- Vaticination, n. Prophecy, prediction, prognostication.
- Vaticinator, n. Prophet, foreteller, predictor, soothsayer, seer.
- Vaudeville, n. [Fr.] Ballad, street song, trivial strain, light song.
- Vault, n. 1. Arched ceiling, arched roof, continued arch.
- 2. Cell, cellar, cavity.
- 3. Tomb, crypt, catacomb.
- 4. Leap, bound, jump.
- Vault, v. a. Arch, cover with an arch, arch over.
- Vault, v. n. Leap, bound, jump, spring, CAPER.
- Vaulted, a. 1. Arched, concave.
- 2. (Bot.) Fornicate, fornicated.
- Vaulter, n. Leaper, jumper, tumbler.
- Vaunt, v. n. Brag, boast.
- Vaunt, v. a. Brag of, boast of, make a display of, make a boast of, show off.
- Vaunt, n. Boast, brag.
- Vaunter, n. Boaster, braggart, braggadocio, drawcansir, roisterer, huff, vaporer, BLATHERSKITE, noisy fellow.
- Vedette, n. Mounted sentinel.
- Veer, v. n. Shift, turn, change course, change direction, change about, come round.
- Veering, n. 1. Shifting, turning, change of course.
- 2. Tergiversation, fickleness, instability, vacillation.
- Vegetable, n. Plant.

- Vegetation, n. 1. Vegetable growth.
- 2. Plants, vegetables.
- Vehemence, n. 1. Impetuosity, violence.
- 2. Ardor, fervor, fervency, eagerness, earnestness, keenness, warmth, zeal, enthusiasm, passion.
- 3. Force, might, intensity.
- Vehement, a. 1. Impetuous, violent, furious, rampant, passionate, high, hot, high-wrought.
- 2. Ardent, zealous, eager, keen, earnest, fervid, enthusiastic, sanguine.
- 3. Strong, forcible, powerful, vigorous, very great.
- Vehicle, n. 1. Carriage, conveyance.
- 2. Medium, instrument.
- Veil, n. 1. Screen, shade, curtain.
- 2. Cover, disguise, mask, visor, blind, cloak.
- Veil, v. a. 1. Screen.
- 2. Cover, hide, mask, conceal, disguise.
- Vein, n. 1. Blood-vessel.
- 2. Rib (of a leaf), nerve.
- 3. Seam (in a mine), lode.
- 4. Stripe, streak.
- 5. Bent, humor, disposition, mood.
- 6. Talent, faculty, genius, quality, strain, turn of mind, peculiar temper.
- Vein, v. a. Stripe, streak.
- Vein-stone, n. Gangue.
- Veiny, a. Striped, streaked, veined.
- Vellication, n. (Med.) Twitching, tic.
- Velocity, n. Swiftness, speed, celerity, fleetness, quickness, rapidity.
- Velveteen, n. Cotton velvet.
- Venal, a. Mercenary, purchasable, hireling, sordid.
- Venality, n. Mercenariness.
- Vend, v. a. Sell.
- Vendee, n. [Correlative of vendor.] Purchaser, buyer.
- Vender, n. Seller, VENDOR.
- Vendibility, n. Salableness, vendibleness.
- Vendible, a. Salable, merchantable, that may be sold.
- Vendibleness, n. Vendibility.
- Vendor, n. [Correlative of vendee.] Seller, vender.
- Vendue, n. Auction, cant, public auction, auction sale, public sale.
- Vendue-master, a. Auctioneer.
- Venerable, a. 1. To be venerated, worthy of veneration, oracular, grave, sage, wise.
- 2. Dread, awful, dreadful.
- Venerate, v. a. Reverence, revere, respect, adore, honor, regard highly.
- Veneration, n. Reverence, high respect.
- Venesection, n. Bleeding, phlebotomy, blood-letting.
- Vengeance, n. 1. Avengement, retribution.
- 2. Revenge, retaliation.
- Vengeful, a. Vindictive, revengeful, rancorous.
- Venial, a. Excusable, pardonable.
- Venom, n. 1. Poison (naturally secreted by certain animals), VIRUS, bane.
- 2. Malignity, maliciousness, malice, spite, spitefulness, gall, rancor, rankling, grudge, bitterness, acerbity, acrimony, malevolence, hate, ill-will.
- Venomous, a. 1. Poisonous, noxious, baneful.
- 2. Malignant, malicious, spiteful, mischievous.
- Vent, n. 1. Opening, hole, vent-hole.
- 2. Spiracle, air-tube, air-pipe, blowhole.
- 3. Emission, passage, outlet, escape.
- 4. Discharge, utterance.
- 5. Market, sale, opportunity to sell.
- Vent, v. a. 1. Emit, pour forth, let out.
- 2. Utter, give vent to.
- Vent-hole, n. Opening, hole, breathing-hole, vent.
- Ventilate, v. a. 1. Air.
- 2. [Now colloquial, but formerly in good use.] Examine, sift, scrutinize, discuss, canvass.
- Ventilation, n. 1. Airing.
- 2. Examination, scrutiny, discussion.
- Ventral, a. Abdominal.
- Venture, n. 1. Hazard, risk, danger, jeopardy, peril.
- 2. Chance, hap, luck, contingency.
- 3. Stake, adventure.
- Venture, v. a. Hazard, risk, jeopardize, jeopard, expose to hazard.
- Venture, v. n. 1. Dare, adventure.
- 2. Run the risk, tempt fortune, take one's chance.
- 3. Presume, make bold, take the liberty, have the presumption.
- Venturesome, a. Adventurous, daring, intrepid, bold, courageous, venturous, presumptuous, enterprising, doughty, chivalrous.
- Venturous, a. Venturesome.
- Venus, n. (Astron.) 1. Lucifer, PHOSPHORUS, morning star.
- 2. Hesperus, Hesper, Vesper, evening star.
- Veracious, a. Truthful, observant of truth, true, not lying or false.
- Veracity, n. Truthfulness, truth, ingenuousness, honesty, candor, frankness.
- Verbal, a. 1. Oral, spoken, unwritten, parole, nuncupative, not written.
- 2. As to words, about words.
- 3. Literal, word for word.
- 4. Derived from a verb.
- Verbatim, ad. [L.] Literally, word for word, in the same words.
- Verbiage, n. Wordiness, verboseness, verbosity, prolixity, diffuseness.
- Verbose, a. Wordy, prolix, diffuse.
- Verbosity, n. Wordiness, VERBIAGE.
- Verdancy, n. 1. Greenness, viridity.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Inexperience, rawness, liability to be imposed upon.
- Verdant, a. 1. Green.
- 2. Raw, inexperienced.
- Verdict, n. Decision, judgment, finding.
- Verdigris, n. Sub-acetate of copper, diacetate of copper, bi-basic acetate of copper.
- Verdure, n. Greenness (of vegetation).
- Verge, n. 1. Rod, staff, mace.
- 2. Edge, brink, border, margin, rim, brim, confine, limit, skirt, point.
- 3. Arbor (of a watch-balance), spindle.
- Verge, v. n. 1. Tend, incline, slope, lean.
- 2. Border, approach, be near.
- Verge-board, n. Bargeboard.
- Verification, n. Authentication, attestation, confirmation, corroboration.
- Verify, v. a. Authenticate, confirm, substantiate, corroborate, attest, prove true, establish the truth or correctness of, make good.
- Verily, ad. Truly, really, absolutely, certainly, positively, indeed, in fact, in truth.
- Verisimilitude, n. Likelihood, probability, appearance of truth.
- Veritable, a. True, real, actual, genuine, positive, absolute, not fictitious.
- Verity, n. 1. Truth, truthfulness.
- 2. True statement, true assertion.
- Vermes, n. pl. [L.] Worms.
- Vermicular, a. Sinuous, tortuous, undulating, flexuous, waving, serpentine, meandering, winding, twisting, convoluted, vermiform, worm-like, worm-shaped.
- Vermiform, a. Worm-like, VERMICULAR.
- Vermifuge, n. Anthelmintic, helminthagogue.
- Vermilion, n. Red sulphuret of mercury (artificial).
- Vermin, n. pl. Noxious animals (of small size).
- Vernacular, a. Native, indigenous, VULGAR, mother.
- Vernacular, n. Vernacular language, native language, mother tongue.
- Versatile, a. 1. Changeable, variable.
- 2. Inconstant, unsteady, fickle.
- Verse, n. 1. Line (metrically arranged), line of poetry, stich.
- 2. Versification, poetry, poesy, metrical composition, metrical language.
- 3. [Colloquial.] Stanza, stave, staff.
- 4. Passage (of Scripture), text, sentence.
- 5. [Poetical.] Piece of poetry.
- Versed, a. Skilled, skilful, practised, accomplished, conversant, acquainted, qualified, trained, proficient, clever, able, good at, at home in, au fait.
- Verses, n. pl. Numbers, poetry, song.
- Versification, n. Verse, metrical composition.
- Versify, v. a. Turn into verse.
- Versify, v. n. Make verses.
- Version, n. Translation, rendering, interpretation, reading, lection.
- Vertebral column, Spine.
- Vertex, n. 1. Point.
- 2. Top, summit, crown.
- 3. Zenith.
- Vertical, a. Perpendicular (to the horizon), upright, plumb.
- Vertigo, n. Dizziness, giddiness, swimming of the head.
- Verve, n. [Fr.] Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, animation, force, energy, excitement of the imagination.
- Very, a. 1. True, real, actual.
- 2. Same, self-same.
- Very, ad. Highly, exceedingly, excessively, extremely, remarkably, surpassingly, to a high degree.
- Vesicant, n. Vesicatory.
- Vesicatory, n. Blister, epispastic, vesicant.
- Vesicle, n. Cell, cyst, utricle, bladder.
- Vesper, n. Hesperus, Hesper, Venus, evening star.
- Vespers, n. pl. Evening service (in the Roman Catholic Church).
- Vessel, n. 1. Utensil (for holding any thing).
- 2. Bottom, sailing craft.
- 3. Tube, duct, canal.
- Vest, n. 1. Vesture, garment, vestment, robe, dress.
- 2. Waistcoat (for men).
- Vest, v. a. 1. Clothe, dress, surround, robe, enrobe, envelope, cover.
- 2. Endow, furnish.
- Vest in, Descend to, pass to, belong to, be at the disposal of, become the property of.
- Vested, a. Fixed, established.
- Vestibule, n. 1. Porch, entrance way.
- 2. Hall, lobby, ante-room.
- Vestige, n. Footprint, footstep, token, sign, mark, record, trace, track.
- Vestment, n. Garment, dress, VESTURE, robe, vest, habiliment, garb.
- Vestry, n. Sacristry, vestry-room.
- Vesture, n. Garment, dress, robe, vestment, vest, clothes, clothing, apparel, attire, habit, garb, costume, habiliment, toilet, raiment, gear, outfit, accoutrement, equipment, suit, rigging, trappings, TOGGERY, ARRAY.
- Veteran, a. Old (in experience), experienced (especially in war).
- Veteran, n. Old soldier.
- Veterinarian, n. Farrier, horse-doctor, horse-leech, veterinary surgeon.
- Veterinary surgeon, Farrier, veterinarian.
- Veto, n. Prohibition (of a legislative act by the Executive), refusal to sanction.
- Veto, v. a. Prohibit, forbid, negative.
- Vex, v. a. 1. Tease, torment, plague, harass, worry, harry, hector, distress, annoy, trouble, fret, provoke, offend, irritate, gall, chafe, displease, molest, pester, bother, badger.
- 2. Disturb, disquiet, agitate.
- Vexation, n. 1. Irritation, chagrin, displeasure, mortification.
- 2. Torment, plague, trouble, annoyance, nuisance, curse.
- Vexatious, a. Troublesome, irritating, provoking, annoying, harassing, painful, distressing.
- Vexed, a. 1. Irritated, plagued, worried, harassed, annoyed, troubled, provoked.
- 2. Disputed, contested, in dispute.
- Via, ad. [L.] [Colloquial.] By way of.
- Viands, n. pl. Food, victuals, BREAD.
- Vibrate, v. n. Oscillate, swing, move to and fro, move backward and forward.
