# dict

Words: wildcat
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a cat (Felis silvestris) of Eurasia and Africa that resembles but is heavier in build than the domestic tabby cat and is usually held to be among the ancestors of the domestic cat b or plural wildcat : any of various small or medium-sized cats (as the lynx or ocelot) c : a feral domestic cat\n2 : a savage quick-tempered person\n3 a : wildcat money b : a wildcat oil or gas well c : a wildcat strike\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a (1) : financially irresponsible or unreliable <wildcat banks> (2) : issued by a financially irresponsible banking establishment <wildcat currency> b : operating, produced, or carried on outside the bounds of standard or legitimate business practices <wildcat insurance schemes H. H. Reichard> c : of, relating to, or being an oil or gas well drilled in territory not known to be productive d : initiated by a group of workers without formal union approval or in violation of a contract <a wildcat strike> <wildcat work stoppages>\n2 a of a cartridge : having a bullet of standard caliber but using an expanded case or a case designed for a bullet of greater caliber necked down for the smaller bullet b of a firearm : using wildcat cartridges\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to prospect and drill an experimental oil or gas well or sink a mine shaft in territory not known to be productive


Words: wilderness
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings (2) : an area essentially undisturbed by human activity together with its naturally developed life community b : an empty or pathless area or region <in remote wildernesses of space groups of nebulae are found G. W. Gray \n2 obsolete : wild or uncultivated state\n3 a : a confusing multitude or mass : an indefinitely great number or quantity <I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys Shakespeare> b : a bewildering situation <those moral wildernesses of civilized life Norman Mailer>


Words: wildfire
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a sweeping and destructive conflagration especially in a wilderness or a rural area\n2 : GREEK FIRE\n3 : a phosphorescent glow (as ignis fatuus or fox fire)\n4 : a destructive leaf-spot disease of tobacco caused by several strains of a bacterium (Pseudomonas syringae)


Words: wildlife
Meaning:
noun\n: living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated


Words: wile
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a trick or stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive; also : a beguiling or playful trick\n2 : skill in outwitting : TRICKERY, GUILE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to lure by or as if by a magic spell : ENTICE\n2 by alteration : WHILE


Words: will
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : DESIRE, WISH <call it what you will>\nverbal auxiliary\n1 used to express desire, choice, willingness, consent, or in negative constructions refusal <no one would take the job> <if we will all do our best> <will you please stop that racket>\n2 used to express frequent, customary, or habitual action or natural tendency or disposition <will get angry over nothing> <will work one day and loaf the next>\n3 used to express futurity <tomorrow morning will wake up in this first-class hotel suite Tennessee Williams>\n4 used to express capability or sufficiency <the back seat will hold three passengers>\n5 used to express probability and often equivalent to the simple verb <that will be the milkman>\n6 a used to express determination, insistence, persistence, or willfulness <I have made up my mind to go and go will> b used to express inevitability <accidents will happen>\n7 used to express a command, exhortation, or injunction <you will do as say, at once>\nintransitive senses : to have a wish or desire <whether we will or no>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : DESIRE, WISH: as a : DISPOSITION, INCLINATION <where there’s a will there’s a way> b : APPETITE, PASSION c : CHOICE, DETERMINATION\n2 a : something desired; especially : a choice or determination of one having authority or power b (1) archaic : REQUEST, COMMAND (2) from the phrase our will is which introduces it : the part of a summons expressing a royal command\n3 : the act, process, or experience of willing : VOLITION\n4 a : mental powers manifested as wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending b : a disposition to act according to principles or ends c : the collective desire of a group <the will of the people>\n5 : the power of control over one’s own actions or emotions <a man of iron will>\n6 : a legal declaration of a person’s wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property or estate after death; especially : a written instrument legally executed by which a person makes disposition of his or her estate to take effect after death\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a :


Words: willing
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : inclined or favorably disposed in mind : READY\n2 : prompt to act or respond\n3 : done, borne, or accepted by choice or without reluctance\n4 : of or relating to the will or power of choosing : VOLITIONAL


Words: williwaw
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a sudden violent gust of cold land air common along mountainous coasts of high latitudes b : a sudden violent wind\n2 : a violent commotion


Words: willow
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a genus (Salix of the family Salicaceae, the willow family) of trees and shrubs bearing catkins of apetalous flowers and including forms of value for wood, osiers, or tanbark and a few ornamentals\n2 : an object made of willow wood; especially : a cricket bat


Words: willowware
Meaning:
noun\n: dinnerware that is usually blue-and-white and that is decorated with a story-telling design featuring a large willow tree by a little bridge


Words: willowy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : abounding with willows\n2 : resembling a willow: a : PLIANT b : gracefully tall and slender


Words: wimple
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a cloth covering worn over the head and around the neck and chin especially by women in the late medieval period and by some nuns\n2 Scottish a : a crafty turn : TWIST b : CURVE, BEND\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cover with or as if with a wimple : VEIL\n2 : to cause to ripple\nintransitive senses\n1 archaic : to fall or lie in folds\n2 chiefly Scottish : to follow a winding course : MEANDER\n3 : RIPPLE


Words: win
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to get possession of by effort or fortune b : to obtain by work : EARN <striving to win a living from the sterile soil>\n2 a : to gain in or as if in battle or contest b : to be the victor in <won the war>\n3 a : to make friendly or favorable to oneself or to one’s cause often used with over <won him over with persuasive arguments> b : to induce to accept oneself in marriage\n4 a : to obtain (as ore, coal, or clay) by mining b : to prepare (as a vein or bed) for regular mining c : to recover (as metal) from ore\n5 : to reach by expenditure of effort\nintransitive senses\n1 : to gain the victory in a contest : SUCCEED\n2 : to succeed in arriving at a place or a state\n\n<2> noun\n: VICTORY; especially : first place at the finish (as of a horse race)


Words: winch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of various machines or instruments for hauling or pulling; especially : a powerful machine with one or more drums on which to coil a rope, cable, or chain for hauling or hoisting : WINDLASS\n2 : a crank with a handle for giving motion to a machine (as a grindstone)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to hoist or haul with or as if with a winch


Words: wind
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a natural movement of air of any velocity; especially : the earth’s air or the gas surrounding a planet in natural motion horizontally b : an artificially produced movement of air c : SOLAR WIND, STELLAR WIND\n2 a : a destructive force or influence b : a force or agency that carries along or influences : TENDENCY, TREND <withstood the winds of popular opinion Felix Frankfurter>\n3 a : BREATH 4a b : BREATH 2a c : the pit of the stomach : SOLAR PLEXUS\n4 : gas generated in the stomach or the intestines\n5 a : compressed air or gas b archaic : AIR\n6 : something that is insubstantial: as a : mere talk : idle words b : NOTHING, NOTHINGNESS c : vain self-satisfaction\n7 a : air carrying a scent (as of a hunter or game) b : slight information especially about something secret : INTIMATION <got wind of the plan>\n8 a : musical wind instruments especially as distinguished from strings and percussion b plural : players of wind instruments\n9 a : a direction from which the wind may blow : a point of the compass; especially : one of the cardinal points b : the direction from which the wind is blowing\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to detect or follow by scent\n2 : to expose to the air or wind : dry by exposing to air\n3 : to make short of breath\n4 : to regulate the wind supply of (an organ pipe)\n5 : to rest (as a horse) in order to allow the breath to be recovered\nintransitive senses\n1 : to scent game\n2 dialect : to pause for breath\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause (as a horn) to sound by blowing : BLOW\n2 : to sound (as a call or note) on a horn <wound a rousing call R. L. Stevenson>\nintransitive senses : to produce a sound on a horn\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a obsolete : WEAVE b : ENTANGLE, INVOLVE c : to introduce sinuously or stealthily : INSINUATE\n2 a : to encircle or cover with something pliable : bind with loops or layers b : to turn completely or repeatedly about an object : COIL, TWINE c (1) : to hoist or haul by means of a rope or chain and a windlass (2) : to move (a ship) by hauling on a capstan


Words: windage
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore b : the difference between the diameter of the bore of a muzzle-loading rifled cannon and that of the projectile cylinder\n2 a : the amount of sight deflection necessary to compensate for wind displacement in aiming a gun b (1) : the influence of the wind in deflecting the course of a projectile (2) : the amount of deflection due to the wind\n3 : the surface exposed (as by a ship) to the wind


Words: windblown
Meaning:
adjective\n: blown by the wind; especially : having a permanent set or character of growth determined by the prevailing winds <windblown trees>


Words: windbreak
Meaning:
noun\n: a growth of trees or shrubs serving to break the force of wind; broadly : a shelter (as a fence) from the wind


Words: winder
Meaning:
noun\n: one that winds: as a : a worker or machine that winds thread and yarn b : a key for winding a mechanism (as a clock) c : a step that is wider at one end than at the other (as in a spiral staircase)


Words: windfall
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something (as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind\n2 : an unexpected, unearned, or sudden gain or advantage


Words: winding
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : material (as wire) wound or coiled about an object (as an armature); also : a single turn of the wound material\n2 a : the act of one that winds b : the manner of winding something\n3 : a curved or sinuous course, line, or progress\n\n<2> adjective\n: marked by winding: as a : having a curved or spiral course or form <a winding stairway> b : having a course that winds <a winding road>


Words: windlass
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of various machines for hoisting or hauling: as a : a horizontal barrel supported on vertical posts and turned by a crank so that the hoisting rope is wound around the barrel b : a steam or electric winch with horizontal or vertical shaft and two drums used to raise a ship’s anchor\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to hoist or haul with a windlass


Words: windmill
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a mill or machine operated by the wind usually acting on oblique vanes or sails that radiate from a horizontal shaft; especially : a wind-driven water pump or electric generator b : the wind-driven wheel of a windmill\n2 : something that resembles or suggests a windmill; especially : a calisthenic exercise that involves alternately lowering each outstretched hand to touch the toes of the opposite foot\n3 from the episode in Don Quixote by Cervantes in which the hero attacks windmills under the illusion that they are giants : an imaginary wrong, evil, or opponent usually used in the phrase to tilt at windmills\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to move like a windmill\nintransitive senses : to move like a windmill; especially : to spin from the force of wind


Words: window
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an opening especially in the wall of a building for admission of light and air that is usually closed by casements or sashes containing transparent material (as glass) and capable of being opened and shut b : WINDOWPANE c : a space behind a window of a retail store containing displayed merchandise d : an opening in a partition or wall through which business is conducted <a bank teller’s window>\n2 : a means of entrance or access; especially : a means of obtaining information <a window on history>\n3 : an opening (as a shutter, slot, or valve) that resembles or suggests a window\n4 : the transparent panel or opening of a window envelope\n5 : the framework (as a shutter or sash with its fittings) that closes a window opening\n6 : CHAFF 4\n7 : a range of wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum to which a planet’s atmosphere is transparent\n8 a : an interval of time within which a rocket or spacecraft must be launched to accomplish a particular mission b : an interval of time during which certain conditions or an opportunity exists <a window of vulnerability>\n9 : an area at the limits of the earth’s sensible atmosphere through which a spacecraft must pass for successful reentry\n10 : any of the areas into which a computer display may be divided and on which distinctly different types of information are displayed


Words: windrow
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a row of hay raked up to dry before being baled or stored b : a similar row of cut vegetation (as grain) for drying\n2 : a row heaped up by or as if by the wind\n3 a : a long low ridge of road-making material scraped to the side of a road b : BANK, RIDGE, HEAP\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to form (as hay) into a windrow


Words: windup
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the act of bringing to an end b : a concluding act or part : FINISH\n2 a : a series of regular and distinctive motions (as swinging the arms) made by a pitcher preparatory to releasing a pitch b : an exaggerated backswing (as in tennis)\n\n<2> adjective\n: operated by a spring mechanism wound by hand


Words: windward
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the side or direction from which the wind is blowing\n\n<2> adjective\n: being in or facing the direction from which the wind is blowing compare LEEWARD


Words: windy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a (1) : WINDSWEPT (2) : marked by strong wind or by more wind than usual b : VIOLENT, STORMY\n2 : FLATULENT 1 <a windy bellyache>\n3 a : VERBOSE, BOMBASTIC b : lacking substance : EMPTY


Words: wine
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the fermented juice of fresh grapes used as a beverage b : wine or a substitute used in Christian communion services\n2 : the usually fermented juice of a plant product (as a fruit) used as a beverage\n3 : something that invigorates or intoxicates\n4 : a dark red\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to drink wine\ntransitive senses : to give wine to <wined and dined his friends>


