sound (_as of the wind_).

~3.~ Hint, intimation, inkling.

~Whist~, _interj._ Hush, silence, be still, be silent, keep quiet, make no noise.

~Whistle-fish~, _n._ Rockling, sea-louch (_Motella vulgaris_).

~Whit~, _n._ Iota, jot, tittle, particle, bit, atom, grain, scrap, mite, ace, corpuscle, scintilla.

~White~, _a._ Of a white color, snowy, frosty, hoary, hoar.

~White ant~, Termite, termes.

~White-bear~, _n._ Polar-bear (_Thalarctos maritimus_).

~White bismuth~, Sub-nitrate of bismuth.

~White-brant~, _n._ Snow-goose (_Anser hyperboreus_).

~White-cedar~, _n._ Arbor vitæ (_Thuja Occidentalis_).

~White-copper~, _n._ Packfong, German silver.

~White-copperas~, _n._ Coquimbite.

~White-ear~, _a._ Fallow-finch, wheat-ear (_Saxicola amanthe_).

~White-lead~, _n._ Ceruse, carbonate of lead.

~Whiten~, _v. a._ Bleach, blanch, etiolate, make white.

~Whiten~, _v. n._ Bleach, etiolate, become or grow white.

~White-nun~, _n._ Smew (_Mergus albellus_).

~White-poplar~, _n._ Abele-tree (_Populus alba_).

~White-smith~, _n._ Tin-smith.

~White-thorn~, _n._ Hawthorn (_Oratagus oxyacantha_).

~White-vitriol~, _n._ Sulphate of zinc.

~White-weed~, _n._ White daisy, ox-eye daisy (_leucanthemum vulgare_).

~White-wood~, _n._ Tulip-tree (_Liriodendron tulipiferos_).

~Whither~, _ad._ ~1.~ To what place.

~2.~ To which place.

~Whiting~, _n._ ~1.~ Spanish white.

~2.~ (_Ich._) Merling (_Gadus merlangus_).

~Whitish~, _a._ Somewhat white.

~Whitlow~, _n._ (_Med._) Felon.

~Whit-Sunday~, _n._ WHITSUNTIDE.

~Whitsuntide~, _n._ Whit-Sunday, Pentecost.

~Whiz~, _v. n._ BUZZ.

~Whiz~, _n._ Whirring, buzzing noise.

~Whole~, _a._ ~1.~ All, total.

~2.~ Entire, undivided, integral, complete, not fractional.

~3.~ Uninjured, unimpaired, unbroken, perfect, faultless, good, firm, strong.

~4.~ Sound, well, healthy.

~Whole~, _n._ All, totality, aggregate, gross, amount, sum, sum total.

~Wholesome~, _a._ ~1.~ Healthy, healthful, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, helpful, nourishing, nutritious, strengthening, invigorating, roborant.

~2.~ Beneficial, good.

~Wholly~, _ad._ ~1.~ Totally, altogether.

~2.~ Entirely, completely, fully, perfectly.

~Whoop~, _n._ Shout, halloo, hoot, yell.

~Whoop~, _v. n._ Shout, halloo, hollo, holla, yell, cry out.

~Whooping-cough~, _n._ [Written also _hooping-cough_.] Chin-cough.

~Whopper~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Falsehood, lie, bounce, bouncer.

~Whore~, _n._ Harlot, prostitute, strumpet, courtesan, bawd, punk, wench, drab, DEMIREE, street-walker, night-walker, cyprian, woman of the town, woman of ill-fame.

~Whore-house~, _n._ Brothel, stew, bagnio, bawdy-house, house of prostitution, house of ill-fame.

~Why~, _ad._ ~1.~ Wherefore, for what cause or reason, on what account.

~2.~ For what purpose.

~Wicked~, _a._ ~1.~ Sinful, vicious, depraved, unprincipled, immoral, impious, irreligious, unrighteous, ungodly, godless, profane, irreverent, worthless, graceless, vile, abandoned, corrupt, knavish, dishonest, roguish, trickish, TRICKY, good for nothing.

~2.~ Bad, evil, unjust, ill, atrocious, iniquitous, heinous, flagitious, nefarious, criminal, outrageous, monstrous, villanous.

