A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology (part 7 of 7)

A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology (part 7 of 7)

~Vernacular~, n. Vernacular language, native language, mother tongue.

~Versatile~, a. ~1.~ Changeable, variable.

~2.~ Inconstant, unsteady, fickle.

~Verse~, n. ~1.~ Line (metrically arranged), line of poetry, stich.

~2.~ Versification, poetry, poesy, metrical composition, metrical language.

~3.~ [Colloquial.] Stanza, stave, staff.

~4.~ Passage (of Scripture), text, sentence.

~5.~ [Poetical.] Piece of poetry.

~Versed~, a. Skilled, skilful, practised, accomplished, conversant, acquainted, qualified, trained, proficient, clever, able, good at, at home in, au fait.

~Verses~, n. pl. Numbers, poetry, song.

~Versification~, n. Verse, metrical composition.

~Versify~, v. a. Turn into verse.

~Versify~, v. n. Make verses.

~Version~, n. Translation, rendering, interpretation, reading, lection.

~Vertebral column~, Spine.

~Vertex~, n. ~1.~ Point.

~2.~ Top, summit, crown.

~3.~ Zenith.

~Vertical~, a. Perpendicular (to the horizon), upright, plumb.

~Vertigo~, n. Dizziness, giddiness, swimming of the head.

~Verve~, n. [Fr.] Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, animation, force, energy, excitement of the imagination.

~Very~, a. ~1.~ True, real, actual.

~2.~ Same, self-same.

~Very~, ad. Highly, exceedingly, excessively, extremely, remarkably, surpassingly, to a high degree.

~Vesicant~, n. VESICATORY.

~Vesicatory~, n. Blister, epispastic, vesicant.

~Vesicle~, n. Cell, cyst, utricle, bladder.

~Vesper~, n. Hesperus, Hesper, Venus, evening star.

~Vespers~, n. pl. Evening service (in the Roman Catholic Church).

~Vessel~, n. ~1.~ Utensil (for holding any thing).

~2.~ Bottom, sailing craft.

~3.~ Tube, duct, canal.

~Vest~, n_._ ~1.~ Vesture, garment, vestment, robe, dress.

~2.~ Waistcoat (for men).

~Vest~, v. a. ~1.~ Clothe, dress, surround, robe, enrobe, envelope, cover.

~2.~ Endow, furnish.

~Vest in~, Descend to, pass to, belong to, be at the disposal of, become the property of.

~Vested~, a. Fixed, established.

~Vestibule~, n. ~1.~ Porch, entrance way.

~2.~ Hall, lobby, ante-room.

~Vestige~, n. Footprint, footstep, token, sign, mark, record, trace, track.

~Vestment~, n. Garment, dress, VESTURE, robe, vest, habiliment, garb.

~Vestry~, n. Sacristry, vestry-room.

~Vesture~, n. Garment, dress, robe, vestment, vest, clothes, clothing, apparel, attire, habit, garb, costume, habiliment, toilet, raiment, gear, outfit, accoutrement, equipment, suit, rigging, trappings, TOGGERY, ARRAY.

~Veteran~, a. Old (in experience), experienced (especially in war).

~Veteran~, n. Old soldier.

~Veterinarian~, n. Farrier, horse-doctor, horse-leech, veterinary surgeon.

~Veterinary surgeon~, Farrier, veterinarian.

~Veto~, n. Prohibition (of a legislative act by the Executive), refusal to sanction.

~Veto~, v. a. Prohibit, forbid, negative.

~Vex~, v. a. ~1.~ Tease, torment, plague, harass, worry, harry, hector, distress, annoy, trouble, fret, provoke, offend, irritate, gall, chafe, displease, molest, pester, bother, badger.

~2.~ Disturb, disquiet, agitate.

~Vexation~, n. ~1.~ Irritation, chagrin, displeasure, mortification.

~2.~ Torment, plague, trouble, annoyance, nuisance, curse.

~Vexatious~, a. Troublesome, irritating, provoking, annoying, harassing, painful, distressing.

~Vexed~, a. ~1.~ Irritated, plagued, worried, harassed, annoyed, troubled, provoked.

~2.~ Disputed, contested, in dispute.

~Via~, ad. [L.] [Colloquial.] By way of.

~Viands~, n. pl. Food, victuals, BREAD.

~Vibrate~, v. n. Oscillate, swing, move to and fro, move backward and forward.

~Vibration~, n. Oscillation, swinging, nutation.

~Vibratory~, a. Vibrating, oscillating, oscillatory, swinging.

~Vicarious~, a. ~1.~ Deputed, delegated, commissioned.

~2.~ Substituted.

~Vice~, n. ~1.~ Defect, fault, blemish, imperfection.

~2.~ Wickedness, sin, iniquity, irregularity, depravity, immorality, laxity, indecorum, impropriety.

~Vice~, [L.] Instead of, in place of.

~Vicegerent~, n. Deputy, lieutenant, representative, agent.

~Vice-king~, n. Viceroy.

~Viceroy~, n. Vice-king.

~Vice versa~, [L.] Conversely, reversely.

~Vicinage~, n. Neighborhood, vicinity.

~Vicinity~, n. ~1.~ Nearness, proximity.

~2.~ Neighborhood, vicinage.

~Vicious~, a. ~1.~ Faulty, defective, imperfect.

~2.~ Wicked, mischievous, depraved, immoral, sinful, corrupt, unprincipled, abandoned, demoralized, bad, worthless, profligate.

~3.~ Unruly, refractory, contrary.

~Vicissitude~, n. ~1.~ Alternation, interchange, regular change, mutual succession.

~2.~ Variation, mutation, revolution.

~Victim~, n. ~1.~ Sacrifice.

~2.~ [Colloquial.] Dupe, gull, cully, prey.

~Victimize~, v. a. [Colloquial.] Cheat, dupe, trick, defraud, deceive, swindle, cozen, chouse, gull, overreach, befool, beguile, circumvent, diddle, hoodwink, bamboozle, impose upon, put upon, practise upon, play upon, take in.

~Victor~, n. Conqueror, vanquisher.

~Victorious~, a. Triumphant, conquering, successful.

~Victory~, n. Conquest, triumph.

~Victuals~, n. pl. FOOD, viands, BREAD.

~Vide~, [L.] See.

~Videlicet~, ad. [L. Usually represented by viz.] Namely, to wit, that is, that is to say, to particularize, to be more explicit.