Words: wing
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly; also : such an appendage even though rudimentary if possessed by an animal belonging to a group characterized by the power of flight b : any of various anatomical structures especially of a flying fish or flying lemur providing means of limited flight\n2 : an appendage or part resembling a wing in appearance, position, or function: as a : a device worn under the arms to aid a person in swimming or staying afloat b : ALA c : a turned-back or extended edge on an article of clothing d : a sidepiece at the top of an armchair e (1) : a foliaceous, membranous, or woody expansion of a plant especially along a stem or on a samara or capsule (2) : either of the two lateral petals of a papilionaceous flower f : a vane of a windmill or arrow g : SAIL h : an airfoil that develops a major part of the lift which supports a heavier-than-air aircraft i chiefly British : FENDER d\n3 : a means of flight or rapid progress\n4 : the act or manner of flying : FLIGHT\n5 : a side or outlying region or district\n6 : a part or feature usually projecting from and subordinate to the main or central part <the servants’ wing of the mansion>\n7 a : one of the pieces of scenery at the side of a stage b plural : the area at the side of the stage out of sight\n8 a : a left or right section of an army or fleet : FLANK b : one of the offensive positions or players on either side of a center position in certain team sports; also : FLANKER\n9 a : either of two opposing groups within an organization or society : FACTION b : a section of an organized body (as a legislative chamber) representing a group or faction holding distinct opinions or policies compare LEFT WING, RIGHT WING\n10 a : a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a group and lower than a division b : two or more squadrons of naval airplanes\n11 : a dance step marked by a quick outward and inward rolling glide of one foot\n12 plural : insignia consisting of an outsprea


Words: winged
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a (1) : having wings <winged seeds> (2) : having wings of a specified kind used in combination <strong-winged> b : using wings in flight\n2 a : soaring with or as if with wings : ELEVATED b : SWIFT, RAPID


Words: wingspread
Meaning:
noun\n: the spread of the wings : WINGSPAN; specifically : the extreme measurement between the tips or outer margins of the wings (as of a bird or insect)


Words: wink
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing\n2 : to close and open the eyelids quickly\n3 : to avoid seeing or noting something usually used with at\n4 : to gleam or flash intermittently : TWINKLE\n5 a : to come to an end usually used with out b : to stop shining usually used with out\n6 : to signal a message with a light\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to open and shut\n2 : to affect or influence by or as if by blinking the eyes\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a brief period of sleep : NAP\n2 a : a hint or sign given by winking b : an act of winking\n3 : the time of a wink : INSTANT <quick as a wink>\n4 : a flicker of the eyelids : BLINK


Words: winkle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: 2PERIWINKLE\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: TWINKLE\n\n<3> transitive verb\nchiefly British : to displace, extract, or evict from a position usually used with out


Words: winner
Meaning:
noun\n: one that wins: as a : one that is successful especially through praiseworthy ability and hard work b : a victor especially in games and sports c : one that wins admiration d : a shot in a court game that is not returned and that scores for the player making it


Words: winning
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the act of one that wins : VICTORY\n2 : something won: as a : a captured territory : CONQUEST b : money won by success in a game or competition usually used in plural\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : of or relating to winning : that wins <the winning ticket> b : successful especially in competition <a winning team>\n2 : tending to please or delight <a winning smile>


Words: winnow
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a (1) : to remove (as chaff) by a current of air (2) : to get rid of (something undesirable or unwanted) : REMOVE often used with out <winnow out certain inaccuracies Stanley Walker> b (1) : SEPARATE, SIFT <an old hand at winnowing what is true and significant Oscar Lewis> (2) : SELECT\n2 a : to treat (as grain) by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated b : to free of unwanted or inferior elements : PARE\n3 : to blow on : FAN <the wind winnowing his thin white hair Time>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to separate chaff from grain by fanning\n2 : to separate desirable and undesirable elements\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a device for winnowing\n2 a : the action of winnowing b : a motion resembling that of winnowing


Words: winsome
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence\n2 : CHEERFUL, GAY


Words: winter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the season between autumn and spring comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of December, January, and February or as reckoned astronomically extending from the December solstice to the March equinox\n2 : the colder half of the year\n3 : YEAR <happened many winters ago>\n4 : a period of inactivity or decay\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to pass the winter\n2 : to feed or find food during the winter used with on\ntransitive senses : to keep, feed, or manage during the winter\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or suitable for winter <a winter vacation> <winter clothes>\n2 : sown in the autumn and harvested in the following spring or summer <winter wheat> <winter rye> compare SUMMER


Words: wintergreen
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a genus (Pyrola of the family Pyrolaceae, the wintergreen family) of evergreen perennial herbs (as the shinleafs) that have basal leaves and racemose flowers\n2 a : any of a genus (Gaultheria) of evergreen plants of the heath family; especially : a low creeping evergreen shrub (G. procumbens) of No. America with white flowers and spicy red berries compare CHECKERBERRY b (1) : an essential oil from this plant (2) : the flavor of this oil <wintergreen lozenges>


Words: winterize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to make ready for winter or winter use and especially resistant or proof against winter weather <winterize a car>


Words: wintry
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of winter\n2 a : weathered by or as if by winter : AGED, HOARY b : CHEERLESS, CHILLING <a wintry greeting>


Words: wipe
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to rub with or as if with something soft for cleaning b : to clean or dry by rubbing c : to draw, pass, or move for or as if for rubbing or cleaning\n2 a : to remove by or as if by rubbing b : to expunge completely <wipe from memory the gruesome scenes Amer. Guide Series: Del.>\n3 : to spread by or as if by wiping\nintransitive senses : to make a motion of or as if of wiping something\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : BLOW, STRIKE b : JEER, GIBE\n2 a : an act or instance of wiping b : a transition from one scene or picture to another (as in movies or television) made by a line moving across the screen\n3 : something (as a towel) used for wiping


Words: wire
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : metal in the form of a usually very flexible thread or slender rod b : a thread or rod of such material\n2 a : WIREWORK b : the meshwork of parallel or woven wire on which the wet web of paper forms\n3 : something (as a thin plant stem) that is wirelike\n4 plural a : a system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show b : hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization\n5 a : a line of wire for conducting electrical current compare CORD 3b b : a telephone or telegraph wire or system; especially : WIRE SERVICE c : TELEGRAM, CABLEGRAM\n6 : fencing or a fence of usually barbed wire\n7 : the finish line of a race\n8 : WIREHAIR\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to provide with wire : use wire on for a specific purpose\n2 : to send or send word to by telegraph\n3 : to connect by or as if by a wire\nintransitive senses : to send a telegraphic message


Words: wiredraw
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to draw or stretch forcibly : ELONGATE\n2 : to draw or spin out to great length, tenuity, or overrefinement : ATTENUATE


Words: wirehaired
Meaning:
adjective\n: having a stiff wiry outer coat of hair used especially of a dog or cat; compare ROUGH, SMOOTH


Words: wireless
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : having no wire or wires\n2 chiefly British : of or relating to radiotelegraphy, radiotelephony, or radio\n\n<2> noun\n1 : WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY\n2 : two-way wireless transmission of sound using radio waves\n3 chiefly British : RADIO


Words: wiretap
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to tap a telephone or telegraph wire in order to get information\ntransitive senses : to tap the telephone of\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or an instance of wiretapping\n2 : an electrical connection for wiretapping


Words: wireworm
Meaning:
noun\n: any of the slender hard-coated larvae of various click beetles that include some destructive especially to plant roots


Words: wiring
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of providing or using wire\n2 : a system of wires; especially : an arrangement of wires used for electric distribution


Words: wiry
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a archaic : made of wire b : resembling wire especially in form and flexibility c of sound : produced by or suggestive of the vibration of wire <the violinist often let his tone go nasal and wiry D. J. Henahan>\n2 : being lean, supple, and vigorous : SINEWY


Words: wisdom
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : accumulated philosophic or scientific learning : KNOWLEDGE b : ability to discern inner qualities and relationships : INSIGHT c : good sense : JUDGMENT d : generally accepted belief <challenges what has become accepted wisdom among many historians Robert Darnton>\n2 : a wise attitude or course of action\n3 : the teachings of the ancient wise men


Words: wise
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: MANNER, WAY <in any wise>\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : characterized by wisdom : marked by deep understanding, keen discernment, and a capacity for sound judgment b : exercising sound judgment : PRUDENT\n2 a : evidencing or hinting at the possession of inside information : KNOWING b : possessing inside information c : CRAFTY, SHREWD\n3 archaic : skilled in magic or divination\n4 : INSOLENT, SMART-ALECKY, FRESH\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to give instruction or information to : TEACH usually used with up\nintransitive senses : to become informed or knowledgeable : LEARN used with up\n\n<4> transitive verb\n1 chiefly Scottish a : DIRECT, GUIDE b : ADVISE, PERSUADE\n2 chiefly Scottish : to divert or impel in a given direction : SEND


Words: wish
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to have a desire for (as something unattainable) <wished he could live his life over>\n2 : to give expression to as a wish : BID <wish them good night>\n3 a : to give form to (a wish) b : to express a wish for c : to request in the form of a wish : ORDER d : to desire (a person or thing) to be as specified <cannot wish our problems away>\n4 : to confer (something unwanted) on someone : FOIST\nintransitive senses\n1 : to have a desire : WANT\n2 : to make a wish\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an act or instance of wishing or desire : WANT b : an object of desire : GOAL\n2 a : an expressed will or desire : MANDATE b : a request or command couched as a wish\n3 : an invocation of good or evil fortune on someone


Words: wishbone
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a forked bone in front of the breastbone in a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end\n2 : a variation of the formation in which the halfbacks line up farther from the line of scrimmage than the fullback does


Words: wishful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : expressive of a wish : HOPEFUL b : having a wish : DESIROUS\n2 : according with wishes rather than reality


Words: wisp
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small handful (as of hay or straw)\n2 a : a thin strip or fragment b : a thready streak <a wisp of smoke> c : something frail, slight, or fleeting <a wisp of a girl> <a wisp of a smile>\n3 archaic : WILL-O’-THE-WISP\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to roll into a wisp\n2 : to make wisps of <a cigarette wisping smoke at the corner of his mouth Raymond Chandler>\nintransitive senses : to emerge or drift in wisps <her hair began to wisp into her eyes Mary Manning>


Words: wisteria
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Wisteria) of chiefly Asian mostly woody leguminous vines that have pinnately compound leaves and long racemes of showy blue, white, purple, or rose papilionaceous flowers and that include several grown as ornamentals


Words: wistful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy; also : inspiring such yearning <a wistful memoir>\n2 : musingly sad : PENSIVE


Words: wit
Meaning:
<1> verb\n1 archaic : KNOW\n2 archaic : to come to know : LEARN\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : MIND, MEMORY b : reasoning power : INTELLIGENCE\n2 a : SENSE 2a usually used in plural <alone and warming his five wits, the white owl in the belfry sits Alfred Tennyson> b (1) : mental soundness : SANITY usually used in plural (2) : mental capability and resourcefulness : INGENUITY\n3 a : astuteness of perception or judgment : ACUMEN b : the ability to relate seemingly disparate things so as to illuminate or amuse c (1) : a talent for banter or persiflage (2) : a witty utterance or exchange d : clever or apt humor\n4 a : a person of superior intellect : THINKER b : an imaginatively perceptive and articulate individual especially skilled in banter or persiflage


Words: witch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one that is credited with usually malignant supernatural powers; especially : a woman practicing usually black witchcraft often with the aid of a devil or familiar : SORCERESS compare WARLOCK\n2 : an ugly old woman : HAG\n3 : a charming or alluring girl or woman\n4 : a practitioner of Wicca\n5 : WITCH OF AGNESI\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to affect injuriously with witchcraft\n2 archaic : to influence or beguile with allure or charm\nintransitive senses : DOWSE


Words: witchcraft
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the use of sorcery or magic b : communication with the devil or with a familiar\n2 : an irresistible influence or fascination\n3 : WICCA


Words: witchery
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the practice of witchcraft : SORCERY b : an act of witchcraft\n2 : an irresistible fascination


Words: witching
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the practice of witchcraft : SORCERY\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or suitable for sorcery or supernatural occurrences <the very witching time of night Shakespeare>


Words: witenagemot
Meaning:
noun\n: an Anglo-Saxon council made up of a varying number of nobles, prelates, and influential officials and convened from time to time to advise the king on administrative and judicial matters


