Part 68

~Write~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Compose, express one's self (_in writing_), put pen to paper, take pen in hand.

~2.~ Write a letter, send a letter.

~3.~ Tell (_in writing_), give account.

~Writer~, _n._ ~1.~ Penman.

~2.~ Scribe, scribbler, clerk, secretary, amanuensis, quill-driver.

~3.~ Author, composer.

~Writhe~, _v. a._ Twist, distort, contort, make awry.

~Writhe~, _v. n._ Wriggle, squirm, be distorted.

~Writing~, _n._ ~1.~ Chirography, caligraphy, penmanship.

~2.~ Document, instrument.

~3.~ Book, work, publication, lucubration, pamphlet, piece, literary production.

~4.~ Inscription, title.

~Writing-desk~, _n._ ESCRITOIRE.

~Wrong~, _a._ ~1.~ Unjust, evil, improper, bad, inequitable, unfair, immoral, not right, wrongful.

~2.~ Unlit, inapposite, inappropriate, unsuitable, improper.

~3.~ Incorrect, inaccurate, erroneous, not true, wide of the mark.

~Wrong~, _n._ ~1.~ Injustice, unfairness, injury, trespass, grievance, TORT, injury, foul play, violation of right.

~2.~ Error.

~Wrong~, _ad._ Erroneously, amiss, improperly, wrongly, faultily.

~Wrong~, _v. a._ Injure, abuse, maltreat, oppress, treat unjustly, do a wrong to, do an injury to.

~Wrong-doer~, _n._ Delinquent, offender, sinner, criminal, culprit, evildoer.

~Wrongful~, _a._ Unjust, unfair, WRONG.

~Wrong-headed~, _a._ Perverse, stubborn, intractable, crotchety, mulish, headstrong, cross-grained, dogged, wayward, PIG-HEADED.

~Wrongly~, _ad._ Erroneously, WRONG, amiss.

~Wroth~, _a._ Angry, WRATHFUL.

~Wrought~, [_Imperfect and participle of work._] Performed, done, worked, effected.

~Wrought up~, Transported, maddened, excited, fired, worked up, beside one's self.

~Wry~, _a._ Distorted, twisted, crooked, askew, awry, on one side, turned to one side.

~Wry face~, Grimace, distortion of countenance.

X

~Xiphoid~, _a._ (_Anat._) Ensiform, sword-like.

~Xylographer~, _n._ Wood-engraver.

~Xylography~, _n._ Wood-engraving.

Y

~Yak~, _n._ Sarlyk, bulul, grunting ox (_Poëphagus grunniens_).

~Yap~, _v. n._ YAUP.

~Yard~, _n._ Enclosure, COMPOUND.

~Yarn~, _n._ ~1.~ Woollen thread.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Story, tale.

~Yarrow~, _n._ Millefoil (_Achillea millefolium_).

~Yaup~, _v. n._ Yelp, yap, cry (_as a child or a bird_).

~Yawn~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Gape, oscitate.

~2.~ Open-wide.

~Yea~, _ad._ Yes, ay, aye.

~Yean~, _v. n._ Lamb, bring forth a lamb.

~Yearly~, _a._ Annual, ANNIVERSARY.

~Yearly~, _ad._ Annually, once a year, every year, per annum.

~Yearn~, _v. n._ Long, be eager, feel a strong desire.

~Yeast~, _n._ Barm, ferment, EMPTYINGS.

~Yeasty~, _a._ Barmy.

~Yell~, _v. n._ Screech, shriek, scream, bawl, squeal, cry out (_as with pain or horror_).

~Yell~, _n._ Screech, shriek, scream, outcry.

~Yellow~, _a._ Golden, FULVOUS, FULVID, gold-colored.

~Yellow-bunting~, _n._ Yellow-hammer (_Emberiza citrinella_).

~Yellow-eyed~, _a._ Jaundiced, jealous.

~Yellow flag~, fleur-de-lis, flower-de-luco (_Iris pseudacorus_).

~Yellow-hammer~, _n._ YELLOW-BUNTING.

~Yellow orpiment~, King's-yellow, yellow sulphuret of arsenic.

~Yellows~, _n. pl._ Jaundice (_in horses, cattle, and sheep_).

~Yelp~, _v. n._ Yaup, bark, cry (_as a dog_).

~Yeoman~, _n._ Freeholder, commoner, farmer.

~Yeomanry~, _n._ Body of yeomen.