~Vie~, v. n. Contend, strive (for superiority).

~View~, v. a. ~1.~ Survey, scan, eye, see, witness, behold, inspect, explore, contemplate, look on or upon, turn the eyes to, have in sight.

~2.~ Consider, regard, ponder, study, think about, reflect upon.

~View~, n. ~1.~ Sight, survey, inspection.

~2.~ Prospect, scene, vista, perspective.

~3.~ Sketch, picture.

~4.~ Design, purpose, object, aim, intent, intention, scope, drift.

~5.~ Opinion, judgment, notion, belief, impression, idea, sentiment.

~Viewless~, a. Invisible, unseen, indiscernible, not to be seen.

~Vigil~, n. Watch, sleeplessness, abstinence from sleep.

~Vigilance~, n. Watchfulness, lookout, circumspection.

~Vigilant~, a. Watchful, circumspect, on the lookout, wide awake, on the alert.

~Vigor~, n. ~1.~ Strength, force, might, power.

~2.~ Energy, efficacy.

~3.~ Health, haleness, soundness, robustness, bloom, elasticity, tone.

~4.~ Thriftiness, flourishing condition.

~5.~ Liveliness, raciness, piquancy.

~Vigorous~, a. ~1.~ Strong, powerful, forcible, intense.

~2.~ Energetic, efficient, effective.

~3.~ Healthy, hale, robust, sturdy, sound, hardy, hearty, able-bodied, in health, in good health, not diseased.

~4.~ Thrifty, flourishing, growing well.

~5.~ Nervous, spirited, lively, sparkling, racy, pointed, piquant, impassioned.

~Vile~, a. ~1.~ Base, mean, low, despicable, contemptible, beggarly, grovelling, pitiful, ignoble, abject, scurvy, shabby, base-minded, foul.

~2.~ Sinful, wicked, knavish.

~3.~ Worthless, of poor quality, linsey-woolsey.

~Vileness~, n. ~1.~ Baseness, meanness, despicableness, foulness, abasement, shabbiness, abjectness, abjection.

~2.~ Wickedness, sinfulness, turpitude, knavery.

~3.~ Worthlessness, poor quality.

~Vilify~, v. a. Defame, traduce, revile, asperse, calumniate, scandalize, malign, reproach, abuse, blacken, blemish, slur, vituperate, backbite, lampoon, disparage, upbraid, berate, run down, speak ill of, accuse falsely, damn with faint praise.

~Villa~, n. Country house, country seat.

~Village~, n. Hamlet, town.

~Villain~, n. Rascal, knave, scoundrel, rogue, scamp, reprobate, scapegrace, miscreant, caitiff, vile wretch.

~Villanous~, a. [Written also Villainous.] ~1.~ Base, mean, vile.

~2.~ Wicked, knavish, atrocious, heinous, sinful, nefarious, outrageous, very bad.

~Villany~, n. [Written also Villainy.] ~1.~ Baseness, VILENESS.

~2.~ Wickedness, sinfulness, depravity, turpitude, atrocity, criminality, infamy.

~3.~ Roguery, rascality, knavery, knavishness, dishonesty, trickery.

~Vinculum~, n. [L. pl. Vincula.] Bond, tie, link, copula, connective.

~Vindicate~, v. a. ~1.~ Justify, defend, uphold, speak for, contend for.

~2.~ Assert, maintain, support, stand by, make good.

~Vindicable~, a. Justifiable, warrantable, defensible, right, fit, proper.

~Vindication~, n. ~1.~ Justification, plea, defence, excuse, apology.

~2.~ Assertion, maintenance, support.

~Vindictive~, a. Revengeful, unforgiving, unrelenting, implacable, vengeful, rancorous, malevolent, malicious, malignant, spiteful, resentful.

~Vindicator~, n. ~1.~ Assertor, pleader.

~2.~ Defender, champion.

~Vine-fretter~, n. Aphis, plant-louse, puceron.

~Vinegar~, n. Acetic acid (dilute and impure).

~Violate~, v. a. ~1.~ Break, Infringe, transgress, invade, break through, trench upon, encroach upon, set at nought.

~2.~ Profane, desecrate, pollute, do violence to.

~3.~ Abuse, outrage, ravish, deflour, debauch, constuprate, defile, commit rape upon.

~Violation~, n. ~1.~ Infringement, transgression, breaking, breach, non-observance.

~2.~ Profanation, desecration, pollution.

~3.~ Ravishment, ravishing, rape, constupration, STUPRATION, defloration, defilement.

~Violence~, n. ~1.~ Vehemence, impetuosity, boisterousness.

~2.~ Passion, fury, fierceness, wildness, rage.

~3.~ Outrage, injustice, injury, unlawfulness, sway or brute force, reign of terror.

~4.~ Sharpness, acuteness, severity, poignancy, intensity.

~Violent~, a. ~1.~ Boisterous, furious, impetuous, vehement.

~2.~ Fierce, fiery, fuming, raging, ungovernable, infuriate, passionate, high, hot.

~3.~ Unnatural, effected by force, unlawful.

~4.~ Unjust, outrageous.

~5.~ Sharp, severe, acute, poignant, intense, exquisite, pungent.

~Violin~, n. Fiddle, KIT.

~Virago~, n. ~1.~ Female warrior.

~2.~ Termagant, vixen, shrew, tartar, brawler, scold.

~Virgin~, n. Maid, maiden, girl, LASSIE, lass, damsel, miss.

~Virgin~, a. ~1.~ Chaste, pure, undefiled, maidenly.

~2.~ Fresh, unused, untouched, new.

~Virginity~, n. Maidenhood.

~Viridescent~, a. Greenish.

~Viridity~, n. Greenness, verdancy.

~Virile~, a. Manly, masculine

~Virility~, n. Manhood.

~Virtu~, n. ~1.~ Taste for curiosities, love of the fine arts.

~2.~ Curiosities, objects of art or of antiquity (taken collectively).

~Virtual~, a. Potential, in essence or effect though not in fact.

~Virtue~, n. ~1.~ Force, efficacy, power, strength, potency.

~2.~ Goodness (that comes from self discipline), uprightness, probity, integrity, rectitude, morality, worth, moral excellence.

~Virtuoso~, n. Connoisseur, amateur, dilettante, man devoted to virtu.