Words: with
Meaning:
preposition\n1 a : in opposition to : AGAINST <had a fight with his brother> b : so as to be separated or detached from <broke with her family>\n2 a used as a function word to indicate a participant in an action, transaction, or arrangement <works with his father> <a talk with a friend> <got into an accident with the car> b used as a function word to indicate the object of attention, behavior, or feeling <get tough with him> <angry with her> c : in respect to : so far as concerns <on friendly terms with all nations> d used to indicate the object of an adverbial expression of imperative force <off with his head> e : OVER, ON <no longer has any influence with them> f : in the performance, operation, or use of <the trouble with this machine>\n3 a used as a function word to indicate the object of a statement of comparison or equality <a dress identical with her hostess’s> b used as a function word to express agreement or sympathy <must conclude, with you, that the painting is a forgery> c : on the side of : FOR <if he’s for lower taxes, I’m with him> d : as well as <can pitch with the best of them>\n4 a used as a function word to indicate combination, accompaniment, presence, or addition <heat milk with honey> <went there with her> <his money, with his wife’s, comes to a million> b : inclusive of <costs 5 with the tax>\n5 a : in the judgment or estimation of <stood well with her classmates> b : in or according to the experience or practice of <with many of us, our ideas seem to fall by the wayside W. J. Reilly>\n6 a used as a function word to indicate the means, cause, agent, or instrumentality <hit him with a rock> <pale with anger> <threatened with tuberculosis> <he amused the crowd with his antics> b archaic : by the direct act of\n7 a used as a function word to indicate manner of action <ran with effort> <acknowledge your contribution with thanks> b used as a function word to indicate an attendant fact or circumstance <stood there with his hat on> c used as a function word to indicate a result attendant on a specified a


Words: withal
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : together with this : BESIDES <a supporter of all constructive work and withal an excellent businessman A. W. Long>\n2 archaic : THEREWITH 1\n3 : on the other hand : NEVERTHELESS\n\n<2> preposition\narchaic : WITH used postpositively with a relative or interrogative pronoun as object


Words: withdraw
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to take back or away : REMOVE <pressure upon educational administrators to withdraw academic credit J. W. Scott> b : to remove from use or cultivation c : to remove (money) from a place of deposit d : to turn away (as the eyes) from an object of attention <withdrew her gaze> e : to draw (as a curtain) back or aside\n2 a : to remove from consideration or set outside a group <withdrew his name from the list of nominees> <withdrew their child from the school> b (1) : TAKE BACK, RETRACT (2) : to recall or remove (a motion) under parliamentary procedure\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move back or away : RETIRE b : to draw back from a battlefield : RETREAT\n2 a : to remove oneself from participation b : to become socially or emotionally detached <had withdrawn farther and farther into herself Ethel Wilson>\n3 : to recall a motion under parliamentary procedure


Words: withdrawn
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : removed from immediate contact or easy approach : ISOLATED\n2 : socially detached and unresponsive : exhibiting withdrawal : INTROVERTED


Words: wither
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become dry and sapless; especially : to shrivel from or as if from loss of bodily moisture\n2 : to lose vitality, force, or freshness\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to wither\n2 : to make speechless or incapable of action : STUN <withered him with a look Dorothy Sayers>\n\n<2> noun\nchiefly British : WITHERS


Words: withers
Meaning:
noun plural\n1 : the ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse see HORSE illustration\n2 : a part corresponding to the withers in a quadruped other than a horse


Words: withhold
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to hold back from action : CHECK\n2 archaic : to keep in custody\n3 : to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing <withhold permission>\n4 : to deduct (withholding tax) from income\nintransitive senses : FORBEAR, REFRAIN


Words: within
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : in or into the interior : INSIDE\n2 : in one’s inner thought, disposition, or character : INWARDLY <search within for a creative impulse Kingman Brewster, Jr.>\n\n<2> preposition\n1 used as a function word to indicate enclosure or containment\n2 used as a function word to indicate situation or circumstance in the limits or compass of: as a : before the end of <gone within a week> b (1) : not beyond the quantity, degree, or limitations of <live within your income> (2) : in or into the scope or sphere of <within the jurisdiction of the state> (3) : in or into the range of <within reach> <within sight> (4) used as a function word to indicate a specified difference or margin <came within two points of a perfect mark> <within a mile of the town>\n3 : to the inside of : INTO\n\n<3> noun\n: an inner place or area <revolt from within>\n\n<4> adjective\n: being inside : ENCLOSED <the within indictment>


Words: without
Meaning:
<1> preposition\n1 : OUTSIDE\n2 used as a function word to indicate the absence or lack of something or someone <fight without fear> <left without him> <looks without seeing>\n\n<2> adverb\n1 : on the outside : EXTERNALLY\n2 : with something lacking or absent <has learned to do without>\n\n<3> conjunction\nchiefly dialect : UNLESS <you don’t know about me without you have read a book Mark Twain>\n\n<4> noun\n: an outer place or area <came from without>


Words: withstand
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to stand up against : oppose with firm determination; especially : to resist successfully b : to be proof against : resist the effect of <withstand the impact of a landing Current Biography>\n2 archaic : to stop or obstruct the course of


Words: withy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : WILLOW; especially : OSIER 1\n2 : a flexible slender twig or branch (as of osier) : WITHE\n\n<2> adjective\n: flexibly tough


Words: witless
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : destitute of wit or understanding : FOOLISH\n2 : mentally deranged : CRAZY <drive one witless with anxiety William Styron>


Words: witness
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : attestation of a fact or event : TESTIMONY\n2 : one that gives evidence; specifically : one who testifies in a cause or before a judicial tribunal\n3 : one asked to be present at a transaction so as to be able to testify to its having taken place\n4 : one who has personal knowledge of something\n5 a : something serving as evidence or proof : SIGN b : public affirmation by word or example of usually religious faith or conviction <the heroic witness to divine life Pilot>\n6 capitalized : a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to testify to : ATTEST\n2 : to act as legal witness of\n3 : to furnish proof of : BETOKEN\n4 a : to have personal or direct cognizance of : see for oneself <witnessed the historic event> b : to take note of <our grammar \n5 : to constitute the scene or time of <structures which this striking Dorset hilltop once witnessed Times Literary Supplement>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to bear witness : TESTIFY\n2 : to bear witness to one’s religious convictions <opportunity to witness for Christ Billy Graham>


Words: witting
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 chiefly dialect : knowledge or awareness of something : COGNIZANCE\n2 chiefly dialect : information obtained or communicated : NEWS\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : cognizant or aware of something : CONSCIOUS\n2 : done deliberately : INTENTIONAL


Words: witty
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic : having good intellectual capacity : INTELLIGENT\n2 : amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or execution <the costumes are sumptuous and witty Virgil Thomson> <the musical background is often witty Wolcott Gibbs>\n3 : marked by or full of wit : smartly facetious or jocular\n4 : quick or ready to see or express illuminating or amusing relationships or insights


Words: wive
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to marry a woman\ntransitive senses\n1 : to marry to a woman\n2 : to take for a wife


Words: wizard
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : a wise man : SAGE\n2 : one skilled in magic : SORCERER\n3 : a very clever or skillful person\n\n<2> adjective\n1 archaic : having magical influence or power\n2 archaic : of or relating to wizardry : ENCHANTED\n3 chiefly British : worthy of the highest praise : EXCELLENT


Words: wizardry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the art or practices of a wizard : SORCERY\n2 a : a seemingly magical transforming power or influence <electronic wizardry> b : great skill or cleverness in an activity


Words: woad
Meaning:
noun\n: a European herb (Isatis tinctoria) of the mustard family formerly grown for the blue dyestuff yielded by its leaves; also : this dyestuff


Words: wobble
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side b : TREMBLE, QUAVER\n2 : WAVER, VACILLATE\ntransitive senses : to cause to wobble\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a hobbling or rocking unequal motion (as of a wheel unevenly mounted) b : an uncertainly directed movement\n2 : an intermittent variation (as in volume of sound)


Words: woe
Meaning:
<1> interjection\n\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief\n2 : ruinous trouble : CALAMITY, AFFLICTION <economic woes>


Words: woebegone
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : strongly affected with woe : WOEFUL\n2 a : exhibiting great woe, sorrow, or misery <a woebegone expression> b : being in a sorry state <woebegone tattered clothes>


Words: woeful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : full of woe : GRIEVOUS <woeful prophecies>\n2 : involving or bringing woe\n3 : lamentably bad or serious : DEPLORABLE <woeful ignorance>


Words: wold
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a usually upland area of open country\n2 capitalized : a hilly or rolling region used in names of various English geographical areas <Yorkshire Wolds>


Words: wolf
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 plural also wolf a : any of various large predatory canids (genus Canis) that live and hunt in packs and resemble the related dogs; especially : GRAY WOLF compare COYOTE, JACKAL b : the fur of a wolf\n2 a (1) : a fierce, rapacious, or destructive person (2) : a man forward, direct, and zealous in amatory attentions to women b : dire poverty : STARVATION <keep the wolf from the door> c : the maggot of a warble fly\n3 G; from the howling sound a (1) : dissonance in some chords on organs, pianos, or other instruments with fixed tones tuned by unequal temperament (2) : an instance of such dissonance b : a harshness due to faulty vibration in various tones in a bowed instrument\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to eat greedily : DEVOUR


Words: wolfsbane
Meaning:
noun\n: MONKSHOOD; especially : a highly variable yellow-flowered poisonous European herb (Aconitum vulparia)


Words: wolverine
Meaning:
noun\n1 plural also wolverine a : a carnivorous usually solitary mammal (Gulo gulo) of the weasel family of northern forests and associated tundra that is blackish with a light brown band on each side of the body and is noted especially for its strength b : the fur of the wolverine\n2 capitalized : a native or resident of Michigan used as a nickname


Words: woman
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an adult female person b : a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation) usually used in combination <councilwoman>\n2 : WOMANKIND\n3 : distinctively feminine nature : WOMANLINESS\n4 : a female servant or personal attendant\n5 a chiefly dialect : WIFE b : MISTRESS c : GIRLFRIEND 2


Words: womanhood
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the state of being a woman b : the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman or of womankind\n2 : WOMEN, WOMANKIND


Words: womanish
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : characteristic of or suitable for a woman\n2 : unsuitable to a man or to a strong character of either sex : EFFEMINATE <womanish fears>


Words: womankind
Meaning:
noun singular but singular or plural in construction\n: female human beings : women especially as distinguished from men


Words: womanly
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having qualities generally associated with a woman\n2 : appropriate in character to a woman


Words: womb
Meaning:
noun\n1 : UTERUS\n2 a : a cavity or space that resembles a womb in containing and enveloping b : a place where something is generated


Words: wombat
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials (genera Vombatus and Lasiorhinus of the family Vombatidae) resembling small bears


Words: wonder
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a cause of astonishment or admiration : MARVEL <it’s a wonder you weren’t killed> b : MIRACLE\n2 : the quality of exciting amazed admiration\n3 a : rapt attention or astonishment at something awesomely mysterious or new to one’s experience b : a feeling of doubt or uncertainty\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to be in a state of wonder b : to feel surprise\n2 : to feel curiosity or doubt\ntransitive senses : to be curious or in doubt about\n\n<3> adjective\n: WONDROUS, WONDERFUL: as a : exciting amazement or admiration b : effective or efficient far beyond anything previously known or anticipated


Words: wonderful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : exciting wonder : MARVELOUS, ASTONISHING <a sight wonderful to behold>\n2 : unusually good : ADMIRABLE


Words: wonderland
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an imaginary place of delicate beauty or magical charm\n2 : a place that excites admiration or wonder


Words: wonderment
Meaning:
noun\n1 : ASTONISHMENT, SURPRISE\n2 : a cause of or occasion for wonder\n3 : curiosity about something


Words: wont
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : ACCUSTOMED, USED <got up early as he is wont to do>\n2 : INCLINED, APT <revealing as letters are wont to be Gladys M. Wrigley>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : ACCUSTOM, HABITUATE\nintransitive senses : to have the habit of doing something\n\n<3> noun\n: habitual way of doing : USE


Words: wonted
Meaning:
adjective\n: usual or ordinary especially by reason of established habit <spoke with his wonted slowness>


Words: woo
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : COURT\n2 : to solicit or entreat especially with importunity\n3 : to seek to gain or bring about\nintransitive senses : to court a woman


Words: wood
Meaning:
<1> adjective\narchaic : violently mad\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a dense growth of trees usually greater in extent than a grove and smaller than a forest often used in plural but sing. or plural in constr. b : WOODLAND\n2 a : the hard fibrous substance consisting basically of xylem that makes up the greater part of the stems, branches, and roots of trees or shrubs beneath the bark and is found to a limited extent in herbaceous plants b : wood suitable or prepared for some use (as burning or building)\n3 a : something made of wood b : a golf club having a thick wooden head; also : a golf club having a similar head made of metal\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : WOODEN\n2 : suitable for cutting or working with wood <a wood saw>\n3 or woods : living, growing, or existing in woods <woods trails>\n\n<4> verb\nintransitive senses : to gather or take on wood\ntransitive senses : to cover with a growth of trees or plant with trees