- Vibration, n. Oscillation, swinging, nutation.
- Vibratory, a. Vibrating, oscillating, oscillatory, swinging.
- Vicarious, a. 1. Deputed, delegated, commissioned.
- 2. Substituted.
- Vice, n. 1. Defect, fault, blemish, imperfection.
- 2. Wickedness, sin, iniquity, irregularity, depravity, immorality, laxity, indecorum, impropriety.
- Vice, [L.] Instead of, in place of.
- Vicegerent, n. Deputy, lieutenant, representative, agent.
- Vice-king, n. Viceroy.
- Viceroy, n. Vice-king.
- Vice versa, [L.] Conversely, reversely.
- Vicinage, n. Neighborhood, vicinity.
- Vicinity, n. 1. Nearness, proximity.
- 2. Neighborhood, vicinage.
- Vicious, a. 1. Faulty, defective, imperfect.
- 2. Wicked, mischievous, depraved, immoral, sinful, corrupt, unprincipled, abandoned, demoralized, bad, worthless, profligate.
- 3. Unruly, refractory, contrary.
- Vicissitude, n. 1. Alternation, interchange, regular change, mutual succession.
- 2. Variation, mutation, revolution.
- Victim, n. 1. Sacrifice.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Dupe, gull, cully, prey.
- Victimize, v. a. [Colloquial.] Cheat, dupe, trick, defraud, deceive, swindle, cozen, chouse, gull, overreach, befool, beguile, circumvent, diddle, hoodwink, bamboozle, impose upon, put upon, practise upon, play upon, take in.
- Victor, n. Conqueror, vanquisher.
- Victorious, a. Triumphant, conquering, successful.
- Victory, n. Conquest, triumph.
- Victuals, n. pl. Food, viands, BREAD.
- Vide, [L.] See.
- Videlicet, ad. [L. Usually represented by viz.] Namely, to wit, that is, that is to say, to particularize, to be more explicit.
- Vie, v. n. Contend, strive (for superiority).
- View, v. a. 1. Survey, scan, eye, see, witness, behold, inspect, explore, contemplate, look on or upon, turn the eyes to, have in sight.
- 2. Consider, regard, ponder, study, think about, reflect upon.
- View, n. 1. Sight, survey, inspection.
- 2. Prospect, scene, vista, perspective.
- 3. Sketch, picture.
- 4. Design, purpose, object, aim, intent, intention, scope, drift.
- 5. Opinion, judgment, notion, belief, impression, idea, sentiment.
- Viewless, a. Invisible, unseen, indiscernible, not to be seen.
- Vigil, n. Watch, sleeplessness, abstinence from sleep.
- Vigilance, n. Watchfulness, lookout, circumspection.
- Vigilant, a. Watchful, circumspect, on the lookout, wide awake, on the alert.
- Vigor, n. 1. Strength, force, might, power.
- 2. Energy, efficacy.
- 3. Health, haleness, soundness, robustness, bloom, elasticity, tone.
- 4. Thriftiness, flourishing condition.
- 5. Liveliness, raciness, piquancy.
- Vigorous, a. 1. Strong, powerful, forcible, intense.
- 2. Energetic, efficient, effective.
- 3. Healthy, hale, robust, sturdy, sound, hardy, hearty, able-bodied, in health, in good health, not diseased.
- 4. Thrifty, flourishing, growing well.
- 5. Nervous, spirited, lively, sparkling, racy, pointed, piquant, impassioned.
- Vile, a. 1. Base, mean, low, despicable, contemptible, beggarly, grovelling, pitiful, ignoble, abject, scurvy, shabby, base-minded, foul.
- 2. Sinful, wicked, knavish.
- 3. Worthless, of poor quality, linsey-woolsey.
- Vileness, n. 1. Baseness, meanness, despicableness, foulness, abasement, shabbiness, abjectness, abjection.
- 2. Wickedness, sinfulness, turpitude, knavery.
- 3. Worthlessness, poor quality.

- Villa, n. Country house, country seat.
- Village, n. Hamlet, town.
- Villain, n. Rascal, knave, scoundrel, rogue, scamp, reprobate, scapegrace, miscreant, caitiff, vile wretch.
- Villanous, a. [Written also Villainous.] 1. Base, mean, vile.
- 2. Wicked, knavish, atrocious, heinous, sinful, nefarious, outrageous, very bad.
- Villany, n. [Written also Villainy.] 1. Baseness, VILENESS.
- 2. Wickedness, sinfulness, depravity, turpitude, atrocity, criminality, infamy.
- 3. Roguery, rascality, knavery, knavishness, dishonesty, trickery.
- Vinculum, n. [L. pl. Vincula.] Bond, tie, link, copula, connective.
- Vindicate, v. a. 1. Justify, defend, uphold, speak for, contend for.
- 2. Assert, maintain, support, stand by, make good.
- Vindicable, a. Justifiable, warrantable, defensible, right, fit, proper.
- Vindication, n. 1. Justification, plea, defence, excuse, apology.
- 2. Assertion, maintenance, support.
- Vindictive, a. Revengeful, unforgiving, unrelenting, implacable, vengeful, rancorous, malevolent, malicious, malignant, spiteful, resentful.
- Vindicator, n. 1. Assertor, pleader.
- 2. Defender, champion.
- Vine-fretter, n. Aphis, plant-louse, puceron.
- Vinegar, n. Acetic acid (dilute and impure).
- Violate, v. a. 1. Break, Infringe, transgress, invade, break through, trench upon, encroach upon, set at nought.
- 2. Profane, desecrate, pollute, do violence to.
- 3.
- Violation, n. 1. Infringement, transgression, breaking, breach, non-observance.
- 2. Profanation, desecration, pollution.
- 3. Ravishment, ravishing, rape, constupration, STUPRATION, defloration, defilement.
- Violence, n. 1. Vehemence, impetuosity, boisterousness.
- 2. Passion, fury, fierceness, wildness, rage.
- 3. Outrage, injustice, injury, unlawfulness, sway or brute force, reign of terror.
- 4. Sharpness, acuteness, severity, poignancy, intensity.
- Violent, a. 1. Boisterous, furious, impetuous, vehement.
- 2. Fierce, fiery, fuming, raging, ungovernable, infuriate, passionate, high, hot.
- 3. Unnatural, effected by force, unlawful.
- 4. Unjust, outrageous.
- 5. Sharp, severe, acute, poignant, intense, exquisite, pungent.
- Violin, n. Fiddle, KIT.
- Virago, n. 1. Female warrior.
- 2. Termagant, vixen, shrew, tartar, brawler, scold.
- Virgin, n. Maid, maiden, girl, LASSIE, lass, damsel, miss.
- Virgin, a. 1. Chaste, pure, undefiled, maidenly.
- 2. Fresh, unused, untouched, new.
- Virginity, n. Maidenhood.
- Viridescent, a. Greenish.
- Viridity, n. Greenness, verdancy.
- Virile, a. Manly, masculine
- Virility, n. Manhood.
- Virtu, n. 1. Taste for curiosities, love of the fine arts.
- 2. Curiosities, objects of art or of antiquity (taken collectively).
- Virtual, a. Potential, in essence or effect though not in fact.
- Virtue, n. 1. Force, efficacy, power, strength, potency.
- 2. Goodness (that comes from self discipline), uprightness, probity, integrity, rectitude, morality, worth, moral excellence.
- Virtuoso, n. Connoisseur, amateur, dilettante, man devoted to virtu.
- Virtuous, a. 1. Upright, honest, good, righteous, exemplary, worthy.
- 2. Chaste, modest, pure.
- Virulence, n. 1. Poisonousness, venomousness.
- 2. Acrimony, malignancy, malignity, bitterness.
- Virulency, n. 1. Poisonousness, venomousness.
- 2. Acrimony, malignancy, malignity, bitterness.
- Virulent, a. 1. Poisonous, venomous.
- 2. Malignant, acrimonious, bitter.
- Virus, n. Poison (of a morbid nature), VENOM.
- Visage, n. Face, countenance, physiognomy, PHIZ.
- Viscera, n. pl. [L.] Entrails, intestines, bowels, inwards, guts.
- Viscid, a. Glutinous, viscous, sticky, tenacious, SLABBY.
- Viscidity, n. Glutinousness, stickiness.
- Viscous, a. Glutinous, VISCID.
- Visible, a. 1. Perceptible, discernible, in view, in sight, to be seen.
- 2. Apparent, manifest, evident, open, obvious, conspicuous, clear, plain, palpable, patent, unmistakable.
- Vision, n. 1. Sight, seeing.
- 2. Apparition, ghost, spectre, phantom, phantasm, chimera, illusion, supernatural appearance.
- Visionary, a. 1. Imaginative, romantic, given to reverie.
- 2. Unreal, fanciful, fancied, ideal, fantastic, imaginary, chimerical, illusory, shadowy, Quixotic, Utopian, wild.
- Visionary, n. Dreamer, FANATIC, enthusiast, zealot, castle-builder.
- Visit, v. a.
- Visitable, a. Subject to be visitated (in order to be inspected), liable to be inspected.
- Visitant, n. Visitor.
- Visitation, n. 1. Dispensation (especially of retributive evil), calamity, disaster, affliction, misfortune, trial, blow, stroke, trouble, hardship, ill luck, ill fortune.
- 2. (Law.) Visiting (in order to examine), inspection.
- Visitor, n. 1. Guest.
- 2. Inspector, examiner, censor, critic.
- Vista, n. View (especially through an avenue), prospect, perspective.
- Visual, a. Optic, optical, of the eye, of the sight or vision.
- Vital, a. Essential, indispensable, very necessary.
- Vitality, n. Life, animation, vital power.
- Vitalize, v. a. Vivify, animate, quicken, make alive, give life to.
- Vitiate, v. a. Impair, spoil, deteriorate, debase, deprave, corrupt, pollute, adulterate, injure, contaminate, infect, defile, poison.
- Vitiation, n. Deterioration, degeneration, debasement, degradation, degeneracy, depravation, impairment, injury, corruption, perversion, pollution, prostitution.
- Vitriolated tartar, Sulphate of potash.
- Vitriolated soda, Sulphate of soda, Glauber's salt.
- Vitreous, a. Glassy.
- Vitriform, a. Hyaloid, like glass.
- Vitriolic acid, Sulphuric acid, oil of vitriol.
- Vituperate, v. a. [Rare.] Abuse, vilify, revile, reproach, defame, asperse, slander, traduce, malign, blacken, berate, rate, upbraid, rail at, sneer at, speak ill of, run down.
- Vituperation, n. Abuse, blame, condemnation, reproach, aspersion, reviling, upbraiding, railing, objurgation, scolding, JAW, severe censure.
- Vituperative, a. Abusive, reproachful, scorning, scurrilous, opprobrious, condemnatory, damnatory, contemptuous, scandalous, insulting.
- Vivacious, a.
- Vivaciousness, n. Vivacity.
- Vivacity, n. Liveliness, sprightliness, animation, life, cheerfulness, gayety, cheer, good humor, good spirits, high spirits.
- Vivid, a. 1. Lively, sprightly, vigorous, animated, quick, active, strong.
- 2. Bright, clear, lucid.
- Vivify, v. a. Animate, vitalize, awake, arouse, quicken, make alive, give life to.
- Vixen, n. Scold, termagant, shrew, tartar, brawler.
- Vocable, n. Word, term, name.
- Vocabulary, n. Dictionary, glossary, lexicon, word-book, list of words.
- Vocation, n. Occupation, employment, calling, business, pursuit, profession, trade, AVOCATION.
- Vociferate, v. n. 1. Cry, bawl, roar, cry out.
- 2. Rant, mouth.
- Vociferate, v. a. Cry aloud, roar out, utter loudly or vehemently.
- Vociferation, n. Clamor, outcry, HULLABALOO, loud utterance, hue and cry.
- Vociferous, a. Noisy, clamorous, loud, blatant, stunning, uproarious, obstreperous.
- Vogue, n. Fashion, mode, way, usage, custom, practice, repute, popularity, favor.
- Voice, n. 1. Spoken sound.
- 2. Sound, noise, notes.
- 3. Vote, suffrage.
- 4. Tone, mode of speaking.