~Virtuous~, a. ~1.~ Upright, honest, good, righteous, exemplary, worthy.

~2.~ Chaste, modest, pure.

~Virulence~, n. ~1.~ Poisonousness, venomousness.

~2.~ Acrimony, malignancy, malignity, bitterness.

~Virulency~, n. ~1.~ Poisonousness, venomousness.

~2.~ Acrimony, malignancy, malignity, bitterness.

~Virulent~, a. ~1.~ Poisonous, venomous.

~2.~ Malignant, acrimonious, bitter.

~Virus~, n. Poison (of a morbid nature), VENOM.

~Visage~, n. Face, countenance, physiognomy, PHIZ.

~Viscera~, n. pl. [L.] Entrails, intestines, bowels, inwards, guts.

~Viscid~, a. Glutinous, viscous, sticky, tenacious, SLABBY.

~Viscidity~, n. Glutinousness, stickiness.

~Viscous~, a. Glutinous, VISCID.

~Visible~, a. ~1.~ Perceptible, discernible, in view, in sight, to be seen.

~2.~ Apparent, manifest, evident, open, obvious, conspicuous, clear, plain, palpable, patent, unmistakable.

~Vision~, n. ~1.~ Sight, seeing.

~2.~ Apparition, ghost, spectre, phantom, phantasm, chimera, illusion, supernatural appearance.

~Visionary~, a. ~1.~ Imaginative, romantic, given to reverie.

~2.~ Unreal, fanciful, fancied, ideal, fantastic, imaginary, chimerical, illusory, shadowy, Quixotic, Utopian, wild.

~Visionary~, n. Dreamer, FANATIC, enthusiast, zealot, castle-builder.

~Visit~, v. a. Go to see, call upon, pay a visit to.

~Visitable~, a. Subject to be visitated (in order to be inspected), liable to be inspected.

~Visitant~, n. Visitor.

~Visitation~, n. ~1.~ Dispensation (especially of retributive evil), calamity, disaster, affliction, misfortune, trial, blow, stroke, trouble, hardship, ill luck, ill fortune.

~2.~ (Law.) Visiting (in order to examine), inspection.

~Visitor~, n. ~1.~ Guest.

~2.~ Inspector, examiner, censor, critic.

~Vista~, n. View (especially through an avenue), prospect, perspective.

~Visual~, a. Optic, optical, of the eye, of the sight or vision.

~Vital~, a. Essential, indispensable, very necessary.

~Vitality~, n. Life, animation, vital power.

~Vitalize~, v. a. Vivify, animate, quicken, make alive, give life to.

~Vitiate~, v. a. Impair, spoil, deteriorate, debase, deprave, corrupt, pollute, adulterate, injure, contaminate, infect, defile, poison.

~Vitiation~, n. Deterioration, degeneration, debasement, degradation, degeneracy, depravation, impairment, injury, corruption, perversion, pollution, prostitution.

~Vitriolated tartar~, Sulphate of potash.

~Vitriolated soda~, Sulphate of soda, Glauber's salt.

~Vitreous~, a. Glassy.

~Vitriform~, a. HYALOID, like glass.

~Vitriolic acid~, Sulphuric acid, oil of vitriol.

~Vituperate~, v. a. [Rare.] Abuse, vilify, revile, reproach, defame, asperse, slander, traduce, malign, blacken, berate, rate, upbraid, rail at, sneer at, speak ill of, run down.

~Vituperation~, n. Abuse, blame, condemnation, reproach, aspersion, reviling, upbraiding, railing, objurgation, scolding, JAW, severe censure.

~Vituperative~, a. Abusive, reproachful, scorning, scurrilous, opprobrious, condemnatory, damnatory, contemptuous, scandalous, insulting.

~Vivacious~, a. Lively, sprightly, active, brisk, animated, spirited, gay, sportive, frolicsome, jocund, merry, cheerful, mirthful, pleasant, full of life.

~Vivaciousness~, n. VIVACITY.

~Vivacity~, n. Liveliness, sprightliness, animation, life, cheerfulness, gayety, cheer, good humor, good spirits, high spirits.

~Vivid~, a. ~1.~ Lively, sprightly, vigorous, animated, quick, active, strong.

~2.~ Bright, clear, lucid.

~Vivify~, v. a. Animate, vitalize, awake, arouse, quicken, make alive, give life to.

~Vixen~, n. Scold, termagant, shrew, tartar, brawler.

~Vocable~, n. Word, term, name.

~Vocabulary~, n. Dictionary, glossary, lexicon, word-book, list of words.

~Vocation~, n. Occupation, employment, calling, business, pursuit, profession, trade, AVOCATION.

~Vociferate~, v. n. ~1.~ Cry, bawl, roar, cry out.

~2.~ Rant, mouth.

~Vociferate~, v. a. Cry aloud, roar out, utter loudly or vehemently.

~Vociferation~, n. Clamor, outcry, HULLABALOO, loud utterance, hue and cry.

~Vociferous~, a. Noisy, clamorous, loud, blatant, stunning, uproarious, obstreperous.

~Vogue~, n. Fashion, mode, way, usage, custom, practice, repute, popularity, favor.

~Voice~, n. ~1.~ Spoken sound.

~2.~ Sound, noise, notes.

~3.~ Vote, suffrage.

~4.~ Tone, mode of speaking.

~Void~, a. ~1.~ Empty, vacant, inane, unfilled, unoccupied, unfurnished, unsupplied.

~2.~ Free, destitute, clear, without.

~3.~ Null, invalid, nugatory, ineffectual, of no effect, of no binding force.

~Void~, n. Vacuum, INANE, empty space.

~Volatile~, a. ~1.~ Evaporable.

~2.~ Airy, gay, lively, jolly, sprightly, vivacious, buoyant, full of spirit, jocund.

~3.~ Fickle, changeable, giddy, inconstant, flighty, reckless, uncircumspect, wild, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM.

~Volatile alkali~, Ammonia, ammoniacal gas.

~Volatility~, n. ~1.~ Evaporableness.

~2.~ Airiness, liveliness, gayety, vivacity, sprightliness, cheerfulness.

~3.~ Changeableness, fickleness, flightiness, giddiness, inconstancy, levity, frivolity, want of seriousness.

~Volition~, n. Willing, exercise of the will.

~Volley~, n. Discharge, emission, burst, explosion, blast.

~Voltaism~, n. Galvanism.