Words: woodbine
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of several honeysuckles; especially : a Eurasian twining shrub (Lonicera periclymenum)\n2 : VIRGINIA CREEPER


Words: woodchuck
Meaning:
noun\n: a grizzled thickset marmot (Marmota monax) chiefly of Alaska, Canada, and the northeastern U.S. called also groundhog


Words: woodcock
Meaning:
noun\n1 or plural woodcock : a widespread Old World woodland bird (Scolopax rusticola) that is related to the sandpipers and snipes; also : a smaller related game bird (Scolopax minor syn. Philohela minor) of eastern No. America\n2 from the ease with which the woodcock is snared archaic : SIMPLETON


Words: woodcraft
Meaning:
noun\n1 : skill and practice in anything relating to the woods and especially in maintaining oneself and making one’s way in the woods\n2 : skill in shaping or constructing articles from wood


Words: woodcut
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a relief printing surface consisting of a wooden block with a usually pictorial design cut with the grain\n2 : a print from a woodcut


Words: woodland
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: land covered with woody vegetation : TIMBERLAND, FOREST\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : growing, living, or existing in woodland\n2 : of, relating to, or being woodland


Words: woodlot
Meaning:
noun\n: a restricted area of woodland usually privately maintained as a source of fuel, posts, and lumber


Words: woodman
Meaning:
noun\n1 : WOODSMAN\n2 capitalized Modern Woodmen of America Woodmen of the World : a member of either of two independent benevolent and fraternal societies


Words: woodpecker
Meaning:
noun\n: any of numerous birds (family Picidae) with zygodactyl feet, stiff spiny tail feathers used in climbing or resting on tree trunks, a usually extensile tongue, a very hard bill used to drill the bark or wood of trees for insect food or to excavate nesting cavities, and generally showy parti-colored plumage


Words: woodruff
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a genus (Asperula) of Old World herbs of the madder family\n2 : a small Eurasian and No. African sweet-scented herb (Galium odoratum syn. Asperula odorata) used in perfumery and for flavoring wine


Words: woodshed
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a shed for storing wood and especially firewood\n2 : a place, means, or session for administering discipline\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: PRACTICE; especially : to practice on a musical instrument


Words: woodwind
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a group of wind instruments (as a clarinet, flute, oboe, or saxophone) that are characterized by a cylindrical or conical tube of wood or metal usually ending in a slightly flared bell, that produce tones by the vibration of one or two reeds in the mouthpiece or by the passing of air over a mouth hole, and that usually have finger holes or keys by which the player may produce all the tones within an instrument’s range\n2 plural : the woodwind section of a band or orchestra


Words: woodwork
Meaning:
noun\n1 : work made of wood; especially : interior fittings (as moldings or stairways) of wood\n2 : a place or state of concealment, seclusion, or anonymity <witnesses came out of the woodwork when a reward was offered>


Words: woody
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : abounding or overgrown with woods\n2 a : of or containing wood or wood fibers : LIGNEOUS <woody tissues> b : having woody parts : rich in xylem and associated structures <woody plants>\n3 : characteristic of or suggestive of wood <wine with a woody flavor>\n\n<2> noun\n: a wood-paneled station wagon


Words: woof
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : WEFT 1a b : woven fabric; also : the texture of such a fabric\n2 : a basic or essential element or material\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to make the low gruff sound typically produced by a dog\n2 : to express oneself in a usually stylized boastful, aggressive, or exaggeratedly deceitful manner\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a low gruff sound typically produced by a dog\n2 : a low note emitted by sound reproducing equipment


Words: wool
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the soft wavy or curly hypertrophied undercoat of various hairy mammals and especially the sheep made up of a matrix of keratin fibers and covered with minute scales\n2 : a product of wool; especially : a woven fabric or garment of such fabric\n3 a : a dense felted pubescence especially on a plant : TOMENTUM b : a filamentous mass usually used in combination; compare MINERAL WOOL, STEEL WOOL


Words: woolen
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : made of wool\n2 : of or relating to the manufacture or sale of woolen products <woolen mills> <the woolen industry>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a fabric made of wool and especially of woolen yarns having a fuzzy or napped face (as for use in clothing or blankets) compare WORSTED\n2 : garments of woolen fabric usually used in plural


Words: woolly
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of, relating to, or bearing wool b : resembling wool\n2 a : lacking in clearness or sharpness of outline <a woolly TV picture> b : marked by mental confusion <woolly thinking>\n3 : marked by boisterous roughness or lack of order or restraint <where the West is still woolly Paul Schubert> used especially in the phrase wild and woolly\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a garment made from wool; especially : underclothing of knitted wool usually used in plural\n2 West Australian : SHEEP


Words: woolsack
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : WOOLPACK 2\n2 : a cushion that is the official seat of the Lord Chancellor or his deputy in presiding over the House of Lords


Words: woozy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : mentally unclear or hazy <seems a little woozy, not quite knowing what to say J. A. Lukacs>\n2 : affected with dizziness, mild nausea, or weakness


Words: word
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : something that is said b plural (1) : TALK, DISCOURSE <putting one’s feelings into words> (2) : the text of a vocal musical composition c : a brief remark or conversation <would like to have a word with you>\n2 a (1) : a speech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use (2) : the entire set of linguistic forms produced by combining a single base with various inflectional elements without change in the part of speech elements b (1) : a written or printed character or combination of characters representing a spoken word <the number of words to a line> sometimes used with the first letter of a real or pretended taboo word prefixed as an often humorous euphemism <the first man to utter the f word on British TV Time> <we were not afraid to use the d word and talk about death Erma Bombeck> (2) : any segment of written or printed discourse ordinarily appearing between spaces or between a space and a punctuation mark c : a number of bytes processed as a unit and conveying a quantum of information in communication and computer work\n3 : ORDER, COMMAND <don’t move till give the word>\n4 often capitalized a : LOGOS b : GOSPEL 1a c : the expressed or manifested mind and will of God\n5 a : NEWS, INFORMATION <sent word that he would be late> b : RUMOR\n6 : the act of speaking or of making verbal communication\n7 : SAYING, PROVERB\n8 : PROMISE, DECLARATION <kept her word>\n9 : a quarrelsome utterance or conversation usually used in plural <they had words and parted>\n10 : a verbal signal : PASSWORD\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses , archaic : SPEAK\ntransitive senses : to express in words : PHRASE


Words: wordy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : using or containing many and usually too many words\n2 : of or relating to words : VERBAL


Words: work
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something: a : sustained physical or mental effort to overcome obstacles and achieve an objective or result b : the labor, task, or duty that is one’s accustomed means of livelihood c : a specific task, duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger activity\n2 a : energy expended by natural phenomena b : the result of such energy <sand dunes are the work of sea and wind> c : the transference of energy that is produced by the motion of the point of application of a force and is measured by multiplying the force and the displacement of its point of application in the line of action\n3 a : something that results from a particular manner or method of working, operating, or devising <careful police work> <clever camera work> b : something that results from the use or fashioning of a particular material <porcelain work>\n4 a : a fortified structure (as a fort, earthen barricade, or trench) b plural : structures in engineering (as docks, bridges, or embankments) or mining (as shafts or tunnels)\n5 plural but singular or plural in construction : a place where industrial labor is carried on : PLANT, FACTORY\n6 plural : the working or moving parts of a mechanism <works of a clock>\n7 a : something produced or accomplished by effort, exertion, or exercise of skill <this book is the work of many hands> b : something produced by the exercise of creative talent or expenditure of creative effort : artistic production\n8 plural : performance of moral or religious acts <salvation by works>\n9 a : effective operation : EFFECT, RESULT <wait for time to do its healing work> b : manner of working : WORKMANSHIP, EXECUTION\n10 : the material or piece of material that is operated upon at any stage in the process of manufacture\n11 plural a : everything possessed, available, or belonging <the whole works, rod, reel, tackle box, went overboard> <ordered pizza with the works> b : subjection to drastic treatment : all possible abuse usually use


Words: workbook
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a worker’s manual\n2 : a booklet outlining a course of study\n3 : a record of work done\n4 : a student’s book of problems to be solved directly on the pages


Words: workday
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a day on which work is performed as distinguished from a day off\n2 : the period of time in a day during which work is performed


Words: worker
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : one that works especially at manual or industrial labor or with a particular material often used in combination b : a member of the working class\n2 : any of the sexually underdeveloped and usually sterile members of a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony


Words: workhorse
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a horse used chiefly for labor as distinguished from driving, riding, or racing\n2 a (1) : a person who performs most of the work of a group task (2) : a hardworking person b : a markedly useful or durable vehicle, craft, or machine c : HORSE 7


Words: working
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the manner of functioning or operating : OPERATION usually used in plural\n2 : an excavation or group of excavations made in mining, quarrying, or tunneling usually used in plural\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : engaged in work <a working journalist>\n2 : adequate to permit work to be done <a working majority>\n3 : assumed or adopted to permit or facilitate further work or activity <working draft>\n4 : spent at work <working life>\n5 : being in use or operation <a working farm>


Words: workmanship
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something effected, made, or produced : WORK\n2 : the art or skill of a workman; also : the quality imparted to a thing in the process of making <a vase of exquisite workmanship>


Words: workout
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a practice or exercise to test or improve one’s fitness for athletic competition, ability, or performance\n2 : a test of one’s ability, capacity, stamina, or suitability


Words: workshop
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small establishment where manufacturing or handicrafts are carried on\n2 : WORKROOM\n3 : a usually brief intensive educational program for a relatively small group of people that focuses especially on techniques and skills in a particular field


Words: worktable
Meaning:
noun\n: a table for holding working materials and implements; especially : a small table with drawers and other conveniences for needlework


Words: world
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the earthly state of human existence b : life after death used with a qualifier <the next world>\n2 : the earth with its inhabitants and all things upon it\n3 : individual course of life : CAREER\n4 : the inhabitants of the earth : the human race\n5 a : the concerns of the earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven and the life to come b : secular affairs\n6 : the system of created things : UNIVERSE\n7 a : a division or generation of the inhabitants of the earth distinguished by living together at the same place or at the same time <the medieval world> b : a distinctive class of persons or their sphere of interest <the academic world>\n8 : human society <withdraw from the world>\n9 : a part or section of the earth that is a separate independent unit\n10 : the sphere or scene of one’s life and action <living in your own little world>\n11 : an indefinite multitude or a great quantity or distance <makes a world of difference> <a world away>\n12 : the whole body of living persons : PUBLIC <announced their discovery to the world>\n13 : KINGDOM 5 <the animal world>\n14 : a celestial body (as a planet)\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of or relating to the world <a world championship>\n2 a : extending or found throughout the world : WORLDWIDE <brought about world peace> b : involving or applying to part of or the whole world <a world tour> <a world state>


Words: worldly
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs\n2 : WORLDLY-WISE


Words: worldwide
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: extended throughout or involving the entire world\n\n<2> adverb\n: throughout the world


Words: worm
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : EARTHWORM; broadly : an annelid worm b : any of numerous relatively small elongated usually naked and soft-bodied animals: as (1) : an insect larva; especially : one that is a destructive grub, caterpillar, or maggot (2) : SHIPWORM (3) : BLINDWORM\n2 a : a human being who is an object of contempt, loathing, or pity : WRETCH b : something that torments or devours from within\n3 archaic : SNAKE, SERPENT\n4 : HELMINTHIASIS usually used in plural\n5 : something (as a mechanical device) spiral or vermiculate in form or appearance: as a : the thread of a screw b : a short revolving screw whose threads gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or a rack c : a spiral condensing tube used in distilling d : ARCHIMEDES’ SCREW; also : a conveyor working on the principle of such a screw\n6 : a usually small self-contained computer program that invades computers on a network and usually performs a malicious action\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to move or proceed sinuously or insidiously\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to proceed or make (one’s way) insidiously or deviously <worm their way into positions of power Bill Franzen> b : to insinuate or introduce (oneself) by devious or subtle means c : to cause to move or proceed in or as if in the manner of a worm\n2 : to wind rope or yarn spirally round and between the strands of (a cable or rope) before serving\n3 : to obtain or extract by artful or insidious questioning or by pleading, asking, or persuading usually used with out of\n4 : to treat (an animal) with a drug to destroy or expel parasitic worms


Words: wormhole
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a hole or passage burrowed by a worm\n2 : a hypothetical structure of space-time envisioned as a long thin tunnel connecting points that are separated in space and time