~Wickedness~, _n._ ~1.~ Sin, evil, depravity, vice, immorality, unrighteousness, sinfulness, crime, criminality, villany, rascality, knavery.

~2.~ Atrocity, iniquity, enormity, flagitiousness.

~Wicker~, _n._ Twig, osier, withe.

~Wide~, _a._ ~1.~ Broad.

~2.~ Spacious, vast, large, ample, extensive, expanded.

~3.~ Remote, distant.

~Wide-awake~, _a._ Watchful, vigilant, attentive, observant, heedful, careful, wary, cautious, circumspect, on the alert, with the eyes open.

~Width~, _n._ Breadth, broadness, wideness.

~Wield~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Handle, brandish.

~2.~ Manage, use, control, make use of.

~Wife~, n. Married woman, BETTER-HALF, matron, helpmate, consort.

~Wig~, _n._ Peruke, periwig, scratch.

~Wight~, _n._ [_In irony or burlesque._] Creature, being, person.

~Wigwam~, _n._ Hut (_of an American Indian_), cabin.

~Wild~, _a._ ~1.~ Undomesticated, not tame.

~2.~ Uncultivated, native.

~3.~ Uncivilized, savage, rude, ferocious, barbarous, unrefined.

~4.~ Impetuous, turbulent, irregular, violent, ungoverned, unrestrained, disorderly, furious, frantic, frenzied, outrageous, giddy, reckless, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM.

~5.~ Fanciful, imaginary, extravagant, visionary, crazy, grotesque, strange, BIZARRE.

~Wild~, _n._ Desert, WILDERNESS.

~Wild-bean~, _n._ Ground-nut (_Apios tuberosa_).

~Wild-briar~, _n._ Dog-rose, hep-tree (_Rosa canina_).

~Wilderness~, n. Wild, desert, waste.

~Wild ginger~, Canada snake-root.

~Wild-goose chase~, Foolish pursuit, foolish enterprise.

~Wile~, _n._ Trick, stratagem, cheat, fraud, artifice, chouse, imposture, deceit, imposition, deception, ruse, dodge, fetch, manœuvre, cunning contrivance, crafty device.

~Wilful~, _a._ [Written also _Willful_.] Obstinate, stubborn, perverse, contumacious, refractory, headstrong, unruly, intractable, mulish, dogged, inflexible, heady, self-willed, PIG-HEADED, obdurate, cantankerous.

~Will~, _n._ ~1.~ Power of determination, power of choosing, faculty of volition.

~2.~ Wish, desire, inclination, disposition, pleasure.

~3.~ Command, behest, order, direction.

~4.~ Testament, last will and testament.

~Will~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Determine, decree, enjoin, command, direct.

~2.~ Bequeath, devise, demise, leave, give by will.

~Will~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Exercise volition.

~2.~ Devise, choose, elect, be disposed, be inclined, be pleased, have a mind.

~Willing~, _a._ Inclined, disposed, desirous, minded, ready, of a mind, nothing loath, not averse.

~Willing~, _n._ Volition.

~Willingly~, _ad._ ~1.~ Cheerfully, readily, with all one's heart.

~2.~ Voluntarily, of one's own accord, spontaneously.

~Will-o'-the-wisp~, _n._ Friar's lantern, Jack-with-a-lantern, Jack-o'- lantern, IGNIS FATUUS.

~Willow~, _n._ Osier.

~Wilt~, _v. n._ [_Common in U. S., local in Eng._] Droop, wither.

~Wily~, _a._ Insidious, artful, cunning, sly, crafty, subtle, arch, designing, deceitful, treacherous, trickish, TRICKY, intriguing, politic, foxy, snaky, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian.

~Win~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Get (_by mastery or in competition_), gain, obtain, procure, acquire, earn, achieve, catch.

~2.~ Bring over, gain over, get the compliance of.

~Win~, _v. n._ Succeed, be successful, gain the victory.

~Wince~, _v. n._ Flinch, shrink, startle, start back.

~Wind~, _n._ ~1.~ Air (_in motion_), draught, breeze, zephyr, puff of air, breath of air.

~2.~ Breath, respiration.

~3.~ Flatulence.

~Wind~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Coil, twine, twist, wreathe.

~2.~ Turn in and out.

