Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
whelm
whelm
noun
(poetic, also figuratively) A surge of water.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To overcome with emotion; to overwhelm.
(transitive, archaic) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
(transitive, obsolete) To ruin or destroy.
(transitive, obsolete) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
whelp
whelp
intj
Alternative form of welp (“well”)
noun
(derogatory) An insolent youth; a mere child.
(obsolete) A kind of ship.
A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).
A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.
whens
whens
noun
plural of when
where
where
adv
(fused relative) The place in, at or to which.
(informal) where are.
(relative) In, at or to which.
(with certain prepositions) What place.
In what situation.
Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question: in, at or to what place.
conj
In a position, case, etc. in which; if.
In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere.
In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).
In, at or to which place or situation.
While on the contrary; although; whereas.
noun
The place in which something happens.
whets
whets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whet
whewl
whews
whews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whew
whewt
wheys
wheys
noun
plural of whey
whiba
whiba
noun
An old Tunisian unit of dry measure, one sixteenth of a cafiz.
which
which
det
(interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.
(relative, formal outside certain phrases) Designates the one(s) previously mentioned.
The/Any ... that; whichever.
pron
(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
(relative) Introduces a relative clause giving further information about something previously mentioned.
(relative, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom or that).
The/Any ones that; whichever.
whick
whids
whids
noun
plural of whid
whiff
whiff
adj
(informal) Having a strong or unpleasant odour.
intj
Used to indicate a sound like that of air passing through a small opening, that is, a short or soft whistle.
noun
(archaic) An expulsion of explosive or shot.
(baseball) From the batter's perspective: a strike.
(by extension, archaic) A cigarette or small cigar.
(nautical) An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
(obsolete) A sip of an alcoholic beverage.
(sports, chiefly US, slang) A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
A flag used as a signal; a waff, a waif, a wheft.
A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
A slight attack or touch.
A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
The name of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
verb
(US, baseball) Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
(US, chiefly sports) Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
(archaic or dated) To shoot (someone) with a firearm; hence, to assassinate or kill (someone).
(by extension) To fail spectacularly.
(fishing) To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.
(obsolete) To consume (an alcoholic beverage).
(video games) In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
To smell; to sniff.
To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
whift
whigs
whigs
noun
plural of whig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whig
while
while
conj
(Northern England, Scotland) Until.
(media, public policy) Used to denote an individual experiencing racial profiling when performing a seemingly benign activity.
Although.
As long as.
During the same time that.
noun
(Philippines) an uncertain short moment
(US) an uncertain long period of time
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To elapse, to pass.
(transitive) To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
(transitive, now only in combination with away; see also while away) To pass (time) idly.
Alternative spelling or misspelling of wile.
whilk
whilk
Noun
A kind of mollusk; a whelk.
The scoter.
whill
whils
whims
whims
noun
plural of whim
whine
whine
noun
A complaint or criticism.
A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
verb
(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
(intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.
(intransitive) To move with a whining sound.
(intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
(transitive) To utter with the sound of a whine.
whing
whing
noun
A high-pitched ringing sound.
Obsolete spelling of wing
verb
To move with great force or speed.
whins
whins
noun
plural of whin
whiny
whiny
adj
whining; tending to whine or complain.
whips
whips
noun
plural of whip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whip
whipt
whipt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of whip
whirl
whirl
noun
(informal) (usually following “give”) A brief experiment or trial.
A confused tumult.
A rapid series of events.
An act of whirling.
Dizziness or giddiness.
Something that whirls.
verb
(intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
(transitive) To make something or someone whirl.
(transitive) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
whirr
whirr
noun
A bustle of noise and excitement.
A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
verb
(intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
(transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.
To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
whirs
whirs
noun
plural of whir
whish
whish
adj
(obsolete) Silent.
intj
Alternative spelling of whisht
noun
A sibilant sound, especially that of rapid movement through the air.
whisk
whisk
noun
(obsolete) The card game whist.
A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush.
A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).
A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
A quick, light sweeping motion.
A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle.
verb
(intransitive) To move lightly and nimbly.
(transitive) In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream.
(transitive) To move something rapidly and with no warning.
(transitive) To move something with quick light sweeping motions.
(transitive) To move whiskers.
whisp
whisp
noun
Alternative form of wisp
whiss
whist
whist
adj
(rare) Silent, hushed.
intj
Alternative spelling of whisht. Silence!, quiet!, hush!, shhh!, shush!
noun
A session of playing this card game.
Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To become silent.
(transitive, rare) To hush, shush, or whisht; to still.
white
white
adj
(archaic) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
(board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
(chiefly historical) Designated for use by Caucasians.
(obsolete) Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
(of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
(of a set of armor) Alwhite, pertaining to white armor.
(of an animal) Affected by leucism.
(of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
(of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
(politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.
(typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
(typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black (“said of a character or symbol filled with color”).
