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Whisky Whiskey

A light carriage built for rapid motion; -- called also tim-whiskey.

Whisperingly

In a whisper, or low voice; in a whispering manner; with whispers.

Whist

Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.

Whistlefish

A gossat, or rockling; -- called also whistler, three-bearded rockling, sea loach, and sorghe.

Whistly

In a whist manner; silently.

Whit

The smallest part or particle imaginable; a bit; a jot; an iota; -- generally used in an adverbial phrase in a negative sentence.

White

To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.

White noise

a mixture or random noise sounds extending over the entire audible frequency spectrum with approximately equal intensity at all frequencies. It is used in certain experiments, as in psychology, to prevent subjects from hearing meaningful sounds.

White-eye

Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Zosterops c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit.

White-face

A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose; -- called also white-blaze.

White-foot

A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the coffin.

White-heart

A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin.

White-hot

White with heat; heated to whiteness, or incandescence.

White-livered

Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly.

White-pot

A kind of food made of milk or cream, eggs, sugar, bread, etc., baked in a pot.

White-tie

requiring formal evening clothes, usually interpreted as a white bow tie and a tailcoat for men, and a formal evening dress for women; -- as, a white-tie reception at the embassy. Contrasting with black-tie and informal.

Whitebait

The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England. A small translucent fish (Salanx Chinensis) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European whitebait.

Whitebeam

The common beam tree of England (Pyrus Aria); -- so called from the white, woolly under surface of the leaves.

Whitebelly

The American widgeon, or baldpate. The prairie chicken.

Whiteblow

Same as Whitlow grass, under Whitlow.

Whitecap

The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead. The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head. The European tree sparrow.

Whitecoat

The skin of a newborn seal; also, the seal itself.

Whitefish

Any one of several species of Coregonus, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and most important American species (Coregonus clupeiformis) is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also lake whitefish, and Oswego bass. The menhaden. The beluga, or white whale.

Whitehead

The blue-winged snow goose. The surf scoter.

Whitely

Like, or coming near to, white.

Whiten

To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.

Whitener

One who, or that which, whitens; a bleaching agent; a bleach; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher.

Whiteness

The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.

Whitening

The act or process of making or becoming white.

Whitesmith

One who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or white iron; a tinsmith.

Whitester

A bleacher of linen; a whitener; a whitster.

Whitethroat

Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species (Sylvia cinerea), called also strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler (Sylvia hortensis), and the lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca).

Whitewall

The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of the under parts.

Whiteweed

A perennial composite herb (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum) with conspicuous white rays and a yellow disk, a common weed in grass lands and pastures; -- called also oxeye daisy.

Whitewing

The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the wing. The velvet duck.

Whitewood

The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc.

Whitewort

Wild camomile. A kind of Solomon's seal (Polygonum officinale).

Whithersoever

To whatever place; to what place soever; wheresoever; as, I will go whithersoever you lead.

Whitherward

In what direction; toward what or which place.

Whitishness

The quality or state of being whitish or somewhat white.

Whitling

A young full trout during its second season.

Whitmonday

The day following Whitsunday; -- called also Whitsun Monday.

Whitneyite

an arsenide of copper from Lake Superior.

Whitster

A whitener; a bleacher; a whitester.

Whitsun

Of, pertaining to, or observed at, Whitsuntide; as, Whitsun week; Whitsun Tuesday; Whitsun pastorals.

Whitsunday

The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments.

Whitsuntide

The week commencing with Whitsunday, esp. the first three days -- Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the time of Pentecost.

Whittle

To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.

Whittlings

Chips made by one who whittles; shavings cut from a stick with a knife.

Whittuesday

The day following Whitmonday; -- called also Whitsun Tuesday.

Whiz

A hissing and humming sound.

Whoa

Stop; stand; hold. See Ho, 2.

Whoever

Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who; as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be.

Whole

The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself.

Whole-length

Representing the whole figure; -- said of a picture or statue. A portrait or statue representing the whole figure.

Whole-souled

Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted.

Wholeness

The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.

Wholesale

Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price.

Wholly

In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly.

Whom

The objective case of who. See Who.

Whomsoever

The objective of whosoever. See Whosoever.

Whoop

A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl.

Whooper

One who, or that which, whooops.

Whopper

One who, or that which, whops.

Whopper Whapper

Something uncommonly large of the kind; something astonishing; -- applied especially to a bold lie. Now (1998) usually spelled whopper.

Whore

To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch.

Whoremaster

A man who practices lewdness; a lecher; a whoremonger.

Whoremasterly

Having the character of a whoremaster; lecherous; libidinous.

Whoremonger

A whoremaster; a lecher; a man who frequents the society of whores.

Whoreson

A bastard; colloquially, a low, scurvy fellow; -- used generally in contempt, or in coarse humor. Also used adjectively.

Whorish

Resembling a whore in character or conduct; addicted to unlawful pleasures; incontinent; lewd; unchaste.

Whorled

Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.

Whort

The whortleberry, or bilberry. See Whortleberry (a).

Whortle

The whortleberry, or bilberry.

Whortleberry

In England, the fruit of Vaccinium Myrtillus; also, the plant itself. See Bilberry, 1. The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants. See Huckleberry.

Whose

The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which.

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