~Volubility~, n. Fluency, glibness, readiness of speech, command of language, facility of expression, GIFT OF THE GAB.

~Voluble~, a. Fluent, glib, loquacious, talkative, TONGUY, of a ready tongue, ready in speech, nimble of speech.

~Volume~, n. ~1.~ Convolution, turn, contortion, whirl, fold, coil, roll, scroll.

~2.~ Book, tome.

~3.~ Dimensions, bulk, size, mass, compass, amplitude, CAPACITY.

~4.~ (Geom.) Solid contents.

~Voluminous~, a. ~1.~ Of many volumes.

~2.~ Large, bulky.

~Voluntarily~, ad. Spontaneously, freely, of one's own accord.

~Voluntary~, a. ~1.~ Spontaneous, free, unforced, unconstrained, without compulsion.

~2.~ Willing, from inclination.

~3.~ Designed, intended, intentional, purposed.

~Volunteer~, v. a. Offer, proffer, tender, present.

~Voluptuary~, n. Sensualist, epicure, man of pleasure.

~Voluptuous~, a. Luxurious, epicurean, sensual.

~Voluptuousness~, n. Sensuality, luxury, luxuriousness, epicurism, pleasure, animal gratification.

~Vomit~, v. n. Puke, spew, eject, throw up, cast up.

~Vomit~, v. a. ~1.~ Disgorge, throw up (from the stomach), puke up, cast up.

~2.~ Eject, emit, throw forth.

~Vomit~, n. Emetic, puke.

~Voracious~, a. Ravenous, greedy, rapacious, insatiable, insatiate.

~Voraciousness~, n. VORACITY.

~Voracity~, n. Ravenousness, greediness, avidity, voraciousness, swallow, gluttonous appetite, canine appetite.

~Vortex~, n. Whirl, whirlpool, eddy.

~Votary~, n. Devotee.

~Vote~, n. ~1.~ Suffrage, voice.

~2.~ Ballot.

~Vouch~, v. a. ~1.~ Obtest, call to witness.

~2.~ Warrant, declare, affirm, avouch, attest, evidence.

~3.~ Support, back, follow up.

~Vouchsafe~, v. a. Concede, grant, accord, deign.

~Voussoir~, n. [Fr.] Arch-stone.

~Vow~, n. Promise (solemnly made), pledge.

~Vow~, v. a. Consecrate, dedicate, devote.

~Vow~, v. n. Promise (solemnly), pledge one's word.

~Voyage~, n. Journey by water, passage by sea.

~Voyage~, v. n. Cruise, sail, take a voyage, take a cruise, travel by sea, take ship, plough the waves, plough the deep.

~Vulgar~, a. ~1.~ Plebeian, low-born, base-born, untitled.

~2.~ Homespun, rustic, boorish, unrefined, low-bred.

~3.~ General, common, ordinary, popular.

~4.~ Low, mean, base, gross, coarse, vile, broad.

~5.~ Unauthorized, inelegant, cant.

~6.~ [Rare.] Vernacular, native.

~Vulgarism~, n. Barbarism, vulgar expression, vulgar phrase, vulgar idiom.

~Vulgarity~, n. Grossness, coarseness, rudeness, vileness, meanness, want of refinement.

~Vulpine~, a. Cunning, crafty, artful, sly, fox-like.

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~Waddle~, v. n. Toddle, tottle, waggle.

~Waders~, n. pl. Wading birds, GRALLÆ, GRALLATORES.

~Waft~, v. a. Bear (through a buoyant medium), convey, transport, carry, transmit.

~Waft~, v. n. [Rare.] Float, be wafted.

~Wag~, v. a. Shake, waggle.

~Wag~, v. n. Vibrate, move to and fro.

~Wag~, n. Wit, humorist, joker, jester, droll, humorous fellow, droll fellow.

~Wage~, v. a. ~1.~ Bet, stake, pledge, lay, wager.

~2.~ Undertake (as war), carry on, engage in.

~Wager~, n. Bet, stake, pledge.

~Wager~, v. a. Bet, stake, pledge, lay, wage.

~Wager~, v. n. Bet, lay a wager.

~Wages~, n. pl. Hire, salary, pay, compensation, remuneration, stipend, allowance, earnings.

~Waggery~, n. Jocularity, facetiousness, drollery, pleasantry, humor, fun, waggishness.

~Waggish~, a. Jocular, jocose, humorous, sportive, merry, facetious, droll, funny, comical.

~Waggishness~, n. WAGGERY.

~Waggle~, v. n. Tottle, toddle, waddle.

~Waggle~, v. a. Wag, shake.

~Waggon~, n. Wain.

~Wagtail~, n. ~1.~ Goosander, dun-diver, dish-washer (Mergus merganser or Mergus castor).

~2.~ Bird of the genus Motacilla.

~Waif~, n. Estray.

~Wail~, v. a. Lament, moan, bemoan, bewail, deplore, mourn over, grieve for (audibly).

~Wail~, v. n. Moan, lament, cry.

~Wail~, n. Moan, lamentation, complaint, plaint, lament, wailing, cry.

~Wailing~, n. Moaning, ululation, HUBBUBBOO, howling, wail, loud lamentation.

~Wain~, n. ~1.~ Waggon.

~2.~ (Astron.) [With The prefixed.] Charles's Wain, Ursa Major, the Great Bear.

~Waist~, n. ~1.~ Middle part (as of the human body or a ship).

~2.~ BODICE.

~Waistcoat~, n. Vest, doublet.

~Wait~, v. n. ~1.~ Stay, tarry, delay, remain, linger, bide one's time.

~2.~ Watch, look, be expectant.

~Wait~, v. a. Await, abide, stay for, wait for, look for.

~Waiter~, n. ~1.~ Attendant, servant, servitor, vassal, lackey, valet, squire.

~2.~ Tray, salver.

~Waiting~, n. ~1.~ Staying, delaying, tarrying.

~2.~ Expectation, abeyance.

~Wait on~, ~1.~ Call upon.

~2.~ Serve, lackey, attend (as a servant), accompany, minister to, wait upon, dance attendance on.

~Wait upon~, WAIT ON.

~Waive~, v. a. Relinquish, renounce, give up, forego.

~Wake~, v. n. ~1.~ Watch, be awake, not be asleep.

~2.~ Awake, waken, be awakened, be roused from sleep.