~Wind~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Twine, coil, twist, turn and twist, take a spiral course.

~2.~ Meander, turn in and out.

~Windfall~, _n._ Godsend, unexpected gift, good luck, run of luck, piece of good fortune, piece of good luck.

~Wind-flower~, _n._ Anemone.

~Windhover~, _n._ Castrel, kestrel, stannel (_Falco tunnunculus_).

~Winding~, _n._ Flexure, turning, meandering, twisting, twist, convolution, contortion, sinuosity, curvature, tortuosity, bend, crook, kink, crookedness.

~Winding~, _a._ Flexuous, sinuous, meandering, serpentine.

~Wind off~, Unwind, uncoil.

~Wind-thrush~, _n._ Redwing, swine-pipe, red-sided thrush (_Turdus iliacus_).

~Wind up~, ~1.~ Wind into a ball.

~2.~ Settle, close, close up.

~Winding up~, End, conclusion, DÉNOUEMENT, ISSUE.

~Windpipe~, _n._ Trachea, weasand, throttle, throat.

~Windy~, _a._ ~1.~ Breezy, gusty, squally, stormy, tempestuous, blustering, boisterous.

~2.~ Empty, airy.

~3.~ Flatulent.

~Wine-bibber~, _n._ Toper, tippler, drunkard, dram-drinker.

~Wine-stone~, _n._ Argol, tartar (_crude_), bi-tartrate of potash.

~Wing~, _n._ ~1.~ Pennon, pinion.

~2.~ Side-piece.

~3.~ (_Mil._) Flank.

~Wing-case~, _n._ (_Ent._) Sheath.

~Winged~, _a._ ~1.~ With wings.

~2.~ Swift, rapid, fleet, fast, speedy, nimble, agile, flying.

~Win golden opinions~, Be liked, be in favor.

~Wink~, _v. n._ Blink, nictate.

~Wink at~, Connive at, pretend not to see, shut one's eyes to.

~Winker~, _n._ Blinder (_for a horse_).

~Winking~, _n._ Nictation.

~Winning~, _a._ Attractive, alluring, pleasing, charming, bewitching, engaging, captivating, fascinating, prepossessing, enchanting, delightful, lovely.

~Winnow~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fan, clear of chaff. ~2.~ Separate, part, divide.

~Winsome~, _a._ [_Scotland and North of England._] Cheerful, merry, gay, lively, sportive, blithe, blithesome, buoyant, jocund, light- hearted, buxom, debonair.

~Winter~, _v. n._ Hibernate.

~Winter-clover~, _n._ Checkerberry, partridge-berry, squaw-vine (_Mitchella repens_).

~Winter-green~, _n._ ~1.~ Boxberry, tea-berry, partridge-berry, mountain-tea (_Gaultheria procumbens_).

~2.~ Pipsissewa (_Chimaphila umbellata_).

~Wintery~, _a._ Hyemal, brumal, cold, icy, frosty.

~Wintry~, _a._ Hyemal, brumal, cold, cold, icy, frosty.

~Wipe~, _v. a._ Rub (_as with a cloth, in order to clean or dry_).

~Wipe~, _n._ ~1.~ Wiping.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Blow, stroke, hit.

~3.~ Sneer, gibe, taunt, sarcasm.

~4.~ (_Ornith._) Pewit, lapwing (_Vanellus cristatus_).

~Wipe out~, Efface, obliterate, erase, expunge, cancel, raze, scratch out, rub out.

~Wire~, _n._ Metallic thread.

~Wire~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Put upon a wire.

~2.~ Bind with wire.

~3.~ Ensnare by wires.

~4.~ [_Modern._] Telegraph, convey by electric telegraph, report by telegram.

~Wire-grass~, _n._ Crab-grass, dog's-tail grass (_Eleusine Indica_).

~Wire-puller~, _n._ Tactician, manœuvrer, adroit manager.

~Wisdom~, _n._ ~1.~ Sense, sapience, sagacity, judgment, judiciousness, prescience, discernment, depth, solidity, ballast, good sense, common sense, plain sense, enlarged views, reach or compass of thought, readiness in adapting means to ends.

~2.~ Knowledge, erudition, learning, attainment, information, enlightenment.