- Void, a. 1. Empty, vacant, inane, unfilled, unoccupied, unfurnished, unsupplied.
- 2. Free, destitute, clear, without.
- 3. Null, invalid, nugatory, ineffectual, of no effect, of no binding force.
- Void, n. Vacuum, INANE, empty space.
- Volatile, a. 1. Evaporable.
- 2.
- 3. Fickle, changeable, giddy, inconstant, flighty, reckless, uncircumspect, wild, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM.
- Volatile alkali, Ammonia, ammoniacal gas.
- Volatility, n. 1. Evaporableness.
- 2. Airiness, liveliness, gayety, vivacity, sprightliness, cheerfulness.
- 3. Changeableness, fickleness, flightiness, giddiness, inconstancy, levity, frivolity, want of seriousness.
- Volition, n. Willing, exercise of the will.
- Volley, n. Discharge, emission, burst, explosion, blast.
- Voltaism, n. Galvanism.
- Volubility, n. Fluency, glibness, readiness of speech, command of language, facility of expression, GIFT OF THE GAB.
- Voluble, a. Fluent, glib, loquacious, talkative, TONGUY, of a ready tongue, ready in speech, nimble of speech.
- Volume, n. 1. Convolution, turn, contortion, whirl, fold, coil, roll, scroll.
- 2. Book, tome.
- 3. Dimensions, bulk, size, mass, compass, amplitude, CAPACITY.
- 4. (Geom.) Solid contents.
- Voluminous, a. 1. Of many volumes.
- 2. Large, bulky.
- Voluntarily, ad. Spontaneously, freely, of one's own accord.
- Voluntary, a. 1. Spontaneous, free, unforced, unconstrained, without compulsion.
- 2. Willing, from inclination.
- 3. Designed, intended, intentional, purposed.
- Volunteer, v. a. Offer, proffer, tender, present.
- Voluptuary, n. Sensualist, epicure, man of pleasure.
- Voluptuous, a. Luxurious, epicurean, sensual.
- Voluptuousness, n. Sensuality, luxury, luxuriousness, epicurism, pleasure, animal gratification.
- Vomit, v. n. Puke, spew, eject, throw up, cast up.
- Vomit, v. a. 1. Disgorge, throw up (from the stomach), puke up, cast up.
- 2. Eject, emit, throw forth.
- Vomit, n. Emetic, puke.
- Voracious, a. Ravenous, greedy, rapacious, insatiable, insatiate.
- Voraciousness, n. Voracity.
- Voracity, n. Ravenousness, greediness, avidity, voraciousness, swallow, gluttonous appetite, canine appetite.
- Vortex, n. Whirl, whirlpool, eddy.
- Votary, n. Devotee.
- Vote, n. 1. Suffrage, voice.
- 2. Ballot.
- Vouch, v. a. 1. Obtest, call to witness.
- 2. Warrant, declare, affirm, avouch, attest, evidence.
- 3. Support, back, follow up.
- Vouchsafe, v. a. Concede, grant, accord, deign.
- Voussoir, n. [Fr.] Arch-stone.
- Vow, n. Promise (solemnly made), pledge.
- Vow, v. a. Consecrate, dedicate, devote.
- Vow, v. n. Promise (solemnly), pledge one's word.
- Voyage, n. Journey by water, passage by sea.
- Voyage, v. n. Cruise, sail, take a voyage, take a cruise, travel by sea, take ship, plough the waves, plough the deep.
- Vulgar, a. 1. Plebeian, low-born, base-born, untitled.
- 2. Homespun, rustic, boorish, unrefined, low-bred.
- 3. General, common, ordinary, popular.
- 4. Low, mean, base, gross, coarse, vile, broad.
- 5. Unauthorized, inelegant, cant.
- 6. [Rare.] Vernacular, native.
- Vulgarism, n.
- Vulgarity, n. Grossness, coarseness, rudeness, vileness, meanness, want of refinement.
- Vulpine, a. Cunning, crafty, artful, sly, fox-like.
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- Waddle, v. n. Toddle, tottle, waggle.
- Waders, n. pl. Wading birds, GRALLÆ, GRALLATORES.
- Waft, v. a. Bear (through a buoyant medium), convey, transport, carry, transmit.
- Waft, v. n. [Rare.] Float, be wafted.
- Wag, v. a. Shake, waggle.
- Wag, v. n. Vibrate, move to and fro.
- Wag, n. Wit, humorist, joker, jester, droll, humorous fellow, droll fellow.
- Wage, v. a. 1. Bet, stake, pledge, lay, wager.
- 2. Undertake (as war), carry on, engage in.
- Wager, n. Bet, stake, pledge.
- Wager, v. a. Bet, stake, pledge, lay, wage.
- Wager, v. n. Bet, lay a wager.
- Wages, n. pl. Hire, salary, pay, compensation, remuneration, stipend, allowance, earnings.
- Waggery, n. Jocularity, facetiousness, drollery, pleasantry, humor, fun, waggishness.
- Waggish, a. Jocular, jocose, humorous, sportive, merry, facetious, droll, funny, comical.
- Waggishness, n. Waggery.
- Waggle, v. n. Tottle, toddle, waddle.
- Waggle, v. a. Wag, shake.
- Waggon, n. Wain.
- Wagtail, n. 1. Goosander, dun-diver, dish-washer (Mergus merganser or Mergus castor).
- 2. Bird of the genus Motacilla.
- Waif, n. Estray.
- Wail, v. a. Lament, moan, bemoan, bewail, deplore, mourn over, grieve for (audibly).
- Wail, v. n. Moan, lament, cry.
- Wail, n. Moan, lamentation, complaint, plaint, lament, wailing, cry.
- Wailing, n. Moaning, ululation, HUBBUBBOO, howling, wail, loud lamentation.
- Wain, n. 1. Waggon.
- 2. (Astron.) [With The prefixed.] Charles's Wain, Ursa Major, the Great Bear.
- Waist, n. 1. Middle part (as of the human body or a ship).
- 2. Bodice.
- Waistcoat, n. Vest, doublet.
- Wait, v. n. 1. Stay, tarry, delay, remain, linger, bide one's time.
- 2. Watch, look, be expectant.
- Wait, v. a. Await, abide, stay for, wait for, look for.
- Waiter, n. 1. Attendant, servant, servitor, vassal, lackey, valet, squire.
- 2. Tray, salver.
- Waiting, n. 1. Staying, delaying, tarrying.
- 2. Expectation, abeyance.
- Wait on, 1. Call upon.
- 2. Serve, lackey, attend (as a servant), accompany, minister to, wait upon, dance attendance on.
- Wait upon, Wait on.
- Waive, v. a. Relinquish, renounce, give up, forego.
- Wake, v. n. 1. Watch, be awake, not be asleep.
- 2. Awake, waken, be awakened, be roused from sleep.
- 3. Revel, carouse, feast.
- Wake, v. a. 1. Awaken, waken, rouse from sleep.
- 2. Arouse, rouse, excite, kindle, stimulate, provoke, stir up.
- Wake, n. 1. Vigil, watching.
- 2. Track (of a vessel), trail.
- Wakeful, a. 1. Sleepless, indisposed to sleep.
- 2. Watchful, vigilant, observant, wary.
- Wakefulness, n. 1. Sleeplessness, INSOMNIA, want of sleep, Indisposition to sleep.
- 2. Watchfulness, vigilance, wariness.
- Waken, v. n. Wake.
- Waken, v. a. Wake.
- Wale, n. Ridge (made by stripes on the skin), whelk, stripe, streak, mark of the lash.
- Walk, v. n. 1. Go on foot, travel.
- 2. Behave, conduct one's self.
- Walk, n. 1. Step, gait, carriage, manner of walking.
- 2. Sphere, beat, career, course.
- 3. Conduct, behavior.
- 4. Avenue, path, alley.
- 5. Promenade, stroll.
- Walk on, Tread.
- Walking-stick, n. Cane, staff.
- Wallet, n. 1. Bag, sack, knapsack.
- 2. Pocket-book.
- Wallop, v. a. [Colloquial.] Beat, thrash, flog, drub, pommel, bang, maul, thump, thwack, pound, knock, deal roughly with.
- Wallow, v. n. Flounder, roll, welter.
- Wall-paper, n. Paper-hangings.
- Wallower, n. Trundle, lantern-wheel.
- Walrus, n. Morse, sea-horse, sea-cow (Trichechus rosmarus).
- Wan, a. Pale, pallid, cadaverous, ashy, of a sickly hue.
- Wan, v. n. Turn pale, grow pale.
- Wand, n. Rod, stick.
- Wander, v. n. 1. Ramble, roam, rove, stroll, straggle, range, range about, gad about.
- 2. Deviate, swerve, stray, digress, turn aside, go astray.
- 3. Be delirious, be crazed.
- Wanderer, n. Rambler, rover, stroller, landloper, nomad, traveller, vagrant.
- Wandering, n. 1. Roving, rambling, travelling, travel, peregrination, excursion, range, roaming.
- 2. Aberration, deviation from rectitude.
- Wander over, Traverse, pass, travel over.
- Wane, v. n. 1. Decrease, diminish, grow less.
- 2. Decline, fail, sink.
- Wane, n. 1. Diminution, decrease, lessening, abatement.
- 2. Decline, declension, decay, failure, falling off.
- Want, n. 1. Deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, scarcity, scarceness, scantiness, meagreness, shortness, dearth, DEFICIT, lack, absence, default, defect, defectiveness, failure.
- 2. Need, necessity, requirement, desideratum.
- 3. Desire, wish, craving, longing.
- 4. Poverty, indigence, penury, destitution, distress, straits.
- Want, v. a. 1. Lack, be without, be destitute of, be in need of.
- 2. Require, need, have need of, have occasion for, stand in need of, cannot do without, cannot dispense with.
- 3. Desire, wish, crave, wish for.
- Want, v. n. Lack, fall, be deficient, fall short, come short.
- Wanting, a. Deficient, defective, lacking.
- Wanton, a. 1. Wandering, loose, unrestrained, unchecked, free.
- 2. Luxuriant, exuberant, abounding, rank, rampant.
- 3. Sportive, frolicsome, playful, gay, frisky, coltish, airy.
- 4. Dissolute, licentious, lewd, incontinent, prurient, lustful, lascivious, lecherous, carnal, salacious, libidinous, concupiscent, lickerish, unchaste, loose.
- Wanton, n. Lewd person.
- Wanton, v. n. 1. Revel, frolic, sport, play, disport, frisk, romp, caper, make fun, make merry.
- 2. Luxuriate, live luxuriously, live in clover.
- Wapiti, n. American elk, gray moose (Cervus Canadensis).
- War, n. 1. Hostilities, fighting, warfare, ULTIMA RATIO REGUM, the last argument of kings.
- 2. Art of war, profession of arms.
- War, v. n. 1. Make war, carry on war.
- 2. Contend, fight, strive.
- Warble, v. a. Sing (with turns or trills like a bird), trill, carol, chant, hum, hymn.
- Warbler, n. Singer, songster.
- Ward, n. 1. Watch, guard, guardianship.
- 2. (Law.) Pupil, minor (under guardianship).
- Warden, n. Keeper, guardian, warder, custodian, curator, superintendent.
- Warder, n. Keeper, guardian, warden.

- Wardrobe, n. 1. Closet (for clothes).
- 2. Apparel, raiment, clothes, clothing, dresses, garments, vestments, habiliments, attire, vesture, garb, trappings, rigging, TOGGERY.
- Warehouse, n. Store, storehouse, magazine, repository, depot, ENTREPOT.
- Wares, n. pl. Goods, commodities, merchandise, movables.
- Warfare, n. 1. Hostilities, war, state of war.
- 2. Contest, struggle, strife.
- Warily, ad. Cautiously, carefully, heedfully, circumspectly, watchfully, vigilantly, charily.
- Wariness, n. Caution, cautiousness, care, circumspection, watchfulness, forethought, vigilance.
- Warlike, a. 1. Military, martial, bellicose.
- 2. Inimical, unfriendly, hostile, at variance.
- Warm, a. 1. Not cold.
- 2. Sunny, mild, genial, pleasant.