Words: wormwood
Meaning:
noun\n1 : ARTEMISIA; especially : a European plant (Artemisia absinthium) that has silvery silky-haired leaves and drooping yellow nearly globular flower heads and yields a bitter dark green oil used in absinthe\n2 : something bitter or grievous : BITTERNESS


Words: worry
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 dialect British : CHOKE, STRANGLE\n2 a : to harass by tearing, biting, or snapping especially at the throat b : to shake or pull at with the teeth <a terrier worrying a rat> c : to touch or disturb something repeatedly d : to change the position of or adjust by repeated pushing or hauling\n3 a : to assail with rough or aggressive attack or treatment : TORMENT b : to subject to persistent or nagging attention or effort\n4 : to afflict with mental distress or agitation : make anxious\nintransitive senses\n1 dialect British : STRANGLE, CHOKE\n2 : to move, proceed, or progress by unceasing or difficult effort : STRUGGLE\n3 : to feel or experience concern or anxiety : FRET\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : mental distress or agitation resulting from concern usually for something impending or anticipated : ANXIETY b : an instance or occurrence of such distress or agitation\n2 : a cause of worry : TROUBLE, DIFFICULTY


Words: worse
Meaning:
<1> adjective \n1 : of more inferior quality, value, or condition\n2 a : more unfavorable, difficult, unpleasant, or painful b : more faulty, unsuitable, or incorrect c : less skillful or efficient\n3 : bad, evil, or corrupt in a greater degree : more reprehensible\n4 : being in poorer health : SICKER\n\n<2> noun\n: one that is worse <thought he was an atheist and worse Van Wyck Brooks>\n\n<3> adverb ,comparative of BAD or of ILL\n1 : in a worse manner : to a worse extent or degree\n2 : what is worse


Words: worship
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 chiefly British : a person of importance used as a title for various officials (as magistrates and some mayors)\n2 : reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; also : an act of expressing such reverence\n3 : a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual\n4 : extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem <worship of the dollar>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to honor or reverence as a divine being or supernatural power\n2 : to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion\nintransitive senses : to perform or take part in worship or an act of worship


Words: worshipful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a archaic : NOTABLE, DISTINGUISHED b chiefly British used as a title for various persons or groups of rank or distinction\n2 : giving or expressing worship or veneration


Words: worst
Meaning:
<1> adjective \n1 : most corrupt, bad, evil, or ill\n2 a : most unfavorable, difficult, unpleasant, or painful b : most unsuitable, faulty, unattractive, or ill-conceived c : least skillful or efficient\n3 : most wanting in quality, value, or condition\n\n<2> adverb ,superlative of ILL or ILLY or of BAD or BADLY\n1 : to the extreme degree of badness or inferiority\n2 : to the greatest or highest degree <groups who need the subsidies worst lose out T. W. Arnold>\n\n<3> noun\n: one that is worst\n\n<4> transitive verb\n: to get the better of : DEFEAT


Words: worsted
Meaning:
noun\n: a smooth compact yarn from long wool fibers used especially for firm napless fabrics, carpeting, or knitting; also : a fabric made from worsted yarns


Words: wort
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: PLANT; especially : an herbaceous plant usually used in combination <lousewort>\n\n<2> noun\n: a liquid formed by soaking mash in hot water and then fermented to make beer


Words: worth
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\narchaic : BECOME usually used in the phrase woe worth\n\n<2> adjective\n1 archaic : having monetary or material value\n2 archaic : ESTIMABLE\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : monetary value <farmhouse and lands of little worth> b : the equivalent of a specified amount or figure <a dollar’s worth of gas>\n2 : the value of something measured by its qualities or by the esteem in which it is held <a literary heritage of great worth>\n3 a : moral or personal value <trying to teach human worth> b : MERIT, EXCELLENCE <a field in which we have proved our worth>\n4 : WEALTH, RICHES\n\n<4> preposition\n1 a : equal in value to b : having assets or income equal to\n2 : deserving of <well worth the effort>


Words: worthless
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : lacking worth : VALUELESS <worthless currency> b : USELESS <worthless to continue searching>\n2 : CONTEMPTIBLE, DESPICABLE


Words: worthy
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having worth or value : ESTIMABLE <a worthy cause> b : HONORABLE, MERITORIOUS <worthy candidates>\n2 : having sufficient worth or importance <worthy to be remembered>\n\n<2> noun\n: a worthy or prominent person


Words: would
Meaning:
past of WILL\n1 a archaic : WISHED, DESIRED b archaic : wish for : WANT c (1) : strongly desire : WISH <I would were young again> often used without a subject and with that in a past or conditional construction <would that had heeded your advice> (2) used in auxiliary function with rather or sooner to express preference <he would sooner die than face them>\n2 a used in auxiliary function to express wish, desire, or intent <those who would forbid gambling> b used in auxiliary function to express willingness or preference <as ye would that men should do to you Luke 6:31 (Authorized Version)> c used in auxiliary function to express plan or intention <said we would come>\n3 used in auxiliary function to express custom or habitual action <we would meet often for lunch>\n4 used in auxiliary function to express consent or choice <would put it off if he could>\n5 a used in auxiliary function in the conclusion of a conditional sentence to express a contingency or possibility <if he were coming, he would be here now> b used in auxiliary function in a noun clause (as one completing a statement of desire, request, or advice) <we wish that he would go>\n6 used in auxiliary function to express probability or presumption in past or present time <would have won if had not tripped>\n7 : COULD <the barrel would hold 20 gallons>\n8 used in auxiliary function to express a request with which voluntary compliance is expected <would you please help us>\n9 used in auxiliary function to express doubt or uncertainty <the explanation would seem satisfactory>\n10 : SHOULD <knew would enjoy the trip> <would be glad to know the answer>


Words: wound
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an injury to the body (as from violence, accident, or surgery) that involves laceration or breaking of a membrane (as the skin) and usually damage to underlying tissues b : a cut or breach in a plant due to external violence\n2 : a mental or emotional hurt or blow\n3 : something resembling a wound in appearance or effect; especially : a rift in or blow to a political body or social group\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to cause a wound to or in\nintransitive senses : to inflict a wound


Words: wrack
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a wrecked ship b : WRECKAGE c : WRECK d dialect : the violent destruction of a structure, machine, or vehicle\n2 a : marine vegetation; especially : KELP b : dried seaweeds\n\n<2> noun\n1 : RUIN, DESTRUCTION\n2 : a remnant of something destroyed\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to utterly ruin : WRECK\n\n<4> verb\n: 4RACK\n\n<5> noun\n: 3RACK 2\n\n<6> noun\n: 1RACK


Words: wraith
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the exact likeness of a living person seen usually just before death as an apparition b : GHOST, SPECTER\n2 : an insubstantial form or semblance : SHADOW\n3 : a barely visible gaseous or vaporous column


Words: wrangle
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to dispute angrily or peevishly : BICKER\n2 : to engage in argument or controversy\ntransitive senses\n1 : to obtain by persistent arguing or maneuvering : WANGLE\n2 back-formation from wrangler : to herd and care for (livestock and especially horses) on the range\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an angry, noisy, or prolonged dispute or quarrel\n2 : the action or process of wrangling


Words: wrap
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cover especially by winding or folding b : to envelop and secure for transportation or storage : BUNDLE c : ENFOLD, EMBRACE d : to coil, fold, draw, or twine (as string or cloth) around something\n2 a : SURROUND, ENVELOP b : to suffuse or surround with an aura or state <the affair was wrapped in scandal> c : to involve completely : ENGROSS usually used with up\n3 : to conceal or obscure as if by enveloping\n4 : to enclose as if with a protective covering\n5 : to finish filming or videotaping <wrap a movie>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to wind, coil, or twine so as to encircle or cover something\n2 : to put on clothing : DRESS usually used with up\n3 : to be subject to covering, enclosing, or packaging usually used with up\n4 : to come to completion in filming or videotaping\n\n<2> noun\n1 a (1) : WRAPPER, WRAPPING (2) : material used for wrapping <plastic wrap> b : an article of clothing that may be wrapped round a person; especially : an outer garment (as a coat or shawl) c : BLANKET\n2 : a single turn or convolution of something wound round an object\n3 plural a : RESTRAINT b : a shroud of secrecy <a plan kept under wraps>\n4 : the completion of a schedule or session for filming or videotaping\n\n<3> adjective\n: WRAPAROUND 1


Words: wraparound
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : made to be wrapped around something and especially the body <a wraparound skirt>\n2 a : shaped to follow a contour; especially : made to curve from the front around to the side <wraparound sunglasses> <wraparound terraces> b : extending laterally to the outermost limits of the field of vision <a wraparound movie screen>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a garment (as a dress) made with a full-length opening and adjusted to the figure by wrapping around\n2 : an object that encircles or especially curves and laps over another


Words: wrapper
Meaning:
noun\n1 : that in which something is wrapped: as a : a tobacco leaf used for the outside covering especially of cigars b (1) : JACKET 3c(1) (2) : the paper cover of a book not bound in boards c : a paper wrapped around a newspaper or magazine in the mail\n2 : one that wraps\n3 : an article of clothing worn wrapped around the body


Words: wrasse
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a large family (Labridae) of elongate compressed usually brilliantly colored marine bony fishes that usually bury themselves in sand at night and include important food fishes as well as a number of popular aquarium fishes


Words: wrath
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : strong vengeful anger or indignation\n2 : retributory punishment for an offense or a crime : divine chastisement\n\n<2> adjective\narchaic : WRATHFUL


Words: wreak
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a archaic : AVENGE b : to cause the infliction of (vengeance or punishment)\n2 : to give free play or course to (malevolent feeling)\n3 : BRING ABOUT, CAUSE <wreak havoc>


Words: wreathe
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to shape into a wreath b : INTERWEAVE c : to cause to coil about something\n2 : to twist or contort so as to show folds or creases\n3 : to encircle or adorn with or as if with a wreath\nintransitive senses\n1 : to twist in coils : WRITHE\n2 a : to take on the shape of a wreath b : to move or extend in circles or spirals


Words: wreck
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck\n2 a : SHIPWRECK b : the action of wrecking or fact or state of being wrecked : DESTRUCTION\n3 a : a hulk or the ruins of a wrecked ship b : the broken remains of something wrecked or otherwise ruined c : something disabled or in a state of ruin or dilapidation; also : a person or animal of broken constitution, health, or spirits\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cast ashore\n2 a : to reduce to a ruinous state by or as if by violence b : SHIPWRECK c : to ruin, damage, or imperil by a wreck d : to involve in disaster or ruin\n3 : BRING ABOUT, WREAK <wreck havoc>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become wrecked\n2 : to rob, salvage, or repair wreckage or a wreck


Words: wreckage
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of wrecking : the state of being wrecked\n2 a : something that has been wrecked b : broken and disordered parts or material from something wrecked


Words: wrecker
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : one that searches for or works on the wrecks of ships (as for rescue or for plunder) b : TOW TRUCK\n2 : one that wrecks; especially : one whose work is the demolition of buildings


Words: wren
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a family (Troglodytidae) of numerous small more or less brown oscine singing birds; especially : a very small widely distributed bird (Troglodytes troglodytes) that has a short erect tail and is noted for its song\n2 : any of various small singing birds resembling the true wrens in size and habits


Words: wrench
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move with a violent twist; also : to undergo twisting\n2 : to pull or strain at something with violent twisting\ntransitive senses\n1 : to twist violently\n2 : to injure or disable by a violent twisting or straining\n3 : CHANGE; especially : DISTORT, PERVERT\n4 a : to pull or tighten by violent twisting or with violence b : to snatch forcibly : WREST\n5 : to cause to suffer mental anguish : RACK\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a violent twisting or a pull with or as if with twisting b : a sharp twist or sudden jerk straining muscles or ligaments; also : the resultant injury (as of a joint) c : a distorting or perverting alteration d : acute emotional distress : sudden violent mental change\n2 : a hand or power tool for holding, twisting, or turning an object (as a bolt or nut)\n3 : MONKEY WRENCH 2


Words: wrest
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements\n2 : to gain with difficulty by or as if by force, violence, or determined labor\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the action of wresting : WRENCH\n2 archaic : a key or wrench used for turning pins in a stringed instrument (as a harp or piano)


Words: wrestle
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw an opponent down or off balance\n2 : to combat an opposing tendency or force <wrestling with his conscience>\n3 : to engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate\n4 : to engage in or as if in a violent or determined struggle <wrestling with cumbersome luggage>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to engage in (a match, bout, or fall) in wrestling b : to wrestle with <wrestle an alligator>\n2 : to move, maneuver, or force with difficulty\n\n<2> noun\n: the action or an instance of wrestling : STRUGGLE; especially : a wrestling bout