~3.~ Reasonableness, reason, right or just view.

~Wise~, _a._ ~1.~ Sensible, sapient, sage, judicious, sagacious, oracular, prudent, discreet, considerate, discerning, reasonable, rational, intelligent, enlightened, sound, solid, philosophical, of good judgment.

~2.~ Erudite, learned.

~3.~ Crafty, cunning, subtle, sly, foxy, wily, politic, knowing, designing, long-headed.

~Wise~, _n._ Manner, way, mode, fashion.

~Wiseacre~, _n._ Witling, DUNCE, ignoramus, pretender to wisdom.

~Wish~, _v. n._ Desire, long, hanker, list.

~Wish~, _v. a._ Desire, long for, hanker after, set one's heart upon.

~Wish~, _n._ Desire, mind, longing, hankering, liking.

~Wish-bone~, _n._ Merry-thought.

~Wishing-bone~, _n._ Merry-thought.

~Wishful~, _a._ Desirous, longing, eager, hankering, lickerish, wistful.

~Wish-wash~, _n._ ~1.~ Thin drink.

~2.~ Trash, stuff, balderdash, palaver, moonshine, fudge, nonsense, jargon, platitude, flummery, inanity, balderdash, wishy-washy, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk.

~Wishy-washy~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Thin, feeble, weak.

~Wishy-washy~, _n._ WISH-WASH.

~Wistful~, _a._ ~1.~ Contemplative, meditative, reflective, musing, thoughtful, pensive.

~2.~ Longing, eager, WISHFUL.

~Wit~, _n._ ~1.~ Intellect, understanding, mind, sense, reason, genius, mental power, intellectual faculties, thinking principle.

~2.~ Quick perception (_as of partial resemblance in things mostly unlike_), keen discernment.

~3.~ Facetiousness, humor, fun, drollery, waggery, waggishness, jocularity, ATTIC SALT.

~3.~ Humorist, wag.

~Witch~, _n._ Sorceress.

~Witch~, _v. a._ Charm, enchant, fascinate, captivate, ravish, bewitch.

~Witchcraft~, _n._ Sorcery, necromancy, magic, witchery, thaumaturgy, theurgy, wonder-working, enchantment, incantation, conjuration, charm, spell, the black art.

~Witchery~, _n._ ~1.~ Sorcery, WITCHCRAFT. ~2.~ Fascination, spell, entrancement.

~Witch-hazel~, _n._ Striped alder.

~With~, _prep._ ~1.~ Through (as _the immediate agent or instrument_), BY, by the agency of, by means of.

~2.~ Attending, accompanying, in company with, along with.

~3.~ In the opinion of, in the estimation of, according to.

~4.~ By the side of, in contrast with.

~5.~ Upon, immediately after.

~With child~, Pregnant, ENCEINTE, big, in the family way.

~Withdraw~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Remove, subduct, subduce, subtract, take away.

~2.~ Wean, disengage, draw off.

~3.~ Retract, recall, recant, disavow, revoke, abjure, take back.

~Withdraw~, _v. n._ Retire, retreat, secede, depart, decamp, go away, be off, go off.

~Withdrawal~, _n._ ~1.~ Abduction, withdrawing, removal, withdrawment.

~2.~ Departure, exit, retirement, leave, going away.

~Withdrawment~, _n._ WITHDRAWAL.

~Withe~, _n._ Twig, osier, wicker.

~Wither~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Shrivel, dry, dry up, lose freshness.

~2.~ Waste, decay, droop, languish, pine away, waste away.

~With one consent~, Unanimously, with one accord, by common consent, to a man, as one man, one and all, on all hands, in chorus, without a dissenting voice, NEM. CON.

~Withhold~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Restrain, keep in, rein in.

~2.~ Retain, keep back.

~Within~, _prep._ ~1.~ In the inside of, not without.

~2.~ In the compass of, in the limits of, not beyond.

~3.~ In the reach or influence of.

~Within~, _ad._ ~1.~ Inwardly, internally.

~2.~ In doors, in the house, at home.

~Without~, _prep_. ~1.~ Out of, on the outside of, not within.

~2.~ In the absence of, not with, independently of, exclusively of.

~Without book~, ~1.~ By memory, from memory, without notes, without reading.