~3.~ Revel, carouse, feast.

~Wake~, v. a. ~1.~ Awaken, waken, rouse from sleep.

~2.~ Arouse, rouse, excite, kindle, stimulate, provoke, stir up.

~Wake~, n. ~1.~ Vigil, watching.

~2.~ Track (of a vessel), trail.

~Wakeful~, a. ~1.~ Sleepless, indisposed to sleep.

~2.~ Watchful, vigilant, observant, wary.

~Wakefulness~, n. ~1.~ Sleeplessness, INSOMNIA, want of sleep, Indisposition to sleep.

~2.~ Watchfulness, vigilance, wariness.

~Waken~, v. n. WAKE.

~Waken~, v. a. WAKE.

~Wale~, n. Ridge (made by stripes on the skin), whelk, stripe, streak, mark of the lash.

~Walk~, v. n. ~1.~ Go on foot, travel.

~2.~ Behave, conduct one's self.

~Walk~, n. ~1.~ Step, gait, carriage, manner of walking.

~2.~ Sphere, beat, career, course.

~3.~ Conduct, behavior.

~4.~ Avenue, path, alley.

~5.~ Promenade, stroll.

~Walk on~, Tread.

~Walking-stick~, n. Cane, staff.

~Wallet~, n. ~1.~ Bag, sack, knapsack.

~2.~ Pocket-book.

~Wallop~, v. a. [Colloquial.] Beat, thrash, flog, drub, pommel, bang, maul, thump, thwack, pound, knock, deal roughly with.

~Wallow~, v. n. Flounder, roll, welter.

~Wall-paper~, n. Paper-hangings.

~Wallower~, n. Trundle, lantern-wheel.

~Walrus~, n. Morse, sea-horse, sea-cow (Trichechus rosmarus).

~Wan~, a. Pale, pallid, cadaverous, ashy, of a sickly hue.

~Wan~, v. n. Turn pale, grow pale.

~Wand~, n. Rod, stick.

~Wander~, v. n. ~1.~ Ramble, roam, rove, stroll, straggle, range, range about, gad about.

~2.~ Deviate, swerve, stray, digress, turn aside, go astray.

~3.~ Be delirious, be crazed.

~Wanderer~, n. Rambler, rover, stroller, landloper, nomad, traveller, vagrant.

~Wandering~, n. ~1.~ Roving, rambling, travelling, travel, peregrination, excursion, range, roaming.

~2.~ Aberration, deviation from rectitude.

~Wander over~, Traverse, pass, travel over.

~Wane~, v. n. ~1.~ Decrease, diminish, grow less.

~2.~ Decline, fail, sink.

~Wane~, n. ~1.~ Diminution, decrease, lessening, abatement.

~2.~ Decline, declension, decay, failure, falling off.

~Want~, n. ~1.~ Deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, scarcity, scarceness, scantiness, meagreness, shortness, dearth, DEFICIT, lack, absence, default, defect, defectiveness, failure.

~2.~ Need, necessity, requirement, desideratum.

~3.~ Desire, wish, craving, longing.

~4.~ Poverty, indigence, penury, destitution, distress, straits.

~Want~, v. a. ~1.~ Lack, be without, be destitute of, be in need of.

~2.~ Require, need, have need of, have occasion for, stand in need of, cannot do without, cannot dispense with.

~3.~ Desire, wish, crave, wish for.

~Want~, v. n. Lack, fall, be deficient, fall short, come short.

~Wanting~, a. Deficient, defective, lacking.

~Wanton~, a. ~1.~ Wandering, loose, unrestrained, unchecked, free.

~2.~ Luxuriant, exuberant, abounding, rank, rampant.

~3.~ Sportive, frolicsome, playful, gay, frisky, coltish, airy.

~4.~ Dissolute, licentious, lewd, incontinent, prurient, lustful, lascivious, lecherous, carnal, salacious, libidinous, concupiscent, lickerish, unchaste, loose.

~Wanton~, n. Lewd person.

~Wanton~, v. n. ~1.~ Revel, frolic, sport, play, disport, frisk, romp, caper, make fun, make merry.

~2.~ Luxuriate, live luxuriously, live in clover.

~Wapiti~, n. American elk, gray moose (Cervus Canadensis).

~War~, n. ~1.~ Hostilities, fighting, warfare, ULTIMA RATIO REGUM, the last argument of kings.

~2.~ Art of war, profession of arms.

~War~, v. n. ~1.~ Make war, carry on war.

~2.~ Contend, fight, strive.

~Warble~, v. a. Sing (with turns or trills like a bird), trill, carol, chant, hum, hymn.

~Warbler~, n. Singer, songster.

~Ward~, n. ~1.~ Watch, guard, guardianship.

~2.~ (Law.) Pupil, minor (under guardianship).

~Warden~, n. Keeper, guardian, warder, custodian, curator, superintendent.

~Warder~, n. Keeper, guardian, warden.

~Ward off~, Avert, FOREFEND, parry, repel, turn aside, fend off, keep off.

~Wardrobe~, n. ~1.~ Closet (for clothes).

~2.~ Apparel, raiment, clothes, clothing, dresses, garments, vestments, habiliments, attire, vesture, garb, trappings, rigging, TOGGERY.

~Warehouse~, n. Store, storehouse, magazine, repository, depot, ENTREPOT.

~Wares~, n. pl. Goods, commodities, merchandise, movables.

~Warfare~, n. ~1.~ Hostilities, war, state of war.

~2.~ Contest, struggle, strife.

~Warily~, ad. Cautiously, carefully, heedfully, circumspectly, watchfully, vigilantly, charily.

~Wariness~, n. Caution, cautiousness, care, circumspection, watchfulness, forethought, vigilance.

~Warlike~, a. ~1.~ Military, martial, bellicose.

~2.~ Inimical, unfriendly, hostile, at variance.

~Warm~, a. ~1.~ Not cold.

~2.~ Sunny, mild, genial, pleasant.

~3.~ Close, muggy, oppressive.

~4.~ Zealous, ardent, fervent, earnest, fervid, glowing, enthusiastic, hearty.

~5.~ Excited, lively, vehement, passionate, furious, violent, fiery.

~6.~ [Colloquial.] Rich, wealthy, forehanded, well off.

~Warm~, v. a. ~1.~ Heat (moderately), make warm.

~2.~ Animate, excite, rouse, waken, stir up.