- 3. Close, muggy, oppressive.
- 4. Zealous, ardent, fervent, earnest, fervid, glowing, enthusiastic, hearty.
- 5. Excited, lively, vehement, passionate, furious, violent, fiery.
- 6. [Colloquial.] Rich, wealthy, forehanded, well off.
- Warm, v. a. 1. Heat (moderately), make warm.
- 2. Animate, excite, rouse, waken, stir up.
- Warm-hearted, n. Kind, affectionate, hearty, cordial, tender.
- Warmth, n. 1. Glow, moderate heat.
- 2. Ardor, zeal, excitement, vehemence, enthusiasm, earnestness, fervor, transport, fervency, passion, intensity, soul, spirit.
- Warn, v. a. 1. Caution (against danger), premonish, forewarn, exhort to take heed.
- 2. Admonish (with respect to some duty), advise.
- 3. Inform, notify, apprise, disclose to, mention to, communicate to, make aware, make acquainted, give notice to.
- 4. Summon, bid, call.
- Warning, n. 1. Caution (against danger).
- 2. Admonition, advice, monition.
- 3. Notice, notification.
- 4. Omen, presage, portent, prognostic, augury, sign.
- Warp, v. n. Twist or be twisted out of shape (by drying), spring, bend.
- Warp, v. a. 1. Twist out of shape (by drying).
- 2. Pervert, distort, deviate, bend, bias, turn aside, cause to swerve.
- Warrant, v. a. 1. Guarantee, secure, answer for.
- 2. Assure, vouch, avouch, declare, affirm, attest, evidence, give assurance to.
- 3. Maintain, support, sanction, authorize, justify.
- Warrant, n. 1. Guarantee, security, surety, pledge, warranty.
- 2. Authority, commission, sanction.
- 3. Permit, order, writ.
- Warrantable, a. Justifiable, allowable, permissible, admissible, lawful, proper, defensible, vindicable, right, fit.
- Warranty, n. 1. Stipulation, agreement.
- 2. Guaranty, security, surety, pledge, warrant.
- Warrior, n. Soldier, captain, military man, man at arms, fighting-man.
- Wart, n. Morbid excrescence, fungous growth.
- Wary, a. Cautious, heedful, careful, watchful, vigilant, circumspect, prudent, discreet, guarded.
- Wash, v. a. 1. Cleanse by ablution.
- 2. Wet, moisten, bathe, lave.
- 3. Stain, tint, color.
- 4. Overlay (with a thin coat of metal), cover.
- Wash, v. n. Perform ablution.
- Wash, n. 1. Ablution, lavation, washing, bathing.
- 2. Bog, marsh, fen, quagmire, slough, morass, swamp.
- 3. Lotion.
- 4. Thin coating.
- Washboard, n. 1. Skirting-board, mop-board.
- 2. (Naut.) Wasteboard.
- Washerwoman, n. Laundress.
- Washing, n. Ablution, lavation, bathing.
- Wash one's hands of, Exonerate one's self from, clear one's skirts from.
- Washy, a. 1. Watery, damp, moist, oozy, wet, sloppy.
- 2. Weak, thin, dilute.
- 3. Vapid, trashy, spiritless, pointless, feeble, poor.
- Waspish, a. Irritable, irascible, petulant, snappish, pettish, churlish, snarly, peevish, captious, cynical, testy, fretful, splenetic, touchy, passionate, choleric, ill-humored.
- Wassail, n. Carousal, revelry, revels, saturnalia, debauch, orgies, potation, compotation, SPREE, convivial entertainment, jollification, drunken bout.
- Waste, v. a. 1. Decrease, diminish, wear, corrode, use up, prey upon, wear away.
- 2. Consume (foolishly), spend, expend, squander, dissipate, lose, misspend, misuse, fool away, fritter away, muddle away.
- 3. Destroy, desolate, ravage, pillage, plunder, strip, ruin, spoil, devastate, sack, devour.
- Waste, v. n. 1. Dwindle, wither, pine, perish, decay, be diminished, waste away.
- 2. Swale, melt (as a candle), sweal, consume.
- Waste, a. 1. Destroyed, ruined, ravaged, spoiled, devastated, desolated.
- 2. Wild, uncultivated, bare, untitled.
- 3. Worthless, refuse.
- Waste, n. 1. Consumption, loss, diminution, decrement, expenditure, wasting, dissipation.
- 2. Squandering, wanton destruction, loss.
- 3. Devastation, ravage, ruin, rapine, destruction, desolation, pillage, havoc.
- 4. Refuse, worthless matter.
- 5. Wild, wilderness, desert, solitude, lonely place, deserted region.
- Wasteboard, n. (Naut.) Washboard.
- Wasteful, a. 1. Destructive, ruinous.
- 2. Lavish, prodigal, profuse, extravagant, thriftless, unthrifty, too free, too liberal.
- Waster, n. Squanderer, prodigal, spendthrift.
- Wasting, n. Decay, decline, consumption, marasmus, emaciation, atrophy, tabes, PHTHISIS.
- Watch, n. 1. Vigil, watching, wakefulness, watchfulness, outlook.
- 2. Inspection, observation, attention.
- 3. Guard, sentry, watchman.
- 4. Pocket timepiece.
- Watch, v. n. 1. Wake, be awake, keep awake, not be asleep.
- 2. Keep guard, keep watch and ward, stand guard, be on guard, be on the watch, act as sentinel, be on the lookout, look sharp, keep a sharp lookout, have all one's eyes about one, mind one's P's and Q's.
- 3. Wait, look, be expectant.
- Watch, v. a. 1. Guard, tend, attend, have in keeping.
- 2. Mark, observe, eye, keep the eye on, keep an eye upon.
- Watchful, a. Vigilant, attentive, observant, awake, alive, heedful, careful, wary, cautious, circumspect, guarded, on one's guard, on the alert, with the eyes open, wide awake, on the lookout.
- Watchman, n. Guard, sentinel, picket, sentry, guardsman.
- Watch-pocket, n. Fob.
- Watchword, n. Countersign, password.
- Water, v. a. 1. Irrigate, moisten, wet.
- 2. Supply with water (for drink), furnish with water, give water to.
- 3. Sprinkle and calender (as cloth, to give it an undulating or wavy appearance).
- Water-bearer, n. Aquarius.
- Water-beech, n. Sycamore, button-wood, plane-tree, button-ball-tree, water-birch (Platanus Occidentalis).
- Water-brash, n. Water-qualm, PYROSIS.
- Water-clock, n. Clepsydra.
- Water-closet, n. Privy, backhouse, necessary, jakes.
- Water-course, n. 1. Stream, brook, river.
- 2. Canal, drain, trench, ditch, channel, fosse, moat, sewer, leat.
- Water-crake, n. Water-ousel.
- Water-crow, n. Water-ousel.
- Water-cure, n. Hydropathy.
- Water-doctor, n. Hydropathist.
- Watered silk, Tabby.
- Waterfall, n. Cataract, cascade, fall.
- Water-hen, n. Gallinule, spotted crake (Crex porzana or Gallinula chloropus).
- Water-hog, n. Capibara (Hydrochœrus capybara).
- Waterish, a. 1. Aqueous, moist, wet, watery.
- 2. Thin, diluted, weak, like water.
- Waterman, n. Boatman, ferryman.
- Water-nymph, n. Naiad.
- Water-ousel, n. Dipper, water-crake, water-crow (Cinclus aquaticus).
- Water-ouzel, n. Dipper, water-crake, water-crow (Cinclus aquaticus).
- Water-pepper, n. Smart-weed (Polyganum hydropiper).
- Water-pimpernel, n. Brookweed.
- Water-qualm, n. Water-brash, PYROSIS.
- Water-ram, n. Hydraulic ram.
- Water-ret, v. a. Water-rot.
- Water-rice, n. Indian-rice.
- Water-rot, v. a. Water-ret.
- Water-sparrow, n. Chuck, reed-sparrow, reed-bunting, king bird (Emberiza schœnictus).
- Watery, a. 1. Aqueous, wet, moist.
- 2. Thin, weak, diluted, waterish, like water.
- Wattle, n. Hurdle (of twigs).
- Wattles, n. pl. Barb, beard.
- Wave, n. Undulation, billow, breaker, surge, swell, ripple.
- Wave, v. n. Undulate, float, fluctuate, flicker, vibrate, oscillate, play loosely, play to and fro.
- Wave, v. a. Brandish, flourish.
- Wave-like, a. Undulating.
- Waver, v. n. 1. Wave, undulate, float, flicker.
- 2. Vacillate, hesitate, fluctuate, be in suspense, be undetermined, be unsettled, be in doubt.
- Wavering, n. Vacillation, fluctuation, indecision, indetermination, hesitancy, uncertainty.
- Wavering, a. Unsettled, vacillating, fickle, unsteady, unstable, changeable.
- Wavy, a. Undulating, waving, playing to and fro.
- Wax, v. a. Cere, smear with wax.
- Wax, v. n. 1. Increase (as the moon).
- 2. Grow, become, come to be, get to be.
- Wax-moth, n. Bee-moth.
- Wax-myrtle, n. Bayberry (Myrica cerifera).
- Wax-wing, n. [U. S.] Cedar-bird.
- Way, n. 1. Passage, march, advance, progression.
- 2. Road, path, route, course, track, TRAIL, street, highway, highroad, room for passing, opportunity to pass.
- 3. Method, mode, manner, fashion, plan, wise, sort, degree.
- 4. Space, distance.
- 5. Custom, usage, habit, habitude, practice, wont, second nature.
- Wayfarer, n. Traveller, passenger, pilgrim, tourist, itinerant.
- Waylay, v. a. Lie in wait for (with evil intent), lie in ambush for.
- Wayless, a. Pathless, trackless.
- Wayward, a. Perverse, froward, wilful, obstinate, headstrong, stubborn, intractable, unruly, cross-grained, refractory.
- Weak, a. 1. Feeble, languid, weakly, not strong, not vigorous.
- 2. Sickly, debilitated, unhealthy, unsound, infirm, frail, delicate, tender, valetudinary, valetudinarian, invalid.
- 3. Defenceless, unguarded, exposed, unprotected.
- 4. Lax, soft, pliant, imperfect.
- 5. Pliable, pusillanimous, easily influenced, without any backbone, dough-faced.
- 6.
- 7. Unwise, injudicious, foolish, indiscreet, erring, peccable.
- 8. Low, faint, small, inconsiderable.
- 9. Thin, watery, diluted, waterish.
- 10. Sleazy, flimsy, slight, poor.
- 11. Poor, inconclusive, unconvincing, unsatisfactory, lame, not forcible, not cogent.
- Weaken, v. a. 1. Enfeeble, enervate, debilitate, break, unman, effeminate, emolliate, unnerve, make weak.
- 2. Invalidate, make of less effect.
- 3. Reduce, depress, debase, lower.
- Weak-fish, n. Squeteague [Labrus squeteague or Otolithus regalis].
- Weak-headed, a. Weak-minded.
- Weakly, a. Feeble, languid, weak, not strong.
- Weak-minded, a.
- Weak side, n. Foible, failing, infirmity, frailty, weakness, weak part, blind side.
- Weal, n. Welfare, prosperity, good, advantage, happiness, interest, utility, profit.
- Wealth, n. Affluence, opulence, abundance, fortune, independence, competence, riches, mammon, pelf, money, treasure, funds, cash, property, easy circumstances, ample store, ample means.
- Wealthy, a. Affluent, opulent, rich, moneyed, flush, well off, well to do.
- Wean, v. a. 1. Put from the breast.
- 2. Withdraw, disengage, alienate, detach.
- Weapons, n. pl. Arms.
- Weaponless, a. Unarmed.
- Wear, v. a. 1. Carry (upon the person), bear.
- 2. Impair (by use), waste, consume, use up, wear away, wear out.
- Wear, v. n. 1. Be wasted, wear away.
- 2. Endure use.
- Wear away, 1. (Active.) Waste, WEAR.
- 2. [Neuter.] Be consumed, be wasted.
- Wearied, a. Tired, fatigued, jaded, fagged, exhausted, weary, used up.
- Weariness, n. Fatigue, tedium, lassitude, exhaustion, prostration, languor, languidness, ENNUI.