~2.~ Without warrant, without authority.

~Withstand~, _v. a._ Resist, oppose, face, confront, strive against, stand against, make a stand against, not submit to.

~Witless~, _a._ Silly, foolish, stupid, dull, shallow, senseless, obtuse, DAFT, unintelligent, feeble-witted, short-witted, half-witted, dull-witted, muddy-headed, muddy-brained, slow of apprehension, fat- witted.

~Witling~, _n._ Wiseacre, Gothamite, blunderer, pretender to wisdom, man of small wit.

~Witness~, _n._ ~1.~ Testimony, evidence, attestation, corroboration.

~2.~ Deponent, corroborator, eye-witness.

~Witness~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Attest, be a witness of, bear witness to.

~2.~ Observe, see, take cognizance of.

~Witticism~, _n._ Joke (_made by one who affects wit_), conceit, jest, quip, quirk, crank.

~Witty~, a. Facetious, humorous, jocular, jocose, waggish, droll, funny, pleasant.

~Witwall~, _n._ ~1.~ Loriot, golden oriole (_of Europe_; _Oriolus galbula_).

~2.~ Great spotted wood-pecker (_Picus major_).

~Wizard~, _n._ Conjurer, enchanter, sorcerer, magician, soothsayer, necromancer, charmer, diviner, seer, juggler, prestidigitator, wonder- worker.

~Wizened~, _a._ Dried, shrivelled, shrunken, thin, sharp, lean, weazen.

~Woad~, _n._ Weld, dyer's weed (_Genista tinctorla_), woad-waxen, wood- waxen, wood-wax, dyer's broom.

~Woad-waxen~, _n._ WOAD.

~Woe~, _n._ Sorrow, grief, distress, tribulation, affliction, anguish, agony, bitterness, misery, wretchedness, unhappiness, trouble, heart- ache, heavy heart, bleeding heart, broken heart, mental suffering, pain of mind.

~Woebegone~, _a._ Wretched, miserable, pitiable, disconsolate, comfortless, sad, forlorn, sorrowful, melancholy, downcast, desponding, cheerless, crest-fallen, chap-fallen, cast down.

~Woful~, _a._ [Written also _Woeful_.] ~1.~ Sorrowful, distressed, sad, afflicted, unhappy.

~2.~ Grievous, distressing, afflicting, afflictive, disastrous, calamitous, dreadful, tragical, deplorable.

~3.~ Wretched, paltry, mean, pitiful.

~Wolfsbane~, _n._ Aconite, monkshood.

~Wolverene~, _n._ Glutton (_Gulo luscus_).

~Wolverine~, _n._ Glutton (_Gulo luscus_).

~Woman-hater~, _n._ Misogynist.

~Womanhood~, _n._ Muliebrity, feminality, femineity.

~Womanish~, _a._ Feminine (_in a bad sense_), effeminate.

~Womanly~, _a._ Feminine (_in a good sense_), becoming a woman.

~Womb~, _n._ Uterus.

~Wombat~, _n._ Phascolome (_Phascalomys ursinus_).

~Wonder~, _n._ ~1.~ Astonishment, amazement, surprise, bewilderment, ADMIRATION.

~2.~ Prodigy, marvel, miracle, portent.

~3.~ Curiosity, phenomenon, spectacle, rarity, sight.

~Wonder~, _v. n._ Marvel, be surprised, be amazed, be struck with wonder, be taken aback, stand agog, look blank, open one's eyes, open one's mouth.

~Wonderful~, _a._ Astonishing, astounding, surprising, amazing, startling, marvellous, wondrous, miraculous, very extraordinary, very strange.

~Wonder-worker~, _n._ Conjurer, WIZARD.

~Wonder-working~, _n._ Thaumaturgy, magic, sorcery, WITCHCRAFT.

~Wondrous~, _a._ WONDERFUL.

~Wont~, _n._ Custom, habit, use, practice.

~Wonted~, _a._ Accustomed, usual, habitual, customary, conventional, familiar, common, frequent, regular, ordinary, every-day.

~Woo~, _v. a._ Court, solicit in love, make love to, pay one's addresses to.

~Woo~, _v. n._ Court, make love.