~Warm-hearted~, n. Kind, affectionate, hearty, cordial, tender.

~Warmth~, n. ~1.~ Glow, moderate heat.

~2.~ Ardor, zeal, excitement, vehemence, enthusiasm, earnestness, fervor, transport, fervency, passion, intensity, soul, spirit.

~Warn~, v. a. ~1.~ Caution (against danger), premonish, forewarn, exhort to take heed.

~2.~ Admonish (with respect to some duty), advise.

~3.~ Inform, notify, apprise, disclose to, mention to, communicate to, make aware, make acquainted, give notice to.

~4.~ Summon, bid, call.

~Warning~, n. ~1.~ Caution (against danger).

~2.~ Admonition, advice, monition.

~3.~ Notice, notification.

~4.~ Omen, presage, portent, prognostic, augury, sign.

~Warp~, v. n. Twist or be twisted out of shape (by drying), spring, bend.

~Warp~, v. a. ~1.~ Twist out of shape (by drying).

~2.~ Pervert, distort, deviate, bend, bias, turn aside, cause to swerve.

~Warrant~, v. a. ~1.~ Guarantee, secure, answer for.

~2.~ Assure, vouch, avouch, declare, affirm, attest, evidence, give assurance to.

~3.~ Maintain, support, sanction, authorize, justify.

~Warrant~, n. ~1.~ Guarantee, security, surety, pledge, warranty.

~2.~ Authority, commission, sanction.

~3.~ Permit, order, writ.

~Warrantable~, a. Justifiable, allowable, permissible, admissible, lawful, proper, defensible, vindicable, right, fit.

~Warranty~, n. ~1.~ Stipulation, agreement.

~2.~ Guaranty, security, surety, pledge, warrant.

~Warrior~, n. Soldier, captain, military man, man at arms, fighting- man.

~Wart~, n. Morbid excrescence, fungous growth.

~Wary~, a. Cautious, heedful, careful, watchful, vigilant, circumspect, prudent, discreet, guarded.

~Wash~, v. a. ~1.~ Cleanse by ablution.

~2.~ Wet, moisten, bathe, lave.

~3.~ Stain, tint, color.

~4.~ Overlay (with a thin coat of metal), cover.

~Wash~, v. n. Perform ablution.

~Wash~, n. ~1.~ ABLUTION, lavation, washing, bathing.

~2.~ Bog, marsh, fen, quagmire, slough, morass, swamp.

~3.~ Lotion.

~4.~ Thin coating.

~Washboard~, n. ~1.~ Skirting-board, mop-board.

~2.~ (Naut.) Wasteboard.

~Washerwoman~, n. Laundress.

~Washing~, n. ABLUTION, lavation, bathing.

~Wash one's hands of~, Exonerate one's self from, clear one's skirts from.

~Washy~, a. ~1.~ Watery, damp, moist, oozy, wet, sloppy.

~2.~ Weak, thin, dilute.

~3.~ Vapid, trashy, spiritless, pointless, feeble, poor.

~Waspish~, a. Irritable, irascible, petulant, snappish, pettish, churlish, snarly, peevish, captious, cynical, testy, fretful, splenetic, touchy, passionate, choleric, ill-humored.

~Wassail~, n. Carousal, revelry, revels, saturnalia, debauch, orgies, potation, compotation, SPREE, convivial entertainment, jollification, drunken bout.

~Waste~, v. a. ~1.~ Decrease, diminish, wear, corrode, use up, prey upon, wear away.

~2.~ Consume (foolishly), spend, expend, squander, dissipate, lose, misspend, misuse, fool away, fritter away, muddle away.

~3.~ Destroy, desolate, ravage, pillage, plunder, strip, ruin, spoil, devastate, sack, devour.

~Waste~, v. n. ~1.~ Dwindle, wither, pine, perish, decay, be diminished, waste away.

~2.~ Swale, melt (as a candle), sweal, consume.

~Waste~, a. ~1.~ Destroyed, ruined, ravaged, spoiled, devastated, desolated.

~2.~ Wild, uncultivated, bare, untitled.

~3.~ Worthless, refuse.

~Waste~, n. ~1.~ Consumption, loss, diminution, decrement, expenditure, wasting, dissipation.

~2.~ Squandering, wanton destruction, loss.

~3.~ Devastation, ravage, ruin, rapine, destruction, desolation, pillage, havoc.

~4.~ Refuse, worthless matter.

~5.~ Wild, wilderness, desert, solitude, lonely place, deserted region.

~Wasteboard~, n. (Naut.) Washboard.

~Wasteful~, a. ~1.~ Destructive, ruinous.

~2.~ Lavish, prodigal, profuse, extravagant, thriftless, unthrifty, too free, too liberal.

~Waster~, n. Squanderer, prodigal, spendthrift.

~Wasting~, n. Decay, decline, consumption, marasmus, emaciation, atrophy, tabes, PHTHISIS.

~Watch~, n. ~1.~ Vigil, watching, wakefulness, watchfulness, outlook.

~2.~ Inspection, observation, attention.

~3.~ Guard, sentry, watchman.

~4.~ Pocket timepiece.

~Watch~, v. n. ~1.~ Wake, be awake, keep awake, not be asleep.

~2.~ Keep guard, keep watch and ward, stand guard, be on guard, be on the watch, act as sentinel, be on the lookout, look sharp, keep a sharp lookout, have all one's eyes about one, mind one's P's and Q's.

~3.~ Wait, look, be expectant.

~Watch~, v. a. ~1.~ Guard, tend, attend, have in keeping.

~2.~ Mark, observe, eye, keep the eye on, keep an eye upon.

~Watchful~, a. Vigilant, attentive, observant, awake, alive, heedful, careful, wary, cautious, circumspect, guarded, on one's guard, on the alert, with the eyes open, wide awake, on the lookout.

~Watchman~, n. Guard, sentinel, picket, sentry, guardsman.

~Watch-pocket~, n. Fob.

~Watchword~, n. Countersign, password.

~Water~, v. a. ~1.~ Irrigate, moisten, wet.

~2.~ Supply with water (for drink), furnish with water, give water to.

~3.~ Sprinkle and calender (as cloth, to give it an undulating or wavy appearance).

~Water-bearer~, n. Aquarius.

~Water-beech~, n. Sycamore, button-wood, plane-tree, button-ball-tree, water-birch (Platanus Occidentalis).