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
Characterised by the presence of snow.
Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
Honourable, fair; decent.
Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
Relatively light or pale in colour.
noun
(anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
(countable and uncountable) White coffee
(countable and uncountable) White wine.
(slang, US, UK) Cocaine
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.
A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
A white bean
A white pigment.
Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
verb
(transitive) To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
whits
whits
noun
plural of whit
whitt
whity
whity
adj
Close to white in colour.
noun
Alternative spelling of whitey
whizz
whizz
noun
Alternative spelling of whiz
whoas
whoas
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whoa
whole
whole
adj
(mining) As yet unworked.
(of food) From which none of its constituents has been removed.
Entire, undivided.
Sound, uninjured, healthy.
adv
(colloquial) In entirety; entirely; wholly.
noun
An entirety.
Something complete, without any parts missing.
wholl
whomp
whomp
verb
(slang, transitive) To hit extremely hard.
whone
whoof
whoof
intj
The sound of a steam train, steam boat, etc.
noun
Alternative spelling of woof
verb
(intransitive) To make a snuffling noise, like a bear or a steam engine.
whoop
whoop
noun
A bump on a racetrack.
A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough.
A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
verb
(intransitive) To make a whoop.
(transitive) To shout, to yell.
(transitive, informal) To beat, to strike.
(transitive, informal) To defeat thoroughly.
(transitive, obsolete) To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
whoot
whoot
verb
(obsolete) To hoot.
whops
whops
noun
plural of whop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whop
whore
whore
noun
(derogatory) Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.
(vulgar, derogatory) A contemptible person.
(vulgar, derogatory) A person who is sexually promiscuous; a slut.
(vulgar, derogatory) A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.
(vulgar, derogatory) A person who will violate behavioral standards to achieve something desired.
verb
(intransitive, vulgar) To engage the services of a prostitute.
(intransitive, vulgar) To prostitute oneself.
(intransitive, vulgar) To pursue false goals.
(intransitive, vulgar) To pursue false gods.
(transitive, slang, video games, vulgar, derogatory) To overuse something.
(transitive, vulgar) To pimp; to pander.
(transitive, vulgar) To promote shamelessly.
whorl
whorl
noun
(anatomy) Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint.
(botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
(zoology) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle.
Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
verb
(intransitive) To form a pattern of concentric circles.
whort
whort
noun
(botany) The whortleberry, or bilberry.
whory
whose
whose
det
(interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
(relative) Of which, belonging to which.
(relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.
pron
(interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
(relative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
whoso
whoso
pron
(archaic) whosoever, whatever person
whsle
whuff
whuff
noun
A blowing or puffing noise.
verb
To make a blowing or puffing noise.
whulk
whump
whump
noun
(fandom slang) A genre of fan fiction in which a character endures injury, torture, or other forms of physical and mental suffering.
(informal) A thumping sound.
verb
(informal, transitive) To strike something with a whump.
whush
whute
whyte
whyte
adj
(obsolete, revived on the internet) Alternative spelling of white
wicht
width
width
noun
(cricket) The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
(sports) The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.
A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
The state of being wide.
wight
wight
adj
(UK dialectal, obsolete) Strong; stout; active.
(archaic, except in dialects) Brave, valorous, strong.
noun
(archaic) A living creature, especially a human being.
(fantasy) A wraith-like creature.
(paganism) A being of one of the Nine Worlds of Heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.
(poetic) A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity.
winch
winch
noun
(Nigeria, slang) Witch.
(nautical) A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines. (FM 55-501).
A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hauling on a rope or cable.
A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
verb
To kick with impatience or uneasiness.
To use a winch
To wince; to shrink
wirth
wisha
wisha
intj
(Ireland) An expression of surprise.
wisht
wisht
adj
(West Country, Cornwall, Devon) Sickly, weak.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of wish
wishy
witch
witch
noun
(figurative, derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.
(geometry) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
(now usually particularly) A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.
A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper.
A person who practices witchcraft.
Arnoglossus scapha, found near New Zealand.
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Torbay sole), found in the North Atlantic.
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (megrim), found in the North Atlantic.
One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.
One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.
The Indomalayan butterfly Araotes lapithis, of the family Lycaenidae.
The storm petrel.
verb
(intransitive) To dowse for water.
(obsolete, intransitive) To practise witchcraft.
(transitive) To bewitch.
witha
withe
withe
noun
(architecture) A partition between flues in a chimney.
(nautical) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured.
A band of twisted twigs.
A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows.
verb
To beat with withes.
To bind with withes.
withy
withy
adj
(archaic) Flexible, like a withe.
noun
A long flexible twig of the osier; a withe.
The osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.
woosh
woosh
noun
Alternative form of whoosh
worth
worth
adj
(obsolete, except in Scots) Valuable, worthwhile.
Deserving of.
Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.
noun
(countable) Value.
(uncountable) An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time.