~Wood~, _n._ ~1.~ FOREST, grove, copse.

~2.~ Timber.

~Woodbine~, _n._ Eglantine, honeysuckle (_Caprifolium periclymenum_).

~Woodchuck~, _n._ Ground-hog (_Arctomys monax_).

~Wood-coal~, _n._ Charcoal.

~Wood-cut~, _n._ Wood-engraving.

~Wooded~, _a._ Timbered.

~Wooden~, _a._ ~1.~ Made of wood.

~2.~ Woody, ligneous.

~3.~ Awkward, clumsy, ungainly, stiff.

~Wood-engraver~, _n._ Xylographer.

~Wood-engraving~, _n._ ~1.~ Xylography.

~2.~ Wood-cut.

~Wood-grass~, _n._ Indian grass (_Sorghum nutans_).

~Woodland~, _n._ Woods, forest, grove, forest-land, timber-land.

~Wood-naphtha~, _n._ Methylic alcohol, WOOD-SPIRIT.

~Wood-nymph~, _n._ Hamadryad, dryad, nymph of the woods.

~Wood-pigeon~, _n._ Ring-dove (_Columba palumbus_).

~Wood-shock~, _n._ Pecan (_Mustela Canadensis_), fisher.

~Wood-spirit~, _n._ Pyroxylic acid, pyroxylic spirit, wood-naphtha, methylic alcohol, pyroligneous spirit.

~Wood-wax~, _n._ Weld, woad, dyer's weed, dyer's broom, woad-waxen (_Genista tinctoria_).

~Wood-waxen~, _n._ Weld, woad, dyer's weed, dyer's broom, woad-waxen (_Genista tinctoria_).

~Woody~, _a._ ~1.~ Ligneous, wooden.

~2.~ Sylvan, shady.

~Woody-nightshade~, _n._ Bitter-sweet (_Solanum dulcamara_).

~Wooer~, _n._ Lover, suitor, gallant.

~Wooing~, _n._ Suit, courtship, addresses.

~Woof~, _n._ Weft.

~Wool-gathering~, _n._ Vagary, idle fancy, foolish enterprise, useless pursuit.

~Woollen~, _a._ [Written also _Woolen_.] Woolly, made of wool.

~Woollen~, _n._ Cloth of wool, woollen cloth.

~Woollens~, _n. pl._ Woollen goods.

~Woolly~, _a._ ~1.~ Woollen, made of wool.

~2.~ Like wool.

~3.~ (_Bot._) Lanuginous, downy.

~Word~, _n._ ~1.~ Vocable, TERM, expression.

~2.~ Report, tidings, account, advice, intelligence, information.

~3.~ Statement, affirmation, declaration, assertion, averment.

~4.~ Promise, pledge, assurance, engagement.

~5.~ Order, command, signal.

~6.~ Scripture, Word of God.

~7.~ [With _The_ prefixed] CHRIST.

~Word-book~, _n._ Vocabulary, dictionary, lexicon, glossary.

~Word for word~, Literally, verbatim, exactly, in the exact words.

~Words~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Language, accents, tongues, talk, discourse.

~2.~ Dispute, wrangling, bickering, altercation, logomachy, war of words.

~Wordy~, _a._ Verbose, prolix, diffuse, not concise, long-winded.

~Work~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Act, operate, be in action.

~2.~ Labor, toil, moil, drudge, strive, exert one's self, be diligent, be at work.

~3.~ Move, perform, succeed, get on.

~4.~ Ferment, effervesce.

~5.~ Heave, be tossed, be agitated.

~Work~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Labor upon, operate upon.

~2.~ Produce, originate, accomplish, effect, bring about.

~3.~ Keep at work.

~4.~ Exert, strain.

~5.~ Embroider.

~Work~, _n._ ~1.~ Toil, labor (_that fatigues_), drudgery.

~2.~ Occupation, exertion, employment, business.

~3.~ Product (_of labour_), performance, production, fruit, achievement, deed, action, feat.

~4.~ Fabric, structure, manufacture.

~5.~ Composition, book, literary production.

~6.~ Management, treatment.

~Work against~, Resist, oppose, try to thwart.

~Work-bag~, _n._ Reticule.

~Work-day~, _n._ Week-day.