~Water-brash~, n. Water-qualm, PYROSIS.

~Water-clock~, n. Clepsydra.

~Water-closet~, n. Privy, backhouse, necessary, jakes.

~Water-course~, n. ~1.~ Stream, brook, river.

~2.~ Canal, drain, trench, ditch, channel, fosse, moat, sewer, leat.

~Water-crake~, n. WATER-OUSEL.

~Water-crow~, n. WATER-OUSEL.

~Water-cure~, n. Hydropathy.

~Water-doctor~, n. Hydropathist.

~Watered silk~, Tabby.

~Waterfall~, n. Cataract, cascade, fall.

~Water-hen~, n. Gallinule, spotted crake (Crex porzana or Gallinula chloropus).

~Water-hog~, n. Capibara (Hydrochœrus capybara).

~Waterish~, a_._ ~1.~ Aqueous, moist, wet, watery.

~2.~ Thin, diluted, weak, like water.

~Waterman~, n. Boatman, ferryman.

~Water-nymph~, n. Naiad.

~Water-ousel~, n. Dipper, water-crake, water-crow (Cinclus aquaticus).

~Water-ouzel~, n. Dipper, water-crake, water-crow (Cinclus aquaticus).

~Water-pepper~, n. Smart-weed (Polyganum hydropiper).

~Water-pimpernel~, n. Brookweed.

~Water-qualm~, n. Water-brash, PYROSIS.

~Water-ram~, n. Hydraulic ram.

~Water-ret~, v. a. Water-rot.

~Water-rice~, n. Indian-rice.

~Water-rot~, v. a. Water-ret.

~Water-sparrow~, n. Chuck, reed-sparrow, reed-bunting, king bird (Emberiza schœnictus).

~Watery~, a. ~1.~ Aqueous, wet, moist.

~2.~ Thin, weak, diluted, waterish, like water.

~Wattle~, n. Hurdle (of twigs).

~Wattles~, n. pl. BARB, beard.

~Wave~, n. Undulation, billow, breaker, surge, swell, ripple.

~Wave~, v. n. Undulate, float, fluctuate, flicker, vibrate, oscillate, play loosely, play to and fro.

~Wave~, v. a. Brandish, flourish.

~Wave-like~, a. Undulating.

~Waver~, v. n. ~1.~ Wave, undulate, float, flicker.

~2.~ Vacillate, hesitate, fluctuate, be in suspense, be undetermined, be unsettled, be in doubt.

~Wavering~, n. Vacillation, fluctuation, indecision, indetermination, hesitancy, uncertainty.

~Wavering~, a. Unsettled, vacillating, fickle, unsteady, unstable, changeable.

~Wavy~, a. Undulating, waving, playing to and fro.

~Wax~, v. a. Cere, smear with wax.

~Wax~, v. n. ~1.~ Increase (as the moon).

~2.~ Grow, become, come to be, get to be.

~Wax-moth~, n. Bee-moth.

~Wax-myrtle~, n. Bayberry (Myrica cerifera).

~Wax-wing~, n. [U. S.] Cedar-bird.

~Way~, n. ~1.~ Passage, march, advance, progression.

~2.~ Road, path, route, course, track, TRAIL, street, highway, highroad, room for passing, opportunity to pass.

~3.~ Method, mode, manner, fashion, plan, wise, sort, degree.

~4.~ Space, distance.

~5.~ Custom, usage, habit, habitude, practice, wont, second nature.

~Wayfarer~, n. Traveller, passenger, pilgrim, tourist, itinerant.

~Waylay~, v. a. Lie in wait for (with evil intent), lie in ambush for.

~Wayless~, a. Pathless, trackless.

~Wayward~, a. Perverse, froward, wilful, obstinate, headstrong, stubborn, intractable, unruly, cross-grained, refractory.

~Weak~, a. ~1.~ Feeble, languid, weakly, not strong, not vigorous.

~2.~ Sickly, debilitated, unhealthy, unsound, infirm, frail, delicate, tender, valetudinary, valetudinarian, invalid.

~3.~ Defenceless, unguarded, exposed, unprotected.

~4.~ Lax, soft, pliant, imperfect.

~5.~ Pliable, pusillanimous, easily influenced, without any backbone, dough-faced.

~6.~ Shallow, simple, silly, senseless, witless, stupid, foolish, DAFT, childish, inept.

~7.~ Unwise, injudicious, foolish, indiscreet, erring, peccable.

~8.~ Low, faint, small, inconsiderable.

~9.~ Thin, watery, diluted, waterish.

~10.~ Sleazy, flimsy, slight, poor.

~11.~ Poor, inconclusive, unconvincing, unsatisfactory, lame, not forcible, not cogent.

~Weaken~, v. a. ~1.~ Enfeeble, enervate, debilitate, break, unman, effeminate, emolliate, unnerve, make weak.

~2.~ Invalidate, make of less effect.

~3.~ Reduce, depress, debase, lower.

~Weak-fish~, n. Squeteague [Labrus squeteague or Otolithus regalis].

~Weak-headed~, a. WEAK-MINDED.

~Weakly~, a. Feeble, languid, weak, not strong.

~Weak-minded~, a. Shallow, dull, stupid, weak, soft, sappy, doltish, feeble-minded, dull-witted, short-witted, half-witted, blunt-witted, thick-skulled, weak-headed.

~Weak side~, n. Foible, failing, infirmity, frailty, weakness, weak part, blind side.

~Weal~, n. Welfare, prosperity, good, advantage, happiness, interest, utility, profit.

~Wealth~, n. Affluence, opulence, abundance, fortune, independence, competence, riches, mammon, pelf, money, treasure, funds, cash, property, easy circumstances, ample store, ample means.

~Wealthy~, a. Affluent, opulent, rich, moneyed, flush, well off, well to do.

~Wean~, v. a. ~1.~ Put from the breast.

~2.~ Withdraw, disengage, alienate, detach.

~Weapons~, n. pl. Arms.

~Weaponless~, a. Unarmed.

~Wear~, v. a. ~1.~ Carry (upon the person), bear.

~2.~ Impair (by use), waste, consume, use up, wear away, wear out.

~Wear~, v. n. ~1.~ Be wasted, wear away.

~2.~ Endure use.

~Wear away~, ~1.~ (Active.) Waste, WEAR.