- Wearisome, a. Tedious, tiresome, fatiguing, IRKSOME, prolix, weary, trying, humdrum, prosy, monotonous, uninteresting.
- Wear off, [Active.]
- Wear off, [Neuter.] Pass off by degrees or gradually.
- Wear out, Consume, WASTE.
- Wear the breeches, [Colloquial.] Usurp the husband's authority, be the man of the house.
- Weary, a. 1. Fatigued, tired, exhausted, WEARIED.
- 2. Tiresome, irksome, wearisome.
- Weary, v. a. Fatigue, tire, jade, fag, exhaust, harass, dispirit, KNOCK UP, tire out, wear out, use up.
- Weasand, n. Windpipe, trachea, throttle, throat.
- Weasel-coot, n. Red-headed smew (Mergus minutus).
- Weather, v. a. 1. (Naut.) Pass to windward of.
- 2. Endure, sustain, bear, stand, bear up against, get the better of.
- Weather-cock, n. 1. Vane.
- 2. Trimmer, time-server, fickle person.
- Weave, v. a. Interlace (as the threads of a fabric), entwine, plait, plat, braid, mat.
- Weazen, a. Thin, sharp, lean, withered, shrunken, dried, shrivelled, wizened.
- Web, n. 1. Texture, tissue, structure, textile fabric.
- 2. Suffusion (of the eye), film.
- 3. Cobweb.
- 4. Membrane (as in the feet of swimming birds).
- Web-footed, a. Palmiped.
- Wed, v. a. Marry, espouse.
- Wedding, n. Marriage, nuptials, espousals, bridal, marriage ceremony, nuptial rites.
- Wedge-shaped, a. Cuneiform.
- Wedlock, n. Matrimony, nuptial state, marriage.
- Wee, a. Little, small, diminutive, tiny, minikin, pygmy, pygmean, Liliputian.
- Weeds, n. pl. Mourning, symbol of sorrow.
- Week-day, n. Work-day.
- Weekly, a. Hebdomadal, hebdomadary.
- Ween, v. n. [Poetical.] Fancy, imagine, think, suppose.
- Weep, v. n. Cry, sob, shed tears.
- Weep, v. a. Lament, bewail, bemoan.
- Weft, n. Woof.
- Weigh, v. a. 1. Try in the balance, find the weight of.
- 2. Counterbalance, be equivalent to in weight.
- 3. Examine, ponder, balance in the mind, meditate upon.
- Weigh, v. n. 1. Gravitate, be heavy.
- 2. Bear, press, bear heavily, press hard.
- Weigh down, 1. Overbalance.
- 2. Oppress, overburden.
- Weight, n. 1. Heaviness, gravity, ponderousness, ponderosity.
- 2. Pressure, burden, load.
- 3. Importance, influence, power, efficacy, consequence, moment, significance, import, pith.
- Weighty, a. 1. Heavy (intrinsically), ponderous, onerous.
- 2. Important, influential, efficacious, forcible, momentous, grave, serious, of consequence.
- Welcome, n. 1. Greeting, salutation.
- 2. Kind reception.
- Welcome, v. a. Greet, receive, bid welcome.
- Welcome, a. 1. Gladly received or entertained, admitted with pleasure.
- 2. Acceptable, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, grateful, gratifying.
- Weld, n. Woad, dyer's weed (Reseda luteola).
- Welfare, n. Prosperity, happiness, success, weal, well-being, advantage, benefit, profit.
- Welkin, n. [Poetical.] Sky, empyrean, firmament, heaven, the heavens, canopy of heaven, vault of heaven, starry heavens.
- Well, n. 1. Spring, fountain, wellhead, wellspring.
- 2. Source, origin.
- Well, v. n. Issue, spring, flow.
- Well, ad. 1. Rightly, not ill.
- 2. Properly, suitably, correctly, accurately, thoroughly, not amiss.
- 3. Sufficiently, abundantly, amply, fully.
- 4. Favorably, commendably, with praise.
- 5. Highly, very much.
- 6. Far, considerably, not a little.
- 7. Conveniently, easily.
- Well, a. 1. Healthy, hale, hearty, in health, sound, in good health, not ill, not sick.
- 2. Fortunate, happy.
- 3. Profitable, convenient, beneficial, expedient, good, useful, advantageous, for one's advantage, for one's interest.
- Well-a-day, interj. Alas, lackaday.
- Well-behaved, a. Courteous, civil, polite, well-bred, well-mannered, polished, of good manners.
- Well-being, n. Welfare.
- Well-born, a. Gentle, high-born, of good descent, of a good stock, not plebeian.
- Well-bred, a. Refined, polished, genteel, polite, courteous, WELL-BEHAVED.
- Well enough, Tolerably, sufficiently well.
- Well-head, n. Spring, fountain, well, wellspring.
- Well-mannered, a. Well-behaved.
- Well off, Prosperous, thriving, flourishing, forehanded, beforehand, in easy circumstances, well to do, possessed of a competence.
- Well-read, a. Erudite, learned, lettered, literary, book-learned.
- Wellspring, n. Spring, fountain, well, well-head.
- Well-timed, a. Opportune, seasonable, timely, happy, felicitous, all in good time.
- Well to do, Well Off.
- Well-wisher, n. Friend, favorer, encourager.
- Welter, v. n. Wallow, tumble about, roll.
- Wench, n. 1. Strumpet, WHORE.
- 2. [U. S.] Negress, colored woman.
- Wend one's way, Go, travel, journey, pass.
- Wesleyanism, n. Methodism.
- West, n. Occident.
- West, a. Western, westerly, occidental.
- Westerly, a. Western, WEST.
- Westerly, ad. Westward, toward the west.
- Western, a. Westerly, WEST.
- Westward, ad. Westerly, toward the west.
- Wet, a. 1. Damp, moist, humid, dank, aqueous, watery.
- 2. Rainy, showery.
- Wet, n. Humidity, moisture, dampness, wetness.
- Wetness, n. Humidity, WET.
- Wet, v. a. Moisten, water, irrigate, damp, dampen, sprinkle.
- Whack, v. a. [Colloquial.] Strike, beat, thrash, THWACK.
- Whale-oil, n. Train-oil.
- Wharf, n. Quay.
- What, pron. 1. That which.
- 2. The sort of, the kind of.
- 3. Which (out of many, or of many kinds).
- 4. How, how great, how remarkable.
- Whatever, pron. 1. Any thing, be it what it may, any thing soever, whatsoever.
- 2. All that, the whole that.
- Whatsoever, pron. Whatever.
- What though, What matters it that, allowing that, supposing that, even granting that.
- What to do with, How to use, how to employ, how to dispose of.
- What with, Partly, in part.
- Wheat-bird, n. Night-jar, goat-sucker.
- Wheat-ear, n. Fallow-finch, white-ear (Saxicola œnanthe).
- Wheat-fly, n. Hessian-fly (Cecidomyia destructor).
- Wheat-grass, n. Twitch-grass, couch-grass, dog's-grass, dog-wheat, knot-grass (Triticum repens).
- Wheat-moth, n. 1. Grain-moth, corn-moth (Tinea granella).
- 2. Angumois moth (Anacampsis cerealella).
- Wheedle, v. a. Flatter, cajole, coax, inveigle, humor, court, fawn upon, pay court to.
- Wheedler, n. Sycophant, parasite, fawner, toady, flunkey, spaniel, lickspittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on, mean flatterer.
- Wheel, v. n. 1. Revolve, rotate, turn, gyrate, roll, turn round, move round.
- 2. Deviate, deflect, diverge, turn aside, alter one's course.
- Wheel, v. a. 1. Whirl, twirl, spin, put into a rotatory motion.
- 2. Move on wheels, convey on wheels.
- Wheeze, v. n. Breathe hard.
- Whelk, n. 1. Protuberance, pustule.
- 2. Stripe, streak, mark, wale.
- Whelm, v. a. Overwhelm.
- Whelp, n. 1. Cub, young beast.
- 2. Puppy, pup, young dog.
- When, ad. 1. At the time, at the time that.
- 2. Whenever, at what time.
- Whence, ad. 1. From what place.
- 2. From what cause, from what source, how.
- Whenever, ad. At whatever time, whensoever.
- Whensoever, ad. Whenever.
- Where, ad. 1. At which place, in which place.
- 2. At what place, in what place.
- Whereabouts, ad. Near what place.
- Whereabouts, n. [Colloquial.] Residence, location.
- Whereas, conj. 1. Since, considering that, it being the case that.
- 2. When in fact, while on the contrary.
- Whereby, ad. By which.
- Wherefore, ad. & conj. Why, for what cause or reason, on what account.
- Wherein, ad. 1. In which.
- 2. In what.
- Whereof, ad. 1. Of which.
- 2. Of what.
- Whereupon, ad. Upon which.
- Wherever, ad. In whatever place.
- Wherewith, ad. 1. With which, wherewithal.
- 2. With what.
- Wherewithal, ad. Wherewith.
- Wherewithal, n. [Colloquial; used with The prefixed.] The means (with which to accomplish any purpose).
- Whet, v. a. 1. Sharpen (by rubbing).
- 2. Stimulate, excite, arouse, rouse, quicken, animate, warm, kindle.
- Which, pron. 1. What one.
- 2. That.
- Whiff, n. Puff, blast, sudden gust.
- Whiff, v. a. Puff.
- Whiffle, v. n. Veer (as by change of wind), turn about.
- While, n. Time, season, space of time.
- While, ad. 1. During the time that.
- 2. As long as.
- 3. At the same time that.
- While away, Pass away (as time), spend pleasantly.
- Whim, n. Freak, fancy, vagary, humor, caprice, crotchet, maggot, quirk, whimsey, kink, WRINKLE.
- Whimper, v. n. Cry (in-low and broken tones), snivel, blubber, whine.
- Whimsey, n. Caprice, WHIM.
- Whimsical, a. Capricious, freakish, odd, singular, strange, fanciful, fantastic, notional, crotchety, BIZARRE, grotesque, queer.
- Whine, v. n. Cry (plaintively), moan (in a childish way).
- Whine, n. Plaintive tone.
- Whinny, v. n. Neigh.
- Whip, v. a. 1. Lash, strike (with a cord), beat, flagellate, scourge, punish.
- 2. Snatch.
- 3. Stitch, baste.
- Whipping, n. Flogging, beating, castigation, thrashing, LICKING.
- Whirl, v. n. Twirl, revolve, rotate, spin.
- Whirl, v. a. Twirl, spin, wheel, turn round.
- Whirl, n. Gyration, rotation.
- Whirl-bone, n. Patella, knee-pan.
- Whirling, n. Twirl, circular motion.
- Whirlpool, n. Vortex, eddy.
- Whirring, n. Whiz, buzzing noise.
- Whisk, v. n. Trip, speed, hasten, hie, post, scud, brush, move nimbly, push on, dash on, cut along.
- Whisper, v. n. Speak under the breath, speak softly.
- Whisper, v. a. Breathe, utter softly.
- Whisper, n. 1. Low, soft voice; gentle utterance.
- 2. Murmur, sibilant sound (as of the wind).
- 3. Hint, intimation, inkling.
- Whist, interj. Hush, silence, be still, be silent, keep quiet, make no noise.
- Whistle-fish, n. Rockling, sea-louch (Motella vulgaris).
- Whit, n. Iota, jot, tittle, particle, bit, atom, grain, scrap, mite, ace, corpuscle, scintilla.
- White, a. Of a white color, snowy, frosty, hoary, hoar.
- White ant, Termite, termes.
- White-bear, n. Polar-bear (Thalarctos maritimus).
- White bismuth, Sub-nitrate of bismuth.
- White-brant, n. Snow-goose (Anser hyperboreus).
- White-cedar, n. Arbor vitæ (Thuja Occidentalis).
- White-copper, n. Packfong, German silver.
- White-copperas, n. Coquimbite.
- White-ear, a. Fallow-finch, wheat-ear (Saxicola amanthe).
- White-lead, n. Ceruse, carbonate of lead.
- Whiten, v. a. Bleach, blanch, etiolate, make white.
- Whiten, v. n. Bleach, etiolate, become or grow white.