Words: wrestling
Meaning:
noun\n: a sport or contest in which two unarmed individuals struggle hand to hand with each attempting to subdue or unbalance the other


Words: wretch
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune\n2 : a base, despicable, or vile person


Words: wretched
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind\n2 : extremely or deplorably bad or distressing <was in wretched health> <a wretched accident>\n3 a : being or appearing mean, miserable, or contemptible <dressed in wretched old clothes> b : very poor in quality or ability : INFERIOR <wretched workmanship>


Words: wriggle
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move the body or a bodily part to and fro with short writhing motions like a worm : SQUIRM\n2 : to move or advance by twisting and turning\n3 : to extricate or insinuate oneself or reach a goal as if by wriggling\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to move in short quick contortions\n2 : to introduce, insinuate, or bring into a state or place by or as if by wriggling\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a short or quick writhing motion or contortion\n2 : a formation or marking of sinuous design


Words: wring
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid <wring a towel dry>\n2 : to extract or obtain by or as if by twisting and compressing <wring water from a towel> <wring a confession from the suspect>\n3 a : to twist so as to strain or sprain into a distorted shape <I could wring your neck> b : to twist together (clasped hands) as a sign of anguish\n4 : to affect painfully as if by wringing : TORMENT <a tragedy that wrings the heart>\nintransitive senses : SQUIRM, WRITHE


Words: wringer
Meaning:
noun\n: one that wrings: as a : a machine or device for pressing out liquid or moisture <a clothes wringer> b : something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion


Words: wrinkle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : CREASE; specifically : one in the skin especially when due to age, worry, or fatigue\n2 a : METHOD, TECHNIQUE b : a change in a customary procedure or method c : something new or different : INNOVATION\n3 : IMPERFECTION, IRREGULARITY\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to become marked with or contracted into wrinkles\ntransitive senses : to contract into wrinkles : PUCKER


Words: wrist
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm or a corresponding part on a lower animal\n2 : the part of a garment or glove covering the wrist


Words: wristlet
Meaning:
noun\n: a band encircling the wrist; especially : a close-fitting knitted band attached to the top of a glove or the end of a sleeve


Words: writ
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something written : WRITING <Sacred Writ>\n2 a : a formal written document; specifically : a legal instrument in epistolary form issued under seal in the name of the English monarch b : an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the sovereign or of a court or judicial officer commanding the person to whom it is directed to perform or refrain from performing an act specified therein <writ of detinue> <writ of entry> <writ of execution> c : the power and authority of the issuer of such a written order usually used with run <outside the United States where our writ does not run Dean Acheson>


Words: write
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to form (as characters or symbols) on a surface with an instrument (as a pen) b : to form (as words) by inscribing the characters or symbols of on a surface c : to spell in writing <words written alike but pronounced differently> d : to cover, fill, or fill in by writing <wrote ten pages> <write a check>\n2 : to set down in writing: as a : DRAW UP, DRAFT <write a will> b (1) : to be the author of : COMPOSE <writes poems and essays> (2) : to compose in musical form <write a string quartet> c : to express in literary form <if could write the beauty of your eyes Shakespeare> d : to communicate by letter <writes that they are coming> e : to use or exhibit (a specific script, language, or literary form or style) in writing <write Braille> <writes French with ease> f : to write contracts or orders for; especially : UNDERWRITE <write life insurance>\n3 : to make a permanent impression of\n4 : to communicate with in writing <we’ll write you when we get there>\n5 : ORDAIN, FATE <so be it, it is written D. C. Peattie>\n6 : to make evident or obvious <guilt written on his face>\n7 : to force, effect, introduce, or remove by writing <write oneself into fame and fortune Charles Lee>\n8 : to take part in or bring about (something worth recording)\n9 a : to introduce (information) into the storage device or medium of a computer b : to transfer (information) from the main memory of a computer to a storage or output device\n10 : SELL <write a stock option>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make significant characters or inscriptions; also : to permit or be adapted to writing b : to form or produce written letters, words, or sentences\n2 : to compose, communicate by, or send a letter\n3 a : to produce a written work b : to compose music


Words: writhe
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to twist into coils or folds b : to twist so as to distort : WRENCH c : to twist (the body or a bodily part) in pain\n2 : INTERTWINE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move or proceed with twists and turns\n2 : to twist from or as if from pain or struggling\n3 : to suffer keenly


Words: writing
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of one who writes: as a : the act or art of forming visible letters or characters; specifically : HANDWRITING 1 b : the act or practice of literary or musical composition\n2 : something written: as a : letters or characters that serve as visible signs of ideas, words, or symbols b : a letter, note, or notice used to communicate or record c : a written composition d : INSCRIPTION\n3 : a style or form of composition\n4 : the occupation of a writer; especially : the profession of authorship


Words: wrong
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause b : a violation or invasion of the legal rights of another; especially : TORT\n2 : something wrong, immoral, or unethical; especially : principles, practices, or conduct contrary to justice, goodness, equity, or law\n3 : the state, position, or fact of being or doing wrong: as a : the state of being mistaken or incorrect b : the state of being guilty\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : not according to the moral standard : SINFUL, IMMORAL <thought that war was wrong>\n2 : not right or proper according to a code, standard, or convention : IMPROPER <it was wrong not to thank your host>\n3 : not according to truth or facts : INCORRECT <gave a wrong date>\n4 : not satisfactory (as in condition, results, health, or temper)\n5 : not in accordance with one’s needs, intent, or expectations <took the wrong bus>\n6 : of, relating to, or constituting the side of something that is usually held to be opposite to the principal one, that is the one naturally or by design turned down, inward, or away, or that is the least finished or polished\n\n<3> adverb\n1 : without accuracy : INCORRECTLY <guessed wrong>\n2 : without regard for what is proper or just\n3 : in a wrong direction\n4 a : in an unsuccessful or unfortunate way b : out of working order or condition\n5 : in a false light <don’t get me wrong>\n\n<4> transitive verb\n1 a : to do wrong to : INJURE, HARM b : to treat disrespectfully or dishonorably : VIOLATE\n2 : DEFRAUD usually used with of\n3 : DISCREDIT, MALIGN


Words: wry
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : TWIST, WRITHE\ntransitive senses : to pull out of or as if out of proper shape : make awry\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : having a bent or twisted shape or condition <a wry smile>; especially : turned abnormally to one side <a wry neck>\n2 : WRONGHEADED\n3 : cleverly and often ironically or grimly humorous


Words: wryneck
Meaning:
noun\n1 : either of two Old World woodpeckers (Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis) that differ from the typical woodpeckers in having soft tail feathers and a peculiar manner of writhing the neck\n2 : TORTICOLLIS


Words: x
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the 24th letter of the English alphabet b : a graphic representation of this letter c : a speech counterpart of orthographic x\n2 : TEN see NUMBER table\n3 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter x\n4 : one designated x especially as the 24th in order or class, or the first in an order or class that includes x, y, and sometimes z\n5 : an unknown quantity\n6 : something shaped like or marked with the letter\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to mark with an x\n2 : to cancel or obliterate with a series of x’s usually used with out\n\n<3> abbreviation\ncross, ex, experimental, extra


Words: xenon
Meaning:
noun\n: a heavy, colorless, and relatively inert gaseous element that occurs in air as about one part in 20 million by volume and is used especially in thyratrons and specialized flashtubes see ELEMENT table


Words: xeric
Meaning:
adjective\n: characterized by, relating to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture <a xeric habitat> <a xeric plant> compare HYDRIC, MESIC


Words: xerophthalmia
Meaning:
noun\n: a dry thickened lusterless condition of the eyeball resulting especially from a severe systemic deficiency of vitamin


Words: xerophyte
Meaning:
noun\n: a plant structurally adapted for life and growth with a limited water supply especially by means of mechanisms that limit transpiration or that provide for the storage of water


Words: xylem
Meaning:
noun\n: a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants that consists of vessels, tracheids, or both usually together with wood fibers and parenchyma cells, functions chiefly in conduction of water and dissolved minerals but also in support and food storage, and typically constitutes the woody element (as of a plant stem) compare PHLOEM


Words: xylophone
Meaning:
noun\n: a percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length to produce the musical scale, supported on belts of straw or felt, and sounded by striking with two small wooden hammers


Words: y
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the 25th letter of the English alphabet b : a graphic representation of this letter c : a speech counterpart of orthographic y\n2 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter y\n3 : one designated y especially as the 25th in order or class or the second in order or class when x is made the first\n4 : something shaped like the letter\n\n<2> abbreviation\nyard, year, yeoman


Words: yacht
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of various recreational watercraft: as a : a sailboat used for racing b : a large usually motor-driven craft used for pleasure cruising\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to race or cruise in a yacht


Words: yahoo
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized : a member of a race of brutes in Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels who have the form and all the vices of humans\n2 : a boorish, crass, or stupid person


Words: yak
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a large long-haired wild or domesticated ox (Bos grunniens syn. B. mutus) of Tibet and adjacent elevated parts of central Asia\n\n<2> noun\n1 slang : LAUGH\n2 slang : JOKE, GAG\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to talk persistently : CHATTER\n\n<4> noun\n: persistent or voluble talk


Words: yam
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the edible starchy tuberous root of various plants (genus Dioscorea of the family Dioscoreaceae) used as a staple food in tropical areas; also : a plant producing yams\n2 : a moist-fleshed and usually orange-fleshed sweet potato


Words: yammer
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 a : to utter repeated cries of distress or sorrow b : WHIMPER\n2 : to utter persistent complaints : WHINE\n3 : to talk persistently or volubly and often loudly <caused the purists to yammer for censorship D. W. Maurer>


Words: yank
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a strong sudden pull : JERK\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to pull on something with a quick vigorous movement\ntransitive senses\n1 : to pull or extract with a quick vigorous movement\n2 : to remove in or as if in an abrupt manner <yanked the story from the evening edition>


Words: yap
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to bark snappishly : YELP\n2 : to talk in a shrill insistent way : CHATTER\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a quick sharp bark : YELP b : shrill insistent talk : CHATTER\n2 : an unsophisticated, ignorant, or uncouth person : BUMPKIN\n3 slang : MOUTH


Words: yard
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a building : COURT b : the grounds of a building or group of buildings\n2 : the grounds immediately surrounding a house that are usually covered with grass\n3 a : an enclosure for livestock (as poultry) b (1) : an area with its buildings and facilities set aside for a particular business or activity (2) : an assembly or storage area c : a system of tracks for storage and maintenance of cars and making up trains\n4 : a locality in a forest where deer herd in winter\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or employed in the yard surrounding a building <yard light>\n2 : of, relating to, or employed in a railroad yard <a yard engine>\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to drive into or confine in a restricted area : HERD, PEN\n2 : to deliver to or store in a yard\nintransitive senses : to congregate in or as if in a yard\n\n<4> noun\n1 : any of various units of measure: as a : a unit of length equal in the U.S. to 0.9144 meter see WEIGHT table b : a unit of volume equal to a cubic yard\n2 a : a great length or quantity <remembered yards of facts and figures> b slang : one hundred dollars\n3 : a long spar tapered toward the ends to support and spread the head of a square sail, lateen, or lugsail\n4 : a slender horn-shaped glass about three feet tall; also : the amount it contains <a yard of ale>


Words: yardage
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the use of a livestock enclosure for animals in transit provided by a railroad at a station\n2 : a charge made by a railroad for the use of a livestock enclosure\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an aggregate number of yards b : the length, extent, or volume of something as measured in yards\n2 : YARD GOODS


Words: yardman
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a person employed to do outdoor work (as mowing lawns)\n2 : a person who works in the yard of a commercial establishment; especially : one who supervises the handling of building materials in a lumberyard\n3 : a railroad hand employed in yard service


Words: yardstick
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a graduated measuring stick three feet (0.9144 meter) long b : a standard basis of calculation\n2 : a standard for making a critical judgment : CRITERION


Words: yarn
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural or man-made fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth b : a similar strand of another material (as metal, glass, or plastic)\n2 : a narrative of adventures; especially : a tall tale\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to tell a yarn


Words: yarrow
Meaning:
noun\n: a widely naturalized strong-scented Eurasian composite herb (Achillea millefolium) with finely dissected leaves and small usually white corymbose flowers; also : any of several congeneric plants


Words: yaw
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the action of yawing; especially : a side to side movement\n2 : the extent of the movement in yawing\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 a of a ship : to deviate erratically from a course (as when struck by a heavy sea); especially : to move from side to side b of an airplane, spacecraft, or projectile : to turn by angular motion about the vertical axis\n2 : ALTERNATE <restlessly yawing between apparent extremes Martin Kasindorf>