~Worker,~ _n._ ~1.~ Laborer, workman, operative, artificer.

~2.~ Doer, performer.

~3.~ Working-bee.

~Work-house~, ~1.~ Manufactory.

~2.~ Penitentiary, jail, prison, bride-well, house of correction.

~3.~ Poor-house.

~Working~, _a._ ~1.~ Laboring.

~2.~ Moving, operating.

~3.~ On duty, at work.

~4.~ Fermenting.

~Working~, _n._ Motion, operation.

~Working-bee~, _n._ Worker.

~Workman~, _n._ ~1.~ Laborer, operative, worker, journeyman.

~2.~ Artisan, mechanic, craftsman, artificer.

~3.~ Skilful artificer, master in his art.

~Workmanlike~, _a._ Skilful, workmanly.

~Workmanly~, _a._ WORKMANLIKE.

~Workmanship~, _n._ Handiwork, handicraft, manipulation.

~Work out~, Accomplish, effect, perform, realize, bring to pass.

~Work through~, Get through.

~World~, _n._ ~1.~ Universe, cosmos, creation, nature.

~2.~ Earth, globe, terraqueous globe.

~3.~ Planet, heavenly body.

~4.~ Life, things, human affairs, secular affairs, affairs of life, social life, ways of men, course of things, stream of time.

~5.~ Public, society, people, men, mankind, human race.

~Worldly~, _a._ ~1.~ Earthly, mundane, terrestrial, terrene, sublunary, human, common.

~2.~ Secular, temporal.

~3.~ Sordid, grovelling, selfish, earth-born, irreligious.

~Worm~, _v. n._ Work slowly, secretly, and gradually (_like a worm_).

~Worm in~, Obtrude, thrust in, press in, foist in.

~Worm-like~, _a._ Worm-shaped, vermicular.

~Worm one's self~, Insinuate one's self.

~Worm out~, Find out (_as a secret_).

~Worm-shaped~, _a._ WORM-LIKE.

~Worn~, _a._ impaired (_by use_), wasted, consumed, decayed, worn out, used up, worn to a thread, worse for wear.

~Worn out~, ~1.~ Impaired, WORN.

~2.~ Trite, common, stale, hackneyed, beaten, threadbare, commonplace.

~Worry~, _v. a._ Tease, vex, plague, pain, harass, annoy, trouble, torment, pester, bother, bore, persecute, molest, harry, irritate, badger, fret, chafe, hector, infest, gall, disturb, disquiet.

~Worry~, _v. n._ [_Colloquial._] Fret, chafe, fidget, be vexed, be troubled, worry one's self.

~Worry~, _n._ Anxiety, vexation, trouble, perplexity, solicitude, care, disquiet, concern, uneasiness, fear, apprehension, misgiving, alarm.

~Worship~, _n._ Adoration, homage, reverence.

~Worship~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Adore, venerate (_with religious rites_), revere, reverence.

~2.~ Idolize, deify.

~Worshipful~, _a._ Venerable, worthy of honor.

~Worst~, _v. a._ Defeat, conquer, foil, overcome, overpower, overthrow, subdue, subjugate, vanquish, beat, rout, discomfit, crush, choke, quell, master, get the better of, put down.

~Worth~, _n._ ~1.~ Merit, desert, worthiness, excellence, virtue, credit.

~2.~ Value, price, cost.

~Worthiness~, n. Merit, WORTH.

~Worthless~, _a._ ~1.~ Useless, valueless, naught, bootless, fruitless, profitless, nugatory, unserviceable, futile, unproductive, unprofitable, miserable, poor, wretched.

~2.~ Base, vile, unworthy, ignoble, abject, depraved, profligate, abandoned, graceless, good for nothing.

~3.~ Refuse, waste.

~4.~ Tinsel, showy, glittering, gaudy, superficial, trashy, trumpery, flimsy.

~5.~ Trifling, trivial, paltry, frivolous, slight, piddling, of no moment, of small importance.

~Worthy~, _a._ ~1.~ Deserving, meritorious.

~2.~ Estimable, excellent, good, virtuous, exemplary, honest, righteous, upright.

~Would-be~, _a._ Self-styled, pretended, SOI-DISANT.

~Wound~, _n._ ~1.~ Cut, stab, bruise.