- White-nun, n. Smew (Mergus albellus).
- White-poplar, n. Abele-tree (Populus alba).
- White-smith, n. Tin-smith.
- White-thorn, n. Hawthorn (Oratagus oxyacantha).
- White-vitriol, n. Sulphate of zinc.
- White-weed, n. White daisy, ox-eye daisy (leucanthemum vulgare).
- White-wood, n. Tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipiferos).
- Whither, ad. 1. To what place.
- 2. To which place.
- Whiting, n. 1. Spanish white.
- 2. (Ich.) Merling (Gadus merlangus).
- Whitish, a. Somewhat white.
- Whitlow, n. (Med.) Felon.
- Whit-Sunday, n. Whitsuntide.
- Whitsuntide, n. Whit-Sunday, Pentecost.
- Whiz, v. n. Buzz.
- Whiz, n. Whirring, buzzing noise.
- Whole, a. 1. All, total.
- 2. Entire, undivided, integral, complete, not fractional.
- 3. Uninjured, unimpaired, unbroken, perfect, faultless, good, firm, strong.
- 4. Sound, well, healthy.
- Whole, n. All, totality, aggregate, gross, amount, sum, sum total.
- Wholesome, a. 1. Healthy, healthful, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, helpful, nourishing, nutritious, strengthening, invigorating, roborant.
- 2. Beneficial, good.
- Wholly, ad. 1. Totally, altogether.
- 2. Entirely, completely, fully, perfectly.
- Whoop, n. Shout, halloo, hoot, yell.
- Whoop, v. n. Shout, halloo, hollo, holla, yell, cry out.
- Whooping-cough, n. [Written also hooping-cough.] Chin-cough.
- Whopper, n. [Colloquial.] Falsehood, lie, bounce, bouncer.
- Whore, n. Harlot, prostitute, strumpet, courtesan, bawd, punk, wench, drab, DEMIREE, street-walker, night-walker, cyprian, woman of the town, woman of ill-fame.
- Whore-house, n. Brothel, stew, bagnio, bawdy-house, house of prostitution, house of ill-fame.
- Why, ad. 1. Wherefore, for what cause or reason, on what account.
- 2. For what purpose.
- Wicked, a. 1. Sinful, vicious, depraved, unprincipled, immoral, impious, irreligious, unrighteous, ungodly, godless, profane, irreverent, worthless, graceless, vile, abandoned, corrupt, knavish, dishonest, roguish, trickish, TRICKY, good for nothing.
- 2. Bad, evil, unjust, ill, atrocious, iniquitous, heinous, flagitious, nefarious, criminal, outrageous, monstrous, villanous.
- Wickedness, n. 1. Sin, evil, depravity, vice, immorality, unrighteousness, sinfulness, crime, criminality, villany, rascality, knavery.
- 2. Atrocity, iniquity, enormity, flagitiousness.
- Wicker, n. Twig, osier, withe.
- Wide, a. 1. Broad.
- 2. Spacious, vast, large, ample, extensive, expanded.
- 3. Remote, distant.
- Wide-awake, a. Watchful, vigilant, attentive, observant, heedful, careful, wary, cautious, circumspect, on the alert, with the eyes open.
- Width, n. Breadth, broadness, wideness.
- Wield, v. a. 1. Handle, brandish.
- 2. Manage, use, control, make use of.
- Wife, n. Married woman, BETTER-HALF, matron, helpmate, consort.
- Wig, n. Peruke, periwig, scratch.
- Wight, n. [In irony or burlesque.] Creature, being, person.
- Wigwam, n. Hut (of an American Indian), cabin.
- Wild, a. 1. Undomesticated, not tame.
- 2. Uncultivated, native.
- 3. Uncivilized, savage, rude, ferocious, barbarous, unrefined.
- 4. Impetuous, turbulent, irregular, violent, ungoverned, unrestrained, disorderly, furious, frantic, frenzied, outrageous, giddy, reckless, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM.
- 5. Fanciful, imaginary, extravagant, visionary, crazy, grotesque, strange, BIZARRE.
- Wild, n. Desert, WILDERNESS.
- Wild-bean, n. Ground-nut (Apios tuberosa).
- Wild-briar, n. Dog-rose, hep-tree (Rosa canina).
- Wilderness, n. Wild, desert, waste.
- Wild ginger, Canada snake-root.
- Wild-goose chase, Foolish pursuit, foolish enterprise.
- Wile, n. Trick, stratagem, cheat, fraud, artifice, chouse, imposture, deceit, imposition, deception, ruse, dodge, fetch, manœuvre, cunning contrivance, crafty device.
- Wilful, a. [Written also Willful.] Obstinate, stubborn, perverse, contumacious, refractory, headstrong, unruly, intractable, mulish, dogged, inflexible, heady, self-willed, PIG-HEADED, obdurate, cantankerous.
- Will, n. 1. Power of determination, power of choosing, faculty of volition.
- 2. Wish, desire, inclination, disposition, pleasure.
- 3. Command, behest, order, direction.
- 4. Testament, last will and testament.
- Will, v. a. 1. Determine, decree, enjoin, command, direct.
- 2. Bequeath, devise, demise, leave, give by will.
- Will, v. n. 1. Exercise volition.
- 2. Devise, choose, elect, be disposed, be inclined, be pleased, have a mind.
- Willing, a. Inclined, disposed, desirous, minded, ready, of a mind, nothing loath, not averse.
- Willing, n. Volition.
- Willingly, ad. 1. Cheerfully, readily, with all one's heart.
- 2. Voluntarily, of one's own accord, spontaneously.
- Will-o'-the-wisp, n. Friar's lantern, Jack-with-a-lantern, Jack-o'-lantern, IGNIS FATUUS.
- Willow, n. Osier.
- Wilt, v. n. [Common in U. S., local in Eng.] Droop, wither.
- Wily, a. Insidious, artful, cunning, sly, crafty, subtle, arch, designing, deceitful, treacherous, trickish, TRICKY, intriguing, politic, foxy, snaky, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian.
- Win, v. a. 1. Get (by mastery or in competition), gain, obtain, procure, acquire, earn, achieve, catch.
- 2. Bring over, gain over, get the compliance of.
- Win, v. n. Succeed, be successful, gain the victory.
- Wince, v. n. Flinch, shrink, startle, start back.
- Wind, n. 1. Air (in motion), draught, breeze, zephyr, puff of air, breath of air.
- 2. Breath, respiration.
- 3. Flatulence.
- Wind, v. a. 1. Coil, twine, twist, wreathe.
- 2. Turn in and out.
- Wind, v. n. 1. Twine, coil, twist, turn and twist, take a spiral course.
- 2. Meander, turn in and out.
- Windfall, n. Godsend, unexpected gift, good luck, run of luck, piece of good fortune, piece of good luck.
- Wind-flower, n. Anemone.
- Windhover, n. Castrel, kestrel, stannel (Falco tunnunculus).
- Winding, n. Flexure, turning, meandering, twisting, twist, convolution, contortion, sinuosity, curvature, tortuosity, bend, crook, kink, crookedness.
- Winding, a. Flexuous, sinuous, meandering, serpentine.
- Wind off, Unwind, uncoil.
- Wind-thrush, n. Redwing, swine-pipe, red-sided thrush (Turdus iliacus).
- Wind up, 1. Wind into a ball.
- 2. Settle, close, close up.
- Winding up, End, conclusion, DÉNOUEMENT, ISSUE.
- Windpipe, n. Trachea, weasand, throttle, throat.
- Windy, a. 1. Breezy, gusty, squally, stormy, tempestuous, blustering, boisterous.
- 2. Empty, airy.
- 3. Flatulent.
- Wine-bibber, n. Toper, tippler, drunkard, dram-drinker.
- Wine-stone, n. Argol, tartar (crude), bi-tartrate of potash.
- Wing, n. 1. Pennon, pinion.
- 2. Side-piece.
- 3. (Mil.) Flank.
- Wing-case, n. (Ent.) Sheath.
- Winged, a. 1. With wings.
- 2. Swift, rapid, fleet, fast, speedy, nimble, agile, flying.
- Win golden opinions, Be liked, be in favor.
- Wink, v. n. Blink, nictate.
- Wink at, Connive at, pretend not to see, shut one's eyes to.
- Winker, n. Blinder (for a horse).
- Winking, n. Nictation.
- Winning, a. Attractive, alluring, pleasing, charming, bewitching, engaging, captivating, fascinating, prepossessing, enchanting, delightful, lovely.
- Winnow, v. a. 1. Fan, clear of chaff. 2. Separate, part, divide.
- Winsome, a. [Scotland and North of England.] Cheerful, merry, gay, lively, sportive, blithe, blithesome, buoyant, jocund, light-hearted, buxom, debonair.
- Winter, v. n. Hibernate.
- Winter-clover, n. Checkerberry, partridge-berry, squaw-vine (Mitchella repens).
- Winter-green, n. 1. Boxberry, tea-berry, partridge-berry, mountain-tea (Gaultheria procumbens).
- 2. Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata).
- Wintery, a. Hyemal, brumal, cold, icy, frosty.
- Wintry, a. Hyemal, brumal, cold, cold, icy, frosty.
- Wipe, v. a. Rub (as with a cloth, in order to clean or dry).
- Wipe, n. 1. Wiping.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Blow, stroke, hit.
- 3. Sneer, gibe, taunt, sarcasm.
- 4. (Ornith.) Pewit, lapwing (Vanellus cristatus).
- Wipe out, Efface, obliterate, erase, expunge, cancel, raze, scratch out, rub out.
- Wire, n. Metallic thread.
- Wire, v. a. 1. Put upon a wire.
- 2. Bind with wire.
- 3. Ensnare by wires.
- 4. [Modern.] Telegraph, convey by electric telegraph, report by telegram.
- Wire-grass, n. Crab-grass, dog's-tail grass (Eleusine Indica).
- Wire-puller, n. Tactician, manœuvrer, adroit manager.
- Wisdom, n. 1. Sense, sapience, sagacity, judgment, judiciousness, prescience, discernment, depth, solidity, ballast, good sense, common sense, plain sense, enlarged views, reach or compass of thought, readiness in adapting means to ends.
- 2. Knowledge, erudition, learning, attainment, information, enlightenment.
- 3. Reasonableness, reason, right or just view.
- Wise, a. 1. Sensible, sapient, sage, judicious, sagacious, oracular, prudent, discreet, considerate, discerning, reasonable, rational, intelligent, enlightened, sound, solid, philosophical, of good judgment.
- 2. Erudite, learned.
- 3. Crafty, cunning, subtle, sly, foxy, wily, politic, knowing, designing, long-headed.
- Wise, n. Manner, way, mode, fashion.
- Wiseacre, n. Witling, DUNCE, ignoramus, pretender to wisdom.
- Wish, v. n. Desire, long, hanker, list.
- Wish, v. a. Desire, long for, hanker after, set one's heart upon.
- Wish, n. Desire, mind, longing, hankering, liking.
- Wish-bone, n. Merry-thought.
- Wishing-bone, n. Merry-thought.
- Wishful, a. Desirous, longing, eager, hankering, lickerish, wistful.
- Wish-wash, n. 1. Thin drink.
- 2.
- Wishy-washy, a. [Colloquial.] Thin, feeble, weak.
- Wishy-washy, n. Wish-wash.
- Wistful, a. 1. Contemplative, meditative, reflective, musing, thoughtful, pensive.
- 2. Longing, eager, WISHFUL.
- Wit, n. 1. Intellect, understanding, mind, sense, reason, genius, mental power, intellectual faculties, thinking principle.
- 2. Quick perception (as of partial resemblance in things mostly unlike), keen discernment.
- 3. Facetiousness, humor, fun, drollery, waggery, waggishness, jocularity, ATTIC SALT.
- 3. Humorist, wag.
- Witch, n. Sorceress.
- Witch, v. a. Charm, enchant, fascinate, captivate, ravish, bewitch.
- Witchcraft, n. Sorcery, necromancy, magic, witchery, thaumaturgy, theurgy, wonder-working, enchantment, incantation, conjuration, charm, spell, the black art.