Words: yawl
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a ship’s small boat : JOLLY BOAT\n2 : a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat carrying a mainsail and one or more jibs with a mizzenmast far aft


Words: yawn
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to open wide : GAPE\n2 : to open the mouth wide usually as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom\ntransitive senses\n1 : to utter with a yawn\n2 : to accomplish with or impel by yawns <his grandchildren yawned him to bed L. L. King>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : GAP, CAVITY\n2 : a deep usually involuntary intake of breath through the wide open mouth often as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom; also : a reaction resembling a yawn <a success at the box office but drew only yawns from critics Current Biography>\n3 : 5BORE


Words: yaws
Meaning:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n: an infectious contagious tropical disease caused by a spirochete (Treponema pertenue) closely resembling the causative agent of syphilis and marked by ulcerating lesions with later bone involvement called also frambesia


Words: ye
Meaning:
<1> pronoun\n: YOU 1 used orig. only as a plural pronoun of the second person in the subjective case and now used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and in various English dialects\n\n<2> definite article\narchaic : THE <Ye Olde Gifte Shoppe>


Words: yea
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : YES used in oral voting\n2 : more than this : not only so but used to introduce a more explicit or emphatic phrase <yet the impression, yea the evidence, is inescapable J. G. Harrison>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : AFFIRMATION, ASSENT\n2 a : an affirmative vote b : a person casting a yea vote


Words: year
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the period of about 365 14 solar days required for one revolution of the earth around the sun b : the time required for the apparent sun to return to an arbitrary fixed or moving reference point in the sky c : the time in which a planet completes a revolution about the sun <a year of Jupiter>\n2 a : a cycle in the Gregorian calendar of 365 or 366 days divided into 12 months beginning with January and ending with December b : a period of time equal to one year of the Gregorian calendar but beginning at a different time\n3 : a calendar year specified usually by a number <died in the year 1900>\n4 plural : a time or era having a special significance <their glory years>\n5 a : 12 months that constitute a measure of age or duration <her 21st year> often used in combination <a year-old child> b plural : AGE <an adult in years but a child in understanding>; also : the final stage of the normal life span\n6 : a period of time (as the usually nine-month period in which a school is in session) other than a calendar year


Words: yearbook
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a book published yearly as a report or summary of statistics or facts : ANNUAL\n2 : a school publication that is compiled usually by a graduating class and that serves as a record of the year’s activities


Words: yearling
Meaning:
noun\n: one that is a year old: as a : an animal one year old or in the second year of its age b : a racehorse between January 1st of the year after the year in which it was foaled and the next January 1st


Words: yearly
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : reckoned by the year\n2 : occurring, appearing, made, done, or acted upon every year or once a year : ANNUAL\n\n<2> adverb\n: every year : ANNUALLY


Words: yearn
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to long persistently, wistfully, or sadly\n2 : to feel tenderness or compassion


Words: yeast
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a yellowish surface froth or sediment that occurs especially in saccharine liquids (as fruit juices) in which it promotes alcoholic fermentation, consists largely of cells of a fungus (family Saccharomycetaceae), and is used especially in the making of alcoholic liquors and as a leaven in baking b : a commercial product containing yeast plants in a moist or dry medium c (1) : a minute fungus (especially Saccharomyces cerevisiae) that is present and functionally active in yeast, usually has little or no mycelium, and reproduces by budding (2) : any of various similar fungi (especially orders Endomycetales and Moniliales)\n2 archaic : the foam or spume of waves\n3 : something that causes ferment or activity <were all seething with the yeast of revolt J. F. Dobie>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: FERMENT, FROTH


Words: yeasty
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or resembling yeast\n2 a : IMMATURE, UNSETTLED b : marked by change c : full of vitality d : FRIVOLOUS 1a, 2


Words: yell
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to utter a loud cry, scream, or shout\n2 : to give a cheer usually in unison\ntransitive senses : to utter or declare with or as if with a yell : SHOUT\n\n<2> noun\n1 : SCREAM, SHOUT\n2 : a usually rhythmic cheer used especially in schools or colleges to encourage athletic teams


Words: yellow
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of the color yellow b : become yellowish through age, disease, or discoloration : SALLOW c : having a yellow or light brown complexion or skin\n2 a : featuring sensational or scandalous items or ordinary news sensationally distorted <yellow journalism> b : MEAN, COWARDLY\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something yellow or marked by a yellow color: as a : a person having yellow or light brown skin b : the yolk of an egg\n2 a : a color whose hue resembles that of ripe lemons or sunflowers or is that of the portion of the spectrum lying between green and orange b : a pigment or dye that colors yellow\n3 plural : JAUNDICE\n4 plural but singular in construction : any of several plant diseases caused especially by mycoplasma-like organisms and marked by yellowing of the foliage and stunting\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to make yellow : give a yellow tinge or color to <yellowed by time>\nintransitive senses : to become or turn yellow


Words: yelp
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a sharp shrill bark or cry (as of a dog); also : SQUEAL\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to utter a sharp quick shrill cry <dogs yelp>\ntransitive senses : to utter with a yelp


Words: yen
Meaning:
<1> noun\n\n\n<2> noun\n: a strong desire or propensity : LONGING; also : URGE\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to have an intense desire : LONG, YEARN


Words: yeoman
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household b : a person attending or assisting another : RETAINER c : YEOMAN OF THE GUARD d : a naval petty officer who performs clerical duties\n2 a : a person who owns and cultivates a small farm; specifically : one belonging to a class of English freeholders below the gentry b : a person of the social rank of yeoman\n3 : one that performs great and loyal service <did a yeoman’s job in seeing the program through>


Words: yeomanry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the body of yeomen; specifically : the body of small landed proprietors of the middle class\n2 : a British volunteer cavalry force created from yeomen in 1761 as a home defense force and reorganized in 1907 as part of the territorial force


Words: yes
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 used as a function word to express assent or agreement <are you ready Yes, am>\n2 used as a function word usually to introduce correction or contradiction of a negative assertion or direction <don’t say that Yes, will>\n3 used as a function word to introduce a more emphatic or explicit phrase\n4 used as a function word to indicate uncertainty or polite interest or attentiveness\n\n<2> noun\n: an affirmative reply : YEA


Words: yesterday
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : on the day last past : on the day preceding today\n2 : at a time not long past : only a short time ago <I wasn’t born yesterday>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the day last past : the day next before the present\n2 : recent time : time not long past\n3 : past time usually used in plural


Words: yet
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 a : in addition : BESIDES <gives yet another reason> b : EVEN 2c <a yet higher speed> c : on top of everything else : no less <had wells going dry. Between two large lakes, yet J. H. Buzard>\n2 a (1) : up to now : so far <hasn’t done much yet> often used to imply the negative of a following infinitive <have yet to win a game> (2) : at this or that time : so soon as now <not time to go yet> b : continuously up to the present or a specified time : STILL <is yet a new country> c : at a future time : EVENTUALLY <may yet see the light>\n3 : NEVERTHELESS, HOWEVER\n\n<2> conjunction\n: but nevertheless : BUT


Words: yew
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : any of a genus (Taxus of the family Taxaceae, the yew family) of evergreen trees and shrubs with stiff linear leaves and fruits with a fleshy aril: as (1) : a long-lived Eurasian tree or shrub (T. baccata) called also English yew (2) : a low straggling bush (T. canadensis) of the eastern U.S. and Canada b : the wood of a yew; especially : the heavy fine-grained wood of English yew\n2 archaic : an archery bow made of yew


Words: yield
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : RECOMPENSE, REWARD\n2 : to give or render as fitting, rightfully owed, or required\n3 : to give up possession of on claim or demand: as a : to give up (as one’s breath) and so die b : to surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another : hand over possession of c : to surrender or submit (oneself) to another d : to give (oneself) up to an inclination, temptation, or habit e : to relinquish one’s possession of (as a position of advantage or point of superiority) <yield precedence>\n4 a : to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation <the tree always yields good fruit> b : to produce or furnish as return <this soil should yield good crops> c (1) : to produce as return from an expenditure or investment : furnish as profit or interest <a bond that yields 12 percent> (2) : to produce as revenue : BRING IN <the tax is expected to yield millions>\n5 : to give up (as a hit or run) in baseball <yielded two runs in the third inning>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to be fruitful or productive : BEAR, PRODUCE\n2 : to give up and cease resistance or contention : SUBMIT, SUCCUMB\n3 : to give way to pressure or influence : submit to urging, persuasion, or entreaty\n4 : to give way under physical force (as bending, stretching, or breaking)\n5 a : to give place or precedence : acknowledge the superiority of someone else b : to be inferior <our dictionary yields to none> c : to give way to or become succeeded by someone or something else\n6 : to relinquish the floor of a legislative assembly\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something yielded : PRODUCT; especially : the amount or quantity produced or returned <yield of wheat per acre>\n2 : the capacity of yielding produce


Words: yielding
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : PRODUCTIVE <a high-yielding wheat>\n2 : lacking rigidity or stiffness : FLEXIBLE\n3 : disposed to submit or comply


Words: yodel
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to sing by suddenly changing from a natural voice to a falsetto and back; also : to shout or call in a similar manner\ntransitive senses : to sing (a tune) by yodeling\n\n<2> noun\n: a song or refrain sung by yodeling; also : a yodeled shout or cry


Words: yoga
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized : a Hindu theistic philosophy teaching the suppression of all activity of body, mind, and will in order that the self may realize its distinction from them and attain liberation\n2 : a system of exercises for attaining bodily or mental control and well-being


Words: yogi
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a person who practices yoga\n2 capitalized : an adherent of Yoga philosophy\n3 : a markedly reflective or mystical person


Words: yogurt
Meaning:
noun\n: a fermented slightly acid often flavored semisolid food made of whole or skimmed cow’s milk and milk solids to which cultures of two bacteria (Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus) have been added


Words: yoke
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together b : an arched device formerly laid on the neck of a defeated person c : a frame fitted to a person’s shoulders to carry a load in two equal portions d : a bar by which the end of the tongue of a wagon or carriage is suspended from the collars of the harness e (1) : a crosspiece on the head of a boat’s rudder (2) : the control device for an airplane’s ailerons that is mounted on a column which also serves to operate the elevator f : a frame from which a bell is hung g : a clamp or similar piece that embraces two parts to hold or unite them in position\n2 plural usually yoke : two animals yoked or worked together\n3 a (1) : an oppressive agency (2) : SERVITUDE, BONDAGE b : TIE, LINK; especially : MARRIAGE\n4 : a fitted or shaped piece at the top of a skirt or at the shoulder of various garments\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a (1) : to put a yoke on (2) : to join in or with a yoke b : to attach a draft animal to; also : to attach (a draft animal) to something\n2 : to join as if by a yoke\n3 : to put to work\nintransitive senses : to become joined or linked


Words: yolk
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the yellow spheroidal mass of stored food that forms the inner portion of the egg of a bird or reptile and is surrounded by the white see EGG illustration b archaic : the whole contents of an ovum consisting of a protoplasmic formative portion and an inert nutritive portion c : material stored in an ovum that supplies food to the developing embryo and consists chiefly of proteins, lecithin, and cholesterol\n2 akin to Middle Dutch ieke yolk (of wool), Old English <owu ewe : oily material in unprocessed sheep wool consisting of wool fat, suint, and debris


Words: yon
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: YONDER\n\n<2> pronoun\ndialect : that or those yonder\n\n<3> adverb\n1 : YONDER\n2 : THITHER <ran hither and yon>


Words: yonder
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n: at or in that indicated more or less distant place usually within sight\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : farther removed : more distant\n2 : being at a distance within view or at a place or in a direction known or indicated\n\n<3> pronoun\n: something that is or is in an indicated more or less distant place


Words: you
Meaning:
pronoun\n1 : the one or ones being addressed used as the pronoun of the second person singular or plural in any grammatical relation except that of a possessive <you may sit in that chair> <you are my friends> <can pour you a cup of tea> used formerly only as a plural pronoun of the second person in the dative or accusative case as direct or indirect object of a verb or as object of a preposition; compare THEE, THOU, YE, YOUR, YOURS\n2 : ONE 2a


Words: young
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development b : JUNIOR 1a c : of an early, tender, or desirable age for use as food or drink <fresh young lamb> <a young wine>\n2 : having little experience\n3 a : recently come into being : NEW b : YOUTHFUL 5\n4 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of youth or a young person\n5 capitalized : representing a new or rejuvenated especially political group or movement\n\n<2> noun\n1 plural a : young persons : YOUTH b : immature offspring especially of lower animals\n2 : a single recently born or hatched animal


Words: youngster
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a young person : YOUTH b : CHILD\n2 : a young mammal, bird, or plant especially of a domesticated or cultivated breed or type