~Yerk~, _v. a._ Jerk, twitch, pull suddenly.

~Yerk~, _n._ Jerk.

~Yes~, _ad._ Yea, ay, aye.

~Yet~, _conj._ Nevertheless, notwithstanding, however.

~Yet~, _ad._ ~1.~ Besides, further, in addition, over and above.

~2.~ Still, at the same time.

~3.~ Hitherto, thus far, up to the present time.

~Yield~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Produce, bear, furnish, supply, afford, impart, render, bestow, confer, communicate.

~2.~ Permit, grant, allow, giro, accord, concede.

~3.~ Relinquish, surrender, abandon, cede, resign, abdicate, forego, waive, deliver up, give up, part with, make over, let go.

~Yield~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Submit, surrender, succumb, give in, give up, knock under, resign one's self.

~2.~ Bend, relax, bow, be pliant.

~3.~ Assent, comply, acquiesce, give consent.

~4.~ Give place, give way.

~Yield~, _n._ Product, crop.

~Yielding~, _a._ ~1.~ Submissive, complying, compliant, accommodating, unresisting, facile.

~2.~ Pliable, pliant, supple, flexible, flexile, plastic.

~Yoke~, _n._ ~1.~ Bond, chain, link, tie, ligature.

~2.~ Bondage, servitude, service, dependence, subjection, thraldom, vassalage.

~Yoke~, _v. a._ Join, couple, link, interlink, conjoin, associate.

~Yoke-fellow~, _n._ Companion, associate, partner, mate.

~Yonder~, _ad._ At a distance (_within view_).

~Yonker~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] YOUNGSTER, younker.

~Young~, _n._ Youthful, juvenile, not old, in one's teens.

~Younger~, _a._ Junior.

~Youngster~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Youth, boy, lad, stripling, school- boy, younker, yonker, young man.

~Younker~, _n._ YOUNGSTER.

~Youth~, _n._ ~1.~ Juvenility, adolescence, juniority, minority, teens, bloom, nonage, youthfulness, prime of life, flower of life.

~2.~ Boy, stripling, school-boy, YOUNGSTER, lad.

~3.~ Young men, young women, young persons, the rising generation.

~Youthful~, _a._ ~1.~ Young, in one's teens.

~2.~ Childish, juvenile, boyish, puerile.

~Youthfulness~, _n._ Juvenility, YOUTH.

~Yucca~, _n._ Spanish-bayonet, bear-grass, Adam's needle.

~Yule~, _n._ ~1.~ Christmas, yule-tide.

~2.~ Lammas, Lammas-tide.

~Yule-tide~, _n._ Christmas, YULE.

Z

~Zany~, _n._ Buffoon, clown, mountebank, jester, droll, merry-Andrew, harlequin, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, fool, jack-pudding, pickle- herring.

~Zanyism~, _n._ Buffoonery.

~Zeal~, _n._ Ardor, eagerness, engagedness, fervor, fervency, warmth, glow, feeling, energy, earnestness, intentness, heartiness, cordiality, enthusiasm, passion, soul, spirit.

~Zealot~, _n._ Enthusiast, fanatic, bigot, visionary, dreamer.

~Zealous~, _a._ Ardent, eager, keen, earnest, fervent, fervid, warm, glowing, burning, fiery, passionate, enthusiastic, devoted, swift, prompt, ready, forward.

~Zenith~, _n._ Summit, top, apex, pinnacle, acme, utmost height, highest point, culminating point.

~Zephyr~, _n._ ~1.~ West wind.

~2.~ [_Poetical._] Gentle, mild, or soft breeze; light wind.

~Zero~, _n._ Naught, nought, nothing, cipher.

~Zest~, _n._ Relish, flavor, savor, taste, gust, gusto, smack, twang, appetizer.

~Zinc~, _n._ Spelter.

~Zinc-blende~, _n._ Blende, sulphuret of zinc, false galena, mock- lead, black-jack.

~Zincite~, _n._ Red zinc ore, red oxide of zinc.

~Zinc-vitriol~, _n._ White vitriol, sulphate of zinc.

~Zone~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Poetical._] Belt, girdle, cincture, girth, baldric, band.

~2.~ Region, clime, climate.

~Zoril~, _n._ Mariput (_Viverra zorilla_).

~Zygoma~, _n._ (_Anat._) Cheek-bone.

~Zymotic~, _a._ Infectious (_as if by the action of a ferment_).

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