- Witchery, n. 1. Sorcery, WITCHCRAFT. 2. Fascination, spell, entrancement.
- Witch-hazel, n. Striped alder.
- With, prep. 1. Through (as the immediate agent or instrument), BY, by the agency of, by means of.
- 2. Attending, accompanying, in company with, along with.
- 3. In the opinion of, in the estimation of, according to.
- 4. By the side of, in contrast with.
- 5. Upon, immediately after.
- With child, Pregnant, ENCEINTE, big, in the family way.
- Withdraw, v. a. 1. Remove, subduct, subduce, subtract, take away.
- 2.
- 3. Retract, recall, recant, disavow, revoke, abjure, take back.

- Withdrawal, n. 1. Abduction, withdrawing, removal, withdrawment.
- 2. Departure, exit, retirement, leave, going away.
- Withdrawment, n. Withdrawal.
- Withe, n. Twig, osier, wicker.
- Wither, v. n. 1. Shrivel, dry, dry up, lose freshness.
- 2. Waste, decay, droop, languish, pine away, waste away.
- With one consent, Unanimously, with one accord, by common consent, to a man, as one man, one and all, on all hands, in chorus, without a dissenting voice, NEM. CON.
- Withhold, v. a. 1. Restrain, keep in, rein in.
- 2. Retain, keep back.
- Within, prep. 1. In the inside of, not without.
- 2. In the compass of, in the limits of, not beyond.
- 3. In the reach or influence of.
- Within, ad. 1. Inwardly, internally.
- 2. In doors, in the house, at home.
- Without, prep. 1. Out of, on the outside of, not within.
- 2. In the absence of, not with, independently of, exclusively of.
- Without book, 1. By memory, from memory, without notes, without reading.
- 2. Without warrant, without authority.
- Withstand, v. a. Resist, oppose, face, confront, strive against, stand against, make a stand against, not submit to.
- Witless, a.
- Witling, n. Wiseacre, Gothamite, blunderer, pretender to wisdom, man of small wit.
- Witness, n. 1. Testimony, evidence, attestation, corroboration.
- 2. Deponent, corroborator, eye-witness.
- Witness, v. a. 1. Attest, be a witness of, bear witness to.
- 2. Observe, see, take cognizance of.
- Witticism, n. Joke (made by one who affects wit), conceit, jest, quip, quirk, crank.
- Witty, a. Facetious, humorous, jocular, jocose, waggish, droll, funny, pleasant.
- Witwall, n. 1. Loriot, golden oriole (of Europe; Oriolus galbula).
- 2. Great spotted wood-pecker (Picus major).
- Wizard, n. Conjurer, enchanter, sorcerer, magician, soothsayer, necromancer, charmer, diviner, seer, juggler, prestidigitator, wonder-worker.
- Wizened, a. Dried, shrivelled, shrunken, thin, sharp, lean, weazen.
- Woad, n. Weld, dyer's weed (Genista tinctorla), woad-waxen, wood-waxen, wood-wax, dyer's broom.
- Woad-waxen, n. Woad.
- Woe, n. Sorrow, grief, distress, tribulation, affliction, anguish, agony, bitterness, misery, wretchedness, unhappiness, trouble, heart-ache, heavy heart, bleeding heart, broken heart, mental suffering, pain of mind.
- Woebegone, a. Wretched, miserable, pitiable, disconsolate, comfortless, sad, forlorn, sorrowful, melancholy, downcast, desponding, cheerless, crest-fallen, chap-fallen, cast down.
- Woful, a. [Written also Woeful.] 1. Sorrowful, distressed, sad, afflicted, unhappy.
- 2. Grievous, distressing, afflicting, afflictive, disastrous, calamitous, dreadful, tragical, deplorable.
- 3. Wretched, paltry, mean, pitiful.
- Wolfsbane, n. Aconite, monkshood.
- Wolverene, n. Glutton (Gulo luscus).
- Wolverine, n. Glutton (Gulo luscus).
- Woman-hater, n. Misogynist.
- Womanhood, n. Muliebrity, feminality, femineity.
- Womanish, a. Feminine (in a bad sense), effeminate.
- Womanly, a. Feminine (in a good sense), becoming a woman.
- Womb, n. Uterus.
- Wombat, n. Phascolome (Phascalomys ursinus).
- Wonder, n. 1. Astonishment, amazement, surprise, bewilderment, ADMIRATION.
- 2. Prodigy, marvel, miracle, portent.
- 3. Curiosity, phenomenon, spectacle, rarity, sight.
- Wonder, v. n. Marvel, be surprised, be amazed, be struck with wonder, be taken aback, stand agog, look blank, open one's eyes, open one's mouth.
- Wonderful, a. Astonishing, astounding, surprising, amazing, startling, marvellous, wondrous, miraculous, very extraordinary, very strange.
- Wonder-worker, n. Conjurer, WIZARD.
- Wonder-working, n. Thaumaturgy, magic, sorcery, WITCHCRAFT.
- Wondrous, a. Wonderful.
- Wont, n. Custom, habit, use, practice.
- Wonted, a. Accustomed, usual, habitual, customary, conventional, familiar, common, frequent, regular, ordinary, every-day.
- Woo, v. a. Court, solicit in love, make love to, pay one's addresses to.
- Woo, v. n. Court, make love.
- Wood, n. 1. Forest, grove, copse.
- 2. Timber.
- Woodbine, n. Eglantine, honeysuckle (Caprifolium periclymenum).
- Woodchuck, n. Ground-hog (Arctomys monax).
- Wood-coal, n. Charcoal.
- Wood-cut, n. Wood-engraving.
- Wooded, a. Timbered.
- Wooden, a. 1. Made of wood.
- 2. Woody, ligneous.
- 3. Awkward, clumsy, ungainly, stiff.
- Wood-engraver, n. Xylographer.
- Wood-engraving, n. 1. Xylography.
- 2. Wood-cut.
- Wood-grass, n. Indian grass (Sorghum nutans).
- Woodland, n. Woods, forest, grove, forest-land, timber-land.
- Wood-naphtha, n. Methylic alcohol, WOOD-SPIRIT.
- Wood-nymph, n. Hamadryad, dryad, nymph of the woods.
- Wood-pigeon, n. Ring-dove (Columba palumbus).
- Wood-shock, n. Pecan (Mustela Canadensis), fisher.
- Wood-spirit, n. Pyroxylic acid, pyroxylic spirit, wood-naphtha, methylic alcohol, pyroligneous spirit.
- Wood-wax, n. Weld, woad, dyer's weed, dyer's broom, woad-waxen (Genista tinctoria).
- Wood-waxen, n. Weld, woad, dyer's weed, dyer's broom, woad-waxen (Genista tinctoria).
- Woody, a. 1. Ligneous, wooden.
- 2. Sylvan, shady.
- Woody-nightshade, n. Bitter-sweet (Solanum dulcamara).
- Wooer, n. Lover, suitor, gallant.
- Wooing, n. Suit, courtship, addresses.
- Woof, n. Weft.
- Wool-gathering, n.
- Woollen, a. [Written also Woolen.] Woolly, made of wool.
- Woollen, n. Cloth of wool, woollen cloth.
- Woollens, n. pl. Woollen goods.
- Woolly, a. 1. Woollen, made of wool.
- 2. Like wool.
- 3. (Bot.) Lanuginous, downy.
- Word, n. 1. Vocable, TERM, expression.
- 2. Report, tidings, account, advice, intelligence, information.
- 3. Statement, affirmation, declaration, assertion, averment.
- 4. Promise, pledge, assurance, engagement.
- 5. Order, command, signal.
- 6. Scripture, Word of God.
- 7. [With The prefixed] Christ.
- Word-book, n. Vocabulary, dictionary, lexicon, glossary.
- Word for word, Literally, verbatim, exactly, in the exact words.
- Words, n. pl. 1. Language, accents, tongues, talk, discourse.
- 2. Dispute, wrangling, bickering, altercation, logomachy, war of words.
- Wordy, a. Verbose, prolix, diffuse, not concise, long-winded.
- Work, v. n. 1. Act, operate, be in action.
- 2. Labor, toil, moil, drudge, strive, exert one's self, be diligent, be at work.
- 3. Move, perform, succeed, get on.
- 4. Ferment, effervesce.
- 5. Heave, be tossed, be agitated.
- Work, v. a. 1. Labor upon, operate upon.
- 2. Produce, originate, accomplish, effect, bring about.
- 3. Keep at work.
- 4. Exert, strain.
- 5. Embroider.
- Work, n. 1. Toil, labor (that fatigues), drudgery.
- 2. Occupation, exertion, employment, business.
- 3. Product (of labour), performance, production, fruit, achievement, deed, action, feat.
- 4. Fabric, structure, manufacture.
- 5. Composition, book, literary production.
- 6. Management, treatment.
- Work against, Resist, oppose, try to thwart.
- Work-bag, n. Reticule.
- Work-day, n. Week-day.
- Worker, n. 1. Laborer, workman, operative, artificer.
- 2. Doer, performer.
- 3. Working-bee.
- Work-house, 1. Manufactory.
- 2. Penitentiary, jail, prison, bride-well, house of correction.
- 3. Poor-house.
- Working, a. 1. Laboring.
- 2. Moving, operating.
- 3. On duty, at work.
- 4. Fermenting.
- Working, n. Motion, operation.
- Working-bee, n. Worker.
- Workman, n. 1. Laborer, operative, worker, journeyman.
- 2. Artisan, mechanic, craftsman, artificer.
- 3. Skilful artificer, master in his art.
- Workmanlike, a. Skilful, workmanly.
- Workmanly, a. Workmanlike.
- Workmanship, n. Handiwork, handicraft, manipulation.
- Work out, Accomplish, effect, perform, realize, bring to pass.
- Work through, Get through.
- World, n. 1. Universe, cosmos, creation, nature.
- 2. Earth, globe, terraqueous globe.
- 3. Planet, heavenly body.
- 4. Life, things, human affairs, secular affairs, affairs of life, social life, ways of men, course of things, stream of time.
- 5. Public, society, people, men, mankind, human race.
- Worldly, a. 1. Earthly, mundane, terrestrial, terrene, sublunary, human, common.
- 2. Secular, temporal.
- 3. Sordid, grovelling, selfish, earth-born, irreligious.
- Worm, v. n. Work slowly, secretly, and gradually (like a worm).
- Worm in, Obtrude, thrust in, press in, foist in.
- Worm-like, a. Worm-shaped, vermicular.
- Worm one's self, Insinuate one's self.
- Worm out, Find out (as a secret).
- Worm-shaped, a. Worm-like.
- Worn, a. impaired (by use), wasted, consumed, decayed, worn out, used up, worn to a thread, worse for wear.
- Worn out, 1. Impaired, WORN.
- 2. Trite, common, stale, hackneyed, beaten, threadbare, commonplace.
- Worry, v. a. Tease, vex, plague, pain, harass, annoy, trouble, torment, pester, bother, bore, persecute, molest, harry, irritate, badger, fret, chafe, hector, infest, gall, disturb, disquiet.
- Worry, v. n. [Colloquial.] Fret, chafe, fidget, be vexed, be troubled, worry one's self.
- Worry, n. Anxiety, vexation, trouble, perplexity, solicitude, care, disquiet, concern, uneasiness, fear, apprehension, misgiving, alarm.
- Worship, n. Adoration, homage, reverence.
- Worship, v. a. 1. Adore, venerate (with religious rites), revere, reverence.
- 2. Idolize, deify.
- Worshipful, a. Venerable, worthy of honor.
- Worst, v. a. Defeat, conquer, foil, overcome, overpower, overthrow, subdue, subjugate, vanquish, beat, rout, discomfit, crush, choke, quell, master, get the better of, put down.
- Worth, n. 1. Merit, desert, worthiness, excellence, virtue, credit.
- 2. Value, price, cost.
- Worthiness, n. Merit, WORTH.
- Worthless, a. 1. Useless, valueless, naught, bootless, fruitless, profitless, nugatory, unserviceable, futile, unproductive, unprofitable, miserable, poor, wretched.
- 2. Base, vile, unworthy, ignoble, abject, depraved, profligate, abandoned, graceless, good for nothing.
- 3. Refuse, waste.