Words: your
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to you or yourself or yourselves especially as possessor or possessors <your bodies*, agent or agents \n2 : of or relating to one or oneself <when you face the north, east is at your right>\n3 used with little or no meaning almost as an equivalent to the definite article the <a trait that sets him apart from your average professor James Breckenridge>


Words: yours
Meaning:
pronoun \n: that which belongs to you used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective your; often used especially with an adverbial modifier in the complimentary close of a letter <yours truly>


Words: yourself
Meaning:
pronoun\n1 a : that identical one that is you used reflexively <you might hurt yourself*, for emphasis \n2 : ONESELF


Words: youth
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the time of life when one is young; especially : the period between childhood and maturity b : the early period of existence, growth, or development\n2 a : a young person; especially : a young male between adolescence and maturity b : young persons or creatures usually plural in constr.\n3 : the quality or state of being youthful : YOUTHFULNESS


Words: youthful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of youth\n2 : being young and not yet mature\n3 : marked by or possessing youth\n4 : having the vitality or freshness of youth : VIGOROUS\n5 : having accomplished or undergone little erosion


Words: yowl
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to utter a loud long cry of grief, pain, or distress : WAIL\n2 : to complain or protest with or as if with yowls\ntransitive senses : to express with yowling\n\n<2> noun\n: a loud long mournful wail or howl (as of a cat)


Words: ytterbium
Meaning:
noun\n: a metallic element of the rare-earth group that resembles yttrium and occurs with it and related elements in several minerals see ELEMENT table


Words: yttrium
Meaning:
noun\n: a metallic element usually included among the rare-earth metals which it resembles chemically and with which it usually occurs in minerals see ELEMENT table


Words: yucca
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a genus (Yucca) of sometimes arborescent plants of the agave family that occur in warm regions chiefly of western No. America and have long often rigid fibrous-margined leaves on a woody base and bear a large panicle of white blossoms\n2 : CASSAVA


Words: z
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the 26th and last letter of the English alphabet b : a graphic representation of this letter c : a speech counterpart of orthographic z\n2 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter z\n3 : one designated z especially as the 26th in order or class or the third in order or class when x is made the first\n4 : something shaped like the letter Z\n5 : WINK 1 usually used in plural <catch some z’s before dinner>\n\n<2> abbreviation\nzero, zone


Words: zany
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the principal : MERRY-ANDREW\n2 : a slavish follower : TOADY\n3 a : one who acts the buffoon to amuse others b : NUT, KOOK\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : being or having the characteristics of a zany\n2 : fantastically or absurdly ludicrous


Words: zealot
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized : a member of a fanatical sect arising in Judea during the first century A.D. and militantly opposing the Roman domination of Palestine\n2 : a zealous person; especially : a fanatical partisan


Words: zebra
Meaning:
noun\n1 plural also zebra : any of several fleet African mammals (Equus burchelli, E. grevyi, and E. zebra) related to the horse but distinctively and conspicuously patterned in stripes of black or dark brown and white or buff\n2 from the shirts patterned in black and white stripes worn by football referees : REFEREE 2\n3 : ZEBRA CROSSING


Words: zebu
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various breeds of domestic oxen developed in India that are often considered conspecific with the common ox (Bos taurus) or sometimes as a separate species (B. indicus) and are characterized by a large fleshy hump over the shoulders, a dewlap, pendulous ears, and marked resistance to the injurious effects of heat and insect attack


Words: zenith
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer\n2 : the highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body\n3 : culminating point : ACME <at the zenith of his powers John Buchan>


Words: zephyr
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a breeze from the west b : a gentle breeze\n2 : any of various lightweight fabrics and articles of clothing


Words: zeppelin
Meaning:
noun\n: a rigid airship consisting of a cylindrical trussed and covered frame supported by internal gas cells; broadly : AIRSHIP


Words: zero
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the arithmetical symbol 0 or < denoting the absence of all magnitude or quantity b : ADDITIVE IDENTITY; specifically : the number between the set of all negative numbers and the set of all positive numbers c : a value of an independent variable that makes a function equal to zero \n2 see NUMBER table\n3 a (1) : the point of departure in reckoning; specifically : the point from which the graduation of a scale (as of a thermometer) begins (2) : the temperature represented by the zero mark on a thermometer b : the setting or adjustment of the sights of a firearm that causes it to shoot to point of aim at a desired range\n4 : an insignificant person or thing : NONENTITY\n5 a : a state of total absence or neutrality b : the lowest point : NADIR\n6 : something arbitrarily or conveniently designated zero\n\nPronunciation:*z*-(<)r*, \nFunction:noun\nInflected Form:plural zeros also zeroes\nEtymology:French or Italian; French z*ro, from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic vifr\nDate:1604\n\n1 a : the arithmetical symbol 0 or < denoting the absence of all magnitude or quantity b : ADDITIVE IDENTITY; specifically : the number between the set of all negative numbers and the set of all positive numbers c : a value of an independent variable that makes a function equal to zero \n2 see NUMBER table\n3 a (1) : the point of departure in reckoning; specifically : the point from which the graduation of a scale (as of a thermometer) begins (2) : the temperature represented by the zero mark on a thermometer b : the setting or adjustment of the sights of a firearm that causes it to shoot to point of aim at a desired range\n4 : an insignificant person or thing : NONENTITY\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : of, relating to, or being a zero b : having no magnitude or quantity : not any <zero growth> c (1) : having no phonetic manifestation <the zero modification in the past tense of cut> (2) : having no modified inflectional form <a zero plural>\n2 a of a cloud ceiling : limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less b of horizontal


Words: zest
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a piece of the peel or of the thin outer skin of an orange or lemon used as flavoring\n2 : an enjoyably exciting quality : PIQUANCY\n3 : keen enjoyment : RELISH, GUSTO


Words: zigzag
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one of a series of short sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a course; also : something having the form or character of such a series <a blouse with green zigzags> <endured the zigzags of policy Richard Bernstein>\n\n<2> adverb\n: in or by a zigzag path or course\n\n<3> adjective\n: having short sharp turns or angles <a zigzag trail>\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses : to form into a zigzag or move along a zigzag course\nintransitive senses : to lie in, proceed along, or consist of a zigzag course


Words: zinc
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a bluish white crystalline metallic element of low to intermediate hardness that is ductile when pure but in the commercial form is brittle at ordinary temperatures and becomes ductile on slight heating, occurs abundantly in minerals, is an essential micronutrient for both plants and animals, and is used especially as a protective coating for iron and steel see ELEMENT table\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to treat or coat with zinc : GALVANIZE


Words: zing
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a shrill humming noise\n2 a : an enjoyably exciting or stimulating quality : ZEST <really put some zing into this industry Erwin Fine> b : a sharply piquant flavor <barbecue sauce with zing>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make or move with a humming sound\n2 : ZIP, SPEED\ntransitive senses\n1 : to hit suddenly : ZAP\n2 : to criticize in a pointed or witty manner


Words: zinnia
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a small genus (Zinnia) of tropical American composite herbs and low shrubs with showy flower heads and long-lasting ray flowers


Words: zip
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move, act, or function with speed and vigor\n2 : to travel with a sharp hissing or humming sound\ntransitive senses\n1 : to impart speed or force to\n2 : to add zest, interest, or life to often used with up\n3 : to transport or propel with speed\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a sudden sharp hissing or sibilant sound\n2 : ENERGY, VIM\n\n<3> noun\n: NOTHING, ZERO <the final score was 27 to zip>\n\n<4> noun\nchiefly British : ZIPPER\n\n<5> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to close or open with or as if with a zipper b : to enclose or wrap by fastening a zipper\n2 : to cause (a zipper) to open or shut\nintransitive senses : to become open, closed, or attached by means of a zipper\n\n<6> noun\n: ZIP CODE


Words: zipper
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a fastener consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth on strips of tape and a sliding piece that closes an opening by drawing the teeth together\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: 5ZIP


Words: zircon
Meaning:
noun\n: a tetragonal mineral consisting of a silicate of zirconium and occurring usually in brown or grayish square prisms of adamantine luster or sometimes in transparent forms which are used as gems


Words: zirconium
Meaning:
noun\n: a steel-gray strong ductile metallic element with a high melting point that occurs widely in combined form (as in zircon), is highly resistant to corrosion, and is used especially in alloys and in refractories and ceramics see ELEMENT table


Words: zither
Meaning:
noun\n: a stringed instrument having usually 30 to 40 strings over a shallow horizontal soundboard and played with pick and fingers


Words: zodiac
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an imaginary band in the heavens centered on the ecliptic that encompasses the apparent paths of all the planets except Pluto and is divided into 12 constellations or signs each taken for astrological purposes to extend 30 degrees of longitude b : a figure representing the signs of the zodiac and their symbols\n2 : a cyclic course <a zodiac of feasts and fasts R. W. Emerson>


Words: zombie
Meaning:
noun\n1 usually zombi a : the supernatural power that according to voodoo belief may enter into and reanimate a dead body b : a will-less and speechless human in the West Indies capable only of automatic movement who is held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated\n2 a : a person held to resemble the so-called walking dead; especially : AUTOMATON b : a person markedly strange in appearance or behavior\n3 : a mixed drink made of several kinds of rum, liqueur, and fruit juice


Words: zonal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, affecting, or having the form of a zone <a zonal boundary>\n2 : of, relating to, or being a soil or a major soil group marked by well-developed characteristics that are determined primarily by the action of climate and organisms especially vegetation compare AZONAL, INTRAZONAL


Words: zone
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : any of five great divisions of the earth’s surface with respect to latitude and temperature compare FRIGID ZONE, TEMPERATE ZONE, TORRID ZONE b : a portion of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes\n2 archaic : GIRDLE, BELT\n3 a : an encircling anatomical structure b (1) : a subdivision of a biogeographic region that supports a similar fauna and flora throughout its extent (2) : such a zone dominated by a particular life form c : a distinctive belt, layer, or series of layers of earth materials (as rock)\n4 : a region or area set off as distinct from surrounding or adjoining parts\n5 : one of the sections of an area or territory created for a particular purpose: as a : a zoned section of a city b : any of the eight concentric bands of territory centered on a given postal shipment point designated as a distance bracket for U.S. parcel post to which mail is charged at a single rate c : a distance within which the same fare is charged by a common carrier d : an area on a field of play e : a stretch of roadway or a space in which certain traffic regulations are in force\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to surround with a zone : ENCIRCLE\n2 : to arrange in or mark off into zones; specifically : to partition (a city, borough, or township) by ordinance into sections reserved for different purposes (as residence or business)\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : ZONAL 1\n2 : of, relating to, or being a system of defense (as in basketball or football) in which each player guards an assigned area rather than a specified opponent


Words: zoo
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN b : a collection of living animals usually for public display\n2 : a place, situation, or group marked by crowding, confusion, or unrestrained behavior <the convention was a zoo>


Words: zoogeography
Meaning:
noun\n: a branch of biogeography concerned with the geographical distribution of animals and especially with the determination of the areas characterized by special groups of animals and the study of the causes and significance of such groups


Words: zooid
Meaning:
noun\n: one of the asexually produced individuals of a compound organism (as a bryozoan, hydroid, or coral colony)


Words: zoological
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or occupied with zoology\n2 : of, relating to, or affecting lower animals often as distinguished from humans


Words: zoology
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a branch of biology concerned with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animals\n2 a : animal life (as of a region) : FAUNA b : the properties and vital phenomena exhibited by an animal, animal type, or group


Words: zoom
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move with a loud low hum or buzz b : to go speedily : ZIP\n2 of an airplane : to climb for a short time at an angle greater than that which can be maintained in steady flight so that the machine is carried upward at the expense of stored kinetic energy\n3 : to focus a camera or microscope on an object using a zoom lens so that the object’s apparent distance from the observer changes often used with in or out\n4 : to increase sharply <retail sales zoomed>\ntransitive senses : to cause to zoom\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an act or process of zooming; especially : a sharp upward movement b : an image created by zooming\n2 : a zooming sound\n3 : ZOOM LENS


Words: zoophyte
Meaning:
noun\n: an invertebrate animal (as a coral or sponge) more or less resembling a plant in appearance or mode of growth


Words: zoospore
Meaning:
noun\n: an independently motile spore; especially : a motile usually naked and flagellated asexual spore especially of an alga or lower fungus


Words: zucchetto
Meaning:
noun\n: a small round skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics in colors that vary according to the rank of the wearer


Words: zwieback
Meaning:
noun\n: a usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp


Words: zygote
Meaning:
noun\n: a cell formed by the union of two gametes; broadly : the developing individual produced from such a cell