~2.~ [Neuter.] Be consumed, be wasted.

~Wearied~, a. Tired, fatigued, jaded, fagged, exhausted, weary, used up.

~Weariness~, n. Fatigue, tedium, lassitude, exhaustion, prostration, languor, languidness, ENNUI.

~Wearisome~, a. Tedious, tiresome, fatiguing, IRKSOME, prolix, weary, trying, humdrum, prosy, monotonous, uninteresting.

~Wear off~, [Active.] Obliterate, rub off.

~Wear off~, [Neuter.] Pass off by degrees or gradually.

~Wear out~, Consume, WASTE.

~Wear the breeches~, [Colloquial.] Usurp the husband's authority, be the man of the house.

~Weary~, a. ~1.~ Fatigued, tired, exhausted, WEARIED.

~2.~ Tiresome, irksome, wearisome.

~Weary~, v. a. Fatigue, tire, jade, fag, exhaust, harass, dispirit, KNOCK UP, tire out, wear out, use up.

~Weasand~, n. Windpipe, trachea, throttle, throat.

~Weasel-coot~, n. Red-headed smew (Mergus minutus).

~Weather~, v. a. ~1.~ (Naut.) Pass to windward of.

~2.~ Endure, sustain, bear, stand, bear up against, get the better of.

~Weather-cock~, n. ~1.~ Vane.

~2.~ Trimmer, time-server, fickle person.

~Weave~, v. a. Interlace (as the threads of a fabric), entwine, plait, plat, braid, mat.

~Weazen~, a. Thin, sharp, lean, withered, shrunken, dried, shrivelled, wizened.

~Web~, n. ~1.~ Texture, tissue, structure, textile fabric.

~2.~ Suffusion (of the eye), film.

~3.~ Cobweb.

~4.~ Membrane (as in the feet of swimming birds).

~Web-footed~, a. Palmiped.

~Wed~, v. a. Marry, espouse.

~Wedding~, n. Marriage, nuptials, espousals, bridal, marriage ceremony, nuptial rites.

~Wedge-shaped~, a. Cuneiform.

~Wedlock~, n. Matrimony, nuptial state, marriage.

~Wee~, a. Little, small, diminutive, tiny, minikin, pygmy, pygmean, Liliputian.

~Weeds~, n. pl. Mourning, symbol of sorrow.

~Week-day~, n. Work-day.

~Weekly~, a. Hebdomadal, hebdomadary.

~Ween~, v. n. [Poetical.] Fancy, imagine, think, suppose.

~Weep~, v. n. Cry, sob, shed tears.

~Weep~, v. a. Lament, bewail, bemoan.

~Weft~, n. Woof.

~Weigh~, v. a. ~1.~ Try in the balance, find the weight of.

~2.~ Counterbalance, be equivalent to in weight.

~3.~ Examine, ponder, balance in the mind, meditate upon.

~Weigh~, v. n. ~1.~ Gravitate, be heavy.

~2.~ Bear, press, bear heavily, press hard.

~Weigh down~, ~1.~ Overbalance.

~2.~ Oppress, overburden.

~Weight~, n. ~1.~ Heaviness, gravity, ponderousness, ponderosity.

~2.~ Pressure, burden, load.

~3.~ Importance, influence, power, efficacy, consequence, moment, significance, import, pith.

~Weighty~, a. ~1.~ HEAVY (intrinsically), ponderous, onerous.

~2.~ Important, influential, efficacious, forcible, momentous, grave, serious, of consequence.

~Welcome~, n. ~1.~ Greeting, salutation.

~2.~ Kind reception.

~Welcome~, v. a. Greet, receive, bid welcome.

~Welcome~, a. ~1.~ Gladly received or entertained, admitted with pleasure.

~2.~ Acceptable, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, grateful, gratifying.

~Weld~, n. Woad, dyer's weed (Reseda luteola).

~Welfare~, n. Prosperity, happiness, success, weal, well-being, advantage, benefit, profit.

~Welkin~, n. [Poetical.] Sky, empyrean, firmament, heaven, the heavens, canopy of heaven, vault of heaven, starry heavens.

~Well~, n. ~1.~ Spring, fountain, wellhead, wellspring.

~2.~ Source, origin.

~Well~, v. n. Issue, spring, flow.

~Well~, ad. ~1.~ Rightly, not ill.

~2.~ Properly, suitably, correctly, accurately, thoroughly, not amiss.

~3.~ Sufficiently, abundantly, amply, fully.

~4.~ Favorably, commendably, with praise.

~5.~ Highly, very much.

~6.~ Far, considerably, not a little.

~7.~ Conveniently, easily.

~Well~, a. ~1.~ Healthy, hale, hearty, in health, sound, in good health, not ill, not sick.

~2.~ Fortunate, happy.

~3.~ Profitable, convenient, beneficial, expedient, good, useful, advantageous, for one's advantage, for one's interest.

~Well-a-day~, interj. Alas, lackaday.

~Well-behaved~, a. Courteous, civil, polite, well-bred, well- mannered, polished, of good manners.

~Well-being~, n. WELFARE.

~Well-born~, a. Gentle, high-born, of good descent, of a good stock, not plebeian.

~Well-bred~, a. Refined, polished, genteel, polite, courteous, WELL- BEHAVED.

~Well enough~, Tolerably, sufficiently well.

~Well-head~, n. Spring, fountain, well, wellspring.

~Well-mannered~, a. WELL-BEHAVED.

~Well off~, Prosperous, thriving, flourishing, forehanded, beforehand, in easy circumstances, well to do, possessed of a competence.

~Well-read~, a. Erudite, learned, lettered, literary, book-learned.

~Wellspring~, n. Spring, fountain, well, well-head.

~Well-timed~, a. Opportune, seasonable, timely, happy, felicitous, all in good time.

~Well to do~, WELL OFF.

~Well-wisher~, n. Friend, favorer, encourager.

~Welter~, v. n. Wallow, tumble about, roll.

~Wench~, n. ~1.~ Strumpet, WHORE.

~2.~ [U. S.] Negress, colored woman.

~Wend one's way~, Go, travel, journey, pass.

~Wesleyanism~, n. Methodism.

~West~, n. Occident.

~West~, a. Western, westerly, occidental.

~Westerly~, a. Western, WEST.

~Westerly~, ad. Westward, toward the west.

~Western~, a. Westerly, WEST.

~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.

~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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