~2.~ Injury, hurt, damage, detriment, harm.

~Wound~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Hurt, injure, damage, harm.

~2.~ Pain, irritate, gall, lacerate, prick.

~3.~ Annoy, mortify, offend, hurt the feelings of.

~Wraith~, _n._ [_Scottish._] Apparition, vision, spectre, ghost, unreal image.

~Wrangle~, _v. n._ Quarrel, bicker, spar, spat, jangle, jar, squabble, TIFF, have words, fall out, be at variance, have an altercation.

~Wrangle~, _n._ Quarrel, squabble, jangle, brawl, altercation, jar, bickering, contest, contention, controversy, wrangling, angry dispute.

~Wrangler~, _n._ ~1.~ Disputant, controversialist, jangler, quarrelsome fellow.

~2.~ [_Cambridge University, Eng._] Superior mathematician.

~Wrangling~, _n._ Altercation, WRANGLE.

~Wrap~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fold, lap, roll together, wrap up.

~2.~ Envelop, cover (_by winding or folding_), infold, muffle.

~Wrap up~, Wrap, fold, bundle up.

~Wrapper~, _n._ ~1.~ Envelop, cover, covering.

~2.~ Dressing-gown.

~Wrath~, _n._ Anger, ire, indignation, exasperation, rage, fury, choler, passion, resentment, offence.

~Wrathful~, _a._ Angry, mad, furious, infuriate, raging, rageful, wroth, indignant, passionate, resentful, exasperated, provoked, incensed, irate, ireful, in a passion, out of temper, out of tune.

~Wreak~, _v. a._ Inflict (_as wrath or vengeance_).

~Wreath~, _n._ ~1.~ Curl.

~2.~ Garland, chaplet, festoon, crown, bays.

~Wreathe~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Twist, interweave, entwine.

~2.~ Encircle, surround, infold.

~Wreck~, _n._ ~1.~ Destruction, perdition, undoing, prostration, ruin, desolation, shipwreck.

~2.~ Stranded vessel, shipwrecked vessel.

~Wreck~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Strand, founder, shipwreck, cast away.

~2.~ Ruin, destroy.

~Wrench~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Wrest, wring, twist.

~2.~ Sprain, strain, distort.

~Wrench~, _n._ ~1.~ Twist.

~2.~ Sprain, strain.

~3.~ Screw-key.

~Wrest~, _v. a._ Twist, WRENCH.

~Wrestle~, _v. n._ Contend, strive, struggle.

~Wrestling~, _n._ Struggle, contention.

~Wretch~, _n._ ~1.~ Pilgarlic, pariah, outcast, troglodyte, miserable person, unhappy person.

~2.~ Miscreant, villain, knave, rogue, rascal, scoundrel, scapegrace, caitiff, ruffian.

~Wretched~, _a._ ~1.~ Unhappy (on account outward condition), MISERABLE, forlorn, comfortless, woebegone, afflicted, distressed.

~2.~ Calamitous, afflictive, afflicting, deplorable.

~3.~ Bad, poor, vile sorry, shabby, pitiful, worthless, paltry, contemptible, shocking.

~Wretchedness~, _n._ Unhappiness, distress, misery, affliction, WOE.

~Wriggle~, _v. n._ Squirm, writhe.

~Wriggle out of~, Get out of (_by adroit management_), work out of, work one's way out of.

~Wring~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Twist (_violently_).

~2.~ Force, extort, wrest.

~3.~ Harass, distress, torture, torment, pain.

~Wrinkle~, _n._ ~1.~ Furrow, crease, fold, plait, gather, pucker, rumple, corrugation, rimple.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Notion, whim, fancy, whimsey, caprice, crotchet, vagary, freak, quirk, maggot.

~Wrinkle~, _v. a._ Corrugato, crease, rumple, cockle, pucker, crumple.

~Wrinkled~, _a._ Rugose, rugous.

~Wrist~, _n._ CARPUS.

~Writ~, _n._ Writing, scripture.

~Write~, v. _a._ ~1.~ Inscribe, scrawl, scribble, scratch.

~2.~ Compose, indite, produce, frame, pen, jot down, draw up, set down in writing, commit to paper, put on paper, dash off.