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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Whizz'ing-ly, adv. p. 1512With a whizzing sound.Who (hōō), pron. p. 1512A relative or interrogative pronoun, used always substantively, and either as singular or plural; what or which person or persons. The nominative and objective refer only to persons. The possessive…Whōa, interj. p. 1512See Ho.Who'bub, n. p. 1512An uproar; hubbub. [Obs.]Who-ev'er, pron. p. 1512Whatever person; any person who; he or she who; any one who; as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be. “At this whoever envies or repines.” Milton.Whōle, a. p. 1512Containing the total amount, number, and the like; all; total; entire; without deficiency or diminution; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation. “The whole race…Whōle, n. p. 1512The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception. 2. A regular combination of parts; a system. Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole.…Whōle'-hoofed, a. p. 1512Having an undivided hoof.Whōle'-lēngth, a. p. 1512Representing the whole figure;—said of a picture or statue.Whŏle'-lēngth, n. p. 1512A portrait or statue representing the whole figure.Whōle'ness, n. p. 1512State of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.Whōle'sāle, n. p. 1512Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail. By wholesale, in the mass; without distinction or discrimination. Some, from vanity or envy, despise a valuable book, and…Whōle'sāle, a. p. 1512Buying and selling by the piece or quantity; as, a wholesale merchant. 2. Of, or pertaining to, the trade by the piece or quantity; as, the wholesale price.Whōle'sōme, a. p. 1512Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; salutary. “Wholesome thirst and appetite.” Milton. 2. Contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to morals, religion, or prosperity…Whōle'sōme-ly, adv. p. 1512In a wholesome or salutary manner; salubriously.Whole'sōme-ness, n. p. 1512The state or quality of being wholesome, or contributing to health; salubrity. It is a custom there that every host who entertains a guest shall assure him of the wholesomeness of his food by…Whōl'ly, adv. p. 1512In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly. Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. Dryden. 2. To the exclusion of other things; totally. They employed themselves wholly in…Whom, pron. p. 1512The objective of who. See WHO.Whom'so-ēv'er, pron. p. 1512The objective of whosoever. See WHOSOEVER.Whōō'bub, n. p. 1512Hubbub. [Obs.] See HUBBUB. Shak.Whōōp, n. p. 1512A shout of pursuit, or of war; a cry of eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; a halloo; a hoot, as of an owl. A fox, crossing the road, drew off a considerable portion of the detachment, who clapped…Whōōp, n. p. 1512(Ornith.) A certain bird; the hoopoe, or upupa.Whōōp, v. i. p. 1512To utter a loud cry of eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to hoot, as an owl. “Each whooping with a merry shout.” Wordsworth. Satyrs, that in glades and gloomy dingles dwell…Whōōp, v. t. p. 1512To insult with shouts; to chase with derision. And suffered me, by the voice of slaves, to be Whooped out of Rome. Shak.Whoop'ing-cough, n. p. 1512(Med.) A violent, convulsive cough, returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting of several expirations, followed by a sonorous inspiration or whoop; chin-cough; hooping-cough. Dunglison.Whōōp'ing-crāne, n. p. 1512One of the family of Gruidæ, with long necks and bills. This variety is so named from its peculiar note.Whōōt, v. i. p. 1512To hoot. [Obs.] See HOOT.Whōp, v. t. p. 1512To beat severely. See WHAP. Forby. 2. To turn over suddenly. See WHAP.Whŏp, n. p. 1512A sudden fall, or the suddenness of striking in a fall.Whōp'per, n. p. 1512One who whoops. 2. Any thing uncommonly large; — applied especially to a monstrous lie. [Colloq.]Whōre, n. p. 1512A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men, especially one who does it for hire; a harlot. Syn. — Harlot; courtesan; prostitute; strumpet; punk; wench; concubine.Whōre, v. i. p. 1512To have unlawful sexual commerce; to practice lewdness.Whōre, v. t. p. 1512To corrupt by lewd intercourse. [Rare.] Congreve.Whōre'dōm, n. p. 1512The practice of unlawful commerce with the other sex; fornication; lewdness. 2. (Script.) The desertion of the worship of the true God for the worship of idols; idolatry. O Ephraim, thou committest…Whōre'mās-ter, n. p. 1513A man who practices lewdness; a lecher. 2. One who keeps or procures whores for others; a pimp; a procurer.Whōre'mas-ter-ly, a. p. 1513Having the character of a whoremaster.Whōre'mŏn·ger, n. p. 1513A whore-master; a lecher; a pimp.Whōre'sōn, n. p. 1513A bastard; — a word used generally in contempt, or ludicrously.Whōr'ish, a. p. 1513Resembling a whore in character or conduct; addicted to unlawful sexual pleasures; incontinent; lewd; unchaste.Whōr'ish-ly, adv. p. 1513In a whorish or lewd manner.Whōr'ish-ness, n. p. 1513The quality of being whorish; the practice of lewdness; the character of a lewd woman.Whorl, n. p. 1513(Bot.) An arrangement of a number of leaves, flowers, or other organs, around a stem, in the same plane with each other. 2. (Conch.) A volution or turn of the spire of a univalve.Whorled, a. p. 1513Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls.Whorl’er, n. p. 1513A potter’s wheel. Simmonds.Whort, n. p. 1513The fruit of the whortleberry; also, the shrub itself.Whort'le, n. p. 1513A whortleberry. “A sweet berry in shape like the whortle.” St. John.Whort'le-bĕr'ry, n. p. 1513(Bot.) A plant or shrub of the genus Vaccinium (Gaylussacia of Gray), and its small, round edible berry, which is highly valued for food; the huckleberry. See HUCKLEBERRY. The name huckleberry is now…Whose, pron. p. 1513The possessive or genitive case of who or which. See WHO and WHICH.Whose-so-èv'er, pron. p. 1513The possessive of whosoever. See WHOSOEVER.Whō'sō, pron. p. 1513Whosoever. [Obs. or poet.] Whoso shrinks or falters now, . . . Brand the craven on his brow. Whittier.Whō'so-ēv'er, pron. p. 1513Whatsoever person; any person whatever that. Whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely. Rev. xxii. 17.Whōt, a. p. 1513The same as Hot. [Obs.] Spenser.Whār, v. i. p. 1513To make a rough, humming sound, like one who pronounces the letter r with too much force; to make a rough or growling sound. 2. To snarl or growl, as a dog. Halliwell.Whir, n. p. 1513A humming or purring sound like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; whir. See WHIR.Whŭr'ry, v. t. p. 1513To whisk along quickly; to hurry. [Obs. and rare.] “Whurrying the chariot with them to the shore.” Vicars.Whort, n. p. 1513A whortleberry or bilberry. See WHORT. [Obs.]Whȳ, adv. p. 1513For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; — used interrogatively. Turn ye from your evil ways, for why will ye die? Ezek. xxxiii. 11. 2. For which reason or cause; on which account; on…Whȳ, n. p. 1513A young heifer. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.Whȳ'-nŏt, n. p. 1513A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason. [Obs. and cant.] When the church Was taken with a why-not in the lurch. Hudibras. 2. Any sudden event. [Obs. and rare.] This game . . .…Wick, n. p. 1513A street; a village; a castle; a place of work. [Obs. and very rare.] Stowe.