- 4. Tinsel, showy, glittering, gaudy, superficial, trashy, trumpery, flimsy.
- 5. Trifling, trivial, paltry, frivolous, slight, piddling, of no moment, of small importance.
- Worthy, a. 1. Deserving, meritorious.
- 2. Estimable, excellent, good, virtuous, exemplary, honest, righteous, upright.
- Would-be, a. Self-styled, pretended, SOI-DISANT.
- Wound, n. 1. Cut, stab, bruise.
- 2. Injury, hurt, damage, detriment, harm.
- Wound, v. a. 1. Hurt, injure, damage, harm.
- 2. Pain, irritate, gall, lacerate, prick.
- 3. Annoy, mortify, offend, hurt the feelings of.
- Wraith, n. [Scottish.] Apparition, vision, spectre, ghost, unreal image.
- Wrangle, v. n. Quarrel, bicker, spar, spat, jangle, jar, squabble, TIFF, have words, fall out, be at variance, have an altercation.
- Wrangle, n. Quarrel, squabble, jangle, brawl, altercation, jar, bickering, contest, contention, controversy, wrangling, angry dispute.
- Wrangler, n. 1. Disputant, controversialist, jangler, quarrelsome fellow.
- 2. [Cambridge University, Eng.] Superior mathematician.
- Wrangling, n. Altercation, WRANGLE.
- Wrap, v. a. 1. Fold, lap, roll together, wrap up.
- 2. Envelop, cover (by winding or folding), infold, muffle.
- Wrap up, Wrap, fold, bundle up.
- Wrapper, n. 1. Envelop, cover, covering.
- 2. Dressing-gown.
- Wrath, n. Anger, ire, indignation, exasperation, rage, fury, choler, passion, resentment, offence.
- Wrathful, a. Angry, mad, furious, infuriate, raging, rageful, wroth, indignant, passionate, resentful, exasperated, provoked, incensed, irate, ireful, in a passion, out of temper, out of tune.
- Wreak, v. a. Inflict (as wrath or vengeance).
- Wreath, n. 1. Curl.
- 2. Garland, chaplet, festoon, crown, bays.
- Wreathe, v. a. 1. Twist, interweave, entwine.
- 2. Encircle, surround, infold.
- Wreck, n. 1. Destruction, perdition, undoing, prostration, ruin, desolation, shipwreck.
- 2. Stranded vessel, shipwrecked vessel.
- Wreck, v. a. 1. Strand, founder, shipwreck, cast away.
- 2. Ruin, destroy.
- Wrench, v. a. 1. Wrest, wring, twist.
- 2. Sprain, strain, distort.
- Wrench, n. 1. Twist.
- 2. Sprain, strain.
- 3. Screw-key.
- Wrest, v. a. Twist, WRENCH.
- Wrestle, v. n. Contend, strive, struggle.
- Wrestling, n. Struggle, contention.
- Wretch, n. 1. Pilgarlic, pariah, outcast, troglodyte, miserable person, unhappy person.
- 2. Miscreant, villain, knave, rogue, rascal, scoundrel, scapegrace, caitiff, ruffian.
- Wretched, a. 1. Unhappy (on account outward condition), MISERABLE, forlorn, comfortless, woebegone, afflicted, distressed.
- 2. Calamitous, afflictive, afflicting, deplorable.
- 3. Bad, poor, vile sorry, shabby, pitiful, worthless, paltry, contemptible, shocking.
- Wretchedness, n. Unhappiness, distress, misery, affliction, WOE.
- Wriggle, v. n. Squirm, writhe.
- Wriggle out of, Get out of (by adroit management), work out of, work one's way out of.
- Wring, v. a. 1. Twist (violently).
- 2. Force, extort, wrest.
- 3. Harass, distress, torture, torment, pain.
- Wrinkle, n. 1. Furrow, crease, fold, plait, gather, pucker, rumple, corrugation, rimple.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Notion, whim, fancy, whimsey, caprice, crotchet, vagary, freak, quirk, maggot.
- Wrinkle, v. a. Corrugato, crease, rumple, cockle, pucker, crumple.
- Wrinkled, a. Rugose, rugous.
- Wrist, n. Carpus.
- Writ, n. Writing, scripture.
- Write, v. a. 1. Inscribe, scrawl, scribble, scratch.
- 2. Compose, indite, produce, frame, pen, jot down, draw up, set down in writing, commit to paper, put on paper, dash off.
- Write, v. n. 1. Compose, express one's self (in writing), put pen to paper, take pen in hand.
- 2. Write a letter, send a letter.
- 3. Tell (in writing), give account.
- Writer, n. 1. Penman.
- 2. Scribe, scribbler, clerk, secretary, amanuensis, quill-driver.
- 3. Author, composer.
- Writhe, v. a. Twist, distort, contort, make awry.
- Writhe, v. n. Wriggle, squirm, be distorted.
- Writing, n. 1. Chirography, caligraphy, penmanship.
- 2. Document, instrument.
- 3. Book, work, publication, lucubration, pamphlet, piece, literary production.
- 4. Inscription, title.
- Writing-desk, n. Escritoire.
- Wrong, a. 1. Unjust, evil, improper, bad, inequitable, unfair, immoral, not right, wrongful.
- 2. Unlit, inapposite, inappropriate, unsuitable, improper.
- 3. Incorrect, inaccurate, erroneous, not true, wide of the mark.
- Wrong, n. 1. Injustice, unfairness, injury, trespass, grievance, TORT, injury, foul play, violation of right.
- 2. Error.
- Wrong, ad. Erroneously, amiss, improperly, wrongly, faultily.
- Wrong, v. a. Injure, abuse, maltreat, oppress, treat unjustly, do a wrong to, do an injury to.
- Wrong-doer, n. Delinquent, offender, sinner, criminal, culprit, evildoer.
- Wrongful, a. Unjust, unfair, WRONG.
- Wrong-headed, a. Perverse, stubborn, intractable, crotchety, mulish, headstrong, cross-grained, dogged, wayward, PIG-HEADED.
- Wrongly, ad. Erroneously, WRONG, amiss.
- Wroth, a. Angry, WRATHFUL.
- Wrought, [Imperfect and participle of work.] Performed, done, worked, effected.
- Wrought up, Transported, maddened, excited, fired, worked up, beside one's self.
- Wry, a. Distorted, twisted, crooked, askew, awry, on one side, turned to one side.
- Wry face, Grimace, distortion of countenance.
X
- Xiphoid, a. (Anat.) Ensiform, sword-like.
- Xylographer, n. Wood-engraver.
- Xylography, n. Wood-engraving.
Y
- Yak, n. Sarlyk, bulul, grunting ox (Poëphagus grunniens).
- Yap, v. n. Yaup.
- Yard, n. Enclosure, COMPOUND.
- Yarn, n. 1. Woollen thread.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Story, tale.
- Yarrow, n. Millefoil (Achillea millefolium).

- Yawn, v. n. 1. Gape, oscitate.
- 2. Open-wide.
- Yea, ad. Yes, ay, aye.
- Yean, v. n. Lamb, bring forth a lamb.
- Yearly, a. Annual, ANNIVERSARY.
- Yearly, ad. Annually, once a year, every year, per annum.
- Yearn, v. n. Long, be eager, feel a strong desire.
- Yeast, n. Barm, ferment, EMPTYINGS.
- Yeasty, a. Barmy.
- Yell, v. n. Screech, shriek, scream, bawl, squeal, cry out (as with pain or horror).
- Yell, n. Screech, shriek, scream, outcry.
- Yellow, a. Golden, FULVOUS, FULVID, gold-colored.
- Yellow-bunting, n. Yellow-hammer (Emberiza citrinella).
- Yellow-eyed, a. Jaundiced, jealous.
- Yellow flag, fleur-de-lis, flower-de-luco (Iris pseudacorus).
- Yellow-hammer, n. Yellow-bunting.
- Yellow orpiment, King's-yellow, yellow sulphuret of arsenic.
- Yellows, n. pl. Jaundice (in horses, cattle, and sheep).
- Yelp, v. n. Yaup, bark, cry (as a dog).
- Yeoman, n. Freeholder, commoner, farmer.
- Yeomanry, n. Body of yeomen.
- Yerk, v. a. Jerk, twitch, pull suddenly.
- Yerk, n. Jerk.
- Yes, ad. Yea, ay, aye.
- Yet, conj. Nevertheless, notwithstanding, however.
- Yet, ad. 1. Besides, further, in addition, over and above.
- 2. Still, at the same time.
- 3. Hitherto, thus far, up to the present time.
- Yield, v. a. 1. Produce, bear, furnish, supply, afford, impart, render, bestow, confer, communicate.
- 2. Permit, grant, allow, giro, accord, concede.
- 3. Relinquish, surrender, abandon, cede, resign, abdicate, forego, waive, deliver up, give up, part with, make over, let go.
- Yield, v. n. 1. Submit, surrender, succumb, give in, give up, knock under, resign one's self.
- 2. Bend, relax, bow, be pliant.
- 3. Assent, comply, acquiesce, give consent.
- 4. Give place, give way.
- Yield, n. Product, crop.
- Yielding, a. 1. Submissive, complying, compliant, accommodating, unresisting, facile.
- 2. Pliable, pliant, supple, flexible, flexile, plastic.
- Yoke, n. 1. Bond, chain, link, tie, ligature.
- 2. Bondage, servitude, service, dependence, subjection, thraldom, vassalage.
- Yoke, v. a. Join, couple, link, interlink, conjoin, associate.
- Yoke-fellow, n. Companion, associate, partner, mate.
- Yonder, ad. At a distance (within view).
- Yonker, n. [Colloquial.] Youngster, younker.
- Young, n. Youthful, juvenile, not old, in one's teens.
- Younger, a. Junior.
- Youngster, n. [Colloquial.] Youth, boy, lad, stripling, school-boy, younker, yonker, young man.
- Younker, n. Youngster.
- Youth, n. 1. Juvenility, adolescence, juniority, minority, teens, bloom, nonage, youthfulness, prime of life, flower of life.
- 2. Boy, stripling, school-boy, YOUNGSTER, lad.
- 3. Young men, young women, young persons, the rising generation.
- Youthful, a. 1. Young, in one's teens.
- 2. Childish, juvenile, boyish, puerile.
- Youthfulness, n. Juvenility, YOUTH.
- Yucca, n. Spanish-bayonet, bear-grass, Adam's needle.
- Yule, n. 1. Christmas, yule-tide.
- 2. Lammas, Lammas-tide.
- Yule-tide, n. Christmas, YULE.
Z
- Zany, n. Buffoon, clown, mountebank, jester, droll, merry-Andrew, harlequin, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, fool, jack-pudding, pickle-herring.
- Zanyism, n. Buffoonery.
- Zeal, n. Ardor, eagerness, engagedness, fervor, fervency, warmth, glow, feeling, energy, earnestness, intentness, heartiness, cordiality, enthusiasm, passion, soul, spirit.
- Zealot, n. Enthusiast, fanatic, bigot, visionary, dreamer.
- Zealous, a. Ardent, eager, keen, earnest, fervent, fervid, warm, glowing, burning, fiery, passionate, enthusiastic, devoted, swift, prompt, ready, forward.
- Zenith, n. Summit, top, apex, pinnacle, acme, utmost height, highest point, culminating point.
- Zephyr, n. 1. West wind.
- 2. [Poetical.] Gentle, mild, or soft breeze; light wind.
- Zero, n. Naught, nought, nothing, cipher.
- Zest, n. Relish, flavor, savor, taste, gust, gusto, smack, twang, appetizer.
- Zinc, n. Spelter.
- Zinc-blende, n. Blende, sulphuret of zinc, false galena, mock-lead, black-jack.
- Zincite, n. Red zinc ore, red oxide of zinc.
- Zinc-vitriol, n. White vitriol, sulphate of zinc.
- Zone, n. 1. [Poetical.] Belt, girdle, cincture, girth, baldric, band.
- 2. Region, clime, climate.
- Zoril, n. Mariput (Viverra zorilla).
- Zygoma, n. (Anat.) Cheek-bone.
- Zymotic, a. Infectious (as if by the action of a ferment).
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